nbsp;other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and heart and weight problems~ "Why would you ever want to clone humans," Westhusin asks, "when we’re not even close to getting it worked out in animals yet?"
36. By "stupid endeavor" (Line 2, Para. 1), Westhusin means to say that ________.
A) animal cloning is not worth the effort at all
B) animal cloning is absolutely impractical
C) human cloning should be done selectively
D) human cloning is a foolish undertaking
37. What does the first paragraph tell us about Westhusin’s dog cloning project?
A) Its success is already in sight.
B) Its outcome remains uncertain.
C) It is doomed to utter failure.
D) It is progressing smoothly.
38. By cloning Missy, Mark Westhusin hopes to ________.
A) study the possibility of cloning humans
B) search for ways to modify .its temperament
C) examine the reproductive system of the dog species
D) find out the differences between Missy and its clones
39. We learn from the passage that animal clones are likely to have ________.
A) a bad temper C) defective organs
B) immune deficiency D) an abnormal shape
40. It can be seen that present cloning techniques ________.
A) still have a long way to go before reaching maturity
B) have been widely used in saving endangered species
C) provide insight into the question of nature vs. nurture
D) have proved quite adequate for the cloning of humans
Part IIIVocabulary(20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. My grandfather, a retired worker, often ________ the past with a feeling of longing and respect.
A) considers C) contrives
B) contemplates D) contacts
42. Medical students are advised that the wearing of a white coat ________ the acceptance of a professional code of conduct expected of the medical profession.
A) supplements C) signifies
B) simulates D) swears
43. The doctors ________ the newly approved drug into the patient when he was critically ill.
A) injected C) projected
B) ejected D) subjected
44. Apart from philosophical and legal reasons for respecting patients’ wishes, there are several practical reasons why doctors should ________ to involve patients in their own medical care decisions.
A) enforce C) endeavor
B) endow D) enhance
45. This is a long ________ - roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley to the little church below.
A) terrain C) degeneration
B) descent D) tumble
46. She was deeply ________ by the amount of criticism her play received.
A) deported C) involved
B) deprived D) frustrated
47. Some scientists are dubious of the claim that organisms ________ with age as an inevitable outcome of living.
A) depress C) deteriorate
B) default D) degrade
48. Many manufacturers were accused of concentrating too heavily on cost reduction, often at the ________ of the quality of their products.
A) expense C) expansion
B) exposure D) expectation
49. One witness ________ that he’d seen the suspect run out of the bank after it had been robbed.
A) convicted C) retorted
B) conformed D) testified
50. Nothing Helen says is ever ________. She always thinks carefully before she speaks.
A) simultaneous C) spontaneous
B) homogenous D) rigorous
51. She gave ________ directions about the way the rug should be cleaned.
A) explicit C) transient
B) brisk D) opaque
52. It took a lot of imagination to come up with such a(n) ________ plan.
A) inherent C) vigorous
B) ingenious D) exotic
53. A ________ official is one who is irresponsible in his work.
A) timid C) suspicious
B) tedious D) slack
54. Most mathematicians trust their ________ in solving problems and readily admit they would not be able to function without it.
A) conception C) intuition
B) perception D) cognition
55. He had an almost irresistible ________ to talk to the crowd when he entered Hyde Park.
A) impulse C) stimulation
B) instinct D) surge
56. Encouraged by their culture to voice their opinions freely, the Canadians are not afraid to go against the group ________, and will argue their viewpoints enthusiastically, though rarely aggressively.
A) consent C) consensus
B) conscience D) consciousness
57. He still ________ the memory of his carefree childhood spent in that small wooden house of his grandparents’.
A) nourishes C) fancies
B) cherishes D) scans
58. She expressed her strong determination that nothing could ________ her to give up her career as a teacher.
A) induce C) reduce
B) deduce D) attract
59. The microscope and teles, cope, with their capacity to enlarge, isolate and probe, demonstrate how details can be ________ and separated from the whole.
A) radiated C) prolonged
B) extended D) magnified
60. Lighting can be used not only to create an atmosphere, but also&nb
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