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bad without any control. have, whether reasonable, necessary or not. C. Parents who like to buy D. Parents who are very strict with their whatever their children want. kids.

41. Tens of thousands of Japanese, of course, are hurting deeply as they are ________off by companies or forced to do worthless jobs.

A. lain B. laid C. lying D. laying

42. Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized living. _______ breaks it will be -punished.

A. Who B. Whichever C. Whoever D. Whomever

43. America is a society in which children have watched approximately 18,000 television commercials ________ they have reached their middle teens.

A. by the time B. only when

C. until D. before

44. __________ the individual may experience, one thing is likely: Japan’s corporate culture will never be the same.

A. Wherever B. However C. Whatever D. Whenever

45. That scientist isn't too happy with the project, and _____ are her supervisors.

A. neigher B. either

C. so D. as

46. They __________ their friends to try out for the basketball team of their district.

A. suggested B. talked C. coaxed D. insisted

47. Traditionally, television has been a ________ of the masses.

A. media B. medium C. means D. source

48. Men __________ who have spent decades as company men, quit or move to subsidiary companies at lower salaries.

A. in their fifty B. in their fifties C. in the fifty D. in fifties

49. If you want to see a doctor, you make an appointment with him in advance. That is a common ________ in the U.S.

A. habit B. custom C. practice D. fashion

50. Buyers are aware that the products are not genuine; the forgers do little harm to the genuine manufacturers, because they are aiming ______ completely different markets.

A. at B. to C. for D. on

51. If it __________, we should not go to the Summer Palace tomorrow.

A. had not rained B. rained C. should rain D. were to rain

52. Only a few years ago, seniority was still virtually the only measure of pay scales, ______________ well one performed.

A. no matter when B. however C. no matter who D. whatever

53. Mine sweeping is a difficult and dangerous job and the engineers who perform the job should be paid _________.

A. accordingly B. substantial C. consequently D. subsequent

54. __________ the individual may experience, one thing is likely: Japan's corporate culture will never be the same.

A. Wherever B. However C. Whatever D. Whenever

55. A veteran revolutionary like him ought to have known better _______ to accept bribes.

A. as B. so C. in order D. than

56. The bus pulled up in the village, _______ time for sightseeing.

A. allowing B. admitting C. agreeing D. attaining

57. The public's appetite for many of the industry's products is tempered by the fact _____ a great deal are either worthless or require a lot of willpower to work.

A. which B. that C. what D. who

58. One thing he felt regretted for was that he never had the ________ of hearing him play the piano.

A. occasion B. possibility C. opportunity D. chance

59. ___________ you've found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

A. Whatever B. Because C. However D. No matter how

60. In particular, Dr. Mahathir finds troubling connections between the West’s promotion of such causes ____________ labour rights and environmentalism and newer, more insidious forms of protectionism.

A. that B. as C. like D. resemble

61. Maybe it’s the fact _______ he’s wearing sneakers and a tank top.

A. which B. that C. what D. why

62. At least this will help them to develop vigorous views of their own and give them

something _________to react against.

A. positive B. positively C. positiveness D. position

63. So beautiful ________ that it is difficult fo rus to remove our eyes.

A. the scenery is B. is the scenery

C. the scenery attracts D. does the scenery attract

64. Without my glasses I can hardly _____ what has been written in the letter.

A. make for B. make out C. make up D. make over

65. She handled the controversy very ___________ and the strained relationship between the two parties was thereafter relieved.

A. diplomatically B. diplomatic C. democratically D. democratic

66. We usually use this expression to mean the negative state of the subject, or emphasize a certain situation in _______ the action indicated by the infinitive is

contrasting with the degree allowable or required.

A. which B. who C. that D. those

67. Students typically spend their free time __________ rather than playing sports.

A. study B. studying C. to study D. studies

68. That is why Brazil was a signatory to the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which was part of the World Trade Organization Agreement. The underlined word means ____________. A. a country that has signed a B. a person who has signed an

treaty agreement

C. an organization that is

D. a country's official signature

authorized to sign a treaty

69. Yet legislators quickly realized that without patent protection, the prospects of investments in original research in our country would be limited. The underlined word means _____________.

A. first B. inventive C. duplicative D. productive

70. Maybe it's the fact _______ he's wearing sneakers and a tank top.

A. which B. that C. what D. why

71. Something about the 42-year-old engineer doesn't quite square with the picture of a hapless salary-man under the lash of recession. The underlined part means ___________

A. is not quite in agreement B. doesn’t want to make square

with according to

C. fails to bring himself into D. not quite at right angles with

72. The best guess is that this has brought the proportion of pirated new software down to around 50%--a figure _____ still means that American software makers are losing $230m a year in Italy.

A. that B. how C. what D. where

73. During a week _____ the American negotiator at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) surprised everyone _________ announcing that new

international labor standards would head his Gatt agenda, Dr. Mahathir noted that comparative advantage in world markets comes in many forms.

A. that...at B. when...by C. which...on D. where...to

74. Among its provisions, the new bill provides patent protection for pharmaceutical products for 20 years, and assures “pipeline protection” for those medical products still being tested, but not yet on the market. The underlined part means _________. A. protection of a pipe used for

B. protection of a channel by which

the conveyance of petroleum

information is transmitted

products

C. protection of a system D. protection of a line through which hot through which the heat is conducted water is conveyed

75. A government survey __________ in January showed that 60 percent of Japanese adults would not rule out switching companies.

A. to release B. released C. releasing D. release

76. ___________ John Adams who in 1775 recommended George Washington to be commander in chief of the Continental Army.

A. It was B. That was C. Although D. When

77. John participated well in class discussion and read widely ________.

A. on his own B. by his own C. with his own D. of his own

78. In Dr Baum's opinion, the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is __________.

A. idealistic B. revolutionary C. short-sighted D. traditional

79. Indulgent parents and Big Macs are swelling the ranks, and waistlines, of China's chubby children. The underlined part may be interpreted as ________________.

A. Parents having the habit of B. Parents who give way to their children allowing their kids to do anything and try hard to satisfy whatever desires they

bad without any control. have, whether reasonable, necessary or not. C. Parents who like to buy D. Parents who are very strict with their whatever their children want. kids. 80. How much do you __________ for repairing your bicycle?

A. charge B. demand C. pay D. cost

81. “Why do I have to spend my weekend ______ my bosses and colleagues at a hot spring?” says a __________ office lady with a trading company.

A. along…28-years-old B. to…28-years-old C. for…28-year-old D. with…28-year-old

82. ________ the Maths test, Jane decided to work harder than ever at her daily assignments.

A. Failing

B. Had failed