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23. Her handwriting is so bad that it is barely _____. LS txM6 >azEed<B
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24. We’re going to _____ what we’ve learned so far by doing some revision exercises today. '$ p2(CXw kM;o0wi
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28. The _____ between the two sets of figures suggests that someone has been stealing money from the bank. * A E O1'K >teF%
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29. The idea that a good night’s sleep will cure everything is a complete _____. Oe{gMKcA\ iD714+N(
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31. The image is _____ by a series of lenses within the telescope. F!,fn; tLc pV=@s z,G
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The law introduces strict __40__ on the sale and advertising of tobacco. Companies will have to __41__ the contents of cigarette smoke. __42__ giving tar and nicotine contents on cigarette packets, says the government, __43__ will be required to list other toxic constituents of smoke alongside their __44__. But with some 4000 such toxic components, the government plans to __45__ only a handful on each packet. brdmqA+ kA }-nU3{1
Health groups __46__ this move, but are disappointed that the law fails to demand that cigarettes be __47__ in generic white packets with the brand name given in standard black lettering. “We have a major __48__ here,” says LeGresley. rd+T b'j5v wOg,SMiq
The new bill, which is __49__ by the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council as “very extreme”, is now being rushed through parliament. It is designed to discourage cigarette sales to the young, __50__. Young people buying cigarettes will have to show proof of age, just __51__ they do for alcohol. The bill also __52__ cigarette ending machines and mail-order sales. Glgzv"OI p -;Uj |^
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38. A. adventurous B. sensible C. controversial D. innovative LxQ ,!tH? m~>@BCn;
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Section V Translation (25 marks) K X _,SG 61:9(*4~!F
76. 现在的年轻人心怀不切实际的抱负，追逐地位和财富，正在把自己弄得很痛苦。在最近的一个调查报告里，半数以上年轻人说：如果他们到30岁还没有一个长期的合作伙伴，银行里没有存款，没有一个高级的事业职位，没有一辆豪华车，没有家， 他们会感到好似失败了。显而易见，这是治疗痛苦的妙方。但是不可避免地，只有少数人会实现这些目标，而大多数人觉得自己失败了。更何况，即使表面上看似赢家的人也身处感到好像是失败者的大风险之中。
