CLOZE［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
Nobody likes insects.They are___26___ and sometimes dangerous. Some of them bite us and give us disease; others bite us and give us big red___ 27___.Some don’t bite, but they just fly round our heads or crawl round our houses and gardens. And we don’t like any of them,___28___those lovely butterflies. But insects are interesting. First, they are very old animals. Three hundred and twenty million years ago there were no men or other___29___in the world but there were insects. Today,___30___every square mile of land there are millions of them flying and crawling___31___. Second ,insects are very___ 32___to their habitat, to their food and to the whole.___33___do people use insecticides? Not many insects ___34 ___us. In many cases we don’t see the insects and we don’t think much about them. The ___35 ___is that insects eat so much of mans food, and there are so many billions of them. We must use insecticides to___36__them. An insecticide is simply a special chemical___37___with some poisonous elements.Farmers___38 ___their crops very often and the insects die quickly .Of course some poisonous chemicals may ___39 ___on the crops or in the ___40___and that is also dangerous.
26. A. wickedB. disgustedC. troublingD. annoying
27. A. placesB. pointsC. spotsD. spects
28. A.besidesB. let aloneC. except forD. except
29. A. mammalsB.amphibiansC. reptilesD. birds
30. A. onB. withC. throughoutD. in
31. A. overB. aboveC. aboutD.up
32. A. suitableB. adaptableC. agreeableD. variable
33. A. WhenB. HowC. WhereD. Why
34. A. pierceB. woundC. hurtD. pin
35. A. differenceB. conditionC. methodD. reason
36. A. put an end toB. get rid ofC. take care ofD. get hold of
37. A. medicineB.componentC. compoundD. material
38. A. sprayB. coverC. powderD. splash
39. A. dropB. stayC. evaporateD. leave
40. A. soilB. dirtC. clayD. mud
PART ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET
41. Everyone must have liked the cake because there wasn’t even a ____ left.
A. crutchB. chipC. chopD. clip
42. Mary ____when she found her husband drunk again.
A. blew her topB. became abnormal
C. was affectedD. in opposition
43. During the famine many people____ eating grass and leaves.
A. felt inclined toB. were confronted with
C. got accustomed toD. were reduced to
44. My wife____an old dictionary last night.
A. came onB. came off
C. came out D. came up
45. The accused man____his innocence by proving that he was aboard when the murder was committed.
A. foundB. foundedC. ignoredD. established
46. He has got too much ____to worry about your problem.
A. on his mindB. out of mind
C. off his mindD. to his mind
47. You are too rigid: you must learn to change your plans when the situation ____it.
A. calls onB. calls for
C. calls forthD. calls in
48. If you expenses____your income, you will be in debt.
A. surpassB. exceedC. surviveD. pass
49. You can ____your story by leaving out some unimportant details.
A. abridgeB. rewriteC. revealD. change
50. Could you please give me a hand? Let’s____the bookcase into place.
A. shootB. shoveC. containD. indicate
51. The mother sat by the window____the hole in her coat.
A. healingB. resumingC. minglingD. patching
52. The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers’ wages, saying that it would ____the profit.
A. cut offB. cut shortC. cut intoD. cut up
53. Her ____ to executive manager is an acknowledgement of her hard work and unusual talent.
A. professionB. occupation
C. resignationD. promotion
54. We had to learn to work with others and many of our own ideas had to be____for the good of the whole.
A. thrown awayB. compensated
C. brushed asideD. neglected
55. The old couple were not rich themselves, but they hated to turn away anyone who were____ food and shelter.
A. at the mercy ofB. on the point of
C. with the exception ofD. in need of
56. The clumsy movement of the giant panda amused all the____.
A. visitorsB. witnessesC. watchersD. spectators
57. He wanted very much to run for a second term, but owing to poor health, he was ____to give it up.
A. drivenB. permittedC. rebukedD. compelled
58. You can ____different kinds of people, dictionaries or encyclopedia to find out what you wish to know.
A. contactB. containC. consultD. convert
59. Part of the lake has been polluted. You can see the water is covered with ____oil.
A. a coat ofB. a story ofC. a film ofD. a pad of
60. Applications have poured in____assignments to remote regions of the country.
A. requiringB. beggingC. requestingD. awaiting
61. In his____to further his knowledge of the universe, man has now begun to explore space.
A. endeavorB. expeditionC. trailD. chase
62. After a careful examination, the doctor____a new medical and a two-day rest for the patient.
A. describedB. inscribedC. prescribedD. transcribed
63. The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her ____.
A. shakeB. sweatC. shiverD. swing
64. The groom’s hand____the soft mane of the horse.
A. struckB. provokedC. fondledD. remarked
65. If the right kind of extracurricular activities is organized, those children who have a(an)____of energy will have a chance to develop their talents much more quickly.
A. consumptionB. explorationC. exhaustionD. excess
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
Nobody likes insects.They are___26___ and sometimes dangerous. Some of them bite us and give us disease; others bite us and give us big red___ 27___.Some don’t bite, but they just fly round our heads or crawl round our houses and gardens. And we don’t like any of them,___28___those lovely butterflies. But insects are interesting. First, they are very old animals. Three hundred and twenty million years ago there were no men or other___29___in the world but there were insects. Today,___30___every square mile of land there are millions of them flying and crawling___31___. Second ,insects are very___ 32___to their habitat, to their food and to the whole.___33___do people use insecticides? Not many insects ___34 ___us. In many cases we don’t see the insects and we don’t think much about them. The ___35 ___is that insects eat so much of mans food, and there are so many billions of them. We must use insecticides to___36__them. An insecticide is simply a special chemical___37___with some poisonous elements.Farmers___38 ___their crops very often and the insects die quickly .Of course some poisonous chemicals may ___39 ___on the crops or in the ___40___and that is also dangerous.
26. A. wickedB. disgustedC. troublingD. annoying
27. A. placesB. pointsC. spotsD. spects
28. A.besidesB. let aloneC. except forD. except
29. A. mammalsB.amphibiansC. reptilesD. birds
30. A. onB. withC. throughoutD. in
31. A. overB. aboveC. aboutD.up
32. A. suitableB. adaptableC. agreeableD. variable
33. A. WhenB. HowC. WhereD. Why
34. A. pierceB. woundC. hurtD. pin
35. A. differenceB. conditionC. methodD. reason
36. A. put an end toB. get rid ofC. take care ofD. get hold of
37. A. medicineB.componentC. compoundD. material
38. A. sprayB. coverC. powderD. splash
39. A. dropB. stayC. evaporateD. leave
40. A. soilB. dirtC. clayD. mud
PART ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET
41. Everyone must have liked the cake because there wasn’t even a ____ left.
A. crutchB. chipC. chopD. clip
42. Mary ____when she found her husband drunk again.
A. blew her topB. became abnormal
C. was affectedD. in opposition
43. During the famine many people____ eating grass and leaves.
A. felt inclined toB. were confronted with
C. got accustomed toD. were reduced to
44. My wife____an old dictionary last night.
A. came onB. came off
C. came out D. came up
45. The accused man____his innocence by proving that he was aboard when the murder was committed.
A. foundB. foundedC. ignoredD. established
46. He has got too much ____to worry about your problem.
A. on his mindB. out of mind
C. off his mindD. to his mind
47. You are too rigid: you must learn to change your plans when the situation ____it.
A. calls onB. calls for
C. calls forthD. calls in
48. If you expenses____your income, you will be in debt.
A. surpassB. exceedC. surviveD. pass
49. You can ____your story by leaving out some unimportant details.
A. abridgeB. rewriteC. revealD. change
50. Could you please give me a hand? Let’s____the bookcase into place.
A. shootB. shoveC. containD. indicate
51. The mother sat by the window____the hole in her coat.
A. healingB. resumingC. minglingD. patching
52. The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers’ wages, saying that it would ____the profit.
A. cut offB. cut shortC. cut intoD. cut up
53. Her ____ to executive manager is an acknowledgement of her hard work and unusual talent.
A. professionB. occupation
C. resignationD. promotion
54. We had to learn to work with others and many of our own ideas had to be____for the good of the whole.
A. thrown awayB. compensated
C. brushed asideD. neglected
55. The old couple were not rich themselves, but they hated to turn away anyone who were____ food and shelter.
A. at the mercy ofB. on the point of
C. with the exception ofD. in need of
56. The clumsy movement of the giant panda amused all the____.
A. visitorsB. witnessesC. watchersD. spectators
57. He wanted very much to run for a second term, but owing to poor health, he was ____to give it up.
A. drivenB. permittedC. rebukedD. compelled
58. You can ____different kinds of people, dictionaries or encyclopedia to find out what you wish to know.
A. contactB. containC. consultD. convert
59. Part of the lake has been polluted. You can see the water is covered with ____oil.
A. a coat ofB. a story ofC. a film ofD. a pad of
60. Applications have poured in____assignments to remote regions of the country.
A. requiringB. beggingC. requestingD. awaiting
61. In his____to further his knowledge of the universe, man has now begun to explore space.
A. endeavorB. expeditionC. trailD. chase
62. After a careful examination, the doctor____a new medical and a two-day rest for the patient.
A. describedB. inscribedC. prescribedD. transcribed
63. The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her ____.
A. shakeB. sweatC. shiverD. swing
64. The groom’s hand____the soft mane of the horse.
A. struckB. provokedC. fondledD. remarked
65. If the right kind of extracurricular activities is organized, those children who have a(an)____of energy will have a chance to develop their talents much more quickly.
A. consumptionB. explorationC. exhaustionD. excess