Part III 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.
41 She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _____________ too long.
A) has been reading B) had read
C) is reading D) read
42 Niagara Falls is a great tourist ___________, drawing millions of visitors every year.
A) attention B) attraction
C) appointment D) arrangement
43 I don't mind ___________ the decision as long as it is not too late.
A) you to delay making B) your delaying making
C) your delaying to make D) you delay to make
44 The hopes, goals, fears and desires ______________ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.
A) alter B) shift
C) transfer D) vary
45 Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ______________ in Cuba.
A) being cultivated B) been cultivated
C) having cultivated D) cultivating
46 The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___________ on benches, chairs or boxes.
A) having seated B) seating
C) seated D) having been seated
47 This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ___________ comfortably.
A) is worn B) wears
C) wearing D) are worn
48 Some diseases are ______________ by certain water animals.
A) transplanted B) transformed
C) transported D) transmitted
49 Wouldn't you rather your child _________________ to bed early?
A) go B) went
C) would go D) goes
50 Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _____________ will happen to her private life.
A) that B) what
C) it D) this
51 The words of his old teacher left a ______ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.
A) staying not B) not to stay
C) that he would not stay D) that he not stay
52 Mike's uncle insists ______________ in this hotel.
A) whatever B) whomever
C) whichever D) whoever
53 We agreed to accept ______________ they thought was the best tourist guide.
A) whatever B) whomever
C) whichever D) whoever
54 It is our ___________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A) consistent B) continuous
C) considerate D) continual
55 Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded _________27%.
A) by B) for
C) to D) in
56 Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ___________ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.
A) by which B) to which
C) in that D) so that
57 He is __________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A) optimistic B) optional
C) outstanding D) obvious
58 Sometimes I wish I ___________ in a different time and a different place.
A) be living B) were living
C) would live D) would have lived
59 The director was critical _______________ the way we were doing the work.
A) at B) in
C) of D) with
60 In a sudden _____________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
A) attack B) burst
C) split D) blast
61 ______________ she realized it was too late to go home.
A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark that
C) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that
62 In Britain people _____________ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) swallow B) dispose
C) consume D) exhaust
63 I'd _____________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A) take into account B) account for
C) make up for D) make out
64 It is essential that these application forms _____________ back as early as possible.
A) must be sent B) will be sent
C) are sent D) be sent
65 She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _____________ enough to eat.
A) mild B) slight
C) light D) tender
66 We take our skin for granted until it is burned _____________ repair.
A) beyond B) for
C) without D) under
67 The computer revolution may well change society as _____________ as did the Industrial Revolution.
A) certainly B) insignificantly
C) fundamentally D) comparatively
68 _____________ in this way, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing.
A) To look at B) Looking at
C) Looked at D) To be looked at
69 A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ___________.
A) nuisance B) trouble
C) worry D) anxiety
70 Some women ______________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.
A) must make B) should have made
C) would make D) could have made
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An ___71___ 7% did not know which revolved around ___72___ I have no doubt that ___73___ all of these people were ___74___ in school that the earth revolves around the sun; ___75___ may even have written it ___76___ a test. But they never ___77___ their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) ___78___ because their everyday observations didn't support ___79___ their teachers told them: People see the sun "moving" ___80___ the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) ___81__ that is happening.
Students can learn the right answers ___82___ heart in class, and yet never combined them ___83__ their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the ___84___ personal understanding of the world can ___85___ side by side, each unaffected by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to sue the ___86___ model because it has always worked well ___87___ that circumstance. Unless professors address ___88___ errors in students' personal models of the world, students are not ___89___ to replace them with the ___90___ one.
71. A) excessive B) extra C) additional D) added
72. A) what B) which C) that D) other
73. A) virtually B) remarkably C) ideally D) preferably
74. A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised
75. A) those B) these C) who D) they
76. A) on B) with C) under D) for
77. A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought
78. A) operation B) position C) motion D) location
79. A) how B) which C) that D) what
80. A) around B) across C) on D) above
81. A) since B) so C) while D) for
82. A) to B) by C) in D) with
83. A) with B) into C) to D) along
84. A) adult's B) teacher's C) scientist's D) student's
85. A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain
86. A) private B) individual C) personal D) own
87. A) in B) with C) on D) for
88. A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific
89. A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial
90. A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correct
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 上大学的费用（tuition and fees）可以通过多种途径解决
2. 哪种途径适合于我（说明理由）
How I Finance My College Education
参考答案：
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. C
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. B
31. D 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. D
41. A 42. B 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. B
51. C 52. D 53. D 54. A 55. A 56. C 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. B
61. D 62. C 63. A 64. D 65. D 66. A 67. C 68. C 69. A 70. D
71. C 72. B 73. A 74. C 75. D 76. A 77. B 78. C 79. D 80. B
81. C 82. B 83. A 84. D 85. A 86. C 87. A 88. D 89.B 90. D