PART ? STRUCTURE&VOCABULARY ( 25minutes,15points) gZ>&cju
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direction: choose the word or expression below each sentence that best completes the statement, and mark the corresponding letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring answer sheet. Q>X1 :Z n3
16.Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no __________ but to report him to the local police. MsIaMW _
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17.Behind his large smiles and large cigars, his eyes often seemed to __________regret. $&,
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18.There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young one has a glorious future before him and the old one has a _______future behind him. 8:I-?z;S
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19. That tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoors and go out only _________necessity. 6 e,IjocsB
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20. A young man sees a sunset and unable to understand of express the emotion that it _________in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond. & `!H1E^
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21.______________the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8-10minutes or until most of the water has evaporated. l9%ckC *q
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22.Banks shall be unable to ___________,or claim relief against the first 15%of any loan or bankrupted debt left with them . F6D Vq8f9
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23.I am to inform you ,that you may ,if you wish , attend the inquiry ,and at the inspectors discretion state your case _________or through an entrusted representative. 6ypHH
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24.In his view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, local art is thriving by “being ___________,”being open to all kinds of art. 2S@Cj{R(
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25.In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens _________the 1stgrade. +:C.G[+
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26.Desert plants ________ two categories according to the way they deal with the problem of surviving drought. 5
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27.In the airport, I could hear nothing except the roar of aircraft engines which _________ all other sounds. PM:u~D$Jd
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28.Criticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not _________ and should be avoided if possible. 0x,4H30t(
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29. The Committee pronounced four members expelled for failure to provide information in the ____________ of investigations. TuwSJS7
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30. Since neither side was ready to __________ what was necessary for peace, hostility were resumed in 1980. caTKi8
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32._________ both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values, and expectations places a severe strain on the individual. m0Uk*~Gz
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34. Haven’t I told you I don’t want you keeping ____________ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys? =~$)Ie u
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35.Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply _________ every cheat in the marketplace. u9}LvQh_6,
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Section B (0.5 point each) /T<,v R
Directions : in each of the following sentences there are four parts underlined and marked A, B, C, and D. Indicate which of the four parts is incorrectly used. Mark the corresponding letter of your choice by drawing a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. sGbk4g
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44.Retailers offered deep discounts and extra hours this weekend in the bid to lure shoppers. Z3]ut #`
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PART3 CLOZE TEST (15minutes, 15 points) 2
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Directions: There are 15 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. tag~SG`ov
At least since the Industrial Revolution, gender roles have been in a state of transition. As a result, cultural scripts about marriage have undergone change, One of the more obvious ___46____ has occurred in the roles that women 47 . Women have moved into the world of work and have become adept at meeting expectations in that arena, 48 maintaining their family roles of nurturing and creating a(n) 49 that is a haven for all family members. 50 many women experience strain from trying to “do it all, ” they often endoy the increased 51 that can result from playing multiple roles. As women’s roles have changed, changing expectations about men’s roles have become more 52 . Many men are relinquishing their major responsibility 53 the family provider. Probably the most significant change in men’s roles, however, is in the emotional 54 of family life. Men are increasingly 55 to meet the emotional needs of their families, 56 their wives. <MH| <hP
In fact, expectations about he emotional domain of marriage have become more significant for marriage in general. Research on 57 marriage has changed over recent decades points to the increasing importance of the emotional side of the relationship, and the importance of sharing in the “ emotion work” 58 to nourish marriages and other family relationships. Men and women want to experience marriages that are interdependent, 59 both partners nurture each other, attend and respond to each other, and encourage and promote each other. We are thus seeing marriages in which men’s and women’s roles are becoming increasingly more 60 . D.\ s mk
46. A. incidents B. changes C. results D. effects _U`_;=(
47. A. take B. do C. play D. show #YMU}4=:
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51. A. rewards B. profits C. privileges D. incomes 9"YO j_z
52. A. general B. acceptable C. popular D. apparent 1$g ]&'
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54. A. section B. constituent C. domain D. point mzl %h[9iI
55. A. encouraged B. expected C. advised D. predicted .l- >O-=
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57. A. how B. what C. why D. if W1
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59. A. unless B. although C. where D. because [o=v"s't)
60. A. pleasant B. important C. similar D. manageable 2Rp5 E^s
PART 4 READING COMPREHENSION (60minutes, 30 points) d|9B3I*I
Directions: Below each of the following passages you will find some questions or incomplete statements. Each question or statement is followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read each passage carefully, and then select the choice that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark the letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
