I.CLOZE(30points)Fillineachoftheblanksbelowwithawordprovidedinthebrackets.Youmaychangethewordsintotheirproperformsifneededsothatthewordsyouputinwillbegrammaticallyandsemanticallyappropriate.YoucanOnlyusethewordsinthebracketsONCE.WriteyouranswersohyourAnswerSheet.(cherishreachreceiverubbeamcurioushistoryovercomeextendkinshipbreakintimateoriginenthusiasticbarbaricinsultingeyesceremonyexecuteunwashedpertinentsanitysubstitutereliefworsepartakecustomadvertisementalternativespring)AttheWhiteHouseonNewYear'sDay,1907,TheodoreRooseveltsetaworldrecordforshakinghands—8,150ofthem,accordingtohisbiographerEdmundMorris,includingthoseof"everyaide,usherandpolicemaninsight."Havingdonehisexuberantpoliticalduty,saysMorris,Teddywentupstairsandprivately,disgustedly,scrubbedhimselfclean.WemaypresumethatonInaugurationDayinJanuary2001,PresidentTrumpwillnottryto(1)_______Roosevelt'srecord.Trump'sviewsareknown;"1thinkthehandshakeis(2)_______Shakinghands,youcatchtheflu,youcatchthis,youcatchallsortsofthings."DonaldTrumpmayberight.Themoreyouthinkaboutit,themoredisgustingthehandshakebecomes.Althoughitisapublicgesture,areflexive(3)_______ofgreeting,thehandshakehasaclammydimensionof(4)_______.Theclamminessisillustratedinprinciplebythefollowing:ayoung(5)_______rusheduptoJamesJoyceandasked,"May1kissthehandthatwroteUlysses?”Joycereplied,"No.Itdidlotsofotherthings,too."Mostofusdon'tthinkaboutit.Thehandshakeisexpectedandis(6)_______automaticallyinarituallittlebabbleofnicetomeetyouhowdoyoudo?Ifyouhadanattackoffastidiousnessandrefusedtoshakesomeone's(7)_______hand,thenthehandshakewouldbecomeanawkwardnessandanissue,arefusalbeinganoutright(8)________.Nowthatheisalmostacandidate,howisthefussy,hygienicDonaldtokeephis(9)______inanelectionyear'sorgiesofgrip-and-grin?Minglingwiththe(10)________,hewillpresumablyshaketensofthousandsofgermyhands.Themostgraceful(11)________---TheHindunamaste(slightbow,handsclaspedneartheheartasinprayer)---wouldnotplaywellinAmericanpolitics.One(12)______mightbetoshakeyourownhand,brandishingthetwo-handedclutchinfrontofyourfacelikeachampwhilelookingthevoterinthe(13)_______.No.Toomuchself-congratulation.Apoliticianmustn't(14)_______hisnarcissism.Bestnottothinkaboutit.Televisionhastakensomuchofthephysicality—thesheertouch—outofpoliticsthatweshould(15)_______thevestigialhandshake,thelast,fleeting,primitivehumancontact,fleshtoflesh,sweattosweat,pulsetopulse.Atruepoliticianlovesshakinghands.II.PROOF-READING&ERRORCORRECTION(20points)ThefollowingpassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:ExampleWhen∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,(1)an__itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)_never_themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseumwantsanexhibition,itmustoften(3)exhibitbuildit.Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed"obvious"bothtothegeneralpublicandtosociologiststhatmodernsocietyhaschangedpeople'snaturalrelations,loosedtheirresponsibilities(1)_______tokinsandneighbors,andsubstitutedintheirplace(2)_______forsuperficialrelationshipswithpassingacquaintances.(3)_______However,inrecentyearsagrowingbodyofresearchhasrevealedthatthe"obvious"isnottrue.Itseemsthatifyouareacityresident,youtypicallyknowasmallerproportionofyourneighborsthanyouifyouarearesidentofasmallercommunity.(4)_______But,forthemostpart,thisfacthasafewsignificant(5)_______consequences.Itdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatifyouknowfewofyourneighborsyouwillknownooneelse.Eveninverylargecities,peoplemaintainclosesocialtieswithinsmall,privatesocial,worlds.Indeed,thenumberandqualityofmeaningfulrelationshipsdonotdifferfrommoreandless(6)_______urbanpeople.Small-townresidentsaremoreinvolvedwithkinthandobig-cityresidents.Yetcitydwellerscompensateby(7)_______developingfriendshipswithpeoplewhosharesimilarinterestsandactivities.Urbanismmayproduceadifferentstyleoflife,butthequalityoflifedoesnotdifferbetweentownandcity.Or(8)_______areresidentsoflargecommunitiesanylikelytodisplay(9)_______psychologicalsymptomsofstressoralienationthanareresidentsofsmallercommunities.However,citydwellersdoworrymoreaboutcrime,andwhichleadsthemtoadistrustof(10)______strangersIV.WRITING(55points)Task1:(20points)Thelocalnewspaperisprintingaseriesofarticlesinwhichstudentsdescribesomeaspectofschoollife.Writeforthisseriesdescribingyourlunchroomoranotherareaduringatypicallunchhourwithin150words.Youmaywanttodescribethesights,sounds,orsmellsthatyouwouldexperiencethere.WriteyourresponseonyourAnswerSheet.
