The City Bank will pa fifty pounds to _____ who helps the police to catchthe man.

A:someone

B:nobody

C:anyone

D:somebody

Part 2 Banked Cloze (Each item: 5 point(s)) Directions: Fill in the blanks in thefollowing passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word canbe used only once. A.marrying B. retirement C. economic D. displacing E. competitive F.proportion G. epoch H. overthrows I. engagement J. tend K.illiterate L. sociable M.providing N. relationship O. traverse Many great social changes take place in thelives of women. The possibility of a paid job gradually 1. ________some of the old patterns of familylife. During the 20th century there has been a great shortening of the 2. _______of a woman's life spent in child-caring.A woman 3. ________at the end of the19th century would often have seven or eight children in life. By the time theyoungest was 15, the mother would have been in her early 50s. Considering thefact that many of them being 4. ______,it was unusual for them to get any paid work. Today women have fewer children.Usually when the youngest child is 15, a woman would be about 45 and is likelyto take paid work until 5. ________at 60. This important change in life-pattern marksa new 6. ______for women. It has a greateffect on their 7. __________status.Today the school-leaving age is 18. Many girls stay at school after that age,and though women 8. _______to marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first childis born. Many more afterward return to full- or part-time work. Such changeshave led to a new 9. _____in marriage, with both husband and wife sharing moreequally in 10. _________living expenses and running the home. This change insocial roles offers more choices for young girls.

Using a local bank and the local currency will allow you to get access to your money sooner.

??Dear Sirs/Madam,

??In accordance with the Loan Agreement between Chinese Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for "The Construction of a New Harbor Project in Shandong", China ABC Corporation Shandong Branch now invites bids from eligible suppliers from member countries of ADB for "the Construction of a New Harbor" in Shandong, to be financed with the proceeds of ADB.

??All those who are willing to participate in the bid are kindly requested to contact our office at 60 Yan'an Road, Qingdao, Shandong, tel86-532-6168217 , fax 86-532-6168218 to obtain bidding document between 9: 00 a.m．and 11: 00 a．m．(Sundays and holidays excepted)from Oct．25, 2008 to Dec．25, 2008 upon nonrefundable payment of RMB 500 while express mail postage RMB 50 shall be added.

??Bids shall reach ABC Corporation before 5: 00 a.m．Jan．1, 2009 (local time)．Bids will be opened in public at 10: 00 a.m．on Jan．18th, 2009(local time) in China ABC Corporation．Bids received after that date and time or not accompanied by a Bid Bond USD ＄1200 as required in the bidding document will not be accepted.

??????Yours truly,

??Bids will be opened in Rm．A0408 at the address below:

??China ABC Corporation Shandong Branch

??Hui Bin Office Building, No．60 Yanan Road

??Qingdao, Shandong, China

??P．O．Box: 9802

??Post code: 100101

??Telex: 22655 CPCCI CN

??Tel: 4916649, 4916650

??Fax: 4216612

Directions： Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once. A) spoiled B) crippled C) hindered D) surrounded E) legal F) permissive G) catalog H) ongoing I) appetites J) outline K) submitted L) profile M) committed N) echoed O) responded The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. It took her five years to finish writing it. In accordance with her 1) ________, during those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling 2) _________ the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was financially 3) ________, living in a small apartment with her daughter without heat in the winter. Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England since it satisfied their 4) _______. The book also became very popular overseas. For example, once it came to the United States, it was immediately 5) ________ by many crazy readers. Her second and third books 6) ________ this popularity as well. The three books soon filled the top three places on many newspapers’ 7) _________ of best-sellers. Then the books were made into movies, which were undoubtedly in 8) _______ demand. Rowling’s life had changed significantly, in just three years. Not being 9) _________, Harry Potter soon sold more than 30 million books around the world and was translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, she earned ￡70 a week. By the end of 2001, her 10) ________ income had mounted over ￡150 million, making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.

Directions： Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once. (答案請填寫完整單詞） A) genius B) respectable C) genuine D) respective E) imposed F) enforced G) options H) enlightening I) secondary J) penetrating K) minor L) provided M) motivate N) primary O) marshal A boy who grows up cannot make decisions to choose what he wants. However, as he grows older, his world of 1) _______ increases. He can join the military or go to college. If he is a 2) ______ and gets his medical degree in college, he might decide to leave his homeland and open a clinic in another country. A college graduate can also move to New York or Chicago, 3) _______ he’s had job offers in both cities. He has to make a choice, not based on instinct. What can 4) _______ him to choose one or the other? Maybe the job in Chicago pays better, but he’d still rather live in New York. He has to 5) ________ his thoughts and say, “yes” to the city of his choosing. Some decisions you made can be very successful and 6) __________, but have you ever considered what an incredible ability this is? Don’t think this is only 7) _________ in your life. If your major requires a foreign language component, which will you choose? You are not 8) _________ to take one over another. Instead, you weigh your options and say “yes” to one and “no” to the others. People make decisions based on the 9) ________ options. If they have more than one option, one particular choice must be made. Some decisions are more 10) _________ than others, but they must make decisions in life. They also need to understand there are consequences to life’s decisions.

What did the the US Central Bank do to stimulate the economy?

A．It lent less money to people for buying houses.

B．It bought tens of billions of dollars of securities each month.

C．It bought equipment for businesses to expand and develop.

D．It worked hard to develop key sectors of the US economy.

The following information relates to a bank reconciliation. (i) The bank balance in the cashbook before taking the items below into account was $8,970 overdrawn. (ii) Bank charges of $550 on the bank statement have not been entered in the cashbook. (iii) The bank has credited the account in error with $425 which belongs to another customer. (iv) Cheque payments totalling $3,275 have been entered in the cashbook but have not been presented for payment. (v) Cheques totalling $5,380 have been correctly entered on the debit side of the cashbook but have not been paid in at the bank. What was the balance as shown by the bank statement before taking the items above into account?

A、$8,970 overdrawn

B、$11,200 overdrawn

C、$12,050 overdrawn

D、$17,750 overdrawn

The following information relates to a bank reconciliation. 1. The bank balance in the cashbook before taking the items below into account was $8,970 overdrawn. 2. Bank charges of $550 on the bank statement have not been entered in the cashbook. 3. The bank has credited the account in error with $425 which belongs to another customer. 4. Cheque payments totalling $3,275 have been entered in the cashbook but have not been presented for payment. 5. Cheques totalling $5,380 have been correctly entered on the debit side of the cashbook but have not been paid in at the bank. What was the balance as shown by the bank statement before taking the above items into account?

A、$9,520 overdrawn

B、. $11,200 overdrawn

C、$9,520 in credit

D、$11,200 in credit