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I. Vocabulary and Structure
1.
Tom was
disappointed that most of the guests ______ when
he ______at the party.
A. had left,
arrived
C. had left, had arrived
B. left, had arrived
D. left, arrived
2.
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
3.
The work
______ by the time you get here.
A.
will have been done
C. had been done
4.
It ______ for
a week and the streets were flooded.
A.
has rained
C. had been raining
5.
B.
was rained
D. should have
rained
B. is done
D. would
have done
Sorry, but we cannot go to
San Diego. Our cousins ____ to see us next Sunday.
A. come
B. are coming
C. have come
D. came
6.
The bus is late and Julie is cold. She
____ for the bus for 10 minutes.
A.
waits
B.
waited
C. has been
waiting
D. has waited
7.
All of us
think it difficult to ______ the difference
between the two things.
A. talk
B. speak
C. lecture
D. tell
8.
George is so ______ in debt that he is
afraid to show up in the pub in case he meets his
six creditors.
A. involved
B.
concentrated
C. devoted
D. concerned
9.
A new
situation is likely to ______ when the school
leaving age is raised to 16.
A. rise
B. arise
C.
happen
D. raise
10.
Be quiet! It's rude to ______ people
when they are speaking.
A. interfere
B. introduce
C.
interrupt
D.
prevent
11.
The
music adviser taught her how to ______ a song to
find its mood and meaning.
A. compose
B. preserve
C. include
D.
analyze
12.
Rapid
reading means reading something fast just to
______ the general idea.
A. master
B. seize
C.
grasp
D. imagine
13.
Finding it difficult to ______ to the
climate in the city, he decided to move to the
North.
A. adopt
B. adapt
C. fit
D. suit
14.
They built
strong walls round the town as a ______ against
the enemy.
A. depend
B. defend
C.
defeat
D.
defense
15.
The
students were not____to leave the classroom
without an adequate reason.
A.
permitted
B. remitted
C.
admitted
D. emitted
16.
I don’t think
it is easy to ______ your weight if keep on eating
that way.
A. decrease
B. reduce
C.
decline
D.
shorten
17.
The
guide is ____ a line of tourists through the
narrow passage with the help of his torch.
ding
ning
ting
ring
18.
It _______ the village where we spent
our holidays last summer.
A. reminds me
of
B. reminds
me to
C.
remembers me of
D.
remembers me to
19.
It’s too expensive for me. I can’t
_______it.
A. spend
B. cost
C.
pay
D. afford
20.
I didn’t know what to do but then an
idea suddenly______ to me.
A. happened
B.
entered
C. occurred
D. hit
21.
Mr. Wilson
said that he did not want to ______ any further
responsibilities.
A. take on
B.
bring on
C. get on
D.
carry out
22.
Dear, do send the children to bed. I
can't _______their noise any longer.
A.
put off
B. put up
C. stand up
23.
Will you please ______ my parcel at the
post-office as you pass?
A. pick out
B. pick up
C. take out
D.
take up
24.
In
making such models, skills as well as thorough
knowledge of plant structure are ______.
A. called on
B.
called up
C. called for
D. called in
25.
The little
boy ______ his hiding place when he coughed.
A. gave away
B. gave up
C.
got away
D. got in
D. put up with
26.
None of us
expected the chairman to ______ at the party. We
thought he was still in hospital.
A.
turn in
B. turn up
27.
When he heard the bad news, he ______
completely.
A. broke away
B. broke up
C.
broke down
D.
broke out
C. turn over
D.
turn down
28.
If
I had more time, I would ____ golf as a hobby.
in
on
up
over
29.
Would you
like me ______ the radio a bit?
A.
turning down
B. turned down
C. turn down
30.
Since the road is wet this morning,
______ last night.
A. it must have
rained
B. it must rain
C. it must be raining
D.
it must have been rained
D.
to turn down
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31.
As teachers
we should concern ourselves with what is said, not
what we think ______.
A. ought to be
said
B.
must say
C. have to be
said
D. need to say
32.
You ______
all those calculations. We have a computer to do
that sort of thing.
A. must not have
done
B. should not have
C. can not have
done
33.
With all
this work on hand, he ______ to the cinema last
night.
A. mustn’t go
B. wouldn’t go
C. oughtn’t go
D. shouldn’t
have gone
“You _______her,
she is still in hospital.”
D. must not see
D. needn’t have done
34.
“I saw Mary
in the library yesterday.”
A. mustn’t have seen
B. could not see
C.
can’t have seen
35.
He regretted
______ the decision so hastily.
A. make
B. making
C. to make
D. have made
36.
The speech which he made ______ the
project has bothered me greatly.
A.
being concerned
B. concerning
37.
---
“ Joe doesn’t seem like
the same person.”
---
“______so much in the war
has made him more thoughtful.”
A. To have seen
B. Having seen
C.
His seeing
D. For him to see
C. be concerned
D.
concerned
38.
He
had no choice but ______ to see him.
A.
to go
B. went
C. going
D. go
39.
Although
young, Fred could resist ______ what to do and
what not to do.
A. to be told
B. having been told
C. to have been told
D.
being told
40.
No
matter how frequently ______, the works of
Beethoven always attract a large audience.
A. performing
B. performed
C.
to be performed
D. being
performed
41.
The
music was so ______ that the audience were ______
to death.
A. boring .. bored
B. bored … boring
C. bored
…bored
D. boring
…
boring
42.
When he came back after an absence of
20 years, he found his hometown completely ______.
A. changing
B. to be
changed
C. to
change
D. changed
43.
Some of the experiments ______ in the
book are easy to perform.
A. being
described
B. described
C.
to be described
D. having been
described
44.
I
really appreciate ______ to help me, but I am sure
that I can manage by myself.
A. you to
offer
B.
that you offer
C. your offering
D. that you are
offering
45.
He
should get used by now ______ Chinese food.
A. to eating
B. to eat
C. for eating
D. eating
46.
The manager
promised to keep me ______ of how our business was
going on.
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A.
to be informed
B.
on informing
C. informed
47.
No one
thought that John’s suggestion was worth ______
.
A. to consider
B. considering
C. to be considered
D.
informing
D. of
consideration
48.
The young man got his motor bicycle
tyre ______ early this morning.
A.
changed
B. change
C.
changing
D. be changed
49.
______ enough
money, they decided to call off the construction
project.
A. Not to have raised
B. Not raising
C. Having not
raised
D. Not having raised
50.
While reading
the newspaper, ______.
A. a colorful
advertisement caught my eyes
B. my
attention was attracted by an advertisement
C. I was attracted by a colorful
advertisement
D. What attracted my eyes
was a colorful advertisement
51.
Weighing
seven hundred pounds, ______.
A. she
could not move the piano
B. the piano
should not be moved
C. the piano was
too heavy for her to move
D. the piano was unable to
move
52.
The
factory is said ______ last month.
A.
to have gone into production
B.
to go into production
C. to be gone
into production
D. to be going into production
53.
______ in an
atmosphere of simple living was what her parents
wished for.
A. The girl was educated
C. The girl to
be educated
54.
Having plenty of time, ______ .
A. we needn’t to have
hurried
C. we didn’t need to
hurry
55.
______, little John did not reply.
A. When being asked what his name was
B. When asked
what his name was
C. When his name was
asked
D. When he is asked what is his name
56.
With its
expensive furniture and carefully ____ color
scheme, the room looked quite luxurious.
ng
B. there was no need for us to hurry
D. hurrying was not necessary
B. The girl educated
D. The
girl’s being educated
57.
Time ____, we
will arrange for the tourists to visit two or
three more remote spots of culture value.
s
ting
ted
be permitted
58.
All the
afternoon he worked in his study with the door
______.
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A. to
lock
B. locking
C. lock
D. locked
59.
The garden
requires ________.
A. watering
B.
being watered
C. to water
D. having watered
60.
We have
cooperated well with them many years for the
shared ______.
A. honour
B. reward
C.
benefit
D. prize
61.
I took the me
dicine, but it
didn’t have any ______ on me.
A. effect
B. relation
C. touch
D.
affect
62.
He
said that he’d like to take ______ of this
opportunity to co
-operate with you.
A. benefit
B. advantage
C. profit
D. occasion
63.
The new nurse
does not have much _____ in taking care of
patients.
A. experience
B.
regret
C. desire
D.
talent
64.
Electricity, like other forms of
______, has greatly increased in price.
A. strength
B. force
C. power
D. energy
65.
Will you be
taking my previous experience into ______ when you
fix my salary?
A. possession
B. scale
C. mind
D. account
66.
I suggest that you put the dangerous
things out of the children’s ______.
A. control
B. reach
C.
order
D. sight
67.
When we had
finished dinner, George asked waiter to bring him
the ______.
A. tip
B. cost
C. menu
D.
bill
68.
My
father was born in Germany and still speaks
English with a German ______.
A.
pronunciation
B. accent
C.
relative
D.
sound
69.
They
have always been on good
with their next-door
neighbors.
A. terms
B.
friendship
C. relations
D.
connection
70.
Grandma told the story in a very sad
____ and we were all moved.
A. tune
B. tongue
C. tone
D.
ton
71.
The
telegram was based on information from a ______
source.
A. recent
72.
His health is
______.
A. as poor, if not poor than,
his sister
B.
poor as his
sister’s if not poor
D. as
poor, if not poorer than
sist
er’s
B.
reliable
C. rare
D.
private
C.
as poor as if not
poorer than, his sister’s
73.
The kite flew
______ in the sky and everyone spoke ______ of it.
A. high…highly
B.
highly…highly
C.
high…high
D. highly…high
74.
“Does your
wife regret paying six hundred dollars for the
fashionable dress?”
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“Not at all. She would
gladly have
paid ______ for
it”
A. twice so much
B. twice as much
C. as much
twice
D. so much twice
75.
Petrol is
manufactured from the ____oil we take out of the
ground.
A. raw
B. rough
C. tough
D. crude
76.
You are
making me ____with your stories of how hard the
examination is.
A. normal
B.
negative
C. nervous
D.
neutral
77.
I’ll
come with you ______ we don’t stay late. I need to
be up early tomorrow.
A.
even I
B. as long as
C.
so that
D. now that
78.
Even after I
washed the coat, it still had some ______ marks on
it.
A. weak
B. familiar
C. faint
D. regular
79.
Everyone in the room remained ______.
A. happily and friendly
B. orderly and kindly
C. happily and kindly
D. orderly and
friendly
80.
Some
people think ______ about their rights than about
their duties.
A. much more
B. as much
C. too much
D. many more
81.
Apples are ______ in summer and cost a
lot.
A. rare
B. scarce
C. common
D. unusual
82.
In the future she hopes to go ______
for further studies.
A. away
B. abroad
C. outside
D. far
83.
The
new_____machine is a great help in the production
of this factory.
A. adequate
B. sufficient
C. efficient
D. effective
84.
Little John caught a ______ fish this
morning.
A. alive
B. alone
C. lonely
D. living
85.
The football match was televised ____
from the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
A live
B alive
C
living
D
lively
86.
The
more fruits and vegetables you eat,
____ chance of getting cancer you have.
A little
B
less
C the less
D the least
87.
He’s ______
to know the answer.
A.
likely
B. probable
C. maybe
D. probably
88.
It isn’t
quite ______ that he will he present at the
meeting.
A. right
B.
sure
C. certain
D. exact
89.
The
examination I too
k yesterday wasn’t
very difficult, but it was ______ long.
A. much rather
B. so much
C. too much
D. much too
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90.
It may rain, but I shall go out______;
I don’t mind the rain.
A.
anywhere
B. anyhow
C.
however
D. nevertheless
91.
He had not
______ made up his mind what attitude to adopt
towards her.
A. as yet
B.
as well
C. as
usual
D. as though
92.
I pulled the
handle _______I could.
A. so hardly as
B. as hardly as
C. so hard as
D. as hard as
93.
He is so shy
that he _______ speaks in the public.
A. often
B.
frequently
C. seldom
D. sometimes
94.
The story of
Mary is merely ______ of a poor farmer.
A. one
B.
that
C. those
D. which
95.
The second-hand car was not worth
______.
A. much that
B. that much
all
C. all that
much
D.
much all that
96.
_____of them knew about the plan
because it was a secret.
A. Some
B. Any
C.
No one
D. None
97.
My car is not
so fashionable as ______.
A. he’s
B.
he
C. his
D.
his’
98.
______ Tom ______ Mary can help me, for
they are very busy.
A. Both; and
B. Neither; nor
C. whether; or
D. Either; or
99.
Do you know
any other foreign language ______ English?
A. except
B. but
C. besides
D. beside
100.
With five hungry children seated around
the table, the food disappeared ______.
A. in no time
B. at no time
C. ahead of
time
D. from time to
time
101.
There
is a very big bridge ______ the river.
A. above
B. on
C.
over
D. below
102.
The chairman
signed the document ______ the company.
A. instead of
B. on behalf
of
C. in place of
D. in case
of
103.
It’s
about 400 mm rain in this area a year
______.
A. above all
B. of all
C. for average
D. on average
104.
In many
schools, students don’t have sufficient access
______ t
he library.
A. to
B. of
C. into
D.
about
105.
The
traditional approach ______with complex problems
is to break them down into smaller ones.
A. in dealing
B.
to dealing
C. dealing
D. to deal
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106.
The flyover
at the crossing on the 6th ring road is now ____
construction.
A. under
B. in
C. at
D. with
107.
It’s the
first turning ______ the left after the traffic
lights.
A. by
B. in
C. on
D. for
108.
I know
nothing about him ______he is a teacher.
A. besides
B.
in addition
C. except for
D. except that
109.
The heavy
snow could not keep us ______ going out to work.
A. from
B. on
C.
upon
D. up
110.
Jack works
so hard as he dreams _____owning his own house
soon.
A. to
B. of
C. with
D. on
111.
I suppose I can count _____you for help
in this matter.
A. of
B. on
C. at
D. to
112.
It was
difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had
such a big _____of feet.
A. pair
B.
size
C. couple
D. number
113.
It was
raining again, ______ is very bad for our crops.
A. it
B. that
C.
what
D. which
114.
I have two
brothers, both ______ are doctors.
A.
of which
B. of them
C. of
whom
D. who
115.
______ doesn’t matter ______ they will
come to the meeting next month.
A. It, whether
B. That,
whether
C. If it, who
D.
Whether, it
116.
The City Football Team, ______ , meets
every other day.
A. which I am a member
C. that I am a member
B. of
which I am a member
D. of
that I am a member
117.
Our factory is much more productive
now. This year’s production is five times ______
it was ten years ago.
A.
what
B. that
C. than
118.
This is the
most difficult book ______ .
A. what I
have ever read
C.I have ever read it
B. which I have ever read
D.
that I have ever read
D. as
119.
In order to
search for the escaped prisoner, the police decide
to question _____ comes along this road.
A. who
B. whom
C. whoever
D.
whomever
120.
The
truth is that it is only by studying history
______ we can learn what to expect in the future.
A. that
B. and then
C. by which
D. through which
121.
The people,
______ had been damaged by the flood, were given
help by the Red Cross.
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A. all their homes
C.
all of whose homes
B.
of all whose homes
D. all of their
homes
122.
He has
made another wonderful discovery, ______ of great
importance to science and man.
A. which
I think is
B. which I
think it is
C. of which I think it is
D. I think
which is
123.
A
new television program teaches children ______ can
and should think about career development.
A. what
B. that they
C. both
D. whom they
124.
The chairman requested that ______.
A. the members should have studied the
problem more carefully
B. the problem
were more carefully studied
C. the
problem could be studied with more care
D. the members study the problem more
carefully
125.
Another advantage of the mass media is
______ it gives people the information they need
in their daily lives.
A. what
B. whether
C. whenever
D. that
126.
They showed us around the factory
______ is equipped with modern machines.
A. in that
B.
which
C.
in which
D. what
127.
______ as much as one-fourth of all
timber harvested is not used proved to be false.
A. The estimate
C. They are estimated
128.
Do you know ______ ?
A. what
time the movie starts
C. when does the
movie start
B. what time starts the movie
D. the movie what time starts
B. It is estimated that
D.
The estimate that
129.
Perhaps the days will come ____ people
will be able to breathe clean air in cities.
A. as
B. when
C.
while
D. sine
130.
To my
surprise, ____ turned out that Susan failed in the
examination.
A. this
B. what
C. it
D. as
131.
Jenny is the only one of the grade who
____ selected to school fashion-show team.
A. is
B. are
C.
has
D. have
132.
He told her
nothing, ______upset her.
A. that
B. for which
C. about which
D. which
133.
The reason ______I’m writing is to tell
you about a party on Saturday.
A. because
B. why
C. for
D. as
134.
Such a device ______ he was given
proved almost worthless.
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A. as
B. like
C.
that
D. which
135.
Hardly had
we arrived home ______ we all sat down to rest.
A. than
B. then
C. when
D. until
136.
____ when he
saw his wife
’
s face did Tom
realize the true meaning of her remark.
A. Just
B. Never
C. Usually
D.
Only
137.
______,
he failed in the examination.
A.
Although he didn’t work so hard as
usual
C. Hard as he worked
B. As he worked harder than
usual
D. Having worked
harder than usual
138.
Usually scientists test a theory for a
while ______ they accept it as true.
A.
before
B. after
C.
when
D. because
139.
The students didn’t manage to work out
the problem ______ their teacher had explained
how.
A. when
B.
until
C.
unless
D. as
140.
--- Could I borrow your dictionary?
---
I’d get it for you
______ I could
remember who last
borrowed it.
A. except that
B. unless
C. only if
D. if only
141.
I knew him better, _______ I discovered
that my impression had been right.
A.
which
B. as
C. until
D.
unless
142.
Watch
your step
,
_____
you might fall into the water.
A. or
B. and
C. unless
D. but
143.
He is ______
strong a man ______ he can lift ten stones like
this one.
A. such…so
B. such…that
C.
so…that
D. so
a…for
144.
It’s a pity that we should stay at home
when we have ______ weather.
A. so fine
B. so fine a
C. such a fine
D. such fine
145.
In the nuclear power station we use
______ generator ______ is used in the common
steam power station.
A. the same … as
B.
such … as
C. so
… as
D. as …
as
146.
If the city
had built more homes for the poor in 1990, the
housing problems in that area now ______ so
serious.
A. wouldn’t have
been
B.
wouldn’t be
C. will not
have been
D. shouldn’t have been
147.
The manager
recommended that that the product exhibition
______ early next month.
A. are to be
held
B. will be held
C. be held
D. must be held
148.
______ do it
myself than try to persuade such a silly fellow
like him.
A. I’d like
B. I’d like to
C. I’d better
D. I’d rather
149.
It is
essential that the application form ______ before
Friday morning.
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A. shall be handed in
C.
will be handed in
B. be handed in
D. must be
handed in
150.
If
I had a bike, I ______ it to you yesterday.
A. would have lent
B. would
lend
C. would have
lend
D. could lend
151.
Jean thinks
that if she ______ her job she probably wouldn’t
be able to earn so much.
A.
would have to change
B. were to
change
C. has changed
D.
could have changed
152.
Everybody has arrived. It’s time we
______ .
A. would start
B. shall start
C. started
D. had start
153.
Frankly
speaking, I’d rather you ______ anything about it
for the time being.
A.
didn’t do
B.
have done
C. don’t do
D. haven’t done
154.
Most people
come to realize that it is about time the
government ______ further measures to control the
population.
A. must take
B. is taking
C.
takes
D. took
155.
Only by
shouting at the top of his voice ______.
A. he was able to make himself hear
C. was he able to make himself heard
B. he was able to make
himself heard
D. was he able to make
himself hear
156.
Hardly ______ his speech when he saw
the audience rise as one.
A. had he
finished
B. did he finish
C. he finished
157.
Linda
_______ at the dance tonight, nor will Peter.
A. can’t be
B. will be
C.
may not be
D. won’t be
D. he had finished
158.
They have
sent all the invitations to their relatives and
friends, ______?
A. have they
B. did they
C. haven’t they
D. didn’t they
159.
You never
told us why you were late for the party, _______?
A. weren’t you
B. did you
C. had you
D. didn’t you
160.
“_______
lately
?
I have not seen you
for quite some time.”
A.
Where were you gone
B. Where did you go
D. Where
have you been
C. Where were you going
II. Reading
Comprehension
Directions:
There are 12 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 the
best answer and blacken
the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
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Passage One
This is not the
world we know. This world is controlled by
computers. Men and women can be seen, but they
are following orders given to them by
machines. The machines were designed by mad
scientists, but at some point
even the
mad scientists were taken over by their super-
inventions.
Does this sound familiar?
You have probably read something like it in
magazines or books, or seen it in a film.
Why is it so popular? One of the
reasons is that it reflects the fears of many
people; fear of the unknown, fear of
what is not understood or, at least,
fear of something that is not completely
understood.
The fact is that every day
it seems that computers take control of another
area of our lives. Some factory jobs are
now done by robots and the robots are
controlled by computers. Our bank accounts are
managed by computers. At
the airport,
our tickets are sold by a computer. Certainly,
many of these operations are made more efficient
by
computers, but our admiration is
sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this
lack of safety is caused by the
fact
that we do not know how computers do these things,
and we really don’t know what they might do
next.
But we can find out
how computers work, and once we understand them,
we can use computers instead of
worrying about being used by them.
Today, there is a new generation of computer
wizards (
奇才
) who know
exactly how computers get things done.
These young men and women, usually university
students, are happy to sit
for hours,
sometimes for days, designing programs, not
eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be
done by
these wonderful slaves which
they have learned to control. These computer
wizards have learned to use the
computer and search for new tasks for
their machines.
161. We can
know that the scientists who designed the machines
_____________.
A. are careless in their
daily life
C. are out of
their mind
B.
are unkind and cruel
D.
have great abilities
162. The reason
why many people are afraid of computers is that
____________.
A. they don't know
anything about computers
B. they
haven't really understood computers
C.
there are so many computer games
D. computers are often down
163. The author mentions computer
wizards in order to point out that ____________.
A. computers can be controlled by man
B. there should be more people devoted
to computers
C. only young people are
interested in computers
D. more time
and energy is required to control computers
164. This passage is probably written
to suggest that ____________.
A. some
day computers can deal with all human problems
B. computers can be used in place of
traveling to our jobs
C. people should
not fear computers
D. computer
technology will not meet people’s needs in various
situations
165. The author's
attitude (
态度
) towards widely
used computers is_________.
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A. positive
Passage Two
B.
anxious
C. worried
D. curious
Knowledge is
power. But there is another thing we must
remember. An intelligent mind needs a strong body
to make it most useful.
There are a great many good exercises
for building up our bodies. Many of them may be
done indoors in
rainy weather. Indoor
exercises, however, are never as helpful as those
taken out of doors because in the open air
there is more oxygen. The air in the
house is not fresh. But out of doors it is very
fresh, especially in the morning.
But
what shall we play? There are a number of games
such as football, basketball, races and so on. Any
game
with plenty of exercises is good.
Do not neglect your health. It is of as
much importance as your mind. Our country now
needs people with
creative minds, good
judgment, and healthy bodies.
166. One
who has an intelligent mind is ______ .
A. very strong
B. very healthy
C. very clever
D. very stupid
167. “An intelligent mind needs a
strong body to make it useful.” means ______
.
A. if you want to make
your strong body useful, you must have an
intelligent mind
B. in order to make
your intelligent mind useful, you must have a
strong body
C. to make your strong mind
and strong body most useful you need a strong body
D. if you have a strong body you will
have a strong mind
168. Which of the
following statements is true?
A. Indoor
exercises are as helpful as outdoor ones.
B. Indoor exercises are no more helpful
than outdoor exercises.
C. Neither
indoor exercises nor outdoor exercises are
helpful.
D. Outdoor exercises are more
helpful than indoor ones.
169. The air
in the house does not remain fresh very long. It’s
because ______.
A. the fresh
air can’t come into the house
B. there is only a little fresh air
coming in and a little waste going out
C. the air in the house can’t move at
all
D. the house gives off
wastes
170. Our country now ______ with
creative minds, good judgment and healthy bodies.
A. needs men and women
B. only needs men
C. only needs scientists
D.
does not need women but men
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Passage Three
Survival is an art. Survivors are
artists. The best acting is done in daily life,
not on the stage. My late uncle
Sir
Alexander Korda, the motion-
picture
producer who could “charm money out of an empty
safe”, was a gifted
survivor.
Once, a group of investors called him
in to complain that he had lost 5 000 000 of their
money. Most men
would have tried to
defend themselves. Alex did not. “You are right,”
he said quietly, “I have been wasteful, and
careless. I have chosen the wrong
scripts, paid too little attention to the budgets.
I am too old for this business. I
will
retire. I only hope you will forgive
me.”
Within an hour, the
investors were busy encouraging Alex, cheering him
up. It was out of the question for
him
to resign; t
hey wouldn’t hear it. And
by lunchtime, Alex had 2 000 000 more of their
money and was back in
the action again.
When I asked him if he was happy about it, he
said, “No. They would have put up three or four
million, I think. Still, it’s a good
lesson for you to learn. Always settle for less
than you could get. It doesn’t hurt to
have a reputation as a
gentleman.”
171. According
to the author, Sir Alexander Korda is an excellent
artist because ______.
A. he is a
motion-picture producer
B. he knows well about how
to survive
C. he had a gift to act in
the movie
D. he can get large amounts of money
from investors
172. The phrase to
“charm money out of an empty safe” in the context
means
.
A.
to put all your money to your savings account
B. to draw your money back if it is not
in a safe place
C. to avoid wasting
money if you have an empty pocket
D. to
be able to get money even if it looks impossible
173. What would most probably have
happened if Sir Alexander Korda had defended
himself
?
A. He
would resign and live miserably.
B.
He would be considered a gentleman.
C.
The investors would not forgive him.
D. The
investors would give him more money.
174. Alex did not defend himself
because
.
A. he hoped to have a happier life
B. his nature prevented him from doing
so
C. he wanted to test if he could
give the best acting
D. he knew the way
to cope with the investors
175. Alex
was not happy with the settlement because
.
A.
he thought he could have got more from the
investor
B. he
did
n’t teach the author a good
lesson
C. he didn’t like the
way he behaved
D. he lost his reputation as a
gentleman
Passage Four
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Time is the biggest problem of most
students. It becomes particularly difficult when
you have to do library
research for a
term paper or report. Finding information in the
library can take so much time that many students
avoid it until the last possible
minute.
Library research does not have
to be time consuming. If you learn to use a
library efficiently, you can save
yourself a great deal of time. The
exercises in this section are designed to
familiarize you with the library so that
you can find the information you need
quickly.
The first and the most
important thing to know about a library is that
when you cannot find something, ask a
librarian for help. The librarians are
paid not just to shelve books, but to provide
information and assistance. The
most
helpful librarians are usually those who work in
the reference room. They will help you get started
on a term
paper and even help you find
material. There are two basic places to begin
looking for information, the card
catalog and the various periodical
indexes. The card catalog is a list of all the
books in the library. A periodical
index is a list of all the magazine and
journal articles written on any subject.
176. According to the author, finding
information in the library needs a lot of time, so
students should ______.
A. avoid it
until the last possible minute
B.
do library research
C. learn how to use
it efficiently
D.
save a great deal of time
177. It is
the librarians’ duty to do all the following
things except______.
A.
arranging and lending books
B. helping
students locate the needed books
C.
helping students find needed materials
D. helping
students write their term paper
178. In
what way could a student get familiarized with the
library while reading this section?
A.
By doing the exercises provided.
B. By asking
the librarians.
C. By looking into the
catalog part.
D. By reading in the reference room.
179. If you need to find a magazine
article in the library, the best way for you to do
is to ______.
A. look in the card
catalog
B.
look in the periodical indexes
C.
search through the bookshelves
D.
go to the reference room
180. The
passage is taken from an introduction of a
chapter, and the title of the chapter is probably
______.
A. Save Your Study Time
B.
Using the Library for Your Term Paper
C. Using the Library Efficiently
D. Library---
An Information Source
Passage Five
Every year just
after Christmas the January Sales start. All the
shops reduce their prices and for two weeks,
they are full of people looking for
bargains. My husba
nd and I do not
normally go to the sales as we don’t like
crowds and in any case are short of
money as we have to buy lots of Christmas
presents.
Last year, however, I took my
husband with me to the sales at the large shop in
the center of London. We both
needed
some new clothes and were hoping to find a
television set. When we got to Oxford Street, it
was so
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