1.Shewentintothestoretoinquireaboutthenewesttouchscreenmobilephone.YouranswerCorrectanswerinquireinquire2.Peopleoftencriticizemobilephonesandhandhelddevicesbecausetheyinterferewithpersonal,face-to-faceinteractions.YouranswerCorrectanswerinterfereinterfere3.Snailsalwaysseemedlikeweirdlittleanimalstome.Idon'tunderstandwhyFrenchpeopleliketoeatthem.YouranswerCorrectanswerweirdweird4.Manyplaceshavelawsagainsttalkingonmobilephoneswhiledrivingbecausetheyeasilydistractdriversfromtheroad.YouranswerCorrectanswerdistractdistract5.StephaniefeltuneasyaboutspendingthreeweeksinPerusinceshecouldn'tspeakanySpanish.YouranswerCorrectansweruneasyuneasy6.Itisessentialtounderstandculturaldifferenceswhenyouvisitanothercountrysothatyoudon'toffendanyone.YouranswerCorrectansweressentialessential7.undoubtedly,mobilephoneshavetheabilitytoconnectpeoplefasterthananyotherformofcommunication.YouranswerCorrectanswerundoubtedlyUndoubtedly8.Thomasspenta(n)tedious20minutestalkingwithhisinsurancecompanybytelephone.YouranswerCorrectanswertedioustedious9.I'vealwayshadanintensecuriosityaboutJapaneseculture.YouranswerCorrectanswercuriositycuriosity10.Chinesepeoplehaveareputationforbeingverythoughfulbecausetheyareoftensohospitabletotheirguests.YouranswerCorrectanswerthoughfulthoughtfulSectionB:Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.11.Hedidn'tunderstandthe_______hisattitudehadoneveryone'sopinionofhim.A.impactB.extentC.impulseD.excuse12.Let'sstrivetoeliminateanyfurther_______byhavingopencommunication.A.confuseB.confusedC.confusionD.confusing13.Tome,lifewithouttelephonesandemailwouldbea_______existenceindeed!A.solitudeB.soloC.solitaireD.solitary14.InSouthAfrica,it'sverycommonforgueststodropbyafriend'shouseunannounced,_______inEngland,thismightbeconsideredrude.A.whereasB.whereC.thatD.which15.Icouldn'tevenbeginto_______whyshebehavedsobadly.A.knowB.speculateC.recognizeD.assume16.Iofferedtoshakehishandon_______;IforgotthatthisisnotnormalinJapan.A.impulseB.repulsiveC.repulseD.impulsive17.Soniaread_______everybookonGermanybeforevisitinglastsummer.A.necessarilyB.completelyC.practicallyD.undoubtedly18.It'sinterestingtoseehowdifferentcultures_______certainhandgestures.A.understandB.distinguishC.perceiveD.appreciate19.Weweren'tallowedto_______awordwhileworkingatthelibrary.A.utteranceB.utterC.utteringD.utters20.Mysupervisorhasabsolutelyno_______forrudeordisrespectfulbehavior.A.toleranceB.appreciationC.confusionD.recognitionSectionC:Completeeachsentencewithasuitableword.21.Thecountry'seconomiccrisisisbeyondthereachoftraditionalsolutions.YouranswerCorrectanswerbeyondbeyond22.IttookalongtimeforLoutogetoverhisjetlagaftercominghomefromAustralia.YouranswerCorrectansweroverover23.Afterthemeeting,Abbycametotheconclusionthatsheneededanewjob.YouranswerCorrectanswertoto24.Ontheplusside,thecitizensinthiscountryrecognizedtheneedforactionsonclimatechange.YouranswerCorrectanswerOnOn25.MymothercallseverymorningtocheckuponmeandseehowI'mdoing.YouranswerCorrectansweronon26.Don'tforgettoswitchoffyourmobilephonebeforeclassstarts.YouranswerCorrectansweroffoff27.Let'sstartoverandintroduceourselvesagain.YouranswerCorrectansweroverover28.Ineedtogetholdofacarasthedestinationistoofaraway.YouranswerCorrectanswerofof29.Tomgottiredofmakingdinnereverydaysohedecidedtostarteatingout.YouranswerCorrectanswerofof30.Atlast,thequarrelcametoanendthankstothemanager'smediation.YouranswerCorrectanswertotoPartII:BankedClozeQuestions31to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itseemslikemostpeopletodayhaveamobilephone(31)permanentlyattachedtotheirhands.Surprisingly,manyofthesepeopledon'tevenusetheirphonesforactualconversations!Textmessaginghasbecomesucha(n)(32)partoftheir(33)thatI'msuretheywouldbelostwithouttheabilitytosendtextmessages.I'mnotagainstnewtechnologies,butIpersonallyfindtextmessagingvery(34).IfIhaveaquestionforsomeone,Iwouldmuchrathertalktothatpersononthephoneandimmediatelyhearhis(35).Sendingshorttextmessagesbackandforthjustcausestoomuch(36)!Mosttextmessages(37)don'tincludeproperspellingorcompletesentences.Theyresemblea(n)(38)foreignlanguagewithmessageslike,gr8!cu2nite!Ithinkit'sabouttimepeoplestoppedlettingtextmessages(39)withtheirabilitytothinkcompletethoughts.Together,wecan(40)ourabilitytocommunicatewitheachotherusingreal,spokenwords!YouranswerCorrectanswer(31)handset(32)essential(33)lifestyle(34)distracting(35)response(36)confusion(37)generally(38)weird(39)interfere(40)rediscoverPartIII:ReadingComprehensionQuestions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NowthatI'vegraduatedfromcollegeandmovedintomyownapartment,myparentsoftenmakeafussabouthowscatteredourfamilyhasbecome.Iwastheirlastchildtomoveawayfromhome,andIthinktheyoftenmisshavingeveryonetogetherinoneplace.Icancertainlyunderstandtheirpoint.TheystillliveinBirmingham,butInowliveinLondonandmysisterisattendinguniversityinOxford.Tomakemattersworse,myolderbrotherrecentlymovedtoSpainforajob.Ofcourse,weallkeepintouchthroughemailandoverthephone.Mybrotherevenkeepsadailyblog!However,it'snotthesameasbeingtogether,andsharingimportantnewsoveremailiscompletelydi