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Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.
Lured by fame and fortune, Howard Hughes became the richest man in the world. Born in Houston, Texas in 1905,
Hughes' life was 1. but boring. He was a moviemaker, a pilot of an airliner, an inventor of ladies' underwear (内衣) and the head of a company that 2.
and built aircraft.
In 1924, he moved to Hollywood to 3. dream of making movies. It was in Hollywood, 4.
his his film Two Arabian Nights (1928) was a big
hit, that he made a name for himself in film. It won two
academy 5. . His next film, Hell's Angels
(1930), was the most expensive movie of 6. time and lost $1.5 million at the theaters.
In 1932, Hughes formed the Hughes Aircraft Company, which
made many 7. in airplane technology. After 8.
and winning the 1934 Air Meet in Miami, Hughes built the world's most advanced aircraft. He then 9.
strapped himself into it. He was in the 10.
of the plane when it was tested. In 1935, he 11. a new speed record, taking the plane to 352 mph. As World War II 12. , things changed for him. Hughes turned his full attention 13.
building military aircraft. 14. he was unable to do what he promised the government, he
had some troubles. He failed to 15. any planes. This is why the US Senate 16.
Hughes's failure to meet his wartime contracts.
Hughes was just 17. famous for his fall from public grace as he was for his exploits on the big screen and in
the air. After time, he realized the 18.
in the spotlight. He then became a mysterious 19.
of being . Towards the end of his life, he hid away from the public's 20. . He died in 1976.
Questions 21 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Mr. Brown has been senator for quite a few years. He was used to getting favors from businesses in the state he 21.
; it was just how things got done. He never expected that he would get 22. bribery.
engaging in A few months before the senator had met with a man who he thought represented the logging industry. The man said that he wanted a law that would allow his company to 23.
down trees that many people didn't want to cut. These trees existed in government 24.
areas. He 25. that he was willing to pay money. He would give the senator a good deal of money to
26. that the bill was 27. in the congress. 28. , for the senator, the man wasn't who he said he was. He was actually a detective for the
29. in the senate. And it was this body that 30. the ethics of its members.
Journalists put microphones in front of the senator's face and