Vocabulary and structure1.It’s none of your business, you have no right to ______.a. disturbb. interferec. interruptd. obtain2.I wish I could give you the ______ to your problems.a. conclusionb. answerc. endd. reply3.To ______ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked before leaving the office.a. confirmb. insurec. assured. ensure4.Peter showed her his draft of the report, and ______ her suggestion.a. appealedb. requiredc. askedd. demanded5.Can you ______ the truth of his statement?a. denyb. refusec. declined. reject6.We finally ______ an agreement after a lot of hard bargaining.a. arrivedb. didc. reachedd. drove7.It takes years to ______ as a doctor.a. qualifyb. practicec. completed. pass8.I don’t really know how to ______ the problem.a. set inb. tacklec. coped. draw9.He said he couldn’t ______ to retire from work and live only on his pension.a. riskb. affordc. acceptd. depend10.It is ______ of you to turn down the TV while your sister is still ill in bed.a. concernedb. carefulc. considerated. considerable11.It is important that you ______ to the dean before leaving for your vacation.a. speakb. spokec. have spokend. are speaking12.It’s about time people ______ notice of what women did during the war.a. tookb. takec. have takend. will take13.I’d have come with you ______ I am so busy.a. except forb. provided thatc. but thatd. so long as14.I wish you ______ me yesterday.a. tellb. could tellc. would telld. had told15.I failed in my new job. If only I ______ my parents.a. listened tob. had listened toc. have listened tod. would listen to16.I’d rather you ______ those important documents with you.a. not takeb. don’t takec. won’t taked. didn’t take17.But for your help we ______ late.a. would beb. would have beenc. had beend. were18.I left as though we ______ each other for years.a. have knownb. knewc. had knownd. would have known19.I’d rather you ______ me a new one instead of having it repaired as you did.a. had givenb. have givenc. gaved. giving20.It is time the kids ______.a. go to badb. went to bedc. have gone to bedd. had gone to bed1.Although trees and land have been ______, the animals are disappearing.a. insuredb. ensuredc. securedd. assured2.Hunting is thought to be ______ for the extinction of some wildlife.a. responsibleb. blamedc. chargedd. denounced3.It so ______ that two men were caught in the act of hunting wildlife in Daxinganling.a. occurredb. happenedc. took placed. arose4.People have done a lot in stopping the loss of wildlife habitat, which is expected to ______the slaughter.a. endb. finishc. completed. achieve5.The problems such as deforestation and population explosion were ______ at an earlier timethan animal hunting.a. forecastb. foreseenc. estimatedd. expected6.The rising slaughter ______ a formidable challenge for the next century.a. sumsb. amountsc. addsd. increases7.The ______ cause of the rapid growth of population is attributed to the uncontrolledbirthrate.a. underlyingb. essentialc. elementald. basic8.______ logging roads is thought to be helpful for protecting wildlife.a. Clearingb. Closingc. Closing offd. Clearing up9.Seeds are ______ in the forest to grow into trees.a. sprayedb. spreadc. spilledd. splashed10.Tigers are suffering from lack of ______, which are being killed by humans.a. insectsb. pestsc. preysd. beasts11.Selling furs of wildlife can ______ a lot of money.a. bring inb. bring outc. bring aboutd. bring up12.By 2020, the silent dawn ______ in those forests, where animals are largely gone.a. is occurringb. occursc. occurredd. could be occurring13.By hunting, we are losing the animals that make the forests ______.a. functionb. functioningc. functionedd. have functioned14.Conservationists are struggling to protect a natural world reeling from ______ threats aspopulation growth, deforestation and pollution.a. sob. suchc. thosed. these15.______ to the recent research, some cigarette smokers are becoming health-conscious.a. Respondb. Respondedc. Respondingd. Having been responded16.People sell the hunted wildlife ______ food or medicine.a. forb. toc. atd. with17.Daylight ______ the small village.a. breaks outb. breaks intoc. breaks ond. breaks down18.I don’t know why he complains about his low salary all the time. He doesn’t earn as ______as I do.a. lessb. fewc. littled. more19.It was in 1985 ______ a hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic was noticed.a. whichb. wherec. whend. that20.Every week, a staggering 10 000 square kilometers of tropical rainforest are ______.a. cut offb. cut upc. cut outd. cut down1.Peter was ______ diligent than Jack because both of them failed the final examination.a. no lessb. not muchc. no mored. not more2.Only when you have obtained sufficient data ______ come to a sound conclusion.a. can youb. would youc. you wouldd. you can3.“Hurry up, or the tickets ______ out by the time we get there.”a. will have been soldb. will sellc. have soldd. have been sold4.Human beings are superior to animals ______ they can use language to communicate.a. for thatb. with whichc. in thatd. to which5.The atmosphere of the earth is ______ the moon.a. much denser thanb. much denser than that ofc. more dense thand. more dense than those of6.The children went there to watch the iron tower ______.a. erectb. erectingc. erectedd. being erected7.Bats begin their flight as soon as the sun begins to sink ______ the horizon.a. beyondb. beneathc. belowd. down8.______ on a clear day, far from the city crowds, the mountain gives him a sense of peace.a. When one is walkingb. If walkingc. Walkingd. While walking9.He ______ to the movies, had he known that Jane would be free.a. would gob. had gonec. will have goned. would have gone10.______, she couldn’t work out the problem at that moment.a. Clever although she wasb. As she was cleverc. She was clever, thoughd. Clever as she was11.The government is trying to do something to ______ better understanding between the twocountries.a. raiseb. promotec. heightend. increase12.There is not the ______ doubt about what he said.a. smallestb. slightestc. weakestd. thinnest13.At the sight of the bear, the ______ girl burst into tears.a. frightenb. frightenedc. frightfuld. frightening14.The whole village ______ to welcome the foreign visitors.a. turned outb. turned upc. turned overd. turned off15.They suspected that the secret had been ______ by one of their friends.a. given offb. given awayc. given upd. given out16.American women had been ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hardstruggle.a. ignoredb. deniedc. neglectedd. refused17.He stopped the car to ______ a young girl who was hitch-hiking across Europe.a. take inb. get onc. put downd. pick up18.Though the job was hard and new to them, they ______ accomplish it in two weeks.a. managed tob. went toc. came tod. succeeded to19.She felt ______ when she saw that her children were safe from the NATO’s bombing.a. assuredb. relievedc. relaxedd. comforted20.We are advised that the equipment will be shipped here on due time with its ______ manual.a. directionb. directivec. instructived. instruction Reading comprehension1.Everywhere we’ve traveled we’ve been asked, ...... complex and valuablemixture of individual national traditions, fashions, and beliefs.1. What’s the main idea of this passage?a. Information technologies bring us into a “global village”.b. People from different cultures can share many things on the Internet.c. In spite of information technologies, different cultures remain different.d. People enjoy watching foreign shows and eating foreign foods.2. What can be inferred from the passage?a. The world is going to be a “global village” which all people will enjoy.b. The assembly line is one feature of low-tech mass production society.c. People would like to share the same culture all over the world.d. Web-televiewers will enable us to set up a “global village”.3. The passage implies that ______.a. technological and social change always brings about change in culture.b. culture always bring about technological and social changec. technological and social change never brings about change in cultured. culture never bring about technological and social change4. The passage suggests that high-tech developments bring about ______.a. more influence on culture in a developed society than in a developing oneb. less influence on culture in a developed society than in a developing onec. as great an influence on culture in a developed society as in a developing oned. no influence on culture at all in either a developed or a developing society5. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. IT enables people to get easy access to foreign cultures.b. People in different cultures have different ideas of accepting different cultures.c. Disney is an example of a combination of different cultures.d. There won’t be a “global village”.2.In some place cars are forbidden in city centers altogether. …… how often theyhave driven into the city center.1. Where do people have to share a car if they want to go to the city center?a. In Hong Kong.b. In Florencec. In Singapore.d. In Britain.2. The Park and Ride scheme in Britain aims at ______.a. limiting cars entering the city centerb. improving the public transport systemc. providing more buses in the city centerd. setting up a computer-based traffic system3. The government of the Netherlands is especially interested in building cycle paths, for ___.a. many people have bikesb. cycle paths are convenient to buildc. the country is very flatd. it wants to save money4. In the city center of Florence ______.a. cars are allowed only at nightb. cars are forbidden altogetherc. people walk in the morning and eveningd. people are fined if they use cars5. The best title for the passage would be ______.a. Ways to Save moneyb. Using Cars but Not Bikesc. Walking in the City Centerd. Problems of Using Cars3.One of the most unusual graduation speakers of the 1983 commencementseason was not a person at all. ...… but you won’t forget a robot.”1. Robot Redford’s speech was discussed in this article mainly because ______.a. it was politicalb. it was controversialc. it was interestingd. it was insensitive2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?a. Robot Redford was a talking machine.b. Robot Redford walked to the stage by itself.c. Robot Redford graduated from a college in Maryland.d. Robot Redford made a graduation speech in 1983.3. Which of the following statements can be supported by the passage?a. A robot was designed to let humans decrease their productivity.b. Everybody at the commencement was pleased with the arrangement.c. Robot Redford was the brainchild of William Bakaleinikoff.d. Robot Redford’s speech was too difficult to understand.4. According to the passage, an amplified voice is a voice which ______.a. comes from the designerb. sounds more attractivec. is unnatural to human earsd. is made louder5. We can infer from the passage that Robot Redford was at the commencement is order to______.a. make the commencement more successfulb. lessen the chair’s workload to deliver the commencement addressc. display the advantages of the new inventiond. remind people of the need for cooperation with technology4.The game of golf has become more popular each year. ……Together, theyalready cover an area about the size of Belgium.1. The sandy soil ______.a. can pollute natural water suppliesb. is rather poor in absorbing chemicalsc. is the best place to build golf coursesd. can take a large amount of fertilizer2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?a. Golf courses consume a lot of water.b. Each year many new golf courses are built.c. There is grass growing on the golf course.d. There are many golf courses in Belgium3. We can infer from the passage that ______.a. golf courses already cover a large areab. underdeveloped areas should be protectedc. the forest near Saigon is a well protected aread. golf courses development is speeding up4. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ______.a. to warn against the fast expansion of golf coursesb. to explain how to limit golf gamesc. to show how to protect the environmentd. to criticize golf course developers5. Golf courses may bring many problems EXCEPT ______.a. consuming much waterb. destroying natural areasc. poisoning sandy soilsd. polluting water supplies5.Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for awoman. …… Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.1. When a man is buying clothes, ______.a. he buys cheap things, regardless of qualityb. he chooses things that others recommendc. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the tight thingsd. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear2. What do men care about before they buy the new clothes?a. They care about the size.b. They care about the price.c. They make sure a thing fits before they buy it.d. They make sure that the style is right.3. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?a. They welcome suggestions for anyone.b. Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.c. Women often buy thing without giving the matter proper thought.d. They try to buy clothes for more than its real value.4. When women go on trying new clothes, their husbands ______.a. stay with them and sit on the chairs waitingb. stay and wait outside the shopc. go window shopping aroundd. go to buy something for themselves5. What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?a. The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.b. Women bargain for their clothes, but men care less about money.c. Women buy more than men.d. The time they take over buying clothes.Cloze1.Jim, from New York, was …… and didn’t know what he’d done wrong.1. a. taking b. sitting c. attending d. holding2. a. trip b. journey c. travel d. voyage3. a. forgot b. reminded c. remembered d. recalled4. a. joking b. talking c. laughing d. approving5. a. pleased b. surprised c. depressed d. excited6. a. far b. even c. enough d. rather7. a. expected b. expects c. expecting d. expecting of8. a. But b. And c. Still d. As9. a. food b. idea c. discussion d. subject10. a. interrupted b. defeated c. concerned d. excluded2.London was originally established …… Tokyo and other major capitals.1. a. for b. by c. with d. of2. a. whose b. that c. which d. who3. a. position b. location c. place d. state4. a. where b. when c. that d. which5. a. usual b. ordinary c. common d. popular6. a. spoiled b. destroyed c. damaged d. injured7. a. by b. of c. from d. in8. a. looked b. saw c. regarded d. thought9. a. dropped b. failed c. decreased d. declined10. a. for b. with c. to d. as3.The dumpling of material in the world’s oceans has a long history. …… becomeincreasingly important.1. a. Goods b. Objects c. Stocks d. Matters2. a. amount b. range c. variety d. collection3. a. discarding b. removing c. spreading d. dismissing4. a. stages b. bases c. fields d. platforms5. a. relieved b. sent c. freed d. released6. a. surroundings b. surrounded c. surrounding d. surround7. a. until b. for c. since d. during8. a. practiced b. arranged c. regulated d. close9. a. With b. For c. Though d. As10. a. sustainable b. preventable c. noticeable d. changeable4.Advertising is an important …… 5 billion is spent on advertising each year.1. a. substance b. element c. subject d. affair2. a. service b. assistance c. advantage d. duty3. a. senior b. humble c. inferior d. superior4. a. range b. amount c. sort d. variety5. a. target b. victim c. goal d. mark6. a. equipment b. instrument c. device d. media7. a. mail b. shopping c. distribution d. sales8. a. eager b. generous c. difficult d. potential9. a. develop b. developed c. developing d. development10. a. similarly b. properly c. approximately d. relativelyTranslate (Chinese to English)1.我想和你分住这个房间。