52. i don't want to get _____the quarrel between tom and mary.
a. in touch with b. combined with c. involved in d. engaged in
53. he is wondering _____a doctor.
a. whether or not to see b. whether to see or not
c. if or not to see d. if to see or not
54. the man escaped by _____a security guard.
a. pretending to be b. imitating
c. disguising himself as d. duplicating
55. with its expensive furniture, my friend's new room looks very _____.
a. luxury b. luxuriant c. luxurious d. luxuriated
56. _____we would have got back home long ago.
a. but for the fog b. only for the fog
c. if for the fog d. not for the fog
57. don't worry any more, your daughter now is safely _____a nurse.
a. in charge of b. in the charge of
c. charges d. takes charge of
58. _____measure matter we must have units of weight, volume and len gth.
a. in order b. in order to c. so as d. so as t o
59. when jane won the prize, i _____her on her success.
a. congratulated b. appreciated
c. approved d. remarked
60. in early new england, _____were required to live with families.
a. school teachers b. college students
c. bachelors d. ministers
part iv cloze (15 minutes)
directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there a re four choices marked a., b., c. and d. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage.
today the world's economy is going through two great changes, both bigger than an asian financial crisis here or a european monetary union there.
the first change is that a lot of industrial_61_is moving from the united states, western europe and japan to _62 _countries in latin america, south-east asia and eastern europe. in 1950, the united states alone _63_ for more than half of the world's economy output. in 1990, it s _64_ was down to a quarter. by 1990, 40% of ibm's employees were non-americans; whirlpool, america's leading _65_ of domestic appliances, cut its american labor force _66_ 10%. quite soon now, many big western companies will have more _67_ (and customers) in poor countries than in rich _68_ .
the second great change is _69_ , in the rich countries of the oecd, the balance of economic activity is _70_ from manufacturing to _71_ . in the united states and britain, the _72_ of workers in manufacturing has _73_ since 1900 from around 40% to barely half that. _74_ in germany and japan, which rebuilt so many _75_ after 1945, manufacturing's share of jobs is now below 30%. the effect of the _76_ is increased _77_ manufacturing moves from rich countries to the developing ones, _78_ cheap labor _79_ them a sharp advantage in many of the _80_ tasks required by mass production.
a. in touch with b. combined with c. involved in d. engaged in
53. he is wondering _____a doctor.
a. whether or not to see b. whether to see or not
c. if or not to see d. if to see or not
54. the man escaped by _____a security guard.
a. pretending to be b. imitating
c. disguising himself as d. duplicating
55. with its expensive furniture, my friend's new room looks very _____.
a. luxury b. luxuriant c. luxurious d. luxuriated
56. _____we would have got back home long ago.
a. but for the fog b. only for the fog
c. if for the fog d. not for the fog
57. don't worry any more, your daughter now is safely _____a nurse.
a. in charge of b. in the charge of
c. charges d. takes charge of
58. _____measure matter we must have units of weight, volume and len gth.
a. in order b. in order to c. so as d. so as t o
59. when jane won the prize, i _____her on her success.
a. congratulated b. appreciated
c. approved d. remarked
60. in early new england, _____were required to live with families.
a. school teachers b. college students
c. bachelors d. ministers
part iv cloze (15 minutes)
directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there a re four choices marked a., b., c. and d. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage.
today the world's economy is going through two great changes, both bigger than an asian financial crisis here or a european monetary union there.
the first change is that a lot of industrial_61_is moving from the united states, western europe and japan to _62 _countries in latin america, south-east asia and eastern europe. in 1950, the united states alone _63_ for more than half of the world's economy output. in 1990, it s _64_ was down to a quarter. by 1990, 40% of ibm's employees were non-americans; whirlpool, america's leading _65_ of domestic appliances, cut its american labor force _66_ 10%. quite soon now, many big western companies will have more _67_ (and customers) in poor countries than in rich _68_ .
the second great change is _69_ , in the rich countries of the oecd, the balance of economic activity is _70_ from manufacturing to _71_ . in the united states and britain, the _72_ of workers in manufacturing has _73_ since 1900 from around 40% to barely half that. _74_ in germany and japan, which rebuilt so many _75_ after 1945, manufacturing's share of jobs is now below 30%. the effect of the _76_ is increased _77_ manufacturing moves from rich countries to the developing ones, _78_ cheap labor _79_ them a sharp advantage in many of the _80_ tasks required by mass production.