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the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test it.
Although the app isn’t yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve it. The app remains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther. “I want to keep working on the app until it’s nationwide,” Chokwe says.
31. Chokwe Selassie got the idea to develop the app from ________.
A. his own experience C. his friends
B. a recent news report D. his mother
32. When you are close to a pothole, your phone will warn you with ________. A. a voice report C. a beeping sound
B. a red light D. a map image
33. Drivers can also use Chokwe’s app to ________. A. report emergency traffic problems
B. look for information other than potholes C. choose safer routes without potholes D. avoid traffic jam caused by potholes
34. To develop the app, Chokwe and his friends ________. A. reported potholes to 311 call system B. conducted field trips on the streets C. built their own information database D. collected samples in their neighborhood
35. We can learn from the last paragraph that Chokwe ________. A. is quite successful C. has regained hope
B. is facing difficulties D. has a great ambition
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentence in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
36. Experiments in the photography of moving objects ________ in both the United States and Europe well before 1990. A. have been conducting B. were conducting C. had been conducted D. are conducted 37. Today, people live in a world ________ new technology is taking an increasing proportion in their lives. A. when B. where C. what
D. which
38. Weather ________, there will be an open air party with live music here this weekend.
A. permits B. should permit C. will permit permitting
39. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ________.
A. off B. aside C. out
D. down D.
40. We are sure that ________ to do this face to face, he would express himself more easily.
A. were he to try B. would he try C. was he trying D. if he tries
41. Their different attitudes to the difficulties ________ different results.
A. arrived at B. led to C. caused by D. turned out 42. The ATMs enable bank customers to access their money 24 hours a day ________ ATMs are located. A. wherever B. whenever
C. however D. whatever
43. If the work ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be heavily fined.
A. is completed B. to be completed C. will have been completed D. will be completed
44. If you travel through the villages in the small local buses, you will swiftly come into close ________ with the local people.
A. carriage B. contact C. choice D. circuit 45. It’s hard to remember a name when one doesn’t have a face to go with ________. A. him B. it
C. her
D. one
46. Scientists estimate that about 530,000 objects, too small to detect with radar, ________ the Earth too. A. being circled
B. are circling
C. are to be circling D. are being circled
47. In ________ of speed, safety and price, the hi-railway system is perhaps the world’s model railway. A. terms B. case
C. need D. search
48. Never before ________ seen any lady who can play tennis as well as Maria.
A. had he B. he had has
49. Young people are redefining for themselves ________ it means to be a man or a woman.
C. has he
D. he
A. how B. that C. which D. what
50. ________ is often the sase with a new idea, more conditions should be considered. A. It
B. Which
C. As D. That
51. The older I get, the more I value friends, yet the ________ time I have in maintaining old friendship. A. few B. fewer
C. little
D. less
52. A new system of quality control was ________ to overcome the shortcomings in the firm’s products.
A. invested
D. instructed
B. informed
C. introduced
53. Tnis is a demanding task—but I see it as the real challenge we need to ________. A. face B. solve
C. reply
D. detect
54. Silence is required in this area while an important meeting is ________. A. under way in danger
55. I must decline it because the conditions you offered are not ________.
B. under control C. in sight D.