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Questions 1—3 refer to the following e-mail.
From: Wayne Thomas [wayne@e-solutions.com]
To : terry.giblert@monavale.com
Cc : Karen Russell [Karen.russell@e-solutions.com]
Sent: Tue, March 07, 2007 14:11 PM
Terry,
I believe you should by now have received the copy of our company profile that we ---1--- in our last meeting. In it you will find the necessary information you requested. If you still haven’t received it, please feel free to contact me.
Anyway, to keep the ball rolling, our Chairman, Mr. Langley would like to have a meeting with Ms. Russell and/or you in Detroit on any date from March 20th to March 24th to have a further discussion on the ---2--- of our cooperation.
Those dates have been chosen since Mr. Langley will be travelling extensively in ---3--- March and April. However, if our suggested dates do not suits Ms. Rusell, then please let us know your preferred date for the meeting.
Best regards,
Wayne
1. A. are discussing
B. had discussed
C. were in discussion
D. will be discussing
【答案】 B。解析：That we _in our last meeting修饰前面的the copy of our company profile,而且在上次会议中已经讨论过的做符合句意，故答案为B。
2. A. most feasible
B. feasibly
C. feasibility
D. more feasible
【答案】C。解析：横线前有定冠词the, 再加上介词短语of our cooperation在后面起修饰作用，故答案为C。
3. A. neither
B. either
C. each
D. both
【答案】D。解析：从March和April可以看出，应该是both A and B的结构，故答案为D。
Passage 2.
WANTED
DESIGNER FOR 3D SYMPHONY MAGAZINE
London’s premier classical music magazine, 3D Symphony, is seeking a designer to join our team. The ideal candidate is someone ---4--- qualifications must include a working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 2 ( Indesign, Adobe Acobat, Photoshop and Illustrator) on a MAC OSX Platform. An understanding of magazine layout, press ad design, and pre-press will be highly ----5---.
The position is part-time from Wednesday to Friday, and the person must be able to work to the pressure of strict deadlines. The candidate must also be reliable and possess a keen eye for detail. If selected, you’ll have the advantage of working within a young and dynamic team ---6---.
Expressions of interest can be emailed to Joan@threedsymphony.com
4. A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. which
【答案】C。解析：备选答案由关系代词组成，横线后从句的语序是“主语+谓语动词”，该关系代词在从句中充当定语，因此横线处应填入Ｃ。
5. A. regard
B. regards
C. regarded
D. regarding
【答案】C。解析：横线处被副词highly修饰，应填入形容词，现在分词或过去分词。句意为了解杂志排版，印刷广告设计和印前工作的应征者将被优先考虑，因此是被动语态，故答案为C。
6. A. circumstances
B. environment
C. background
D. incident
【答案】B。解析：与team语义上最连贯的是B。
Passage 3
Questions 7- 9 refer to the following news.
Pet Dislikes of Urban Life
According to a survey conducted by the city of Boston, traffic, pollution and noise were found to be the least ---7--- aspects of living in the city.
The ---8---, administered as part of the city’s local action plan, asked the citizen of Boston about their likes and dislikes of their surroundings.
The results of the survey communicated proximity (27.02 percent) and community character/village feel (11.54 percent ) to be at the top of the list of things most liked about city life.
The respondents felt the protection or enhancement of heritage (16.1 percent) and open space ( 15.59 percent) were the two things they most desired the city to have.
On the other hand, traffic (10.22 percent), general noise ( 9.98 percent) , and parking ( 7.52 percent ) within the main core of the city were the ---9--- attractive parts of living in the city.
7. A. desirable
B. erectable
C. seasonable
D. permissible
【答案】A。解析：Little的最高级the least具有否定意义，且pollution and noise是主语，因此最不理想的，最不满意的放在此处句意最为恰当，故答案为A。
8. A. lecture
B. conference
C. survey
D. discussion
【答案】C。解析：横线处充当asked的主语，而且前文提到了according to a survey conducted by the city of Boston，故C最合适。
9. A. less
B. fewer
C. a few
D. least
【答案】D。解析：横线前有定冠词the,故选最高级。
