Question

For the last 82 years, Sweden's Nobel Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, that means __36__ who will be raised from the great and the near great to the living for ever. __37__ today the Academy is coming under heavy criticism(批評(píng)) both from the without and from within. __38__ argue that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true __39__ ability than with the strange inside politics of the Academy and of Sweden itself. __40__ Ingmar Bjorksten, the cultural __41__ for one of the country's two major newspapers, the prize continues to represent " __42__ people call a very Swedish exercise: __43__ Swedish tastes."

The Academy has __44__ itself against such charges of provincialism(地方主義) in its selection by asserting(堅(jiān)持) that __45__ physical distance from the great literary capitals of the world actually serves to __46__ the Academy from outside influences. This may be 47 , but criticsrespond that this very __48__ may also be responsible for the Academy's inability to notice true trends(傾向) in the __49__ world.

Regardless of concerns over the selection process, __50__ , it seems that the prize will continue to survive both as an indicator(指針) of the literature that we most __51__ praise, and as a __52__ that writers seek. If for no other reason, the prize will continue to be __53__ for the financial rewards that __54__ ; not only is the cash prize itself considerable, but it also dramatically increases __55__ of an author's books.

36. A. asking　 B. determining　 C. checking　 D. discovering

37. A. But　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　C. Besides　　 D. Therefore

38. A. Anger　 B. Happiness　　　 C. Praises　　　 D. Critics

39. A. reading B. listening　　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. speaking

40. A. Owing to B. As to　　　　　　 C. According to D. Referring to

41. A. editor　　　 B. reader　　　　　 C. writer　　　　　　 D. listener

42. A. how　　　　　B. where　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. what

43. A. suggesting B. expressing　　 C. smelling　　　　　 D. exchanging

44. A. kept　　　　 B. defended　　　 C. stopped　　　　　 D. loved

45. A. his　　　　　　 B. one's　　　　　　 C. its　　　　　　　　　 D. her

46. A. persuade　 B. encourage　　　 C. fight　　　　　　　 D. protect

47. A. wrong　　　　B. similar　　　　　 C. false　　　　　　　　 D . true

48. A. distance　　　B. length　　　　　　 C. width　　　　　　　 D. number

49. A. literary　　　 B. space　　　　　　　C. art　　　　　　　　 D. movie

50. A. as well as　 B. however　　　　　C. in order that　 D. so that

51. A. hardly　　　　 B. highly　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　 D. nearly

52. A. direction　　　 B. distance　　　 C. goal　　　　　　　　 D. suggestion

53. A. reasonable　 B. curious　　　　　 C. desirable　　　　 D. anxious

54. A. collect with　 B. give away　　　 C. set up　　　　　　 D. go with

55. A. sales　　　　　　 B. prizes　　　　　　　C. gifts　　　　　　　 D. praises

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