Task 2 Fill in the blanks with the words or expression given in the box. Change the form where necessary.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with words from the box below. Change the form where necessary. attain, benefit, career, cooperation, decline, global, head, launch, signal, significant, vision, yield His ________ as a soldier ended with injury to both eyes. （）

Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form if necessary.

[arise; barrier; communicate; expand; explicit; insight; perspective; allow for; keep up with; reflect on]

Thank you for your suggestion, I'll______ it.

1. His son is (luck)______________ enough to have been admitted to this large company.

2. After an (introduce) _______________ by the manager, we’ll go on with the day’s discussion.

3. We must keep the manager (inform)______________of the advertising campaign.

4. It is suggested that the president of the Union (make) _________________ a speech on behalf of all workers.

5. Having been badly damaged by the earthquake, the town has to be (rebuild)__________ .

6. With such a short time (leave)_________, it’s impossible for us to finish this complicated experiment.

7. The local economy depends (heavy) _________ on the exports of manufacture’s goods.

8. The proposal about the annual sales (discuss) ___________at the next board meeting.

9. If your neighbors are too noisy, then you have a good reason to make your (complain)______________.

10. Lily tends to get very (patience)__________ if you ask her more than two questions.

III. Reading Comprehension (30’)

Directions: Read the following passage and then choose the best answers to the questions that follow.

Task 1

When it comes to human resources, hiring highly-skilled staff is not usually enough for a company to function successfully. Besides the knowledge in their particular fields, employees must always have additional skills—those of co-operation. In the case that work tasks can only be carried out by communicating with people, accepting common decisions, solving problems, sharing information and helping one another, teamwork skills are vital.

While some jobs may require talent, the ability to work as a team is learned

Fill in the blanks with the words given below, changing the form if necessary. Fill in each blank with one word only. success award manage interview embarrass accent fluent risk reality situation 2. One of the firefighters won a（）________ for bravery.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions froma list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Each choiceshould be used only once. Maria is a failure as a n 1 . The Reverend Mother sends her off in answer t 2 a letter from a retired naval captain for a g 3 for his seven children. There is aloofness in Captain Von Trapp; however, it is just a disguise for the sadness caused by his wife’s death. Maria teaches the children to sing and brings vitality b 4 to the large house. The Captain loves singing and thanks Maria for what she has done for his family. He calls o 5 his engagement with the beautiful Baroness for he realizes that he has f 6 in love with Maria, and so has Maria. They get married and go on their h 7 . When they come back, the Nazis attempt to draft Captain Von Trapp i 8 the Naval Forces of The Third Reich. After their sensational p 9 at the music festival and with some help from the abbey, the Von Trapps escape o 10 the Alps into Switzerland.