A. Bernard Shaw didn't finish high schools, nor did Edison. B. One must think carefully before pursuing a master degree. C. The higher your education level, the more money you will earn.
D. If you are too well educated, you'll be overeducated for society's demands. 15. The writer sees education as _____.
A. a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country's
demands for technical workers B. a way to broaden one's horizons C. more important than finding a job D. an opportunity that everyone should have
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw material for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is needed to raise food and few people are available for production of investment goods or for other activities required for economic growth. Indeed, one of the factors related most closely to the per capita income( 人均收入) of a nation is the fraction (一部分)of its population engaged in farming. In the poorest nations of the world, more than half of the population lives on farms. This compares sharply with less than 10% in Western Europe and less than 4% in the United States.
In short, the course of economic development in general depends in a fundamental way on the performance of farmers. This performance, in turn, depends on how agriculture is organized and on the economic environment, or market structure, within which it functions. In the following pages the performance of American agriculture is examined. It is appropriate to begin with a consideration of its market structure.
16. This passage is most probably _____.
A. a news item
B. part of an introduction of a book
C. part of a lecture D. an advertisement
17. What is most important to agriculture is_____.
A. the amount of food it produces B. the per capita income of farmers C. the industrial performance
D. the production of investment goods 18. The word \in Line 3 refers to __ A. the provision of food and raw materials
B. the productivity of farmers C. the production of investment goods D. the economy as a whole
19. The performance of farmers essentially determines _____.
A. the size of the working population B. the organization of agriculture C. the market structure
D. the general development of economy 20. This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of _____. A. the structure of American farming population B. the market structure of American agriculture C. the various functions of American agriculture D. the organization of American agriculture
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20% 25 minutes)
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one th
at best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
21. I could not afford to rent a house like that, _____ it.
A. let alone to buy
B. let alone buy D. say nothing buying
C. to say nothing to buy
22. You _____ all those calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of things. A. needn't have done B. shouldn't have done C. must not have done D. can not have done
23. It is easy to _____ your weight if you simply watch what you eat.
A. decrease B. lessen C. reduce D. increase
24. _____ been fond of the foreign language last year, I would have taken it.
A. I had C. Had I
B. If had I D. If I have
25. \car engine won't _____ on such a cold morning.\\Have you tried _____ the radiator with
hot water?\ A. start; to fill
B. start; filling
C. started; to fill D. to start? Filling 26. The news was _____ to us all.
A. surprised
B. to be surprised D. to surprise C. surprising
27. According to the weather forecast, which is usually _____? it will snow this afternoon. A. accurate
B. precise C. exact D. perfect 28. They are carrying _____ the instructions of the authorities.
A. over C. back
B. on D. out
29. \aren't you happy?\\don't like the idea_____ .\
A. in getting up early B. of getting up early C. for getting up early
D. to get up early
30. The red color can stimulate all our _____, including appetite.
A. thoughts C. senses
B. worries D. desires
31. This is the school _____ I often talk to you.
A. where C. in which
B. which D. about which
32. I will go home for vacation as soon as I _____ my exams.
A. am finished C. had finished
B. finish D. finished
33. Have you _____ your parents of your plan for the winter vacation?
A. warned C. informed
B. assured D. impressed
34. Every director needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems that many occur in
his absence.
A. count on B. count up C. count down D. count out
35. The secretary worked late into the night, _____ a long speech for the president.
A. to prepare C. prepared
B. preparing D. was preparing 36. Not only _____ study well, but also he is always ready to help others.
A. he does C. does he
B. he did D. did he
37. As I felt so much better, my doctor _____ me to take a holiday by the sea.
A. suggested C. considered
B. advised D. made
38. He was a good swimmer, so he _____ swim to the river bank when the boat sank. A. could C. succeeded to
B. might D. was able to
39. You should be very _____ to your teachers for their help. A. thank B. grateful C. graceful D. considerate 40. Give the message to _____ is at the desk. A. whomever
B. whatever
C. which ever 41. \you eaten yet?\
D. whoever
\and I'm not used _____ so far without lunch.\ A. to go C. for going
B. to going D. of going
42. Please _____ her of that important meeting again. She is always forgetting things.
A. warn C. remind
B. relieve D. inform
43. I don't want to _____ that singer on television tonight.
A. miss to see B. fail seeing C. fail see
D. miss seeing
44. People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _____ creates f
urther traffic problems.
A. in turn B. all in all C, in case D. on time 45. Her face turned red _____ she saw him. A. at any moment B. for the moment
C. in a moment D. the moment
46. They said they would _____ their plan until it was finished. A. stick in C. stick with
B. stick to D. stick at
47. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _____ TV sets in 2002 as the year
before. A. as twice as many C. twice as many
B. as many twice D. twice many as
48.That girl's answer often _____ good enough. A. sounds B. noises C. hears D. listens
49. Please _____ these paper on her desk. They will _____ there for her to check tomorrow.