Part I Vocabulary and Structure (35%) 1. The last decade ______ tremendous changes in the means of transportation.
A. treating heart attack victims
B. releasing people’s fears
C. treatment for infertility
D. curing cancer
2. When they entered the room, they found the windows open and something _____.
A. it may be out of human control
B. it has brought about few benefits so far
C. people still know little about it
D. people are afraid of such technology
3. You can join us for this activity ______ you follow these rules strictly.
56.A. made
B. took
C. did
D. set
57.A. among
B. through
C. between
D. upon
58.A. was
B. is
C. has been
D. should be
59.A. reason
B. for
C. because
D. since
60.A. Amounts
B. Much
C. A great deal
D. Most
61.A. open to
B. opened to
C. open for
D. opened for
62.A. near
B. since
C. towards
D. to
63.A. waited
B. wait
C. waiting
D. to wait
64.A. was painted
B. has been painted
C. gets painted
D. had been paint
65.A. all
B. whole
C. every
D. each
66.A. cover
B. make
C. cost
D. spend
67.A. about
B. on
C. in
D. for
68.A. that
B. which
C. where
D. what
69.A. that
B. those
C. it
D. them
70.A. in
B. by
C. with
D. after
71.A. cloth
B. clothing
C. clothes
D. dressing
72.A. many pieces of
B. many bits of
C. a great many
D. many a
73.A. which
B. that
C. when
D. where
74.A. firstly
B. at first
C. first
D. early
75.A. the other
B. other
C. others
D. another
4. The research scientists often meet with problems ______new types of instruments for their solution. 5. The house is well decorated ______ the disarrangement of a few photos. 6. Without computers, we ______ the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades. 7. The tree, the branches ______ are almost bare, is a very old one. 8. What’s dons is done, It’s no use ______ anyone for it. 9. It is the boy’s laziness that ______ his failure in the exam. 10. I can’t ______ this type of computer; it’s too expensive. 12. Thank you for the ______ you did me to move the sofa upstairs. 13. As for the quality of this model of color TV sets, the ones made in Chine are by no means ____those imported. 14. This well-known international organization was ______ several years ago. 15. The couples had to move to the north because they found it hard to ______ themselves to the hot climate in the south. 16. I remembered ______ the door before I left the house. 17. I didn’t hear ______because there was too much noise where I was sitting. 18. George took ______ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden. 19. We found that the plane ______when we got to the airport. 20. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic ______ in the country. 21. The reason I didn’t attend the lecture was simply ______ I got a bad cold that day. 22. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, ______ . 23. Such a reliable person as him won’t make ______ promises. 24. In English vocabulary, words of French ______ are not rare. 25. One new ______ to learning a foreign language is to study the language in its cultural context. 26. Staring at the ruins of his house, he couldn’t ______ how the fire had broken out. 27. I didn’t know what to do, but then an idea ______ to me suddenly. 28. The government has lost a great deal of ______ because of the large increase in food price. 29. I continued to study ______ the discouragement I had received. 30. They said I had given ______ the whistle was worth. 31. It is necessary to ______ a large vocabulary in learning a language. 32. Many people in Africa seem to be ______ of the American way of life: driving everywhere. 33. One requirement for this job is that you must be ______ to work on weekends. 34. Rain does not ______ bring down the temperature. 35. Theory is based on practice and ______ serves and guides practice. Part II Reading Comprehension (40%) Passage 1 In Western countries people have been using the installment(分期付款)plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installment. In the U.S. , the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan. The price of an article bought on installment is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment(首期付款)when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full piece is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made. Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and each of the following installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.
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