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Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices m
bsp;protection plans.
You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields "transaction and experience" information - mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. Social Security numbers are for sale by private firms. They’ve generally agreed not to sell to the public. But to businesses, the numbers are an open book. Self-regulation doesn’t work. A firm might publish a&nbs
p;privacy-protection policy, but who enforces it?
Take U.S. Bancorp again. Customers were told, in writing, that "all personal information you supply to us will be considered confidential." Then it sold your data to MemberWorks. The bank even claims that it doesn’t "sell" your data at all. It merely "shares" it and reaps a profit. Now you know.
36. Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people’s privacy .
A) is practiced exclusively by the FBI
B) is more prevalent in business circles
C) has been intensified with the help of the IRS
D) is mainly carried out by means of secret taping
37. We know from the passage that .
A) the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protect private information
B) most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private businesses
C) legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protection
D) lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers’ buying habits
38. When the "fre
e trial" deadline is over, you’ll be charged without notice for a product or service if .
A) you happen to reveal your credit card number
B) you fail to cancel it within the specified period
C) you fail to apply for extension of the deadline
D) you find the product or service unsatisfactory
39. Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts as private because .
A) it is considered "transaction and experience" information unprotected by law
B) it has always been considered an open secret by the general public
C) its sale can be brought under control through self-regulation
D) its revelation will do no harm to consumers under the current protection policy
40. We can infer from the passage that .
A) banks will have to change their ways of doing business
B) "free trial" practice will eventually be banned
C) privacy protection laws will soon be enforced
D) consumers’ privacy will continue to be invaded
Part HI Vocabulary (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. For many years the Japanese have the car market.
A) operated C) presided
B) occupied D) dominated
42. The bank is offering a to anyone who can give information about the robbery.
A) prize C) bonus
B) reward D) compliment
43. His illness first itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.
A) manifested C) expressed
B) displayed D) reflected
44. These continual in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
A) fluctuations C) transitions
B) transformations D) exchanges
45. Before we move, we should some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
A) cancel C) discard
B) conceal D) dissipate
46. As we know, computers are used to store and information efficiently.
A) reclaim C) reconcile
B)&nb
sp;reassure D) retrieve
47. It is a(n) that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.
A) paradox C) analogy
B) correlation D) illusion
48. The police are trying to what really happened.
A) assert C) ascertain
B) avert D) ascribe
49. The they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.
A) adherence C) sensitivity
B) affection D) sensibility
50. The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek .
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