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A. upon B. with C. in D. for
15. The water prize is an international award that _____ outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems.
A. recognizes B. requires C. releases D. relays
16. In its 14 years of _____, the European Union has earned the scorn of its citizens and skepticism form the United States.
A. endurance B. emergence C. existence D. eminence
17. His excuse for being late this morning was his car had _____ in the snow.
A. started up B. got stuck C. set back D. stood by
18. _____ widespread belief cockroaches (蟑螂) would not take over the world if there were no one around to step on them.
A. In view of B. thanks to C. In case of D. Contrary to
19. Consciously or not, ordinary citizens and government bureaucrats still _____ the notion that Japanese society is a unique culture.
A. fit in with B. look down on C. cling to D. hold back
20. As you can see by yourself, thins _____ to be exactly as the professor had foreseen.
A. turned in B. turned out C. turned up D. turned down
Section II Cloze (10 Points)
Direction: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.
Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes __21__ different nations compete against each other in a __22__ of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.
In order to __23__ the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After all proposals have been __24__, the IOC votes. If no city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues, with __25__ rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance. __26__ the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the __27__ of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to __28__ the Games effectively.
The IOC also __29__ which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. __30__, Tokyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico City. Mexico, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen __31__ to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America.
__32__ the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into __33__ the host city’s time zone. __34__ the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example. American television networks are willing to pay __35__higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events __36__, in prime viewing hours.
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