b.building
c.constructing
d.ascertaining
7. Theglaringof the sun makes all stars invisible.
a.coldness
b.darkness
c.brightness
d.hotness
8. The news was such a shock that it still hasn’t reallysunk inyet.
23. Hitler was however wrong and we should ______ to helpRussia.
a. make all out
b. make out all
c. go all out
d. go out all
24. In June 1941 Hitler suddenly ______ an attack onRussia.
a.bitter
b.static
c.dynamic
d.gentle
20. It is our firmconvictionthat every effort should be made to preserve world peace.
a. certainty
b. belief
c. fever
d. assurance
c.flunk out
d.flirt with
26. I am a fisherman ______.
a.by trade
b. for trade
c. on trade
d. of trade
27. I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.
TestTwo
I MultipleChoice:(30%)
Section 1: Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part (20%).
1. The stalled Middle Eastern situation hasarrestedworld attention.
8．I have only one purpose, the destruction of Hitler, and my life is much simplified thereby.
9．The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind.
4．洞庭湖盛产鱼虾。(teem )
5．三个证人出庭作证，证明他无罪。(testify)
6．Then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth market.
10．Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh.
III. Paraphrase(20%)：
1．The shopkeepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow suit.
a.caught
b.seized
c.occupied
d.empowered
2. It is justconceivablethat he’ll win, but it’s very unlikely really.
a.expected
b.imaginable
c.supposed
d.presumed
3. After a decade of military conflicts the two parties finally faced each other at the bargaining table.
c. incredulous
d. unbelievable
10. The weatherman said, “It will bechillythis afternoon.”
a. hot
b.wet
c.turbid
d. cold
11. Since he has to finish his report, you’d better not tolurehim.
a. draining
b. dropping
c. spilling
d. dripping
28.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.
a. spinning
b. shivering
c. shaking
d. staggering
29. The few Americans and Germans seemed just as _____ as I was.
a. collapsed
b. been comprehended
c. been soaked
d. been leaked
9. The film star has anincrediblecar in addition to a large house.
a. terrible
b. incongruous
a. came to an end
b. came to the end
c. came to end
d. came to ending
22.I suppose they will be ______ in hordes.
a. gathered up
b. collected up
c. piled up
d. rounded up
a. useless
b. feasible
c.worthy
d. feeble
14. The jury were asked to consider theirverdictat noon the following day.
a. decree
b.finding
c.outcome
d. judgment
a. constrained
b. curbed
c. inhibited
d. withheld
30. Mark Twain had become a very _______ man during his later life, which was reflected in his writings. He believed that the world was wrong, where people achieved nothing.
Section 2 Choose the most appropriate answer to fill in each of the blanks.(10%)
21.At last this intermezzo ______, and I found myself in front of the gigantic City Hall.
c. subscribe
d. support
18. The wild and rampant spread of AIDS forced avigorouswar against the disease.
a.prolonged
b.lengthy
c.powerful
d.pretentious
19. The remarks by leaders of theTaiwanauthority met withscathingcriticism from all sides
2．The red of the live coals glowing bright and then dimming rhythmically to the strokes of the bellows.
3．…he will price the item high, and yield little in the bargaining.
c. account
d. acknowledge
5. Eighteen as she was, she was unable to live alone due to thefrailtiesof her personality.
a. sophistication
b. characteristics
p
b.speak to
c. attract
d. disturb
12. Hepattedhis forehead with his book.
a.dabbed
b.covered
c.rubbed
d. lay
13. His plan soundspracticable, so you’d better carry it out.
4．I must confess that I did not expect a speech about oyster here.
5．……the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the station returned…….
6．( …the news was brought to me of Hitler’s invasion ofRussia) This changed conviction into certainty.