V ocabulary and StructureDirections: there are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. The work is proceeding quite satisfactorily; indeed, we are ahead of ( ).A. chartB. timetableC. scheduleD. list2. The young man has ( ) many miles on his bike.A. sentB. givenC. coveredD. contracted3. He is so lazy that he will never ( ) anything.A. accompanyB. accomplishC. succeedD. prefer4. He was ( ) to go to the concert, for he didn’t like pop music.A. readyB. pleasedC. happyD. reluctant5. The government is going to work out an ( ) plan to solve the problem of unemployment.A. effectB. efficientC. efficiencyD. effective6. He was angry at being ( ) with such silly questions in his speech.A. interferedB. disturbedC. botheredD. interrupted7. Unable to find words to ( ) themselves, they silently grasped our hangs.A. putB. describeC. expressD. prescribe8. You don’t need to ( ) people of their mistakes all the time.A. remindB. mentionC. complainD. reveal9. Many difficulties have ( ) as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel.A. raisedB. been raisedC. experiencedD. arisen10. We should take into ( ) the differences between the student’s mother tongue and the goal language.A. descriptionB. conclusionC. statementD. account11. The only thing ( ) really bothers students is whether they will have access to the resources room of the school.A. whatB. thatC. sinceD. which12. My train arrivers in New York at eight o’clock tonight. That plane I would like to take from there ( ) by then.A. would leaveB. will have leftC. has left D had left13. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave , ( ) something occurred which attracted my attention .A. unlessB. untilC. whenD. while14. The children were surprised when the teacher had them ( ) their books unexpectedly .A. to closeB. closingC. closedD. close15. After twenty years abroad, William came back only ( ) his hometown several damaged in the earthquake .A. findingB. findC. to findD. to having found16.( ) the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday .A. In spite ofB. Because ofC. But forD. As for17. ( ) a find day , we decided to go out for a picnic .A. Having beenB. beingC. WhatD. It being18. Wouldn’t you rather your child ( ) to bed early ?A. goB. wentC. wouldD. goes19. ( ) is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.A. ThatB. AsC. WhichD. It20. ( ) with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem at all.A. When comparedB. CompareC. While comparingD. Comparing21. There are some ( ) between the traditional and the modern family, but there are also some very important differences.A. traditionsB. differencesC. contradictionsD. similarities22. ( ) exercises such as swimming or playing football can make us strong.A. PhysicalB. EmotionalC. PracticalD. Theoretical23. Here black dress was in ( ) with his white hat.A. additionB. contrastC. conclusionD. fashion24. Children who have not reached school age usually received ( ) education.A. preparationB. primaryC. preschoolD. progress25. We can come to the ( ) that the more we practice, the more skillful we will be.A. generationB. traditionC. definitionD. conclusion26. How can you keep the machine ( ) when you are away?A. runB. to runC. runningD. being run27. Before he came to New York, he had never heard a single English word ( )A. speakB. to speakC. spokeD. spoken28. Instead of ( ) for the teacher to explain. They tried to find the pattern and the rules for themselves.A. waitB. to waitC. waitingD. being waited29. The doctor told the patient to eat only ( ) food, which was easy to digest.A. deliciousB. mixedC. specificD. liquid30. We hadn’t mat for about 15 years, but I recognized her ( ) I saw her.A. the momentB. the moment whenC. for the momentD. at the moment when31. Tom doesn’t think he could ever ( ) what is called “ free-style” poetry.A. take onB. take over c. take to D. take after32. Because of his ill health, she has been obliged to ( ) her job.A. dismissB. resignC. departD. retire33. The neighbors don’t consider him quite ( ) as most of evenings he awakes them with his drunken singing.A. respectfulB. respectedC. respectableD. respective34. I wish I ( ) longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.A. could have sleptB. sleptC. might have sleptD. have slept35. William would certainly have attended the meeting, ( )A. has he got a flat tireB. if he hadn’t a flat tireC. if he hasn’t had a flat tireD. had he not had a flat tire36. To our disappointment, the quality of the article we bought was ( ) to what we had expected.A. familiarB. interiorC. superiorD. inferior37. I can’t ( ) any difference between the two paintings, they are so much alike.A. perceiveB. penetrateC. distinguishD. experience38. If the building project ( ) by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.A. being completedB. is completedC. to be completedD. completed39. he was punished ( ) he should make the same mistakes again.A. unlessB. providedC. ifD. lest40. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ( ) Chinese.A. fluidB. smoothC. fluent d. flowing41. He smokes 20 cigarettes a day on an ( )A. irregularB. abnormalC. ordinaryD. average42. They were bored looking for ( )A. hazardB. adventureC. experienceD. action43. the young man has ( ) twenty miles on his bike in an hour.A. givenB. coveredC. contractedD. sent44. My teacher ( ) me to major in chemistry but I like economics.A. dissuadesB. insistsC. persuadesD. attempts45. They’ve ( ) her to be operated on at once.A. to arrangeB. arrangedC. arranging forD. arranged for46. I don’t mind how hot it is, but I can’t ( ) the cold.A. beatB. fightC. endureD. prevent47. The lady was so angry that she ( ) the letter to pieces.A. separatedB. toreC. foldedD. parted48. The government is going to work out an ( ) plan to solve the problem of water pollution.A. efficiencyB. effectiveC. efficientD. effect49. I could easily ( ) her handwriting although the light was dim.A. relieveB. recognizeC. recordD. make up50. She should ( ) those present at the meeting for help.A. count upB. count againstC. count onD. count out51. The Americans ( ) George Washington as the father of their country.A. look up toB. thinkC. worshipD. look forward to52. There were no tickets ( ) for Saturday’s performance.A. considerableB. availableC. possibleD. preferable53. Don’t ( ) this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.A. relateB. retainC. relieveD. release54. Many new ( ) will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.A. necessitiesB. opportunitiesC. realitiesD. probabilities55. When Mr. John gets old, he will ( ) over his business to his son.A. thinkB. takeC. handD. get56. His wife felt it would be silly to ( ) the color of the curtains before they had painted the room.A. findB. chooseC. changeD. lose57. There are a lot of mistakes in this exercise. I’ll have to ( ) it again with you.A. replayB. instructC. come throughD. go over53. There are some ( ) flowers on the table.A. unnaturalB. falseC. unrealD. artificial54. We are interested in the weather because it ( ) us so directly what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.A. affectsB. effectsC. benefitsD. guides55. It was difficult to guess what her ( ) to the news would be.A. commentB. reactionC. impressionD. opinion56. That boss has some farms ( ) the out skirts of Beijing.A. inB. overC. underD. on57. Will all those ( ) the proposal raise their hands?A. in relation toB. in favor ofC. in contrast toD. in excess of58. I wish you would be more ( ) to your father.A. respectfulB. respectiveC. respectableD. respected59. This theory ( ) from the work of certain early 20th century scientists.A. returnsB. resultsC. resistsD. raises60. The children, who were impatient to swim in the sea, ( ) down the beach towards the water.A. traveledB. crashedC. rushedD. waved61. Old ( ) he was, he did the same work as others.A. althoughB. thoughC. even ifD. but62. No sooner had we got home ( ) it began to rain.A. whenB. afterC. thenD. than63. I wish I ( ) to the concert last night.A. wentB. would goC. had goneD. would have gone64. They had scarcely finished their experiment ( ) the power was cut off.A. then B, than C. when D. the moment65. ( ), the house was a good buy.A. All things to be consideredB. All things consideringC. Considering all thingsD. All things considered66. George ( ) with his uncle ever since he came to Yale two years ago.A. livedB. livesC. has been livingD. is living67. Doctor Smith, along with a group of nurse, ( ) to perform the hear operation this afternoon.A. are goingB. goC. goesD. is going68. In an accident when two car ran into each other, they ( ).A. hitB. collidedC. knockedD. stroke69. Americans themselves are often not certain what is slang and what is not, ( ) foreigners.A. leave aloneB. let aloneC. left aloneD. letting alone70. Please join us in proposing a toast to the health of our distinguished guests, ( )?A. shall youB. will youC. should youD. can you71. How I wish I ( ) with you when you were here last week.A. can beB. wereC. could beD. could have been72. The reason ( ) he was highly praised was beyond our imagination.A. thatB. whichC. howD. why73. The coach regretted that he would rather Tom ( ) to the speech conest last month as soon as he was informed of the results.A. doesn’t goB. didn’t goC. hasn’t goD. hadn’t go74. You ( ) repaired the machine. We have a mechanic to do that sort of things.A. mustn’t haveB. shouldn’t haveC. couldn’t haveD. needn’t have75. It’s high time that they ( ) to do the experiment.A. beginB. had begunC. beganD. were begun76. When I ( ), the party started.A. seatedB. was seatingC. was seatedD. had seated77. This experiment ought to ( ) last week.A. be doneB. have been doneC. have doneD. do78. Jimmy and Lucy weren’t the only people in the garden, there ( ).A. was someone moreB. was anotherC. were some othersD. were some other ones79. The camel is blind ( ) the right eye and lame ( ) the left foot.A. in; inB. on; onC. at; atD. with; with80. “What language do the people speak here?”“I believe that French( )here.”A. speaks itselfB. is spokenC. speaksD. spoken81. “You don’t like it , I’m sure.”“( )”A. Yes, I don’tB. No, I don’tC. Yes, they doD. No, we do82. We’ve tested three hundred types of boot, ( ) is completely waterproof.A. no of whichB. none of which C .some of that D. neither of which83. His salary as a bus driver is much higher ( )A. in comparison with the salary of a teacherB. than a teacherC. than that of a teacherD. to compare as a teacher84. The true value of life is not in ( ), but ( ).A. which we get ; what give weB. what we give ; what we giveC. which do we get ; what do we give C. how we get ; that we give85. ( ) your work in case you’ve made any mistakes.A. Take care ofB. EnsureC. Look out forD. Check86. It’s on the top shelf, out of ( ) .A. distanceB. reachC. touchD. attempt87. The teacher ( ) his lesson with pictures.A. illustratedB. explainedC. illustrationD. illuminated88. Hamlet is just an ( ) character in the novel.A. imaginativeB. imaginedC. imaginaryD. imaginable89. When I imagine ( ) him again I feel so happy.A. to seeB. seeingC. seeD. saw90. The computer has made a considerable ( ) on modern life.A. impressionB. impactC. impatientD. impassive91. The teacher’s smile ( ) that she had forgiven the student.A. inferredB. impressedC. improvedD. implied92. We ( ) a large number of cars from Japan.A. makeB. importC. comeD. export93. Reciting is of great ( ) to the beginners.A. importB. exportC. importanceD. important94. Colonial settlers ( )their own culture and religion on the countries that they conquered.A. imported B exposed C. imposed D. disposed95.We were most ( )with your efficiency.A. impressedB. impressed upon c. impressed on D. impressed into96.The sergeant(中土) told the solider ( )immediately and start walking.A. getB. getting upC. to get upD. to run97. The teacher rubs the problem ( )on the blackboard.A. downB. onC. inD. off98.( )we shall bend this material into a ring is not yet decided.A. whichB. hereC. whyD. who99. We can assign the work ( )is reliable.A. to whoeverB. to whoC. to whomD. who100. There is no need to be frightened of the dog, he’s quite ( )A. happyB. eagerC. cheerfulD. harmless101. Jean did not have time to go the concert last night because she was busy ( )for her examination.A. to prepareB. to be prepared C preparing. D. being prepared102.I cannot give you ( )for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.A. an expenseB. a chargeC. a purchaseD. an order103.By the end of this month, we surely ( )a satisfactory solution to the problem.A. have foundB. will be findingC. will have foundD. are finding104. Having no money but ( ) to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.A. not to want anyoneB. not wanting anyoneC. wanted no oneD. to want no one 105. Not ( ) the process of choosing names varied widely from culture to culture.A. obviouslyB. surprisinglyC. particularlyD. normally106. I am sorry I missed ( ) you will in American.A. to seeB. having seenC. seeingD. saw107. They measured ( ) the area in which they would work.A. upB. ofC. toD. in108. Luckily our precious records were saved ( ) the fire.A. withB. onC. fromD. up109. Raw material is ( ) we are badly in need of.A. thatB. whatC. whenD. why110. The machine will start ( ) you press the button.A. whereB. asC. instantlyD. while111. When it was time for our ticket to be ( ), I couldn’t find mine.A. controlledB. boughtC. checkedD. overlooked112. Five minutes earlier, ( ) we could have caught the last train.A. andB. butC. orD. so113. After ( ) for the job, you will be required to take a language test.A. being interviewedB. interviewingC. interviewedD. having interviewed 114. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to ( ) any further responsibilities.A. take onB. get onC. putD. look up115. We desire that the tour leader ( ) us immediately of any change in plans.A. informB. informsC. informedD. has informed116. Since we can’t hear you at the back of the hall, you’ll have to ( ) voice.A. increaseB. liftC. raiseD. speak up117. The winning team was ( ) with a silver cup.A. wonB. offeredC. presentedD. got118. Ocean currents affect strongly the climates of the lands near ( ) they flow.A. thatB. whatC. whereD. which119. In no way can cheating on exams be ( ) in schools.A. elevatedB. navigatedC. exaggeratedD. tolerated120. No evidence has been found ( ) to support his hypothesis.A. as yetB. as farC. as manyD. as much121. I want to buy a skirt and a pair of shoes ( ).A. expect for other thingsB. except other thingsC. of other thingsD. among other things 122. Some states have an income tax ( ) to that of the federal government.A. sameB. similarC. alikeD. likely123. A similar wrong idea is that fish and ice cream when ( ) at the same time form a poisonous combination.A. eatingB. being eatenC. eatenD. to be eaten124. The use of bright colors, attractive pictures, and short messages is all ( ) of magazine advertisements.A. differentB. characteristicC. particularD. special115. You ( ) the door unlocked. John has a key.A. mustn’t have leftB. needn’t have leftC. shouldn’t have leftD. couldn’t have left116. You ( ) all this office wor k！We have a secretary to do that sort of thing.A. shouldn’t have doneB. must not have doneC. wouldn’t have doneD. can not have done117. The room is in a terrible mess; it ( ) cleaned.A. shouldn’t have beenB. can’t have beenC. mustn’t have beenD. wouldn’t have been118. ( ) that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.A. During the 1960’sB. That it was the 1960’sC. That it was in the 1960’sD. It was in the 1960’s119. ( ), Tom knows something of electricity.A. As he is a childB. Child as he isC. As child is heD. Child although he is120. Hardly had he finished his speech ( ) the audience started cheering.A. andB. thanC. whenD. as121. He prepared to continue his work ( ) rest on his achievements.A. rather thanB. other thanC. better thanD. more than122. Such a fool as I am, I ( ) believe that I will be given the opportunity.A. must know better than toB. should have known better than toC. must have known better than toD. should know better than to123. No sooner ( ) than the accident happened.A. had he goneB. he had goneC. his goingD. he went124. I have no doubt ( ) we shall be able to do something for you.A. that the job is doneB. the job that is doneC. the job doneD. the job to be doing125. Both children and parents intended to visit the Great Wall ( ) the weather went worse.A. ifB. unlessC. providingD. until126. He is so lazy that he will never ( ) anything.A. accompanyB. accomplishC. succeedD. prefer127. He finally ( ) in reaching top the mountain.A. achievedB. enabledC. managedD. succeeded128. She hasn’t any ( ) in dealing with children.A. experiencesB. experienceC. adventureD. experienced129. They did not mention it ( ) offending him.A. for fear ofB. for fear thatC. in fear ofD. feared130. You must ( ) your fear of heights.A. avoidB. defeatC. conquerD. cover131. Strawberries are ( ) this year.A. scarceB. rareC. seldomD. little132. The match had to be postponed, ( ) occasion of the bad weather.A. byB. atC. onD. to133. He was ( ) to go to the concert, for he enjoyed the classic music very much.A. disgustedB. hospitableC. unhappyD. pleased134. They’ve ( ) her to be operated on at once.A. arranged forB. arrangedC. arrangeD. arranging for135. When we say “Do in Rome as the Romans do “, we mean we had better behave according to the local ( ).A. habitsB. hobbiesC. practicesD. customs136. He smokes twenty cigarettes a day on an ( ).A. averageB. abnormalC. ordinaryD. regular137. You should take plenty of money with you ( ) there are any emergencies.A. in no caseB. the caseC. in caseD. in case of138. Mr. Willington wants to go back to teaching, but he has been out of ( ) with his subject for too long, which is a disadvantage for his desire.A. businessB. touchC. attachmentD. question139. The dinner and speeches ( ) three hours.A. graspedB. gaveC. occupiedD. fulfilled140. Airplanes ( ) people to travel through the air.A. forceB. enableC. letD. make141. She had sense ( ) to say nothing about it.A. enoughB. adequateC. sufficientD. competent142. In these years the number of schools has more than ( ).A. passedB. triedC. ensuredD. doubled143. How can we ( ) silent on this problem?A. remainB. practiceC. makeD. decide144. She owned a gold medal for her fine ( ) in the contest.A. performanceB. showC. fulfillmentD. acting145. The man ( ) himself in a newspaper.A. hidB. buriedC. burstD. covered146. In the course of a day students do far more than ( ) classes.A. attendingB. attendedC. to attendD. attend147. The first, second, and the third prizes went to jack, Tom and Henry, ( ).A. partiallyB. equallyC. respectivelyD. differently148. There was, by common ( ), a serious unemployment problem.A. contentB. consentC. agreementD. knowledge149. He ( ) a violent attack on my handing of the affair.A. launched intoB. launched outC. launched forD. launched against150. It is ( ) that all applicants must sit a written exam.A. laid offB. laid downC. laid outD. laid up151. It was wrong for a man to ( ) his feelings from his wife.A. conceiveB. concealC. comprehendD. conclude152. The news of the pay cuts ( ) out quickly.A. leakedB. leantC. discoveredD. found153. This play ( ) itself to performance by children.A. borrowsB. hurtC. lendsD. devotes154. I wish Dad would stop ( ) on my phone conversations with my friends.A. listeningB. listening toC. listening inD. listening for155. She ( ) her son by giving him too much money.A. damagedB. hurtC. harmedD. spoiled156. The captain of the ship ( ) the passengers that there was no danger.A. insistedB. assuredC. ensuredD. confined157. The enemy had no way out but ( ).A. surrenderingB. to be surrenderedC. surrenderD. to surrender158. At the head of the valley we turned left and ( ) the summit.A. went forB. made forC. held upD. set up159. Many a boy and many a girl ( ) the film.A. have seenB. is seenC. shall have seenD. has seen160. When Mr. John gets old , his son will ( ) over the business from him.A. thinkB. takeC. handD. get161. His wife was so lazy that she had their house ( ) .A. paintingB. paintedC. being paintedD. be painted162. His hair is so long that it needs ( ).A. cutting upB. to cupC. cuttingD. being cut163. After a few drinks they ( ) and began to enjoy themselves.A. loosenedB. loosened upC. untied upD. freed164. ( ) , we decided to contract him to erect the bridge.A. All things consideringB. Having considering all thingsC. Considering all thingsD. All things considered165.I consider it a pleasure to watch the face of ( )baby.A. a sleepingB. a sleepC. a sleptD. sleeping166.。