Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure 15%
Directions: There are fifteen incomplete sentences in the following.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
()1.Can youwho has lost the watch?
A.look for B.look up
C.find D.find out
()2.I dont know if hetomorrow.If hetomorrow,please ring me up.
A.comes; comesB.will come; will come
C.will come; comes D.comes; will come
()3.Isnecessary to complete the design before National Day?
A.this B.that C.it D.he
()4. of the land in that district covered with trees and grass.
A.Two fifth; is B.Two fifth; are
C.Two fifths; is D.Two fifths; are
()5.It is essential that these application forms back as early as possible.
A.must be sent B.will be sent
C.are sent D.be sent
()6.When and where to build the new factory yet.
A.is not decided B.are not decided
C.has not decided D.have not decided
()7.I was disappointed with the film.I had expected to be much better.
A.that B.this
C.one D.it
()8.—You havent been to
—.And how I wish to go there again!
A.Yes,I have B.Yes,I havent
C.No,I have D.No,I havent
()9.she realized it was too late to go home.
A.No sooner it grew dark than B.Hardly did it grow dark that
C.Scarcely had it grown dark than D.It was not until dark that
()10.The suns appearing to rise in the east isthe revolution of the earth on its axis from west to east.
A.owe to B.due to
C.as to D.as for
()11.The meaning of the sentence is;you can interpret it in several ways.
A.skeptical B.intelligible
C.ambiguous D.exclusive
()12.Before we move,we shouldsome of the old furniture,so that we can have more room in the new house.
A.discard B.dissipate
C.cancel D.conceal
()13.Without any hesitation,she took off her shoes,up her skirt and splashed across the stream.
A.tucked B.revolved
C.twisted D.curled
()14.In todays class,the students were asked totheir mistakes on the exam paper and put in their possible corrections.
A.cancel B.omit
C.extinguish D.erase
()15.Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly to hot,dry winds.They are what we call weather sensitive people.
A.subjective B.subordinate
C.liable D.vulnerable
Ⅱ.Close 20%
Directions: There is one passage with blanks in this part.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the ONE that best fills in the blank.
Most people have no idea of the hard work.One of the questions that is always asked of me is1I became an animal collector in the first2.
The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents,the first word I was able to say with any3was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”,4the word “zoo”,which I would5over and over again with a shrill6until someone,in order to7me up,would take me to the zoo.When I8a little older,we lived in Greece and I had a great9of pets,ranging from owls to seahorses,and I spent all my spare time10the countryside in search of fresh specimens to11to my collection of pets.
12on I went for a year to the City Zoo,as a student13,to get experience of the large animals,such as lions,bears,bison and ostriches,14were not easy to keep at home.When I left,I15had enough money of my own to be able to16my first trip and I have been going17ever since then.Though a collectors job is not an easy one and is full of18,it is certainly a job which will appeal19all those who love animals and20.
()1.A.how B.where C.when D.whether
()2.A.region B.field C.place D.case
()3.A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection
()4.A.except B.but C.except for D.but for
()5.A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat
()6.A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch
()7.A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort
()8.A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown
()9.A.many B.amount C.number D.supply
()10.A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring
()11.A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich
()12.A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently
()13.A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide
()14.A.who B.theyC.of which D.which
()15.A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully
()16.A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance
()17.A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often
()18.A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments
()19.A.forB.with C.to D.from
()20.A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.trip
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension 36%
Directions: There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by several questions and unfinished sentences.For each of them there are several choices.You should decide the BEST ONE.