There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.

That product is foreign words.

Gairaigo — words that come from outside － have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.

But in the last few years the trickle (涓涓流水) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional Japanese.

“The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,”says University Lecturer and Writer Takashi Saito.”By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media to pick up.”

“Experts often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute.”Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.”

Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.

“We were expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, ”but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese.”

What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?

A. The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.

B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.

C. Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.

D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.

In the opinion of Takashi Saito, Japanese people ______.

A. are good at learning foreign languages           B. are willing to learn about new things

C. trust the media                                             D. respect experts

Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words?

A. The media and government papers.         B. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.

C. The interest of young Japanese.                     D. Foreign products and experts.

The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud ______.

A.sells very well in Japan

B.is supported by the government

C.is questioned by the old generation

D.causes misunderstanding among the readers

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped . "Now we broadcast an important notice from the   36  : At about nine this evening , an old woman of 79 ,named Mrs Humney , was 37  and killed by a robber (搶劫犯)wearing a green coat . Those who can supply any clue (線索）are requested to  38   to the police ." The  39  news made the lonely girl filled with  40   .She couldn't help looking around .But she didn't  41  that a man was already behind the door.

    Suddenly the man  _42   before Miss Green . The girl didn't know what to __43  . " Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll  44  whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night." said the robber. That made her even more terrified , but she tried to  45  herself.

    Just then there came the whistle of a police car .Then  46   the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手槍） 47  the girl's back, " Don't  48  the door. Never let him in." But the girl got a(n)  49  . She asked the man outside the door , " Who is it ?" "I'm Bull. Is there  50  unusual here ?" "No, there isn't ." Immediately she added  51   ," only 52   and I are here." "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice.

    A few minutes later. The sound of the  53  died away. " It's well done, " the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was  54  into pieces . The policemen  55  into the room and caught the robber.

    "Miss Green , what you said made us take action right away, " said Bull, " for we know that you have no brother."

36. A. police      B. government           C. army                     D. prison

A. hit               B. stolen                      C. robbed                    D. cheated

A .announce            B. know                    C. provide                 D. report

. A .terrible            B exciting                  C. strange                 D. funny

A. anger            B. fear                         C surprise                   D. sadness

A .feel               B. look                       C .hear                     D. notice

A. came                B .appeared                 C .walked                  D. ran

. A. say               B .make                      C. do                           D. deal

A. decide            B .consider                 C .hope                  D. doubt

A .protect            B .scare                        C. free                    D. calm

A .touched            B. hit                          C .rang                     D. struck

A .against            B .in                          C .to                     D .over

A .knock            B. shut                      C .lean                      D. open

A .belief               B. idea                         C .help                  D .voice

A. anything           B. something              C. anyone                  D. someone

. A .excited              B. anxiously             C .loudly                 D .bravely

. A .my friend        B. my neighbour            C .the robber          D. my brother

A. policeman       B. police car              C .robber                    D. footsteps

A .turned               B .brought                   C .broken                D. changed

A. slipped             B .went                       C .fell                         D. hurried

If you walk through the streets of any big city at six or seven in the morning, the chances are that you will see women hurrying along, pushing prams (嬰兒推車). You may see more than one woman   1   on the same door and, as it opens, quickly kiss the child,   2   a package of nappies and hurry off down the street to clock on the early shift in an office, leaving their children to a child – minder – a woman who may be doing the job legally or illegally, well or badly. Brain Jackson, director of the Child – minding Researching Unit, and his colleagues have done a great deal of work in finding out   3   it means for a child to spend the first years of life in the care of a child – minder.

  4   law, anyone who looks after a child for more than two hours a day and gets paid must be registered.  5   the punishment is a 6 pounds fine. Local authorities are responsible for the registration and supervision (監(jiān)管) of minders. The regulations   6   adequate provision (保障) for fire, safety and health. Very few minders can   7   these. Yet, not many districts give financial assistance. “This means,” Brain Jackson says, “that when you have one registered minder tested and proved by the local authorities, you can be sure that you will get a dozen unregistered, illegal minders   8  .”

The researchers found themselves   9   into the role of private investigators when they conduct their   10  . Getting up early to do a “Dawn Watch” following mothers through cold, dark streets and nothing where they left their babies, Jackson says, was a long, slow process.

A. knock         B. stop                      C. stick                     D. stay

A. hand out     B. hand in                 C. hand down            D. hand over