| I. | Read the following passage and answer the questions about it.
| Diabetes was once a killer disease. If you developed it,
you had little chance of living more than a few years, and |
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| children rarely survived twelve months. Now, for most sufferers, the effects of the disease can be
overcome by a daily |
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| | Diabetes is the result of a failure of the body to metabolize sugar. The body needs sugar (from food) to provide |
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| energy.Sugar is converted into a form which the body can use by a substance known as insulin. Diabetes is caused
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A diabetic person accumulates too much sugar in the blood, and this is excreted from the body in urine.
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| will be very thirsty, will lose weight (because body fat is used instead of sugar) and
will become weak, thus perhaps |
| developing other infections. If the patient is not treated, poisons will develop in the
blood which will cause him to |
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Previously, the only treatment was to control the diabetic's diet: to restrict the
amount of sugar-containing foods
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| which he ate. This was of some use for adults but rarely helped young
patients. The big break-through came in 1921 |
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when doctors succeeded in isolating insulin, and developed
methods of extracting it from animals, so that human
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for their bodies' failure to manufacture it. |
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Nowadays the disease is less serious, given proper attention. The diabetic must still have
a regular injection of
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insulin, which he is usually taught to administer himself. He must avoid sweets and have very
restricted amounts of starchy food such as bread, potatoes and biscuits, but he can eat protein
foods (meat, fish, cheese, etc.) and vegetables.
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He still has to be careful and to maintain a balance, because too much of either insulin or
sugar can affect him
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adversely. If a diabetic child, for example, is tempted to eat sweets, he will find that his body
cannot cope, and he will suffer later. Thus young diabetics must learn much more self-discipline
than other children. On the other hand, if a diabetic eats too little sugar he will suffer the
results of an insulin overdose, which can lead to emotional disturbances and collapse. In that
event, the treatment involves giving the patient sugar, contrary to normal practice, to restore
the balance.
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This balance tends to differ from patient to patient, and is something which the doctors
and individual diabetics have
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to work out gradually. But with proper care, the diabetic can now look forward to living as long
as anyone else. For that, the daily insulin injection and dietary restrictions are a relatively
small price to pay.
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1. In the fourth paragraph, the "break-through" occurred
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A. in the fight against insulin
B. in the struggle to control contagious diseases
C. in attempts to find effective treatment for diabetes
D. when treating patients with an excess of insulin in them
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2. As far as we can infer from the passage, if a child caught diabetes 30 years ago,
he would probably have
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A. died within twelve months
B. had little chance of living more than a few years
C. survived for only one year
D. lived as long as other children
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3. In the first paragraph, the injection is one of
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A. antibiotics
B. smallpox vaccine
C. insulin
D. sugar
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4. Which of these, according to the passage, does not apply to insulin?
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A.It can convert sugar into something useful to the body.
B.It is something normally produced by a healthy body.
C.It can be extracted from animals.
D.It is a vital organ in the human body.
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5. In the third paragraph, "ultimately" is similar in meaning to
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A.quickly
B. beyond any doubt
C. eventually
D. inexplicably
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6. How does the body normally get enough insulin?
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A.It is in the food we eat.
B.It is given in daily injections
C.It is made by the body itself.
D.It is converted from sugar.
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7. If offered, at one meal, such things as cakes, bread and butter, biscuits, rice,
fish, and meat, a diabetic person would probably
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A. refuse to eat anything.
B. be able to eat anything.
C. fall into a coma.
D. have to be selective.
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8. If a diabetic knows that he is not eating enough sugar, we would expect him to
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A. reduce the amount of his insulin injection.
B. Increase the amount of his insulin injection.
C. Eat less food containing starch.
D. Avoid sweets completely for a while.
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9. The "balance" mentioned in the last paragraph is between
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A.insulin and sugar
B.doctor and patient
C.diabetic and doctor
D.patient and sugar
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10. We are told that, especially for young people, the restrictions mentioned in the last
sentence involve considerable
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A. expense
B. self-control
C. risks
D. financial hardship
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II. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with an item from the list
that follows.
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Many of the students in our (11)______ tax class were having trouble (12)______one of
the concepts we're (13)________. Sensing our confusion, the professor tried to (14)______ our
anxiety. "Don't worry if you don't understand this (15)______ now. When I was a student,
I had trouble (16)_____ it too. But one day (17)_____ walking down the street,
it all of a (18)______became clear."
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At that point, one student spoke up. "Which street was it?" he asked.
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| 11. A. introduction in B. introductory C. initial D. base |
| 12. A. grasping B. grabbing C. to know D. familiarizing |
| 13. A. talking B. teaching C. discussing D. trying |
| 14. A. release B. relieve C. easy D. reject |
| 15. A. even B. here C. right D. immediately |
| 16. A. to know B. in C understanding D. XXX |
| 17. A. since B. while C. during D. on |
| 18. A. sudden B. while C. suddenness D. moment |
| III. Choose the Best Answers.
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I am sure that Susan can _______ eventually.
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A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully
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| 20. |
Sometimes it happens that a marriage ______ on true love at all.
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A. do not base B. does not base C. is not based D. has not based
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| 21. |
______ you coming to the picnic on Sunday?
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A. Will B. Won't C. Are D. Don't
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| 22. |
No matter how you travel, ______it takes about one hour to arrive there.
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A. XXX B. however C. then D. anyway
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| 23. |
The mail arrived ______ before he was leaving.
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A. earlier B. shortly C. timely D. while
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Let's wait until the manager _____ back tomorrow to decide.
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A. will come B. come C. comes D. is coming
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| 25. |
I ______ that he is able to do the job well.
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A. have no doubt B. undoubtedly C. make no doubt D. no doubt
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| 26. |
Eventually a bulldozer moved in to _______ the cottages.
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A. clean B. clear C. demolish D. tear off
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| 27. |
I was having breakfast sitting on the edge of my hospital bed _____ a nurse came into my room.
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A. while B. when C. as soon as D. that
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| 28. |
A penny ______ is a penny earned.
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A. spent B. kept C. saved D. wanted
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| 29. |
We all wish to ______ our regret at the death of your aunt.
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A. impress B. pay C. express D. claim
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| 30. |
To make this pie, you must first beat together eggs, cheese and parsley _______.
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A. until blended B. to serve C. to season D. until flavored
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| 31. |
I have never had any other ambition __________.
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A. except a musician B. than a musician C. than to be a musician.
D. but played music
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| 32. |
There are several points in this plan which I disagree _____.
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A. XXX B. to C. with D. of
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| 33. |
Scientists are working to find a ______ for AIDS.
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A. manual B. treat C. recipe D. cure
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The garbage has been _______ there for a whole week, and it stinks.
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A. laying B. lay C. lying D. laid
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That is a new word. I must _____it in the dictionary.
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A. find it out B. investigate C. look it up D. make it out
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| 36. |
We all gave him our _______ on being elected chairman.
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A. gratitude B. favor C. congratulations D. welcome
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| 37. |
It's impossible for me to finish the task this evening, so ________.
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A. now may as well I stop B. I may stop now as well
C. I may as well stop now. D. I might just as to stop now
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| 38. |
She told me ________.
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A. do not waste time B. not waste time C. not to waste time
D. never wasting time
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| 39. |
In his sermon, the priest reminded his _____of the need for tolerance and
love.
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A. audience B. herd C. participants D. congregation
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| 40. |
This is a very _____ matter, so there will be a lot of argument about it.
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A. uncertain B. controversial C. contradictory D. fascinating
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| 41. |
The word "magistrate" is _____from a Latin word meaning "master".
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A. derived B. pulled C. original D. descend
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| 42. |
I want to _____a car for a week. How much do you charge?
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A.borrow B. lend C. loan D. hire
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| 43. |
Have you notified the manager _____your wish to resign?
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A. of B. on C. to D. XXX
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| 44. |
When a water pipe burst, traffic had to be _____ to side streets until the
pipe had been repaired.
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A. referred B. diverted C. instructed D. warned
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| 45. |
X: I can't run as fast as Paul.
Y: _________________.
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A. Neither can I B. I can't neither C. So can't I D. Nor can't I
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| 46. |
Thank you Peter. Those are the keys ______last night.
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A. which I lost them B. I lost C. which I was lost D. I lost them
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| 47. |
This is a literal translation of a type of expression ___________.
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A.in which English never used B. English not uses
B.which is not used in English D. not using in English
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| 48. |
Don't waste your time _____trying to repair that watch.
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A. at B. for C. XXX D. at
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| 49. |
I know he regrets _____what he wrote in the letter to you.
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| 50. |
When you see an English film, you should try to understand the dialogue ______rely on the translation.
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A. rather than B. and do not C. and not to D. thus not
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