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Part I Vocabulary (20 points) bN^O}[
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Directions: For each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. 7t9c7HLuj/
Choose the best completing the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single \RQ='/H*
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1. When I heard that Mrs. Thacher resigned, I called her. I wanted her to know that my heart was Ut]+k+ 4
_____ her. m\/(w_/?
A. for B. of C. in D. with acd:r%y
2. Gentleness has been considered a _____ trait. 2S`?hxAL
A. boyish B. delicate C. feminine D. male !S%6Uzsj
3. We know that this is ture, but _____ we recognize this truth only in our backward glance. =\ )IaZ
A. all too often B. too often C. all too late D. too late [=*E+Oc
4. The retiring professor was _____ by his colleague. k&hc m
A. criticized B. exalted C. driven out D. examined OEr:xK2T
5. He is honest. His actions are always _____ his words. (UNtRz'=;
A. contradictory to B. contradicted by C. agreed with D. consistent with vAP{;Q0i
6. Life is never just _____. =j0x.fSe
A. living B. being C. existing D. going M
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7. The lady _____ her skirt by sit on the seat while flying. f<y&\'3
A. disordered B. disarranged C. creased D. crashed ghk5rl$
8. You must always be ready to sacrifice _____ to duty. Mu_i$j$vvP
A. inclination B. tendency C. interest D. career &;H{cv`
9. In many countries now, smoking is not _____ in public places. ,$r2gr!_G
A. permissive B. permissible C. permutable D. pernicious |c-LSs'\
10.His pleasant ways _____ me into thinking that he was my good friend. e{G_GycH
A. deprived B. despised C. diverted D. beguiled z)F#u:t
11._____ animals must be kept in cages in case they might hurt the tourists. _J?SIm
A. Land B. Domestic C. Vicious D. Farm P#GD?FUc
12. Almost overnight, Ames became a hero of environmentalists when his finding led to new ____ and bans on certain chemicals. ^>~dlS
A. regulations B. authorities C. orders D. suggestions 0/]_n
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13.The ____ noise whistles kept me awake all night. o%(bQV-T
A. incarnate B. incessant C. repetitious D. rampant 5!fSW2N
14. The baby seems content, he must have ____ his new nursemaid. Z$K+
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A. taken to B. taken after C. taken from D. taken in &B-[oqC?
15. He had either to leave the country immediately or to surrender himself to the Nazi authorities, and had no other _____. 4 9w=kzo
A. alternative B. hope C. resource D. approach 24@^{
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16. A good sense of rhythm is one of his natural ____ as a poet. 4sY[az
A. endowments B. interest C. weaknesses D. accomplishments }(i(Ar-
17. All his attempts to argue about the rightness were _____. O OlTrLL
A. futile B. not important C. effective in case D. without reason |uha 38~
18.I ____ lowbrow, admire the highbrow all the more for his patronizing type. `6 Y33bQ
A. conceiting B. humble C. overweening D. poor <GW R7rUH
19. Lowbrows are quite _____ for highbrows to have their symphonics and their Russion novels. C@@$"}%v2
A. content B. contained C. capacity D. yearn +B
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20. As the speed of change brings design ____ fashion, then decisions about taste will have to be made more and more regularly. j8HOc(
A. near to B. nearer to C. next to D. close to GEE
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21.The dark clouds suggest a(n) _____ storm. ]xq::a{Oy
A. impending B. surprising C. fast D. enexpected PKtU:Eg
22. To our grief, he became ______ to the drug. (L#%!bd
A. addicted B. interested C. amused D. disturbed g37q/nEv
23.Being a foreigner, Carl did not _____ to the joke. QFzFL-H~N
A. appreciate B. catch on to C. laugh D. like Pf8u/?/
24. Talks on climate change resulted in the German city of Bonn on July 16 to _____ global warming. [-VGArD[k,
A. focus on B. combat C. settle down D. sum up {,f[r*{Y
25. His parents _____ him to enlist when he was seventeen. zUQe0Gc.b^
A. permitted B. committed C. made D. enabled :VFTVmr
26. _____ may think they are better than the facts would justify. S8*> kM
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A. Optimists B. Pessimists C. Cynicists D. Humorists Ygx,t|?7
27. He quickly _____ behind the building to avoid being hurt by the stones thrown in his direction. " dT>KQ
A. ducked B. evaded C. escaped D. dodged <3Fz>}V32
28. By isolating negative words and phrases, you can _____ the damage you’re doing to yourself. /| f[us-w
A. point out B. point C. pinpoint D. get $nFAu}%C
29. It did the _____ service of freeing us from the dilemma. $NCm;0\B|
A. immense B. much C. lot of D. innumerous )d_U)b7i
30. Sports, and not learning, seem to _____ in that school. /hfUPO5
A. appear B. occupy C. dominate D. lead RO
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31. The local people could hardly think of any good way to _____ poverty they had endured. kd`YSkZ
A. shake off B. ward off C. put off D. take off [)iN)$Mv
32. As skies fill with millions of migrating birds, European scientists say the seasonal miracle appears to depend on a seeming _____. The fatter the bird, the more efficiently it flies. u7 u~
A. interruption B. description C. qualification D. contradiction ?1$\pq^
33. His meeting with Picasso was an important _____ in the artist’s life. ]0YDb~UB
A. lesson B. episode C. scene D. chapter h.D^1
34. Borders these days have little meaning for Singapore- based regional _____ of electronics firms like Sanyo and Philips. "MTq{f2?
A. executives B. officials C. governors D. servants 6>lW5U^yA\
35. Unfortunately, the woman’s hat _____ my view of the stage. 2+Vp'5>&
A. blocked up B. obstructed C. prevented D. interfered q!@c_o
36. Meantime, road construction is _____ on the site of a proposed Tuman River Triangle. ;Lqm#]C
A. under way B. in the way C. of the way D. by way YZ{;%&rB
37. Everyone knows that the firefly is a _____ insect. T#/ 11M$uQ
A. firing B. lighting C. luminiferous D. glowing sHF%=V
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38. Preferential policies and ready cooperation do play a role in _____ poverty. ?qIGQ/af&
A. alleviating B. activating C. assaulting D. accustoming MKe *f%
39. The fact that these regions are _____ in natural resources doesn’t mean local people are well off. hN}
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A. adorable B. accessible C. abundant D. ambient :g/{(#E@Z
40. In spite of a problem with the ____ equipment, some very useful work was accomplished. wb@]>MJ}[s
A. imperfect B. temporary C. emergency D. reinstalled 0x6@{0
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Part II Reading Comprehension (30 points) r"6
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Directions: Read the following passages, decide on the best one of the choices marked A, B, C and lej^gxj/2
D for each question or unfinished statement and mark the corresponding letter with a singel bar Aw5K3@Ltz
across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. &