39. ______ in the United States was set up to train men in music at that time.
A. Many schools B. Many a school
C. A many school D. A great many schools 40. Only after food has been dried or canned ______. A. that it should be stored for later consumption B. should be stored for later consumption C. should it be stored for later consumption D. it should be stored for later consumption
41. Anne couldn’t concentrate ______ what she was doing while her family were watching TV.
A. to B. for C. on D. in 42. The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been ______ filled in.
A. consequently B. comprehensively C. regularly D. properly
43. The manager is very ______ about his secretary’s appearance. A. unusual B. special C. particular D. peculiar
44. Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience ______ greatly to his success in public life.
A. contributed B. attached C. owed D. related
45. He tried to ______ relation with his former wife but failed. A. contain B. maintain C. reserve D. remain
46. We’ll have to get out and walk; the car’s ______ down.
A. fallen B. broken C. run D. gone
47. There was a small ______ of sugar in the cup.
A. amount B. number C. size D. part
48. Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what you are saying should make any ______.
A. excuse B. sense C. use D. value
49. When a fire ______ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A. broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up
50. The student was just about to ______ the question, when suddenly he found the answer.
A. arrive at B. submit to C. work out D. give up
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51. It is our ______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A. consistent B. considerate C. continual D. continuous
52. Many people complain of the rapid ______ of modern life.
A. rate B. speed C. pace D. growth
53. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A. ignored B. neglected C. refused D. denied
54. We discussed this problem for several days, but couldn’t come to a（n） ______.
A. result B. end C. conclusion D. judgment
55. Of all the books on the desk, ______ is of any use for our study. A. nothing B. no one C. neither D. none 56. —How ______ is your twin brother? —He is ______ as I am.
A. high; as high B. tall; as high
C. high; the same height D. tall; the same height 57. On his way home from work, he used to ______ at his old friend’s house.
A. come in B. go in C. get in D. drop in
58. Most of ______ in his garden are red, orange and pink.
A. flowers in nature B. the flowers in nature C. flowers in the nature D. the flowers in the nature 59. Her dictionary is ______ mine. It’s often difficult for me to tell them apart.
A. same as B. the same as C. as same as D. so same as
60. Look! Some dark clouds are gathering in the sky. It seems as if ______.
A. it is raining B. it will rain C. it is going to rain D. it were going to rain 61. He was late for the meeting again, ______ we had expected. A. as B. that C. which D. it 62. ______ made the teacher very angry.
A. Betty failed in the examination B. Not Betty’s passing the examination
C. Betty failing in the examination D. Betty’s failing in the examination
63. I’m sorry to tell you that your father ______.
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A. is still dangerous B. is still a danger
C. is still in danger D. is still in the danger 64. ______ changed; there could ______ no turning back now. A. Time has; be B. Time has; have C. Times have; be D. Times have; have
65. All the students ______ put the magazines where they are before they ______ leave the reading room.
A. can; can B. must; must C. can; must D. must; can
66. ______ that there was a student who had got SARS in the school, all the teachers and students had to stay at home for fortnight.
A. Warning B. Having warned
C. To be warned D. Having been warned
67. ______, the student still works as hard as everyone else in his class.
A. Because he is weak B. As he is weak
C. Weak as he is D. Weak though is he 68. —What ______ do you want to do in the future? —I don’t know myself.
A. in earth B. in the earth C. on earth D. on the earth
69. The patient begged ______, but the doctor in charge persuaded him to obey.
A. not to operate B. not to operate on C. not to be operated D. not to be operated on 70. ______, we’ll manage to conquer it.
A. However the disease is difficult B. However the disease difficult it
C. However is the disease difficult D. However difficult the disease is
71. —Henry said that he would not attend the sports meet for some reason, ______?
—I think so.
A. would he B. wouldn’t he C. did he D. didn’t he
72. If you ______ here yesterday, you ______ the famous actor himself today.
A. were; would see B. had been; would see C. were; would have seen D. had been; would have seen 73. Last Sunday when I arrived at home, I was surprised to find the money ______.
A. stealing B. stolen C. be stealing D. be stolen
74. The total amount of the money they spent in American ______ more
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than 5, 000 dollars.
A. added to B. added up to
C. was added D. was added up to
75. ______ the content is concerned, the book is worth reading. A. As long as B. As good as C. As well as D. As far as
Part Ⅳ Cloze Test (10 points)
Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a ___76___ for words? How can she recall the names of a couple they met on holiday years ago? Now we know ___77___ to tell him: it’s her brain.
Although there are obviously cultural reasons for the differences in emotions and behavior, recent breakthrough research reveals that the root of many puzzling differences between men and women may ___78___ in the head. Men’s and women’s brains ___79___ much in common, but they are definitely not the same ___80___ size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a woman’s brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen percent smaller than a man’s, ___81___ the regions dedicated to language may be more densely packed with brain cells.
Girls generally speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be ___82___ females use both sides of the brain when they read. In ___83___, males rely only on the left side.
At every age, women’s memories top men’s. They have a greater ability to associate names with faces than men do, and they are ___84___ at recalling list. The events people remember best are those that an emotion is attached to. Since women use more of their right brains, which process emotions, they may do this automatically.
While we don’t yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is ___85___: male and female brains do the same things, but they do them differently.
76. A. slip B. puzzle C. loss D. failure 77. A. what B. how C. when D. where 78. A. hide B. set C. fix D. lie 79. A. have B. share C. divide D. store 80. A. in B. at C. with D. for 81. A. yet B. hence C. thus D. then 82. A. which B. who C. that D. why
83. A. fact B. contrast C. addition D. consequence
84. A. shier B. better C. keener D. easier
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85. A. important B. mysterious C. special D. clear Part Ⅴ Writing (15 points)
Directions:You are to write in 100~120 words about the title “Styles of Living.” You should base your composition on the requirement given in Chinese below：
（1）有些人愿意和父母居住在一起； （2）有些人想自己独立居住； （3）我的看法。
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