A) held on B) held back
C) held out D) held up
42. What she’s saying about the market may be true, but I’m __________ to give it a closer look.
A) opposed B) attempted
C) inclined D) consented
43. The old lady __________ through the key hole at her new neighbours.
A) stared B) glanced
C) gazed D) peeped
44. He would see Sarah tonight, and a __________ of her face suddenly came to his mind.
A) scene B) vision
C) sign D) symbol
45. Do you think it’s fair to keep a bird __________ in a cage all the time?
A) restricted B) confined
C) limited D) enclosed
46. He was badly injured; only the very finest treatment could have __________ him through.
A) brought B) stood
C) saved D) supported
47. Our psychology professor is a man of Italian __________.
A) birth B) source
C) origin D) breed
48. Fuel scarcities and price increases __________ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.
A) persuaded B) enlightened
C) imposed D) prompted
49. Nowadays a large number of people buy __________ Christmas trees instead of real ones.
A) artificial B) man-made
C) fake D) false
50. The doctor __________ me that the discomfort would disappear in a couple of days if I followed his advice.
A) assured B) ensured
C) confirmed D) insured
51. Metal must be hammered and cooled rapidly to __________ internal stress caused by heating.
A) retain B) relieve
C) release D) refresh
52. It was felt that he lacked the __________ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A) engagement B) commitment
C) persuasion D) obligation
53. When you write an essay, please remember not to __________ off the point.
A) wander B) drop
C) stroll D) kick
54. British and American justice works on the __________ that an accused person is innocent until he’s proven guilty.
A) terms B) premise
C) situation D) condition
55. The old lady was __________ to the young man who helped her find her lost grandson.
A) touched B) cheerful
C) grateful D) generous
56. Professor Wheelock is always very __________ to the reaction of the audience when he gives lectures.
A) sentimental B) sensitive
C) sensible D) positive
57. When we sold our ranch and moved to town, mother had decided __________ opening a day nursery.
A) to B) at
C) for D) on
58. I feel quite confident in __________ Mr. Smith to you for the vacant post of research assistant.
A) submitting B) proclaiming
C) recalling D) recommending
59. What you say now is not __________ with what you said last week.
A. permanent B) persistent
C) consistent D) insistent
60. Mr. Russell is a good teacher, but he often gives __________ lectures.
A) excellent B) extensive
C) sound D) tedious
61. After criminals were caught, they were accused and put on __________.
A) death B) torture
C) trial D) sentence
62. I bought this seventeenth-century necklace at a quite __________ price.
A) cheap B) dear
C) expensive D) reasonable
63. In his speech the Minister of Industry said that industrial exports went up for five __________ years.
A) successful B) continual
C) successive D) continuous
64. Many of us tend to __________ our success to external causes such as luck and opportunity.
A) attribute B) subject
C) restrict D) prescribe
65. Cardinal Newman holds the view that knowledge is the __________ condition of expansion of mind.
A) appropriate B) indispensable
C) inevitable D) unavoidable
66. Mr. Smith had an unusual __________: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.
A) profession B) occupation
C) position D) career
67. I believe they are the most __________ people we have in China.
A) hopeful B) likely
C) prospective D) promising
68. I have a number of __________ to make about the management of the hotel.
A) claims B) complaints
C) accusations D) grumbles
69. He played very badly and I think your criticisms were completely __________.
A) entitled B) justified
C) hopeless D) disappointed
70. Over the years my father had gradually __________ a collection of precious stamps.
A) absorbed B) gathered
C) accumulated D) collected
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Never a very confident man, Hanley was happy to leave all 71 for the exhibition to his agent, a young man 72 the name of Green, who had a 73 for organization. Green had been to Hanley’s studio（畫室）and, 74 the help of Handley’s wife, had 75 the pictures for the exhibition. He had hired the hall and had 76 supervised the hanging of the pictures. Most important of all, he had 77 to it that all the invitations went to the right people: critics, reporters and of course people with money to spend 78 painting.
“There is no doubt about it,” Green 79 Hanley during the exhibition, “everything has gone off very well,” Hanley was pleased, but 80 shy in the background, 81 to meet his public.
“One picture especially 82 attention,” Green told him. He consulted his catalogue. “Number thirty-seven. It did not have a name, 83 your wife and I decided to call it ‘Midnight’ --- because all the colours are very dark.”
Hanley, unable to 84 the picture from this 85 , was 86 , but he said nothing. When everything had left, he slipped across to see for himself the 87 which had attracted so much attention. He laughed so much that Green came across to see what 88 was. Trying hard to suppress his 89 , Hanley told him that one of his son’s paintings had been hung up 90 mistakes.
71. A. arrangements B. engagements C. appointments D. attention
72. A. in B. for C. by D. at
73. A. interest B. passion C. talent D. esteem
74. A. for B. with C. under D. from
75. A. revised B. selected C. explored D. inquired
76. A. personally B. alone C. individually D. singly
77. A. seen B. held C. set D. cared
78. A. at B. in C. for D. on
79. A. assumed B. assured C. inspired D. insured
80. A. become B. kept C. remained D. stayed
81. A. rejected B. denied C. opposed D. declined
82. A. attracted B. absorbed C. induced D. extracted
83. A. and B. yet C. but D. so
84. A. reproduce B. remind C. recognize D. realize
85. A. comment B. description C. introduction D. appreciation
86. A. amused B. delighted C. puzzled D. excited
87. A. painting B. exhibition C. photograph D. situation
88. A. matter B. the matter C. thing D. the thing
89. A. excitement B. astonishment C. amusement D. satisfaction
90. A. on B. of C. in D. by
Part V Writing ( 30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: A Letter Proposing To Live A Frugal Life. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline below.
1. 現(xiàn)在社會上存在許多浪費現(xiàn)象?！ ?. 社會資源是有限的，倡議大家過節(jié)約的生活
C) held out D) held up
42. What she’s saying about the market may be true, but I’m __________ to give it a closer look.
A) opposed B) attempted
C) inclined D) consented
43. The old lady __________ through the key hole at her new neighbours.
A) stared B) glanced
C) gazed D) peeped
44. He would see Sarah tonight, and a __________ of her face suddenly came to his mind.
A) scene B) vision
C) sign D) symbol
45. Do you think it’s fair to keep a bird __________ in a cage all the time?
A) restricted B) confined
C) limited D) enclosed
46. He was badly injured; only the very finest treatment could have __________ him through.
A) brought B) stood
C) saved D) supported
47. Our psychology professor is a man of Italian __________.
A) birth B) source
C) origin D) breed
48. Fuel scarcities and price increases __________ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.
A) persuaded B) enlightened
C) imposed D) prompted
49. Nowadays a large number of people buy __________ Christmas trees instead of real ones.
A) artificial B) man-made
C) fake D) false
50. The doctor __________ me that the discomfort would disappear in a couple of days if I followed his advice.
A) assured B) ensured
C) confirmed D) insured
51. Metal must be hammered and cooled rapidly to __________ internal stress caused by heating.
A) retain B) relieve
C) release D) refresh
52. It was felt that he lacked the __________ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A) engagement B) commitment
C) persuasion D) obligation
53. When you write an essay, please remember not to __________ off the point.
A) wander B) drop
C) stroll D) kick
54. British and American justice works on the __________ that an accused person is innocent until he’s proven guilty.
A) terms B) premise
C) situation D) condition
55. The old lady was __________ to the young man who helped her find her lost grandson.
A) touched B) cheerful
C) grateful D) generous
56. Professor Wheelock is always very __________ to the reaction of the audience when he gives lectures.
A) sentimental B) sensitive
C) sensible D) positive
57. When we sold our ranch and moved to town, mother had decided __________ opening a day nursery.
A) to B) at
C) for D) on
58. I feel quite confident in __________ Mr. Smith to you for the vacant post of research assistant.
A) submitting B) proclaiming
C) recalling D) recommending
59. What you say now is not __________ with what you said last week.
A. permanent B) persistent
C) consistent D) insistent
60. Mr. Russell is a good teacher, but he often gives __________ lectures.
A) excellent B) extensive
C) sound D) tedious
61. After criminals were caught, they were accused and put on __________.
A) death B) torture
C) trial D) sentence
62. I bought this seventeenth-century necklace at a quite __________ price.
A) cheap B) dear
C) expensive D) reasonable
63. In his speech the Minister of Industry said that industrial exports went up for five __________ years.
A) successful B) continual
C) successive D) continuous
64. Many of us tend to __________ our success to external causes such as luck and opportunity.
A) attribute B) subject
C) restrict D) prescribe
65. Cardinal Newman holds the view that knowledge is the __________ condition of expansion of mind.
A) appropriate B) indispensable
C) inevitable D) unavoidable
66. Mr. Smith had an unusual __________: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.
A) profession B) occupation
C) position D) career
67. I believe they are the most __________ people we have in China.
A) hopeful B) likely
C) prospective D) promising
68. I have a number of __________ to make about the management of the hotel.
A) claims B) complaints
C) accusations D) grumbles
69. He played very badly and I think your criticisms were completely __________.
A) entitled B) justified
C) hopeless D) disappointed
70. Over the years my father had gradually __________ a collection of precious stamps.
A) absorbed B) gathered
C) accumulated D) collected
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Never a very confident man, Hanley was happy to leave all 71 for the exhibition to his agent, a young man 72 the name of Green, who had a 73 for organization. Green had been to Hanley’s studio（畫室）and, 74 the help of Handley’s wife, had 75 the pictures for the exhibition. He had hired the hall and had 76 supervised the hanging of the pictures. Most important of all, he had 77 to it that all the invitations went to the right people: critics, reporters and of course people with money to spend 78 painting.
“There is no doubt about it,” Green 79 Hanley during the exhibition, “everything has gone off very well,” Hanley was pleased, but 80 shy in the background, 81 to meet his public.
“One picture especially 82 attention,” Green told him. He consulted his catalogue. “Number thirty-seven. It did not have a name, 83 your wife and I decided to call it ‘Midnight’ --- because all the colours are very dark.”
Hanley, unable to 84 the picture from this 85 , was 86 , but he said nothing. When everything had left, he slipped across to see for himself the 87 which had attracted so much attention. He laughed so much that Green came across to see what 88 was. Trying hard to suppress his 89 , Hanley told him that one of his son’s paintings had been hung up 90 mistakes.
71. A. arrangements B. engagements C. appointments D. attention
72. A. in B. for C. by D. at
73. A. interest B. passion C. talent D. esteem
74. A. for B. with C. under D. from
75. A. revised B. selected C. explored D. inquired
76. A. personally B. alone C. individually D. singly
77. A. seen B. held C. set D. cared
78. A. at B. in C. for D. on
79. A. assumed B. assured C. inspired D. insured
80. A. become B. kept C. remained D. stayed
81. A. rejected B. denied C. opposed D. declined
82. A. attracted B. absorbed C. induced D. extracted
83. A. and B. yet C. but D. so
84. A. reproduce B. remind C. recognize D. realize
85. A. comment B. description C. introduction D. appreciation
86. A. amused B. delighted C. puzzled D. excited
87. A. painting B. exhibition C. photograph D. situation
88. A. matter B. the matter C. thing D. the thing
89. A. excitement B. astonishment C. amusement D. satisfaction
90. A. on B. of C. in D. by
Part V Writing ( 30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: A Letter Proposing To Live A Frugal Life. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline below.
1. 現(xiàn)在社會上存在許多浪費現(xiàn)象?！ ?. 社會資源是有限的，倡議大家過節(jié)約的生活