4 . Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word or phrase that best fits each blank.

In a butcher’s store, Laura saw her Strycon’s colleague Jorge, an engineer, selling pork. However, the man     1    (prove) to be William, a butcher. The     2    (follow) Monday at Strycon, Laura told Jorge about her funny misunderstanding. Jorge laughed and told her that he did have a twin named Carlos, but they didn’t resemble each other     3    appearance. At that moment, Laura seemed to realize something.

Laura wondered whether she should tell Jorge about his double. That question tugged (拉) at her until Sept. 9     4    Laura showed William’s photo to Jorge. Jorge stared at the image and said in surprise, “That’s me？!”

Out of curiosity, Jorge started looking through William’s Facebook images     5    (find) out more. Much to his surprise, the friend sitting next to his double had a face that Jorge     6    (know) for years—it was the face of his twin brother, Carlos.

After Jorge returned home, he seated Carlos down in front of the laptop and started clicking on photos, showing him the photo of：William alongside Carlos’s double     7    (name) Wilber. Unlike Jorge, whose first reaction to the photo was to lean in and stare, Carlos sprang back     8    something had pushed him hard in the chest. Jorge told him what he learned from Laura that day. The young men in the photo     9    (raise) on a remote farm in Santander. According to their Facebook pages, they shared the same birth place as Jorge and Carlos in late December 1988. The truth came out     10    they were actually mixed-up brothers. Parents from two families took twin babies back by mistake at birth.

5 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word or phrase that best fits each blank.

Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and simple man who     1     (prefer) to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could     2     (hear) from all corners of a room.     3     the differences in character, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals (竞争者) at work in the Institute of Future Science.

    4     Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except Mr. Tan and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory     5     (analyze) the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment — the bacteria he had cultured     6     (growing) extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim entered.

“Hey Jimmy,” Mr. Kim called out, “do you have     7     extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”

There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan’s things. He soon found Mr. Tan’s notebook and was surprised     8     (see) that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard     9     a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.

Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim     10     (take) them and went to Mr. Kim’s laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr. Kim lying on the floor motionless. The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly.