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卷一PaperOne(lOOminutes)

PartIOralCommunication(15minutes)10points)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoices

A»DandC»takenfromthedialogue.Fillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueand

markyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

DialogueOne

A.I'llputthepresentsunderthetreelater

B.I'veputupthedecorations

C.Itwon'ttakelongtomake

A:IseverythingreadyfortheChristmasparty?

B:Almost.(1),andwe'vedecoratedtheChristmastreewithplentyoftinselandbaubles.

A:Ilikethebigstaronthetopof:hctree.(2).Andhow'sthefood?

B:I'vepreparedmostofitalreadyandwe'vegotplentyofsnackfoods—youknow,crisps,biscuits,andthings.

Areyougoingtomakethepunch?

A:Yes.Tveboughtallthethingstogoinit.(3).

DialogueTwo

A.Wellcomebacklater

B.Therestaurantisfullnow

C.No,Iamafraidwedon't

Man:Atablefortwo,please.

Waiter:Doyouhaveareservation,sir?

Man:(4).

Waiter:Tmsorry.(5).Youhavetowaithalfanhour.Wouldyoucaretohaveadrinkattheloungeuntila

tableisavailable?

Man:No,thanks.(6).MayIreserveatablefortwo?

Waiter:Yes,ofcourse.MayIhaveyourname,sir?

Man:Bruce.Bytheway.canwehaveatablebythewindow?

Waiter:We'lltrytoarrangeitbutIcan'tguarantee,sir.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterview,whichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,Cand

D,takenfromtheinterview.Fillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmark

youranswerontheAnswerSheet.

A.Weren'tyoufrightened

B.Iwasoutfishing

C.IlivenearthebigmilitarybaseinAidershot

D.Itwasbehindsometrees,butIcouldseeitclearlybecause(herewasafullmoon

Interviewer:Mr.Burton,yousaythatyouhaveseenaUFO.Isthatright?

Mr.Burton:Yes,absolutelyright.Ithappenedjustoverayearago.

Interviewer;Andwherewasthis?

Mr.Burton:NearmyhomeinAidershot,inthesouthofEngland.(7),

Interviewer:Whatlimeofdaywasit?

Mr.Burton:Itwasaboutnineo'clockintheevening.(8).Theweatherforecastsaiditwasgoingtobea

warm,clearnightwithnoclouds,andthat'sperfectforfishing.

Interviewer:Andwhathappened?

Mr.Burton:Well,Isawabrightlightcomingtowardsmeataboutthreehundredfeet,andthenitstartedtoland.

(9).ThenIsawtv/oformscomingtowardsme,andwhentheywereaboutfivefeetaway,theyjust

14.Theguiltyverdictwaswidelyexpected,althoughharsherthanmanyhadpredicted.

A.judgmentB.crimeC.juryD.convict

15.Onceapoliticalsystemhasbeencorruptedrightfromtheverytopleaderstothelowestranksofthe

government,theproblemisverycomplicated.

A.rottenB.disintegratedC.boiledD.spoiled

16.Asamaster'scandidate,hewasalwaysdiligentinhisstudyandresearch.

A.instructiveB.industriousC.intelligentD.intense

17.Threedayslater,theIOCannouncedthatJohnson'stesthadbeenpositiveandhehaddisgracedthesports

movement.

A.dishonoredB.destroyedC.discriminatedD.disguised

18.InthemonthsandyearsthatfollowedasItransitedtheNorthwestPassage,Icametoacceptsuchsurprisesas

commonplace.

A.passedacrossB.passedaway

C.passedonD.passedover

19.Beforetreatingtheinjuries,thevictim'sfeetshouldbeelevated,otherwiseitmightmaketheabdominal

injuriesmoreserious.

A.liftedB.loweredC.leveledD.separated

20.Theloansweremadebasedonfakecertificatesofdepositissuedbybankbranchofficials.

A.artificialB.falseC.dishonestD.pretended

PartIIIReadingComprehension(25points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfour

suggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Comeon—Everybody'sdoingit.Thatwhisperedmessage,halfinvitationandhalfforcing,iswhatmostofus

thinkofwhenwehearthewordspeerpressure.Itusuallyleadstonogooddrinking,drugsandcasualsex.Butin

hernewbook,TinaRosenbergcontendsthatpeerpressurecanalsobeapositiveforcethroughwhatshecallsthe

socialcure,inwhichorganizationsandofficialsusethepowerofgroupdynamicstohelpindividualsimprovetheir

livesandpossiblytheword.

Theideaseemspromising,andRosenbergisaperceptiveobserver.Hercritiqueofthelamenessofmany

publichealthcampaignsisspoton:theyfailtomobilizepeerpressureforhealthyhabits,and(heydemonstratea

seriouslyflawedunderstandingofpsychologydaretobedifferent,pleasedon'tsmoke!Pleadsonebillboard

campaignaimedatreducingsmokingamongteenagers,whodesirenothingmorethanfittingin.Rosenbergargues

convincinglythatpublichealthadvocatesoughttotakeapagefromadvertisers,soskilledatapplyingpeer

pressure.

Buton(hegeneraleffectivenessofthesocialcure,Rosenbergislesspersuasive.JointheClubisfilledwith

toomuchirrelevantdetailandnolenoughexplorationofthesocialandbiologicalfactorsthatmakepeerpressure

sopowerful.Themostglaringflawofthesocialcureasit'spresentedhereisthatitdoesn'tworkverywellfbrvery

long.RageagainsttheHazefailedoncestalefundingwascut.EvidencethattheLoveLifeprogramproduces

lastingchangesislimitedandmixed.

There'snodoubtthatourpeergroupsexertenormousinfluenceonourbehavior.Anemergingbodyof

researchshowsthatpositivehealthhabitsaswellasnegativeonesspreadthroughnetworksoffriendsviasocial

communication.Thisisasubtleformofpeerpressure:weunconsciouslyimitatethebehaviorweseeeveryday.

Farlesscertain,however,ishowsuccessfullyexpertsandbureaucratscanselectourpeergroupsandsteer

theiractivitiesinvirtuousdirections.It'sliketheteacherwhobreaksupthetroublemakersinthebackrowby

pairingthemwithbetterbehavedclassmates.Thetacticneverreallyworks.Andthat'stheproblemwithasocial

cureengineeredfromtheoutside:intherealworld,asinschool,wcinsistonchoosingourownfriends.

21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peerpressureoftenemergesas,

A.asupplementtothesocialcure

B.astimulustogroupdynamics

C.anobstacletoschoolprogress

D.acauseofundesirablebehaviors

22.Rosenbergholdsthatpublicadvocatesshould

A.recruitprofessionaladvertisers

B.learnfromadvertisers'experience

C.stayawayfromcommercialadvertisers

D.recognizethelimitationsofadvertisements

23.Intheauthor'sview,Rosenberg'sbookfailsto

A.adequatelyprobesocialandbiologicalfactors

B.effectivelyevadetheflawsofthesocialcure

C.illustratethefunctionsofstatefunding

D.producealonglastingsocialeffect

24.Paragraph4shows(hatourimitationofbehaviors

A.isharmfultoournetworksoffriends

B.willmisleadbehavioralstudies

C.occurswithoutourrealizingit

D.canproducenegativehealthhabits

25.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthattheeffectofpeerpressureis.

A.harmfulB.desirableC.profoundD.questionable

PassageTwo

ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkof

theclassicalmusicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhisappointmentin2023.Forthemostpart,the

responsehasbeenfavorable,tosaytheleast."Hooray!Atlast!”WroteAnthonyTommasini.asobersidedclassical

musiccritic.

Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise,however,isthatGilbertiscomparatively

littleknown.EvenTommasini,whohadadvocatedGilbert'sappointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentious

musicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim''.

Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperforms

animpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,or

anywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshelf,orbootupmy

computeranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.

Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.

Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheartlovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywith

operahouses,dancetroupes,theatercompanies,andmuseums,butalsowiththerecordedperfcrmancesofthe

greatclassicalmusiciansofthe20(hcentury.Thererecordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoften

muchhigherinartisticqualitythantoday'sliveperformances;moreover,theycanbeconsumedatatimeandplace

ofthelistener'schoosing.Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshasthusbroughtaboutacrisisin(he

institutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert.

Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableon

record.Gilbert'sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:AlexRoss,aclassicalmusiccritic,has

describedhimasamanwhoiscapableofturningthePhilharmonicintoamarkedlydifferent,morevibrant

organization.Butwhatwillbethenatureofthatdifference?Merelyexpandingtheorchestra'sreperoirewillnotbe

enough.IfGilbertandthePhilhannonicaretosucceed,theymustfirstchangetherelationshipbetweenAmerica's

oldestorchestraandthenewaudienceithopes(oattract.

26.WelearnfromPaia.1thatGilbcifsappointmenthas.

A.incurredcriticismB.raisedsuspicion

C.receivedacclaimD.arousedcuriosity

27.TbmmasiniregardsGilbertasanartistwhois,

A.influentialB.modestC.respectableD.talented

28.Theauthorbelievesthatthedevotedconcertgoers.

A.ignoretheexpensesofliveperformances

B.rejectmostkindsofrecordedperformances

C.exaggeratethevarietyofliveperformances

D.overestimatethevalueofliveperformances

29.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrueofrecordings?

A.Theyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinquality.

B.Theyareeasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic.

C.Theyhelpimprove(hequalityofmusic.

D.Theyhaveonlycoveredmasterpieces.

3().RegardingGilbert'sroleinrevitalizingthePhilharmonic,theauthorfeels.

A.doubtfulB.enthusiasticC.confidentD.puzzled

PassageThree

It'snosurprisethatJenniferSenior'sinsightful,provocativemagazinecoverstory,ILoveMyChildren,IHate

MyLife,isarousingmuchchatler-nothinggelspeopletalkinglike(hesuggestionthatchildrearingisanything

lessthanacompletelyfulfilling,lifeenrichingexperience.Ratherthanconcludingthatchildrenmakeparents

eitherhappyormiserable,Seniorsuggestsweneedtoredefinehappiness:insteadofthinkingofitassomething

thatcanbemeasuredbymomenttomomentjoy,weshouldconsiderbeinghappyasapasttensecondition.Even

though(hedaytodayexperienceofraisingkidscanbesoulcrushinglyhard,Seniorwritesthat4theverythings

thatinthemomentdampenourmoodscanlaterbesourcesofintensegratificationanddelight^^.

ThemagazinecovershowinganattractivemotherholdingababyishardlytheonlyMadonnaandchildimage

onnewsstandsthisweek.Practicallyeveryweekfeaturesatleastcnecelebritymom,ormomtobe,smilingonthe

newsstands.

Inasocietythatsopersistentlycelebratesprocreation,isitanywonderthatadmittingyouregrethaving

childrenisequivalenttoadmittingyousupportkittenkilling?Unhappyparentsrarelyareprovokedtowonderif

theyshouldn'thavehadkids,butunhappychildlessfolksarcbotheredwiththemessagethatchildrenarcthesingle

mostimportantthingintheworld.Ofcourse,theimageofparenlhoodthatcelebritymagazineslikeUSWeekly

andPeoplepresentishugelyunrealistic,especiallywhentheparentsarcsinglemotherslikeBullock.Accordingto

severalstudiesconcludingthatparentsarelesshappythanchildlesscouples,singleparentsaretheleasthappyof

all.Noshockthere,consideringhowmuchworkitistoraiseakidwithoutapartnertoleanon;yc(tohearSandra

andBritneytellit,raisingakidon(heirown.

It'shardtoimaginethatmanypeoplearedumbenoughtowantchildrenjustbecauseReeseandAngelina

makeitlooksoglamorous.Butit'sinterestingtowonderiftheimagesweseeeveryweekofstressfree,happiness

enhancingparenthoodaren,tinsomesmall,subconsciouswaycontributingtoourowndissatisfactionswiththe

actualexperience,inthesamewaythatasmallpartofushopedgetting-theRachelmightmakeuslookjusta

littlebitlikeJenniferAniston.

31.JenniferSeniorsuggestsinherarticlethatraisingachildcanbring.

A.temporarydelightB.enjoymentinprogress

C.happinessinretrospectD.lastingreward

32.WelearnfromParagraph2that.

A.celebritymomsarcapermanentsourceforgossip

B.singlemotherswithbabiesdeservegreaterattention

C.newsaboutpregnantcelebritiesisentertaining

D.havingchildrenishighlyvaluedbythepublic

33.ItissuggestedinParagraph3thatchildlessfolks.

A.areconstantlyexposedtocriticism

B.arelargelyignoredbythemedia

C.failtofulfilltheirsocialresponsibilities

D.arelesslikelytobesatisfiedwiththeirlife

34.According(oParagraph4,themessageconveyedbycelebritymagazinesis

A.soothingB.ambiguousC.compensatoryD.misleading

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph9

A.Havingchildrencontributeslittleto(heglamourofcelebritymoms.

B.Celebritymomshaveinfluencedourattitudetowardschildrearing.

C.Havingchildrenintensifiesourdissatisfactionwithlife.

D.Wesometimesneglectthehappinessfromchildrearing.

PassageFour

Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it,samazinghowlittlewehave

developedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedthe

orgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanyless

bloodthirsty?Whydoboxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversalinterest?Humanbeingsremainsas

bloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywere

honestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungrylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalive,wcfind

allsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage.

Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbullfighting,thatweshouldbe

preparedlositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelatively

unmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceive

ourselves.Anytalkof'thesportingspiritissheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehigh

rewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweight

championshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.

Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:

theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionallyadmittedly

withlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincages,orpublicHoggingsof

anyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthegrim

forbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecome

aboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimproved,butbecausepositivestepswere

takentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwchaveanditmayexertgreat

civilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimproving

mankind.Wcwouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.

36.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor'sopinionofnowadays5humanbeingsis

A.notveryhighB.highC.contemptuousD.critical

37.Themainideaofthispassageis，

A.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw

B.peoplearcwillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence

C.tocomparetwodifferentatlitudestowardsdangeroussports

D.peoplearcbloodthirstyinsports

38.Thattheauthormentions(heoldRomansis

A.tocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday'speople

B.togiveanexample

C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbelter

D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty

39.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?

A.Three.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

40.Thepuiposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis.

A.that,bybanningtheviolentsports,wehumanbeingscanimproveourselves

B.that,bybanningthedangeroussports,wecanimprovethelaw

C.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem

D.toshowlawisthemaininsirumentofsocialchange

SectionB

Directions:In(hissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogand

commentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA.B,CandD

ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Forcenturies,peoplehavewonderedabout(hestrangethingsthattheydreamabout.Somepsychologistssay

thatthisnighttimeactivityofthemindhasnospecialmeaning.Others,however,thinkthatdreamsareanimportant

partofourlives.Infact,manyexpertsbelievethatdreamscantellusaboutaperson'smindandemotions.

Beforemoderntimes,manypeoplethoughtthatdreamscontainedmessagesfromGod.Itwasonlyinthe

twentiethcenturythatpeoplestartediostudydreamsinascientificway.

Opinion1

TheAustrianpsychologist,SigmundFreud,wasprobablythefirstpersontostudydreamsscientifically.Inhis

famousbook.TheInterpretationofDrcams(1900),Freudwrotethatdrcamsarcanexpressionsofaperson's

wishes.Hebelievedthatdreamsallowpeopletoexpressthefeelings,thoughts,andfearsthattheyareafraidto

expressinreallife.

Opinion2

TheSwisspsychiatristCarlJungwasonceastudentofFreud's.Jung,however,hadadifferentideaabout

dreams.Jungbelievedthat(hepurposeofadreamwaslocommunicateamessagetothedreamer.Hethought

peoplecouldlearnmoreaboutthemselvesbythinkingabouttheirdreams.Forexample,peoplewhodreamabout

fallingmaylearnthattheyhavetoohighanopinionoftliemselves.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhodreamabout

beingheroesmaylearnthattheythinktoolittleofthemselves.

Opinion3

Moderndaypsychologistscontinuetodeveloptheoriesaboutdreams.Forexample,psychologistWilliam

DomhofffromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,believesthatdrcamsarctightlylinkedtoaperson'sdaily

life,thoughts,andbehavior.Acriminal,forexample,mightdreamaboutcrime.Dormhoffbelievesthatthereisa

connectionbetweendreamsandage.Hisresearchshowsthatchildrendonotdreamasmuchasadults.According

toDomhoff,dreamingisamentalskill(hatneedstimelodevelop.Hehasalsofoundalinkbetweendreamsand

gender.Hisstudiesshowthatthedreamsofmenandwomenaredifferent.Forexample,thepeopleinmen's

dreamsareoftenothermen,andthedreamsofteninvolvefighting.Thisisnottrueofwomen'sdreams.Domhoff

foundthisgenderdifferenceinthedreamsofpeoplefrom11culturesaroundtheworld,includingbothmodernand

traditionalones.

Opinion4

Candreamshelpusunderstandourselves?Psychologistscontinuetotrytoanswer(hisquestionindifferent

ways.However,onethingtheyagreeonthis:ifyoudrcamthatsomethingterribleisgoingtooccur,youshouldn't

panic.Thedreammayhavemeaning,butitdoesnotmeanthatsometerribleeventwillactuallytakeplace.It's

importanttorememberthattheworldofdrcamsisnottherealworld.

41.Whichdoesmainsubjectmatterofthispassagemainlyconcern?

A.Whatisadieam?

B.Candreamshelpusunderstandourselves?

C.Whatfactorsaretightlylinkedtohumandreams?

D.Isdreamanimportancepartofourlives?

42.Thestudyofdreambelongsto(hecategoryofwhichsubject?

A.Psychiatry.

B.Physics.

C.Psychology.

D.Anthropology.

43.Whoisprobablythefirstpersontostudydreamfromascientificperspective?

A.CarlJung-aSwissPsychiatrist.

B.WillianDomhoff-apsychologistfromtheUniversityofCalifornia.

C.SigmundFreud—anAustrianpsychologist.

D.R.Bosnak,aBritishexpertinpsychology.

44.WhatcanwelearnfromCarlJung'sideaaboutdream?

A.DreamcantellthedreamersomethingabouthimselfTherself.

B.Dreamreflectsone'sunconsciousthought,feelingandemotion.

C.Personsofdifferentgenderstendtohavedifferentdreamcontents.

D.Dreamcanpredictsomethingthatwillhappen.

45.AccordingtoDonnhoff,whataretheinfluentialfactorstodream?

A.MessagefromGod.

B.Person'swishesandfeelings,thoughts,andfearsthattheyareafraidtoexpressinreallife.

C.Aperson'sdailylife,ageandgender.

D.Panic.

PartIVCloze(10points)

Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesirarked.A,B,C,

andD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Peopleare,onthewhole,pooratconsideringbackgroundinformationwhenmakingindividualdecisions.At

firstglancethismightseemlikeastrengththat(46)theabilitytomakejudgmentswhichareunbiasedby

externalfactors.ButDr.UriSimonsohospeculatedthataninabilitytoconsiderthebig(47)wasleading

decisionmakerstobebiasedbythedailysamlesofinformationtheywereworkingwith.Forexample,hetheorised

thatajudge(48)ofappearingtoosoftoncrimemightbemorelikelytosendsomeonetoprison(49)he

hadalreadysentencedfiveorsixotherdefendantsonlytoforcedcommunityserviceon(halday.

Totestthisidea,heturnedtotheuniversityadmissionsprocess.Intheory,the(5())ofanapplicantshould

Mdependonthefewotherschosenrandomlyforinterviewduringthesameday,butDr.Simonsohosuspectedthe

truthwas(51)

Hestudiedtheresultsof9,323MBAinterviewsconductedbyadmissionsofficers.Theinterviewershad

(52)applicantsonascaleofonetofive.Thisscaletooknumerousfactorsintoconsideration.Thescoreswere

thenusedinconjunctionwithanapplicant'sscoreontheGranduateManagentAdimssionTest,orGMAT,a

standardizedexamwhichis(53)outof800points,tomakeadecisiononwhethertoaccepthimorher.

Dr.Simonsohofoundifthescoreofthepreviouscandidateinadailyseriesofintervieweeswas0.75pointsor

morehigherthanthatoftheonebeforethat,thenthescorefbr(henextapplicantwould(54)byanaverageof

0.075points.Thismightsoundsmall,butto(55)theeffectsofsuchadecrease,acandidatecouldneed30

moreGMATpointsthanwouldotherwisehavebeennecessary.

46.A.grantsB.submitsC.transmitsD.delivers

47.A.issueB.visionC.pictureD.external

48.A.fondB.fearfulC.capableD.thoughtless

49.A.ifB.untilC.(houghD.unless

50.A.decisionB.qualityC.statusD.success

51.A.exceptionalB.defensibleC.replaceableD.otherwise

52.A.assignedB.ratedC.matchedD.arranged

53.A.selectedB.passedC.markedD.introduced

54.A.jumpB.floatC.dropD.fluctuate

55A.achieveB.undoC.maintainD.disregard

PartVTextCompletion(20points)

Directions:Inthisparttherearethreeincompletetextswith20questions(Rangingfrom61to75).Aboveeach

texttherearethreeorfourphrasestobecompleted.First,usethechoicesprovidedintheboxtocompletethe

phrases.Second,usethecompletedphrasestofillintheblanksofthetext.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

TextOne

A.aoverwhelming8-3

Babronzemedal

C.kindofempty

Phrases:

A.youfeel(56)

B.totheirtrophycabinetwith(57)atthe2023SochiWinterOlympics

C.with(58)winoverSwedenonSunday

Norwaywonthegoldmedalinthe2023Worldmen'sCurlingChampionship(59).ItisNorway'sfirst

worldchampioninrecentnineattempts,whiledefendingchampionSwedenaddedasilvermedal(6())

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