A. on the crest B. on the surface C. on the borderline D. on the brink 15.An degree was conferred on the distinguished eco A honor B honored C honorary D. honorable 16. Mary is very set in her ways, but her brother has a more attitude to life C. variable D. flexible 17. My passport last month, so I will have to get a new one B. ended C. finished D terminated 1 8. Your room must be by 12 o'clock, but your luggage may be left with the porter A evacuated B. vacated C. deserted D abandoned 19. My grandma's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if she will A. pull up C pull out D pull through 20. The purpose oft the school inspectors with local school conditions A inform B. acquaint C. instruct 21. Sam is being for his stomachache at the hospital now A cured B. healed C. treated D operat 22. Because of his poor health, it took him a long time to his bad cough A throw off B throw away C throw dow 23 People under 21 are not to join the sports club A. desirable B eligible C. advisable D. admissible gh seriously damaged by a fire, the ancient mansion was ever to its origina C. restored reno 5. I cannot bear the noise coming from my neighbours house, it me from my work A. distracts B annoys C interrupt D. disturbs 26. Vincent cannot without at least one pack of cigarettes A B. get through C get by 27. In Scotland minor cases were with a jury in the Sheriff courts A. tested B 28. Lisa black is as a labour candidate in the forthcoming election A standing contending D. entering 29 Eighteen is the voting age in our country. A competent C minimum D. maximum 30 Cases involving young people under 18 are heard in specially constituted courts A junIo B youth 31. According to the latest poll, the Opposition is likely to win the next General Election B opInion D impression 32. After three hours, the jury were still unable to reach a unanimous A. verdict B. decision C judgment 33.A survey was conducted among local families to find out the average amount of expense on their childrens education B qu 34. A popular way of keeping fit is to go hich is a kind of slow- to medium A. trotting C. strolling D 6
6 A. on the crest B. on the surface C. on the borderline D. on the brink 15. An ________ degree was conferred on the distinguished economist. A. honor B. honored C. honorary D. honorable 16. Mary is very set in her ways, but her brother has a more ______ attitude to life. A. changeable B. changing C. variable D. flexible 17. My passport _______ last month, so I will have to get a new one. A. expired B. ended C. finished D. terminated 18. Your room must be _______ by 12 o’clock, but your luggage may be left with the porter. A. evacuated B. vacated C. deserted D. abandoned 19. My grandma’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if she will _______. A. pull up B. pull in C. pull out D. pull through 20. The purpose of the survey was to ______ the school inspectors with local school conditions. A. inform B. acquaint C. instruct D. notify 21. Sam is being _______ for his stomachache at the hospital now. A. cured B. healed C. treated D operated 22. Because of his poor health, it took him a long time to _______ his bad cough. A. throw off B. throw away C. throw down D. throw over 23. People under 21 are not _______ to join the sports club. A. desirable B. eligible C. advisable D. admissible 24. Though seriously damaged by a fire, the ancient mansion was eventually ______ to its original splendor. A. repaired B. renewed C. restored D. renovated 25. I cannot bear the noise coming from my neighbour’s house; it _____ me from my work. A. distracts B. annoys C. interrupts D. disturbs 26. Vincent cannot ______ without at least one pack of cigarettes. A. get on B. get through C. get over D. get by 27. In Scotland, minor cases were _____ with a jury in the Sheriff courts. A. tested B. examined C. tried D. considered 28. Lisa Black is ______ as a Labour candidate in the forthcoming election. A. standing B. sitting C. contending D. entering 29. Eighteen is the _______ voting age in our country. A. competent B. minimal C. minimum D. maximum 30. Cases involving young people under 18 are heard in specially constituted _______ courts. A. junior B. youth C. infantile D. juvenile 31. According to the latest _______ poll, the Opposition is likely to win the next General Election. A. inquiry B. opinion C. question D. impression 32. After three hours, the jury were still unable to reach a unanimous ________. A. verdict B. decision C. judgment D. conclusion 33. A _______ survey was conducted among local families to find out the average amount of expense on their children’s education. A. representation B. questionnaire C. referendum D. question 34. A popular way of keeping fit is to go ________ which is a kind of slow- to medium- paced running. A. trotting B. sauntering C. strolling D. jogging
35. Piles of old books and newspapers her desk 36. Exercising generally begins with standing up straight slowly and then letting your A exhaling B. d C. inha 37. The woman remained depressingly fat all her efforts to slim A. against B. despite C. although contrary 38. Many Asian people are of build while Europeans often have a heavier frame A slim B. slight C lean D. thin 39.The pupil a story to explain why he was absent from school B. described C invented D. outlined that the weather is changing in the region A. associations B. indications C comments D. concerns 41. It is an encouraging sign that people's purchasing power is the rise recently A. on B D. with 42. The speaker had no in himself when facing a large audi A experience B. progress C. objection D. confidence 43. The man drew the curtain and the painting behind it A. projected B revealed D. brought 44. The football club tried to the famous player with a generous offer of money A promote C tempt D. force 45. Cindy some sweets from her bag and insisted they be shared among her friends A. distributed B pulled D drew has been found so far that can help the police find the robber. A. fact B. clue C. mark 47. She is a teacher of our great respect aware B confident c D. worthy 48. They had it for granted that they would succeed in their research A taken B. made C had 49. The final cost was considerably higher than the builder s original sum D. estimate 50. He couldnt tell from a distance whether it was Sam or his brother A at large B in name C. for sure D. in short 51. No matter how much progress weve made in our work, we shouldnt get 52. The instrument requires a skilled operator cial B. fashionabl C. difficult D. intricate 53. We should all possible ways to create jobs for the unemployed A provide D. make you to a free meal in our new restaurant coniers B. entitles grants D. offers 55. The old woman opened the box and emptied the A. insides B. interior C. refills D. contents 56. At the weekend, all the local TV channels provide extensive of sporting events
7 35. Piles of old books and newspapers _______her desk. A. spread B. littered C. heaped D. puffing 36. Exercising generally begins with standing up straight, _________slowly and then letting your breath out evenly. A. exhaling B. drawing C. inhaling D. puffing 37. The woman remained depressingly fat _________ all her efforts to slim. A. against B. despite C. although D. contrary 38. Many Asian people are of ______ build while Europeans often have a heavier frame. A. slim B. slight C. lean D. thin 39.The pupil ________ a story to explain why he was absent from school. A. developed B. described C. invented D. outlined 40. There are ________ that the weather is changing in the region. A. associations B. indications C. comments D. concerns 41. It is an encouraging sign that people’s purchasing power is _______ the rise recently. A. on B. in C. at D. with 42. The speaker had no ________ in himself when facing a large audience. A. experience B. progress C. objection D. confidence 43. The man drew the curtain and ________ the painting behind it. A. projected B. revealed C. exposed D. brought 44. The football club tried to __________ the famous player with a generous offer of money. A. promote B. defend C. tempt D. force 45. Cindy ________ some sweets from her bag and insisted they be shared among her friends. A. distributed B. pulled C. produced D. drew 46. Not a _________ has been found so far that can help the police find the robber. A. fact B. clue C. mark D. sign 47. She is a teacher ________ of our great respect. A. aware B. confident C. capable D. worthy 48. They had ________ it for granted that they would succeed in their research. A. taken B. made C. had D. thought 49. The final cost was considerably higher than the builder’s original _________. A. amount B. sum C. account D. estimate 50. He couldn’t tell _________ from a distance whether it was Sam or his brother. A. at large B. in name C. for sure D. in short 51. No matter how much progress we’ve made in our work, we shouldn’t get _______. A. complacent B. prefect C. satisfactory D. fortunate 52. The ________ instrument requires a skilled operator. A. artificial B. fashionable C. difficult D. intricate 53. We should _______ all possible ways to create jobs for the unemployed. A. provide B. review C. explore D. make 54. The coupon ______ you to a free meal in our new restaurant. A. confers B. entitles C. grants D. offers 55. The old woman opened the box and emptied the ______ into a jar. A. insides B. interior C. refills D. contents 56. At the weekend, all the local TV channels provide extensive _______ of sporting events
B D. network 57. In order not to be heard the woman that someone was moving about in the bush 58. The appeal to the senses known as is a common technique in poetry B. imaginable C ingenious D imagery 59. The possibility that the explosion was caused by sabotage cannot be A broken out B. ruled out C. cancelled out D wiped out 60. The headquarters of this oil company is in London while its companies are located in different parts of the world A parent B. inferior C subsidiary D. ultimate 61. Sitting on the table, two small cats were round the inside of the empty ham tin C 62. The Renaissance was a(n) of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all European countries B dynasty C epoch 63. Absorbed in her work, she was totally her surrounding A. liable for C separated by D. concerned about 64. The young man has some brilliant scheme to double his income A come out B C come about D come up wi th 65. Social vary greatly from country to country A. customs C. habits D. regulations 66. He is our best player, and is to our team A. internal B integral C. intelligent D. insistent 67. The Olympic Games in 776B.. in Olympia, a small town in Greece A descend B stemme C. derived D. originated 68. As a developing country, we must keep with the rapid development of the world B pace 69. I gave the car a thorough before buying it. A Inspection B review surve D. check-up 70. Sue joined the drama society but didn't seem to o she left A. fit out B. fit up C. fit in D. fit in with 71. The company the crisis by obtaining a low-interest loan from the bank A. got around B. got through C got off to D got into 72. The lecture was boring and the students could hardly their yawns A depress B C D Please dispose those old books while you're cleaning up the room B away 4. As weve run out of beef we'll have to with pork for dinner B do it up C. make up D compensate for 75. An important property of scientific theory is its ability to er researc A renew B. arouse C. advocate D. stimulate 76. In education, there should be a good among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment
8 A. view B. coverage C. broadcast D. network 57. In order not to be heard, the woman ______ that someone was moving about in the bush. A. screamed B. shouted C. spoke D. whispered 58. The appeal to the senses known as _______ is a common technique in poetry. A. imaginative B. imaginable C. ingenious D. imagery 59. The possibility that the explosion was caused by sabotage cannot be ______. A. broken out B. ruled out C. cancelled out D. wiped out 60. The headquarters of this oil company is in London while its _______ companies are located in different parts of the world. A. parent B. inferior C. subsidiary D. ultimate 61. Sitting on the table, two small cats were ______ round the inside of the empty ham tin. A. swallowing B. licking C. chewing D. munching 62. The Renaissance was a(n) ______ of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all European countries. A. moment B. dynasty C. epoch D. instant 63. Absorbed in her work, she was totally ________ her surroundings. A. liable for B. oblivious of C. separated by D. concerned about 64. The young man has ______ some brilliant scheme to double his income. A. come out B. come to C. come about D. come up with 65. Social _______ vary greatly from country to country. A. customs B. rules C. habits D. regulations 66. He is our best player, and is _______ to our team. A. internal B. integral C. intelligent D. insistent 67. The Olympic Games ______ in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece. A. descend B. stemmed C. derived D. originated 68. As a developing country, we must keep ______ with the rapid development of the world economy. A. motion B. pace C. speed D. step 69. I gave the car a thorough _____ before buying it. A. inspection B. review C. survey D. check-up 70. Sue joined the drama society but didn’t seem to ______ , so she left. A. fit out B. fit up C. fit in D. fit in with 71. The company _________ the crisis by obtaining a low-interest loan from the bank. A. got around B. got through C. got off to D. got into 72. The lecture was boring and the students could hardly _______ their yawns. A. depress B. suppress C. oppress D. press 73. Please dispose ________ those old books while you’re cleaning up the room. A. out B. away C. in D. of 74. As we’ve run out of beef, we’ll have to ________ with pork for dinner. A. make do B. do it up C. make up D. compensate for 75. An important property of scientific theory is its ability to _________ further research. A. renew B. arouse C. advocate D. stimulate 76. In education, there should be a good ________ among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment
A balance B. distribution C combination 77. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was A. irrational B. unreasonable C. irrelevant D. invalid 78. The mayor is a woman with great and therefore deserves our political and financial support A. intention B integrity C. instinct D intensity 79. when the working committee to details, the proposed plan seemed unworkable A got down B. set about C. went off D came up 80. He spoke so that even his opponents were won over by his arguments A frankly B emphatically C determinedly D convincingly Section B Directions: There are 40 sentences in this section. Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the word provided in the parenthesis 1. She seemed to confirm the bad news in the letter. (hesitate) 2. The local people admired the soldiers for their courage and (endure) 3. The hotel is well known in the local area fro its staff and high standards.(approach) 4. It began to rain. so he took out his umbrella and 5. Nowadays some parents have unnecessarily high for their children.(expect) 6. The football playe er has from the forthcoming match because of his bad conduct in last week's match. (qualify) 7. My father said that it would be or John to change his name.(respect) 8. People now fear that the ozone layer may be da 9.The wife her husband by twenty years. (live) 10. It is difficult to prove that such treatment is beneficial. ( conclude 11. Some people become very about little things. (posses 12. he fell ill last night, so he didn 't go to the theatre. (fortunate) 13. Before the 14. At the school sports meet, the boys in Class One finished the race with easy 15. The local have all left the area to work elsewhere. (inhabit) 16. His Chinese has enabled him to receive free school education.(citizen) 17. In summer, the people here have no at all.(private) 18. No one can think of a good to the problem (solve) 19. This instrument is used to measure the of the fog.(dense) 20. Though certain accidents are we can still try our best to prevent them from happening of their success. (envy) 22. We all have social to take on.(oblige 23. Though the temptation was John tried hard not to reach for the cake (resist) he was one of the best students in the class. ( doubt 25. The because of its bright color. ( 26. There was a pile of books in the corner(assort)
9 A. balance B. distribution C. combination D. spread 77. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was ______. A. irrational B. unreasonable C. irrelevant D. invalid 78. The mayor is a woman with great ______ and therefore deserves our political and financial support. A. intention B. integrity C. instinct D. intensity 79. When the working committee ________ to details, the proposed plan seemed unworkable. A. got down B. set about C. went off D. came up 80. He spoke so ________ that even his opponents were won over by his arguments. A. frankly B. emphatically C. determinedly D. convincingly Section B Directions : There are 40 sentences in this section. Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the word provided in the parenthesis. 1. She seemed ________ to confirm the bad news in the letter. (hesitate) 2. The local people admired the soldiers for their courage and _______. (endure) 3. The hotel is well known in the local area fro its _______ staff and high standards. (approach) 4. It began to rain, so he took out his umbrella and ________ it. (fold) 5. Nowadays some parents have unnecessarily high ________ for their children. (expect) 6. The football player has been ________ from the forthcoming match because of his bad conduct in last week’s match. (qualify) 7. My father said that it would be ________ for John to change his name. (respect) 8. People now fear that the ozone layer may be _________ damaged. (reverse) 9.The wife _____ her husband by twenty years. (live) 10. It is difficult to prove _____ that such treatment is beneficial. (conclude) 11. Some people become very _____ about little things. (possess) 12. ______ he fell ill last night, so he didn’t go to the theatre. (fortunate) 13. Before the guests left, they thanked the host for his _______. (generous) 14. At the school sports meet, the boys in Class One finished the race with ______. (easy) 15. The local _____ have all left the area to work elsewhere. (inhabit) 16. His Chinese _____ has enabled him to receive free school education. (citizen) 17. In summer, the people here have no ______ at all. (private) 18. No one can think of a good _____ to the problem. (solve) 19. This instrument is used to measure the _____ of the fog. (dense) 20. Though certain accidents are ______, we can still try our best to prevent them from happening. (avoid) 21. We feel a little _____ of their success. (envy) 22. We all have social _____ to take on. (oblige) 23. Though the temptation was _____, John tried hard not to reach for the cake. (resist) 24. ______, he was one of the best students in the class. (doubt) 25. The car is easily _____ because of its bright color. (recognize) 26. There was a pile of _____ books in the corner. (assort)
27. A lot of the arable land in the area was and poorly tended. (use) 28. The man's is well known in the neighborhood (eccentric 29.The visit to the ancient temple was the highlight of the trip. ( question) 30. In the early 1950s, computers were expensive and (rely) 31. Uncle William is of traveling to the holiday island next summer.( desire) 32. Mary has been given no as to what to write for the second assignment.(direct) 33. The hilltop monastery attracted large numbers of tour ists in spite of its 34. Parents are complaining about the of education facilities in their community.(adequate) 35. My mother used to give my older brother larger of pudding(help) 36. It is to plant trees too early.(advise) 37. He thought it was impossible, and stared at us in (believe) 38. She ran up the stairs with her light step(grace) 39. The father took the children to the park at the weekends. (occasion) 40. People were surprised to find out that the newly-opened shop was devoted to such ubber fruits, explosive cigars, etc (odd) V READING COMPREHENSION Section A Close Reading Directions: There are 30 passages in this section. Read each passage carefully and then choose the best answer or write a short answer to the question. Text 1 Vagrancy has long been a problem in both Europe and America. Indeed the first mention of the problem in Britain was made in 368 A D. Vagrants----people not living in one fixed place but moving from town to town ---have al ways been severely punished by the law, more severely in many countries than drunks or beggars.“ Everyone”, the law says,“ must have a bedroom.” In Europe, there have never been places where vagrants can collect together in a community. In fact, governments have often tried to solve the problem by returning vagrants to the place where they were born. In this way, they have prevented large communities of vagrants from forming. But in America, such communities have been allowed to collect in almost every city These communities are known as"skid row. Skid row is something found only in the United States. It is the area of an American city in which the homeless live. The expression was originally skid road". It was the name given to the road in Seattle, down which trees were pushed(or skidded)after they had been cut down. The lumberjacks lived along this road. The word"road changed to "row, and now the expression "skid row is used for any vagrant community in The vagrants' main problem is to find a place to sleep. There are different types of accommodation on skid row. The best is in"tourist hotel. These are quite clean and try to give ome protection against fire and theft. Much worse are the"flophouses', public or private house which give the vagrant a floor to sleep on. But the worst accommodation of all is found in the "hobo jungle". This is an area of skid row consisting of a few shackS-----small houses made of
10 27. A lot of the arable land in the area was _____ and poorly tended. (use) 28. The man’s _____ is well known in the neighborhood. (eccentric) 29.The visit to the ancient temple was _____ the highlight of the trip. (question) 30. In the early 1950’s, computers were expensive and _____. (rely) 31. Uncle William is ______ of traveling to the holiday island next summer. (desire) 32. Mary has been given no _____ as to what to write for the second assignment. (direct) 33. The hilltop monastery attracted large numbers of tourists in spite of its _______. (access) 34. Parents are complaining about the _____ of education facilities in their community. (adequate) 35. My mother used to give my older brother larger ______ of pudding. (help) 36. It is ____ to plant trees too early. (advise) 37. He thought it was impossible, and stared at us in _____. (believe) 38. She ran up the stairs with her light ____ step. (grace) 39. The father ______ took the children to the park at the weekends. (occasion) 40. People were surprised to find out that the newly-opened shop was devoted to such _____ as rubber fruits, explosive cigars, etc. (odd) V READING COMPREHENSION Section A Close Reading Directions: There are 30 passages in this section. Read each passage carefully and then choose the best answer or write a short answer to the question. Text 1 Vagrancy has long been a problem in both Europe and America. Indeed the first mention of the problem in Britain was made in 368 A.D. Vagrants----people not living in one fixed place but moving from town to town -----have always been severely punished by the law; more severely in many countries than drunks or beggars. “Everyone”, the law says, “must have a bedroom.” In Europe, there have never been places where vagrants can collect together in a community. In fact, governments have often tried to solve the problem by returning vagrants to the place where they were born. In this way, they have prevented large communities of vagrants from forming. But in America, such communities have been allowed to collect in almost every city. These communities are known as “skid row”. Skid row is something found only in the United States. It is the area of an American city in which the homeless live. The expression was originally “skid road”. It was the name given to the road in Seattle, down which trees were pushed (or “skidded”) after they had been cut down. The lumberjacks lived along this road. The word “road” changed to “row”, and now the expression “skid row ”is used for any vagrant community in America. The vagrants’ main problem is to find a place to sleep. There are different types of accommodation on skid row. The best is in “tourist hotel”. These are quite clean and try to give some protection against fire and theft. Much worse are the “flophouses”, public or private houses, which give the vagrant a floor to sleep on. But the worst accommodation of all is found in the “hobo jungle”. This is an area of skid row consisting of a few shacks-----small houses made of