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A. late B. current C. present D. permanent

20. The piano is too expensive for me, I can?t _______ it.

A. spend B. pay C. afford D. cost

21. They were surprised that a child should work out the problem _______ they themselves couldn?t.

A. once B. then C. while D. if 22.“What did you think of the place?”

“I didn?t care for it at _______ first, but after _______ time I got to like it.” A. /, the B. the, a C. /, a D. a, the 23. The flat where we live _______ three rooms only.

A. is comprised of B. is made of C. is composed of D. contain 24. He did not do it in the way _______ I would have done it myself.

A. in that B. which C. as D. / 25. For 200 years that practice has _______ unchanged.

A. remained B. left C. preserved D. kept

26. Li Zheng says he will study physics as his _______, and he hopes to be a world-famous physicist in the future.

A. course B. subject C. aim D. major 27. On the desk lay a dictionary, _______ colour is red.

A. whose B. its C. which D. and its 28. Weeks later he had still not found a job and he began to feel _______. A. disposed B. displaced C. discouraged D. sorry

29. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially _______ Father was away in France.

A. that B. as C. during D. if

30. His example _______ that everyone can become a useful person in society so long as he is willing to work hard.

A. expresses B. thinks C. indicates D. supplies

III. Cloze

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

John woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white 31 his garden. It seemed 32 towards the house.

“That 33 a thief!”, he thought, and he took his gun and shot 33 him. Then he went back to bed. 35 he was too frightened 36 of the house in the dark.

The next morning John went out and saw one 37 his white shirts hanging 38 the clothes line in the garden. His wife 39 washed it the day before and 40 it out to dry. Now it had a bullet hole right through the middle of it. “My Good,” said John, “I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me!”

31. A. in B. at C. above D. of 32. A. to moving B. to be moving C. moving D. be moving 33. A. be B. are C. is D. being 33. A. into B. to C. on D. at 35. A. Because B. Because of C. Owing to D. For that 36. A. to go out B. go out C. to leave D. leave 37. A. in B. off C. at D. of 38. A. above B. on C. at D. in 39. A. had B. has C. had been D. was being

40. A. to hang B. hung C. hanging D. to be hanged

IV. Reading Comprehension

Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

Editor:

These days there has been a lot of talk about cutting a day off the six-day work week. I find one more excuse for taking this system.

It says that under today?s conditions, when our work efficiency is still very low and the work-load quite heavy, we cannot follow the example of technologically advanced western countries in practicing the five-day work week. Their conclusion is: The time is not ripe for such a system.

I really don?t see much point in this argument. They say the efficiency of the majority of our workers has been very low, but do they know what has caused today?s low efficiency? It?s old time requirement that no matter how soon you can get your work done, you must still stick to your post and never leave.

If we do not start a new system that is more exciting now, there are few chances that the low efficiency in our work can be changed.

41. Many people think that a five-day work week system would not work in a country like _______.

A. Japan B. China C. Italy D. Russia 42. It is _______ that caused today?s low efficiency according to the author.

A. the heavy work-load B. the Chinese people?s laziness C. the old time requirement D. the rule that we have to stick to our post 43. The word“point”in the third paragraph probably means _______.

A. a small round dot B. main idea of something C. reasons D. characteristics 44. From this letter we can see that _______.

A. people?s work-load is heavy indeed these days

B. a lot of people think a day should be cut off the six-day work week C. it is a letter to the government office

D. the writer thinks that the five-day work system is exciting 45. Which may be used as the best title for the passage?

A. Five-day Week Is More Reasonable. B. The Time Is Not Ripe Yet. C. What Should We Do With the Old System? D. Less Time, Higher Efficiency.

Passage 2

One of the most important tasks of remembering what you read is choosing the right ideas to remember. It?s easy to say this, but many readers do not realize that they must learn to choose what is worth remembering.

Just as a traveler in a desert searches for landmarks, you must learn to find‘landmarks’to guide you through your reading. These landmarks are the main ideas, the important statements around which the writer builds his article.

To find main ideas easily, you should practise the skill of looking for the most important statement in each paragraph. If this statement were taken away, the paragraph would have no meaning. But if the rest of the paragraph were taken away, the

statement would still make the writer?s message clear.

By collecting the main ideas of the paragraphs you read, you will find you have a series of statements that, put together, make up the main ideas the writer wanted you to discover. 46. This passage tells us .

A. how to read B. how to remember

C. how to find the main ideas to remember D. the importance of reading.

47. If you travel in a desert, and don?t want to lose your way, you should follow the .

A. footprints B. main ideas C. important statements D. landmarks 48. To find main ideas easily, you should .

A. take up reading B. write often C. practice reading more

D. practice the skill of looking for the most important statement in each paragraph 49. Without its main idea, a paragraph .

A. would be meaningful B. would be meaningless

C. would still make the writer?s message clear D. would help the readers to consider 50. The writer wanted you to discover .

A. the statements in his article B. the main ideas C. the new words D. the word phrases Passage 3

The word “sport” first meant something that people did in their spare time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. About a hundred years age the word was used for organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their spare time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Such people play because they want to. A few people are paid for the sport they play. These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be such sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best ones can make a lot of money.

For example, a football player in England earns more than 50 000 pounds in a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much money as that.

It is possible for middle class people to engage in sports like golf, tennis and motor-racing. Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is this; the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sport.

An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply say “Buy our things” It says, “Buy the same shirt and shoes as?” Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their names or photo of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people?s spare time. 11. The word “sport” now usually means . A. something done by sportsmen in their spare time B. hunting wild animals and birds C. organised games D. school sports and games 12. A professional sportsman is someone who .

A. makes money in his spare time B. play all the time

C. earns money by playing a sport D. play for his country and the people 13. Most people spend a lot of their spare time playing a sport because they . A. would like to B. have to do so C. want to earn some money D. will be stars 14. Famous sportsmen perhaps earn more money from . A. sport B. advertising C. football D. his country 15. Why do the companies pay the famous sportsmen? Because they .

A. like the sportsmen B. are asked to do so C. would buy the same shire D. want to sell more of their things

Passage 4

One of the well-known American writers is Samuel Clemens, whose pen name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. As did many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of traveling on river boats and of someday becoming a riverboat pilot. Twain used his memories of a river town in his two most famous books, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

As a young man, Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a good miner, and, for a time, he was a riverboat pilot. During his pilot days, he adopted the name Mark Twain. This was a term used by the boatmen to mean that the water measured two fathoms（噚 — 长度单位）, or twelve feet, which was deep enough for safe passage.

Finally Twain became a successful writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and became very popular both in the United States and in Europe.

Twain?s style of writing was simple and direct. Among the things he wrote about were superstitious(迷信的)people and people who were easily fooled. He used his unusual gift for humor to write about many things of importance.

56. Generally speaking, this article is about .

A. a riverboat pilot B. a printer C. a gold miner D. a famous writer 57. When he was a boy, Mark Twain dreamed of .

A. traveling on river boats to become a riverboat pilot B. traveling on river boats to gather material for his books C. traveling on river boats to make money D. traveling on river boats to enjoy himself

58. The name ?Mark Twain? came from .

A. a safe passage B. a term used by the boatmen C. his boyhood D. his measuring tool 59. Which one of these sentences is NOT true?

A. Twain was successful in writing at last. B. Twain was a famous humorist.