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Passage 1 Functions of power transmission CEADB The function of (1) is to send power from
A. step-down substations and connected transmission equipment
B. power network operation
C. power transmission
D. transmission at high voltage
E. power networks
Passage 2Substation misoperation and its preventing CEABD
The misopemtion that can lead to (1)
A. preventing the misoperation in substation
B. the closing of grounding switch with power on
C. accidents in the electrical operation of the substation
D. the persons from illegal entering the lived bay
E. the grounding wire (closing the grounding switch) with power on
Passage 3 A brief introduction on the development of supercritical boilers and their main advantages BDEAC In (1) such as U.S.A，Japan and European
A. good homogenization of distribution
B. some advanced countries
C. whole process management is strengthened
D. great advantages oil economy and environmental protection
E. subcritical once-through boiler
Passage 4 Steam generation and use BEADC
Steam is one of man’s dependable servants More and more in the background，steam is doing more and more work for man. In (1)
A. first generating steam
B. an electrically heated home
C. use of steam for electric power generation
D. the new generating capacity being installed
E. the fuel is uranium and the heat is supplied
Passage 5 Circuit breaker BDAEC
Circuit breakers are automatically operated high voltage (or high current) switches. Circuit breakers are required (1)
A· to perform any switching operation after long periods
B. to control electrical power networks
C. of the circuit breaker
D. to switch the current which can be from a few amperes
E. of the highest importance for high reliability
Passage 6 The ratio of distance to height of pumped-storage power plant BDACE
For pumped-storage power plant, generally the ratio of distance to height (l),
A. is most economic
B. is used to evaluate topographic condition of power plant
C. is not desirable
D. is the ratio of horizontal distance between upper and low reservoir
E. is the best
Passage 7 Fuel cells BAECD
Fuel cells are devices that when a fuel such as hydrogen or hydrogen-rich compounds and oxygen are supplied to materials arranged like the anode and cathode of a conventional battery
A . further development is under way
B. there is no storage capacity in a fuel cell
C. many cells are operated in series to obtain voltages
D. supply alternating current from fuel cells
E. as they are being developed there have been some applications
Passage 8 Substations pace into the Digital Age CAEBD
Substations constitute the main part of power transmission and distribution in a power grid. The substations (1)
A. substation automation technology has reached a certain level
B. simulation training technology for substation operation
C. composed of a large number of primary and secondary equipments
D. a full-digital automation system
E. all of which has become an indisputable fact
Passage 9 Overcoming the Problem of Waste CADEB
Many large cities are anything but beautiful Streets are littered with trash. In this trash, however, (1) ．
A. there is no time to be lost
B. building beautiful cities out of garbage is only a dream
C. there is still something that can be useful
D. it can be put to use again
E. more and more machines are designed for this purpose
Passage 10 Hibernation EBDAC
The weather in winter. Call be very cold. Some animals sleep during the winter, for it's difficult for them to find food then. (1)
A. So they don’t need to worry about bad weather and other dangerous animals
B. We call this kind of sleep in wintertime “hibernation’’
C. As it gets warmer and warmer in spring，the sleeping animals begin to wake up and look around for food
D. Hibernating animals don’t need to eat much because they don’t move
E. They can sleep for a long time
Passage 11 Satellites BDACE
The body that is neatest to the Earth is the moon. (1).
A. The bigger and heavier a body is, the greater is its force of gravity
B. It circles the Earth and is therefore know as a satellite of the Earth
C. To get out into space we have to overcome the Earth’s gravitational pull
D. A satellite stays in orbit because the planet gravitational force keeps pulling it into a circle
E. Artificial satellite can be used for various purposes
Passage 12 Secondary equipment in power system BDEAC
The secondary equipments in power system are (1)
A. 5A rated current of the current transformer secondary winding
B. the equipments that provide protecting，monitoring
C. 50V rated voltage of PT secondary side
D. the equipments that send the command signals
E. current values in secondary system Passage 13 Switching overvoltage EABCD
A sudden change in the configuration of transmission network caused (1)
A. determine the insulation requirements of transmission lines
B. the cost of transmission and 1ine failure rate
C. at both opening and closing of circuit breakers
D. by means of circuit breaker closing resistor in 500kV system
E. by the operation of a circuit breaker
Passage 14 Transmission line and distribution line ADBCE
The high voltage power line through which power is (1)
A. transmitted from power plant’s step-up substation to step-down substation
B. the overhead transmission line
C. lightning frequently happening and heavy raining
D. the power line that transmits the power from step-down substation
E. 1arge spanning line section
Passage 15 Transformer insulation CEABD
The insulation of a transformer can be categorized into internal insulation and external insulation. (1)
A. The main insulation materials inside transformer are transformer oil
B. The degradation of insulating properties of insulation materials under long period of influence
C. The internal insulation refers to the insulation of various parts inside the oil tank
D．If the winding temperature is within the scope of 80～140 o C
E. The main insulation refers to the insulation between windings and grounding parts and the insulation between windings
Passage 16 The electricity market BDAEC
The aim of introducing market mechanism is to bring various parties more economic benefit through equitable competition，thereby promote economic development. Like other markets, it needs (1)
A. to agree on the price and quantity to be traded
B. a wholesale market
C. to register as a market customer
D. a retail market
E. to choose electricity suppliers
Passage 17 Electric power CBDAE
Electric power is a most convenient，clean，safe，and useful form of energy which supplies the major portion of energy needs of a modem society At the present time (1)
A. its growth rate
B. its unavailability
C. the lack of electricity (a blackout)
D. social disorder, and even national tragedy
E. high electric power consumption per capita
Passage 18 Copyright piracy BDAEC
There are numerous examples of what has become known as copyright piracy. The American chemical giant Du Pont, for example, recently introduced into one Asian country its famous Londax herbicide, which kills weeds in rice fields. The company invested millions of dollars in (1)
A. new chemicals
B. the research and development
C. physical property
D. the fake and real items
E. the intellectual property
Passage 19 Electrical energy DEBAC
Electrical energy is the presence and flow of an electric charge. The energy portion of electricity is found in a variety of phenomena such as (1)
A. Alternating current
B. electrical energy
C. Electrical potential
D. static electricity
E. electrical charge
Passage 20 Solar energy ADBCE
Many people think of alternative solar energy as a new technology, but humans have been using this process to heat homes and baths for thousands of years.
A. sustainable
B. inefficient
C. the collected energy is used to heat a fluid
D. the best known is photovoltaic cells
E. efficient Passage 21 Electrical energy conservation CDEAB Electrical energy conservation refers to the process of reducing energy used through various means. Many of these methods for (1)
A. turning the thermostat up in the summer and down in the winter
B. looking for other opportunities for electrical energy conservation in the home
C. reducing energy consumption can be undertaken at home
D. making use of alternative clean energy sources
E. contributing to climate change
Passage 1 CDBEA
Nowadays, scientists are working hard to make deserts into useful land again. They make efforts to bring water to the desert( C ). Unluckily, more and more land is becoming deserts. This is because people are doing bad things to the earth.
A. There is still a long way to go for scientists to turn the desert into good land.
B. They are very important to dry places
C. so that people can live and grow food there
D. even though these places don’t have much rain
E. Besides, they won’t let the wind blow the dirt away.
Passage 2 CBEAD
Temperature, pressure, specific volume, enthalpy and entropy are the most commonly used ( C ) in the thermodynamics.
A. heat transfer
B．the rise in temperature
C．parameters of the medium
D．internal energy
E．external forces
Passage 1 EABCD
( E ) Here are three important rules( A )
Reduce. ( B ) Big cities always consume a lot of water in daily life. To save water, people in some families may first use the same water to wash clothes and then to flush the toilet.
A. Their key words all begin with the 1etter “R”.
B. If you want to reduce waste. you must use things
wisely.
C. You must always think of reusing things before throwing them out.
D. The metal stuff can be made into new coke cans.
E. It’s important to protect our environment.
Passage 2 BCADE
According to the mode of energy conversion, power plants can be classified into fossil-fired, hydraulic, ( B ), geothermal, tide power plants, and so on.
A. supplies steam to the user
B. nuclear, wind, solar
C. supplies power to users
D. Fuel supply and ash disposal
E. newly scheduled power plant
Passage 1 BDACE
The most important pumps in a power plant are feed-water pumps and condensate pumps, etc.
The role of feed-water pump in a power plant is that ( B ) from de-aerator water storage tank to
A. three sets of motor-driven pumps are acceptable
B. it must be located at 0.5m-0.8m below the hot-well
C. two of them are fur normal operation
D. Motor frequency conversion speed regulation；
E. it pressurizes and transports the higher temperature de-aerated water
Passage 2 CEBAD
Automatic regulation of boiler dram water level means that by the feed water automatic regulator, ( C ).
A. a small quantity of water spraying can be adopted.
B. The superheater outlet steam temperature is regulated by the injection of desuperheating water.
C. the dram level is kept within a set range
D. by the water spraying
E. It is a one element regulating system at that time
2016职称英语教材-卫生类C级完形填空及参考译文1 第一篇Better Control of TB Seen If a Faster Cure Is Found The World Health Organization1 estimates that about one-third of all people are infected with bacteria that cause tuberculosis . Most times, the infection remains inactive. But each year about eight million people develop active cases of TB, usually in their lungs. Two million people die of it. The disease has increased with the spread of AIDS and drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis. Current treatments take at least six months. People have to take a combination of several antibiotic drugs daily. But many people stop as soon as they feel better. Doing that can lead to an infection that resists treatment. Public health experts agree that a faster-acting cure for tuberculosis would be more effective. Now a study estimates just how effective it might be. A professor of international health at Harvard University2 led the study. Joshua Salomon says a shorter treatment program would likely mean not just more patients cured. It would also mean fewer infectious patients who can pass on their infection to others. The researchers developed a mathematical model to examine the effects of a two-month treatment plan. They tested the model with current TB conditions in Southeast Asia. The scientists found that a two-month treatment could prevent about twenty percent of new cases. And it might prevent about twenty-five percent of TB deaths. The model shows that these reductions would take place between two thousand twelve and two thousand thirty. That is, if a faster cure is developed and in wide use by two thousand twelve. The World Health Organization reductions the DOTS3 program in nineteen ninety. DOTS is Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course. Health workers watch tuberculosis patients take their daily pills to make sure they continue treatment. Earlier this year, an international partnership of organizations announced a plan to expand the DOTS program. The ten-year plan also aims to finance research into new TB drugs. The four most common drugs used now are more than forty years old. The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development4 says its long-term goal is a treatment that could work in as few as ten doses. 1.找到速效治疗剂可以更好控制结核病 世界卫生组织估计全球有大约三分之一的人感染了导致结核病的病菌。大多数时候，这种感染是不活跃的。但是每年大约有八百万结核病病例，通常是在肺部。两百万人因此丧命。结核病发病率由于艾滋病的传播和抗药型结核病的出现而增加。目前的治疗至少需要六个月。患病者不得不每日服用多种抗生素药品。许多人在稍感舒适后就停止使用药品，这么做可能导致抗药性感染。公共卫生专家一致认为针对结核病的速效治疗剂将会更加有效果。现在有一项研究评估这种速效治疗剂究竟效力有多大。这项研究由美国哈佛大学国际卫生方面的教授率领。Joshua Salomon说，疗程较短的治疗计划可能不仅仅意味着更多病人被治好，也意味着将感染传给别人的病人会更少。 研究者们设计了一个数学模型来检测两个月治疗计划的效果。他们以东南亚目前的结核病情况来检验这个模型。科学家们发现两个月的治疗可以防止大约20％的新病例，也可能防止大约5％因结核病引起的死亡。这个模型表明，如果速效治疗剂可以在2012年前研发出来并大规模使用的话，减少结核病例在2012年到2030年间就可以实现。 世界卫生组织在1990年制定了DOTS计划，DOTS意指短期直接观察治疗。卫生工作者监督结核病人每天服药，以确信他们继续治疗。今年年初，一个国际组织同盟宣布了一项扩大DOTS的计划。这个十年计划也旨在资助新结核药品的研究。现在四种最常用的药品也有四十多年的历史了。全球结核病药物开发联盟宣称它的长期目标是找到一种治疗方法，可以通过十次剂量就效果。
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2016年职称英语综合B真题 第一部分：词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分） 下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请为每处画线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。 1. All houses within 100 meters of the seas are (at risk) of flooding. A. out of control B. between equals C. in particular D. in danger 2. The idea was quite (brillian)t. A. positive B. clever C. key D. original 3. Stock market price (tumbled) after rumor of a rise in interest rate. A. regulated B. fell C. increased D. maintained
4. We are worried about this (fluid) situation full with uncertainty. A. stable B. suitable C. adaptable D. changeable 5. The (revelation) of his past led to his resignation. A. imagination B. confirmation C. disclosure D. recall 6. Jensen is a dangerous man, and can be very (brutal). A. careless B. strong C. cruel D. hard 7. The coastal has area has very (mild) winter, but the central plains remain extremely cold. A. warm B. severe C. hard D.dry
2012年职称英语考试试卷 综合类B级 第一部分：词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分） 下面每个句子均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。 1.I wanted to ask her out but was scared that she might refuse. A. afraid B. anxious C. sure D. sad 2.Marsha confessed that she knew nothing of computer. A. reported B. admitted C. hoped D. answered 3.My doctor said I should vary my diet more. A. prepare B. cook C. change D. choose 4.I got a note from Moira urginq me to get in touch. A. instructing B. pushing C. notifying D. inviting 5.A number of theories have been proposed to explain the situation. A. tested B. suggested C. used D. announced 6.The sea turtle's natural habitat has been considerably reduced. A. suddenly B. greatly C. generally D. slightly 7.The test produced disappointing results. A. indirect B. similar C. positive D. unsatisfactory 8.At 80, Peck was still vigorous and living in Paris. A. happy B. energetic C. alone D. busy 9. A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children. A. reported B. proved C. caught D. praised 10.He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source. A. maintained B. recommended C. considered D. acknowledged 11.It is possible to approach the problem in a different way. A. handle B. raise C. pose D. experience 12.Eventually, she got a job and moved to London. A. Certainly B. Finally C. Luckily D. Naturally 13.For some obscure reason, the simple game is becoming very popular. A. obvious B. Major C. unclear D. minor 14.The decision to invade provoked storms of protest. A. ignored B. organized C. caused D. received 15.Forester stared at his car, trembling with rage. A. turning B. jumping C. shouting D. shaking 第二部分：阅读判断（第16 - 22题，每题1分，共7分） 下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该
1、单项选择 A 1.Although many young people are B.keen on going abroad, he prefers to stay and work in his own country. 2.After my mother finished cleaning up the house, she C.went on read today’s newspaper. 3.After the lecture,the students participating in it had a B.heated discussion on it. 4.All those expensive shoes are made C.by hand. 5.Anybody who has broken the law won’t escape D.being punished. 6.As a result, he succeeded B.reaching the castle but failed B.to find the way to enter it. 7.Although her marriage was very unhappy, Mrs.Stephens remained with her husband for the B.sake of the children. 8.American blacks were D.denied equal rights with the whites until the 1970s after many years of hard struggle 9. A baby learns to C.creep before it learns to walk. 10.As a result of the neglect of all safety rules, the workers C.were exposed to considerable danger. 11. A good dictionary is D.indispensable to the study of a foreign language. 12. B.By way of an excuse he said he was tired. 13.As they crossed Broadway, he came D.face to face with a new problem. 14.After Tom passed his driving test he B.filled out an application for his driver’s license. B 1.By improving his learning habits a C.average student can be a top one. 2. A.Followed by his students, the teacher entered the classroom. 3.But, because Barbary is all that D.matters to me for the time, I don’t suggest going away. 4.Because he stammered slightly, the other boys D.made fun of him. C 1.Chinese brown medicine has little side C.effect. 2.Children are very curious D.by nature 3.Candidates who wish to D.withdraw from the examination must notify the secretary immediately. 4.“B.Enjoy yourselves, children,” Mother urged the guests at our party. D 1.Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often D.as good as or better than an actual performance. 2.Don’t eat anything that will spoil your appetite D.for dinner. E 1.Everyone seemed to B.warn a blind eye to the rubbish on the floor. 2.Einstein was mathematical A.genius. F 1.Fruit in best and cheapest when it is D.in season. 2. D.Far from admiring his paintings, I dislike them intensely. 3.First the curtain D.caught fire and then the bedclothes. H 1.He is always kind, never cruel, B.either to people B.or to animals. 2. A.considering his age, he is unable to take the job. 3.He slipped and broke his leg. A.As a result he would have to away from school for two weeks. 4.His heart stopped C.beating just when we reached the hospital. 5.His parents couldn’t A.get through to him on the telephone, so they decided to go to his school and see what’s wrong. 6.How is Mary getting on C.with her study? 7.His father is very busy ever day. He can’t help complaining of the rapid B.pace of modern life. 8.He is the best candidate D.to carry out the plan. 9.He hurried to the railway station A.in the hope of catching the early train. 10.–Have you D.heard about Mr.Johnson? ----Yes, I read about him in a newspaper. 11.How about D.staying at home if we meet with a stormy day? 12.His D.total income of a year is $500. His yearly income D.totals $500. It reached D.atotal of $500 a year. 13.Her deeds are worthy C.of being praised. 14.He said the situation there was not bad as had been A.painted. 15.He said it in such clear terms that nobody was in any A.doubt about what was meant. 16.His business is growing so fast that he must take B.on more workers. 17.He is the manager of the company. He’s D.ind charge of it. 18.He said he had every D.confidence in his secretary; she would do the right thing. 19.He is said to be generous D.with his money. 20.He considers himself a great singer, and A.in a way he is justified. 21.He restricts himself C.to smoking two cigarettes a day. 22.Harris turned a page to two and the title of a poem D.caught his eye. I 1.It C.took millions of people several years to build the Great Wall. 2.I have always B.considered you my best friend. 3.If I take this medicine twice a day, it should B.cure my cold 4.It is B.considerate of you to turn down the radio while your sister is still ill in bed. 5.It’s not quite C.certain that he will be present at the meeting. 6.It was natural that he A.count the days before going home. 7.It was difficult to guess what her B.reaction to the news would be. 8.If you have a house full of children and rubbish, you will next keep it B.clean. 9.I was ashamed C.of when I lived. 10.It is impossible to know A.in advance what will happen. 11.If you A.check your paper carefully, some grammar mistakes can be avoided. 12.–I suppose you have got the post.----You B.have guessed it. 13. A.To be honest, I didn’t agree with what you said. 14.It has been raining for a week. I hope C.it will clear up. 15.I’m going to have my car A.repaired tomorrow morning. 16.I D.heard her talking about Mrs.Handerson whom I had never D.heard of. 17.If Mary B.is aware of all the dangers, she should change her mind. 18.If you were in my position, you would B.have some idea how I feel. 19.I prefer A.staying at home to A.playing outside. 20.If a person is exposed to constant noise, he may gradually B.suffer from a loss of hearing. 21.If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on C.purpose. 22.It is forecast that heavy rains are D.threatening to flood the area in a few days. 23.In his boyhood, he was slow C.in learning to read and write. 24.I never expected you do D.turn up at the meeting; I thought you were abroad. 25.I couldn’t find A.a large enough coat, and so I took this one. 26.I tried to call you A.up last night, but no one answered the phone. 27.I had not even a vague idea D.of what was going to happen. 28.If this is the case, how is he B.justified in blaming her? 29.In the D.preface to this book, we are given the reason why it has been republished. 30.I A.disapproved of the way he behaved at the meeting 31.“I don’t see that I have deserved any fame and I have no C.taste for it,” he once said. 32.I didn’t expect that these few books would come C.to so much. 33.I speak B.for my colleagues as well as myself when I thank you all for your great kindness. 34.Industrial countries A.consume a great amount of raw materials. 35.It’s no use ringing me at the office this week because I’m D.on holiday. 36.“I’ve been away a long time, and that name is not familiar A.to me.” 37.It si encouraging to note that in recent years, cigarette smokers have been B.on the decline, especially among older people. 38.I must count D.up how much money I’ve spent today. 39.If George cannot earn money for a bicycle, he will have to C.do without. 40.If you can make C.friends with her, so much the better. J 1.John’s sudden death was a great blow to his mother and it took her a long time to D.get over the grief. 2.Jimmy is the oldest boy and is taller than B.any other boy in the class. 3.Jim threatened to take C.revenge on the shirt factory that had fired him. L 1.---look! The flowers in the garden are growing lovely.------ how I wish I had a small piece of D.ground when I could plant some flowers of my own! 2.Let me see all the official A.documents concerning the sale of this land. 3.Let’s begin the lesson at the place where we left A.off last time. 4.Libyan demonstrators C.set fire to the U.S. embassy in Tripoli. M 1.---Mum, why do you always make me drink a cup of fresh milk.-----B.To get enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up. 2.My brother was such a C.handsome young man that many girls like him. 3.Mary’s parents couldn’t help C.worrying about her. 4.My family bought a second-hand car B.at the price of 500 dollars. 5.Many people complain of the rapid C.pace of modern life. 6.“My mother asked C.after you.”“How kind of her!” 7.Mary was not promoted because she dreamed too much and fell C.behind in her lessons. 8.Mike thought that he could get B.by with the minimum of work. His tutor quickly disabused him! N 1．Nearly all weather occurs in the lowest layer of the A.atmosphere. 2．Never D.tuouble trouble until D.trouble troubles you. O 1.Only when the rain stopped C.did the sports meeting start again. 2.Once he decided what he wanted, he would go C.after in with a single mindedness. R 1.Remember to turn off the gas when you go C.on holiday. S 1.Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology C.is changing go rapidly. 2.She took a A.glance at her watch and saw that it was already lunch time. 3. D. Grown-ups should be responsible for their own behavior. 4.She was caught spitting in public and fined ten yuan on the A.spot. 5.such customs were D.handed down from father to son. 6. B.Hundreds of students attended the party last night. 7.She A.held back, not knowing what to do or say. 8.She likes wearing D.boots at home, for they are very comfortable. 9.Since the boss of the department wasn’t in, we decided to have a meeting B.another day. 10.She changes her mind so A.constantly that no one wants to work with
The First Four Minutes最初四分钟 When do people decide whether or not they want to become friends?人们什么时候决定他们是否愿意成为朋友？During their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book, “Contact：The first four minutes" he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new friendships：“Every time you meet someone in a social situation, give him your undivided attention for four minutes. (1) A lot of people's whole lives would change if they did just that. ”按列奥纳多?祖尼博士的书中所说是在他们相处的最初四分钟。在他的书《接触：最初四分钟》里，他向所有对开始新的友谊感兴趣的人们提出了这样的建议：“每次你在社交场合遇到什么人时，全神贯注地注意他四分钟。如果这样做了的话，他们的生活就会完全不同。”； You may have noticed that the average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he has just met. 你可能已经注意到了，一般人都不会全神贯注地注意一个他刚认识的人。(2) He keeps looking over the other person's shoulder, as if hoping to find someone more.他不停地往其他人身后看，好像要在屋里其他地方找到更趣的人似的。If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much.如果有人对你这样，你大概不会很喜欢他。
试卷一 I. Vocabulary Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. It is possible to predict how much energy and water a building will consume, how much _______ will be needed. A. matter B. things C. material D. substance 2. They found that the positive thinkers sold 37 percent more insurance than did the_______ thinkers. A. negative B. positive C. active D. passive 3. In labs around the world, bad bugs are undergoing the ultimate rehabilitation, being _______ from life-threatening viruses and bacteria into lifesaving therapeutic agents. A. translated B. transported C. transformed D. transmitted 4. The fresh air is sometimes humid from the _______rainfall of this area. A. numerous B. abundant C. plenty D. substantive 5. We know that many animals _______ the deep seas at pressures of 15,000 pounds per square inch. A. live on B. live in C. live through D. live up to 6. Speakers and writers of the Germanic languages _______for a great deal of the world's output in everything from economics to literature to military to science and technology. A. account B. allow C. apply D. arrange 7. _______of the great state of Illinois, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. A. On account B. In honor C. In place D. On behalf 8. The companies that are finding ways to hang on to their older workers _______ from an intangible commodity: wisdom. A. obtain B. earn C. develop D. benefit 9. I raced to_______ Jill. A. keep on B. keep up with C. come up with D. come up to 10. Managers need to monitor inflation trends so they can make good _______. A. decisive B. decisions C. decide D. decided 11. Fluency can be _______ defined as "being able to communicate ideas without having to stop and think too much about what one is saying." A. simple B. simply C. similar D. simplify 12. The number of vehicles has been steadily increasing. _______, more than 100 cities in the United States still have levels of carbon monoxide that exceed legally established limits. A. Continuously B. Consequently C. Constantly D. Consistently 13. A(An) _______ is better than the text and may make the point clear. A. interpretation B. representation C. illustration D. draw 14. Some of the world's best mountain _______ is available within the 500-kilometer long chain of the Southern Alps. A. scene B. scenery C. scarce D. scare 15. After a through research, the police __ most of the missing jewels. A. retreated B. refreshed C. recovered D. reminded 16. A gold-rated building is estimated to have reduced its environmental impact by 50% compared with a(an) __ conventional building. A. equivalent B. alike C. uniform D. likely 17. When pessimists __ in their first attempt, they usually say, "I can't do this." A. feel B. fail C. defeat D. lost 18. Six years __ before she got another note from Teddy. A. went into B. went around C. went by D. went on 19. The company owns a large number of _______ stores. A. export B. bargain C. retail D. trade 20. The cost of self-education has fallen with the multitude of sources of knowledge and information _______ on CD-ROMs and the Internet. A. preferable B. ready C. available D. considerable II. Grammatical Structure Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 21. Put things back _______ you found them.