Directions:
In each of the following groups of words， there are four underlined letter combinations marked A， B， C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. A. height B. hopefully C. honest D. housing
2. A. generation B. mention C. memory D. metallic
3. A. persuaded B. happened C. treated D. wounded
4. A. shout B. touch C. announce D. about
5. A. excuse B. exercise C. explain D. extremely
6. A. medium B. western C. Mediterranean D. revolution
7. A. castle B. vast C. waste D. fasten
8. A. disappear B. fear C. year D. pear
9. A. doubt B. sound C. famous D. found
10. A. correct B. discover C. comfort D. come
II. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)
Directions:
There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
11. The research laboratory is going to the new type of computer to use.
A. take B. make C. put D. bring
12. The old woman has a letter from her son in the army to her.
A. read B. write C. written D. received
13. of the earth is made up of vast oceans.
A. Two-third B. Two thirds C. Two third D. Twos- third
14. Stamps which you don’t want to keep can be with others.
A. changed B. traded C. threw D. collected
15. “Jack is no more careful than Tom” means .
A. Both Jack and Tom are careful B. Neither Jack nor Tom is careless
C. Both Jack and Tom are careless D. Tom is careful， but Jack isn’t
16. While cleaning a long-deserted house the other day I came an old photo
of my grandpa.
A. to B. by C. across D. with
17. Jane was ill for about a week， She didn’t until yesterday.
A. get good B. get rid of C. get over D. get on
18. —I feel a bit thirsty.
—Why don’t you have tea?
A. any B. some C. little D. a few
19. When wood is burnt， it heat and light， together with heavy smoke.
A. give up B. sends up C. sends away D. sends out
20. The soldier from a wound and died a heroic .
A. died …deadly…death B. was dead…dying…death
C. died…dead…dying D. was dying…dead…death
21.—Do you think we’ll still catch the train?
— Well， we won’t we walk faster.
A. as B. unless C. until D. no matter how
22. —Do you mind if I smoke here?
— .
A. No， please don’t B. Yes， please
C. No， not at all D. Yes， if you like
23. —May I move your bag a little and take this seat?
— .
A. I don’t mind B. Go ahead C. It doesn’t matter D. You do it， please
24. —When will you be free this month， Mr. White?
— ， maybe we’ll be free next Sunday.
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25. —May I come to attend your lecture?
— .
A. No， you’d better not come B. Sure
C. It’s not worth listening to D. My pleasure
26. He said he had bought dictionary week before， and
dictionary was great help to him.
A. a…the…the…a B. a…/…the…/
C. a…/…/…a D. the…the…the…the
27. Mr. Brown， together with his students， to the Science Museum.
A. has gone B. are going C. have gone D. have been
28. Although he was in a hurry， he stopped the old man to carry the heavy box.
A. helping B. to help C. being helped D. helped
29. During the holidays I shall help my father .
A. with working B. with his work C. for work D. for working
30. —Where on earth do we get light and heat?
—It is from the sun we get them.
A. which B. on which C. where D. that
31. It’s about time that this problem .
A. to settle B. should be settled C. be settled D. to be settled
32. A person a foreign language must be able to use the foreign language
all his own.
A. learning， forgetting B. who learns， to forget
C. to learn， to forget D. using， but
33. Einstein was given the Nobel Prize Physics in 1921.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
34. In the geography lesson， the teacher told the children that the earth round like a ball.
A. was B. is C. were D. had been
35. His father died and him a lot of money.
A. sent B. afforded C. left D. gave
36. No sooner had he left the police arrived.
A. when B. then C. than D. before
37. Still water run .
A. quick B. deeply C. deep D. quickly
38. He often goes to school by bike it rains.
A. besides B. except for C. except D. except when
39. It is important us the balance of nature.
A. for…to keep B. of…to keep
C. for…keeping D. of…to have kept
40. There is little ink in the bottle， ?
A. isn’t there B. isn’t it C. is there D. is it
41. There are many in this hospital.
A. woman doctors B. women doctors C. women doctor D. doctor woman
42. Your coat will lose its color it is washed.
A. after B. until C. though D. not until
43. —What shall we do this weekend， Sara?
—What about to a movie?
A. go B. going C. went D. to go
44. It is quite clear he won’t see us.
A. what B. that C. why D. how
45. There is “u” and “s” in the word “us”.
A. a…a B. a…an C. an…a D. an…an
46. Tom told me that you were going to take a trip to America， ?
A. wouldn’t you B. didn’t he C. weren’t you D. didn’t you
47. Science seems closer to the question.
A. to be getting…answering…puzzling B. to get…answer…puzzled
C. to be getting…answer…puzzling D. getting…answer…puzzling
48. ， we must take time to discuss it carefully.
A. Being rather difficult
B. Because the question being rather difficult
C. the question being rather difficult
D. Because the question be rather difficult
49. The teacher told you to do it .
A. how he said B. as you had been shown
C. which he told you D. what you had heard
50. More than one person that kind of experience.
A. has had B. have had C. are having D. were havingIII. Cloze (20 points)[page]分页标题[/page]
Directions:
For each blank in the following passage， there are four choices given below and marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blacking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Not long ago， there lived in Auckland a working family who dreamed about a house of their own. Anyone then could read in the newspapers about the building companies who offered to put people into a new house 51 only a ＄1，000 deposit. Of course， the remainder had to be paid off with interest over a period of twenty years or so.
The worker and his wife hopefully went to one of these companies 52 this wonderful offer. And the man in the office said. “Yes， sure. You bring along ＄1，000 and we can 53 you with a new house.”
So the worker and his wife had to work hard and in twelve months’ time they returned to the building man with ＄1，000. But the man in the office said， “Look， I’m sorry， 54 we’ll need ＄1，500 now. Costs have gone up since we saw you last， you know.”
The couple thought it over and decided it would not take very long to save the extra ＄500 if they worked hard.
In six moths they worked 55 overtime and saved the ＄500 in spite of the high rent they had to pay for their flat. Back to the building man they 56 with their ＄1，500. But to their surprise he 57 the deposit was now ＄3，000.
Now somewhat wiser， the worker said， “And the next time， I dare say we’ll find the deposit rising once more. How have we 58 save the extra ＄1，500?”
“Well”， said the man， “I think we can stabilize the situation for about twelve months. By the time you come with ＄3，000， we will have had the house 59 for you.
The couple left， sad at heart as they saw their dream house 60 . By the time they had saved the extra ＄1.500， no doubt the deposit would have become still higher， maybe ＄5，000， then ＄10，000 and then…!
51. A. for B. with C. on D. to
52. A. to ask for B. asking for C. to ask about D. asking about
53. A. supply B. give C. offer D. equip
54. A. or B. and C. but D. so
55. A. whole the B. whole C. the all D. all the
56. A. filled B. dealt C. went D. went on
57. A. replied B. announced C. told D. spoke
58. A. had to B. worked to C. tried to D. got to
59. A. sold B. paid C. prepare D. ready
60. A. throw away B. die away C. take away D. get away
IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)
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 on best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. /
