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2009年MBA阅读
基础题型训练
主讲：王令

　　Technically, any substance other than food that alters our bodily or mental functioning is a drug. Many people mistakenly believe the term drug refers only to some sort of medicine or an illegal chemical taken by drug addicts. They don't realize that familiar substances such as alcohol and tobacco are also drugs. This is why the more neutral term substance is now used by many physicians and psychologists. The phrase "substance abuse" is often used instead of "drug abuse" to make clear that substances such as alcohol and tobacco can be just as harmfully misused as heroin and cocaine.
　　We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use of substances (drugs) is pervasive: an aspirin to quiet a headache, some wine to be sociable, coffee to get going in the morning, a cigarette for the nerves. When do these socially acceptable and apparently constructive uses of a substance become misuses? First of all, most substances taken in excess will produce negative effects such as poisoning or intense perceptual distortions. Repeated use of a substance can also lead to physical addiction or substance dependence. Dependence is marked first by an increased tolerance, with more and more of the substance required to produce the desired effect, and then by the appearance of unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the substance is discontinued.
　　Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are commonly grouped according to whether they are stimulants, depressants, or hallucinogens. Stimulants initially speed up or activate the central nervous system, whereas depressants slow it down. Hallucinogens have their primary effect on perception, distorting and altering it in a variety of ways including producing hallucinations. These are the substances often called psychedelic (from the Greek word meaning "mind-manifestation") because they seemed to radically alter one's state of consciousness.
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61. Physical dependence on certain substances results from ________.
　　[A] uncontrolled consumption of them over long periods of time
　　[b] exclusive use of them for social purposes
　　[C] quantitative application of them to the treatment of diseases
　　[D] careless employment of them for unpleasant symptoms
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61. Physical dependence on certain substances results from ________.
We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use of substances (drugs) is pervasive: an aspirin to quiet a headache, some wine to be sociable, coffee to get going in the morning, a cigarette for the nerves.
Dependence is marked first by an increased tolerance, with more and more of the substance required to produce the desired effect, and then by the appearance of unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the substance is discontinued.

　　A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.
　　For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.
　　The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the[/b]

2009年MBA阅读基本题型训练

traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didn't take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation.
　　Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner — amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.
　　As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor's language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
58. The tradition of hospitality to strangers ________.
　　[A] tends to be superficial and artificial
　　[B] is generally well kept up in the United States
　　[C] is always understood properly
　　[D] has something to do with the busy tourist trails

　　By far the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.
64. The author is strongly opposed to the practice of examinations at schools because ________.
　　[A] the pressure is too great on the students
　　[B] some students are bound to fail
　　[C] failure rates are too high
　　[D] the results of examinations are doubtful

Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks.
51. According to those who support mergers railway monopoly is unlikely because ________.
　　[A] cost reduction is based on competition
　　[B] services call for cross-trade coordination
　　[C] outside competitors will continue to exist
　　[D] shippers will have the railway by the throat

Specialization can be seen as a response to the problem of an increasing accumulation of scientific knowledge. By splitting up the subject matter into smaller units, one man could continue to handle the information and use it as the basis for further research. But specialization was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication. Another was the growing professionalisation of scientific activity.
54. The direct reason for specialization is ________.
　　[A] the development in communication
　　[B] the growth of professionalisation
　　[C] the expansion of scientific knowledge
　　[D] the splitting up of academic societies

This speeding up of life, says the Futurist, requires a new form of expression.
61. Futurists claim that we must________.
　　[A] increase the production of literature
　　[B] use poetry to relieve modern stress
　　[C] develop new modes of expression
　　[D] avoid using adjectives and verbs

If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition — wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny — must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf.
67. It is generally believed that ambition may be well regarded if ________.
　　[A] its returns well compensate for the sacrifices
　　[B] it is rewarded with money, fame and power
　　[C] its goals are spiritual rather than material
　　[D] it is shared by the rich and the famous

I believe that the most important forces behind the massive M&A wave are the same that underlie the globalization process: falling transportation and communication costs, lower trade and investment barriers and enlarged markets that require enlarged operations capable of meeting customers' demands. All these are beneficial, not detrimental, to consumers. As productivity grows, the world's wealth increases.
64. According to the author, one of the driving forces behind M&A wave is ________.
　　[A] the greater customer demands
　　[B] a surplus supply for the market
　　[C] a growing productivity
　　[D] the increase of the world's wealth

While in America the trend started as a reaction to the economic decline — after the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late '80s — and is still linked to the politics of thrift, in Britain, at least among the middle class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives.
70. According to the passage, downshifting emerged in the US as a result of ________.
　　[A] the quick pace of modern life
　　[B] man's adventurous spirit
　　[C] man's search for mythical experiences
　　[D] the economic situation

As the Internet becomes more and more commercialized, it is in the interest of business to universalize access — after all, the more people online, the more potential customers there are. More and more governments, afraid their countries will be left behind, want to spread Internet access. Within the next decade or two, one to two billion people on the planet will be netted together. To take advantage of this tool, some impoverished countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment.
56. Governments attach importance to the Internet because it ________.
　　[A] offers economic potentials
　　[B] can bring foreign funds
　　[C] can soon wipe out world poverty
　　[D] connects people all over the world

　　Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people don't know where they should go next.
　　The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan's rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs.
　　While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression. But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles.
64. According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?
　　[A] Women's participation in social activities is limited.
　　[B] More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.
　　[C] Excessive emphasis his been placed on the basics.
　　[D] The life-style has been influenced by Western values.

It's a rough world out there. Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat. Light up the stove and you could burn down the house. Luckily, if the doormat or stove failed to warn of coming disaster, a successful lawsuit might compensate you for your troubles. Or so the thinking has gone since the early 1980s, when juries began holding more companies liable for their customers' misfortunes.
51. What were things like in 1980’s when accidents happened?
　　[A] Customers might be relieved of their disasters through lawsuits.
　　[B] Injured customers could expect protection from the legal system.
　　[C] Companies would avoid being sued by providing new warnings.
　　[D] Juries tended to find fault with the compensations companies promised.

Of course, the basics of using any computer these days are very simple. It does not take a lifelong acquaintance to pick up various software programs. If one wanted to become a computer engineer, that is, of course, an entirely different story. Basic computer skills take — at the very longest — a couple of months to learn. In any case, basic computer skills are only complementary to the host of real skills that are necessary to becoming any kind of professional. It should be observed, of course, that no school, vocational or not, is helped by a confusion over its purpose.
62. According to the author, basic computer skills should be ________.
　　[A] included as an auxiliary course in school总结替换
　　[B] highlighted in acquisition of professional qualifications
　　[C] mastered through a life-long course
　　[D] equally emphasized by any school, vocational or otherwise

But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles. "In Japan," says educator Yoko Muro, "it's never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure." With economic growth has come centralization; fully 76 percent of Japan's 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two-generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.
66. The change in Japanese Life-style is revealed in the fact that________.
　　[A] the young are less tolerant of discomforts in life总结替换
　　[B] the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the US
　　[C] the Japanese endure more than ever before
　　[D] the Japanese appreciate their present life

But the sources of distrust go way deeper. Most journalists learn to see the world through a set of standard templates (patterns) into which they plug each day's events. In other words, there is a conventional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a ready-made narrative structure for otherwise confusing news. And there exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the "standard templates" of the newsroom seem alien to many readers. Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite, so their work tends to reflect the conventional values of this elite.
61. The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their ________.
　　[A] working attitude
　　[B] conventional lifestyle
　　[C] world outlook
　　[D] educational background

A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world's best, its workers the most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed.
51. The US achieved its predominance after World War Ⅱ because________.
　　[A] it had made painstaking efforts towards this goal
　　[B] its domestic market was eight times larger than before
　　[C] the war had destroyed the economies of most potential competitors

[D] the unparalleled size of its workforce had given an impetus to its economy

Being a man has always been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men. But the great universal of male mortality is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girls do. A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost no difference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more agent of evolution has gone.
55. What used to be the danger in being a man according to the first paragraph?
　　[A] A lack of mates.
　　[B] A fierce competition.
　　[C] A lower survival rate.
　　[D] A defective gene.

In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because business people typically know what product they're looking for.
55. We learn from the beginning of the passage that Web business ________.
　　[A] has been striving to expand its market
　　[B] intended to follow a fanciful fashion
　　[C] tried but in vain to control the market
　　[D] has been booming for one year or so

Unpredicability is part of the essential nature of research. If you don't have unpredictable things, you don't have research. Scientists tend to forget this when writing their cut and dried reports for the technical journals, but history is filled with examples of it.
68. The author asserts that scientists ________.
　　[A] shouldn't replace "scientific method" with imaginative thought
　　[B] shouldn't neglect to speculate on unpredictable things
　　[C] should write more concise reports for technical journals
　　[D] should be confident about their research findings

NBAC plans to call for a continued ban on federal government funding for any attempt to clone body cell nuclei to create a child. Because current federal law already forbids the use of federal funds to create embryos (the earliest stage of human offspring before birth) for research or to knowingly endanger an embryo's life, NBAC will remain silent on embryo research.
65. NBAC will leave the issue of embryo research undiscussed because ________.
　　[A] embryo research is just a current development of cloning
　　[B] the health of the child is not the main concern of embryo research
　　[C] an embryo's life will not be endangered in embryo research
　　[D] the issue is explicitly stated and settled in the law

In talking to some scientists, particularly younger ones, you might gather the impression that they find the "scientific method" a substitute for imaginative thought. I've attended research conferences where a scientist has been asked what he thinks about the advisability of continuing a certain experiment. I've attended research conferences where a scientist has been asked what he thinks about the advisability of continuing a certain experiment. The scientist has frowned, looked at the graphs, and said "the data are still inconclusive."
69. It seems that some young scientists ________.
　　[A] have a keen interest in prediction
　　[B] often speculate on the future
　　[C] think highly of creative thinking
　　[D] stick to "scientific method"

Few creations of big technology capture the imagination like giant dams. Perhaps it is humankind's long suffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makes the ideal of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating. But to be

fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind. Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good. The Aswan Dam, for example, stopped the Nile flooding but deprived Egypt of the fertile silt that floods left — all in return for a giant reservoir of disease which is now so full of silt that it barely generates electricity. The lesson from dams is that big is not always beautiful. It doesn't help that building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves.
53. What is the myth concerning giant dams?
　　[A] They bring in more fertile soil.
　　[B] They help defend the country.
　　[C] They strengthen international ties.
　　[D] They have universal control of the waters.

　　What is harder to establish is whether the productivity revolution that businessmen assume they are presiding over is for real. The official statistics are mildly discouraging. They show that, if you lump manufacturing and services together, productivity has grown on average by 1.2% since 1987. That is somewhat faster than the average during the previous decade. And since 1991, productivity has increased by about 2% a year, which is more than twice the 1978-1987 average. The trouble is that part of the recent acceleration is due to the usual rebound that occurs at this point in a business cycle, and so is not conclusive evidence of a revival in the underlying trend. There is, as Robert Rubin, the treasury secretary, says, a "disjunction" between the mass of business anecdote that points to a leap in productivity and the picture reflected by the statistics.
56. The official statistics on productivity growth ________.
　　[A] exclude the usual rebound in a business cycle
　　[B] fall short of businessmen's anticipation
　　[C] meet the expectation of business people
　　[D] fail to reflect the true state of economy

　　　　Not all that shift can be attributed to the movement out of the snow belt, census officials say. Moreover, demographers see the continuing shift south and west as joined by a related but newer phenomenon: More and more, Americans apparently are looking not just for places with more jobs but with fewer people, too. Some instances —
　　● Regionally, the Rocky Mountain states reported the most rapid growth rate — 37.1 percent since 1970 in a vast area with only 5 percent of the US population.
　　● Among states, Nevada and Arizona grew fastest of all: 63.5 and 53.1 percent respectively. Except for Florida and Texas, the top 10 in rate of growth is composed of Western states with 7.5 million people — about 9 per square mile.
64. The census distinguished itself from previous studies on population movement in that ________.
　　[A] it stresses the climatic influence on population distribution
　　[B] it highlights the contribution of continuous waves of immigrants
　　[C] it reveals the Americans' new pursuit of spacious living
　　[D] it elaborates the delayed effects of yesterday's "baby boom"

That the plates are moving is now beyond dispute. Africa and South America, for example, are moving away from each other as new material is injected into the sea floor between them.
67. The author believes that ________.
　　[A] the motion of the plates corresponds to that of the earth's interior
　　[B] the geological theory about drifting plates has been proved to be true
　　[C] the hot spots and the plates move slowly in opposite directions
　　[D] the movement of hot spots proves the continents are moving apart

　The significance of hot spots is not confined to their role as a frame of reference. It now appears that they also have an important influence on the geophysical processes that propel the plates across the globe. When a continental plate come to rest over a hot spot, the material rising from deeper layer creates a broad dome. As the dome grows, it develops deep fissures(cracks); in at least a few cases the continent may break entirely along some of these fissures, so that the hot spot initiates the formation of a new ocean.
69. The hot-spot theory may prove useful in explaining ________.
　　[A] the structure of the African plates
　　[B] the revival of dead volcanoes

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[font=Times New Roman][size=2]60. The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that ________.[/size][/font]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][A] they have to learn new things consciously[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][B] they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][C] they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][D] they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family[/font][/size]
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[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman]If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Perhaps selection for the caring professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such considerations as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A- type stock. B's are important and should be encouraged.[/font][/size]
[font=Times New Roman][size=2]65. The selection of medical professionals is currently based on ________.[/size][/font]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][A] candidates' sensitivity[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][B] academic achievements[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][C] competitive spirit[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][D] surer values[/font][/size]
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[font=Times New Roman][size=2]Practice (or review) tends to build and maintain memory for a task or for any learned material. Over a period of no practice what has been learned tends to be forgotten; and the adaptive consequences may not seem obvious. Yet, dramatic instances of sudden forgetting can be seen to be adaptive. In this sense, the ability to forget can be interpreted to have survived through a process of natural selection in animals. Indeed, when one's memory of an emotionally painful experience lead to serious anxiety, forgetting may produce relief. Nevertheless, an evolutionary interpretation might make it difficult to understand how the commonly gradual process of forgetting survived natural selection.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=2]67. From the evolutionary point of view, ________.[/size][/font]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][A] forgetting for lack of practice tends to be obviously inadaptive[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][B] if a person gets very forgetful all of a sudden he must be very adaptive[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][C] the gradual process of forgetting is an indication of an individual's adaptability[/font][/size]
[size=2][font=宋体]　　[/font][font=Times New Roman][D] sudden forgetting may bring about adaptive consequences[/font][/size]

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115. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do.
        A. to be told     B. having been told    C. being told     D. to have been told

116. I appreciate _____ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.
A. having been given     B. having given   
C. to have been given     D. to have given

        117. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always _____ with other elements, more commonly with oxygen.
        A. combined     B. having combined    C. combine    D. being combined

        118. anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about the economic recovery _____ just round the corner was untrue.
        A. would be       B. to be       C. was        D. being

        119. Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very _____.
        A. precious     B. rewarding      C. worth      D. challenging

        120. How many of us _____, say, a meeting that is irrelevant to us would be interested in the discussion.”
        A. attended     B. attending      C. to attend    D. have attended

        121. There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently _____ what he thought was a reason for this American characteristic.
        A. giving     B. gave     C. to give    D. given
       
        122. There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently _____ what he thought was a reason for this American characteristic.
        A. giving     B. gave     C. to give    D. given

        123. It’s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes _____ place in our ever-changing world.
        A. taking     B. to take       C. take      D. taken

        124. He wasn’t asked to take in the chairmanship of the society, _____ insufficiently popular with all members.
        A. being considered     B. considering     
        C. to be considered      D. having considered

        125. If the ocean were free of ice, storm paths would move further north, _____ the plains of North America of rainfall.
        A. to deprive     B. deprived     C. depriving     D. being deprived
       
        126. The ruling party could even lose its majority in the lower house of parliament, started a period of prolonged struggling.

        127. Doctors see a connection between increased amounts of leisure time spent _____ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer.
        A. to sunbathe         B. to have sunbathed     
        C. having sunbathed    D. sunbathing

        128. Sometimes very young children have trouble _____ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.
        A. for separating      B. to separate      C. having separated     D. separating

        129. There seemed little hope that the explorer, _____ in the tropical forest, would find his way through it.
A. to be deserted         B. having deserted      
C. to have been deserted   D. having been deserted
       
        130. All flights _____ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.
A. having canceled    B. having been canceled   
C. were canceled      D. have been canceled

        131. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _____ one major point in contrast with the other.
        A. makes      B. made     C. is to make      D. making

        132. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually _____ the Arctic Circle.
        A. touched     B. touches      C. touching      D. being touched

133. Homework _____ on time will lead to better grades.
        A. done        B. be done      C. having done     D. to have been done

        134. I hope all the precautions against pollution, _____ suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here.
        A. while      B. after      C. since     D. as

135. “When are you going to move to the countryside?” “Tomorrow is our _____.”
A. long-waiting day      B. long-awaited day     
C. long-awaiting day     D. day we waited for long

        136. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
        A. When compared    B. Compare     C. While comparing    D. Comparing
       
        137. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _____ alone.
        A. seen       B. is seen      C. to be seen      D. having been seen

        138. _____ in England, Anne Bradstreet both admired and imitated several English poets.
        A. Having born and educated    B. Born and educated   
        C. Since born and educated     D. To be born and educated

        139. _____ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling ＄21,000.
A. Judeged the best        B. Judging the best     
C. To be judgeg the best    D. Having judged the best

140. _____ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.
        A. To look at       B. Looking at       C. Looked at       D. To be looked at

141. You will see this product _____ wherever you go.
        A. to be advertised      B. advertised      C. advertise        D. advertising

142. Don’t get your schedule _____; stay with us in this class.
        A. to change     B. changing    C. changed      D. change

        143. The president promised to keep all the board members _____ of how the negotiations were going on.
        A. inform     B. informing     C. be informed     D. informed

144. They’ll have you _____ if you don’t pay your taxes.
        A. to be arrested    B. arrest     C. arrested     D. being arrested

145. “Is the radio bothering you?” “It certainly is. I’d like it _____ off.”
        A. turning     B. to turn      C. turned      D. turns