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PartIIICloze

Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

In1982,MarkThatcher,thesonofMrs.Thatcherwasreported61intheSaharaDesertwhilecompetingintheGrandPrixmotorracefromParistoDakar.Thissadnews,so62,shooktheusuallycalmandunperturbedseasonedpolitician63herbalance.Thoughshedidherbesttopretendasif64hadhappenedandmadeherpublicappearancesasusual,peoplecouldnot65tonoticethatshewasnolongertheold66primeministerwhoalwayshadeverything67control.68shehadbecomeaverysadmotherwhowasunabletorecoverfromhershock.

Oneday,whenshewastospeakataluncheonparty,areportercaughther69herguardby70upthesubjectofhermissingsonagain.Shewastotallymentally71forthequestionandlostherselfcontrol.Tearswererollingdownhereyesasshesobbinglytoldthereporterthatthere72stillnonewsofMarkandthatshewasveryworriedabouthim.Shesaidthatallthecountries73hadpromisedtodotheirbesttohelpherfindherson.74thatshebrokedowncompletelyandsobbedsilentlyforquiteawhile.Graduallyshe75downandstartedtospeakas76.itwasaverymovingscenewhich77anewsideofMrs.Thatcher’scharacterthepublicdonotusuallysee,78peoplebegantotalkabouttheIronWoman’smaternallove,asentimentthatis79toallhumankind.

LaterMarkreturned80andsoundtohismother’sside,good-humoredandallsmilesasusual,asifnothingunusualhadeverhappened.TheIronWoman,however,brokedownagainaswassobbingforthesecondtime.

61.A.missingB.missedC.wantingD.wanted

62.A.expectedB.expectingC.unexpectedD.unexpecting

63.A.withB.onC.outD.off

64.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

65.A.missB.failC.pretendD.expect

66.A.reassuredB.self-assuredC.assuringD.self-assuring

67.A.forB.beneathC.belowD.under

68.A.InsteadB.howeverC.ThereforeD.So

69.A.intoB.outofC.onD.off

70.A.puttingB.bringingC.takingD.giving

71.A.readyB.preparedC.unpreparedD.unexpected

72.A.wasB.wereC.shouldbeD.wouldbe

73.A.concerningB.concernedC.worryingD.worried

74.A.AtB.BeforeC.AfterD.With

75.A.satB.brokeC.calmedD.became

76.A.plannedB.planningC.plansD.aplan

77.A.explainedB.exposedC.excludedD.exclaimed

78.A.howeverB.insteadC.soD.but

79.A.universalB.uniqueC.singleD.strange

80.A.safeB.safelyC.sightD.hearing

Thissupermarketdevelopedrapidlyunderhis_____.

DearSir/Madam,

IampleasedtowritealetterofrecommendationonbehalfofSandRiveranditsCEO,Mrs.JaneKing.Iamveryfamiliarwiththecompany.Mynextbookdealswithitindetail,whichistobepublishedinautumnof2018.IamalsofamiliarwithEuropeanconsumer.AsaDutchcitizen,IhavelivedinEuropefor46yearsandstudiedEuropeanconsumerbehaviorfordecades.IbelievethatSandRiverofferssomethinguniquetotheEuropeanmarket.Ithasestablishedlong-termsupplyrelationswithherdsman(牧民)familiesandownsadvancedGermanmachinery.Thusitcombinesnaturalresourceswithmodernmanufacturingtechniques.Butequallyimportant,SandRiverworkswithmodernfashiondesignerstocreatetrulycontemporaryandappealingdesigns.Theresultisanewly-establishedcashmere(羊绒)brandthatappealstoatargetgroupofhigh-incomewomen.ImetMrs.Kingthefirsttimein2013.Sincethen,wehavemetseveraltimesandtalkedaboutSandRiver'sphilosophy,strategy,andappealtobothChineseandinternationalconsumers.Iwasstruckbyherdeepknowledgeaboutknitting(针织)technology,herenthusiasmforthebrand,andherdeepunderstandingofthecashmereshopper.Iregardherasa"womanofherword."Tosummarize,IbelieveSandRiverproductsdeserveaplaceinluxuriousEuropeandepartmentstoresandMrs.Kingisareliablepartner.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactme.Sincerely,JoanSmith

36、JoanSmithwrotetherecommendationletteronbehalfof______.

A.aDutchcitizen

B.herdsmanfamilies

C.theEuropeanconsumer

D.SandRiveranditsCEO

37、FromtheletterwecanlearnthatSandRiver______.

A.haslong-termlinkswithherdsmen

B.employsmanyherdsmanworkers

C.manufacturesadvancedmachines

D.sellshand-madeproducts

38、Thetargetconsumersofthenewly-establishedcashmerebrandare______.

A.collegestudents

B.blue-colorworkers

C.high-incomewomen

D.averageherdsmanfamilies

39、Bysaying"awomanofherword"(Para.3),thewritermeansthatMrs.King______.

A.alwayskeepsherpromise

B.isagoodpublicspeaker

C.knowscustomerswell

D.iswelleducated

40、AsfarastheEuropeanmarketisconcerned,thewriterthinksthatSandRiverproducts______.

A.arefitforsupermarketsinbigcities

B.arelikelytoenjoyabigmarketshare

C.willappealtodifferentkindsofcustomers

D.deserveaplaceinluxuriousdepartmentstores

Thatisa____pointofview.Idon’tagreewithyou