TEXT D When you choose a freezer, remember its probably going to be with you for a long time. No single style or size is best, so its important to know which freezer is right for your needs. First, decide if you want an upright or chest model. Uprights are more convenient. Their storage space is more accessible and they take up less floor area. However, chest models are more energy-efficient because less cold air escapes when they are open. If youre buying an upright, youll have to choose between frostless or manual defrost. Chest freezers are always manual. Frostless freezers automatically defrost at preset intervals and remove the water. Manual models must be defrosted by hand every few months or whenever frost accumulates to about a quarter of an inch. To help your freezer reach a ripe old age, try to find a spot thats cool, dry, and away from drafts. Drafts and heat will raise the freezers cabinet temperature and make it work harder to keep cool. That means wasted energy and a shortened compressor life. Dry air is important because high humidity can cause the freezer to rust outside and frost up inside. With proper care, a freezer can serve you for 15 years or more. Frostless models require less care than manual defrost freezers. The interior of a frostless unit should be washed periodically with warm water and baking soda or a mild soap, rinsed, and dried. To get the most from your freezer, check regularly to make sure its providing a rue zero-degree temperature. Keep the freezer at least three-quarters full. The emptier it gets, the more energy is wasted. If more than three pounds of food per cubic foot of storage space is added every 24 hours, the resulting high or low temperatures can damage the food.

　　76. According to the passage, choosing the best place for your freezer means _____.

　　A) putting it in an unheated garage if possible

　　B) trying to keep it away from heat, drafts, and humidity

　　C) locating it near a sink if it is a manual-defrost model

　　D) locating it as close as possible to the kitchen door

　　77. Which statement best describes the main idea of the passage?

　　A) It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of freezers.

　　B) It tells the most economical ways to use a freezer.

　　C) It explains how to defrost a manual-defrost freezer.

　　D) It offers advice about choosing and caring for a freezer.

　　TEXT E "Had a good flight?" the Chief asked. "A bit bumpy over the Azores," Hawthorne said. On this occasion he had not had time to change from his pale gray tropical suit; the summons had come to him urgently in Kinston and a car had met him at London Airport. He sat as close to the steam radiator as he could, but sometimes he couldnt help a shiver. "Whats that odd flower youre wearing?" Hawthorne had quite forgotten it. He put his hand up to his lapel. "It looks as though it had once been an orchid," the Chief said with disapproval. "Pan American gave it to us with our dinner last night," Hawthorne explained. He took out the limp mauve rag and put it in the ash-tray. "With your dinner? What an odd thing to do," the Chief said, "It can hardly have improved the meal. personally I detest orchids. Decadent things. There was someone, wasnt there, who wore green ones?" "I only put it in my button-hole so as to clear the dinner-tray. There was so little room, with the hot-cakes and champagne and the sweet salad and the tomato soup and the chicken Maryland and ice-cream ……" "What a terrible mixture. You should travel BOAC." "You didnt give me enough time, sir, to get a booking." "Well, the matter is rather urgent. You know our man in Havana has been turning out some pretty disquieting stuff lately." "Hes a good man," Hawthorne said. "I dont deny it. I wish we had more like him. What I cant understand is how the Americans have not tumbled to anything there." Have you asked them, sir?" "Of course not. I dont trust their discretion." "Perhaps they dont truest ours."

　　78. Hawthorne is still wearing his tropical suit because _____.

　　A) such clothing was more expensive in London

　　B) his flight had come straight into London airport

　　C) he thought the suit the most appropriate thing to wear

　　D) he was in too big a hurry to put on more suitable clothes

　　79. From the passage, we learn that the phase "limp mauve rag" refers to _____.

　　A) an orchid

　　B) a handkerchief

　　C) a menu

　　D) a cigarette packet

　　80. The Chief recommends that Hawthorne travel by BOAC because _____.

　　A) orchids do not improve the taste of a meal

　　B) the food is badly cooked on Pan American

　　C) the menu Hawthorne described is not well-chose

　　D) the airline offers chicken and ice-cream

　　SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING

　　In this section there are six passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions.    Skim or scan them as required and then select your answers to the questions.

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