1 A) Indeed
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