That is the end of the listening comprehension section.

　　Section Ⅱ Use of English (15 minutes)

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C, or Don your ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　Text

　　Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers (地理学家) compare and contrast 26 places on the earth. But they also 27 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 28 . The word geography 29 from two Greek words: ge，the Greek word for "earth" and graphein, 30 . means "to write". The English word geography means "to describe the earth". 31 geography books focus on a small area 32 a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 33 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 34 to divide the study of 35 is to distinguish betweenphysical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 36 starts with human beings and 37 how human beings and their environment act 38 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 39 branch can neglect the other.

　　A geographer might be described 40 one who observes, records, and explains the 41 between places. If all places 42 alike, there would be little need for geographers.

　　We know, however, 43 no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 44 , is a

　　point of view, a special way of 45 at places.

　　26. [A] similar [B] various [C] distant [D] famous

　　27. [A] pass [B] go [C] reach [D] set

　　28. [A] whole [B] unit [C] part [D] total

　　29. [A] falls [B] removes [C] results [D] comes

　　30. [A] what [B] that [C] which [D] it

　　31. [A] Some [B]Many [C]Most [D]Few

　　32. [A] outside [B] except [C]as [D]like

　　33. [A] extensive [B] entire [C] overall [D] enormous

　　34. [A] way [B] means [C] habit [D] technique

　　35. [A] world [B] earth [C] geography [D] globe

　　36. [A] second [ B] later [C] next [D] latter

　　37. [A] learns [ B ] studies [ C ] realizes [ D ] understands

　　38. [A] upon [B] for [C]as [D] to

　　39. [A] neither [B] either [C] one [D] each

　　40. [A] for . [B]to [C]as [D]by

　　41. [A] exceptions [B] sameness [C] differences [D] divisions

　　42. [A] being [B] are [C] be [D] were

　　43. [A] although [B] whether [C] since [D] that

　　44. [A] still [B] then [C] nevertheless [D] moreover

　　45. [A] working [ B ] looking [ C ] arriving [ D ] getting

　　Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

　　Part A

　　Directions:

　　Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark four answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.

　　Text I

　　No one knows exactly how many disabled (残废的) people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.