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Part Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each, 30 points in all)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D, then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. We were tired and nervous _____ the constant tension.
A. from B. for C. with D. off
2. “What makes her so unhappy?” “_____ one of her favorite books.”
A. Because she lost B. Because of her losing
C. She lost D. Her losing
3. “I usually sleep with the windows closed at night, even in summer.” “You can never be _____ careful.”
A. very B. much C. too D. so
4. I hope the stove will _____ enough heat to warm the room.
A. get over B. give in C. get out D. give off
5. Wait a moment, please. Richard will be back _____.
A. in no time B. at no time C. at times D. at a time
6._____ I accept that the plan is not perfect, I do actually like it.
A. When B. Since C. While D. Unless
7. There were dirty marks on her trousers _____ she had wiped her hands.
A. where B. when C. that D. what
8. History is a record of mankind; different historians, _____, interpret it differently.
A. therefore B. on the contrary C. however D. consequently
9. Mr. Smith _____here for three weeks.
A. is already being B. has already been
C. has already been being D. is already
10.Billy has difficulty _____the rest of the class.
A. to keep up with B. to keep up
C. keeping up with D. keeping on
11. It won’t make much _____whether you leave today or tomorrow.
A. different B. differences C. difference D. differently
12. Let us hope we can settle the matter without _____more trouble.
A. any B. a little C. some D. little
13. _____the temperature, _____water turns into steam.
A. The high; the fast B. Higher; faster
C. The more higher; the faster D. The higher; the faster
14. We _____for her because she never came.
A. needn’t wait B. shouldn’t have waited
C. mustn’t wait D. mustn’t have waited
15. I insist that a doctor _____immediately.
A. has been sent for B. sends for
C. will be sent for D. be sent for
16. He was disappointed to find his suggestions _____.
A. been turned down B. turned down
C. to be turned down D. to turn down
17. I don’t regret _____even if it might have upset her.
A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her that I thought
C. telling what I thought D. telling her what I thought
18. The rice _____if you had been more careful.
A. would not be burning B. would not burn
C. would not have been burnt D. would not burnt
19. Upon graduation he asked to be sent to _____.
A. where he is most needed B. where he needed
C. where he is mostly needed D. where is he mostly needed
20. The roof fell _____he had time to dash into the room to save his baby.
A. since B. as C. before D. until
21. _____got into the room_____the telephone rang.
A. He hardly had; then B. Hardly had he; when
C. He had not; than D. Not had he; when
22. When Mary paid the bill she was given a _____ for her money.
A. cheque B. receipt C. ticket D. label
23. Medical care reform has become this country’s most important public health_____.
A. question B. matter C. stuff D. issue
24. How can you avoid mistakes when you’re in such a _____ ?
A. speed B. worry C. hastening D. hurry
25. There is no _____ in insisting on the impossible.
A. mind B. meaning C. sense D. help
26. As a doctor, I’m very interested in medical _____.
A. magazine B. journal C. periodical D. technical
27. Their profits have grown rapidly in recent years, and this upward _____ is expected to continue.
A. increase B. tendency C. movement D. progress
28. The doctor told Penny that too much _____ to the sun is bad for the skin.
A. exposure B. exhibition C. extension D. expansion
29. The regular teacher is ill, so a (an) _____is teaching us today.
A. candidate B. applicant C. sponsor D. substitute
30. The Great Wall is a great tourist _____ drawing millions of visitors every year.
A. drawer B. attention C. attraction D. arrangement
Part Ⅱ.Cloze (1 point each, 15 points in all)
Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one (31) there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. (32 ) two speakers speak in exactly the same (33) . We can always hear differences between them, and the pronunciation of English (34) a great deal in different geographical (35) . How do we decide what sort of English to use as a ( 36) . This is not a question that can be answered in the same way for all foreign learners of English. (37) you live in a part of the world (38) India or West Africa, where there is a long (39) of speaking English for general communication purpose, you should select to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be (40 ) in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or (41 ) of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country ( 42 ) there is no traditional use of English, you must take as your model some forms of ( 43 ) English pronunciation. It does not ( 44 ) very much which form you choose. The most ( 45) way is to take as your model the sort of English you can hear most often.
31.A. meaning B. sense C. case D. situation
32.A. Not B. No C. None D. Nor
33.A. type B. form C. sort D. way
34.A. changes B. varies C. shifts D. alters
35.A. areas B. parts C. countries D. spaces
36.A. direction B. guide C. symbol D. model
37.A. Because B. When C. If D. Whether
38.A. as B. in C. like D. near
39.A. custom B. use C. tradition D. habit
40.A. fashion B. mistake C. nonsense D. possibility
41.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. things
42.A. where B. that C. which D. wherever
43 A. practical B. domestic C. native D. new
44.A. care B. affect C. trouble D. matter
45. A. effective B. sensitive C. ordinary D. careful
Part Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension (2.5 points each, 50 points in all)
Directions: There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the passages below carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No.46 to No.50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behaviors. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.
If an economist was asked which one of the three groups borrowed most—people with rising incomes, stable incomes, or declining incomes—he would probably answer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the years 1947 to 1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to go up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of income increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a time of rising prices. “In a few months,” she said, “we’ll have to pay more for meat and milk, we’ll have less to spend on other things.” Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be resented and buyer’s resistance may be evoked. This is shown by the following typical comment: “I just don’t pay these prices, they are too high.”
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