一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

0. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to______ any further responsibilities.

A．take onB．get onC．put upD．look up

1. The French pianist who had been praised very highly______ to be a great disappointment.

A．turned upB．turned inC．turned outD．turned down

2. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe______by the judge.

A．serviceB．sentenceC．crimeD．crisis

3. ______is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

A．ThatB．WhichC．AsD．It

4. I would appreciate______it a secret.

A．you to keepB．your keepingC．that you keepD．that you will keep

5. In some countries, ______ is called "equality" does not really mean equal rights for all people.

A．whichB．oneC．thatD．what

6. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of______.

A．handB．reachC．holdD．place

7. Two middle-aged visitors fell into the sea. ______, neither of them could swim.

A．In factB．LuckilyC．UnfortunatelyD．Naturally

8. He gave me some very______advice on buying a house.

A．preciousB．expensiveC．wealthyD．dear

9. Don"t worry. I have already informed them______ the decision.

A．withB．ofC．forD．that

10. He looks as if he______ nothing about the news.

A．would knowB．would have knownC．knewD．should know

11. Many cities in the southern part of the United States have difficulty______traffic flowing when it snows.

A．keptB．keepingC．to keepD．in being kept

12. He failed the test many times. ______, he didn"t stop trying.

A．ButB．SoC．AlthoughD．However

13. Bacon and scrambled eggs______the standard American breakfast.

A．wereB．areC．have beenD．is

14. ______we all know, it is impossible to speak or write English or any other language without using the verb.

A．ForB．SinceC．AsD．Which

15. I consider it an honor______to study here.

A．to permitB．being permittedC．to have been permittedD．to have permitted

16. His integrity is______, which earns him a good reputation.

A．out of the questionB．without the questionC．without questionD．in question

17. It is not easy to learn English well but if you______, you will succeed in the end.

A．hang upB．hang aboutC．hang onD．hang onto

18. What he did is______what he said to us. He didn"t keep his promise.

A．justB．relatedC．nothing butD．contrary to

19. Before Christmas all the shops are______with customers.

A．loadedB．jammedC．chargedD．mixed

20. When Linda was a child, her mother always let her have______bed.

A．the breakfast inB．the breakfast in theC．breakfast inD．breakfast in a

21. We realized that he was under great______, so we took no notice of his bad temper.

A．excitementB．stressC．crisisD．nervousness

22. Not only I but also David and Iris______fond of playing basketball.

A．amB．isC．areD．was

23. By the time you get through with high school, I______ my postgraduate work.

A．am doingB．will doC．have already doneD．shall have done

24. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ______that he paid me back the following week.

A．on occasionB．on purposeC．on conditionD．only if

25. ______ difficulties we may come across, we will help one another to get over them.

A．WhateverB．WhichC．HoweverD．What

26. Don"t let me catch you______.

A．do that againB．to do that againC．doing that againD．done that again

27. —Does your wife like tea?—Well, she doesn"t really______tea, she likes coffee better.

A．care forB．careC．care aboutD．care of

28. This problem is______his ability and I don"t think he can solve it.

A．toB．inC．beyondD．under

29. Whenever we are in______, we must never lose______, but try to think of the way out.

A．the trouble; our heartB．troubles; heartsC．trouble; the heartD．trouble; our heart

30. Franklin" s ability to learn from observations and experience______ greatly to his success in public life.

A．contributedB．owedC．attachedD．revealed

31. No agreement was reached______ how much we must pay.

A．up toB．thanks toC．as toD．due to

32. Little______ that the area was so rich in mineral resources.

A．we expectedB．we expectC．did we expectD．expected we

33. She said she wouldn"t call us the next day, ______ she?

A．wouldB．wouldn"tC．didD．didn"t

34. To have some rest and relaxation, I lay back and read my favorite sports magazine______ leisure.

A．atB．byC．inD．with

35. We are______faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living.

A．readilyB．inevitablyC．smoothlyD．deliberately

36. He quarreled with his mother this morning because he always objects to ______ early, which was just what she did today.

A．waking upB．wake upC．being woken upD．to be woken up

37. Hardly had he put aside his books for a rest______ the bell rang.

A．whenB．thatC．thanD．which

38. Mercury differs from other industrial metals______ it is a liquid.

A．thusB．because ofC．consequentlyD．in that

39. You______ me because I never said that I would meet you here.

A．must have misunderstoodB．must misunderstandC．must be misunderstandingD．had to misunderstand

二、2.Reading Comprehension

Part III Reading ComprehensionDirections: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A．lots of people go shopping for discountB．people have a lot of money to spend after ChristmasC．all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holidayD．people don"t have enough money to go looking for bargains

2. In this passage, the word "bargain" could best be replaced by "something ______".

A．given to peopleB．offered at a reduced priceC．offered, sold or bought which is expensiveD．sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement

3. The husband and wife in the story

A．wished to buy a TVB．went to the sales the year beforeC．often went to the sales to buy clothesD．were usually not short of money after Christmas

4. The phrase "split up" in the second paragraph means " ______".

A．break apartB．cause to breakC．become piecesD．go in different directions

5. After their day" s shopping, they ______.

A．were happy with their bargainsB．had got everything they wantedC．got more than they had hoped forD．had to go back to the sales the next day

A．few people live on farmsB．the nation consists mainly of small towns and wide open spacesC．the population is the greatest in the worldD．the United States is a nation of big cities

8. The selection says that trends are towards the

A．growth of cities and shrinking of suburban areasB．growth of both rural and suburban areasC．shrinking of urban and suburban areasD．growth of urban and suburban areas

9. Nearly half the increase in metropolitan population is accounted for by the

A．growth of small townsB．migration to farm areasC．growth of the suburbsD．expansion of existing urban areas

10. The author implies that the modern suburb is

A．quiet and residentialB．very rural in characterC．confused and overgrownD．much like a small town

11. Megalopolis is the sociologist" s name for a .

A．suburban area around a cityB．large city and its suburbsC．group of towns organized as a cityD．group of cities blending to form. one huge city

A．There are more wealthy countries in the world.B．There are more poor countries in the world.C．There are more wealthy people in the wealthy countries.D．There are more poor people in the poor countries.

14. What is estimated in the poor countries?

A．Many people have not enough money.B．Many people have no place to live in.C．Many people have not enough money to see doctors.D．All of the above.

15. All of the following suggestions are made in the first paragraph for the improvement of the land conditions in the poor countries except______.

A．new farming methods to be introducedB．people to be educatedC．reliable sources of water and energy to be suppliedD．better living conditions to be provided

16. What would be the right kind of help in the author" s opinion?

A．The wealthy people should give them money.B．The developed countries should teach them ability needed for self-help.C．The wealthy people should send over technicians to help install sophisticated machines.D．The wealthy people should establish some shops over there.

17. The last word of this passage "themselves" means______.

A．newly developed countriesB．rich countriesC．developing countriesD．developed countries

A．There is an oversupply of labor force and this oversupply is increasing.B．Many college graduates find it difficult to get jobs for which they were trained.C．There is a short supply of teachers, engineers and other professionals.D．There are more temporary jobs than permanent ones in U. S. companies.

20. What does the author mean by saying " these " temporary" jobs have a habit of becoming permanent" ?

A．Once college graduates take a temporary job, they soon become used to it.B．College graduates have developed the habit of taking temporary jobs.C．Many college graduates might never find jobs for which they were trained.D．More and more college graduates are unwilling to change their jobs.

21. What is implied but not stated in the passage is that in the past

A．blue-collar workers made a better living than white-collar workersB．college and graduate schools trained more skilled workersC．there were more white-collar workers than blue-collar workersD．there were less white-collar workers than blue-collar workers

22. By "many people go to college who do not belong there," the author means that

A．many people who are not fit for college education go to collegeB．many people who don"t have adequate financial support go to collegeC．many people who go to college drop out within one or two yearsD．many people who go to college find the courses are not interesting

23. We can conclude that the author believes______.

A．every young man and woman should go to collegeB．more young people should be trained for skilled jobsC．people with higher education should receive higher payD．the government should offer more opportunities for college graduates

三、3.Cloze

Part IV ClozeDirections: There are some blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passages. Then, mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A．similarB．differentC．sameD．time consuming

2.(62)

A．detailB．advanceC．timeD．mind

3.(63)

A．sinceB．butC．andD．as

4.(64)

A．matterB．thingC．objectiveD．consideration

5.(65)

A．aboutB．ofC．forD．on

6.(66)

A．saleB．stockC．storeD．supply

7.(67)

A．puttingB．testingC．examiningD．trying

8.(68)

A．isB．goesC．happeningD．being

9.(69)

A．afterB．muchC．inD．spending

10.(70)

A．hardlyB．noC．norD．seldom

11.(71)

A．onB．aboutC．forD．out

12.(72)

A．decidedB．putC．dependedD．based

13.(73)

A．neverthelessB．alreadyC．neverD．yet

14.(74)

A．roundB．aboutC．atD．for

15.(75)

A．persuasionB．wordsC．fashionD．deal

16.(76)

A．wasB．isC．wereD．are

17.(77)

A．AccordingB．AsC．So asD．Contrary

18.(78)

A．bargainB．fashionC．styleD．mode

19.(79)

A．useB．costC．spendD．need

20.(80)

A．worthwhileB．tolerantC．enjoyableD．tiresome

四、4.Translation from Chinese to English

Part V Translation from Chinese to EnglishDirections: This part is to test your ability to translate Chinese into English.

0. 只要有耐心，你一定会成功。

1. 有准备的人更容易抓住机遇。

2. 这位著名的科学家把他的一生都献给了祖国。

3. 在英语学习中，你认为“读”和“说”哪个更重要?

4. 全世界都认为中国经济的迅速发展是个奇迹。

5. A：你足足迟到了一个小时。B：对不起，今天下雨，路上堵得厉害。A：那你也应该打个电话说一声。B：实在对不起。手机没电了。A：下不为例啊。赶紧去工作吧。

五、5.Translation from English to Chinese

Part VI Translation from English to ChineseDirections: This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese.

0. It would be impossible for our body to relax to such an extent if we were awake.

1. Not knowing her address, we couldn"t get in touch with her.

2. Not that I don"t want to help you, but that it" s beyond my power to do so.

3. All this is very difficult for a college student to explore, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild weeds.

4. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman" s life spent in caring for children.

5. A: Do you know which country will held the 2010 Asian Games?B: It is the People" s Republic of China.A: China" Oh, I heard it was a great country with long history and deeply culture.B: And it is very rich and strong now. And Chinese leaders and people are very friendly and open.A: It seems that it will give a blow to the world in 2010.

六、6.Writing

Part VII Writing