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    I． Phonetics (10 points)

Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A,B,C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I.

1. A. back B. safely C. table D. strange

2. A. rare B. square C. care D. are

3. A. taught B. caught C. laughter D. daughter

4. A. white B. whisper C. whose D. wheel

5. A. kick B. resist C. silver D. April

6. A. anxious B. answer C. angry D. angle

7. A. cover B. crop C. create D. cycle

8. A. dumb B. establish C. debt D. doubtful

9. A. easy B. reply C. simply D. highly

10. A. express B. extra C. expert D. export

II. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I.

11. It’s the first turning the left after the traffic lights.

A. by B. in C. on D. for

12. of them knew about the plan because it was secret.

A. Some B. Any C. No one D. None

13. It’s very kind invite me to your birthday party.

A. from you to B. of you to C. by you to D. that you

14. I pulled the handle I could.

A. so hardly as B. as hardly as C. so hard as D. as hard as

15. Tom, together with his family, to see us tonight.

A. is coming B. are coming C. comes D. come

16. those books do you want?

A. What are B. Which of C. Which are D. What

17. Last Sunday had a picnic in Beihai Park.

A. John, Mary and me B. John, I and Mary

C. John, Mary and I D. I, John and Mary

18. The garden requires .

A. watering B. being watered C. to water D. having watered

19. All that can be done .

A. have been done B. have done C. has been done D. has done

20. I know nothing about him he is a teacher.

A. besides B. in addition C. except for D. except that

21. You never told us why you were late for the party, ?

A. weren’t you B. didn’t you C. had you D. did you

22. He’s to know the answer.

A. likely B. probable C. maybe D. probably

23. I knew him better, I discovered that my impression had been right.

A. Which B. As C. Until D. Unless

24. The heavy snow could not keep us going out to work.

A. from B. on C. upon D. up

25. They found the lecture hard .

A. to be understood B. to understand

C. for understanding D. to have been understood

26. I learned how to a bicycle when I was six years old.

A. drive B. ride C. pull D. draw

27. It the village where we spent our holidays last summer.

A. reminds me of B. reminds me to

C. remembers me of D. remembers me to

28. All the afternoon he worked in his study with the door .

A. to lock B. locking C. locked D. lock

29. He is so shy that he speaks in the public.

A. often B. frequently C. seldom D. sometimes

30. It isn’t quite that he will he present at the meeting.

A. certain B. sure C. right D. exact

31. He told her nothing, upset her.

A. that B. for which C. about which D. which

32. It’s too expensive for me. I can’t it.

A. spend B. cost C. pay D. afford

33. Would you like me the radio a bit?

A. turning down B. to turn down C. turn down D. turned down

34. “I saw Mary in the library yesterday?”

“You her, she is still in hospital.”

A. mustn’t have seen B. could not see

C. can’t have seen D. must not see

35. It was difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big of feet.

A. pair B. size C. couple D. number

36. Jack works so hard as he dreams owning his own house soon.

A. to B. with C. of D. on

37. There are about 70 people in the accident.

A. were killed B. who killed C. killing D. killed

38. I suppose I can count you for help in this matter.

A. of B. on C. at D. to

39. Watch your step, you might fall into the water.

A. or B. and C. unless D. but

40. Hardly his speech when he saw the audience rise as one.

A. had he finished B. did he finish

C. he finished D. he had finished

41. The reason I’m writing is to tell you about a party on Saturday.

A. because B. why C. for D. as

42. I didn’t know what to do but then an idea suddenly to me.

A. happened B. entered C. occurred D. hit

43. The tailor made him a new .

A. clothes B. wear C. dress D. suit

44. If you want his address, you will have to the number in the book.

A. look into B. look up C. look through D. look after

45. a raincoat with you in case it rains.

A. Bring B. Fetch C. Take D. Hold

46. “ lately? I have not seen you for quite some time.”

A. Where were you gone B. Where did you go

C. Where were you going D. Where have you been

47. Such a device he was given proved almost worthless.

A. as B. like C. that D. which

48. the friendship between our two peoples last forever!

A. Could B. May C. Would D. Must

49. My car is not so fashionable as .

A. he’s B. he C. his D. his’

50. Linda at the dance tonight, nor will Peter.

A. can’t be B. will be C. may not be D. won’t be

III. Cloze (20 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I.

When I was a boy, children always objected 51 wearing school uniform but teachers were 52 on it because they said all of us looked 53 . Otherwise, they said, children would compete with 54 and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see how poor they were. In recent years, however, many schools have 55 the idea of making children wear uniform but funnily enough, now that children can wear 56 they like, they have adopted a uniform of their own. When some journalists visited a London school, they found that all the boys and girls were dressed in jeans (牛仔裤). One girl said she would rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey (运动套衫) because 57 wants to look different 58 the other children in the class. Parents may not be as happy about this as children, but they 59 to be, because this new kind of uniform is one that the children like, not something they have been forced to wear, and it is also 60 cheaper than school uniform used to be.

51. A. against B. to C. for D. on

52. A. warm B. eager C. keen D. interested

53. A. same B. like C. as D. alike

54. A. each other B. another C. themselves D. others

55. A. waited for B. taken off C. put out D. given up

56. A. that B. which C. what D. as

57. A. anyone B. no one C. none D. someone

58. A. than B. that C. from D. to

59. A. ought B. should C. would D. had

60. A. a lot B. very C. more D. a lot of

IV. Reading Comprehension (60 points)

Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSER SHEET I.

Passage One

As you are students of English, it’s very possible that you’ll be interested in England.

That’s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names.

This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So, now I

would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use

the names—England, Britain or Great Britain. Let’s see what each of these names means.

If you look at a map of Europe, you’ll see a group of islands—one larger island off the

northwest coast, one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British

Isles (不列颠群岛). The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great

Britain. The smaller island is Ireland (爱尔兰).

Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the

Word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?

In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in

These different countries spoke different language. Over many years the three countries

became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So

the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.

There’s another thing that confuses people: sometimes you may hear people say “the

Untied Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is official name of the

country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is

an independent state, called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of “England”,

“Britain”, “Great Britain”, and “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means?

61. English was first spoken in .

A. Britain B. England

C. Great Britain D. Ireland

62. Britain is divided into .

A. England, Britain, and Wales

B. England, Scotland, and Wales

C. Wales, Scotland, and Great Britain

D. Great Britain, Wales, and Scotland

63. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Wales is the richest of the three

B. Scotland is the largest of the three

C. Sometimes English is used instead of Britain

D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles

64. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is .

A. part of Britain

B. part of British Isles

C. the official name of the whole country England

D. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage

65. Which of the following is an independent country?

A. Wales B. Scotland

C. Northern Ireland D. The Republic of Ireland

Passage Two

Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.

Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.

When I arrived at the station, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box. “Oh, dear!” I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.

66. In January .

A. lots of people go shopping for discount

B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas

C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday

D. people don’t have enough money to go looking for bargains

67. In this passage, the word “bargain” could best be replaced by “something ”.

A. given to people

B. offered at a reduced price

C. offered, sold or bought which is expensive

D. sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement

68. The husband and wife in the story .

A. wished to buy a TV

B. went to the sales the year before

C. often went to the sales to buy clothes

D. were usually not short of money after Christmas

69. The phrase “split up” in the second paragraph means “ ”.

A. break apart B. cause to break

C. become pieces D. go indifferent directions

70. After their day’s shopping, they .

A. were happy with their bargains

B. had got everything they wanted

C. got more than they had hoped for

D. had to go back to the sales the next day