II. Grammar (20分,每题1分)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentence there are four choices marked (A) (B) (C) and (D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. As far as I know, they spent _______ winter of 1999 in _______ UK.
(A) the… the (B) /…/ (C) the… / (D) /… the
22. He is wearing ________ shoes today, which is quite unusual.
(A) Italian black leather (B) black Italian leather
(C) black leather Italian (D) leather Italian black
23. Some women think it is men's business to earn money and ______ to spend it.
(A) they (B) their (C) them (D) theirs.
24. He claimed _______ in the restaurant last Sunday.
(A) being badly treated (B) to be treated badly
(C) to have been badly treated (D) being treated badly
25. _________ can properly be called a clock always strikes the hours on a bell.
(A) Anything (B) All that (C) Which (D) It
26. I couldn't help but ______ that it was a mistake to lend him the money.
(A) think (B) thought (C) to think (D) thinking
27. There will come a day when all of us will be living in cities quite unlike ______ of the present.
(A) that (B) ones (C) those (D) the ones
28. To help support the family, Tom takes on much more work than ______ good for her.
(A) is (B) to be (C) which is (D) that is
29. I think they failed to accomplish the task, ______?
(A) do I (B) don't I (C) did they (D) didn't they
30. Henry would rather his mother______ in the school where he is studying.
(A) not work (B) not worked (C) didn't work (D) not to work
31. The mechanic was surprised at the poor condition of the car _________.
(A) to have serviced (B) having serviced
(C) to be serviced (D) being serviced
32. Her fear of flying was _______ she always managed to travel by train or by boat.
(A) such that (B) such as (C) so that (D) so as
33. Just after finishing the washing-up, _____.
(A) the door bell rang (B) Susan heard the door bell ring
(C) someone knocked at the door (D) the door bell was rung
34. ________, he still couldn't afford it.
(A) Cheap although the computer was (B) Cheap as the computer was
(C) As the computer was cheap (D) However cheap was the computer
35. The meeting was to _______ at nine o'clock, but the chairman had not turned up by ten.
(A) start (B) be starting (C) have started (D) be started
36. A proposal has been put forward ____ a debate _____ between the boys and the girls.
(A) which… is held (B) that… be held
(C) that… will be (D) when… to be held
37. It is unbelievable that a well-behaved gentleman ______ be so rude to a lady.
(A) will (B) may (C) must (D) should
38. _______ at the top of the TV Tower, people below look like ants.
(A) Standing (B) To stand (C) Stand (D) If you stand
39. After ______ seemed a long time, the patient came to and opened his eyes.
(A) it (B) what (C) where (D) that
40. He was so careful that not a single mistake _______ in the test.
(A) he made (B) he had ever made
(C) did he make (D) he ever made
III. Vocabulary (10分,每题1分)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked (A) (B) (C) and (D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
41. I have a number of _____ to make about the management of the hotel.
(A) claims (B) complaints (C) observations (D) discoveries
42. I'm sorry I have to decline your invitation because of a ______ appointment.
(A) former (B) last (C) previous (D) normal
43. To be honest, I don't quite_____ with you some views on the matter.
(A) agree (B) share (C) include (D) admit
44. I think a cold drink can ______ you after your long hot journey.
(A) recover (B) refresh (C) relieve (D) relax
45. The bad weather ______ our visit to Shakespeare's birthplace and Oxford University
(A) damaged (B) destroyed (C) spoiled (D) harmed
46. He's _______ working in Germany as a representative of a Chinese company.
(A) lately (B) recently (C) presently (D) likely
47. As we all know, the Internet will let people have ______ to huge amounts of information from their own homes.
(A) entrance (B) way (C) means (D) access
48. His speech was so confusing that I could hardly make any _____ of it.
(A) meaning (B) understanding (C) sense (D) explanation
49. we cannot work all the time if we are going to _______ good health and enjoy life.
(A) maintain (B) continue (C) hold (D) remain
50. The mother's face______ when she answered the phone from his son abroad.
(A) cleared up (B) cleaned up (C) cheered up (D) chased up
IV. Cloze(30分,每题2分)
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked (A) (B) (C) and (D) . Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A
It is the duty of every man to work. The lazy man wastes his time, and his __51__ is of no use to himself or to others. The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is __52__ most ready to beg or to steal. Everyone when he is young should learn some useful work.
But it is not __53__ that one should learn some kind of work. He should work hard, and not waste his spare minutes or half hours. "Work while you work and play while you play" is as good a __54__ for young people as for old.
There is no __55__ aid to diligence than the habit of early rising, and this, like all other good habits, and must make easily __56__ in youth.
There is an English saying "Lost time never returns". This __57__ that everybody must be diligent, and must make good use of his time. One must study hard when he is young, so that he may succeed in his __58__ and become useful to his country.
I have __59__ heard that those who are diligent will become beggars, but I know that lazy fellows will become beggars. Therefore, I should say that diligence is the __60__ of success.
51. (A) work (B) life (C) body (D) idea
52. (A) likely (B) rarely (C) generally (D) luckily
53. (A) true (B) enough (C) effective (D) difficult
54. (A) lesson (B) advice (C) instruction (D) rule
55. (A) better (B) other (C) more (D) less
56. (A) gained (B) grown (C) existed (D) formed
57. (A) means (B) shows (C) illustrates (D) suggests
58. (A) childhood (B) study (C) life (D) youth
59. (A) often (B) always (C) sometimes (D) never
60. (A) way (B) road (C) mother (D) father
B
A bank is an organization which does various jobs. Because of the __61__ and importance of the work it undertakes, a bank is __62__ part of modern industrial society. It enables its __63__ to complete most of their business then and __64__.
A bank is a place where money can be deposited (存入) and __65__ safely. If your house __66__, you will lose the money you keep at home. But if you deposit your money in the bank you will not lose your money.
A bank is also __67__ which lends money and receives interest for the money it lends. And when it __68__ money from its depositors, it pays them interest. On __69__, the bank makes a profit out of these __70__.
61. (A) advancement (B) variety (C) regularity (D) necessity
62. (A) a large (B) the central (C) a useful (D) an essential
63. (A) lawyers (B) employees (C) customers (D) owners
64. (A) there (B) leave (C) satisfied (D) all
65. (A) made (B) worked (C) kept (D) felt
66. (A) is pulled down (B) burns down (C) collapses (D) is broken into
67. (A) a place (B) a building (C) a house (D) an organization
68. (A) receives (B) borrows (C) lends (D) spends
69. (A) balance (B) the contrary (C) an average (D) credit
70. (A) things (B) plans (C) programs (D) activities