Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20%)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part, for each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each sentence.
1. The government should take _______ measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
A) effective B) affective C) ordinary D) occasional
2. He was so _______ in watching TV that he didn’t hear the knock on the door.
A) absorbed B) devoted C) concentrated D) focused
3. The French singer who had been praised highly ______ to be a great disappointment at the evening show.
A) turned off B) turned down C) turned up D) turned out
4. She believed that Mr. Smith had taken ______ of all the opportunities to get this position.
在当今社会,学历是能力的敲门砖!学历是人的第二张身份证,是最快速有效判断一个人学习能力和文化素质的凭证! 名牌大学业余读，工作学习两不误！
A) interest B) advantage C) benefit D) profit
5. Professor Taylor is a good teacher. He has good manners and ________ knowledge.
A) intensive B) expansive C) expressive D) extensive
6. We have _______ to the government for a home improvement loan.
A) applied B) approached C) appointed D) apologized
7. The writer has published many books, __________ are well received by the readers.
A) all of whom B) all of which C) all of them D) all of those
8. The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.
A) set out B) set aside C) set off D) set back
9. The idea sounds very good, but will it work in _______?
在当今社会,学历是能力的敲门砖!学历是人的第二张身份证,是最快速有效判断一个人学习能力和文化素质的凭证! 名牌大学业余读，工作学习两不误！
A) practice B) common C) advance D) turn
10. ________ the weather improves, we will suffer a huge loss in the tourist industry.
A) As B) Since C) While D) Unless
11. In his wife’s eyes, his _______ to their marriage life is far from perfect.
A) requirement B) commitment C) reflection D) participation
12. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored B) refused C) neglected D) denied
13. The medicine the doctor gave me _______ my headache. A) reduced B) improved C) released D) relieved
14. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.
在当今社会,学历是能力的敲门砖!学历是人的第二张身份证,是最快速有效判断一个人学习能力和文化素质的凭证! 名牌大学业余读，工作学习两不误！
A) uniqueness B) eagerness C) awareness D) effectiveness
15. While studying he was dependent _____ his wife.
A) on B) of C) to D) from
16. Not until that day _______ the importance of good manners in a job interview.
A) I realized B) did I realize C) I have realized D) will I realize
17. The general manager decided _______ his visit to Britain because of the sudden accident.
A) delay B) to delay C) delaying D) to be delayed
18. The proposal ______ at the meeting now is of great importance to our department.
A) being discussed B) to be discussing C) having discussed D) discussing 19. There is no evidence ______ he is on the site of the murder.
在当今社会,学历是能力的敲门砖!学历是人的第二张身份证,是最快速有效判断一个人学习能力和文化素质的凭证! 名牌大学业余读，工作学习两不误！
A) where B) that C) which D) how
20. For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree ______.
A) on earth B) at a distance C) in sight D) in place
Part II Reading Comprehension. (40%)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D).You should decide on the best choice. Passage One
Questions 21-25 are based on this passage
Car servicing is something that every car owner has to experience at least some time of the year. The best method to service your car is to go to your car service station and have the servicing done methodically (有条理地) according to your car maker. Consider this: Your car is up and running smoothly but the mileage (里程) figures indicate that you need to have it serviced. Certainly, this is the right thing to do but have you
在当今社会,学历是能力的敲门砖!学历是人的第二张身份证,是最快速有效判断一个人学习能力和文化素质的凭证! 名牌大学业余读，工作学习两不误！