1.The Prime Minister commanded that farmers ________ loansfrom the government.A. would receiveB. receivedC. ought to receiveD. should receive2.Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements,but this claim ________.A. may be hardly doubtedB. may be seriously doubtedC. may be hard doubtingD. may be doubted serious3.When he hurried to the airport, he found, to his greatdisappointment, his ticket and passport ________ at home.A. were leftB. had leftC. have been leftD. had been left4.He always prefers to start early rather than ________everything to the last minute.A. leaveB. leavingC. leavesD. left5.Almost all the countries in the world hoped that the warringsides would ________ a compromise.A. affectB. effectC. comeD. lead6.She was arrested for ______ state secrets to a foreignreporter in return for her son going abroad.A. getting awayB. giving awayC. breaking awayD. putting away7.There _______ new problems in respect of the relationshipbetween the two countries in recent years.A. roseB. raisedC. liftedD. arose8.His health ________ as he ate too little and worked too hardfor months on end.A. broke upB. broke throughC. broke downD. broke off9.The theory of class currently prevailing in the West is _____based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed.A. fairlyB. kindlyC. greatlyD. largely10.No one in the class could ________ the right answer to thequestion.A. describeB. furnishC. installD. assess11.He made no ________ to his illness till after the lesson.A. remarkB. commentC. referenceD. opinion12.We need to make sure that we ________ our resources asfully as possible.A. achieveB. operateC. exploitD. expel13.It was the only thing that I could do—I don't have to ________myself to anyone.A. accountB. justifyC. discountD. clarify14.It was such a(n) ________ to hear that Marta was found safeand well.A. concernB. anxietyC. expectationD. relief15.The government is trying to _____ public confidence in itsmanagement of the economy.A. recoverB. relieveC. preserveD. restore16.Unless you have a heated greenhouse we feel you will havedifficulty in keeping the plant for very long indoors because they like a really warm and _______ atmosphere.A. vividB. amusedC. moistD. contaminated17.He won't succeed any way, ________ hard he tries.A. whateverB. no matterC. asD. however18.You must speak slowly, so that you can make yourself________.A. to be understoodB. understoodC. understandingD. being understood19.There's nothing on TV tonight, ________ rubbish.A. rather thanB. more thanC. better thanD. other than20.I think you should question their ________ in offering to lendyou the money.A. motivesB. reasonsC. idealsD. initiatives21.By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for twodays.A. will have stayedB. shall stayC. have been stayingD. have stayed22.The millions of calculations involved, had they been done byhand, ________ all practical value by the time they werefinished.B. would loseC. would have lostD. should have lost23.With the development in science and technology man canmake various flowers ________ before their time.A. be bloomedB. bloomC. bloomedD. blooming24._______ in the office made a mistake and the firm regrettedcausing the customer any inconvenience.A. SomeoneB. SomeC. AnyoneD. One25.Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhoodhave been allowed by the university to take in ________.B. lodgersC. settlersD. inhabitants26.Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ dealfor the company.A. forcefulB. tremendousC. favoriteD. profitable27.We hadn't met for 20 years, but I recognized her ________ Isaw her.A. the momentB. for the momentC. the moment whenD. at the moment whenernment reports, examinations, compositions, legaldocuments, and most business letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used.B. at whatC. on whichD. in that29.If the building project ________ by the end of this month isdelayed, the construction company will be fined.A. being completedB. is completedC. to be completedD. completed30.Jack wishes that he ________ business instead of historywhen he was in university.A. studiedB. studyC. had been studyingD. had studied31.The older New England villages have changed relatively little________ a gas station or two in recent decades.A. except forB. studyC. exceptD. besides32.Extensive reporting on television has helped to ________interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.A. assembleB. generateC. yieldD. gather33.All the tasks ________ ahead of time, they decided to go onholiday for a week.A. been fulfilledB. having been fulfilledC. were fulfilledD. had been fulfilled34.He was punished ________ he should make the samemistake again.B. providedC. ifD. lest35.________ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the24th largest city.A. Being the fourth biggest cityB. It was once the fourth biggest cityC. Once the fourth biggest cityD. The fourth biggest city it was36.Although they met with many difficulties, I hear theysucceeded ________.A. over allB. after allC. above allD. all in all37.After several months' study, I was able to easily readJapanese novels in the ________.B. referenceC. sourceD. original38.Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor was ________ dangerousan undertaking ________ be scarcely believable.A. so... as toB. such... as toC. very... toD. so... that to39.In the old days people only had a ________ idea of what othercountries were like.A. coughB. toughC. roughD. crude40.This is a group of six boys ________ 14 to 17.B. agesC. agingD. age41.If the rain doesn't stop, people will be faced ________ seriousflooding.A. toB. aboutC. withD. by42.Yet in a ________ democracy, such a declaration cannoteasily be made; indeed the opposite must be proclaimed.A. liberalB. liableC. liberatedD. reliable43.The manager promised to have my complaint ________.A. looked throughB. looked intoC. looked overD. looked after44.I recognized him at once, but his name ________ me for themoment.A. escapedB. missedC. failedD. ignored45.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are__________ free medical care.A. involvedB. associated withC. entitled toD. assigned to46._________ I admit there are problems, I don't agree that theycan not be solved.B. WhileC. ForD. Despite47.Scarcely had the old man gone out _________.A. that it started to rainB. than it started to rainC. when it started to rainD. and it started to rain48.There are usually at least two ________ of looking at everyquestion.A. meansB. opinionsC. directionsD. ways49.The number plate on Sean's car came ________ and had tobe tightened.B. looseC. lostD. loosen50.Since the publication of the novel, his reputation as adetective writer has been well ________.A. basedB. establishedC. setD. built51.We must _______ that the telegram arrives in time.A. secureB. ensureC. assureD. cure52.Her hair is _________.A. the same color as her motherB. the same color as her mother'sC. same color as her motherD. same color as her mother's53.The businessmen are _________ over the sale of thediamonds.A. arguingB. discussingC. bargainingD. negotiating54.Dinner will be ready _________, but we will have time for adrink.A. currentlyB. latelyC. presentlyD. suddenly55.My hometown has changed a lot. It doesn't look like________.A. the one of ten years agoB. the one of ten yearsC. one ten years agoD. one from ten years56.I'd like to take __________ of this opportunity to thank you allfor your co-operation.A. askedB. benefitC. occasionD. advantage57.Hot metal ________ as it grows cooler.A. contractsB. reducesC. condensesD. compresses58.I'm in no ________ this evening to listen to popular music.A. feelingB. attitudeC. moodD. tendency59.I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly ________to me.A. happenedB. enteredC. occurredD. hit60.Regardless ________ his appearance, he is innocent.A. toB. inC. ofD. for61.The government is believed to be considering ________ a lawmaking it a crime to import any kind of weapon.A. to passB. have passesD. passing62.Austin did not have time to go to the concert last nightbecause she was so busy ________ her trip to America.A. to have prepared forB. to prepare forC. preparing forD. being prepared for63.Some newly-married couples think that it will give them asense of achievement to properly rear a child and to see him or her ________ to be a useful person.A. fall outB. turn outC. carry outD. take out64.The university is now making efforts to make the supply anddemand of information more ________ and to protectstudents' rights with legal advice.A. transparentC. applicableD. practical65.To identify a poison you must be able either to ________ achemical analysis or observe the poison at work on the victim.A. carry outB. call upC. build upD. break out66.Mercy killing (安乐死) is usually understood as a merciful actto ________ a terminally-ill patient's unbearable pain.A. releaseB. retreatC. receiveD. relieve67.Among all the possible choices, large international enterpriseshave never lost their ________.A. approvalB. appearanceC. appreciationD. appeal68.It is forecast that classic and romantic (浪漫的) colors likewine red, purple and vegetable green will ________ next year, revealing women's charms of maturity.A. take inB. take offC. take outD. take after69.Within the hour the show is cancelled and everyone returns tothe hotel to ________ their sorrows.A. pourB. swallowC. sufferD. drown70.We have still one more problem ________.A. to solveB. to be solvedC. is solvingD. solved71.The man asked for a divorce because he could no longer________ his noisy wife.A. take care ofB. make use ofC. put up withD. put out of72.I have a dentist's appointment to get my six cavities (洞)________.A. to be filledB. fillingC. to fillD. filled73.I remember seeing him some years ago, but I don't ________what he said.A. remindC. recallD. reflect74.His results are not very ________. He does well one weekand badly the next.A. invariableB. consequentC. consistentD. continuous75.The government is determined to _____ the established policyof developing agriculture.A. go afterB. go byC. go aheadD. go on76.He looked ________, as if he'd missed a night's sleep.A. worn outC. worn awayD. worn through77.His dramatic change in opinion was ________ by theunspeakable wrong done to him.A. brought outB. brought toC. brought upD. brought about78.He was ________ admittance to the restaurant for not beingproperly dressed.A. deniedB. rejectedC. stoppedD. accepted79.The rain looked as though it had ________ for the night.A. set offC. set inD. set up80.________ for your laziness, you could have finished theassignment by now.A. Had it not beenB. Weren't itC. It were notD. Had not it been81.Tim cannot but ________ his supervisor to help him solve thedifficulty he has in doing his project.A. to askB. askC. askingD. asked82.________, they have boldly undertaken the construction of a26-story building.A. As they are youngB. Young as they areC. They are as youngD. As young as they are83.The government is believed to be considering ______ a lawmaking it a crime to import any kind of weapon.A. to passB. passedC. have passedD. passing84.The important role played by women in ________ used to beconsidered "a man's world" began to have effects on attitudes to the English language.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. how85.I'd rather you ______ anything about it for the time being. Youshould take a break first.A. not doB. don't doC. didn't doD. won't do86.________ in his reading that Susan hadn't dared to make asound.A. So was he absorbedB. So absorbed he wasC. So absorbed was heD. So he was absorbed87.The article suggests that when a person _______ underunusual stress he should be especially careful to have awell-balanced diet.A. isB. beC. wereD. was88.Sometimes children have trouble ________ fact from fictionand may believe that such things actually exist.A. to separateB. for separatingC. separatingD. of separating89.There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.A. set backB. held upC. stood backD. kept down90.In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relativesplay ________ roles in raising children.A. incapableB. insensibleC. indispensableD. infinite91.There was such a long line at the exhibition ________ we hadto wait for about half an hour.A. asB. soC. thatD. since92.There is no _______ to the house from the main road.A. accessB. exposureC. avenueD. edge93.He wasn't appointed chairman of the committee, ________not very popular with all of its members.A. to be consideredB. being consideredC. consideringD. having considered94.The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwidepolitical, economic and cultural ________.A. traditionB. transmissionC. transportationD. transformation95.Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to doublein Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.A. abilityB. ownershipC. possibilityD. impact96.My brother's plans are very ________; he wants to masterEnglish, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.A. arbitraryB. ambitiousC. aggressiveD. abundant97.The statistical figures in that report are not ________. Youshould not refer to them.A. accurateB. delicateC. fixedD. rigid98.The football game comes to you ________ from New York.A. livelyB. liveC. aliveD. living99.None of us expected the chairman to ________ at the party.We thought he was still in hospital.A. turn inB. turn upC. turn overD. turn down100. All flights ________ because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train.A. having been canceledB. having canceledC. had been canceledD. were canceled101. The boy spent as much time watching TV as he ________ studying.A. doesB. wasC. hadD. did102. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically.A. manuallyB. automaticallyC. artificiallyD. synthetically103. Most of ________ scientists know of the Sun's outer atmosphere comes from studies of solar eclipses (日蚀).A. thatC. whichD. those104. ________ scientists may find a way to send a portion of the earth's population to the moon.A. More or lessB. This or thatC. Sooner or laterD. Such and such105. On the day of my ________, all my friends in the city came to see me off.A. adventureB. absenceC. departureD. arrival106. My mother bought me a new pair of boots on my birthday ________ she had promised.A. whichC. withD. as107. A student messenger interrupted our history lesson with the news ________ I was to report to the principal's officeimmediately.A. thatB. whichC. becauseD. of108. By the time John retires from the hospital, Jane ________ from medical school.A. will have graduatedB. will be graduatingC. has graduatedD. will graduate109. Unlike most students, he doesn't learn English ________ learning.A. with the excuse ofB. at the cost ofC. for the sake ofD. in the name of110. The author of the report is well ________ with the problems inthe hospital because he has been working there for manyyears.A. informedB. enlightenedC. acquaintedD. acknowledgedPart 1 Multiple Choice (每小题: 1 分; 满分：110 分)(In the case of True/False type of questions, A stands for True and B for False, or A for Y, B for N and C for NG.)小题得分对错学生答案Correct1. 0 B D2. 1 B B3. 0 C D4. 1 A A5. 1 B B6. 1 B B7. 1 D D8. 1 C C9. 0 B D10. 0 D B11. 1 C C12. 1 C C13. 0 C B15. 0 C D16. 0 B C17. 1 D D18. 1 B B19. 1 D D20. 0 C A21. 0 B A22. 1 C C23. 0 B C24. 0 D A25. 0 A C26. 0 C D27. 1 A A28. 1 A A29. 0 C B30. 0 C D31. 0 C A32. 0 A C33. 0 B C34. 1 D D35. 1 B B36. 1 C C37. 1 D D38. 1 A A39. 1 C C40. 1 A A41. 1 C C42. 1 A A43. 1 B B44. 1 A A45. 1 C C46. 1 B B47. 1 C C48. 1 D D49. 0 D B51. 1 B B52. 1 B B53. 0 A C54. 1 C C55. 0 C A56. 1 D D57. 0 B A58. 0 A C59. 0 B C60. 1 C C61. 1 D D62. 0 A C63. 0 C B64. 0 D A65. 1 A A66. 1 D D67. 0 B D68. 1 B B69. 1 D D70. 1 A A71. 1 C C72. 0 B D73. 0 D C74. 1 C C75. 1 B B76. 1 A A77. 1 D D78. 1 A A79. 1 C C80. 1 A A81. 0 A B82. 1 B B83. 0 B D84. 0 D B85. 1 C C87. 0 B A88. 1 C C89. 1 B B90. 1 C C91. 0 D C92. 1 A A93. 1 B B94. 1 D D95. 0 C B96. 1 B B97. 1 A A98. 0 A B99. 1 B B100. 0 C A101. 1 D D102. 0 C A103. 1 B B104. 1 C C105. 0 D C106. 0 B D107. 0 B A108. 1 A A109. 1 C C110. 1 C CSubtotal: 67 Part 2 Cloze (with four choices provided)(每小题：1 分)Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choosethe best answer from the four choices given for each blank.Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.I have goals for my life, but they are not fame or fortune. Butst i l lthat does not mean I can just sit 1.acci dentnothing at all. I want 2.unusual, exciting and even dangerous sometimes. One dreamI have is to be 3.and fly at twice the speed of sound. Or, I could go into spaceand 4.I could 5.would like to jump from an airplane, 6.sky and parachute (跳伞) to the ground. Or maybe I'll climbsteep mountain 7.possible for me to 8.Brazil. No, I'm not 9.don't want to join the 10.don't want my life to be 11.on a fantastic 12.13.Bermuda triangle or become a captain on a naval aircraftcarrier and 14.investigate crimes or be an attorney for the public and 15.could catch them as they are 16.out of their hard-earned money. Or, I could be a governmentagent and 17.could find out if they are planning a(n) 18.On second thought, this all seems quite 19.A(n) 20.simply sit back in my big comfortable chair with theair-conditioning set at a perfect 24 degrees centigrade andread about someone else doing those dangerous things. This book about mining for gold will do fine.Questions 21 to 40 are based on the following passage.Born in 1899, Alfred Hitchcock endured many frighteningexperiences in his life. The experiences may have helped tofuel his love for 21.At age fourteen, when his father died, he 22.23.evening classes.Hitchcock knew he wanted to become a moviemaker. In 1920,he took a 24.showed 25.director in just three years. His first film, produced in 1927, gotmixed 26.however, received 27.came from both critics and the public 28.As most people recognized, Hitchcock's films were never 29.30.Still, some people were 31.exceedingly shocking content of his films and didn't like them.32.appear very strange. He had a 33.34.35.bringing movies to the public the key to professional success.In other words, the process of 36.though he thought he should not talk much about his personal life.Throughout his long career, Hitchcock made 53 films andcreated some of the world's most 37.38.happy. He frequently 39.lonely and fearing death. Perhaps the darkness of hischaracter not only led him to succeed, 40.He certainly left behind a mystery for us to probe.Questions 41 to 60 are based on the following passage.I work for the state as a caseworker. If someone 41.need help with their rent or money to fix their wheelchair or 42.that they all receive a 43.should have enough money for bills. 44.compensation from another 45.fraud is 46.become 47.investigating a crime. I make sure they have receipts for every48.49.money. I will make sure it is 50.need money for medical reasons, I ask them to get a doctor to51.necessary.I am not the enemy, but I don't just give out money to every52.many people living on the welfare system are making moneywith the 53.the rent. In that case, I have to take away their welfare 54.55.My 56.view. She misunderstands the 57.people. But it is 58.out money over there. The governor of this state has 59.money away so easily. We can't pay people who simply 60.Questions 61 to 80 are based on the following passage.Have you ever met any caseworkers? Most caseworkers are highly idealistic when they begin their 61.in a system that 62.to lie. They 63.also start to 64.this role is easy: big companies are very 65.illegally. Those on welfare might like to be paid for theirservices 66.do this, 67.about all the money these people make. Any extra incomethey earn 68.computer. Sadly the law does not 69.aren't able to make a gradual 70.from welfare. Many welfare clients would 71.on their own. They will be happy if they can 72.them from 73.need something as simple as 74.wheelchair they would like to handle it themselves. Most would agree that the system needs 75.76.system so easily lends itself to 77.welfare givers. This would act as a balance against the caseworkers' tendency to vigorously 78.search for lies told by their clients 79.me will thrive under a new system that will encourage them,not seek to 80.hard to make our voice heard by policy-makers.Questions 81 to 100 are based on the following passage.The Information Age brings opportunities as well aschallenges to all countries. Russia understands the need to81.unlikely, 82.will find the money to reach a technological standard set byother countries. It needs $40 billion to 83.some other countries with economies stuck in 84.85.86.information superhighway a reality, some concrete steps needto be taken to get the 87.For instance, Hungary has 88.technology. They've also 89.money by allowing the sale of 30% of its own Nationaltelephone company to Western companies. Another Western non-domestic company has also been given a(n) 90.operate an advanced 91.service. 92.great 93.sophistication. Most industry experts 94.that the country is trying to take 95.phones use the most modern technology. This technology issimply too 96.hope to both have an information technology advantage 97.98.99.make further investment in the near future, they will not have to spend money later. By going for next-generation technology now, Vietnamese officials also say they'll be able to keep 100.strategic plan for Vietnam.Questions 101 to 120 are based on the following passage.As a manager of a bank in Vietnam, I am very excited at thechances as well as challenges of the Information Age. Ourcountry is 101.the area of telecommunications. Officials from the governmenthave decided to 102.21st century. They are going to do this by 103.be able to 104.the businesses and citizens of Vietnam. This technology isgoing to make 105.easier. It will also make using the Internet more 106.to 107.will be the case especially for those in the financial 108.109.The difference 110.as opposed to what you can do in other places is large. No,more than large, it is 111.communicating with foreign countries will become far more112.113.done more often. This activity, which is 114.There are some who believe that we should work on 115.and electricity before we invest in the future. However, assomeone who has a(n) 116.communications, I couldn't be happier. It is all quite simple.117.manufacturing and trade, we will not be at the place in theword that we should be. We will not be doing all the things thatour country is 118.will always 119.that have better technology. We need to 120.better telecommunications now. Tackling this problem will help close the gap with our competitors.Questions 121 to 140 are based on the following passage.If you choose to be alone on purpose, you can wholly devote yourself to thinking. But how often do you think aboutthinking?Several years ago a college administrator told me that if he wanted to do any serious thinking, he had to get up at 5:30 in the morning—I suppose because that was the time 121.122.remark that when his friends catch him 123.act of reading a book, they say, "My, it must be nice to have somuch free time." And 124.English teacher—a person who should know better—I findmyself feeling vaguely guilty 125.the library to read. It is a common belief that if a man is thinking or reading, he is doing nothing.It's easy to understand the reasons for this 126.most of us, thinking 127.doing nothing. A person in deep thought is an uninspiringsight. He 128.He looks relaxed in his chair as he stares 129.time. 130.for us!But thinking is far different 131.Thinking is one of the most productive activities a person can132.133.that if a person is bright, wonderful ideas will 134.the brain doesn't 135.136.months at a time. Thinking was necessary for him before hecould 137.of us who are 138.to create our ideas. To create even a 139.have to spend months for a good idea to enter my head, let140.thinking as doing nothing?Questions 141 to 160 are based on the following passage.Americans love to camp. It is 141.majority of them go camping. On average about once a yearAmericans 142.to enter the nation's forests to live for at least a few days.Often, they go out in 143.mountain pond. They go into the forest 144.that they can give themselves to the 145.To live alone might be one 146.an American hero. They reject company 147.Americans go off to camp. They make their preparations forweeks and even months 148.request time 149.。