( )54. The purpose of the election is to raise money to reconstruct the giant statues of Buddha destroyed by the Taliban.

33. I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times ____.

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35. Some people choose jobs for other reasons ____ money these days.

( ) 14. Usually the poor countries decide the prices of natural resources.

66. If avoiding stress triggers （诱因） isn’t a good technique for dealing with stress, what is? Life experience teaches us positive confrontation （面对） s a good coping skill when we are faced with stress. Instead of avoiding a difficult boss, why not take every opportunity to work in his or her presence? Making every effort to tackle a problem on our own until we master it is a good choice. Taking action is good for our physical and mental health too.

16. It is impossible to finish the task ____.

44. More and more young people choose plastic surgery to ____.

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension ( 15 Points )Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. 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.1. 

28. He was not slow to realize his situation, ____ to see the coming danger.

29. Do what you think is right, ____ they say.

21. Trapped in the forest, the travelers have had ____ biscuits for 5 days.