Dehydration limits a person’s ability to work and think. Experts say a

reduction of only four or five percent in body water leads to a drop of

twenty to thirty percent in work ability. The loss of salt through

perspiration also reduces the amount of work that muscles can do.

41. R ________ between dehydration and person’s ability to work and

think.

Paragraph Seven

Hard war situation finally forced Germany to make the decision that

would bring the United States into the war. It decided to use its

submarines to break the British blockade. The submarines would attack

any ships that came near Britain. This included ships from neutral

countries, like the United States.

42. Germany adopted new s ____________ in hard situation.

Paragraph Eight

The Tata Group is made up of 96 companies that employ more than 200,000

people. Tata operates in more than 54 countries. Its companies run

hotels, provide engineering services and business advice. They also

make cars and steel, among other things.

43. The Tata Group is involved in v __________ industries.

Paragraph Nine

Anxiety is normal. You just have to prevent it from getting the best of

you. The first step is to learn to relax. If before or during an

examination you start to panic, stretch as hard as you can, tensing the

muscles in your arms and legs, and then suddenly relax all of them.

44. How one should h __________ anxiety.

Paragraph Ten

Electronic mail can eliminate hours of frustrating “telephone tag”

and enable people to communicate across time-zones with ease. It also

substitutes for busy fax machines that print out piles of paper which

are often misplaced or misdirected. With electronic mail, the message

appears upon the computer screen of the individual being contacted.

45. People b __________ from electronic mails a lot.

IV. Translation. （20 points, 4 points for each）

Directions: In the following passage, there are five groups of

underlined sentences. Read the passage carefully and then translate

these sentences into Chinese. Write the Chinese version on your Answer

Sheet.