_______(58)




A.hardly
B.barely
C.rarely
D.all are correct

The missing man's family is seeking anyone have information about his activity.




A.man's
B.anyone
C.have
D.about

What may NOT be true about life in 2050?




A.Many forms of entertainment will come to us thanks to computer.
B.Blind and deaf people will be helped by scientists to see and hear again.
C.Scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how intelligent they are.
D.Our sources of water for agriculture will increase ten times.

The passage mainly discusses ________________.




A.the effect of the futurologists' prediction on our lives
B.the effect of telecommunication on our future life
C.the changes in our future life compared with our life today
D.the importance of cloning in the future

The phrase “pays heed to” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.




A.buys
B.watches
C.notices
D.discovers

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A.make
B.keep
C.remain
D.create

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I don’t know what they are going to ask in the job interview. I’ll just play it by ear.




A.plan well in advance
B.be careful about it
C.listen to others saying
D.do not plan beforehand

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
school fees may discourage many students from attending university.




A.Gaining
B.Receiving
C.Improving
D.Raising

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.




A.inform
B.explore
C.prevent
D.cancel

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I can _____with most things but I cannot stand noisy children.




A.put up
B.put on
C.put aside
D.put off