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Subjunctive mood
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences
1. If I were you, I __________.
A. would hurry B. will hurry C. hurried D. would have
hurried
2. Tom would have told us about it if he ____ .
A. went B has gone C. would go D. had gone
3. were I to do, I _____.
A. will do it some other way B. would do it some other way
C. would have done it some other way D. were to do it some other way
4. We could not be able to walk if there _____.
A. is no friction B. are no friction C. were no friction D. will be no
friction
5. Who would you telephone first if you _____?
A. have a picture-phone B. have had a picture-phone
C had a picture-phone D. will have a picture-phone
6. If all the ice in the world melted, the level of the sea _____.
A. had a risen a lot B. would rise a lot C. rose a lot D. rise a lot
7. Tom might have come if he ____.
A. was ill B. were ill C. had not been ill D. has been ill
8. Had he been here, he _____.
A. would hear the interesting talk about Benjamin Franklin
B. had heard the interesting talk about Benjamin Franklin.
C. would have heard the interesting talk about Benjamin Franklin
D. has heard the interesting talk about Benjamin Franklin.
9. If they had arrived ten minuets earlier, they would have been able to hear the whole lecture.
That means ______.
A. They arrived too early for the lecture B. They did not arrive in time
C. They missed the whole lecture D. They arrived ten minute earlier
10. He could have finished it, but he was too busy. That means______
A. He was too busy to finish it B. Though he was busy, he finished it
C. He was not busy, so he finished it D. He was not busy, but he did not finish it
11. The engineer demanded that the worker ____ with them.
A. go B. must go C. went D. goes
12. They moved that their plan ____ rejected.
A. was B. has C. be D. will be
13. Fanny insisted that we ____ the day before.
A. came B. should come C. had come D. must come
14. It is important that the police ____ about the case.
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A. are informed B. informed C. be informed D. will be informed
15. Attention is paid on the necessity that all members of the society _____.
A. be registered B. shall be registered C. will register D. should register
16. But for the sun‟s heat, nothing _____.
A. could live B. will live C. can live D. may live
17. If the TV had not been stolen yesterday, we ____ it now.
A. would watch B. would be watching
C. would have watched D. would have been watching
18. I would rather all of you _____ at once.
A. go B. will go C. have gone D. went
19. Under such conditions light and atom may act as if they ____ waves.
A. be B. are C. were D. will be
20. It‟s about time that everybody ____ to do the job.
A. begins B. will begin C. begin D. began
21. We wish he ____ his overcoat.
A. does put on B. had put on C. will put on D. has put on
22. My advice is that he ____ the city at once.
A. should leave B. leaves C. will leave D. has left.
23. If only the committee ____ the proposal and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A. accept B. have accepted C. accepted D. should accept.
24. Terry would certainly have attended the meeting_____.
A. if he didn‟t get a flat tire B. if he had not had a flat tire
C. if the flat tire didn‟t happen D. if the tire did not flatten
25. If places _____ alike, there would be little need for geographers.
A. being B. are C. be D. were
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Non-infinitive
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences
1. They don‟t allow _____ in the room, but they allow people ____ in it.
A. to take drugs … to smoke B. to take drugs … smoking
C. taking drugs … to smoke D. taking drugs …. Smoking
2. Real happiness is ____ avoid doing what one would rather not do.
A. able to B. being able as to C. being able to D. to be able to
3. I like drinking _____ water.
A. to boil B. boils C boiling D. boiled
4. The eagle uses the same nest year after year, ____ new material to it each year.
A. to add B. add C. adds D. adding
5. ____ nobody was at home, we had to leave a note on the door.
A. To find B. Finding C. Found D. Being found
6. He returned home from the office____ there was nothing for him to do.
A. to realize B. realizing C. realized D. realized
7. _____ afraid of losing himself in the forest, he took a compass with him.
A. Having been B. To have been C. To be D. Being
8. The workers went on strike against the government‟s plan ____ the price of daily necessities.
A. raising B. raises C. raise D. to raise
9. He always has great trouble ____ what the teacher says in class.
A. understanding B. to understand C. understands D. understood
10. The decision ____, we set out to the job.
A. has been made B. were made C. having been made D. making
11. The stars can be seen _____ in the sky at night.
A. shine B. shone C. to be shone D. shining
12. Did he tell you ___ him?
A. not to trouble B. to not trouble C. not trouble D. don‟t to
trouble
13.He was sorry ____ all those things on the platform.
A. to have said B. to say C. to be saying D. to be said
14. It is wonderful ____ outdoors in such weather.
A. to work B. to have worked C. to have been working D. to be
working
15. We didn‟t expect you ____ for us here.
A. to be waiting B. to wait C. to have waited D. to be
waited.
16. I meant ____ you about it, but I‟ve forgotten to do so.
A. to tell B. to have told C. to be told D. to be telling
17. The date is expected _____ soon.
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A. to be announced B. to have been announced
C. to be announcing D. to announce
18. She preferred ____ much work to do.
A. to be given B. to give C. to have given D. to be giving
19. In Los Angeles, thousands of Japanese live in a region ___ “ little Tokyo”.
A. known as B. known for C. knowing as D. knowing for
20. Whom would you rather have _____ with you, Henry or Helen or me?
A. to go B. gone C. going D. go
21. I think that it is no use ____ with this.
A. to continue B. continue C. continuing D. continued
22. He is in his usual comfortable corner, quietly ___ a cigarette.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. to be smoking D. smoking
23. The little boy ____ until his mother came back.
A. stopped crying B. didn‟t stop crying C. stop to cry D. doesn‟t stop to
cry
24. ____ will be reasonable to accept their proposal.
A. That B. It C. Which D. What
25. Do you consider ____ wise to ignore him?
A. it to be B. it C. it being D. it as
26. The ___ army had to lay down their weapons.
A. defeating B. defeated C. being defeated D. defeat
27. When I visited your country again last year I found it completely____.
A. to be changed B. to change C. changed D. changing
28. In our modern society no one can avoid ___ by advertisement.
A. to be influenced B. being influenced C. influencing D. having
influenced.
29. ____ in space, the satellite sent us a great deal of information.
A. Having traveled B. Traveled C. Traveling D. Being travel
30. ____ the right address, we found her house easily.
A. Given B. Having given C. Giving D. Give
31. The boy asked the teacher to excuse _____.
A. him to interrupt her B. that he has interrupted her
C. him from interrupting her D. his interrupting her
32. I can‟t help ____ about what he said once again.
A. thinking B. thought C. to think D. have thought
33. Much ____ , TV sets are being produced in larger and larger quantities every year.
A. being needed B. needing C. needed D. having needed
34. He suggested ____ somewhere for a short holiday.
A. us to go B. us going C. our go D. we will go
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35. ____ of the good news, he became happy indeed.
A. Informing B. Informed C. Knew D. Known
36. The general had the map ____ on the table.
A. spreaded B. spreading C. spread D. to spread
37. ____ with each other, two systems can work better.
A. When combine B. When combining C. When combined D. When they
combine
38. _____ that her son had fallen from a tree and broken his leg, she hurried back home.
A. Having been told B. Telling C. Having told D. To be told
39. _____, the students had to go to bed.
A. The lights had gone out B. The lights having gone out
C. The lights went out D. The lights have gone out
40. --- Was the competency test difficult?
--- Yes. All of us found ____.
A. it very difficult for doing B. very difficult to do it
C. it very difficult to do D. it very difficult to do it
41. Remember ___ the note to your mother, will you?
A. give B. to give C. giving D. to have given
42. Have you ever tried ___ with your left hand?
A. to write B. to be writing C. writing D. and write
43. Many people favor _______ more nuclear power plants .
A) build B)building C) to build D) built
44. Solids, liquids and gases at rest all have a tendency to resist _______in motion.
A) setting B)to set C) being set D) to be set
45. She apologized for ________ to come on time.
A) her not being able B) her being able not C) her being not able D) she‟s not being
able
46. “ Joe doesn‟t seem like the same person.”
“_______ so much in the war has made him more thoughtful.”
A) having seen B) have seen C) Had seen D) Seen
47. My sister are looking forward to ________ a trip to the United States next month.
A) make B) making C) be making D) have made
48. I appreciate _________ me to do the dishes , but I wish you would lay them down on the
table more carefully.
A) you help B) you helping C) you to help D) your helping
49. The government is believed to be considering _______ a law making it a crime to import
any kind of weapon.
A) to pass B) passed C) passing D) have passed
50. Nancy isn‟t here. It‟s my fault. I forgot all about _______ her.
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A) telephoning B) to telephone to C) to telephone D) the telephoning
to
51. Walking is considered ________ of the best exercise for the old.
A) the one B) being one C) to be one D) as to be one
52.__________ pure lead, the lead one is mind, then smelted, and finally refined.
A) Obtaining B) To obtain C) Being obtained D) It is obtained
53. The lab ________ next year will be more advanced than the old one.
A) built B) being built C) to be built D) to build
54. The grass has grown a lot this past week ;it needs________
A) cut B) that we cut C) to be cut D) to cut
55. Grace advised us to withdraw __________
A) so as to not involved C) so as not to get involved
B) as not to get involved D) as to get not involved
56.I meant __________ some more bread but I forgot to.
A) buy B) to buy C) buying D) to have bought
57. Both Erma‟s parents are very interested in their daughter‟s attempt ______ the English
Channel.
A) swimming B) swam C) to swim D) swim
58.How was the truth ,it was rather _______
A) disappointed B) disappointing C) disappoint D) being
disappointed
59. Any packet_________ properly will not be accepted by the post office.
A) not to be wrapped C) not wrapped
B) not being wrapped D) not having been wrapped
60. Is the radio bothering you ?
It certainly is . I‟d like it _______ off.
A) turning B) turned C) to turn D) turns
61. The students _________ all the exercises, the teacher went on________
A) done/explaining C) had done/ to explain
B) doing / explaining D) having done/ to explain
62. ___________, we went swimming.
A) Being a hot day C) It was hot day
B) The day being hot D) Owing to a hot day
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Model verbs
Choose the best to complete the following sentences.
1. How ____ such a thing?
A. may be B. can be C. may there be D. can there be
2. You ought ____ to study later.
A. to allow B. to be allowed C. be allowed D. to allow to
3. He must have had an accident, or he ______.
A. had to be here B. would be here C. should be here D. would have been
here
4. Peter‟s score on the test is the highest in the class, he ___ very hard.
A. should study B. must have studied
C. should have studied D. would have had to study
5. You ____ all those calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of thing.
A. needn‟t have done B. must not have done
C. shouldn‟t have done D. can not have done
6. The headmaster will tell the girl that she ____ pay for the meal.
A. need not B need not to C. needs not D. needs not to
7. If the telephone ____ ring please say that I‟ll be back at six.
A. should B. shall C. will D. can
8. “Did you blame your father for your failure?” – “Yes, but ___ it.”
A. I‟d rather not do B. I‟d rather not have done
C. I‟d rather not to do D. I‟d not rather have done
9. “Are you going to quit your job?” ---- I don‟t know. I ____.”
A. might B. might do C. will D. can to
10. That ___ out to me at the very beginning.
A. ought to be pointed B. ought to point
C. ought to have been pointed D. ought to have pointed
11. However they ___ be, you ___ respect the morality and social practices of the local people
when you stay there.
A. can /should B. would/ought to C. will /have to D. may /must
12. “Did you hear me come in last night?” ---- “No, I ___ asleep.”
A. must be B. must have been C. may be D. would be
13. “You ought not to have driven that car with the brakes out of order. You ____ a serious
accident.”
A. might have had B. might have C. may have had D. might as well
have
14. The singer and dancer ____ our evening.
A. is to attend B. were to attend C. are to attend D. is attended
15. How ___ you improve his spoken English if he ____ speak before the public?
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A. can /not dare B. can/dare not C. could/ dares not D. may / doesn‟t
dare
16. While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that television
___ the newspaper completely.
A. replaced B. replace C. have replaced D. will replace
17. I ____ to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.
A. ought to have written B. needn‟t have written
C. couldn‟t have written D. must have written
18. Who ___ answer this question? If you can‟t answer it in English, you ___ answer it in
Chinese.
A. may/will B. can/may C. might/ can D. could/might
19. ____ he come tomorrow, I should give him the dictionary he needs.
A. Would B. Will C. Should D. Might
20. I ____ to see you had it been possible, but I ___ so busy then.
A. would have come / were B. would come/ was
C. should have come/was D. was coming/were
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Noun-clauses
Task one: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the following sentence.
1. ________the drought in Kansas has become less serious.
A) It is apparently that B) It must have been that
C) It appears that D)There is appearance that
2. After_______seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to step into the doctor‟s office .
A) it B)what C)which D)that
3. Free movies tickets will be sent to _______comes first.
A) Whoever B) whosever C) whomever D) whatever
4. We consider ___________the instrument must be adjusted each time it is used.
A) that it is necessary B)necessary C) it necessary that D)necessary of it
that
5. Take _________much you want and ________you want to.
A) however/when B) however/whenever C) whatever/whichever D)
whichever/however
6. They are so alike, you can‟t tell _______is which.
A) what B) which C) that D) how
7. ________breaks the law will be punished.
A) No matter who B) Whatever C) Anyone who D) Anyone
8. Why don‟t you explain _________you have in mind?
A) me what B)to me that C)what D)that
9. Output of steel in the area is now four times ________it was ten years ago.
A) that B)what C)which D)of which
10._____________that not all businessmen are honest.
A) It seems to me B)My believing is
C) In my opinion, I believe D)I think in my mind
11. I wonder____________.
A) how much cost these shoes B)how much do these shoes cost
C) how much these shoes cost D)how much are these shoes cost
12.I have not found my lost watch yet; in fact, I am not sure _______I could have done with it.
A) whether B)when C)where D)what
13.‟‟Is Fred going to fix the TV for us?”
“Yes, _______he is here.”
A) that‟s for B)that‟s because C) that‟s why D)that‟s reason
14.The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware __she had gone.
A) where that B)of the place in which C) of where D) the place
15.We are at a serious disadvantage in ______we have nobody properly qualified for this work.
A) this B)what C)which D)that
16.Do you know ____________?
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A) the movie what time starts B)the time to start the movie
C) what time starts the movie D)what time the movie starts
17.I noticed that the meals were well worth ________was charged for them.
A) that B)how many C)which D)what
18.________is no reason for discharging her.
A) Because she was a few minutes late B)Owing to a few minutes being late
C) Being a few minutes late D)The fact that she was a few minutes late
19.He know the files could be of help to ______took over the job.
A) who B)whom C)whoever D)whomever
20.One reason why Hamlet is such a successful play is that ___________.
A) it appeals different people B)different people are appealed
C) it appeals to many different people D)people find it appealing to them very much
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Attributive clause
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences
1. During the second week, I went out for a bank ___ I could open an account.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
2. My mother and I drove in, not knowing the building ____ we were looking for.
A. where B. who C. which D. what
3. Can machines perform the same task ___?
A. that man does B. what man does C. which man does D. as man does
4. I don‟t think he is a man ____.
A. whom you can believe B. that you can believe
C. whom you can believe in D. what you can believe in
5. Each of us was interested in the way ___ he illustrated his idea.
A. which B. that C. what D. in which
6. We can see things happen at the exact moment ___ they are happening.
A. which B. when C. that D. where
7. Journalists are writer ____ gathering and presenting news.
A. they are engaged B. being engaged in
C. themselves and engage D. who are engaged in
8. Rabbits make their homes in fields and prairies, ____ hide their young under bushes or
among tall grasses.
A. where they can B. where can they C. can they D. where
9. The great bear, ____, is probably the most recognized constellation(星座)in the northern
hemisphere.
A. in a shape of a plow sever stars
B. it is sever stars in the shape of a plow
C. which is seven stars in the shape of a plow
D. they are seven stars in the shape of a plow
10. Is this house the one ____ you once lived in your childhood.
A. which B. what C. where D. when
11. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ___ up to half will be from overseas.
A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom
12. ___ is known to the world, Hemingway is a great American writer.
A. That B. As C. Which D. It
13. I‟ve never been to Australia, but it‟s the place ______.
A. where I‟d like to visit B. in which I‟d like to visit
C. that I want to visit it D. I most want to visit
14. We need a pioneer _____.
A. in whom everyone has confidence
B. for whom everyone has confidence
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C. who everyone has confidence of
D. whom everyone has confidence on
15. We‟d like to read a book ____.
A. subject of which we know well B. its subject we know well
C. whose subject we are familiar with D. whose subject we are familiar
16. The man ___ I got the information is nowhere to be seen.
A. with whom B. from whom C. to whom D. from which
17. The train ___ they were traveling was late.
A. in which B. by which C. at which D. with which
18. The temperature ___ a solid changes to a liquid is called its melting point.
A. on which B. in which C. at which D. by which
19. The force ___ the earth attracts matter is called weight.
A. at which B. with which C. to which D. on which
20. Burning is a process ___ the atom of the fuel are combined with oxygen.
A. from which B. through which C. in which D. on which
21.This is typewriter ___ Susan wrote her letter.
A. on which B. in which C. from which D. through which
22. The two elements ____ water is made up are the grass oxygen and hydrogen.
A. with which B. of which C. through which D. in which
23. The microscope is a very useful instrument ___ scientists can see things that are too small
to be seen with the naked eye.
A. in which B. with which C. from which D. on which
24. Such microscope ___ are used in our laboratory can magnify one hundred thousand times.
A. that B. as C. which D. it
25. When a gas or liquid is forced out of an opening at high speed, the container ___ it ruches
is pushed in the opposite direction.
A. out of which B. in which C. through which D. which
26. Television works in much the same way ___ radio does.
A. that B. it C. as D. which
27. we will buy the same instrument ___ is used in your laboratory.
A. as B. which C. that D. it
28. They are discussing the problems, the importance ___ is known to everybody.
A. of which B. of it C. to which D. of whom
29. There are 20 students in our class, twenty percent ___ are girls.
A. of which B. of whom C. of it D. that
30. ___ to us all, the burning of any fuel requires oxygen.
A. It is known B. Which is known C. As is known D. What is known
31.They were the Boy Scouts ______help elderly people cross the streets.
A)whose was the task B)to whom was the task
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C)it was whose task D)whose task was to
32.He‟s the man __________I suppose was capable of doing such a thing.
A)of whom B)whom C)to whom D)who
33.While he was in the army, he learned English, _______helped him a lot in his work there.
A)it B)this C)that D)which
34.___________the teacher has already announced, school will open tomorrow.
A) As B) What C)Which D)It
35.I have explained everything _____________I can talk to you.
A) what B)about what C)that D)all that
36.This is the refrigerator ____________we have had so much trouble.
A) with which B)at which C)of which D)to which
37.I, who ________your friend, will try my best to help you.
A)be B)am C)are D)is
38.The passengers and the suitcases ________were still waiting had to be transferred to another
plane.
A) who B)that C)which D)what
39.There is no one else ______,is there?
A) she can go B)to whom to go C)for her to go D)she can go to
40.He failed his exam, _________proves that he wasn‟t working hard enough.
A) what B)of which C)which D)this
41.TOFEL is a test for students _________native language is not English.
A) that B)which C)of whom D)whose
42.The only thing____________ is wrong with this is ________a friend of mine said to me the
other day.
A) which, that B)what, that C)that, what D)that, which
43.________gets the job will have a lot of work to do.
A)The person B)Whoever C)Who D)Anyone
44._________is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity an optimistic
discussion produce no concrete proposals.
A)That B)As C)It D)Which
45.The documents_______ they were searching have been recovered.
A) of which B)for which C)on which D)to which
46. Primary batteries or cells are________, once discharged, are discarded.
A) those that B)those C)that D)that they
47.The audience, _____ _ enjoyed the performance very much.
A) most of them were students B)most of whom were students
C) they were mostly students D)they themselves were students
48.Larry Chen_______ was here yesterday.
A) about whom we had heard so much B)about who we had heard so much
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C) in whom we had heard so much D)of whom we had heard so much
49.The detective was talking to the boy___________.
A) which watch had been stolen B)whose watch had been stolen
C) that watch had been stolen D)whose watch has been stolen
50.I never have dined with you, sir; and I see no reason_________.
A) how should I now B)how I should now
C) why should I now D)why I should now
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Adverbial Clauses
I. Make multiple choices from the four items to complete the following sentences.
1.The oil must be used up, _______the light went out.
A)for B)since C)because D)as
2.“I am sorry I failed in persuading him.”“________, and you will succeed.”
A)Making one more effort B)To make one more effort
C)Make one more effort D)To be making one more effort
3.“Will you go to the park with us tomorrow?”
“If the weather_______, I‟ll go.”
A)permits B)would permit C)will permit D)be permitting
4.This was talked about________ sailors and doctors gathered together.
A)or B)but C)however D)wherever
5. he can be called a brave man, nobody in the world is a coward.
A)As, that B)If, then C)Since, then D)Although, that
6.He‟s all right he‟s left to do the job in his own way.
A)so long as B)so far as C)in case D)meanwhile
7.We‟ll set off at dawn if it raining by then.
A)will stop B)has stopped C)will have stopped D)stopped
8. left the stadium it began to rain.
A)No sooner had they, then B)No sooner had they, than
C)No sooner did they, than D) No sooner they did, then
9.The child shows the man, morning shows the day.
A)which B)as C)that D) as if
10.Every gift, ,is in reality great if given with affection.
A)is may be small B)small may be
C)though may small D) though it may be small
11.that your son is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about.
A)When B)After C)Before D) Now
12.I am afraid I would have little influence over her was made up on any subject.
A)once her mind B)when she minded
C)mind D) minding
13.I have come all the way from Vienna in order thoroughly understand me.
A)you to B)so you to C)you that to D) that you should
14. ,she is still optimistic.
A)Old as she is B)As she is old C)As she being old D) She is old
15.You must write you colleagues, or even better.
A)so well as B)as well that C)as well as D) as well than
16. He never prescribed anything but the smallest doses of drug he was fearful of
making a grave error.
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A) due to B)on account of C)owing to D) because
18. Sophocles, yet a youth, gained the prize in poetic contest with Aeschylus.
A) he was B)was he C)while D) after
19. You will be able to arrive at your destination on schedule, there is some unforeseen
delay on the way.
A) unless B)if only C)or D) provided
20. Retired people usually have incomes working people.
A) less, as B)poor, as C )fewer, than D) lower, than
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Inversion and stress structure
Task I. choose the best answer from the four choices to complete the following sentences.
1. It is the high humidity that makes London winters so chilly, _______.
A) not that its temperatures are being low B) not lowness of temperature
C) since low temperature are not as present D) not the low temperatures
2. “Do you know Paul?”
“I think so. Isn‟t he _______ smokes incessantly?
A) who B) the man C) the man who D) the person which
3. It was not until she arrived in class _______ realized she had forgotten her book.
A) and she B) when she C) she D) that she
4. Was it Judy _______ you gave the message?
A) whom B) who C) to whom D) to who
5. It was ______ the next morning that Kate began to think about where he was going.
A) after B) when C) till D) not until
6. It was _______ who got to the meeting room first , despite our detour.
A) us B) we C) our D)ours
7. _______ Gothenburg turned his attention to the printing.
A) While it was thirty-five that B) Scarcely it was thirty-five that
C) It was not until he it was thirty-five that D)No sooner it was thirty-five that
8. Only after Norman acquired considerable facility in speaking _______.
A) did he learn to read and write B) finally comes to reading and writing
C) then he learned reading and writing D) he learned to read and write
9. It was _____ who did the job.
A) I B) me C) my D) your
10. It was yesterday ______ I met him.
A) where B) when C) that D) who
11. So little ______ about English that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A) I know B) did I know C) I knew D) do I know
12. Not until Mr John come to Dutch _____ what kind of a country she is.
A) he knew B) he could know C) he did not know D) did he knew
13.______, we should be glad.
A) Were they to come tomorrow B) They would come tomorrow
C) They come tomorrow D) Were they coming tomorrow
14. Seldom ______ any mistakes during my past five years of service here.
A) should I make B) did make C) would I make D) did I make
15. No sooner ______ than he realized that he should have remained silence.
A) the words had spoken B) had the words spoken
C) the words had been spoken D) had the words been spoken
16. ______ known such hardships in all their years at Washington.
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A) Never they had B) They had not been C) Never had they D) They who had not
17．So badly_____in the accident that he was detained in the hospital for treatment.
A) he was injured B) he had injured C) was he injured D) did he injure
18. _______, it is quite easy to burn a hole in it with laser.
A) Hard it as the diamond B) As hard the diamond
C) Hard as the diamond is D) Hard is as the diamond
19. _______ been fond of the foreign language lat year I would have taken it.
A) I had B) Had I C) If had I D) If I have
20. Rarely _______ such a silly thing.
A) I heard of B) have heard of I C) have heard I of D) have I heard of
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Agreement
Exercises: Choose the best one from the four items to complete the following sentences.
1. The network of Paris‟s subways _________ like a giant spider-web.
A. looks B. forms C. look D. form
2. Thirty–six hours ____ the length of the time for which I should be paid.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
3. He is one of these men who, I am sure, always do ____ best even in the most trying
circumstances.
A. his B. one‟s C. ones‟ D. their
4. One-fourth of the students in their class ____ from the south.
A. is B. being C. are D. coming
5. These scissors are not sharp and ____ that pair of scissors.
A. either is B. neither is C. nor are D. neither are
6. The committee ___ as to who the next chairman should be.
A. quarrels B. quarrelling C. quarrel D. to quarrel
7. A suitcase with shirts, pants and shoes ___ from the car.
A. was stolen B. are stolen C. have been stolen D. were stolen
8. The first part of the novel was interesting, but the rest ___.
A. was dull B. had been dull C. were dull D. were to be dull
9. Without the friction between ___ feet and ground, people would not be able to walk.
A. its B. his C. one‟s D. their
10. A series of debates between the two speakers ____ scheduled for the next weekend.
A. was B. being C. were D. to be
11. The goods ____ when we arrived at the airport.
A. were just being unloaded B. was just being unloaded
C. are just being unloaded D. is just being unloaded.
12. Bob is one of the brightest students who ____ from New York University.
A. have graduated B. is graduated C. has graduated D. are graduated
13. Plenty of vegetables and fruit ___ needed for good health
A. is B. are C. is being D. have
14. 20% of the workers in this factory ___ laid off now.
A. is B. is to be C. are to be D. are
15. Half of the apple ____ got rotten.
A. is B. are C. have D. has
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16. Economics(经济学) ___ not so familiar to me, but I can see that economics 经济状况） in
our trading corporation ___ satisfactory.
A. is … are not B. are .. is not C. has been .. is not D. are ..been not
17. Either you or he ___ make a trip plan.
A. needs B. need to C. needs to D. is needed
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18. Of particular interest to tourists ___ the large number of bookstores that ___ a variety of
books in different languages.
A. is… sell B. are …sell C. is … sells D. are … sells
19. All the data ___ checked again and again.
A. is B. has been C. have been D. have
20. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses the tools that ___ a scientist.
A. make him B. makes him C. make him to be D. makes him to be
21. Many a man ___ life is meaningless without purpose.
A. thinks B. thinking C. have thought D. think
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vocabualry
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. A mother‟s behavior always has a great on the children.
A. pressure B. power. C. influence. D affection.
2. One of my saying is „‟talking mends no holes.
A. favorite B. favorable C. alike D. likely
3. It is impossible for you to avoid mistakes when you „re in such a .
A. speed B. hastening. C. worry D. hurry
4. The policeman the thief down the road.
A rushed B. chased C. ran D. raced
5. The committee a conclusion after several day‟s discussion.
A achieved B. arrived C. reached D. completed.
6. Can you me to the Classroom-building, please?
A. instruct B. direct C. describe D. appoint.
7. They were sleeping when the house fire.
A. took B. caught C. started D. set.
8. In spite of thunderstorm, the children slept all night.
A. noisily B. sensitively C. soundly. D. quickly.
9. When you don‟t follow the right steps the problems will
A raise B. rise C. aroused D . arise
10. It is said that travel the mind.
A stretches B. widens. C. broadens D. expends.
11. The classroom 10 meters across.
A. broadens B. measures C. averages D. lengthens.
12. Who should be for what had happened?
A reliable B. respective. C. responsible. D. provided
13. The farmer took the of the fine weather to do sowing.
A. advantage B. profit. C. interest D. charge.
14. He was very much upset by the of his English examination .
A effect. B. losing. C result. D. end.
15.Her husband‟s death him deeply.
A affected B. offended C. effected. D. infected.
16. The suitcase a clean shirt, socks and a handkerchief.
A composed B. contained. C. constituted D. made up of
17. Each room could six people.
A. house B. cover C. make D. include.
18. I shall you by telephone on Friday.
A.. content B. contact C. constitute. D. conflict.
19. This is the only seat .
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A. sensible B. possible. C. visible D. available.
20. With such poor he really needs glasses.
A. vision B. view. C. sense D. scene
21. Can you explain the of how life began?
A cause B. confusion C .reason D. puzzle
22. Mr. Brow built fences to the boundaries of his land.
A. mark B. sign C. confine D. post.
23. It is very difficult to between Jane and Mary, who are identical twins.
A. finish B. abolish C. distinguish D. extinguish.
24. She didn‟t herself to the life there, so she moved to other place.
A. fit B. adopt. C. suit . D. adapt.
25. Jane was in white like a nurse.
A. clothing. B. dressed. C. wearing D. worn.
26. When the game ended the was China 3. America 2.
A account B. mark C. score. D. record.
27. I don‟t know what to do but then a idea suddenly to me.
A. occurred B. happened. C. appeared. D. lighted.
28. Those who the suggestion please put up their hands.
A differ B. disagree. C. object D. oppose.
29. Our public transportation system is not for the needs of people.,
A. suitable B. adequate. C. normal D. perfect.
30. She usually herself on the bed for a while after work.
A. lays B. lies C. remains D. lets
31. It‟s your turn on tonight, and I hope you‟ll do it well.
A. work B. task C. duty D. obligation
32. those useless things out of the room for it is too crowded.
A. Bring B. Take C. Fetch D. Leave.
33. When the class began the teacher a question for discussion.
A aroused B . raised C. arose D. rose
34. She is an honest official and never any gifts from people who sought his help
A. receive B. got C. accepted. D. took up.
35. Those who his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.
A reduces B. offends. C. practice D. neglects.
36. The work was finished but not quite to my
A joy B. pleasure C. attraction D. satisfaction
37. The two brothers seem to have no interest in
A. mutual. B. ordinary C. usual D. common
38. The service center can all kinds of help to the citizens.
A. seek B. provide C. apply D. ensure
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39. It‟s too expensive for me. I can‟t it.
A. spend B. cost C. afford D. pay.
40. The outside the house said “No Smoking!”
A. notice B. paper C. wood D. signal.
41. She is the most singer in her country.
A. public B. popular C. respection D. referred
42. Mr. Smith doesn‟t work but he gets a good from his investment.
A. income B. earning C. money D. wage
43. He‟s far of the others in mathematics.
A. advanced B. forward C. above D. ahead.
44. He stood waving until the train was out of .
A. view B. sight C. glimpse D. reach
45. The desks and chairs can be to the height of each child.
A. adjusted B. adopted C. adapted D. objected
46. Though I‟ve taken the medicine three times it hasn‟t had any____
A. effort B. response C. effect D. affect.
47. Do you like to watch wrestling_____?
A. match B fight. C. game D. sport.
48. You ought to take every ____of improving your English.
A. time B. chance C. thing D. case.
49. As preparations were not completed in time, the conference had to ______till the next
Tuesday.
A. held B. cancelled C. attended D. postponed.
50. He is to know the answer.
A. perhaps B. likely C. possible D. maybe.
51. Did you Mr. Brown‟s lecture yesterday?
A. hear B. attend C. listen D. watch.
52. My father me to become a doctor.
A. thinks B. makes C. considers D. hopes.
53. The picture me of my childhood.
A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. relies.
54. Tom was 20 dollars for driving too fast.
A. give B. punished C. fined D. paid.
55. She ___ the key on the table.
A. left B. reminded C. lost D. missed.
56. The poor driver was still when freed from under his car.
A. alive B. lively C. live D. living
57. He to her for being late.
A. apologized B. excused C. pardoned D. forgave
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58. We must protect those children at all
A. accounts B. conditions C. payments D. costs.
59. The production has increased at a surprising these months.
A. step B. rate C. measure D progress.
60. The of this area is suitable for growing such crops.
A. weather B. climate C. temperature D. nature.
61. He was promoted to be owing to his remarkable work.
A. colonist B. colonel C. colonial D. colony.
62. He drove all the to New York.
A. journey B . trip C. way D. road.
63.Many people tried but succeeded.
A. a few B. few C. a little . D. little
64. The football match will be televised
A. lively B. live C. alive D .living
65. It is said that she will go aboard this month.
A. some time B some times C. sometime D. sometimes
66. After she finished washing, she the clothes on the string.
A. hanged B. was hanged C. was hung D. hung.
67. Such kind of book was of little
A . value B. cost C. expense D. price.
68. Don‟t talk so in the library.
A. aloud B. alouder. C. loud D. louder.
69. Since she went to college, Mary has lived at an apartment house.
A. lonely B. alone C singly D. only.
70. Bad weather crops greatly
A. efforts B. affords C. effects D. affects.
71. Would you me ten dollars?
A. borrow. B lend C. afford D. hold
72. When did you the Party?
A join B. join in C. participate D. take part in
73. What do you usually get up in the morning?
A. hour B. clock C. time D. o‟clock.
74. She was so tired that she soon felt
A sleep B. asleep C. sleepy. D. sleeping.
75. The new problem when they began to work.
A. raised B. rose C. arose D. lifted.
76.He came here to see you .
A especially. B. specially. C. supportively. D. specifically.
77. The book is on the top, out of .
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A. touch B. distance. C. way D. reach.
78. fish tastes delicious.
A living. B. live C. lively. D. alive.
79. Compass was by Chinese people.
A discovered B. found C. invented D. created.
80. Tom from the horse and had his leg injured.
A fell B. fall C. feel. D. felt.
81. Before liberation the old man couldn‟t to go to school.
A provide B. supply C. finish D. afford.
82. The kite flew in the sky.
A highly B. high. C. tall. D. long.
83. She sings well because she has a beautiful .
A noise B. sound C. voice. D. noisy.
84.Our country is very rich in natural .
A resources B. sources C origin D. original
85.With the memory of the bombing in his mind, Jack becomes increasingly angry.
A. new B. late C. fresh D. recent
86.They wanted to find out what the public was about it.,
A opinion. B. mind C idea D. thought.
87..According to the doctor the old man was in a helpless
A spot. B. location C. place D. situation
88. If you don‟t go to see the film, I will not .
A too. B. also C. either. D. so
89. It‟s they will lose the game.
A likely B. possibly C. maybe D. probable.
90. I guess there were 100 people at Mary‟s wedding .
A festival B. invitation. C. service. D. reception
91. After half a year‟s hard talk the two sides signed a .
A contact. B. contrast. C. contract D. content.
92. This is a easy book for the beginners.
A rather B. fairly C. slow. D. quickly.
93. Joe is a fellow.
A beautiful B. pretty. C. charming D. handsome.
94. Pan Dou was the first woman climbing the mountain in the world.
A, smallest B. shortest. C. thickest D. highest.
95. The in business this month has been reduced a lot.
A advantage B. profit. C. benefit. D. goodness.
96. On such days the sea is very .
A calm B. quiet. C. silent D. still
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97. Their factory is a controlled one.
A country B. nation C. state. D. land.
98. After one year‟s hard work, he made an stove.
A economy B. economic C. economical D. economics.
99. Of the two man the former is dead, but the still alive.
A late B. later C. latter. D. lately.
100. Next month little Tom with his will move to the south.
A house B. home C. family D. room
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. As the manager can‟t go to the reception , I‟m representing the company
A. on his account B. on his behalf C. for his part. D on the whole
2 .The completion of the project has been owing to strike.
A. held off B held over C. held on D. held up
3. The exhibition was designed to the latest products.
A. show up B. show over C. show off D. show out.
4. He was making every effort to his own business,
A work on B, fit in C. build up D. feed on
5. If you have joke with her she‟ll think you‟re insulting her .
A. on purpose B. by accident C. by chance D. in advance
6. At first we worried about it but everything smoothly in the end.
A. carried out B. grew up C. looked after D. worked out
7. Jane was rather excited because she an old friend of hers in the street yesterday.
A. ran over B. ran into C. ran after D. ran down
8. They all before they reached the end of the journey.
A gave out B. gave off C. gave up D. gave away.
9. The project was Mr. Brown.
A. in charge of B. in the charge of C. taking charge of D. taking the charge of
10. I‟d like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and in a quiet environment.
A, before all B. first of all C. after all D. above all
11. She was completely by his appearance.
A, taken away B. taken in C. taken through D. taken up
12. He was only in the third round.
A, count in B. count up C. count off D. count out.
13. Water is hydrogen and oxygen
A. made up B. made of C. made up of D. made from
14. Sorry, I took your coat .
A with mistake B. by mistake C. with error D. by error
15. It is always not easy to one‟s bad habit.
A get over B. get away C. get away with D. get rid of
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16. The earthquake last week hundreds of people‟s death.
A. brought up B. bring with C. brought forward D. brought about
17. The sun a deal of light and heat.
A. sends off B sends in C. sends out D. sends for
18. The librarian is for all the books in the library.
A. dutiful B dependent C. responsible D. confident
19. It is a common thing in west countries to travel by standing at the roadside hoping to be
________by passing motorists.
A. picked out B run over C. picked up D. made out
20. It is the boy‟s carelessness that his failure in the examination.
A. resulted from B. happened to C. resulted in D. led into
21. The young lady wanted a hat to her dress.
A. go over B. go after C. go with D. go without
22. heavy rain she went shopping as usual.
A. In spite of B. In the course of C. In the case of D. In case of
23. Mary often stories to amuse her little brother.
A. makes up B makes out C. makes of D puts up
24. When she heard the bad news, Jean completely.
A broke away B broke down C broke out D broke through.
25.Without enough air, the fire will easily
A get off B get over C go out D go off
26. No one can that loud noise.
A. persist in B put out C hold on to D put up with ,.
27. His car on the way so he had to walk to the station .
A. fell down B fell over C broke down D broke up .
28. I wonder how she has been at home alone
A getting off B. getting across C. getting on D getting at .,
29.There was no one there who could the problem .
A . deal with B treat C see off D set up
30. Jean the children for me while I was not in.
A. took care. B. waited on C. took charge D. looked after.
31.As long as you smoking you‟ll get better.
A. give off B. give out C. give over D. give up
32. His parents died young so he was by his aunt.
A. bred B. fed up C. grown up D. brought up
33. It is not a easy thing to keep the trains running in winter
A. in time B. at the time C. on time D. at a time
34. She told me to use my dictionary to anything I didn‟t understand.
A. look out B. look up C. look for D. look at
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35. This office licenses for motor cars.
A. furnishes with B. deals in C. provides for D. deals with
36. They had to their house because they would move to the south.
A. deal with B. dispose of C. put up D. break down
37. With his love for science the boy will probably into a scientist.
A grow up B. born with C. make up D. feed on
38. Scientists will have to effective methods of increasing the production.
A. composed of B. come up with C. put up with D. make up of
39. This new method needs to be
A. tried for B. tried on C. tried out D. tried to
40. your letter of application we have forwarded it to your head office.
A. with the help of B. in terms of C. according to D. with regard to .
41. Computers are doing all kinds of computation.
A .able to B. available of C. capable of D. true of
42. We must do everything regulation
A. with regard to B. in case of C. in terms of D. owing to
43. She tried her best to save her injured girl, high expense.
A regardless of B due to C. above all D. after all
44. Who can Tom for the prize?
A. compete for B. compete with C. stand for D. stand on
45. A plane is a train in speed.
A. superior than B. superior to
C. more superior than D. superior more than
46. They were investigating who was the death of two persons.
A. due to B. owing to C. responsible for D. looked for.
47. Before you start the machine, you must sure that it is .
A. on board B. in turn C. in order D. on duty
48. Tom did many experiments, He did about a hundred times
A. at all B. above all C. after all D. in all
49. Babies are cold in winter.
A subject to B. subjected to C. exposing to D. exposed on
50. The old houses are being to make way for a new road.
A. pulled B. pulled off C. pulled up D. pulled down .
51. The boss his anger and listened to the employees.
A let off B. kept off C. cut back D. held back .
52. It was unwise of him to her proposal.
A. turn out B . turn down C. turn off D. turn up
53. Water, electricity and gas are now people‟s daily lives.
A limited to B. essential to . C.. equal to D. owing to .
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54. The government has decided to with its plan to develop the west parts of the country.
A. go along B. go by C. go ahead D. go off.
55. In the experiment Mr. Brown every possibility of error.
A. rule off B. rule over C. rule against D. rule out .
56. In order to finish the work on time Mr. Smith often late.
A. sat in B. sat on C. sat up D. sat by .
57. With many years‟ hard work his painting from that of others.
A stands out B. stands for C. stands by D. stands to ,
58. In Japan wives usually husbands at diner.
A. wait for B. wait up C. wait on D. wait against
59. After a whole day‟s hard work Tome felt completely
A. worn out B. worn off C. worn away D. worn on
60. One‟s style of clothing his age.
A varies in B. varies to C. varies from D. varies with.
61. The washing machines produced by this factory will by , compared with that of last
year.
A. increased to 20%. B. increased by 20%
C. increased at 20%. D. increased 20%.
62. When shall we go shopping? I have weight.
A go out of B. done away with C. washed up D run out of
63. After a good rest you have weight.
A. put up B put on C. put out D. put away.
64. You can easily recognize him by the big nose that his father.
A takes after B. takes effect C. takes on D takes over.
65. Though they were small the boats a big storm.
A got rid of B. catch up with C. rode out D. count on
66. The detective didn‟t any details.
A. brush away B. hold up C. consist of D. stand for
67. Nowadays it is not easy to a job.
A. apply for B. make out C. give in D. set up
68. You can use the book as a pillow
A in no time B. at the same time C. at one time. D. for the time being
69. Jack doesn‟t much television.
A. apply for B. aim at C. care for D. send for
70. Jean doesn‟t wish to be their argument.
A. concerned with B. involved in C. interested in D. included in
71. rain, we‟ll postpone the outing.,
A. in the case of B. in case of C. in the case D. in case
72. No one knows how the quarrel
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A. came to B. came on C. came about D. came along .
73. Because of his bad behavior, many of his friends begin to from him.
A. fall apart B. fall behind C. fall back D. fall away.
74. When it is heated water vapor.
A. gives up B. gives in C. gives away D. gives off
75. The solution just the experiment.
A supplies to B. supplies with C. applies to D. applies for
76. Our farm can us all kinds of vegetables.
A. prefer…to B. protect….from C. prevent…from D. provide ….with
77. The engineer has a new device.
A. come about B. worked out C. competed with D. consisted of
78. Owing to his absence to class for a long time for no reason, he was by the college.
A. sent out B. sent down C. given off D. given out
79. After twelve all the lights in the classroom building
A. pass away B. works out C. give off D. go out
80. College students should be taught that hard work is necessary to academic success.
A bring about B. bring with C. bring up D. bring along
81. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ________the development and recorded every
detail.
A. in B. at C .for D .on
82. I‟d like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ________in a quiet environment.
A . before all B. first of all C. after all D. above all
83. There is a bridge ________ the river.
A. on B. over C. above D. across
84. The students were in favor_____________ reform.
A. to B. off C. on D. of
85. What you have done is ________ the doctor‟s orders.
A. attached to B. responsible to C. resistant to D. contrary to
86. They left prior __________ our arrival.
A. at B. by C. to D. of
87. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to ______________ any further responsibilities.
A. take on B. get on C. put on D. look up
88. I always ___________what I have said
A. get to B. hold to C. lead to D. see to
89. Don‟t count _____________ him, he is not reliable.
A. for B. on C. with D. in
90. I‟m sorry . I took you ____________ your brother . You are so much alike.
A. as B. like C. for D. after
91. Every speech at the meeting is limited____________20 minutes.
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A. in B. on C. at D. to
92. Their victory is ____________ ; they‟ve lost too many men.
A. out of question B. out of the question C. beyond question D. in question
93. I should remind you that it is ________ my power to change your fate, though I would very
much like to.
A. within B. out of C. off D. beyond
94. It s not a easy thing to keep the trains running ______ in winter.
A. in time B. at the time C. on time D. at a time
95. They were investigating who was ____________the death of two persons.
A. due to B. owing to C. responsible for D. on duty
96. Tom did many experiments. He did about a hundred times _________ .
A. at all B. above all C. after all D. in all
97. If you have joke with her she‟ll think you‟re insulting her ____________ .
A. on purpose B. by accident C. by chance D. in advance
98. Water is __________________ hydrogen and oxygen.
A. made up B. made of C. made up of D. made from
99. Our farm can ________ us _________ all kinds of vegetables.
A. prefer--- to B. protect--- from C. prevent--- from D. provide--- with
100. Jack doesn‟t much ______________ television.
A. apply for B. aim at C. care for D. know of
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Reading Comprehension
Passage1
We continue our program for students in other countries who want to study in the United
States. Last week, we talked about the University of Southern California. Students at U.S. C.
get to experience life in America‟s second-largest city, Los Angeles, on the West Coast. This
week, we discuss another school with a large number of foreign students. It is all the way
across the country, in New York City.
New York University has forty-eight thousand students. More than four thousand of them
are from outside the United States.
NYU offers many different program of study. Also, students get to experience life in
America‟s largest city. In fact, Gail Szenes tells us that NYU is the coolest school in the United
States. Her opinion may have something to do with her job: she is director of the International
Student Office at NYU.
1. The largest city in the United States is _______________.
A. Los Angeles B. New York City C. West Coast D. California
2. The word “coolest” in the third paragraph probably means ______________.
A. coldest B. worst C. best D. biggest
3. NYU is short for ________.
A. the University of Southern California B. New York University
C. International Student office D. The United States
4. About ____ of the students in New York University are from other countries.
A. 15% B. 20% C. 2% D. 9%
5. This passage is mostly about ____ in the United States.
A. student numbers B. school life C. two universities D. foreign students
Passage 2
To me, music is food and water. I can‟t live without it. I know this is not true for everybody.
Many people don‟t listen to music and they can get along quite well. But music is everywhere
in our life. For example, when you watch films or TV plays, do you find them interesting if
there is no music? You would find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the
plane, you would like music because it makes the time seem shorter.
It is true that music is everywhere in our life. Some people like to sit by the sea and listen
to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some
kind of music. So music has meaning for everyone in some way or other. Of course, it has
special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.
Someone said, “Through music a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of
others and makes his mind and body strong.” Music is and important part of our lives.
1. The passage tells us that the writer ______.
A. likes to sit by the sea B. is not interested in music
C. likes to travel by plane D. likes music very much
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2. The word “boring” in the first paragraph means _____________.
A. interesting B. not interesting C. tiring D. foolish
3. Music is important to ______.
A. some people B. everyone C. nobody D. writers only
4. Listening to music can _____ when you are waiting for the train.
A. make tie fly quickly B. help you save time
C. make time short D. make you feel time passes more quickly
5. Which of the following is true?
A. The writer likes to write music every day.
B. The writer becomes strong through music.
C. Most people like to listen to the sound of the sea.
D. Music has some kind of meaning to everyone.
Passage 3
Do you like traveling? When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big
Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the BBC. If the House of
Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been set up.
Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who made the clock when the new Houses
of Parliament were being built. It is not only large, but is very exact as well. People have the
clock checked twice a day.
On the BBC, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are
connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give
the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of
the hands and slowed it down.
1. Big Ben is ______.
A. a famous builder in London B. a famous painter in England
C. a famous singer in the world D. a famous clock in the world
2. The House of Parliament were ______.
A. burned down in 1834 and rebuilt the next year
B. never burnt down at all
C. rebuilt before the clock was set up
D. burnt down in 1834 after the clock was made
3. Benjamin Hall is _______.
A. a big hall B. a world –famous clock
C. an engineer of the new House D. the person who made the clock
4. Big Ben is famous all over the world because ___________.
A. it is big B. it is old C. it tells exact time D. both A and C
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. We can hear the clock striking on BBC.
B. The microphones of BBC are connected to the clock tower.
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C. Big Ben failed to give the correct time twice.
D. Big Ben was checked twice a day.
Passage 4
As late as 1800, women‟s only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business
world was unthinkable. Men thought that no woman could do a good job outside the home.
When the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they had to sign their books
with men‟s names instead.
Teaching was the first profession open to women after 1800. But even that was not an easy
profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men.
Hospital nursing became a respectable job for women only after Nightingale became
famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people
began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “ladies”. Miss
Nightingale opened England‟s first training school for nurses in 1860.
The invitation of the typewriter in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into
the business world. By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools,
hospitals and offices on both England and America. Some women even managed to become
doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world has been accepted.
1. The first job outside the home for women was _____.
A. teaching B. nursing C. business D. law
2. It was believed in 1800 that __________.
A. women could do as well as men
B. no women could do well in the jobs outside homes
C. women could be good writers
D. teaching was the right job for women.
3. The first training school for nurses was set up in _____.
A. 1867 B. 1800 C. 1860 D. 1900
4. Women began to work in offices after __________.
A. 1900 B. 1860 C. 1867 D. 1800
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. nightingale was rich and well-educated
B. The Bronte sisters used their true names when they published their books
C. Women could be good nurses.
D. Women could work in the business world.
Passage 5
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful
stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first set of stamps came out on January 25,
1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during
the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group or stamps were published in Germany in
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November 1935. the five rings of Olympics were printed on the front of the sportswear. It was
the first time that the symbol of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics
came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those
Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen
began to march into the area of the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever the White Olympics. Altogether 14500
million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet. Different kinds of sports were
printed on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of
some players.
1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ______.
A. are of the same kind of Games B. are of different kind of Games
C. are both held in Winter D. are held on different times
2. It was _____ that the world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great Games.
A. after 1950 B. after1932 C. after 1935 D. from 1980
3. From the passage we know the symbol of five rings came into being ______.
A. in November 1935 B. in the 1950‟s C. first in Germany D. before November1935
4. The Japanese sold out 14,500 million stamps in order to raise money for _____.
A. an Asian Games B. its own people C. paying fro its war D. the White Olympics
5. So far the Olympics has not been held in _____.
A. the U.S.A. B. Germany C. China D. Japan
Passage 6
Do you know Edison wore many caps during his life? First he was just a poor working boy.
He wore work caps of many kinds. Later in life he became a famous inventor. Then he wore the
caps of many famous schools and colleges. But his most important cap was his thinking cap.
When he was a young boy, Edison‟s thinking cap saved his mother‟s life. One night, she
suddenly felt ill. A doctor was called in. he had to operate on her at once, but there was not
enough light in the room. Edison quickly put on his thinking cap. He got all the oil lights in the
house and put them on a long table. Then he placed a big mirror behind them. At once the room
was quite bright. The doctor could operate, and his mother was saved.
Edison was a thinking man. Yet, he was a working man and doing man, too. He was good
with his hands and his head. Edison‟s inventions have changed the world greatly. Today, big
trains run on electricity. Electricity lights light up the streets of towns and villages. Science
uses it every day.
Records, shining lights, moving pictures and ringing telephones are very common now.
Edison‟s thinking caps made them. Usually, caps keep the head warm. But thinking caps keep
the world warm.
1. The passage shows that Edison was very ____ when he was a young boy.
A. clever B. stupid C. ill D. warm
2. Edison was the invention of records, lights, moving pictures and _________.
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A. wheels B. telephones C. computers D. caps
3. When the doctor was to operate, the room was dark because there was no ______.
A. windows B. caps C. enough light D. fire
4. The thinking cap in the passage probably refers to ______.
A. Edison‟s talents B. a thick hat C. a poor working boy D. a schoolboy
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Edison was good with his hands and his head.
B. The doctor did not do very well in the operation.
C. Edison invented many things and changed the world greatly.
D. With Edison‟s help, the doctor saved his mother.
Passage 7
Water is the life blood of our earth. It is found in every living thing. It is found in the air. It
runs through mountains and valleys. It forms lakes and oceans. Water is everywhere. Rains
water finds its way to streams and rivers. Rivers lead to the ocean. At the mouth of rivers, fresh
water joins the salt water of the ocean. Here at the mouth of a river there is much important
plant and anima life. Pollution, however, destroys this life. We have to clean our streams and
rivers. People have to work with nature, not against it.
1. Water comes together to form ______.
A. mountains and valleys B. lakes and oceans
C. air and sky D. everything
2. Water happens at the mouth of a river?
A. The river runs through mountains. B. The river leads to another river.
C. The river finds its way to oceans. D. The river joins the ocean.
3. The fresh water in rivers finally mixes with _____________.
A. water of the sea B. water in the streams
C. water from mountains D. water in valleys
4. What does the sentence “People have to work with nature, not against it” mean?
A. People must discuss with nature B. People must fight against nature
C. People must protect nature D. People must get rid of nature.
5. Water in ____ is salt water.
A. the air B. lakes C. rivers D. the ocean
Passage 8
You do not need every word to understand the meaning of what you read. In fact, too much
emphasis on separate words both slows your speed and reduces your comprehension.
First, any habit, which slows down your silent reading to the speed at which you speak or
read loud, is inefficient. If you point to each word as you read, or move your head, or form the
words with your lips, you read poorly. Less obvious habits also hold back reading efficiency.
One is “saying” each word silently by moving your tongue or throat; another is “hearing” each
word as you read.
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These are habits which should have been outgrown long ago. The beginning reader is
learning how letters can make words, how written words are pronounced, and how sentences
are put together. Your reading purpose is quite different; it is to understand meaning.
It ahs been supposed that up to 75% of the words in English sentences are not really
necessary for expressing the meaning. The secret of silent reading is to find out those key
words and phrases which carry the thought, and to pay less attention to words which exist only
for grammatical completeness.
An efficient reader can grasp the meaning from a page at least twice as fast as he can read
the page aloud. He takes in a whole phrase or thought unit at a time. If he “says” or “hears”
words to himself, they are selected ones, said for emphasis.
1. This passage is mainly about _______.
A. improving eye movement B. reading more widely
C. changing poor reading habits D. reading as fast as you can
2. Saying each word to yourself as you read _____.
A. improves comprehension B. increases reading speed
C. gives too much emphasis D. reduces reading efficiency
3. Your reading purpose should be ___________.
A. to understand all the words B. to make fewer eye movement
C. to understand meaning D. to understand the grammatical structures
4. While reading, efficient reader usually _________.
A. move their eyes quickly B. take in whole phrases or thought units
C. point at key words D. read only important points for speed.
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Bad comprehension comes from emphasis on separate words.
B. A good reader tries to find out those key words and phrases for meaning.
C. Reading aloud decreases your speed of reading of meaning
D. An efficient reader always pays attention to how words are put together.
Passage 9
Years ago, zoo kept all kind of animals in small cages. Small cafes made it easy for people
to see the animals, but small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in.
Today zoos keep animals in different kinds of cages. The cages are very big and open.
They usually have plants and a little lake. The cages look like the animals‟ habitats.
Zoos help to protect all kinds of animals. They protect animals in the zoo and they protect
animals in the wild. How do they do this? Zoos teach people how animals live in the wild. Zoos
want people to help protect the animals‟ wild habitats.
Many plants and animals are going extinct. Mammoths, which are related with Asia
elephants, are now extinct. There are no mammoths in the world today. scientists say that
seventy-four different kinds of living things go extinct everyday!
Zoos are working together to stop animals from going extinct.
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1. Zoos kept animals in small cages so that people can ______.
A. protect them B. see them better C. feed them D. save them
2. Today, zoos keep animals ______.
A. in bigger cages B. at home C. in smaller cages D. in the forest
3. To protect animals, zoos ______.
A. are trying to keep all kinds of animals B. are trying to free the animals
C. teach people more about animals D. want people to feed the animals
4. A mammoth is a kind of ______.
A. plant B. bird C. animal D. tree
5. An animal or a plant that is going extinct ________________.
A. has more and more living members B. comes into this world soon.
C. becomes very dangerous D. has fewer and fewer living members
Passage 10
Mr. Jackson worked in a hospital. A lot of patient went to see him and he was very busy
and had little time to have a rest in the day. One night, when he looked over the last patient, it
was five to one. He was too tired to say a word and went to bed at once. When he fell asleep, a
farmer began to knock at the door and got him up.
“My wife is ill,” shouted the framer, “Please go and look her over.” Mr. Jackson had to go
out with the farmer. It was the coldest night of the year and there was snow and ice on the road.
The farmer lived far away from the city and they went through a forest, crossed tow rivers and
a mountain. After three hours, they got to the short, small house. And they were tired, cold and
hungry.
The woman stayed in bed. She looked fine. Mr. Jackson looked her over carefully and
found there was nothing serious with her. He became angry. He called the farmer out and said,
“Your wife is strong and healthy, you know. Why did you ask me to come here late at night?”
“I‟m sorry, sir,” said the farmer, “My wife never does anything at home. I thought she was ill.
We‟re poor. In the day, when you are busy, I can‟t go for you. If you come at night when you‟re
free, we‟ll give you nothing.”
1. It was ______ for Mr. Jackson to get to the farmer‟s house.
A. difficult B. easy C. fun D. happy
2. When Mr. Jackson and the farmer got to the house, it was __________.
A. five to one B. two C. three D. about four
3. Mr. Jackson was angry with _________.
A. the farmer B. the woman C. the weather D. himself
4. _____, so he fell asleep soon.
A. It was time to go to bed for Mr. Jackson B. Mr. Jackson was very tired that night
C. Mr. Jackson felt unhappy that night D. Mr. Jackson was angry that night
5. The farmer went for Mr. Jackson very late at night because __________.
A. he wanted to play a joke on him B. he was busy in the day
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C. his wife was going to die D. he wanted to save some money
Passage 11
A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teachers asked him to give a
talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the
little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking.
He said, “Boys and girls, I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we
were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy
now?”
No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in
the front put up his small dirty hand. “good boy! Please answer me, dear,” said the officer.
With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, “If you speak long enough, we
won‟t have to have math and biology lessons this morning.”
1. The old man came back to the school ________.
A. to listen to a talk B. to see the children C. to give a talk D. to see the child
2. The officer studied in this school when he was ______.
A. fifty B. ten C. twenty D. old
3. The old officer found that the children at that school were ____ ever before.
A. as good as B. as well as C. as happy as D. much happier than
4. The short boy in the front ______.
A. didn‟t understand the question and answered it in a wrong way
B. spoke the truth
C. wanted to make the officer angry
D. wanted to make other laugh
5. According to this story, we know that ________.
A. the short boy like the talk very much
B. all the children liked the talk
C. the short boy didn‟t like studying his lessons
D. some children liked to listen to a funny story
Passage 12
An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What‟s that strange
building?” asked the visitor. “That‟s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to
build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” said the visitor.
Shortly after that came to the St. Paul‟s Cathedral. “Very interesting.” Said the visitor. “How
long did it take to build it?” “Nearly forty years,” sais the Englishman. “In my country we can
finish it in forty days,” said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best
known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and
how long it took t build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster than in
his county. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.
Several days later they came to the House of Parliament and the visitor asked his usual
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question. “What‟s that?” The Englishman answered, “I‟ve no idea. It wasn‟t there last night.”
1. The Englishman took the foreign visitor to visit _______.
A. the Tower of London B. St. Paul‟s Cathedral
C. some famous buildings in London D. the whole city of London
2. The Visitor said that in his country it would take them ____ to build St. Paul‟s Cathedral.
A. less than half a year B. forty days C. five hundreds years D. fifty days
3. It took them a few days to see _______.
A. many of the best know buildings in England
B. several best known places in England
C. many famous houses in the city of London
D. most of the famous buildings in London
4. The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ______.
A. didn‟t want to say anything
B. tried not to show the visitor around the city
C. had no time to tell the visitor
D. tried not to let the visitor know it.
5. The Englishman‟s last answer showed _______.
A. he was sorry that he hadn‟t seen the building before.
B. he could say nothing because he did not know anything about it
C. he was angry and didn‟t want to tell the visitor what the building was
D. he didn‟t know hoe to tell the visitor the name of the building
Passage 13
A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a station. The restaurant often stayed open
until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for
trains.
At two o‟clock on morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there. He was asleep. The
wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed. She looked at the
farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked at the farmer,
he was still there sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have
wakened him six times now, but, why haven‟t you sent him away? It‟s very late.”
“Oh, no, I don‟t want to send him away,” answered her husband. “You see, whenever I
wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep
again.”
1. Who was the owner of the small restaurant?
A. The farmer B. The wife C. The husband D. Both the man and the wife
2. Why did people come to drink in the restaurant after midnight?
A. Because they liked the restaurant
B. Because it was near the station and people could eat there while waiting for trains
C. Because it was cheap to eat there
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D. Because you could sleep there after meal
3. Why was the farmer asleep at the table?
A. Because he had missed the train B. Because he was too tired
C. Because he was drunk D. the story doesn‟t tell us
4. The wife wanted o send the farmer away because ____________.
A. she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed B. she didn‟t like him
C. she wanted to clean the table D. she wanted the farmer to pay more
5. The husband didn‟t want to send the farmer away because each time he woke the farmer up,
he could get him ____ his bill again.
A. buy B. pay C. send D. make
Passage 14
The lunar New Year always starts between January the twenty-first and February the
twentieth.
Before New Year‟s Day, people do a good cleaning to their houses. On the last day of the
old year, there is a family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to
come for their meal. After the dinner, they stay late to welcome the New Year.
The New Year Celebration keeps on for a few days. On the morning of the first day,
children and unmarried people go to visit their elders. After that, people pay New Year calls to
each other and give each other gifts.
During the festival all the main streets are full of people, and if you can get onto a bus
without having to fight your way in, you‟re really lucky!
1. As we know, January 1 is _______.
A. the lunar New Year Day B. not a holiday
C. the Spring Festival D. New Year‟s Day
2. What day is the lunar New Year‟s Day?
A. Between December 1 of the old year and January 1 of the New Year.
B. Before January 19.
C. Between January the 21st and February the 20th.
D. After February the twentieth.
3. People stay late on the last day of the old year ______.
A. to welcome family members B. to welcome the New Year
C. to say goodbye to the old year D. to welcome married daughter and their husbands
4. It‟s the custom _______.
A. to stay up to welcome the New Year on the lunar New Year‟s Eve
B. to stay up late to welcome the New Year on New Year‟s Day
C. not to go to bed on December the thirtieth
D. not to go to bed on the lunar New Year‟s Day
5. In this passage the writer tells us how people celebrate _____________.
A. the New Year B. the last day of the old day
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C. the lunar New Year D. New Year‟s Day
Passage15
When his young son was ill, Mr. Wei took him to a clinic. They were the first patients of
the day and did not have to wait long.
The nurse took the boy into the doctor‟s room while Mr. Wei waited outside. After a few
minutes, the doctor came out of his room and spoke to the nurse, “Have we got a screwdriver?”
The nurse looked in a drawer and found a screwdriver. She gave it to the doctor and he went
back into his room.
A few minutes later he came out again. “I need a saw,” he said to the nurse this time. Again
the nurse looked in a drawer. She found a saw and gave it to the doctor. He went back into his
room. A few minutes later the doctor came out of his room for the third time. “I‟m going to
need a hammer,” he said. For the third time the nurse looked in the drawer. She found a
hammer and gave it to the doctor.
This time, Mr. Wei could not keep quiet. “Excuse me,” he said, “but what is wrong with
my son? And what are you doing to him?”
“I haven‟t exclaimed him yet,” the doctor said, “ I‟m still trying to get my bag open.”
1. Mr. Wei took his son to ________.
A. a movie B. a park C. a doctor‟s clinic D. a village
2. Mr. Wei and his son ________.
A. were ill and wanted to see the doctor B. were the first to see the doctor that day
C. didn‟t want to see the doctor at first D. were angry with the nurse
3. The doctor came out of the room to _______.
A. shout at the nurse B. ask Mr. Wei to come in
C. ask for some tools D. look over Mr. Wei‟s son
4. Mr. Wei couldn‟t keep quiet because _______.
A. the doctor didn‟t come B. the nurse didn‟t let Mr. Wei come in
C. he was worried about his son D. his son was badly ill
5. How many times did the doctor come out of his room?
A. Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times
Passage 16
Many people like to travel by plane, but I don‟t like it because an airport is usually far from
the city. You have to get there early and wait for long hours for the plane to take off and it is
often late. You can‟t open the window. You can‟t choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still
takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like travelling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When
you are late for a train you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open
the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more
time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey whenever you want to, and you don‟t need to
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get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But
sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
1. How many means of transportation are talked about in this passage?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
2. People like to travel by plane possibly because _____.
A. it is very fast B. they needn‟t wait for long hours
C. they can walk around in the plane D. they can have very delicious food
3. If you want to tale a lot of things with you, you‟d better go out by ______.
A. plane B. car C. train D. Bus
4. Which is not the advantage of traveling by train?
A. It is safe B. People can walk around in the train
C. It takes a little more time D. People can see many interesting things on their way
5. According to the passage, which is not true?
A. the writer doesn‟t like travelling by plane.
B. The writer likes traveling by car more than by train.
C. The writer doesn‟t like to travel by car if there are too many cars on the road.
D. The writer thinks traveling by plane is fast.
Passage 17
Bill Cooper is portfolio (证券投资)manager of the $13 billion Value Trust Funds, one of
the best mutual funds of the last decade. He is the only fund manager to perform the best for
nine years in a row.
Copper‟s interests in stocks(证券)began at the age of nine, when he noticed his father
reading something in the newspaper. It looked different from sports or TV programs. So Bill
asked his father what it was. His father explained that he was reading the financial pages. His
father pointed to a column with some company‟s logo in it. “If you owned a share of this
company,” he told his young boy, “You‟d have 25 cents more today than you had yesterday.”
Young Cooper asked, “You can make money without doing any work?” His father replied
yes. So Bill responded, “Well, that‟s what I want to do.”
With this idea, he made his way out of his secondary school and into the university. He
worked very hard at his studies of finance. When he got his first job in a bank, he found that a
university degree is not a sign that one is a finished product, but an indication a person is
prepared for life. He is now making big money, yet he knows clearly that is based on hard
work.
1. In the sentence of the first paragraph, “He is the only fund manager to perform the best for
nine years in a row”, the phrase “for nine years in a row” means _______.
A. for nine years in a line B. for nine years as if rowing a boat
C. for nine years running D. for nine years fighting and quarreling
2. It was _____ that Bill learned his finance ABC when he was only nine years old.
A. through his father‟s explanation B. from the financial pages in the newspaper
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C. from his father‟s reading D. with his father‟s help
3. It was the idea that ____ that attracted the young boy.
A. if one owned a share of some company, he will have 25 cents more everyday
B. if one buys a share, he will have more money
C. one can make money without working in a bank
D. one can make money through buying stocks
4. From the passage, we know that Bill‟s success lies in his ______.
A. good luck B. hard work
C. early awareness of how to make money D. firm belief in making money
5. Bill Cooper soon learnt after his graduation that a university degree ______.
A. meant nothing in a bank
B. did mean that one was finished
C. only indicated that one was ready to start his career
D. indicated that one was ready to produce more
Passage 18
I had two jobs growing up and they all helped shape my life.
When I was about 12, I started caddying(当球童) at a nearby country club. All the kids in
the neighborhood did it, and I liked it a lot. I got to watch people who were generally pretty
wealthy. They were businessmen and doctors. I would listen to them talking about things and
see how they behaved with each other. It was like a fly on the wall at a meeting.
The second job was at a shoe store. I constantly met people from all walks of life ad the
challenge was exciting. I‟d start bringing them different kind of shoes and get right down there
and put them on their feet. If they didn‟t like a certain shoe, I always tried to be thinking ahead
to a pair they might like better. It was like stepping up to the plate in a baseball game. Every
time someone walked into that store, I was going to bat and taking a swing. I never wanted to
let a customer get out of that store without buying a pair of shoes to his satisfaction.
This job helped teach me an important business lesson: you have to take risks in business.
If you take a risk and fail, get up to bat and swing again.
1. The author thinks what he has learned from his first job is _______.
A. how to learn to like a job B. how to talk and behave properly
C. how to become wealthy D. how to listen to people
2. The phrase “people from all walks of life” in the third paragraph means people _____.
A. walking in different ways B. having different interests in life
C. coming from different parts of the city D. working in different occupations
3. The author thinks his second job to ________.
A. challenging B. important C. different D. satisfying
4. The author compares his second job to ______.
A. a fly on the wall at a meeting B. stepping into a golf course
C. joining a baseball game D. taking a bat to swing
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5. The business lesson the author gets from selling shoes is _______.
A. thinking ahead of the customers B. trying every possible way to satisfy a customer
C. never being afraid of taking risks D. never letting go anyone walking into the shop
Passage 19
May you wish upon a thousand stars? May you catch a million fireflies? Get started with
choosing a motor-home or a travel trailer. And then you may realize just how much you learn
when you look at life through the eyes of a traveler.
For Don and Mary, their motor-home trip experience has been priceless. About six years
ago, they took their first motor-home trip together. And the family enjoyed it so much that soon
they were making a lifestyle decision.
“The only thing we were ever really happy doing was traveling,” says Mary, “So we
decided to live in the home we love best.”
After some consideration, the couple decided to home-school their children. Now the road
is their classroom, and far from missing educational experiences, they are citizens of the world.
The family visits museums and relates the travel to the children‟s studies. On the road, they
meet people from many cultures and walks of life. And they are connected too to the world.
Their motor-home is complete with computer, satellite dish, TV and GPS.
The family consider themselves lucky and have some advice for other families. “Don‟t
wait to spend time with your children. Get a motor-home and take weekend trips and vacations
together. You will enrich your kids‟ lives and become closer as a family.”
1. From the passage, we know for sure that Don and Mary are ______.
A. good friends B. boyfriend and girlfriend C. husband and wife D. brother and sister
2. In the third paragraph, when Mary said, “So we decided to live in the home we love best,”
the home she refers to is actually _____.
A. the school for her children B. the museums they visit
C. the road as her children‟s classroom D. her motor-home
3. Which of the following sentences do you think is most suitable to describe the education
their children get, taking to the road?
A. They learn a lot more than ordinary school kids
B. They miss educational experiences.
C. They visit museums and relate the visits to studies.
D. They meet people from many cultures and walks of life.
4. At the end of the fourth paragraph, the shortened word GPS stands for ______.
A. General Place Situation B. Global Positioning System
C. Ground Play Site D. Guide Planet Study
5. The family consider themselves lucky because ______.
A. their life is rich and they stay closer to each other B. they have made a lifestyle decision
C. their motor-home trip experience is priceless D. all of the above
Passage 20
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When companies need new employees, they usually place advertisements in newspaper in
order to attract many applicants as possible. But many large well-known companies hire new
people frequently without putting advertisements in newspapers, because they already have
many resumes on file. Therefore, it is not always best to apply only to companies that place ads
in newspapers. A person looking fro a job is advised to send his resume with a cover letter to a
well-known company even if a position is not then open. He can follow up with a telephone
call to inquire if his resume had been received and if any jobs are available. If the company has
not a job at that time, he can ask that they keep his material on file and contact him in the future
when something is available.
Sometimes if a company is not hiring at the time, a letter explaining that a position is not
currently available will be sent. If a person sends a letter and resume to a company that is not
then hiring and later sees an advertisement in the newspaper for a job with that company, he
should call the company to make certain they have his material on file and will consider him
for the position. So, a person has nothing to lose and everything to gain by sending in his
resume.
1. What kind of companies is the best choice for a person to write to find a job?
A. Companies that place ads in newspapers
B. Small trading companies
C. Larger, well-known companies
D. The companies which are looking for new personnel now
2. Which of the following is not true?
A. A person looking for a job should only apply to companies that advertise in newspapers.
B. Many larger, well-known companies hire new people frequently.
C. A person looking for a job is advised to send his resume with a cover letter to a
well-known company even if a position is not then open.
D. When companies decide to hire new people they usually place an ad in the newspaper to
attract as many people as possible.
3. When people are looking for jobs, what should they send to companies, according to the
passage?
A. A resume and recent photos B. A cover letter and an application
C. A resume and a cover letter D. Only a phone call
4. If you send your resume to a company that is not hiring at the time, what might the company
do?
A. The company might call you and tell you that they have no position now.
B. The company night hire you anyway.
C. The company will not write back because they are not interested in you.
D. The company might write back and tell you that there are no position available at the time.
5. According to the author, ______.
A. it is a bad idea to send in one‟s resume if one is not certain there is a job available.
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B. it is always a good idea to send in one‟s resume whether or not one is certain there is a job
available.
C. it is not necessary to send in one‟s resume if one knows that there is not a job available.
D. it is always necessary to make an inquiry phone call fist before one sends in his resume.
Passage 21
There was once a farmer, who loved near a road. It was not a busy road, but cars often
passed the farm.
Near the farm fate, there was a large hole in the road. This hole was always full of water,
and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably
shallow. Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was so deep.
The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the
hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and charge the driver a lot
of money for doing this.
One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must take a lot of money from pulling cars
out of this hole night and day.”
“Oh,no,” said the farmer, “I don‟t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole
with water.”
1. The farmer‟s home is ________.
A. beside the hole B. far from a farm C. near a road D. at the farm gate
2. _______ near the farm gate.
A. There was a tractor B. There was a large hole
C. There were a lot of cars D. There were a few farmers
3. Many cars went into the hole because the rivers ______.
A. were not careful B. didn‟t see the hole
C. liked driving through water D. could not see how deep the hole was
4. The farmer spent much time ____ in the daytime.
A. watching the hole B. digging the hole C. working on the farm D. driving a tractor
5. The farmer made a lot of money from ______.
A. growing things on the farm B. watching the gate of the farm
C. filling the hole with earth D. pulling cars out of the hole.
Passage 22
In 1781 twelve families made their way north from Mexico to California. On a stream
along the desert‟s edge, they built a settlement called Los Angeles. For many years it was a
market town, where nearby farmers and ranchers met to trade.
Then in 1890 a railroad connected Los Angeles with San Francisco and through San
Francisco to the rest of the country. The next year farmers sent their first train of oranges east.
By 1885 a new railroad supplied a direct line between Los Angeles and Chicago.
Then in the 1890‟s oil was discovered in the city. As derricks (铁架塔) went up, workers
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built many highways and pipe lines. Digging began on a harbor that would make Los Angeles
not only an ocean harbor but also a fishing center. The harbor was completed in 1914. That
year the Panama Canal opened. Suddenly Los Angeles was the busiest port on the Pacific coast.
Today the city is the main industrial center in the West. It produces goods not only for
other West Coast areas but also for those in other parts of the country. It leads the nation in
making airplanes and equipment for exploring outer space. Many motion pictures and
television programs are filmed in Los Angeles. The city is also the business center for states in
the West. Improvements in transportation are the main reason for Los Angeles‟ growth.
1. According to the passage, what was the main business activity of Los Angeles during the
years directly following its settlement?
A. Fruit growing. B. Oil producing. C. Fishing. D. Trading.
2. According to the passage, in which year were oranges first shipped from Los Angeles to the
East Coast by train?
A. 1781. B. 1876. C. 1891 D. 1890.
3. San Francisco is mentioned in the passage for which of the following reasons?
A. The settlers who founded Los Angeles came from San Francisco.
B. San Francisco connected Los Angeles with the rest of the country.
C. San Francisco was a market town where farmers came to trade.
D. Oil was discovered in San Francisco in the 1890‟s.
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as goods produced in Los Angeles?
A. Oil. B. Airplanes. C. Films. D. Trains.
5. Which of the following is the passage mainly about?
A. San Francisco. B. Los Angeles. C. The West Coast. D. The Panama Canal.
Passage 23
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money that he got.
He thought for a long time before answering and then said, “Yes, it was at school. I can
remember everything about it. Schoolboys in those days never respected teachers and never
took care of the things of the school. They often damaged their desks. There was a rule in our
school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the
whole school or have to be fined five dollars.
One day, I damaged my desk in some way. I had to tell my father I had broken the rule and
had to be fined five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. Because my father said it
would be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school, he agreed to give me five
dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and
gave me a beating.
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But as I had had one beating and wasn‟t afraid of it any more, I decided I would take
another beating at school and keep the five dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first
money I ever got.”
1. Why did the schoolboys often damage the desks in those days?
A. Because the schoolboys loved their teachers and obeyed them.
B. Because they didn‟t obey their teachers and weren‟t careful of anything in the school.
C. Because they were too small to look after the things.
D. Because their parents told them to damage them.
2. Why did Mark Twain‟s father give him five dollars?
A. Because he was very rich.
B. Because he loved his son and didn‟t want the teacher to beat his son.
C. Because he didn‟t want his son to be beaten in front of the whole school.
D. Because he didn‟t like money.
3. Where and when did Mark Twain get his first money?
He got his first money_______
A. at school when he was a schoolboy
B. at home when he damaged his desk
C. at school after his father gave him a beating
D. at home after his father gave him a beating
4. After Mark Twain was given a good beating _____ ,he got the first money.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times
5. The best title of the passage may be _____.
A. The First Money B. Schoolboys in Those Days
C. How to Get Money D. A Good Beating
Passage 24
Imaging the amazing life of the man who created the company which produced such
wonders as “Toy Story”, “The Lion King”, and “Snow White”. Everyone is familiar with that
simple but popular line. “It‟s a small world after all.” This line was created by Walt Disney
Pictures and has been made true through the depiction of hundreds of world famous fairy tales
and the creation of the world famous Disneyland fun-parks.
For decades, cartoon characters from the movies produced by Disney have been
entertaining people worldwide. So what kind of person was this genius of imagination-Walt
Disney, the man who created the Disney Kingdom?
Marc Eliot has recently published a biography on Walt Disney and has many intriguing real
life stores to tell. The book titled “Walt Disney” has already been published in 18 countries and
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16 languages. Over 450 000 copied have been sold worldwide, showing the world‟s fascination
with this legendary storyteller.
“All the books that were written about him before mine were compiled with the help of the
studio and his family, so there is always one (fixed) view of him,” Eliot said in a recent
interview. “I took a different view. I did not get any help from anybody. I think it is good to
have a balance of viewpoints.”
1. “It is a small world after all.” Means_______.
A. the world is too small to live in
B. the world id not very small for us to live
C. we don‟t like the small world very much
D. we have to try to make the small world more wonderful
2. Toy Story, The Lion King, and Snow White are________.
A. for children to watch B. for old persons to watch
C. for adults to watch D. all above
3. Marc Eliot‟s book will tell people_______.
A. something about the films that have been made by Disney
B. about the studio and film in Disneyland
C. something about Disney in different view
D. it is good to have a balance of viewpoints
4. We can infer from the passage that________
A. many people want to read something about Disney
B. it is not easy to find cartoon-makers
C. many people enjoy watching cartoon
D. watching cartoon will waste you a lot of time
5. Which is NOT right?
A. Many people are familiar with that simple but popular line.
B. W alt Disney wasted a lot of money to make more cartoons.
C. A biography on Walt Disney has been published recently.
D. Readers can find a lot stories about Walt Disney.
Passage 25
The WTO is run by its member governments. All major decisions are made by the
membership as a whole, either by ministers ( who meet at least once every two years ) or by
their ambassadors or delegates ( who meet regularly in Geneva ). Decisions are normally taken
by consensus.
In this respect, the WTO is different from some other international organizations such as
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the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. In the WTO, power is not delegated (授权)
to a board of directors or the organization‟s head.
Reaching decisions by consensus among some 150 members can be difficult. Its main
advantage is that decisions made this way are more acceptable to all members. And despite the
difficulty, some remarkable agreements have been reached. Nevertheless, proposals for the
creation of a smaller executive body －perhaps like a board of directors each representing
different groups of countries － are heard periodically. But for now, the WTO is a
member-driven, consensus-based organization.
1. Who runs the WTO?
A. The membership B. The ambassadors or delegates.
C. Its member governments. D. The ministers.
2. How do all major decisions come into being?
A. They are made only by ministers.
B. They are made by ministers, ambassadors and delegates together.
C. They are made by their ambassadors or delegates who meet at least once every two years.
D. None of them.
3. How about the power in the WTO?
A. It is delegated to a board of directors.
B. It is delegated to the organization‟s head.
C. It is delegated to neither a board of directors nor the organization‟s head.
D. It is delegated to both a board of directors and the organization‟s head.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is not correct?
A. Reaching decisions by consensus among some 150 members can not be easy.
B. It‟s impossible to reach an agreement because of the difficulty.
C. By this way, the decisions are more acceptable.
D. The way of reaching decisions by consensus is executive.
5. How to describe the WTO?
A. A member-driven and consensus-based organization.
B. An executive body.
C. A board of directors.
D. The organization begins as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
Passage 26
Helen Keller was a normal child at birth in 1880. For the first nineteen months of her life,
she was like other pretty, happy babies in every way. Then, one day a sudden illness came
down upon her. Although medical knowledge was not as great then as it is now, Helen Keller
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did not die but lost her sight and hearing. As a result, she became dumb as well. For the next
seven years, she lived in a world of darkness, without sound or words.
On March 3, 1887, a teacher, Anne Sullivan came to live with her. Miss Sullivan was a
special kind of teacher. She had been blind during part of her own childhood and had learned to
read Braille (布莱叶盲文), a system of writing for blind people, so that she understood Helen,
loved her and believed that she could teach her.
Helen was a difficult pupil at first, but in a month, Helen had learned how to understand
signs and how to make them herself. In time, in spite of her great difficulties, Helen learned to
read, write and speak, even though she was deaf and blind. She even went to college and had a
full education. She wrote many books. Her best book is The Story of My Life.
1. The expression in Paragraph 1 “came down upon” means “________.”
A. went down B. struck C. stroke D. fell behind
2. The sentence in Paragraph 1 “medical knowledge was not as great then as it is now” means
“______.”
A. medical science was less understood then than it is now
B. medical science was less developed at that time than it is today
C. medical knowledge had less influence then than it has now
D. medical knowledge had less use at that time than it has today
3. Helen Keller________.
A. was not only blind and deaf but also dumb B. was dumb for seventeen years
C. learned Braille very well at first D. had a full education by herself
4. The writer implies that _______.
A. the best among Helen Keller‟s book is about the writer‟s life
B. Helen Keller‟s best book was written by herself
C. Helen Keller wrote her best book to the writer
D. Helen Keller wrote a book about herself
5. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Helen Keller was very clever, pretty and happy when she was a girl.
B. Helen Keller was a nineteen-months baby before she lost her sight and hearing.
C. Anne Sullivan understood Helen because she was blind when she was a girl.
D. Helen Keller overcame a lot of difficulties and finished her study at college.
Passage 27
From the earliest times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to
collect and save the world‟s art treasures.
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre in Paris,
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France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.
The Louvre hasn‟t been always a museum. The first building was a fort (炮台；要塞). In
1190, it was the king‟s castle with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat to keep out his
enemies.
Over the years, the number of buildings around the castle grew. By 1350, the castle was no
longer needed as a fort. The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens.
During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During days of war, many treasures
were stolen, and the buildings were damaged. When Francis I became King of France in 1515,
he brought in artists from many countries. One of the artists was Leonardo da Vinci (达芬奇)
from Italy. Da Vinci‟s “Mona-Li-sa” is the best known painting in the museum today.
The Louvre became a public museum in 1973,just as it is at the present time. It is a place
where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.
1.Which of the following is not true?
A. The Louvre used to be a fort a very long time ago.
B. French kings and queens once lived in the Louvre.
C. The Louvre was taken by enemies in 1190.
D. Many treasures were brought into the Louvre over the years.
2.Why is it good for art to be kept in public museum?
A. It helps to remember who the King of France is.
B. It keeps people out of the palaces.
C. It gives everyone a chance to enjoy good art.
D. It helps people to know who the greatest artist is.
3.In the third passage the under-lined word “moat” most probably means _______.
A. a high tower built in former times where soldiers watched out for enemies
B. a long and deep ditch (壕沟) dug round a castle and was usually filled with water
C. a cart pulled by horses on which soldiers fought
D. a long and high wall around a castle
4. From the passage we know _____.
A. the art treasures were collected only from European countries
B.the Louvre has been always a place to keep art treasures
C.the collections in the museum are priceless
D.the collections have been always well protected all the time
Passage 28
About 150 years ago the children of a poor farmer who lived in South Africa found a
pretty pebble (鹅卵石) on the bank of a river. The pebble shone brightly in spot. Then they
tossed (扔) it aside. The next day a neighbor saw it and offered to buy it. The children and the
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mother told him that he could have it for nothing. Who ever heard of selling a pebble?
The pebble turned out to be a large diamond. No one had known that there are diamonds
in South Africa. Today a large part of all the diamonds in the world come from a region not far
from the place where the children found their bright pebble.
Diamonds are crystals of carbon. Carbon is a very common material. Coal, for example is
made up mostly of carbon. But the carbon of coal is not in crystal form.. Clear crystals of
carbon－are very rare.
The word “diamond” comes from a Greek word meaning “the unconquerable”. The
diamond got its name because of its hardness. No other material is so hard. It is used in tools
for cutting and drilling into very hard substances. Some saws, for example, have tiny diamonds
set in the teeth.
1. The children and their mother gave the people to their neighbor and asked nothing for it
because __________ .
A. they were good neighbors B. they didn‟t need money
C. they thought it silly to sell a pebble D. they didn‟t know it was a diamond
2. For a long time, people didn‟t know that _______ .
A. there are diamonds in South Africa B. diamond is the hardest of all substances
C. “diamond” is originally a Greek word D. diamonds are crystals of carbon
3. The original meaning of the word “diamond” in Greek suggests ______ .
A. rareness B. hardness C. crystal form D. bright spots
4. Diamond and coal are similar to each other in ________ .
A. physical properties B. brightness C. chemical composition D. appearance
5. This passage can be best described as _________ .
A. persuading B. informative C. entertaining D. expressive
Passage 29
If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about
rate, or speed, of reading:
1.Knowing why you are reading－what you are reading to find out－will often help you
to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Example are directions for making or
doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important
information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and
understand each important idea.
3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Example are simple stories meant for
enjoyment, newsletters from friends, items, or bits of news from the local paper, telling what is
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happening to friends and neighbors.
4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to
fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more
careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
1. According to the passage , your reading speed depends on ______ .
A. whether the reading material is interesting or not
B. what you are reading and the time you can offer
C. what your purpose in reading something is
D. whether the information concerns the hometown
2. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up _______ .
A. an enjoyable story book B. a book on science and technology
C. business letters from work D. some material full of information
3. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?
A. Fairy tales. B. Aesop‟s Fables. C. Product directions D. An evening paper
4. In suggestion 3 the word “items” means ______ .
A. useful objects B. pieces of news C. test questions D. local papers
5. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?
A. How to decide your reading speed B. How to raise your reading speed
C. How to know your reading speed D. How to choose your reading materials
Passage 30
Japan has a problem many other countries would envy－its workforce works too hard.
Curing Japanese workers of the disease “workaholism” is providing a difficult job, partly
because many of them like work better than anything else, experts say.
Last month, the Japanese Government passed a law for a 40 hour working week, down
from 48 hours, to let people spend time away from the office of factory. But it could be many
years before average work hours fall to the new level.
In 1985, Japanese workers worked an average of 2168 hours a year. By comparison,
people in Britain worked 1952 hours, the United States 1924, Germany 1659 and France 1643.
Many Japanese workers work longer hours mot only because of devotion and the pleasure
of the job, but also of fear and inefficiency.
Many people feel that if they take a week off, they will lose touch with the business and
fall behind other people. So they would rather stay at their desks. It is also considered bad form
in many offices to leave before the boss. So workers will sit at their desks pretending to be busy
until their boss finally puts on his jacket and heads out of the door.
1. The passage tells that in Japan ______ .
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A. the boss is usually the last to leave the office
B. workers are the busiest just before going home
C. workers are usually busier than the boss
D. the boss is usually the first to leave the office
2. The Japanese government is trying to get workers to ________ .
A. work more efficiently B. stay away from the office
C. work fewer hours D. work even harder
3. “Workaholism” is likely to occur when one _________ .
A. has to do a very difficult job B. suffers a lot at work
C. work long hours in a place D. love one‟s work too much
4. According to the passage, Japanese is facing a problem because many workers ________ .
A. take days off because of disease B. do not want to leave work
C. fear their bosses D. work inefficiently
5.Which of the following statements is supported by the last paragraph of the passage?
A. The workers in Japan love their work, value their work and work hard.
B. The bosses in Japan do not work hard.
C. The workers in Japan often pretend to be working hard during the working time.
D. It is a habit that a boss should leave earlier than his work-men.
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Example 1
An Application Letter
Dear Sir or Madam,
I saw your wanted advertisement for a marketing post in the local newspaper. I have great
interest in applying for it. I think I can be the person you want.
I will graduate from college this June. My major is marketing and I have learned many
courses about it. What‟s more, I have had a part time job as a marketing promoter for a large
company. Its product is cosmetics. I sold it among my schoolmates and friends quite well. And
I once won award from the company for my outstanding achievements. As I have knowledge
and experience in marketing and I like marketing, I think I have the ability to fulfill the task
you will assign to me and do it to your satisfaction.
I hope you can give me an interview at your convenience. You can inform me by phone or
e-mail. My telephone number is … and my e-mail site is …Thank you for reading my letter.
Yours sincerely
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Example 2
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Smoking. You
should write at least 100 words and your composition should include the following three points
(given in Chinese):
1. 目前的状况
2. 吸烟的有害影响
3. 解决这个问题的建议
On Smoking
Smoking is a serious problem for both China and the world. There are many smokers in the
world. What is more, the number of smokers is increasing, among whom there are many
children and females.
Smoking is extremely harmful. Firstly, it does harm to the health of both the smoker and
the people surrounding him. According to the scientific research, a lot of cancer cases result
from smoking. Secondly, smoking can cause pollution, especially air pollution which in turn
does harm to people‟s health. Thirdly, it is also a source of potential danger. It is reported that
many fire disaster are caused by smoking.
So it is quite urgent to solve this problem. Although it is a quite difficult task. To get rid of
smoking, following steps should be taken. Firstly, regulations should be set up to restrict the
production of cigarettes. Secondly, smoking should be banned in public areas. Those who
smoke in non-smoking areas should be heavily fined. Thirdly, the media should inform the
public of the harm of smoking. I am sure that so long as such steps are taken, this problem will
be solved.
Example 3
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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Don‟t
Hesitate to Say „No‟. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your
composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 别人请求帮助时，在什么情况下我们会说“不”
2. 为什么有些人在该说“不”的时候不说“不”
3. 该说“不”时不说“不”的坏处
Don‟t Hesitate to Say “No”
It is very difficult to say “No” to a request, especially to a request from a close friend.
However, on some occasions, you have to say “ No”. for example, suppose one friend of yours
asks you to take exams for him, and he promises to offer you some material benefits, to such
request, definitely, you should say “ No”.
In real life, there are many people who do not say “ No” when they should do so. There are
several reasons for this practice. One important one is that they fear they would lose the friend.
When we should say “ No‟, don‟t hesitate to say so. Otherwise you do harm to both you
and the one who made the request. For example, if some one bribes you and you don‟t say
“ No‟ to it, both of you may end up in prison.
So do not hesitate to say “ No”, when you need to do so.
Example 4
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Water. You should
write at least 100 words and your composition should include the following three points (given
in Chinese):
Outline
(1) 水的重要性。
(2) 水是有限的。
(3) 节约用水人人有责。
Water
Water is the base of life. It is an undeniable fact that there is no life if there is no water.
People have to use water to satisfy their thirst, to maintain personal and their belonging‟s
cleanness, to wash the food they eat, to irrigate the crops they plant, and to build the house they
need. Animals and plants also need water in the similar way as men do.
The world‟s water supply is fixed and limited. It is a well known fact that water is in short
supply in many parts of the world. On the one hand, the great demand for water in every
aspects of modern life is growing very fast. People and society need more water to meet their
demands. On the other hand, serious pollution limits our supply of usable water. It not only
makes some water dangerous to drink, but also unhealthy to irrigate our crops.
Therefore, it is very necessary for us to realize that we should value each drop of water. It is
our duty to take care of water and make an effort in saving water. If we do not take any actions
to save water right mow, it may be run out some day.
Example 5
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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Private Cars. You
should write at least 100 words and your composition should include the following three points
(given in Chinese):
Outline
(1) 私人轿车在中国日益盛行。
(2) 拥有私人轿车的好处。
(3) 在中国普及私人轿车仍存在的问题
Private Cars
With the increase in the general standard of living, some ordinary Chinese families can
afford a car. More and more people are buying private cars today. There are even more who are
wishing to buy one some day. Private cars have become a symbol of status and success.
There are many advantages of owning a private car. It is convenient to drive your own car
whenever you want and wherever you want to go. You needn‟t check out the bus or train
schedules. Moreover, it is safe and comfortable to drive a car at night than to walk in a dark
street to catch a bus to go home.
On the other hand, there are some disadvantages. First, it is very expensive to own a car. It
is expensive to buy a car, to maintain it and the price of fuel is also increasing fast. Second, it is
difficult to find a place to park a car since there are not many parking lots. Finally, private cars
may cause worry and stress. There might be more chances of some traffic accidents or of the
car being stolen.
Example 6
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Advantages
and Disadvantages of Internet. You should write at least 100 words and your composition
should include the following three points (given in Chinese):
Outline
(1) 因特网给人们带来很多好处。
(2) 因特网也带来一些不利影响。
(3) 我的看法。
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet
With the development of computers, the Internet has become widely used. On the one
hand, the Internet shows us a closer and wider world than ever before. Through the Internet, we
can discuss international crisis, football matches, or viewpoints on everything with known or
unknown people. The world seems smaller than before. Just staying at home, we can get all
kinds of useful and latest information we need. We can do shopping, book tickets, look for a
job and so on. In a word, Internet makes our life more convenient.
However, on the other hand, Internet has also brought us many problems. First of all, there
is too much rubbish on the net. A lot of useless and bad information is sent to us. It has led to
the increasing difficulty in finding what we want. Moreover, time is wasted on playing games,
and sometimes we become addicted to Internet without being able to come out of it.
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In my opinion, Internet plays a very important role in our modern life. There is no doubt
that Internet has contributed and will contribute greatly to our life. When we use it, we must be
cautious of its bad effects upon us.
Example 7
For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 80 words on
Family Cars in China. Remember your composition must be written according to the following
outline.
Outline:
1. 小汽车正在进入中国家庭。
2. 家用汽车的利和弊。
Family Cars in China
With the development of car industry and the improvement of people‟s living standard in
China, more and more cars are going into Chinese families. Some families have cars made in
China, and others own cars imported from abroad. They drive them either to work or for
holidays.
Cares have quite a number of advantages. It is very convenient to travel by cars, and this
saves a lot of time. As a means of transportation easy to handle, family cars can carry not only
people, but also goods. They can go almost anywhere owning to their small size. That is why
more and more families are trying to buy them.
However, just as a coin has two sides, cars also have some disadvantages. They cost the
owners a lot of monye for the fuel, insurance and maintenace; they are responsible for air
pollution; and what‟s more, car accidents kill hundreds of people each year and traffic jams
happen very often. All these cause us many problems. Therefore, we should work out some
ways to solve them.
Example 8
Turn Off Your Mobile Phone
In modern times, science develops very fast. New technical inventions appear time and
again, such as internet MP3, MP4, mobile phone, etc. The mobile phone has many advantages.
It provides very convenient contact and communication between people. Wherever we are, we
can chat with our parents and friends through it. If you are a businessman you can benefit
greatly from it, of course. It saves much trouble in our travel and communication.
At the same time, mobile has some disadvantages. Firstly, it may be harmful to our
health. As it radiates a lot in transmitting messages, the strong radiations will do harm to our
ears and brain. Another disadvantage is that, many students spend too much money on it so that
they don't have enough money for food. This usually results in poor health. Moreover, using the
mobile phone can be a nuisance. For example, in a quiet classroom, a sudden noise made by the
phone will interrupt the teacher and students‟ attention. So we should turn off our mobile phone
in some situations.
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