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1、I.Vocabularygrammar（30’）MultiplechoiceDirections：BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwdsphrasesmarkedA，B，CD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.1.Thoussofpeopleturnedoutintothestreetst

2、o_________againstthelocalauthities’decisiontobuildahighwayacrossthefield.A.contradictB.refmC.counterD.protest2.Themajityofnursesarewomen，butinthehigherranksofthemedicalprofessionwomenareina_________.A.minityB.scarcityC.r

3、arityD.minimum3.ProfessJohnson’sretirement________fromnextJanuary.A.carriesintoeffectB.takeseffectC.haseffectD.putsintoeffect4.Thepresidentexplainedthatthepurposeoftaxationwasto________governmentspending.A.financeB.expC.

4、enlargeD.budget5.Theheatinsummerisnoless_________hereinthismountainregion.A.concentratedB.extensiveC.intenseD.intensive6.Takingphotographsisstrictly________here，asitmaydamagethepreciouscavepaintings.A.fbiddenB.rejectedC.

5、excludedD.denied7.Mr.Brown’sconditionlooksveryseriousitisdoubtfulifhewill_________.A.pullbackB.pullupC.pullthroughD.pullout8.Sincetheearlyniies，thetrendinmostbusinesseshasbeentowardondem，alwaysavailableproductsservicesth

6、atsuitthecustomer’s_________ratherthanthecompany’s.A.benefitB.availabilityC.suitabilityD.convenience9.Thepriestmadethe________ofthecrosswhenheenteredthechurch.A.markB.signalC.signD.gesture10.Thisspaciousroomis________fur

7、nishedwithjustafewarticlesinit.A.lightlyB.sparselyC.hardlyD.rarely11.Ifyouexplainedthesituationtoyoursolicit，he________abletoadviseyoumuchbetterthanIcan.A.wouldbeB.willhavebeenC.wasD.were12.Withsomemendressingdownsomeoth

8、ermenflauntingtheirlooks，itisreallyhardtotelltheyaregay_________.languages，spokenbymethanahalfmillionofthecountry’sthreemillionpeople.Therevivalofthelanguage，particularlyamongyoungpeople，ispartofaresurgenceofnationaliden

9、titysweepingthroughthissmall，proudnation.LastmonthWalesmarkedthesecondanniversaryoftheopeningoftheNationalAssembly，thefirstparliamenttobeconvenedheresince1404.Theideabehinddevolutionwastorestethebalancewithintheunionofna

10、tionsmakinguptheUnitedKingdom.Withmostofthepeoplewealth，Englhasalwayshadbraggingrights.ThepartialtransferoflegislativepowersfromWestminster，implementedbyTonyBlair，wasdesignedtogivetheothermembersoftheclub—Scotl，NthernIre

11、l，Wales—abiggersaytocountercentrifugalfcesthatseemedtothreatentheveryideaoftheunion.TheWelshshowedlittleenthusiasmfdevolution.WhereastheScotsvotedoverwhelminglyfaparliament，thevotefaWelshassemblyscrapedthroughbylessthano

12、nepercentonaturnoutoflessthan25percent.Itspowerswereproptionatelylimited.TheAssemblycandecidehowmoneyfromWestminstertheEuropeanunionisspent.Itcannot，unlikeitscounterpartinEdinburgh，enactlaws.Butnowthatitishere，theWelshar

13、egrowingtoliketheirAssembly.Manypeoplewouldlikeittohavemepowers.Itsimptanceasfigureheadwillgrowwiththeopeningin2003，ofanewdebatingchamber，oneofmanynewbuildingsthataretransfmingCardifffromadecayingseaptintoaBaltimestylewa

14、terfrontcity.MeanwhileagrantofnearlytwomilliondollarsfromtheEuropeanunionwilltacklepoverty.WalesisoneofthepoestregionsinWesternEurope—onlySpain，Ptugal，Greecehavealowerstardofliving.Newspapersmagazinesarefilledwithstiesab

15、outgreatWelshmenwomen，boostingselfesteem.TofamiliarfacessuchasDylanThomasRidBurtonhavebeenaddednewiconssuchasCatherineZetaJones，themoviestar，BrynTerfel，theoperasinger.Indigenousfoodslikesaltmarshlambareinvogue.Walesnowbo

16、astsanationalairline，AwyrCymru.Cymru，whichmeans“l(fā)ofcompatriots”，istheWelshnamefWales.Thereddragon，thenation’ssymbolsincethetimeofKingArthur，iseverywhere—onTshirts，rugbyjerseysevencellphonecovers.“Untilveryrecenttimesmost

17、Welshpeoplehadthisfeelingofbeingsecondclasscitizens，”saidDyfanJones，an18yearoldstudent.Itwasawarmsummernight，IwassittingonthegrasswithagroupofyoungpeopleinLlanelli，anindustrialtowninthesouth，outsidetherockmusicvenueofthe