Section B

Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should choose the ONE answer that best completes the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the center.

When I visited the Netherlands last year,my first impression was that it was all too good to be true:a country where everyone is satisfied!So,___46___ that young people everywhere are gifted social critics,I sought out some university students and ___47__ what issues young people were ___48___.I was stunned to learn that the main problem students there see is with employment.IN a country that’s made good work conditions a(n)___49___,this came as a real surprise.Even more stunning was the fact that it wasn’t unemployment ___50___ these students were worried about---it was a shortage of highly paid management positions ___51___ to fresh university graduates.As the students expressed their resentment toward the older generation for“___52___ all the good jobs”and their bitterness over the thought of struggling to ___53___ on an entry–level salary,I couldn’t help ___54___ my own early employment experiences.I had graduated with honors form a good school,but my first job was doing door–to–door market research for a salary that just barely allowed me to get by.For some reason I never doubted that I’d ultimately ___55___ a better job.I simply accepted that a young person who was just starting out would have to struggle a bit at first.(216 words)

46.A.thinking B.to see C.knowing D.found

47.A.inquired after B.inquired of C.inquired into D.inquired

48.A.worrying B.concerned about C.concerned with D.cared about

49.A.priority B.choice C.must D.importance

50.A.which B.whom C.the D.that

51.A.preferred B.limited C.supplied D.available

52.A.taking on B.taking up C.taking over D.taking to

53.A.earn B.make ends meet C.survive with D.live with

54.A.calling back B.memorizing C.looking back on D.recalling on

55.A.end up with B.end with C.end in D.end on

PartⅣWriting(15 points)

Directions:For this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter to one of your former classmates.You should write at least 80 words,and base your letter on the Chinese outline below:

1.了解對方近來的情況

2.通知對方同學將在元旦舉行聚會

3.請對方參加