Part IIIVocabulary(20 minutes) Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 41.He suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite _____. A) probableC) feasible B) sustainableD) eligible 42.This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important _____ of American life. A) facetsC) formulas B) formatsD) fashions 43.It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _____ and transport it to the industrial centers. A) permeateC) distinguish B) extractD) concentrate 44.Students are expected to be quiet and _____ in an Asian classroom. A) obedientC) skeptical B) overwhelmingD) subsidiary 45.Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will _____ to bring out the trapped miners. A) effectC) conceive B) affectD) endeavour 46.The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to _____ themselves on tile German team for last year's defeat. A) remedyC) revive B) reproachD) revenge 47.Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make _____ what he was trying to tell the audience. A) exclusiveC) objective B) explicitD) obscure 48.One of the examination questions _____ me completely and I couldn't answer it. A) baffledC) provoked B) mingledD) diverted 49.The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be _____ from my memory. A) ejectedC) erased B) escapedD) omitted 50.At present, it is not possible to confirm or to refute the suggestion that there is a causal relationship between the amount of fat we eat and the _____ of heart attacks. A) incidenceC) rupture B) impetusD) emergence 51.There are many who believe that the use of force _____ political ends can never be justified. A) in search ofC) in view of B) in pursuit ofD) in light of 52.Sometimes the bank manager himself is asked to _____ cheques if his clerks are not sure about them. A) creditC) certify B) assureD) access 53.It is believed that the authorities are thinking of _____ new taxes to raise extra revenue. A) impairingC) invading B) imposingD) integrating 54.When she heard the bad news, her eyes _____ with tears as she struggled to control her emotions. A) sparkledC) radiated B) twinkledD) glittered 55.There are occasions when giving a gift _____ spoken communication, since the message it offers can cut through barriers of language and cultural diversity. A) overtakesC) surpasses B) nourishesD) enforces 56.In order to keep the line moving, customers with lengthy _____ are required to do their banking inside. A) transitC) turnover B) transactionsD) tempos 57.President Wilson attempted to _____ between the powers to end the war, but neither side was prepared to give in. A) segregateC) compromise B) whirlD) mediate 58.The police have installed cameras at dangerous road _____ to film those who drive through red traffic lights. A) trenchesC) pavements B) utilitiesD) junctions 59.It is reported that thirty people were killed in a _____ on the railway yesterday. A) collisionC) corrosion B) collaborationD) confrontation 60.Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of _____ love. A) successiveC) eternal B) consecutiveD) insistent 61.Executives of the company enjoyed an _____ lifestyle of free gifts, fine wines and high salaries. A) exquisiteC) exotic B) extravagantD) eccentric 62.If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to _____ away all the rocks. A) haulC) dispose B) repelD) snatch 63.Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to _____ the food supply. A) enhanceC) disrupt B) curbD) heighten 64.Astronomers at the University of California discovered one of the most distant _____. A) paradoxesC) galaxies B) paradisesD) shuttles 65.Many great scientists _____ their success to hard work. A) portray C) impart B) ascribeD) acknowledge 66.The sign set up by the road _____ drivers to a sharp turn. A) alertsC) pleads B) refreshesD) diverts 67.The doctors don't _____ that the patient will live much longer. A) monitorC) articulate B) manifestD) anticipate 68.Call your doctor for advice if the _____ persist for more than a few days. A) responsesC) symptoms B) signalsD) reflections 69.We find it impossible to _____ with the latest safety regulations. A) accordC) obey B) unifyD) comply 70.Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in presenting the series of lectures on American literature. A) alterC) substitute B) alternateD) exchange
Part IVError Correction(15 minutes) Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods. 1. time/times/period Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature. 2. /___________ As a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television.3. the___________
Thomas Malthus published his "Essay on the Principle of Population" almost 200 years ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine wasS1. _____ just around the next corner. The fast-growing population's demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed theirS2. _____ supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation. But in reality, the world's total grain harvest has risen steadily over the years. Except for relative isolated troubleS3. _____ spots like present-day Somalia, and occasional years of good harvests, the world's food crisis has remained justS4. _____ around the corner. Most experts believe this can continue even as if the population doubles by the mid-21st century,S5. _____ although feeding I0 billion people will not be easy for politics, economic and environmental reasons. OptimistsS6. _____ point to concrete examples of continued improvements in yield. In Africa, by instance, improved seed, moreS7. _____ fertilizer and advanced growing practices have more than double corn and wheat yields in an experiment. Elsewhere,S8. _____ rice experts in the Philippines are producing a plant with fewS9. _____ stems and more seeds. There is no guarantee that plant breeders can continue to develop new, higher-yielding crop, but most researchers see their success to date as reasonS10. _____ for hope.
Part VWriting(30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Reduce Waste on Campus You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
Reduce Waste on Campus 1. 有些大学校园浪费现象日益严重 2. 浪费的危害 3. 杜绝浪费,从我做起
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