10.[A]about [B]for [C]on [D]by
11[A]compared [B]shown [C]subjected [D]conveyed
12.[A]contrary to [B]consistent with [C]parallel with [D]pealliar to
13.[A]evidence [B]guidance [C]implication [D]source
14.[A]disputable [B]enlightening [C]retiable [D]wasleadmg
15.[A]In contast [B]For example [C]In consequence [D]As usual
16.[A]duly [B]accidentally [C]unpredictably [D]suddenly
17.[A]failed [B]ceased [C]started [D]continued
20.[A]breaking [B]chrnbing [C]surpassmg [D]hiting
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)
Text 2
Over the past decade,thousands of patents have seen granled for what are called business methods.Amazon com received one for its“one-click”online payment
systern Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy.One invenlor patented a tochnique for lying a box
Now the nation’s top patent court appears completely ready to scale hack on business-method patents, which have been controversial e,ver since they were first
authorized 10 years ago In a movethat has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz the U.S court of Appeals for the federal ctrcuit sald it would usea particular case tO
conduct a broad review of business-method patents. Inre Bijskl, as the case is known, is“a very big deal”, says Dermis'D Crouch of the University of Missoun
School of law.It “has the potential to elinate an entire class of patmts”