A. whether to help B. if to help C. how to help 16. Not only I but also Ted and Mary ____ fond of watching TV. A. am B. is 17. I am sure that ___ you say is true.
C. are
D. what to help
D. be D. why
A. who B. what 18. The house is dark, the Browns ____ to bed.
C. which
A. should go B. should have gone C. must go 19. The mother ___ the baby from his deep sleep.
D. must have gone
A. aroused B. rose C. arose D. raised 20. The plane _____ from the airport and headed north toward Shanghai. A. took away B. took up C. took over 21. It was very good _____ him to help us.
A. by B. of C. from 22. We’ll have to get out and walk; the car’s _____ down. A. fallen B. broken C. run 23. There was a small _____ of sugar in the cup.
D. took off
D. about
D. gone
A. amount B. number C. size D. parts 24. His parents died when he was young, so he was _____ by his aunt. A. brought up B. brought out C. grown up 25. He failed the examination three times but ____ he passed. A. at end B. at finish C. at least 26. Mrs. Lindon has ______ that she is unable to get a job.
D. grown D. at last
A. such small education B. so little education C. a such little education D. a so small education 27. ___ there is enough snow, we can’t go skiing.
A. Unless B. Because C. As D. However 28. Ellen was absent this morning because she had her tooth ___. A. filling B. to fill C. fill 29. His doctor suggested that he ___ a short trip abroad.
D. filled
A. will take B. would take C. take D. took 30. You would prefer visiting the city to staying at home, _____? A. won’t you B. do you C. would you D. wouldn’t you
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Section B (1 mark each)
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. If the policeman would have arrived earlier, he would have seen the accident. A B C D
32. A great many educators firmly believe that English is one of the poorest taught
A B C subjects in high schools today. D
33. The more he tried to help her fix the radio, the lesser she seemed to like it. A B C D
34. Hardly had he entered the office than he realized that he had forgotten his wallet. A B C D
35. We are to make such computers which are needed in different branches of science.
A B C D
36. I’m quite sure that the foreign students will get accustomed to eat Chinese food A B C very soon. D
37. Jean is the only one of those girls who go to classes after work. A B C D
38. It was said that John decided to go to the university rather than get a job. A B C D 39. We advice him to give up smoking and do a lot of exercise. A B C D
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A B C D
II. Reading Comprehension (3 marks each)
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:
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”
For several weeks Mrs Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards(食橱) in her kitchen were full of things which she did not need. In vain her husband tried to dissuade（劝阻）her. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come to her and say: “Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free.”
One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cashdesk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come to her. “Madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want tocongratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!”
41. The housewives who went to the supermarket were _________.
A. poor B. hopeful C. fortunate D. anxious 42. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods _______.
A. on the radio B. at the supermarket C. from the manager D. from their friends 43. Mrs Edwards’ husband tried to _______. A. make her unhappy B. stop her from buying useless things C. cheer her up D. make her buy more things 44. Mrs Edwards went shopping _______.
A. on foot B. by bus C. in a friend’s car D. by car 45. Mrs Edwards must have been _______.
A. shy B. delighted C. disappointed D. proud
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Questions 46~50 are based on the following passage:
Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man show what he was learning. He was learning Latin. He was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society and was reading English literature.
At school he seems to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief and incomplete. For unlike other young men of good families, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital. In terms of formal training then, Washington was different from some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had nothing to do with everyday practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
46. What reason does the author give for Washington not going to college? A. His family could not afford it.
B. A college education was rather uncommon in his time.
C. He didn’t like the young Virginian men of good families who went to college. D. The author doesn’t give any reason.
47. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he _____. A. lacked practice in public speaking B. felt his education was not enough
C. didn’t like arguing and debating with people D. felt the others were being impractical
48. The reason why Washington didn’t visit France was probably that he ____. A. didn’t really care about going B. did not know the French leaders
C. could not communicate directly with the French leaders D. was too busy to travel 49. According to the author, ____.
A. Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life B. Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French C. Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison D. Washington was a model for all Virginian men of good families 50. The main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education ____.
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A. was of great variety, covering many subjects
B. was probable equal to those of most young men of good families at that time C. may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time D. was rather limited for a president
Questions 51~55 are based on the following passage:
By riding public transportation, you are helping to solve some of the major pollution problems existing in Boston.
Motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines are responsible for over 80 percent of the deadly carbon monoxide as well as the cancer-causing substances in the air. Eighty-nine percent of the vehicles on the road in Massachusetts are privately owned and are often operated with only one person in the car. If people would use public transportation instead of their cars, air pollution levels could be significantly lowered. Thirty percent of the land in downtown Boston is devoted to cars. Where there are garages, there could be gardens. Where there are highways, there should be homes and places to work and play. Studies show that people today show a greater hearing loss with age than ever before. Much of this is due to car-horns, loud engines and general traffic noise.
The cost of a personal car is high to the individual. The average person pays about $2000 per car per year in gasoline, insurance, taxes, and maintenance. But for society as a whole, personal cars are a luxury we cannot afford. We pay in death from auto accidents, in poor health from air pollution, in loss of hearing from noise pollution, and in the destruction of our cities by the ever-increasing number of highways. 51. It is _______ that are the main cause of the air pollution in Boston.
A. personal motor vehicles B. carbon monoxides C. vehicle’s in general D. the public transportation systems 52. In the writer’s opinion, _______.
A. the price of personal cars should be reduced
B. one car should be operated by two or more people C. public transportation systems should be developed
D. highways should be built near homes and places to work and play 53. It is implied but not directly stated that______.
A. garages, highways and car parks occupy nearly one-third of the total Boston
downtown area
B. because of highways, people of Boston have no more homes and places to,
work and play
C. garages have replaced most of the gardens in Boston
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