31. You will have to ____ some outside help or you will never get the job finished in time.

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58. 很抱歉发生了这样的事情。但我向您保证：我们会尽一切努力使您的损失减少到最低限度。

62. 如果人们觉得对结局无法控制，可能会求助于魔法来减少恐惧和不安。

( )12. When the man came back, he found the roof of his car had been damaged by an elephant.12.【解析】题意：当这个人回来时，他发现他的车顶被一头大象弄坏了。根据短文第三句 “When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.” 可知，当他回来时，车顶被严重损坏了。本题说法正确，故答案为A。

23. All computer systems contain hardware components for input, central processing unit and output, ____ how powerful they are.

29. Bamboo is used ____ houses in some places.

Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation 16. 

32. We are not sure if he will be able to ____ the shock of going bankrupt.

46. Will looking at good pictures help you learn how to decorate rooms better? Why or why not?________, because you don‘t know what to look for and why it is ________. 

17. The house built of stone lasts longer than ____ built of wood.

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