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Part I Vocabulary and Structure（词汇与结构） 1. As parts of the world become ______, millions of people will try to migrate to more ______ areas. A. hospitable… uninhabitable B. uninhabitable… hospitable C. habitable… inhospitable D. inhospitable … uninhabitable 2. A(n) ______ is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job. A. astronomer B. scientist C. candidate D. researcher 3. There are scientific satellites in __________ that measure wave heights, but too few to give reliable worldwide coverage. A. mark B. orbit C. store D. line 4. The first-year courses provide short introductions to these areas, while the second-year courses __________ the areas in greater depth. A. classify B. investigate C. clear D. examine 5. Their marriage was in danger of breaking up last year but it seems quite ______ now. A. favorable B. critical C. profitable D. stable 6. If individuals are awakened each time as they began a dream phase of sleep, they are likely to become irritable even if their total amount of sleep has been ______. A. efficient B. sufficient C. deficient D. proficient 7. Linda didn’t like the work because it lacked __________; she was doing the same thing all the time. A. anxiety B. priority C. variety D. society 8. She wanted to ask him all about his private life, but wisely __________ herself. A. rescued B. held C. restrained D. curbed 9. After he was attacked, he managed to __________ to the phone and call for help. A. pound B. come C. turn D. stagger 10. The issue was whether or not the bacteria (细菌) in his body would __________ the local ecosystem. A. break B. balance C. contaminate D. contain 11. Moving to a new school can __________ a child’s education, especially between the ages of eleven and sixteen. A. upset B. balance C. disrupt D. disorder 12. China’s news media is following world trend by marketization and __________into enterprises. A. conversion B. translatio