[单项选择]"Those days are gone, even in Hong Kong" in Paragraph 1 suggests that ______.
A. finding a good career used to be easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere
B. now everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good job
C. graduates now face stronger competition in Hong Kong than elsewhere
D. even in Hong Kong companies tour universities trying to select graduates

[单项选择]Hong Kong returned to China in 1997.

[单项选择]Why did the woman go to Hong Kong


A. On business.
B. On holiday.
C. Visiting friends.
D. Taking pictures.

[单项选择]Who did the woman go to Hong Kong with


A. Her boss.
B. Her brother.
C. Her boyfriend.
D. Nobody.

[单项选择]Collectors from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore would most likely buy ______.
A. impressionistic paintings
B. Ming Dynasty imperial tea sets
C. excavated works of art
D. Blue Period Picassos

[单项选择]The Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong, which we have just signed ______ our two governments, is a landmark in the history of international diplomacy.
A. in behalf of
B. on behalf of
C. represented
D. represent

[单项选择]2% of the Hong Kong population are English.

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With Christmas Day around the corner, Hong Kong’s Provisional Regional Council announced that a Christmas tree decoration competition will be held on Sunday in conjunction with the ongoing Regional Council Festival. Members of the public are welcome to take part in the competition as families or small groups. Each team should be formed by at least three persons. A total of 99 Christmas trees of 1.5 metres in height will be available for the participating teams to decorate. Participants can bring along their own decoration materials and to use their imagination and creativity to achieve the best results. Each participating team can take home the Christmas tree it has decorated as a souvenir. In addition, there will be cash awards for the winners.

Each participating team should at least have （）members.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

[单项选择]Hong Kong was not a target for terror attacks, the Government insisted yesterday, as the US ______ closed for an apparent security review.
A. Consultation
B. Constitution
C. Consulate
D. Consular

[单项选择]Hong Kong was so busy over the Spring，Festval that all the hotel accommodation was full．She phoned several hotell but none of them had a( )room．
A. cheap
B. nice
C. separate
D. vacant

[单项选择]In Hong Kong, doctors reported that, for unclear reasons, 12 recovered SARS patients had ________weeks after they had been discharged — spurring fears that people might be infectious even after they'd left isolation.
A. recovered
B. relapsed
C. reexamined
D. re-diagnosed

[单项选择]In his view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, local art is thriving by "being ______," being open to all kinds of art.
A. gratifying
B. predominating
C. excelling
D. accommodating