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1 A) Indeed

2 B) cope

3 D) toward

4 A) raise

5 D) not

6 C) range

7 B) Although

8 C) increasing

9 A) predicts

10 A) assist

11 C) Even

12 B) shelter

13 D) wandering

14 C) while

15 A) life

16 A) around

17 B) comprehensive

18 C) As

19 A) puts

20 D) coordination

Reading Comprehension

Part A

Text 1

21. C. assimilating

22. A. played a role in the spread of popular culture.

23. C. are hardly a threat to the common culture.

24. D. To show the powerful influence of American culture.

25. B. successful

Text 2

26. A. the townsfolk deny the RSC ’ s contribution to the town’s revenue

27. B. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers

28. C. the town is not really short of money

29. D. the theatre attendance is on the rise

30. D. is sympathetic

Text 3

31. C. large sea animals may face the same threat today.

32. A. the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%.

33. C. the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss

34. D. people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation

35. B. biomass level

Text 4

36. D. Artists have changed their focus of interest

37. B. unpleasant

38. D. creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself.

39. B. The anti-happy art is distasteful but refreshing.

40. A. Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.