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. Before taking such a test, one had better ______ his or her vocabulary.

A．outlineB．translateC．reviseD．brush up

1. They worked ______ the cost of the holiday and decided if they could afford it.

A．atB．outC．offD．for

2. My mother will not allow me to go, ______.

A．my father will eitherB．either my father willC．neither will my fatherD．nor my father will

3. Even when she didn"t know what she ______ about, she spoke more authoritatively than most people did.

A．talkedB．had been talkingC．had talkedD．would talk

4. Mary does not read newspapers; she reads Shakespeare, ______.

A．thereforeB．eventuallyC．howeverD．although

5. Your offer is very attractive but I need to ______ before I let you know my decision.

A．think better of itB．think it overC．make up my mindD．come out

6. The two bottles stand ______ on the table.

A．side by sideB．back to backC．shoulder to shoulderD．arm in arm

7. The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and ______ joined in the general jollity.

A．all olds and youngsB．each old and youngC．no matter old and youngD．old and young alike

8. She talked about buying a house in the country, but nothing ever ______.

A．came to itB．came with itC．came of itD．came at it

9. Everything I"ve described went wrong. ______, the whole affair was a disaster.

A．In kindB．In allC．In shortD．In general

10. The government has promised to do ______ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the laid off(下岗的).

A．whatB．thatC．allD．which

11. Peter prefers to stay at home ______ out to a gathering.

A．rather than goingB．rather than goC．rather than to goD．rather than goes

12. The saying goes that ______ everything is to know nothing.

A．knowingB．knowC．to knowD．having known

13. "I don"t feel like studying now." But the faster we get the assignment ______ , the sooner we can go out and relax.

A．be doneB．to be doneC．doneD．to do

14. Eating at a restaurant ______ dining in the school dining-hall.

A．as costs twice much asB．as much as costs twiceC．costs as much as twiceD．costs twice as much as

15. There is a difference between being laid off and being fired ______ a job.

A．atB．fromC．withD．to

16. I never expected John to ______ at the meeting, because I though the was still in hospital.

A．turn upB．turn onC．turn overD．turn down

17. His story was so touching that I could hardly ______ my tears.

A．get alongB．check outC．take offD．hold back

18. It may be concluded that the vitamins people choose to take are often not the ______ lacking in their diet.

A．onesB．someC．fewD．many

19. It was in this wood ______ I got lost the other day.

A．howB．whereC．asD．that

20. We wish the work could ______ more quickly, but we"d had some difficulties in getting the right kind of supplies.

A．have doneB．have been doneC．have been doingD．be done

21. One of his attributes is his ability to ______ to different working conditions.

A．adaptB．adeptC．adoptD．admit

22. Given more time and money, we ______ better than what it is.

A．had doneB．would toC．could have cloneD．have done

23. New problems are likely to ______ when the economic develops rapidly.

A．riseB．raiseC．ariseD．arouse

24. The music aroused ______ feeling of homesickness in the soldiers.

A．an intenseB．an intensiveC．a tenseD．an extensive

25. ______ my opinion, she is by far the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.

A．ToB．ByC．OnD．In

26. Behaviorists do not discuss things that happen inside the mind, because they cannot see ______ happens inside the brain.

A．thatB．whichC．suchD．what

27. The new students in Class One intended to visit Mr. Tai ______ the weather got worse.

A．lestB．unlessC．providingD．until

28. When her parents died, Patricia had to ______ her three sisters.

A．grow upB．care aboutC．bring upD．concern about

29. The emplyees in that company are paid ______.

A．by hoursB．by hourC．by an hourD．by the hour

二、2.Vocabulary

Part II VocabularyDirections: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper word derived from the one given in the bracket.

0. Flowers are always a ______ (please) sight, especially in the city.

1. The bedrooms in his new flat are ______ (taste) decorated and furnished.

2. Hardly ever have I heard music as ______ (impress) as this.

3. They are proud their son has won the first prize in the physics ______ (compete).

4. What a pity that they don"t realize the entire event had been arranged for their ______ (convenient).

5. We made plans for a visit but the subsequent ______ (difficult) with the ear prevented it.

三、3.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.

0. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A．The progressive tax covers a percentage of people"s wages.B．The flat rate taxes everyone the same percentage.C．There is an argument over two different types of taxation.D．Ray Mathers and Eve Winick answered a government poll.

1. You can infer that an unstated reason Mathers likes the flat rate tax is that ______.

A．it is easy to figure outB．it is fairC．he probably pays heavy taxesD．he is poor

2. You can infer from the passage that the people who are presently supposed to pay the high est percentage of their income in taxes are the ______.

A．richB．middle classC．poorD．businessmen

3. You can infer that an unstated reason Winick does not want a flat rate tax is that ______.

A．she might have to pay more taxesB．she is richC．the flat rate tax is hard to figure outD．the flat rate tax is unfair to the rich

4. In the last sentence of the passage, the phrase "better off" means ______.

A．in a worse conditionB．wealthyC．doing more than expectedD．in a better condition

5. Which of the following best fit the title of the passage?

A．US "Coffee to Go" CultureB．Take away the CoffeeC．Coffee to Go Booms across EuropeD．Coffee to Go in Germany

6. Why "coffee to go" is popular in Europe?

A．Because of fast-paced life.B．Because people like snacks to go with coffee.C．To follow the US "coffee to go" trend.D．Because it is part of everyday life in many other countries.

7. According to the passage, which of the following is true about "coffee to go"?

A．It is part of everyday life for Europeans.B．It means to have cakes and cookies to go with the coffee.C．It revealed the fact that Europe is behind trends in America.D．It is very likely to reshape coffee drinking cultures all over the world.

8. What does the first sentence of this passage mean?

A．There are a large number of European people enjoying coffee and relaxing in a cafeB．A number of Europeans like to relax in a cafe and enjoy coffee.C．Europeans spend much time in a café.D．Europeans spend less and less time in a café.

9. What can we infer from this passage?

A．Europe tends to follow American trends in a traditional way.B．Berlin resumed its status as the German capital following the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.C．The "coffee to go" trend also comes to Asia and the Middle East.D．The "coffee to go" trend will take the concept of fast-paced life to Europe.

10. Which of the following is TRUE about the words?

A．They are used to express feelings only.B．They can not be written down.C．They are simply sounds.D．They are mysterious.

11. The real power of words consists in their ______.

A．propertiesB．characteristicsC．peculiarityD．representative function

12. By "association", the author means ______.

A．a special qualityB．a strange featureC．a joining of ideas in the mindD．an appearance which is puzzling

13. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The more we read and learn, the more ignorant we are.B．The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.C．The more we read and learn, the more confused we will be.D．The more we read and learn, the more snobbish we become.

14. In expressing their thoughts, great writers are able ______.

A．to confound the readersB．to move men to tearsC．to move our actionsD．to puzzle our feelings

15. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?

A．Silent reading had not been discovered.B．There were few places available for private reading.C．Few people could read for themselves.D．People relied on reading for entertainment.

16. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century indicated ______.

A．a change in the status of literate peopleB．a change in the nature of readingC．an increase in the number of booksD．an increase in the average age of readers

17. Educationalists are still arguing about ______.

A．the importance of silent readingB．the amount of information yielded by books and newspapersC．the effects of reading on healthD．the value of different types of reading material

18. The emergence of the mass media and of specialized periodicals showed that ______.

A．standards of literacy had declinedB．readers" interests had diversifiedC．printing techniques had improvedD．educationalists" attitudes had changed

19. What is the writer"s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To explain how present-day reading habits developed.B．To change people"s attitudes to reading.C．To show how reading methods have improved.D．To encourage the growth of reading.

四、4.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.

0. 【B1】

A．whenB．whyC．whatD．how

1. 【B2】

A．ancientB．modernC．pastD．future

2. 【B3】

A．everyB．anotherC．someD．any

3. 【B4】

A．comesB．was comingC．cameD．has come

4. 【B5】

A．artB．picture-writingC．buildingsD．picture-drawing

5. 【B6】

A．ideasB．storiesC．subjectsD．things

6. 【B7】

A．At leastB．By the wayC．IndeedD．For example

7. 【B8】

A．meanB．showC．takeD．have

8. 【B9】

A．thatB．bodyC．sightD．such

9. 【B10】

A．withB．takingC．withoutD．striking

10. 【B11】

A．HoweverB．AlthoughC．ThusD．Even

11. 【B12】

A．buildingB．drawingC．ideaD．plan

12. 【B13】

A．bothB．eitherC．alsoD．only

13. 【B14】

A．whatB．whichC．asD．so

14. 【B15】

A．Together withB．ExceptC．Such asD．Besides

15. 【B16】

A．notB．veryC．soD．too

16. 【B17】

A．wasB．hadC．happenedD．supposed

17. 【B18】

A．drawnB．usedC．doneD．taken

18. 【B19】

A．thoseB．otherC．all thatD．many

19. 【B20】

A．just enough forB．many more thanC．much less thanD．as much as

五、5.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. （平均而言）, the water is a little more than two miles deep.

1. （不用说）, the second list can be remembered more easily than the first one.

2. He walked so fast that the child （跟不上他）

3. （当谈到细节时） he is very careful.

4. （尽管我愿意去）, I would like it better if you went.

六、6.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. You will (have to answer for your foolish behavior).

1. (While respected), he is not liked.

2. (As long as you clear your desk by this evening), you can have tomorrow off.

3. She and I (killed an hour strolling in the street).

4. He loves (keeping his own opinion to himself).

七、7.Writing

Part VII Writing