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. My book is ______ finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.

A．virtuallyB．violentlyC．verticallyD．visually

1. The amount of water used in the manufacturing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is ______.

A．the greatestB．more greaterC．greatestD．even greater

2. The ______ was conducted to find out how many people prefer butter.

A．examinationB．inspectionC．surveyD．analysis

3. Many university courses are not really ______ to the needs of students or their future employers.

A．associatedB．adoptedC．gearedD．qualified

4. ______ David"s expression, we"d say he is not in a good mood today.

A．To judge byB．Judged byC．To be judged byD．Judging by

5. It is not considered ______ to litter in public.

A．respectfulB．respectiveC．respectedD．respectable

6. He was ______ of his political rights because of the bribery.

A．deprivedB．acquiredC．acquaintedD．accused

7. His description of the ghost was so ______ . that his little daughter screamed when he came to the part of killing.

A．moderateB．vividC．activeD．passive

8. I thought his speech would be interesting, but it turned out that the more he talked, ______.

A．the more bored became IB．the more I became boredC．the more bored I becameD．I became the more bored

9. You have to take the ______ examination before an interview can be considered.

A．preciousB．preliminaryC．priorD．potential

10. Every student of English needs a good dictionary, but I can"t afford ______.

A．itB．thisC．thatD．one

11. He ______ to your home, for he doesn"t know your address.

A．can"t have beenB．mustn"t have beenC．shouldn"t have beenD．needn"t have been

12. The classroom is provided with some visual aids ______ English.

A．to teachB．for teachingC．to teachingD．of teaching

13. If you want to improve the taste, try ______ some sugar.

A．to addB．to addingC．addD．adding

14. He makes a note of the assignment lest he ______ it.

A．forgetsB．will forgetC．forgetD．forgot

15. Do you think the prices of TV sets will ______ this year for China"s WTO entry?

A．come downB．come byC．come acrossD．come off

16. You couldn"t believe him, for he had only a (an) ______ understanding of his task.

A．perfectB．imperfectC．inperfectD．unperfect

17. ______, the speaker interrupted his lecture.

A．His voice was drowned by the noiseB．His voice being drowned by the noiseC．Drowned by the noiseD．His voice drowned by the noise

18. He seemed to be looking for words at his desk ______ to convey his meaning as precisely as I had done.

A．thatB．whereC．with whichD．from which

19. The white people ______ the overwhelming majority of the government in U.S.

A．compriseB．are comprised ofC．consist ofD．are consisted of

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

A．outlineB．translateC．reviseD．brush up

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

A．atB．outC．offD．for

22. 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

23. 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

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

A．thereforeB．eventuallyC．howeverD．although

25. 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

26. The two bottles stand ______ on the table.

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

27. 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

28. 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

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

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

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. The patient has to take several pills each day to ______ (act) high blood pressure.

1. The judge would give ______ (consideration) to his decision when new evidence came to light.

2. I had the greatest difficulty ______ (imagine) in trying to persuade my employer to give up his costly plan.

3. There were two letters from Michael, warm, ______ (humonr), and full of information.

4. Because of her ______ (refuse) to provide the information, I had to abandon the project.

5. I am very doubtful whether the proposed scheme would be ______ (advantage) to us.

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. From the article, the reader learns that Lee Wildes lives ______.

A．in AfricaB．in a small apartmentC．in a large houseD．in a hospital

1. The AIDS drugs that Lee Wildes uses are ______.

A．stolen from hospitalsB．given to him by AIDS patients who have extraC．leftovers from hospitals, clinics, or peopleD．given to him by drug companies

2. Five years ago, when Lee Wildes visited Africa, ______.

A．he saw very few people with AIDSB．he saw plenty of drugs to help people with AIDSC．he saw doctors with plenty of medicineD．he saw that there was an AIDS epidemic

3. By acting as a case manager, Lee Wildes can ______.

A．send drugs on order to a small group of peopleB．send drugs and hopes that right people get themC．send whatever drugs he gets from clinicsD．write his own prescriptions

4. Dispensing drugs without a prescription is ______.

A．legal, and Wildes will be prosecutedB．illegal, and Wildes will be sent to jailC．illegal, but Wildes probably won"t be prosecutedD．something anyone can do

5. A hacker is ______.

A．someone who breaks into and uses someone else"s computerB．someone who breaks commercialsC．someone who fixes someone else"s computerD．someone who does not know about computers

6. The programs which were used by the hackers were ______.

A．made by the hackers and put on computersB．not found by the expertsC．prepackaged and found on many computersD．hard to find

7. Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, CNN, Buy, eTrade and zNet are ______.

A．stores on the webB．large commercial web sitesC．small commercial web sitesD．public government web sites

8. If someone sends a message the size of one gigabyte, ______.

A．it is largeB．it is very smallC．it takes little time for a computer to readD．it is the size of a short note

9. Hackers can do this because ______.

A．computers are hard to reachB．everyone has their computers lockedC．computers are not very secureD．companies ask them to do it

10. Ned Kelly"s parents were ______.

A．proud of himB．jailed in AustraliaC．sent to Australia on a convict shipD．bad examples for him

11. Ned and Dan hid in the bush for 16 months ______.

A．and formed the Kelly gangB．after killing a policemanC．after attacking a policemanD．and died during committing robberies

12. In ______, the police caught Ned.

A．1878B．1887C．1874D．1880

13. Three of Ned"s crimes were ______.

A．horse theft, petty crimes and wounding a policeman in 1878B．killing policemen, holding people hostage and bank robberyC．killing policemen, being hung and horse theftD．wounding a policeman, house robbery and killing a horse

14. Ned Kelly is a controversial figure because ______.

A．he committed so many crimesB．some people think he is a hero and others think he is a criminalC．he killed policemenD．he is a criminal but he is coward

15. ______ are activities a person does well.

A．SentencesB．SkillsC．PotatoesD．Examples

16. Sometimes it is difficult ______ the skills you have.

A．to playB．abilitiesC．to recognizeD．recognizes

17. Job skills are ______ you need for a specific job.

A．lessonsB．abilitiesC．workingD．recognizes

18. ______ skills are skills you can use in many different jobs.

A．JobB．CookingC．BabysittingD．Transferable

19. An example of a job skill is ______.

A．cooking pizzaB．working well with peopleC．accepting responsibilityD．organizing projects

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．madeB．tookC．wentD．set

1. 【B2】

A．positionB．placeC．sectionD．circle

2. 【B3】

A．wasB．isC．has beenD．should be

3. 【B4】

A．reasonB．forC．sinceD．because

4. 【B5】

A．MuchB．MoreC．FewD．Most

5. 【B6】

A．opened toB．open toC．opening forD．opened for

6. 【B7】

A．nearB．sinceC．towardsD．till

7. 【B8】

A．waitedB．waitC．waitingD．to wait

8. 【B9】

A．somewhatB．prettyC．slightlyD．completely

9. 【B10】

A．allB．wholeC．everyD．each

10. 【B11】

A．takeB．makeC．coverD．possess

11. 【B12】

A．aboutB．onC．inD．for

12. 【B13】

A．thatB．whereC．whatD．which

13. 【B14】

A．acrossB．forC．throughD．along

14. 【B15】

A．afterB．byC．withD．for

15. 【B16】

A．clothesB．clothC．clothingD．dressing

16. 【B17】

A．piecesB．bitsC．blocksD．sheets

17. 【B18】

A．whichB．sinceC．whenD．where

18. 【B19】

A．firstlyB．earlyC．at firstD．first

19. 【B20】

A．the otherB．otherC．othersD．another

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. 她从来不笑，也不发脾气。

1. 我决定一完成手头的工作就去图书馆。

2. 我喜欢看电视而不太喜欢看电影。

3. 我们一到山顶就坐下休息。

4. 先进技术应该有益于人民，而不是伤害他们。

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. But the people of the world have more points in which they are all like each other than points in which they are different.

1. While you should always keep your options open to compromise, you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job.

2. Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially risky.

3. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat.

4. Teach him gently, World, but don"t spoil him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

七、7.Writing

Part VII Writing

0. For this part, you are supposed to write a letter of 100-120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly on the Answer Sheet. 你是王平，写一封信给Jefferson先生。信件的内容包括： 1) 一个月前，他邀请了你到他家过了圣诞节； 2) 你在他那里受到了热情款待； 3) 信件末尾写上一句你认为必要的话。