A. determine te C. devise D. despise 37. At opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs B. virtuous l ally D. evenly 38. Because he was of the new speed limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding A. suspicious Ignora C. negligible D. regardless 39. Before the committee started its work. the of the last meeting were read out. D. manuscripts 40. The portion of the total income of China s railways which comes from carrying cargo is nt. D, incidentally Part ii cloze test Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices labelled A, B, c and D. Choose the best one and put your choice on the ANSWER SHEET (10 points) Language is such a pervasive cultural phenomenon that it can truly be called "second nature". In the immeasurable 4l of time since this form of behavior was acquired by the human race, language has always been the best 42 and most often used medium of cultural expression. The idea of human society and of man himself as a reasoning 43 cannot be separated from the fact 44 men possess language. 45 the nature of language in general, volumes have been written and schools of philosophy 46: over specific languages 47, arguments are easily roused and political controversies are often based, and yet a satisfactory definition of language has never been reached. In the mind of the average person, it is 48 from other systems of communication. Although every person hasA．determine B．designate C．devise D．despise 37. At opening of the century,with the exception of a crude plow,farmers could have carried _____ all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs. A．practically B．virtuously C．eventually D．evenly 38. Because he was _____ of the new speed limit,he was stopped and warned for speeding. A．suspicious B．ignorant C．negligible D．regardless 39. Before the committee started its work,the _____ of the last meeting were read out. A．minutes B．records C．copies D．manuscripts 40. The portion of the total income of China's railways which comes from carrying cargo is _____ 80 percent. A．consequently B．roughly C．comparatively D．incidentally Part II Cloze Test Directions:For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices labelled A,B,C and D. Choose the best one and put your choice on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points) Language is such a pervasive cultural phenomenon that it can truly be called“second nature”. In the immeasurable 41 of time since this form of behavior was acquired by the human race, language has always been the best 42 and most often used medium of cultural expression. The idea of human society and of man himself as a reasoning 43 cannot be separated from the fact 44 men possess language. 45 the nature of language in general, volumes have been written and schools of philosophy 46 ; over specific languages 47 , arguments are easily roused and political controversies are often based, and yet a satisfactory definition of language has never been reached. In the mind of the average person, it is 48 from other systems of communication. Although every person has