42. A. poor B. good C. different D. standard

　　43. A. fun B. comfort C. effort D. progress

　　44. A. appealing to ` B. sticking to C. leading to D. adding to

　　45. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Yet

　　46. A. remind B. recall C. remember D. think

　　47. A. managing B. attempting C. happening D. deciding

　　48. A. noticed B. slept C. lied D. lay

　　49. A. opposite B. beyond C. out D. within

　　50. A. announced B. accepted C. played D. offered

　　51. A. noise B. confidence C. cheer D. optimism

　　52. A. stuck in B. attached to C. tied to D. involved in

　　53. A. Watching B. Seeing C. Guessing D. Admitting

　　54. A. good luck B. happy New Year C. merry Christmas D. happy birthday

　　55. A. grateful B. satisfied C. pleased D. surprised

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　　Ten is not just a number. For Hong Kong, it means change. That change began 10 years ago on July 1, 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to the mainland. A year later, putonghua became a major subject in middle schools there. Street chatter now is trilingual: Cantonese, English and putonghua.

　　But language is just one of the many changes. Over the past 10 years, the flow of people has left its mark, especially on the young people.

　　The first sign is in the job market. Before 2006, about 10,000 young professionals from the mainland found jobs in Hong kong. At the same time, around 240,000 Hong Kong residents had worked or were working on the mainland. More than 60 percent of them were aged 23 to 25, according to official statistics.

Geng Chun, 26, a native of northern China, managed to start his own IT business after completing his university degree in Hong Kong three years ago.