Part II: Vocabulary and Structure (35%)
Section A (15%)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then click on the corresponding button.
19.Although the medicine tastes ______, it seems to help my condition. (得分:1分)
A)how bad
B)badly
C)bad
D)too badly
20.I seem to have met you _________. (得分:1分)
A)ago
B)before
C)some time
D)yet
21.The town is no longer ___________ it was ten years ago. (得分:1分)
A)that
B)what
C)which
D)when
22. ______ is worth doing at all is worth doing well. (得分:1分)
A)That
B)Whatever
C)Whichever
D)However
23.He told me _____ would come to his birthday party. (得分:1分)
A)many Jack’s friends
B)many friends of Jack’s
C)Jack’s many friends
D)many friends of Jack
24.The famous novel is said _____ into Chinese. (得分:1分)
A)to be translating
B)to have been translated
C)to have translated
D)to translate
25.They knew her very well. They had seen her ___ up from childhood. (得分:1分)
A)grew
B)grow
C)was growing
D)to grow
26.You’d better continue to use the same spelling of your name as ______ you used in your application. (得分:1分)
A)one
B)the one
C)any
D)some one
27.John didn’t want to risk ______ wet as he had only one suit. (得分:1分)
A)to get
B)getting
C)being got
D)to be gotten
28. _____ anything about the accident, he went to work as well. (得分:1分)
A)Know not
B)Not knowing
C)Knowing not
D)Not know
29.About the sixth century A.D. when few Europeans could read, the Chinese _____ paper. (得分:1分)
A)have been invented
B)had invented
C)have invented
D) had been invented
30.A pretty face may win friends but it takes character and personality to hold ______. (得分:1分)
A)that
B)it
C)one
D)them
31.His instructor recommends that he _______ a regular degree program. (得分:1分)
A)will begin
B)begin
C)begins
D)is beginning
32.He was surprised by ______ having to pay for the accident. (得分:1分)
A)your
B)yours
C)you
D)yourself
33.He looks tired. He ________ a sleepless night. (得分:1分)
A)must be
B)must have been
C)must have
D)must have had
Section B (20%)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. Then click on the corresponding button.
34.The sports meet was _____ because of the heavy rain. (得分:1分)
A)called for
B)called up
C)called off
D)called on
35.Internet can provide you with a lot of ______. (得分:1分)
A)thing
B)answer
C)information
D)question
36.Many colleges can ______ free training courses to help laid-off workers. (得分:1分)
A)receive
B)offer
C)pay
D)manage
37.The mountain is ______ 6.3 kilometers high, but it is not the highest one. (得分:1分)
A)neatly
B)nearly
C)neat
D)near
38.I shall have a companion in the house because I feel so _____ sometimes. (得分:1分)
A)alone
B)surprised
C)lonely
D)excited
39.Visitors are often amazed to discover how____ the town has changed. (得分:1分)
A)small
B)big
C)little
D)few
40.If your neighbors are too noisy you can____ to them. (得分:1分)
A)compare
B)combine
C)complain
D)compete
41._____ the bad storm Tom delivered the newspapers on time. (得分:1分)
A)In charge of
B)In favor of
C)In spite of
D)In front of
42.When I was a child, I _______ having sports to reading novels. (得分:1分)
A)liked
B)would like
C)preferred
D)would rather
43.When the Games are completed, the flag is lowered and the flame _______. (得分:1分)
A)put away
B)put up
C)put out
D)put off
44.The pilot’s job is to fly over the city and _______ the traffic news to radio and TV stations. (得分:1分)
A)say
B)see
C)report
D)find
45.She _______ the news and gives information about the weather, the traffic etc. (得分:1分)
A)preserves
B)prevents
C)presents
D)pretends
46.If you _____ a difficult situation, you will succeed in controlling it. (得分:1分)
A)match
B)meet
C)master
D)move
47.Most of the buildings are very modern and are ______ with lifts. (得分:1分)
A)had
B)equipped
C)offered
D)supplied
48.The Mall of America was _____ in 1992 in the state of Minnesota. (得分:1分)
A)set off
B)set on
C)set out
D)set up
49.You have to _____ your trip to New York as you are ill. (得分:1分)
A)catch
B)check
C)cancel
D)charge
50.It was pointless to argue with them, so we tried to calm down and ______ silent. (得分:1分)
A)remind
B)remove
C)remain
D)remark
51.In the 1970s, cars became much smaller and more economical because of the oil ______. (得分:1分)
A)cross
B)crisis
C)cream
D)crime
52.He is a very _____ person who can easily cope with stressful situations. (得分:1分)
A)related
B)regarded
C)relaxed
D)regretted
53.When he _____ the university, he knew more than his parents did. (得分:1分)
A)arrived
B)admitted
C)entered
D)participate
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Part III: Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the best answer. Then click on the corresponding button.
Passage 1
When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying, “We have to go to work now.” You’re left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools, and that the “work” they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre.
Stage schools often act as agencies(代理) to supply children for stage and television work. A visit to such schools will leave you in