45. A. pointed B. inspired C. motivated D. listed

46. A. comfort B. defend C. support D. protect

47. A. actively B. positively C. negatively D. passively

48. A. finish B. reject C. refuse D. interrupt

49. A. persuade B. stimulate C. force D. tempt

50. A. interacted B. worked C. responded D. initiated

51. A. approach B. course C. evolution D. pattern

52. A. impractical B. unimaginative C. critical D. illogical

53. A. keeps back B. answers for C. agrees on D. launches into

54. A. conflict B. disaster C. strike D. damage

55. A. challenge B. debate C. worry D. silence

Section B （22分）

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Last summer, bird-watchers confirmed the discovery of a new species of bird in Cambodia was not an event of particular biological significance, but it was striking for one reason in part. This species of bird was discovered not in an unspoiled rain forest but within the limits Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh - a city the size of