Part V Text Completion(20 points)
Directions:In this part,there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions(Ranging from 56 to75).Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed.First,use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases.Second,use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text.Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Text One
Phrases:
A.the bride and groom often _____56_____
B.where the food is _____57_____
C.the couple is often _____58_____ handfuls of uncooked rice
Wedding ceremonies in the United States vary as much as the people do. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs. For instance, _____59_____ at the ceremony. The rings are usually worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, and are exchanged in the middle of the ceremony.
After the ceremony, _____60_____ by friends and family. Rice, as we know, shows productivity and harvest. And then, there is often a party, _____61_____ that it almost takes the attention away from the people.
Text Two
Phrases:
A.That number _____62_____ increases
B.they change _____63_____ their brains work
C.children _____64_____ use too much technology
More than a third of children under the age of two use mobile media. _____65_____ as children age, with 95% of teens 12-17 spending time online.
The time spent with technology doesn't just give kids novel ways of doing things; it can lead to distraction and decreased memory. For example, while video games may condition the brain to pay attention to multiple stimuli, _____66_____.
Children who always use search engines may become very good at finding information—but not very good at remembering it. In addition, _____67_____ may not have enough opportunities to use their imagination or to read and think deeply about the material.
Text Three
Phrases:
A. have created a _____68_____ technique
B._____69_____ of eating the peel
C.at a freezing cold _____70_____
D.similar to _____71_____ countries
It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an eatable peel. Most people would never _____72_____ of a banana. However, banana farmers in Japan _____73_____ for growing bananas with a peel we can eat.Farmers in Okayama, in the west of Japan, keep their banana trees _____74_____ of -60°C. The farmers then replant the trees in 27℃ temperatures. The huge change in temperature makes the tree suddenly grow too quickly for the peel to fully mature. This makes the skin thin, soft and sweet enough to eat. Bananas are the most popular fruit in Japan. _____75_____,Japan imports most of its bananas. About 99% of bananas in Japanese stores are imported. The new technique could mean Japanese people eat more home-grown bananas.
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