Interviewer:Ms. Chen, can you tell us which pieces of technology are important to you?

　　Interviewee: Three things: my Sharp laptop; myiphone5; and my Olympus digital camera.____7____: the kids, art, buildings, clothes, scenes that catch myeye as I walk past.

　　Interviewer:What do you use your computer for?

　　Interviewee: Well, I send emails all the time. But I do a lot of my design work on screennow and I can send my ideas straight to directors and producers. _____8______- there are some fantastic sites around now.

　　Interviewer: Who uses the computer at home?

　　Interviewee: The kids use the computer all the time at home._____9_____ - and on topof that they're always texting on their mobile phones! They play computergames when they think I or their father aren't looking! They don't likedoing homework, of course, but there are some really good revision siteson the Internet. _____10_____- 15 minutes for a whole supermarket"visit"! That feels really good.

　　Part ⅡVocabulary (10 points)

　　Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B,Cand D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the

　　Answer Sheet.

　　11. Now and in the future, we will live as free people, not in fear and never at the mercy of any foreign powers.

　　A. in the interest of B. under the control of

　　C .for the sake of D. at the cost of

　　12.Public acceptance of rabbit as an economical source of protein depends how aggressivelyproducers market it .

　　A. vigorously B. effectively C. efficiently D. rigorously

　　13. Many New England communities do not permit the construction of a “modernist”

　　building, lest it alter their overall architectural integrity.

　　A. in case that B. in spite that C. for fear that D. in order that

　　14. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality .

　　A. imagination B. impression C. presentation D. expression

　　15. Television commercial have been under constant scrutiny for the last few years.

　　A. pressure B. reflection C. examination D. attack

　　16. The mayor has spent ahandsome amount of time in his last tern working to bring down the tax rate .

　　A. sufficient B. plenty C. considerable D. moderate

　　17. His poor performance maybe attributed to the lack of motivation.

　　A. caused by B. focused on C. taken for D. viewed as

　　18. The new cut in interest rate is meant to promote domestic investment.

　　A. encourage B. obtain C. publicize D. advertise

　　19. Conditions for the growth of this plant areoptimum in early summer.

　　A. most acceptable B. most expressive

　　C. most favorite D. most desirable

　　20. She often says her greatest happinessconsists in helping the disadvantaged children.

　　A. is proportionate to B. is composed of

　　C. lies in D. relies on

　　Part III Reading Comprehension (25 points)