Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding answer on ANSWER SHEET. In the People’s Republic of China the odd pre-quake behavior of horses and other animals__36__successfully to warn people that earthquakes__37___. Recently, a group of American geologists and geophysicists visited China and listened with great interest__38__ scientists there who explained how they have been able to predict many earthquakes in the past three years. The American scientists compared the___39__ with the unique Chinese program__40 __the impact of Chinese acupuncture ___41___ Western medicine. The Chinese scientist use ___42 __ but they also monitor strange signals such as various ground noises, the fluctuation of well-water levels, and the strange behavior of animals. The results are quite interesting. Chinese seismologists, for example, ___43 __ predicted two magnitude 6.9 quakes near the China-Burma border on May 29, 1976. The seismologists _ 44 __ that their predictions have been so precise that they were able to evacuate many of their people before an earthquake occurred, thus __45__thousands of lives. __46___ , the Chinese experts also admit that there have been some false alarms. American scientists__47___ stories of unusual pre-quake animal behavior before, but they ___48___ them too seriously until their recent visit to China. “Maybe there’s something to it.” said Jack Everndon, a California scientist. “We need some kind of short-term warning. We need something.” He didn’t mention the kind of research he may be considering, “Some of us are thinking it’s __49___ enough to give it a serious look,” he commented. “Two years ago we ___50__ that.”
36. A. have used B. have been used C. has been used D. will be used
ID：9121-13145 Equal employment shall be accorded to all qualified individuals without _________ to color or sex. A) consider B) regard C) respect D) regardless
ID：9121-12369（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题） Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens? A. They can do better in their future studies. B. They can accumulate more group experience there. C. They can be individually oriented when they grow up. D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
ID：9121-12356（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题） When the author says that lakes have become “wet deserts”,._____ A. he is being angry B. he is being optimistic C. he is being sad D. he is being humorous
