Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Grammar 20%

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in the following. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.

()1.Nowadays meteorologists can make good forecast for 3 or 5 days. Perhaps soon they may be able to do that for a week or .

A.more aheadB.more behind

C.less aheadD.less behind

 ()2.You can improve your English reading more.

A.inB.with

C.byD.of

 ()3.— May I speak to Mr. Li, please?

—.

A.Hold on, pleaseB.Help yourself

C.You are welcome D.Good idea

()4.He stopped playing baseball in 1998his illness.

A.because of B.at the end of

C.next to D.instead of

()5.Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be to have withdrawn from the program.

A.contemplated B.deemed

C.acknowledged D.anticipated

 ()6.The girl�餾 face with embarrassment during the interview when she couldn�餿 answer the tough question.

A.beamed B.dazzled

C.radiated D.flushed

 ()7.The manager gave her his that her complaint would be investigated.

A.assurance B.assumption

C.sanction D.insurance

()8.Scientists are pushing known technologies to their limits in an attempt to more energy from the earth.

A.extractB.inject

C.discharge D.drain

()9.Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being.

A.came B.was coming

C.had come D.would come

()10.—How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!

—It�餾 a challenge, I guess,man against nature.

A.of B.for

C.by D.about

()11.What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? Therebe twelve.

A.shouldB.would

C.will D.shall

()12.I can be a teacher. I�餸 not a very patient person.

A.seldomB.ever

C.neverD.always

 ()13.Some parents are just too protective. They want to their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.

A.spot B.dismiss

C.shelter D.distinguish

 ()14.—Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?

—Sorry..

A.It�餾 repaired B.It has been repaired

C.It�餾 being repairedD.It had been repaired

()15.Some people fear that air pollution may bring about changes in weather around the world.

A./; the B.the; /

C.an; the D.the; a

()16.Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time,to my surprise, he arrived on time.

A.littleB.much

C.everD.even

()17.The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities rising steadily since 1990.

A.is B.are

C.has been D.have been

()18.This is the first time wea film in the cinema together as a family.

A.see B.had seen

C.saw D.have seen

()19.Joe is not good at sports, but when itmathematics, he is the best in the class.

A.comes up to B.comes around to

C.comes to D.comes on to

()20.The that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.

A.tension B.strain

C.stress D.intensity