ⅠVocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: This section is to test the use of vocabulary and structure. There are 20 incomplete sentences in it. You are required to complete each one by choosing the mostappropriate word or phrase from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then youshould write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1.It took us ______ less than three hours to do the work.A. noB. notC. noneD. nothing2.George is ______ Jack.E. as an efficient worker asF. an as efficient worker asG. as efficient a worker asH. an efficient worker as3.______ hearing the news, all of them jumped with joy.I. AtJ. AsK. ByL. On4.______ during the war, the airport has never been used again.M. Have been damagedN. Having been damagedO. Being damagedP. Damaged5.The Smith family will have gone ______ by the time we finish summer school.Q. campR. campS. campingT. camped6.Brass is similar ______ gold ______ color.U. to卛nV. in協orW. to協orX. with卛n7.Not only the society but also the people in it ______.Y. has changedZ. have changedAA. h ave been changedBB. has been changed8.I asked the secretary if there were ______ tickets but she had only the expensive ______.CC. one卭nesDD. a ny卭neEE. some卭nesFF. any卭nes9.Problems can ______ when people have no knowledge of law.GG. riseHH. r aiseII. ariseJJ. rose10.She insists that he ______ his vacation now.KK. s houldLL. tookMM. takesNN. t ake11.The article ______ in French were impossible for me to read.OO. w rittenPP. writingQQ. w riteRR. wrote12.The town ______ the university is located has been very much in the news these days.SS. thatTT. whereUU. w hichVV. what13.After a fair trial the defendant was found ______.WW. innocentXX. i nnocenceYY. being innocentZZ. of innocence14.I’d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.AAA. doBBB. didn’t doCCC. won’t doDDD. hadn’t done15.______ David loves his daughters, he is strict with them.EEE. whenFFF. IfGGG. SinceHHH. While16.______, we went out.III. Cold as it wasJJJ. As cold it wasKKK. Cold although it wasLLL. Although cold it was17.You’ll be late, ______ you start at once.MMM. orNNN. ifOOO. andPPP. unless18.We only realized when we got to the island that we ______ in advance as there were nowhere tostay.QQQ. should bookRRR. should be bookingSSS. should have bookedTTT. should be booked19.Is this ______ looking for?UUU. you areVVV. that you areWWW. what you areXXX. what are you20.I was ______ tired that I had to rest.YYY. veryZZZ. soAAAA. enoughBBBB. tooⅡFill in the blanks with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. (15%)21.I’m very sorry to have kept you ______ for two hours. (wait)22.They walked in the rain without ______ umbrellas. (carry)23.Some handicapped people may be ______ to go out at all and a visitor is more than welcome.(able)24.A great percentage of the population is living in ______. (poor)25.The more tickets you can sell, the ______ it will be. (good)26.Most of the mistakes are made because he is so ______. (care)27.With a short time ______, it doesn’t seems likely that we will finish the job. (leave)28.The conference is ______ with the pollution problem of the day. (concern)29.______ very short of money, I applied for the job. (be)30.The trading company requires that the _______ be made on time. (pay)ⅢReading Comprehension (20%)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you tofulfill. You should read the given materials carefully and make the correctchoice ,then write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneFax (facsimile) machines use the telephone network to transmit, within a few seconds, any form of printed, typed or handwritten matter, drawings, diagrams or photographs from one location to another.Replicas of documents can be sent any distance with complete accuracy by combining the speed of the telephone with reproduction facility of the office copier. Equipment of the same type has to be in use at both the sending and receiving ends.Operation of the equipment is simple and in the more sophisticated models loading is automatic; the originals to be transmitted are stacked in a loading tray and, after making telephone contact with the recipient, the operator presses the start button and the copies are reproduced automatically at the recipient’s machine. Copies c an also be transmitted automatically without using the service of an operator, an important advantage over telex is that the input material does not have to be typed and checked, and complicated, detailed orders and other business documents can be sent with complete accuracy. Other applications for this equipment include the distribution of technical drawings or branches; gaining access to records stored centrally at a head office; and transmitting advertisement copy to printers.31.Fax is ______ for facsimile.A. a compoundB. a complexC. an abbreviationD. derivative32.Fax machines use the ______ network to transmit.A. CableB. telexC. TelegramD. telephone33.Which of the following statements is true?CCCC. Fax machines can transmit as accurately as telexes.DDDD. Fax machines can transmit as quickly as telephones.EEEE. Fax machines can transmit just like the office copiers.FFFF. Fax machines can transmit only printed matter.34.An important advantage of fax over telex is that ______.GGGG. it can transmit materials faster.HHHH. the materials do not need to be typed and checked.IIII. The way to operate the machine is easier.JJJJ. It transmits materials via telephone lines.35.This passage mainly tell us ______.KKKK. the function of fax machinesLLLL. how to operate fax machinesMMMM. the advantages of fax machinesNNNN. A, B and CPassage TwoTennisIf you are a tennis player or a tennis fan, you are in good company, You are among the millions of people who are enjoying the game in the most exciting period of its history. You are living in the time of the great tennis boom, which began in 1968. As a result of the boom, everyone seems to be playing tennis, not simply sitting back and watching the experts play.What triggered the tennis explosion? It began with the growth of professionalism (playing for pay). And it happened immediately after the major national championships became “open” events----that is, after the major national championships were opened to professionals as well as amateurs. (Amateurs are players whose expenses can be paid but who are not allowed to accepted pay directly.)Soon industrial firms began to sponsor tournaments and offer large cash prizes. Enormous amounts of money poured into what had been strictly a noncommercial sport. Promoters new to the game signed rich contracts with star players and sent the players on tours across the country and around world. Television coverage carried tennis matches into millions of homes. All these activities helped to change tennis from a minor sport to a major sport within a few short years.36. How do you understand the first sentence of the article?A.If you like tennis, then you can have a good job.B.There are many people share your interest.C.To be a tennis player is a very good job.D.The industrial company will help you if you are a tennis player.37. What’s the result of the great tennis boom according to the article?A.All the people seems to be playing tennis.B.Everyone sits back and watches the expert play.C.The amateur can play with the professionals.D.The industrial firms began to sponsor tournaments.38. When did the tennis explosion begin?A. It began immediately after the major championships were open both to professionals andamateurs.B. It began immediately after the great tennis boom.C. It began immediately after the professionals could take park in the tournaments.D. It began immediately after the amateurs could be paid.39. In your opinion, why did the industrial firms sponsor the tennis tournaments?A.They like tennis.B.They love sports.C.They want to do advertisement by tennis.D.They can earn money by sponsoring tennis.40. What is the article mainly about?A.Why the industrial firms sponsored tournamentsB.Tennis is a very good kind of sport.C.How the tennis boom began.D.How tennis changed from a minor sport to a major sport.ⅣTranslation (20%)Section A E-C Translation41. You can never be too careful about English-Chinese translation.42. History is made by people.43. Things are not always as they appear.44. Science plays an important role in the society in which we live.45. This kind of paper is twice thinner than ordinary paper.Section B C-E Translation46.许多人认为饮食习惯与文化有关。