Passage A 6.
1) subtle 2) were overtaken 3) species 4) decades 5) boundaries 6) audio 7) directly 8) focus 9) tone 10) cupped 7.
1) at the rate 2) For the sake of 3) come to 4) by hand 5) vice versa 8.
1) Young people sometimes complain of being unable to communicate with
their parents.
2) It has been Mary’s long cherished dream to take up residence in a Miao
village in Yunnan China. Now her dream has finally come true.
3) Domestic animals are used to depending on humans, so it is difficult for
them to survive in the wild.
4) He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the
company because of depression.
5) I figure that there is a traffic jam on the route of the bus, for I’ve waited for
30 minutes without seeing one passing by.
Passage B 12. DABDB 14. DCABADAC 15.
1) Ten years ago, when our company was at the height of its production, we decided to invest in new technologies, so as to turn our company into a
technology-intensive one. With our advanced technologies, we out-competed all our competitors in the rough and tumble of the marketplace. Now we have reduced the cost by 30 percent, even as our sales have grown by two-thirds and the earnings have doubled.
2) We define sustainability as keeping a business profitable, but not at the expense of the environment. Does this make good business sense? Actually, what we get has more than offset all the investments and expenses incurred in pursuit of the goal of sustainable development. The boost of sustainability made such a difference that it helped us survive the deepest recession in the history.
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