recording dates back to 1886.Many of the original ideas behind television originate from the late 19th and er tury.Even the Volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 190 at t for a cart with the orse at the rear 62.The passage is mainly about A)an approach to patents B)the application for patents C)theuse of patents D)the acces to patents 63.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A)When a patent becomes out of effect.it can be re-patented or extended if necessary. B)It is necessary for an inventor to apply for a patent before he makes his invention public C)must publicie the details of period isover 64.George Valensi's patent lasted until A)nobody was willing to offer any reward for his patent prior to that time B)his patent could not be put to use for an unusually long time C)there were not enough TV stations to provide color programmers D)the color TV receive was notavailable ntil tht tim 65 e word"plagiarize"(Line 5,Para.5)most probably means A)steal and use B)give reward to C)make public D)take and change 66.From the passage welearn that ehe inventor unle s reduced to comerracc were madea long time C)it is much cheaper to buy an old patent than anew one D)patent experts often recommend patents to others by conducting a search through dead patents Part V Cloze (15 minutes) Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following pas ssage.For each blank four choices marked A) B).C)and D)on the right side of the paper You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 67 and have made up their minds to 68 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 69through the narrow High Street They not only make it70 to sleep at night but they are 71 damage to our houses and shops historical 72,"said John Norris,one of the protesters. 73 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads"said Jean Lacev.a biology student.why don't they build a new road that goes round the town?Burlington isn't much more than a 74 village.Its streets were never 75 for heavy traffic Harry Fieldsas studying 76said they wanted to make as much 77 possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to78"Most of them don't 79 here anyway,"he said,"they come in for meetings and that,and the Town Hall is soundproof,so they probably don't 80 It's high time they realized the problem."The fourth student,Liza Vernum,said she thought the public were 81 on their side.and even if they weren't they soon would be. I asked ifthey were82 that the police might come to 83 them. 7 recording dates back to 1886. Many of the original ideas behind television originate from the late 19th and early 20th century. Even the Volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse at the rear. 62. The passage is mainly about ________. A) an approach to patents B) the application for patents C) the use of patents D) the access to patents 63. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A) When a patent becomes out of effect, it can be re-patented or extended if necessary. B) It is necessary for an inventor to apply for a patent before he makes his invention public. C) A patent holder must publicize the details of his invention when its legal period is over. D) One can get all the details of a patented invention from a library attached to the patent office. 64. George Valensi’s patent lasted until 1971 because ________. A) nobody was willing to offer any reward for his patent prior to that time B) his patent could not be put to use for an unusually long time C) there were not enough TV stations to provide color programmers D) the color TV receiver was not available until that time 65. The word “plagiarize” (Line 5, Para. 5) most probably means “________”. A) steal and use B) give reward to C) make public D) take and change 66. From the passage we learn that ________. A) an invention will not benefit the inventor unless it is reduced to commercial practice B) products are actually inventions which were made a long time ago C) it is much cheaper to buy an old patent than a new one D) patent experts often recommend patents to others by conducting a search through dead patents Part V Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the __67__ and have made up their minds to __68__ the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run __69__ through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it __70__ to sleep at night, but they are __71__ damage to our houses and shops of historical __72__,” said John Norris, one of the protesters. “__73__ we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, why don't they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn't much more than a __74__ village. Its streets were never __75__ for heavy traffic. Harry Fields also studying __76__ said they wanted to make as much __77__ possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to __78__. “Most of them don't __79__ here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don't __80__. It's high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were __81__ on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be. I asked if they were __82__ that the police might come to __83__ them