A. I B. herself C. me 7. By the time we got home, I _____ all about it.
D. himself
A. forgot B. was forgetting C. had forgotten D. should have forgotten
8. You would prefer visiting the city to staying at home, _____? A. won’t you B. do you C. would you D. wouldn’t you 9. The more he tried to help her, ____ she seemed to like it. A. less B. lesser C. the little 10. I’m afraid ___ nothing I can do about it.
A. it is B. there is C. that is 11. His doctor suggested that he ___ a short trip abroad.
D. the less D. is
A. will take B. would take C. take D. took 12. Ellen was absent this morning because she had her tooth ___. A. filling B. to fill C. fill 13. ___ there is enough snow, we can’t go skiing.
D. filled D. However D. do they attend
A. Unless B. Because C. As 14. How many people ___ the lecture on basic chemistry? A. is attending B. attended C. did attend 15. It’s been a long time since I ____. How are you?
A. have last seen you B. last saw you C. had last seen you D. have last been seen you 16. I hope ______ happy while you’re here.
A. you to be B. for your being C. your being 17. Mrs. Lindon has ______ that she is unable to get a job. A. such small education C. a such little education 18. After seeing the movie, _____.
D. you are
B. so little education D. a so small education
A. the book was read by him B. the book made him want to read it C. he wanted to read the book D. the reading of the book interested him 19. He failed the examination three times but ____ he passed.
A. at end B. at finish C. at least D. at last 20. His parents died when he was young, so he was _____ by his aunt. A. brought up
B. brought out
C. grown up
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D. grown
21. Mr. Brown is _____ a bit pale today.
A. being B. appearing C. seeming 22. There was a small _____ of sugar in the cup.
D. looking
A. amount B. number C. size D. parts
23. If you want to telephone him, you will have to _____ the number in the book. A. look at B. look after C. look up 24. We’ll have to get out and walk; the car’s _____ down. A. fallen B. broken C. run 25. It was very good _____ him to help us.
D. look through D. gone
A. by B. of C. from D. about 26. The plane _____ from the airport and headed north toward Shanghai. A. took away B. took up C. took over 27. The train began _____ speed after leaving the station. A. to pull up B. to put up C. to pick up 28. One cannot think of Africa without ____ Egypt. A. thinking of B. think of C. regarding 29. The mother ___ the baby from his deep sleep.
D. took off D. to take up D. considering
A. aroused B. rose C. arose D. raised 30. He saved her daughter from the fire but _____ his own life. A. in case of B. at the cost of
Section B (1 marks each)
C. at a loss
D. in the way of
Directions: In this section of the test, there are 10 sentences with the underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Choose the part of the sentence that is incorrect and then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
31. When I was a boy, I use to swim in the river which was not far away from the highway.
A B C D 32. He walked slow in order to arrive after ten o’clock.
A B C D
33. I advise you to stop to think of carrying out such a dangerous plan. A B C D
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34. I have lost my keys; I cannot remember where I lost it. A B C D
35. If a beggar asks you for money, will you give him some? A B C D 36. It hasn’t rained here since more than a month. A B C D
37. Neither your unkind words nor you unfriendly attitude have caused me any great sorrow.
A B C D 38. The reason why he makes poor grades is because of his poor study habits. A B C D
39. We knew that they would have more trouble getting there on time than us. A B C D 40. The prices of houses are as high that most people cannot afford to buy them. A B C D
II. Reading Comprehension (2 .5marks each, 40 minutes)
Directions: There are 3 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
Questions 41 ~ 45 are based on the following passage:
There are three common calendar systems in use by the United States higher education institution. Semester Systems are one of them.
The academic year is divided into two terms, each of which provides for about 15 weeks of instruction plus a week for final examinations. The fall semester, considered the first term of the academic year, usually begins in September or late August, and it is increasingly common for the term to start early enough to be completed before the two-week Christmas holiday. Colleges start later in September. The second or spring semester usually begins sometime in January and ends in late May or early June. Most schools schedule a one- or two-week vacation in March or April. A variation of the semester system being tried by some institutions is the “4—1—4” calendar, which has a
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four-month fall semester ending in December, a one-month short term in January for which students may enroll if they wish, and another four-month semester beginning early in February.
41. In the United States, the students will stay in school for about ____ a year. A. 15 weeks weeks
B. 16 weeks
C. 30 weeks
D.
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42. The academic year begins ____.
A. in late September B. in late August May
43. The first term ends ____.
A. after Christmas holiday C. before Christmas holiday 44. The second term lasts about ____.
C. sometime in January D. in late
B. in May D. in fall
D. five or six
A. five months B. four months C. six months months
45. In the “4—1—4” calendar system, the first term begins ___. A. In December B. In August C. In January
Questions 46~50 are based on the following passage:
D. In February
In sport the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same faces. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called “the weaker sex”, or, if men want to please them, “the fair sex”. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68. Are women’s bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women’s times are always slower than men’s, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teen-age girls. One of them swam 400 meters in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tarzan”(泰山) in films was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weiss Muller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated when there are
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two separate sexes!
46. Women are called “the weaker sex” because ____.
E. women do as much work as men F. people think women are weaker than men G. sport is easier for men than for women H. in sport the two sexes are always together 47. Which of the following is true?
E. Boys and girls study separately everywhere. F. Women do not run or swim in races with men. G. Famous Prime Ministers are women.
H. Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe. 48. “That at least is what people say.” Means people____. E. say other things too F. don’t say this much
G. say this but may not think so H. only think this
49. What problems does sport have?
E. Some women athletes are actually men.
F. Some women athletes are given hormone injections. G. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.
H. It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women. 50. In this passage the author implies that ____.
E. women are weaker than men, but faster F. women are slower than men, but stronger
G. men are not always stronger and faster than women H. men are faster and stronger than women Questions 51~55 are base on the following passage:
The stamp collector can learn a great deal from the colorful pieces of paper he put in his album. In addition to learning some basic things about organization and systematic arrangement, the stamp collector can receive a good course in history and geography from stamps. As a collector progresses and becomes more specialized, stamps teach him some basic facts about engraving, paper, and printing.
Stamps are excellent sources of historical information. Almost every nation celebrates its military heroes and political leaders on its postage stamps. But scientists and artists, from Einstein to Beethoven, also grace the stamps of the world. Famous
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