1. — Hello! May I talk to the manager about the price?
— A .
A. Sorry, he is out at the moment B. No, you can’t
C. Sorry, you can’t D. I don’t know
2. —I’m terribly sorry that I made your table cloth dirty.
—____A__.
A. Never mind B. Don’t mention it
C. That’s right D. Sorry
3. ― Do you mind if I open the window?
―___B___ I feel a bit cold.
A. Of course not. B. I’d rather you didn’t.
C. Go ahead. D. Why not?
4. — Excuse me, sir. Where is Dr. Smith’s office?
— D .
A. You can’t ask me
B. Good question
C. Please don’t say so
D. Sorry I don’t know, but you can ask the man over there
5. — Good morning, sir. May I help you?
— C .
A. No, I don’t buy anything B. No, I don’t need your help
C. Yes, I need some salt D. Oh, no. That’s Ok
6. Since he left the university, he __A___ in an accounting company.
A. has been working B. had worked
C. had been working D. was working
7. The weather in China is different from __C__.
A. America B. in America C. that in America D. one in America
8. It was not until dawn ___B__ their way out of the forest.
A. when they found B. that they found
C. did they find D. that they didn’t find
9. __A__ he says or does won’t make me change my mind at all.
A. Whatever B However C. Which D. How
10. We all believe that it’d be hard for him to ___C__ extra responsibilities now.
A. take apart B. take up C. take on D. take back
11. Some films have a misleading _____ A on children.
A. effect B. affect C. fault D. deficiency
12. Global warming is likely to _____ C a series of unpleasant effects.
A. double B. fasten C. trigger D. alleviate
13. That young man still denies _______C the fire behind the store.
A. start B. to start C. having started D. to have started
14. ______ C receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.
A. As B. Once C. Although D. Lest
15. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______A a room with someone else.
A. share B. to share C. sharing D. to have shared
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16. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ____D___ from the United States.
A. transfer B. deliveries C. transportation D. transmissions
17. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _____C__ .
A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remedied
18. Philip Roth was ______B as a major new author in 1960.
A. published B. hailed C. guided D. supposed
19. A _____ B number of books on this subject are in the library.
A. little B. limited C. tiny D. low
20. The river dried up during the hot _C______.
A. period B. fit C. scorcher D. spell
21. The program aims to provide self-sufficiency C local needs.
A. in B. on C. for D. with
22. The change ____D____ his income.
A. has enacted B. has infected C. has effected D. has affected
23. Most adults who are learning a foreign language would disagree ____C____ the statement that it is unnecessary for them to be taught grammar.
A. to B. up C. with D. at
24. The nuclear family usually ____A____ two parents and their children.
A. consists of B. composes of C. is consisted of D. made of
25. The motor car has been _____C___ for many changes in the environment.
A. tired B. bored C. responsible D. interesting
II. Cloze
There are 10 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage(s).
In Britain, a student who receives further full-time education after the age of eighteen, either at a university or at a teachers’ training college or at some other college giving training of a 36 C type, can usually receive a grant from the public authorities to cover his expenses, or most of them, unless his parents have a large income. But the number of young people who can 37 A universities is limited by the capacity of the universities, which is 38 B than enough to take all the young people who have the basic qualifications for university admission. In practice, therefore, entry to the universities is competitive. But university degree courses are also 39 D at polytechnics, and entry to the Open University is less restricted.
The academic year begins after the summer holidays and is divided into three “terms”, with the 40 B between them formed by the Christmas and Easter holidays. The exact dates of the holidays vary from area to area, 41 A in general about two weeks at Christmas and Easter, plus often a week or more at Whitsun, and six weeks in the summer, beginning rather late. Schools outside the state system decide on their own holiday 42 B , generally taking a month off at Christmas and Easter and eight weeks in the summer. The three terms are not everywhere called by the same names; indeed 43D schools call the January-March period “the Spring Term”, others use “Spring Term” for the period April-July. Some call the January term “Winter Term” (which is logical), others call it “Easter Term”.
Day-schools mostly work Monday to Friday only, from about 9 44 A to between 3 and 4 p.m. Lunch is provided and parents pay for it unless they prove to the authorities that they cannot well afford 45 C . All primary school children, including those in independent schools, were given milk free of charge until 1970 when the Government abolished this benefit.
36. A. particular B. especial C. special D. peculiar
37. A. enter B. admit C. go in D. come in
38. A. more B. less C. much D. little
39. A. capable B. possible C. probable D. available
40. A. turns B. intervals C. rounds D. times
41. A. being B. doing C. having D. getting
42. A. days B. dates C. periods D. ages
43. A. lots B. any C. many D. some
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Passage 1
Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses.
Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!
46. The word “convenient ” in the passage means _____A___ .
A. handy, easy to do
B. that can be changed
C. fond of drinking and merry-making
D. carriages or other trucks
47. If you cut another car off, its driver may be ____A___.
A. impatient
B .terrible
C. angry
D. both A and B
48. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "____B___".
A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires
B. Many people die from traffic accidents
C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents
D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents
49.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _____A__.
A. you are patient
B. you obey all the traffic rules
C. you don't cut another car off
D. you wait in line at a red light
50. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? ___A____.
A. Traffic Safety
B. Careful
C. How To Drive A Car
D. A Traffic Accident
IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find it difficult to succeed in language learning.
一些很聪慧且在他们的领域很成功的人发现他们在语言学习上有困难。
2. The nuclear family usually consists of two parents (mother and father) and their children.
核心家庭通常由父母俩和他们的孩子组成。
3. How surprised the people who thought tomatoes poisonous would be if they could know that millions of pounds of tomatoes were supplied to soldiers overseas during World War II?
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