Ⅰ.Complete each of the following sentences with the best answer. (0.5’*40) /fT+^&
1. Until he took off his glasses __________. D-(w_ $#
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. 7`8Ik`lY
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. fKeT~z{ ~
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. nMvKTH
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. i21Gw41p:
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________?
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. $ N=N(^
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. ;~u{56
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 0#*#a13
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. Gkxj?) `
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. !\;FNu8_.
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! .pvV1JA'
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. } AvcoD/b
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. Iu35#j
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. 7RvUH-S[
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. nD2, !71
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. 2w$t wW-
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 47T}0q ,
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. S|GWcSg
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. b r,+45:
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. ~L+ ]n0*
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24. It was ____________we had hoped ;</Twm;:
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? xUYo
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. f8:$G.}i
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. & (&
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. wTpD1"_R
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. cj(X2L
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. 1| xN%27>
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. {of]/ 3
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. XZ:1!;
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. &N{zkMf
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. j<$R4A 1
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C. squeeze D. gather q)Je.6$#X
35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. NS 5 4 9S
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. Q2 $/e+
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. vz,LF=s2
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. | /#'S&!U
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40. I hear that it is estimated that the number of people ____________ less than one dollar a day has ____________ one billion worldwide. ,{TQ
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The following passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: 5G UH;o1m
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. =yo=q)W
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “︿” sign and write the missing word in the blank provided at the end of the line. }RH lYN
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