11. When taken in large quantities some drugs can cause permanent brain damage.   
A.terrible
B.temporary
C.lasting
D.serious

12. One U.S. dollar is comparable to 131 Japanese yen according to China Daily's finance news report yesterday.   
A.equal
B.entitled
C.compatible
D.compact

13. At that time work was restricted to slaves and to those few poor citizens who couldn't support themselves.   
A.connected
B.devoted
C.attributed
D.limited

14. I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity of narrow-minded prejudice.   
A.removing
B.increasing
C.lessening
D.reflecting

15. When a man knows that he will be put into prison if he uses a potentially deadly object to rob or do harm to another person, he will think twice about it.   
A.unhappy
B.fatal
C.passive
D.lifelong

·Section B

Directions: In this section, there are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.来源：www.examda.com

16. This great project at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze is expected to_______twenty years to complete.   
A.need
B.take
C.spend
D.consume

17. His effort of decades began to_______. He came to be well-known for his findings.   
A.put off
B.break off
C.pay off
D.die off

18. The_______of lung cancer is particularly high among long-term heavy smokers, especially chain smokers.   
A.incidence
B.evidence
C.incident
D.accident

19. Nothing is so uncertain as the fashion market where one style_______over another before being replaceD.  
A.overwhelms
B.prevails
C.dominates
D.manipulates

20. Mrs. Brown couldn't shake the _______ that these kids were in deep trouble and it was up to her to help them.  
A.conservation
B.convention
C.conversion
D.conviction