51 The older New England villages have changed relatively little __________ a gas station or two in recent decades.
A) except B) besides
C) in addition to D) except for
52 The Car Club couldn't __________ to meet the demands of all its members.
A) ensure B) guarantee
C) assume D) confirm
53 Extensive reporting on television has helped to __________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.
A) gather B) generate
C) assemble D) yield
54 The president promised to keep all the board members __________ of how the negotiations were going on.
A) informed B) inform
C) be informed D) informing
55 Eating too much fat can __________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A) contribute to B) attribute to
C) attend to D) devote to
56 All the tasks __________ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.
A) had been fulfilled B) were fulfilled
C) having been fulfilled D) been fulfilled
57 This article __________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A) calls for B) applies for
C) cares for D) allows for
58 He was punished __________ he should make the same mistake again.
A) unless B) lest
C) if D) provided
59 Petrol is refined from the __________ oil we take out of the ground.
A) fresh B) original
C) rude D) crude
60 __________ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.
A) The fourth biggest city it was
B) Once the fourth biggest city
C) Being the fourth biggest city
D) It was once the fourth biggest city
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.
More than forty thousand readers told us that they looked for in close friendships, what they expected ___61___ friends, what they were willing to give in ___62___, and how satisfied they were ___63___ the quality of their friendships. The ___64___ give little comfort to social critics.
Friendship ___65___ to be a unique form of ___66___ bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that ___67___ parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by ___68___. Unlike other social roles that we are expected to ___69___ - as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and ___70___ organizations - it has its own principle, which is to promote ___71___ f warmth, trust, love, and affection ___72___ two people.
The survey on friendship appeared in the March ___73___ of Psychology Today. The findings ___74___ that issues of trust and betrayal（背叛）are ___75___ to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not ___76___ for friends only among those who are ___77___ like them, but find many ___78___ differ in race, religion, and ethnic（种族的）background. Arguably the most important ___79___ that emerges from the data, ___80___, is not something that we found - but what we did not.
61. A) on B) of C) to D) for
62. A) addition B) reply C) turn D) return
63. A) about B) of C) with D) by
64. A) results B) effects C) expectations D) consequences
65. A) feels B) leads C) sounds D) appears
66. A) human B) mankind C) individual D) civil
67. A) bind B) attach C) control D) attract
78. A) discipline B) law C) rule D) regulation
79. A) keep B) do C) show D) play
70. A) all B) any C) other D) those
71. A) friendship B) interests C) feelings D) impressions
72. A) between B) on C) in D) for
73. A) print B) issue C) publication D) copy
74. A) secure B) assure C) confirm D) resolve
75. A) neutral B) main C) nuclear D) central
76. A) ask B) call C) appeal D) look
77. A) most B) more C) least D) less
78. A) people B) who C) what D) friends
79. A) conclusion B) summary C) decision D) claim
80. A) moreover B) however C) still D) yet
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter. Suppose you are Zhang Ying. Write a letter to Xiao Wang, a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-long holiday. You should write a t least 100 words according to the suggestions given below in Chinese.
1. 表示欢迎
2. 提出对度假安排的建议
3. 提醒应注意的事项
A letter to a Schoolmate
June 23, 2001
Dear Xiao Wang,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Zhang Ying
参考答案：
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A
11. D 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. B
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. A
31. D 32. C 33. C 34. C 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. D 39. D 40. C
41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. A
51. D 52. B 53. B 54. A 55. A 56. C 57. A 58. B 59. D 60. B
61. B 62. D 63. C 64. A 65. D 66. A 67. A 68. B 69. D 70. C
71. C 72. A 73. B 74. C 75. D 76. D 77. A 78. B 79. A 80. B