that made them instantly (45) _________.
But in our modern society some people (46) _______ choose particular c1othes to project their personalities. (47) _______ types wear brighter colors than more reserved people. Some people wear
odd (48) ________ of clothes to express their individuality. For example, someone (49) _____ give an impression of high social status, (50) ________ origin and bad temper by wearing an expensive suit.
31. A. features B. appearances C. aspects D. looks 32. A. when B. because C. so D. but 33. A. covering B. look C. color D. cover 34. A. with B. in C. by D. of 35. A. grow B. favor C. keep D. prefer 36. A. never B. neither C. and D. or 37. A. dissimilar B. different C. similar D. same 38. A. clothes B. clothing C. wearing D. appearances 39. A. found out B. identified C. discovered D. known 40. A. different B. full C. mere D. complete 41. A. ways B. offers C. willingness D. pieces 42. A. annoyingly B. naively C. appealingly D. appallingly 43. A. convert B. transform C. alter D. vary 44. A. labor B. teenagers C. youngsters D. youth 45. A. cognizant B. recognizable C. rememberable D. identical 46. A. never B. also C. once D. seldom 47. A. Sociable B. Social C. Sober D. Solemn 48. A. blending B. associations C. combinations D. mixtures 49. A. had to B. should C. might D. must 50. A. Scot B. Scotsman C. Scotland D. Scottish
PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best complete the sentences.
Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
51. _______________, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources. A. Instead of his contributions B. For all his notable contributions C. His making notable contributions D. However his notable contributions
52. John is __________ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. A. no less B. no more C. not less D. no so
53. ________________, he can now only watch it on TV at home.
6
A. Obtaining not a ticket for the match B. Not obtaining a ticket for the match
C. Not having obtained a ticket for the match D. Not obtained a ticket for the match
54. Language belong to each member of the society, to the cleaner _______ to the professor.
A. as far as B. the same as C. as much as D. as long as
55. After __________ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office.
A. that B. there C. what D. it
56. Fat cannot change into muscle _________ muscle changes into fat. A. any more than B. no more than C. no less than D. much more than
57. It is not so much the language _________ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand.
A. but B. nor C. as D. like
58. __________________, he always tries his best to complete it on time. A. However the task is hard B. However hard the task is C. Though hard the task is D. Though hard is the task
59. Do help yourself to some fruit, ________ you? A. can’t B. don’t C. wouldn’t D. won’t
60. There ________ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half
an hour earlier.
A. to be B. to have been C. being D. be
61. ___________ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand ? A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surprised
C. Had you been surprised D. Would you Have been surprised
62. Mr. Wells, together with all the member of his family, ____________ for Europe this afternoon.
A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave
7
63. ________________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen. A. I was and always will be B. I have to be and always will be C. I had been and always will be D. I have been and always will be
64. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s __________ stupid. A. something but B. anything but C. nothing but D. not but
65. It is imperative that the government __________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
A. attracts B. shall attract C. attract D. has to attract
66. He was smoking ; I could see the tip of his cigarette____________ in the darkness.
A. shining B. sparking C. gleaming D. glowing
67. There was an interesting _____________ of the film in the paper this morning. A. comment B. resume C. revision D. review
68. The modern piano is much superior in tone _____________ the 18th century instrument.
A. than B. to C. over D. with
69. Students are not allowed to ______________ the final exam if they have missed one third of the classes.
A. make B. sit C. offer D. go
70. Jean ____________ a cold when she was in Los Angles. A. came by B. came down with C. came into D. came off
71. Once we ____________ a promise, we have to keep it. A. hold out B. make out C. take out D. put out
72. David , who was spoilt, having been born with a _____________ spoon in his mouth, was a very difficult student.
A. diamond B. iron C. gold D. silver
73. I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a __________.
A. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred
8
74. There is no mother ___________ loves her children. A. which B. who C. that D. but
75. She is ___________ a musician than her brother. A. much of B. much as C. more of D. more as
76. _____________ classic music, which follows formal European tradition, jazz is a spontaneous and free form.
A. In contrast to B. In connection with C. In comparison with D. In regard to
77. The neighbors do not consider him quite ___________ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing. A. respectful B. respected C. respective D. respectable
78. I am afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It’s only a copy and so it’s ________. A. priceless B. worthless C. invaluable D. unworthy
79. Don’t believe what he said; he is not as honest as he _________. A. gives out B. gives away C. makes up D. makes out
80. ___________ you return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine.
A. Until B. If C. Unless D. Provided
PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]
TEXT A
In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new concept: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.
Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity, for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime.
9
The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.
Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the unique appeal of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise other copies of their restaurants. The agreement struck included the right to duplicate the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches.
Today McDonald’s is really a household name. Its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in the decades since the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen-cent hamburgers. In 1976, McDonald’s had over $ 1 billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern American business history.
81. This passage mainly talks abort . A) the development of fast food services
B) how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business C) the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald D) Ray Kroc’s business talent
82. Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except . A) a drive-in C) a theater
B) a cinema D) a barbecue restaurant
83. We may infer from this passage that .
A) Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc
B) The location the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in
C) Forty years ago there were numerous fast-food restaurants D) Ray Kroc was a good businessman
84. As used in the second sentence of the third paragraph, the word “unique” means .
A) special C) financial B) attractive D) peculiar
TEXT B Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asked the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods. For the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often set on a raised platform called a rostrum.? The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increase”. The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war; these sales were called sub hasta, meaning “under the
10