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 (不列顛群島). The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great
Britain. The smaller island is Ireland (愛爾蘭).
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