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. —When is your birthday party? —It"s on Friday, ______.

A．fifth OctoberB．five OctoberC．the fifth of OctoberD．the five of October

1. I_____met him in Guilin in .

A．the firstB．the firstlyC．firstD．first time

2. Tom and I went to the cinema but we weren" t able to get tickets for______.

A．two of usB．the two of usC．the second of usD．second of us

3. He worked well and was praised______in public.

A．a second timeB．twice timeC．the second timeD．for a second time

4. The______paragraphs want rewriting.

A．one fifthB．first oneC．first fourD．two-thirds

5. Mary was the______of the______students climbed up to the top of the hill.

A．nine; fourtyB．nineth; fortiethC．ninth; fortyD．nine, fortieth

6. ______people have visited the_____stone bridge.

A．Two millions of, 500-foot-longB．Several millions of, 500-feet-longC．Two million, 500-feet-longD．Millions of, 500-foot - long

7. Staying in a hotel for a day costs______renting a house in the country for a week.

A．twice more thanB．twice as much asC．as much as twiceD．as much twice as

8. —I understand you have a relative visiting you?—Yes, my______grandmother.

A．ninety-year-oldsB．ninety-old-yearC．ninety-years-oldD．ninety-year-old.

9. The Yangtze River is______the Pearl River.

A．three times long asB．three times as long asC．as three times longer asD．as long three times as

10. —Oh, I failed again—Don"t lose heartOne more effort, _____you will succeed.

A．so thatB．thereforeC．howeverD．and

11. _____a difficult situation, so you should send him a message and give him some advice.

A．As he is inB．He is inC．Being inD．He being in

12. She said she would work it out herself, _____ask me for help.

A．and not toB．but notC．and prefer notD．rather than

13. _____enough time, but I couldn" t do it better.

A．I was givenB．GivenC．To be givenD．Though I was given

14. —How can I wake up so early?—Set the alarm at o" clock, _____you" make it.

A．butB．orC．andD．so

15. For a person with reading habits, a printed page contains not only words______ideas , thoughts and feelings.

A．yetB．andC．orD．but

16. Information technology is taught in most schools, ______we have entered the information society.

A．soB．whileC．stillD．for

17. English is understood all over the world_____Turkey is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself.

A．whileB．whenC．ifD．as

18. I was on the point of going to bed_____MrZhang rang.

A．asB．whenC．whileD．and

19. I asked him whether he had done all the work himself___whether he had had any asistance.

A．andB．butC．norD．or