Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences i n 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 wit h a single line through the centre.

31. We were _____for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.A. kept off B. held up C. put back D. broken down

32. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn't my _____to hurt her.A. implication B. indication C. intention D. invasion

33. When they heard the police siren, the thieves dropped their _____and fled.A. limp B. plunder C. lid D. loop

34. It's an interesting old document but there are a lot of words I can't _____.A. pick out B. fill out C. make out D. look out

35. The book looks like an advanced _____text to me.A. economic B. economist C. economics D. economical

36. The doctor used strong medicine to _____the sick child of coldA. restore B. cure C. treat D. recover

37. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes _____, and 2 can hardly remember my own birthday.A. dim B. blank C. vain D. faint

38. One of the famous _____in the United States was Henry Ford.A. industrious B. industries C. industrializations D. industrialists

39. Foreign students find certain structures particularly difficult; _____teachers need a reliable source of practice material to put these points across effectively.A. so that B. in order that C. consequently D. eventually

40. His marked personality changes were _____by a series of unfortunate e vents.A. carried on B. counted on C. brought about D. made up

41. It was mere _____to act surprised when she knew very well it was going to happen.A. nonsense B. foolishness C. insincerity D. honesty

42. _____yesterday, I would have asked him not to do that.A. Had he come B. Provided he came C. If he came D. Has he come

43. Tom was so obviously sorry for his mistake that we _____him.A. forgave B. pardoned C. excused D. forgot

44. His watch _____. I'll go and call him.A. must be stopped B. was to be stopped C. stoppedD. must have stopped

45. They voted to _____the office of second vice president.A. decorateB. create C. improveD. abolish

46. They lost their way, _____delayed them considerably.A. as B. whichC. for D. that

47. Today too many young people are _____on their parents.A. dependentB. relativeC. missedD. worthwhile

48. My son is being extremely _____smoke, would you mind smoking outside? A. sensitive of B. sensitive to C. sensible of D. sensible to

49. She has such a bad cold that she lost all _____of smell.A. sensitivity B. means C. sense D. power

50. As a result of his _____work with Loins Armstrong in the late 1920's, Earl Hines has been called the father of modern jazz piano.A. professional B. excellent C. diligent D. pioneering

51. In his speech he _____the importance of education by giving full details of the most serious problems caused by the educational system.A. talked about B. reported on C. dealt with D. dwelt on

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 notC. if or not to see D. if to see or not

54. The man escaped by _____a security guard.A. pretending to be B. imitatingC. 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 fogC. 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 ofC. 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 studentsC. 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. 61. A. productB. productionC. productsD. productivity62. A. otherB. smallC. capitalisticD. developing63. A. accountedB. occupiedC. playedD. shared64. A. outputB. developmentC. shareD. economy65. A. stateB. consumerC. representativeD. supplier66. A. byB. atC. throughD. in67. A. productsB. marketC. employeesD. changes68. A. oneB. onesC. timesD. time69. A. whatB. likeC. thatD. how70. A. rangingB. varyingC. swingingD. getting71. A. producingB. productsC. servicingD. services72. A. proportion B. numberC. quantityD. group73. A. changedB. goneC. appliedD. shrunk74. A. FurthermoreB. EvenC. ThereforeD. Hence75. A. armiesB. weaponsC. factoriesD. countries76. A. questionB. manufacturingC. shiftD. rebuilding77. A. withB. asC. givenD. if78. A. whileB. whoseC. who'sD. which79. A. giveB. is givingC. givesD. gave80. A. repetitiveB. variousC. creativeD. enormous

Part V Writing (30 minutes)For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Tutoring your composition should be based on the outline given below. Your part of the composition should be at least about 100 words . Remember to write clearly. You should write this composition on the composition sheet.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Tutoring

1.許多家庭聘請家庭教師。2.聘請家庭教師有何利弊。3.你的觀點。

答案：

1 .D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. D 41. C 42. A 43. D 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. B