Intermolecular forces are the attractive or repulsive forces between molecules.

compulsive A: obsessive B: mandatory C: forbidden D: repulsive

Picking nose is a _______ habit. A: reactive B: receptive C: repulsive D: rewarding

A drunk man walked in, ____ in appearance. A: repulsive B: reluctant C: reproachful D: reputed

Everybody hates him for his (repulsive) looks. A: v B: adj C: adv D: n

He had no ( )<br/>reason to quit the job and move to another city. A: aspire B: compelling C: conspire D: dispel E: expire F: expulsion G: impulse H: inspire I: repulsive J: respire

Our challenge is<br/>to motivate those voters and ( ) them to join our cause. A: aspire B: compelling C: conspire D: dispel E: expire F: expulsion G: impulse H: inspire I: repulsive J: respire

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat -- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collectsnails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag,and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.

Part One Reading Comprehension (10%)Directions: In this part there is one passage followed by five questions. You are required to select the best choice for each question from a list of choices marked by capital letters following the question and fill in the blank with the corresponding LETTER. It would be difficult to find someone who is in favor of drunk driving. Similarly no one would jump on the bandwagon urging more child abuse. Some activities are considered repulsive and totally unacceptable to almost everyone. Drunk driving, unlike child abuse, however, is a crime that many Americans not only commit more than once in their lives, but also freely discuss among their friends and fellow workers.If someone reads about a co-employee or neighbor being arrested for drunk driving, usually little is made of it; many even treat the occurrence in a humorous fashion. Hale and Hardy Fellows comfort the criminal with their own tales of close encounters with the law. So “better luck next time” is the casual warning of the drunk driver's comrades. “Next time” is mentioned so matter-of-factly that everyone knows that these drunk drivers do not realize that “next time” might end in a crippling accident, an innocent bystander's death, enormous heartache, anguish, and ultimately remorse. But then it's too late. By then the drunk driver will have done the worst, and all the merriment of the night's imbibing fades quickly in the presence of grief at the scene of an accident.Of course, the comrades are shocked, even frightened momentarily. Couldn't the perpetrator of one of America's controlled crimes just as easily have been one of them? Maybe someone's “next time” might be the “last time”.1. The biggest difference between drunk driving and child abuse is ________. A: one is a serious crime, and the other one is not B: one crime is treated lightly by many, and the other is not C: one is tightly controlled, and the other is not D: one destroys the family unit, and the other does not

Part Four Reading Comprehension (10%)Directions: In this part there is one passage followed by five questions. You are required to select the best choice for each question from a list of choices marked by capital letters following the question and fill in the blank with the corresponding LETTER. It would be difficult to find someone who is in favor of drunk driving. Similarly no one would jump on the bandwagon urging more child abuse. Some activities are considered repulsive (不愉悦的) and totally unacceptable to almost everyone. Drunk driving, unlike child abuse, however, is a crime that many Americans not only commit more than once in their lives, but also freely discuss among their friends and fellow workers. If someone reads about a co-employee or neighbor being arrested for drunk driving, usually little is made of it; many even treat the occurrence in a humorous fashion. Hale and Hardy Fellows comfort the criminal with their own tales of close encounters with the law. So “better luck next time” is the casual warning of the drunk driver's comrades. “Next time” is mentioned so matter-of-factly that everyone knows that these drunk drivers do not realize that “next time” might end in a crippling accident, an innocent bystander's death, enormous heartache, anguish, and ultimately remorse. But then it's too late. By then the drunk driver will have done the worst, and all the merriment of the night's imbibing fades quickly in the presence of grief at the scene of an accident. Of course, the comrades are shocked, even frightened momentarily. Couldn't the perpetrator of one of America's controlled crimes just as easily have been one of them? Maybe someone's “next time” might be the “last time”.1.The biggest difference between drunk driving and child abuse is ________. A: one is a serious crime, and the other one is not B: one crime is treated lightly by many, and the other is not C: one is tightly controlled, and the other is not D: one destroys the family unit, and the other does not