2 B) cope

　　3 D) toward

    4 A) raise

　　5 D) not

　　6 C) range

　　7 B) Although

　　8 C) increasing

　　9 A) predicts

　　10 A) assist

　　11 C) Even

　　12 B) shelter

　　13 D) wandering

　　14 C) while

　　15 A) life

　　16 A) around

　　17 B) comprehensive

　　18 C) As

　　19 A) puts

　　20 D) coordination

　　Reading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Text 1

　　21. C. assimilating

　　22. A. played a role in the spread of popular culture.

　　23. C. are hardly a threat to the common culture.

　　24. D. To show the powerful influence of American culture.

　　25. B. successful

　　Text 2

　　26. A. the townsfolk deny the RSC ’ s contribution to the town’s revenue

　　27. B. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers

　　28. C. the town is not really short of money

　　29. D. the theatre attendance is on the rise

　　30. D. is sympathetic

　　Text 3

　　31. C. large sea animals may face the same threat today.

　　32. A. the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%.

　　33. C. the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss

　　34. D. people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation

　　35. B. biomass level

　　Text 4

　　36. D. Artists have changed their focus of interest

　　37. B. unpleasant

　　38. D. creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself.

　　39. B. The anti-happy art is distasteful but refreshing.

　　40. A. Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.

　　Part B

　　41. C

　　42. A

　　43. B

　　44. F

　　45. D