A. conscious B. mysterious C. serious D. previous 30. Mary ________ all foolish comments and kept on working.
A. excluded B. ignored C. denied D. discharged 31. I agree with him______, but not entirely.
A. until a certain point B. to some point C. to some extent D. until a certain extent 32. People in some parts of the world often take their water for _____. They use as much water as they wish.
A. granted B. sure C. certain D. pleasure 33. Color-blind people often find it difficult to __________ between blue and green.
A. separate B. compare C. contrast D. distinguish 34. Thousands of people in the city ________ to welcome the visiting guests.
A. turned off B. turned up C. turned out D. turned over 35. The mountain place is beautiful, but ____ the working conditions, it is terrible.
A. when mentioned B. when it comes to C. when it is said D. when it dies to 36. Are you ______ spending more money on the space program?
A. in favor of B. by favor of C. in favor to D. out of favor
37. In the _____of many parents, standards of education in the public school are actually falling. A. idea B. thought C. opinion D. principle
38. _____ from space, out earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a “blue planet”.
A. Seeing B. To be seen C. Seen D. Having seen
39. This year’s total output value of industry and agriculture will increase _____ 5 percent over last year.
A. by B. to C. of D. with 40. Mary is the top student in the class. She studies harder _____. A. than any student B. than all the students C. than any other student D. than some other student 41. Many people have applied for the ________ position.
A. empty B. bare C. vacant D. blank
42. My new shoes cost me 50 yuan(RMB). The price was _______ that the last pair I bought a month ago.
A. two time more than B. twice as much as C. as twice D. as much as twice 43. Almost everyone failed ________on the first day.
A. pass his driver’s test B. to have passed his driver’s test C. to pass his driver’s test D. passing his driver’s test
44. Over the traditional festival people visit each other and _____ greetings.
A. exchange B. wish C. congratulate D. present 45. It was _____ because he was tired out that he fell asleep standing up.
A. publicly B. openly C. specifically D. obviously 46. The young man was accused of _______ the lady of her money.
A. stealing B. robbing C. taking D. grasping 47. No matter where our Party needs us, we will _____ her call.
A. give answer for B. respond to C. have response to D. answer to
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48. It is astonishing that a person of your intelligence _______ be cheated so easily. A. could B. should C. might D. would 49. We were completely ____ when we finally reached the destination.
A. worn off B.worn down C. worn out D. worn away 50. Many things ______ impossible in the past are common today.
A. considered B. to consider C. considering D. to be considered 51. Not until many years later ____ known. A. was the whole truth become B. did the whole truth become C. the whole truth became D. the whole truth had become
52. We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we _____ him. A. would telephone B. would have telephoned C. had telephoned D. must have telephoned
53. There is no point ____ with him, since he has already made up his mind.
A. argue B. to argue C. in arguing D. of arguing 54. I appreciate ______ that letter for me.
A. you to write B. your writing C. you write D. that you writing 55. I’d like to _____ a special seat for the concert of May 5.
A. serve B. reserve C. preserve D. conserve 56. _____ that your son is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about. A. Since B. Now C. When D. After
57. Generally speaking, all kinds of materials will expand when heated but will _____ when cooled.
A. contrast B. contract C. survive D. return 58. You won’t know if it fits you until you ____ it on.
A. will try B. are trying C. are to try D. have tried 59. After all efforts in vain, he had to accept the result ______.
A. regularly B. shallowly C. physically D. painfully
60. The rest of his life is ____ to the cause of international exchange of visiting scholars. A. added B. put C. saved D. committed
Part III Cloze(10% 15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Two old gentlemen lived in a quiet street in Paris. They were friends and neighbors, and they often went for walks together on the streets when the weather was fine. Last Saturday they went for a walk at the side 61 the river. The sun shone, the weather was warm, there 62 a lot of flowers everywhere, and there were boats on 63 water. The two men walked happily for half an hour, 64 then one of them said to the other, “That’s a 65 beautiful girl.”
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“Where can you see a beautiful girl?” said the 66. “I can’t see one anywhere. I can only see two young 67. They are walking toward us.”
“The girl’s walking after us,” 68 the first men quietly. “But how can you see her 69?” asked his friend.
The first man smiled and said, ”I 70 see her, but I can see the two young men’s eyes.” 61. A. in B. on C. of D. with 62. A. were B. was C. is D. are 63. A. a B. for C. hot D. the 64. A. as B. and C. though D. if 65. A. ugly B. more C. very D. few 66. A. another B. lady C. other D. girl 67. A. girl B. men C. man D. boats 68. A. said B. lived C. cried D. walked 69. A. but B. pretty C. men D. then 70. A. can B. can’t C. do D. did
A contract is an agreement between two or more people 71 one person agrees to do something by a specified date in return for something done by 72. Usually the contract is a written document signed and dated by both 73. It must state clearly the consideration, that it, what is to be given or done by one person in 74 for what is given or done by the other. If one person does 75 was promised and the other does not, that other may be sued in court and required by court order to make good. He or she 76 also be required to pay for damages suffered as a result of the failure to perform. The things 77 by both parties must be stated in definite terms 78 the court will hold that contract is 79 vague and general to be enforced. 80 the time period within which the work is to be done must be definite or the court will say that the document is not a contract. 71. A. in which B. that C. which D. on that 72. A. another B. the other C. other D. others 73. A. parts B. parties C. people D. aspects 74. A. replace B. payment C. change D. exchange 75. A. that B. the thing C. what D. something 76. A. need B. ought to C. has D. may 77. A. to be done B. done C. to do D. being done 78. A. and B. else C. or D. so 79. A. so B. rather C. too D. over 80. A. Similar B. Similarly C. The same D. Too
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Part IV. Vocabulary (10% 10 minutes)
Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.
1. We have come to the _________(conclude) that there is no life on the planet of Venus. 2. _________(short) after she graduated from the college, she went abroad with her parents.
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3. If you are in need of help, you’d better not_________(hesitation) to tell me.
4. The dying man said_______(vague) to his lawyer, “I will leave all my property to the orphans.”
5. A _______(horrify) scream was heard at the dark midnight.
6. __________(confident) is the key factor in communicating with the opposite sex. 7. There are some __________(indicate) that they are generous young souls. 8. Please don’t _______(understand) me. My sole intention is to help you. 9. Children have a natural _________(curious) about the world around them.
10. She needs some comfort, but I really can’t think of anything ______(suit) to say.
Part V. Sentence Completion (20%, 30 minutes) Section A
Directions: Put the underlined part in each sentence into English.
1. No agreement was reached关于该计划如何执行。
2. Practice makes perfect, 正如俗话所说。
3. 如果天气许可的话，the spaceship will be launched tomorrow morning.
4. 就技术和财力而言，his proposal does sound feasible.
5. The police officer was removed from office因为他多次玩忽职守。
6. 面对严重的财务问题，the company had to lay off some of the workers.
7. 要不是交通堵塞的话，we should have arrived at the station in time.
8. 正是他的懒惰that resulted in his failure in the final examination.
9. 只要这本书值得一读，I’ll try all means to get it.
10. 老师从班上随便挑选了几个学生and asked them to help him with his experiment.
Section B
Directions: Put the underlined part in each sentence into Chinese.
1. Should it be absolutely necessary for you to leave the table during the meal, you should ask the hostess to excuse you.
2. It had never occurred to him to start a family until he met Susan.
3. Strange as it may sound, I do feel that the more I learn, the less I know. 4. After his recovery from the illness, he made up his mind to give up smoking for good.
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5. In many cases, hard work alone does not necessarily lead to success.
6. I meant to cheer her up, but apparently my tactless words made her all the more depressed. 7. I was tempted to quarrel with my parents, but I managed to hold my tongue.
8. Teachers are supposed to be patient and not to lose their temper no matter what mistakes their students make.
9. Usually students are expected to read and think for themselves, but sometimes they are required to work together with their classmates.
10. With population growth in and ever-shortening cycle, it is rather doubtful whether the earth can provide enough food for mankind.
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