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. I don"t know the restaurant, but it"s ______ to be quite a good one.

A．saidB．toldC．spokenD．talked

1. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially ______ Father was away in France.

A．asB．thatC．duringD．if

2. I need one more stamp before my collection ______.

A．had completedB．completesC．has been completedD．is completed

3. The weather turned out to be very good, ______ was more than we could expect.

A．whatB．whichC．thatD．if

4. We write to each other ______ , even when there"s not much to say.

A．now and thenB．by and byC．step by stepD．more or less

5. Do you know the boy ______ under the big tree7

A．layB．lainC．layingD．lying

6. I ______ ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer.

A．gaveB．was givenC．was givingD．had given

7. It is well known that Thomas Edison ______ the electric lamp.

A．inventedB．discoveredC．foundD．developed

8. This year they have produced ______ grain ______ they did last year.

A．as less... asB．as few... asC．less... thanD．fewer... than

9. Go on ______ the other exercise after you have finished this one.

A．to doB．doingC．withD．to be doing

10. I didn"t hear the phone. I ______ asleep.

A．must beB．must have beenC．should beD．should have been

11. Cheap coal ______ a lot of smoke.

A．gives upB．gives inC．gives awayD．gives off

12. My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A．fell... was ridingB．fell... were ridingC．had fallen... rodeD．had fallen... was riding

13. Not until the early years of the 19th century ______ what heat is.

A．man did knowB．man knewC．didn"t man knowD．did man know

14. These photographs will show you ______.

A．what does our village look likeB．what our village looks likeC．how does our village look likeD．how our village looks like

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．an 8-hour workdayB．higher wagesC．improving working conditions in the factoriesD．an increase in the employment of small children

2. You can infer that most of the goals of the Knights of Labor were ______.

A．unwelcome by the AF of LB．not reached until after the Knights of Labor died outC．not helpful to womenD．welcome by factory owner

3. How long did the Knights of Labor last?

A．60 years.B．31 years.C．50 years.D．21 years.

4. The underlined words "resorted to" mean ______.

A．stopped doing somethingB．gave upC．turned to something else for helpD．went on with

5. Which of the following statements about labor unions can be concluded based on the information in the passage?

A．Labor unions reached their peak of power in the 1986"s.B．It took labor unions many years to improve conditions for workers.C．The early labor unions failed .because they were not concerned with the well-being of workers.D．The early labor unions failed because they could not agree on what they wanted to fight for.

A．there are few others like itB．there are no errors on the stampsC．a mistake is made in the ,printingD．both A and C

8. In 1847 most countries of the world were ______.

A．not yet using postage stampsB．collecting valuable stampsC．buying stamps from NeuritisD．printing their own stamps

9. The mistake in the locally printed postage stamps was in the ______.

A．spelling of postageB．priceC．wordingD．color

10. $ 16,800 is the collector"s value of ______.

A．the One Penny Orange-RedB．a correctly printed"1847 stampC．the Two Penny BlueD．both A and C

11. The best title for this selection is ______.

A．The "Post Paid" ErrorB．The Two Penny BlueC．A Rare StampD．How Mauritius Became Famous

A．how cruel the king wasB．how clever the minister wasC．Sissa was a famous mathematicianD．how the game of chess came into being

14. According to the story, the game of chess was invented by ______.

A．an American IndianB．an ancient Indian officialC．an Indian kingD．an Indian officer

15. The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because ______.

A．wheat was not expensiveB．it didn"t seem muchC．Sissa was honest to himD．both A and B

16. A bag of wheat was enough for ______.

A．19 squaresB．one third of the squaresC．the first 19 squaresD．20 squares

17. The following pictures show a part of the chessboard. Which one can correctly show the way in which Sissa had the grains of wheat put on it?

A．a robber who robs driversB．a policeman who had worked in prisonC．a prisoner who had escaped from prisonD．a stranger with ￡ 100.00 in his pocket

20. Mr. Green, was worried because ______.

A．he was driving along a lonely roadB．he had taken a stranger in his carC．he saw a police-carD．he was afraid that the man might rob him

21. Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station because he ______.

A．didn"t like to give his name and address to the policemanB．wanted to get help and tell the truth thereC．didn"t like to talk too much with the policemanD．wanted to leave the man in his car and let him go

22. After reading the story, you can probably tell which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mr. Green didn"t go to the police station until the man got off his car and ran away.B．Mr. Green would go to the police station as soon as possible.C．The robber got out of Mr. Green"s car at the outskirts of London safely.D．Mr. Green might not go to the police station unless he was wanted.

23. What"s the end of the story?

A．The prisoner stole the policeman"s notebook and gave it to Mr. Green in return.B．The prisoner was caught.C．The prisoner robbed Mr. Green.D．Mr. Green sent the prisoner to the police station.

A．to find the suspectB．to find the murdered coupleC．to arrest the suspectD．to search a 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet

26. It is clear from the passage that Chevies refer to ______.

A．the murdered coupleB．elderly owners of carsC．computersD．Chevrolets

27. The murderer was at last found ______.

A．with the help of a Chevrolet ownerB．with the help of computersC．by a witnessD．in a car

28. The best title for this passage is ______.

A．Crime--A Grave Problem in the WestB．Chevrolet--A Make of an Old CarC．Computer--A Powerful Aid in Fighting Against CrimeD．Police--A Useful Force in the Fight Against Crime

29. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Searching through the files of Chevies owners was impossibly difficult.B．The suspect lived within a fifteen-mile radius of the suburb.C．The suspect had received a number of traffic tickets before.D．It took the police hours to find the suspect.

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．gathersB．producesC．providesD．sends

2.(42)

A．hardlyB．merelyC．reallyD．nearly

3.(43)

A．fuelsB．solidsC．soilsD．materials

4.(44)

A．yearsB．agesC．timesD．generations

5.(45)

A．turnsB．turningC．turnedD．is turned

6.(46)

A．upB．downC．aroundD．in to

7.(47)

A．thatB．whatC．whereD．because

8.(48)

A．litleB．a littleC．muchD．few

9.(49)

A．nine-tenB．ninth- tenC．nine-tenthD．nine-tenths

10.(50)

A．placeB．factC．formD．part

四、4.Daily Conversation

1.Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogs by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A. Yes. It"s very easy. B. Because of heavy fog" C. No, you"d better not.D. The great favorite of mine. E. She"s ill. Next week, maybe. F. The sooner the better.G. Enjoy yourself. H. No. Thank you just the same. Bill: Do you think I should tell Jim the bad news?Alice: ______

2. Henry: Can you finish your homework tonight?Jane: ______

3. Joe: Why will the plane from New York be delayed?Ann: ______

4. Nancy: Why don"t you call her and have a dinner together?Bob: ______

5. Pat: When do you want me to finish cleaning the office?Rose: ______