Questions 1-5
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1.
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To shrink tonsils
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2.
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Patients usually need more than a week to recover.
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3.
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They may expect/experience intense pain (in the throat) and severe bleeding.
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4.
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Positive results may not last. 或 It's unknown what the long-term results are.
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5.
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It may be difficult to perform on children.
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Questions 6-9
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6.
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Plant and animal species are being destroyed at an alarming rate, due to human intervention. Efforts to protect the Earth's biodiversity must be taken.
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7.
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A report on the findings of a study carried out by the German government's Scientific Council on the Global Environment.
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8.
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The word is usually associated with an impartial, objective stance, and is seen as representing a virtuous state. The writer implies that human control of plant life is purely greedy and irrational; that it is not impartial or objective.
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9.
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C
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Questions 10-13
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10.
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His dissatisfaction with the colonial image of Africa in earlier novels about Africa
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11.
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They both fail because of inner weakness.
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12.
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D
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13.
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He writes in an English that is permeated with the structures and rhythms of the Ibo language.
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Questions 14-20
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14.
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ancient Rome
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15.
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popular
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16.
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infection
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17.
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unique nature
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18.
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animal products 或 animals 或 beavers
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19.
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coral(s) 或 coral reef(s)
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20.
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readily available 或 produced in a lab
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