III. PARAPHRASING
Choose the closest paraphrased version after each of the following sentences or the italicized part. Write the letter corresponding to your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point each, 10 points in all)
31. We want every minute to count.
A. The minute is the basic unit of our lifetime.
B. Every minute should be precisely measured.
C. We want to make use of every minute effectively.
D. Everyone should be aware of the limit of his lifetime.
32. Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse.
A. that may lead people to misunderstand the unfamiliar behaviour.
B. that may make people feel lost in a completely new environment.
C. people have when they are not used to the new ways of communication.
D. people have when they do not know the rules and laws in a new place.
33. This washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant ancestors.
A. Unlike her peasant ancestors, this small thin washwoman was born strong.
B. This washwoman, like her peasant ancestors, was small and thin but strong.
C. With the strength from her peasant ancestors, the washwoman was still small and thin.
D. The washwoman was small and thin, but she inherited the strength of her peasant ancestors.
34. Kaz Tanaka had wakened in a frightening new world—a world whose dominant sound was a silence broken only by the cries of the dying.
A. …a silent world where one could do nothing but make dying cries.
B. …a soundless world in which no one dared to break the dead silence.
C. …a silent world where one could only hear the moans from the dying.
D. …a soundless world in which the threat of death controlled everything
35. I suspect that we are always faintly conscious of the fact that this is a smallish island, with the sea always round the comer.
A. I wonder if we have realized the smallness of this island compared to the sea.
B. I think we may not be fully aware it is easy to get to the sea on this small island.
C. I believe we have ignored the size of the small island and its location in the sea.
D. I guess we are insensitive to the fact that this small island is at the comer of the sea.
36. Between French friends, ...lively disagreement and sharpness of argument are the breath of life.
A. To the French, the important part of a friendship is to argue heatedly.
B. French friends often disagree with each other and argue out of breath.
C. To the French, arguing heatedly is a very important activity in daily life.
D. French people won’t become lifelong friends until they argue vigorously.
