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Part I Vocabulary (20 points) !gJTKQX4
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Directions: For each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. \gu8 ~zK
Choose the best completing the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single `_f&T}]
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1. When I heard that Mrs. Thacher resigned, I called her. I wanted her to know that my heart was /d+v4GIB
_____ her. e"UXG\8D
A. for B. of C. in D. with r$v\ \^?2
2. Gentleness has been considered a _____ trait. ce;$)Ff\
A. boyish B. delicate C. feminine D. male %K+hG=3O
3. We know that this is ture, but _____ we recognize this truth only in our backward glance. 8[.&ca/[
A. all too often B. too often C. all too late D. too late q:nUn?zB
4. The retiring professor was _____ by his colleague. ])G|U A.
A. criticized B. exalted C. driven out D. examined ySI}Nm>&=
5. He is honest. His actions are always _____ his words. fWC(L s
A. contradictory to B. contradicted by C. agreed with D. consistent with 7Vk9{x$z
6. Life is never just _____. ]#[4eaCg
A. living B. being C. existing D. going $}IG+,L
7. The lady _____ her skirt by sit on the seat while flying. ^62z\Y
A. disordered B. disarranged C. creased D. crashed QOgGL1)7-
8. You must always be ready to sacrifice _____ to duty. Zn0a)VH%
A. inclination B. tendency C. interest D. career p0y|pD
9. In many countries now, smoking is not _____ in public places. >Tjl?CS
A. permissive B. permissible C. permutable D. pernicious iITMBS`}
10.His pleasant ways _____ me into thinking that he was my good friend. dGj0;3FI%
A. deprived B. despised C. diverted D. beguiled +=Q:g,kP
11._____ animals must be kept in cages in case they might hurt the tourists. HL]J=Gh
A. Land B. Domestic C. Vicious D. Farm ;&gk)w6*
12. Almost overnight, Ames became a hero of environmentalists when his finding led to new ____ and bans on certain chemicals. Pwj|]0Y@
A. regulations B. authorities C. orders D. suggestions GLESngAl
13.The ____ noise whistles kept me awake all night. [3sZ=)G
A. incarnate B. incessant C. repetitious D. rampant WO{7/h</
14. The baby seems content, he must have ____ his new nursemaid. q.<)0nk
A. taken to B. taken after C. taken from D. taken in '<vb_8.
15. He had either to leave the country immediately or to surrender himself to the Nazi authorities, and had no other _____. z .\r7
A. alternative B. hope C. resource D. approach {chZ&8)f
16. A good sense of rhythm is one of his natural ____ as a poet. /F9Dg<#a
A. endowments B. interest C. weaknesses D. accomplishments <wb6)U.
17. All his attempts to argue about the rightness were _____. *!TQC6b$
A. futile B. not important C. effective in case D. without reason jjQDw=6
18.I ____ lowbrow, admire the highbrow all the more for his patronizing type. L1I1SFG
A. conceiting B. humble C. overweening D. poor B6;>V`!
19. Lowbrows are quite _____ for highbrows to have their symphonics and their Russion novels. Q\}-MiI/
A. content B. contained C. capacity D. yearn _68vSYr
20. As the speed of change brings design ____ fashion, then decisions about taste will have to be made more and more regularly. JIw?]xa*
A. near to B. nearer to C. next to D. close to iPV-w_HQ
21.The dark clouds suggest a(n) _____ storm. Hc@_@G
A. impending B. surprising C. fast D. enexpected fMUh\u3
22. To our grief, he became ______ to the drug. 4eB oR%2o
A. addicted B. interested C. amused D. disturbed Mh2b!B
23.Being a foreigner, Carl did not _____ to the joke. 1fsNQ!vQP
A. appreciate B. catch on to C. laugh D. like M*qE)dZjS
24. Talks on climate change resulted in the German city of Bonn on July 16 to _____ global warming. 3) d}3w {
A. focus on B. combat C. settle down D. sum up 5@r6'Z
25. His parents _____ him to enlist when he was seventeen. ,SNrcwv
A. permitted B. committed C. made D. enabled /YUW)?o!^N
26. _____ may think they are better than the facts would justify. kvbW^pl
A. Optimists B. Pessimists C. Cynicists D. Humorists ]|PTZ1?j
27. He quickly _____ behind the building to avoid being hurt by the stones thrown in his direction. 7g]mrI@
A. ducked B. evaded C. escaped D. dodged P*?| E@;s`
28. By isolating negative words and phrases, you can _____ the damage you’re doing to yourself.
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A. point out B. point C. pinpoint D. get ; U7P{e05
29. It did the _____ service of freeing us from the dilemma. :L+xEL
A. immense B. much C. lot of D. innumerous a%U#PF6
30. Sports, and not learning, seem to _____ in that school. u&c%L0)E&
A. appear B. occupy C. dominate D. lead _0gdt4
31. The local people could hardly think of any good way to _____ poverty they had endured. "=
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A. shake off B. ward off C. put off D. take off m
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32. As skies fill with millions of migrating birds, European scientists say the seasonal miracle appears to depend on a seeming _____. The fatter the bird, the more efficiently it flies. <z2.A/L
A. interruption B. description C. qualification D. contradiction >itabG-&
33. His meeting with Picasso was an important _____ in the artist’s life. C7vBa<a
A. lesson B. episode C. scene D. chapter 1hCU"|VH:
34. Borders these days have little meaning for Singapore- based regional _____ of electronics firms like Sanyo and Philips. /;Hqv
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A. executives B. officials C. governors D. servants >KP,67
35. Unfortunately, the woman’s hat _____ my view of the stage. c%hXj#;
A. blocked up B. obstructed C. prevented D. interfered b\H&E{Gn|x
36. Meantime, road construction is _____ on the site of a proposed Tuman River Triangle. -N^Ah_9ek
A. under way B. in the way C. of the way D. by way J;>~PXB
37. Everyone knows that the firefly is a _____ insect. (!5Pl`:j"
A. firing B. lighting C. luminiferous D. glowing l#T%N@X
38. Preferential policies and ready cooperation do play a role in _____ poverty. WHv6E!^\_
A. alleviating B. activating C. assaulting D. accustoming oz.z>+Q
39. The fact that these regions are _____ in natural resources doesn’t mean local people are well off. D6?h
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A. adorable B. accessible C. abundant D. ambient x+za6
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40. In spite of a problem with the ____ equipment, some very useful work was accomplished. 5vR])T/S0
A. imperfect B. temporary C. emergency D. reinstalled wE=I3E %
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Part II Reading Comprehension (30 points) 4XVwi<)
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Directions: Read the following passages, decide on the best one of the choices marked A, B, C and z\UXnRL
D for each question or unfinished statement and mark the corresponding letter with a singel bar i ?M-~EKu
across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. UcB&