I. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (12 points, 0.5 point for each)
Women have an average life [1] of seven years longer than men and tend to marry men older than themselves; so two-thirds (six million) of all older women are widows. [2] widowed they do not have the same social prerogatives as older men to [3] and marry those who are younger. [4] , they are likely to end up alone-an ironic [5] of events when one remembers that most of them were raised from childhood to consider [6] the only acceptable state.
The sheriff follows the county attorney [7] the other room. Then Mrs. Hale rises, hands [8] together, [9] intensely at Mrs. Peters, whose eyes make a slow turn, finally [10] Mrs. Hale's. A moment Mrs. Hale holds her, then her own eyes [11] the way to where the box is concealed. [12] Mrs. Peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing.
A company that delivers value [13] customer intimacy builds [14] with customers like those between good neighbors. Customer-intimate companies don't deliver what the market wants [15] what a specific customer wants. The customer-intimate company [16] a business of knowing the people it sells to and the products and services they need. It continually [17] its products and services and does so at [18] prices.Childhood's [19] never asks to be proved (all conclusions are absolute). I didn't question why Mrs. Flowers had [20] me out for attention, nor did it [21] me that Momma might have asked her to give me a little talking to. All I [22] was that she had made tea cookies for me and read to me from her [23] book. It was [24] to prove that she liked me.
A. via B. reasonable C. enough D. cared about
E. logic F. occur to G. tailors H. bonds
I. but J. makes K. singled L. into
M. expectancy N. turn O. date P.tight
Q. meeting R. As a result S. When T. point
U. Suddenly V. favorite W. marriage X. looking
II. In this section, there are fifteen sentences taken from the textbooks with a blank in each, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (15 points, 1 point for each)
25. The campaign for more physical beauty seems 
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