Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

21 After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticates alarm system as an insurance _________ further losses.
 A) for B) from
 C) against D) towards
22 ___________ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
 A) Having believed B) Believing
 C) Believed D) Being believed
23 A healthy life is frequently thought to be _______ with the open countryside and homegrown food.
 A) tied B) bound
 C) involved D) associated
24 Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection _________ to the nation.
 A) has left B) is to leave
 C) leaves D) is to be left
25 Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ________ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
 A) would be B) has been
 C) had been D) would have been
26 In Britain today women ______ 44% of the workhorse, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
 A) build up B) stand for
 C) make up D) conform to
27 __________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
 A) As B) That
 C) It D) What
28 If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one ____________.
 A) to correct B) correcting
 C) having corrected D) being corrected
29 Features such as height, weight, and skin color _______ from individual to individual and from face to face.
 A) change B) vary
 C) alter D) convert
30 I make notes in the back of my diary _________ thing to be mended or replaced.
 A) by B) in
 C) with D) of
31 The room is in a terrible mess; it _________ cleaned.
 A) can't have been B) mustn't have been
 C) shouldn't have been D) wouldn't have been
32 A well-written composition __________ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
 A) calls on B) calls for
 C) calls up D) calls off
33 The traditional approach _________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
 A) to dealing B) in dealing
 C) dealing D) to deal
34 It has been revealed that some government leaders _________ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
 A) employ B) take
 C) abuse D) overlook
35 We were struck by the extent ___________ which teachers' decisions served the interests of the school rather than those of the students.
 A) to B) for
 C) in D) with
36 Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ____________.
 A) intention B) attempt
 C) purpose D) desire
37 The ancient Egyptians are supposed _________ rockets to the moon.
 A) to send B) to be sending
 C) to have sent D) to have been sending
38 The store had to ___________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
 A) lay out B) lay off
 C) lay aside D) lay down
39 All the students in this class passed the English exam ________ the exception of Li Ming.
 A) on  B) in
 C) for D) with
40 Young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
 A) other than B) more than
 C) less than D) rather than
41 Writing is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time, and effort.
 A) significant B) considerable
 C) enormous D) numerous
42 ___________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.
 A) Would she leave B) If she leaves
 C) Were she to leave D) If she had left
43 It's already 5 o'clock now. Don't you think it's about time __________?
 A) we are going home B) we go home
 C) we went home D) we can go home
44 Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
 A) rush B) rainbow
 C) rack D) ribbon
45 Today, _________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.
 A) corporations hardly introduce ever
 B) corporations hardly ever introduce
 C) hardly corporations introduce ever
 D) hardly corporations ever introduce
46 I've already told you that I'm going to buy it, _________.
 A) however much it costs B) however does it costs much
 C) how much does it cost D) no matter how it costs
47 New York ____ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
 A) ranked B) occupied
 C) arranged D) classified
48 Melted iron is poured into the mixer much _________ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
 A) in the same way like B) in the same way which
 C) in the same way D) in the same way as
49 By success I don't mean ________ usually thought of when that word is used.
 A) what is B) that we
 C) as you D) all is
50 I caught a __________ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
 A) vision B) glimpse
 C) look D) scene

Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
 Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person's gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up（打量）and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls "a dimming of the lights." You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger's eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.
 If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, "I know you", "I am interested in you," or "You look peculiar and I am curious about you." This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.
51. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that _______.
 A) every glance has its significance
 B) staring at a person is an expression of interest
 C) a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptable
 D) a glance conveys more meaning than words
52. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is __________.
 A) to look into another passenger's eyes
 B) to avoid eye contact with other passengers
 C) to signal you are not a threat to anyone
 D) to keep a distance from other passengers
53. By "a dimming of the lights" (Para.1, Line 9) Erving Goffman means "_______".
 A) closing one's eyes
 B) turning off the lights
 C) creasing to glance at others
 D) reducing gaze-time to the minimum
54. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ___________.
 A) depressed
 B) uneasy
 C) curious
 D) amused
55. The passage mainly discusses __________.
 A) the limitations of eye contact
 B) the exchange of ideas through eye contact
 C) proper behavior in situations
 D) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication

Passage Two
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
 The picnics, speeches, and parades of today's Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City's Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud（赞许）"the industrial spirit-the great vital force of every nation," On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses' warnings, left work to march from Union square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.
 The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers' respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of "progress and poverty." In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to "wage slavery" and anarchists（无政府主义）singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite（炸药）, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.
56. Judging from the passage, McGuire was ____________.
 A) a moderate labor leader
 B) an extreme-anarchist in the labor movement
 C) a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man
 D) a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery
57. We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march _________.
 A) immediately won nationwide support
 B) involved workers from 30 states
 C) was opposed by many factory owners
 D) was organized by the UBCJ
58. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a national holiday?
 A) The lawmakers' respect for the workers
 B) The worker's determination to have a holiday of their own.
 C) The socialists' demands for thorough reform
 D) The politicians' fear of the workers' anger.
59. We lean from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ____________.
 A) was accepted by most bosses as a compromise
 B) marked a turning point in the workers' struggle for more rights
 C) indicated the improvement of the workers' welfare
 D) signaled the end of "wage slavery"
60. McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to ___________.
 A) draw people's attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poor
 B) make prominent the important role of the working class in society
 C) win for the workers the right to shorter working hours
 D) expose the exploitation of the workers by their bosses