Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure 15%

Directions: There are fifteen 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.My postcard is still on the desk.Why you it?

A.haven�餿; posted B.didn�餿; post

C.wasn�餿; posting D.won�餿; post

()2.Nobody but Janethe secret.

A.know　　　B.knows

C.have known　 D.is known

()3.Someone is knocking at the door.Itmy mother.It�餾 time for her to be back.

A.can be B.may not be

C.must be D.mustn�餿 be

()4.All but onehere just now.

A.is　 B.was

C.has been　D.were

()5.The singer and the dancercome to the meeting.

A.has　　 B.haveC.areD.is

()6.I don�餿 thinkpossible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

A.this B.that C.its D.it

()7.Who is it updecide whether to go or not?

A.to to B.for for

C.to for D.for to

()8.We obey him,we are afraid of him,we honor and love him.

A.not for; but for B.not that; but that

C.not as; but asD.not since; but since

()9.I�餯 his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community,and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

A.take into account B.account for

C.make up for D.make out

()10.Every culture has developedfor certain kinds of food and drink,and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.

A.preferences B.expectations

C.fantasies D.fashions

 ()11.What the correspondent sent us is an news report.We can depend on it.

A.evident B.authentic

C.ultimate D.immediate

()12.This area of the park has been speciallyfor children,but accompanying adults are also welcome.

A.inauguratedB.designated

C.entitled D.delegated

()13.In some remote places there are still very poor people who can�餿 afford to live inconditions.

A.gracious B.decent

C.honorable D.positive

()14.Millions of people around the world have some type of physical,mental,or emotionalthat severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities.

A.scandal B.misfortune

C.deficit D.handicap

()15.While fashion is thought of usuallyclothing,it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain.

A.in relation to B.in proportion to

C.by means of D.on behalf of

Ⅱ.Close 20%

Directions: There is one passage with blanks in this part.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the ONE that best fills in the blank.

When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar1a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up,2I had never worked at the bar before.I3that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,” said my mother,“4,you won�餿 get much business until lunch.”

“But I�餷l never remember the orders,and I�餸 no good5money.Please,Mom,don�餿6me.”

“Then I�餷l help you”, she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother�餾7was a bad one,but I8.

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was9.Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.10,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed11,I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I12a cup into pieces.What a mess! Then my mother came to13me,and she also showed me how to make14.If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25,I handed over15quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more16after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,17the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little18when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she19that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy20the restaurant I would open one day.

()1.A.toB.forC.after D.over

()2.A.because B.though C.until D.while

()3.A.promised B.noticed C.worried D.hoped

()4.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Yet

()5.A.ofB.onC.about D.with

()6.A.blame B.foolC.frighten D.force

()7.A.ideaB.barC.dayD.answer

()8.A.guessed B.obeyed C.begged D.admitted

()9.A.angry B.sadC.worried D.ashamed

()10.A.At least B.At last C.At most D.At first

()11.A.surprised B.impolite C.pleased D.impatient

()12.A.damaged B.destroyed C.brokeD.ruined

()13.A.scold B.help C.beat D.save

()14.A.money B.lunch C.coffee D.change

()15.A.two B.three C.fourD.five

()16.A.smoothly B.fairly C.simply D.conveniently

()17.A.turn in B.count out C.take over D.add up

()18.A.discouraged B.disturbed C.disappointed D.distrusted

()19.A.thought B.stated C.announced D.suggested

()20.A.imagining B.preparing C.examining D.describing

Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension 38%

Directions: There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by several questions and unfinished sentences.For each of them there are several choices.You should decide the BEST ONE.