PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)PartmReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.At43,I'vereachedthestagewherewomenarewarnedtowatchoutforthecreepingsadnessofmiddleage.We'reservedupanendlessstreamofadviceon"howtosurviveyour40s",asifwe'reintheendurancestageofaslowlimptoward26.Thisistheagewomenstarttobecome"invisible"-ourvalue,attractivenessandpowersupposedly27bythevanishingofyouth.ButIdon'tfeellikeI'mfadinginto28.IfeelmoreseenthanIeverhave,andforthefirsttimeinmylife,Ihaveaclear-eyedviewofmyselfthatis29,compassionateandaccepting.WhenIlookinthemirror,I'mproudofwhoIam-eventhose"broken"partsthatforsolongseemedimpossibletolove.Sowhenadvertiserstrytosellmewaysto"turnbacktheclock",Ihaveto30alaugh.Iwouldn'tgobacktothecripplingself-consciousnessofmyyouthifyoupaidme.Thishard-wonsenseofself-acceptanceisoneofthejoysofbeinganolderwoman.Butit'sanarrativeoften31outbytheshamethatmarketersrelyontopeddleustheirdietpills,miraclefacecreamsandbreathableyogapants-asifself-loveisa32commodity.ForsomewomenIknow,thissenseoftrustandself-belieflaterinlifegavethemthecouragetoleavedysfunctionalrelationshipsor33onnewcareerpaths.Otherstalkedaboutenjoyingtheirowncompany,ofgrowththrough34,deepeningbondsoffriendships,theabilitytobemorecompassionate,lessjudgmentalandtolistenmoreandappreciatethesmallpleasures.Lifepast40isfarfromsmoothsailing,butit'ssomuchmorethanthereductive35weseeinwomen'smagazinesandontheHollywoodbigscreen.6·1A)adversityI)neglectedB)authenticJ)obscurityC)conveyK)outlinesD)depictionsL)prevalentE)diminishedM)purchasableF)drownedN)submitG)embark0)suppressH)fragilitySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingt...
