Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20%) OIaYHA
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Part Ⅱ Vocabulary (10%) J/D|4fC
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWET SHEET with a single line through the center. wpPn}[a
21. The__________of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from other parts of the country. #j@OLvXh
A. clash B. clarify C. clarity D. clatter {^q)^<#JT
22. Business in this area has been__________because prices are too high. G`]w?
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A. prosperous B. secretive C. slack D. shrill ~o15#Pfn/
23. He told a story about his sister who was in a sad__________when she was ill and had no money. KI&:9j+M)
A. plight B. polarization C. plague D. pigment %l9$a`&
24. He added a__________to his letter by saying that he would arrive before 8 pm. KS>$`ax,
A. presidency B. prestige C. postscript D. preliminary 2wh#$zGy
25. Some linguists believe that the__________age for children learning a foreign language is 5 to 8. !Rw&DFU
A. optimistic B. optional C. optimal D. oppressed }Zl"9A#K
26. It all started in 1950, when people began to build their houses on the__________of their cities. #1Z7R/
A. paradises B. omissions C. orchards D. outskirts i+(GNcg2
27. The meeting was__________over by the mayor of the city. E8[XG2ye
A. presumed B. proposed C. presented D. presided o'UHStk
28. The crowd__________into the hall and some had to stand outside. Enj_tJs
A. outgrew B. overthrew C. overpassed D. overflew VWvoQf^+
29. It was clear that the storm__________his arrival by two hours. fGu!M9qN4
A. retarded B. retired C. refrained D. retreated emWGIo
30. This problem should be discussed first, for it takes__________over all the other issues. P W[6/7
A. precedence B. prosperity C. presumption D. probability RV!<?[
31. Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was__________. r,'O).7
A. torrent B. transient C. tensile D. textured __)qw#
32. Nobody knew how he came up with this__________idea about the trip. 9O
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A. weary B. twilight C. unanimous D. weird 1X@b?6
33. The flower under the sun would__________quickly without any protection. @l
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A. wink B. withhold C. wither D. widower 7*'@qjTos
34. The__________of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance. 1X:&*a"5
A. segregation B. specification C. spectrum D. subscription ?`. XK}
35. He__________himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening. A'g,:8Ou
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A. repealed B. resented C. relayed D. reproached IK?]PmN4}
36. Any earthquake that takes place in any area is certainly regarded as a kind of a __________event. (Jpm
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A. cholesterol B. charcoal C. catastrophic D. chronic &7][@v
37. He cut the string and held up the two__________to tie the box. Wm>b3:
A. segments B. sediments C. seizures D. secretes x7
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38. All the music instruments in the orchestra will be__________before it starts. H ja^edLj
A. civilized B. chattered C. chambered D. chorded
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39. When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, the air is said to be__________. ewQe/Fq
A. commenced B. compressed C. compromised D. compensated xMsGs
40. She made two copies of this poem and posted them__________to different publishers. =c]a
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A. sensationally B. simultaneously C. strenuously D. simply sY^lQN