Question

The popular Korean male artist Rain swept through Asia recently, gaining popularity among both male and female fans. 36 his popularity, Pepsi(百事可乐), which did not 37 to offer any Korean artist the opportunity to be one of its ambassadors (大使), has changed their mind. They now have 38  Rain to be its new “blue blood(蓝血家族)” and have offered him a high price.

For the past two years, Pepsi has 39 an enormous amount of money in signing up world popular mega stars to be the company’s ambassadors. They 40 soccer star David Beckham, Taiwan popular Idols F4, Jay Chou, Hong Kong star Edison Chen, Nicholas Tse, Louis Koo etc. Now with the 41  rising of Korean star Rain, Pepsi was quick to put him on its 42.

According to sources, Pepsi has recently sent a(an) 43 to Korea to discuss details with Rain and they are about to 44 a contract. When a reporter called Ms Li to verify this matter, she didn’t deny it, and 45 that “At this point, we can’t reveal anything”. Also according to sources, Pepsi will be the sponsor of Rain’s October 46 in Hong Kong, but Rain’s Hong Kong manager Ms Chan Ka Ying 47 , “At this moment, it’s not 48 to talk about this. There will be an announcement shortly!”

49 the old Chinese saying goes: “One mountain cannot be ruled by two tigers”, Pepsi has somehow created an internal 50  between Rain and Jay Chou. Rain’s popularity is rising and he has the 51 “single eye-lid” feature as Jay, whose status has somehow been 52. There’s a rumour that the skin product brand DHC is intending to 53  their ambassador from Jay to Rain, in order to capture the Korean, Japanese, Chinese 54.

Rain’s recent Beijing concert was a tremendous hit, 55 in “Korean Fever” in Mainland China.

1.	A．Thanks for B．Due to C．According to D．Based on

2.	A．target B．point C．aim D．intend

3.	A．accepted B．invited C．adopted D．approved

4.	A．spent B．depended C．cost D．paid

5.	A．contain B．include C．cover D．enclose

6.	A．up-to-date B．new C．modern D．recent

7.	A．schedule B．record C．list D．program

8.	A．manager B．artist C．boss D．representative

9.	A．sign B．mark C．get D．keep

10.	A．supplied B．increased C．joined D．added

11.	A．concert B．show C．display D．exhibition

12.	A．recognized B．responded C．reacted D．acknowledged

13.	A．comfortable B．pleasant C．convenient D．relaxed

14.	A．As B．When C．After D．While

15.	A．struggle B．competition C．fight D．conflict

16.	A．same B．alike C．different D．similar

17.	A．infected B．effected C．affected D．caused

18.	A．exchange B．vary C．shift D．switch

19.	A．markets B．shops C．malls D．stores

20.	A．resulting B．causing C．leading D．directing

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B 

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.A 

【解析】

1.B。due to因为。

2.D。后文的has changed their mind和前文did not说明Pepsi最初没有打算要韩国人做代言人。

3.B。to be its new “blue blood”和have offered him a high price说明他们要高薪“邀请”Rain。

4.A。spend money in doing … 意为“花费金钱在做……”。

5.B。they作主语，随后文章列举了一些为百事可乐做代言人的名字，所以谓语动词用include。

6.D。上文提到了百事公司改变主意，想启用韩国艺人Rain，其原因就是Rain近期的势头比较猛。

7.C。is quick to put him on its list，和前文的invite呼应。

8.D。Pepsi和Rain要商洽，应该派代表。

9.A。sign a contract签署协议。

10.D。此处用added 表示“补充道”。

11.A。Pepsi要做Rain的 sponsor帮助他在香港举办音乐会。Rain 是个艺人，所以最可能的资助就是举办音乐会。

12.B。respond回应，回答上文提到的信息。

13.C。后文there will be an announcement shortly表明当时不便说，所以用convenient。

14.A。As the old Chinese saying goes意为“正如中国老话所说”。

15.B。Jay和Rain分别来自中国台湾和韩国，后文说到Rain’s popularity is rising，而且两人有共同的特征，因此两者之间形成了竞争。

16.A。the same … as 固定搭配。

17.C。前文描述了Rain的上升势头给Jay一定的冲击，所以Jay的位置受到影响。

18.D。前文提到了Jay的位置受到影响，后文用一传言作为例证。switch “更换”。

19.A。目的应该是赢得“市场”，所以用markets。

20.A。result in 以……为结果。resulting in “Korean Fever” in Mainland China 意为“在中国大陆引起了‘韩流’”，说明Rain在中国获得了巨大的成功。