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Section I?? ? Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Model Test 1 【课堂测试】 After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: the damage and death toll could have been much __1__. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. __2__, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1998 __3__ 25,000 victims. Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles __4__ the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was __5__ on the city’s highways. __6__, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have __7__ the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes. __8__ the good news, civil engineers aren’t resting on their successes. __9__ to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should __10__ even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, __11__ steel and wood, __12__ bend without breaking. __13__, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and __14__ rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to __15__ the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains __16__ concrete and steel supports, called __17__ buildings, the structures respond like living organisms __18__ an earthquake’s vibrations. __19__ the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the __20__ direction. 1. [A] worse [B] better [C] more [D] harder 2. [A] For instance [B] in particular [C] In contrast [D] By comparison 3. [A] proclaimed [B] reported [C] claimed [D] declared 4. [A] because [B] for [C] when [D] although 5. [A] jammed [B] light [C] crowded [D