A) A natural gift.
B) Extensive knowledge of music.
C) Very early training.
D) A prejudice-free society.
30. Which of the following titles best summarises the main idea of the passage?
A) Jewish Contribution to Music
B) Training of Musicians in the World
C) Music and Society
D) The Making of Prodigies
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are
four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes
the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a
single line through the center.
31. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite ________ used late for his
lecture.
A) to have students
B) for students’ being
C) for students to be
D) to students’ being
32. You should have been more patient ________ that customer; I’m sure that selling
him the watch was a possibility.
A) of
B) with
C) for
D) at
33. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university
________.
A) has been accepted
B) have been accepted
C) was accepted
D) were accepted
34. This box is too heavy, ________ give me a hand?
A) would you mind
B) would you please
C) will you like to
D) will you please to
35. ________ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.
A) As soon as
B) As well as
C) So far as
D) So long as
36. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be
established in every town ________ 50 households or more.
A) having
B) to have
C) to have had
D) having had
37. People appreciate ________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A) to work
B) to have worked
C) working
D) having worked
38. The man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ________ himself.
A) injure
B) had injured
C) injured
D) would injure
39. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military
threat.
A) up
B) to
C) in
D) at
40. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he
succeeded ________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A) which
B) that
C) what
D) where
41. If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ________ would be getting
sick.
A) a lot of more us
B) more a lot of us
C) a lot of us more
D) a lot more of us
42. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems. ________ obtaining water is
not the least.
A) for which
B) to which
C) of which
D) in which
43. Which sport has the most expenses ________ training equipment, players’ personal
equipment and uniforms?
A) in place of
B) in terms of
C) by means of
D) by way of
44. They are going to have the serviceman ________ an electric fan in the office
tomorrow.
A) install
B) to install
C) to be installed
D) installed
45. I’m sure he is up to the job ________ he would give his mind to it.
A) if only
B) in case
C) until
D) unless
46. The car ________ halfway for no reason.
A) broke off
B) broke down
C) broke up
D) broke out
47. The newcomers found it impossible to ________ themselves to the climate
sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A) suit
B) adapt
C) regulate
D) coordinate
48. A ________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A) result
B) response
C) settlement
D) solution
49. You have nothing to ________ by refusing to listen to our advice.
A) gain
B) grasp
C) seize
D) earn
50. As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child’s size.
A) compressed
B) shrank
C) dropped
D) decreased
51. He hoped the firm would ________ him to the Paris branch.
A) exchange
B) transmit
C) transfer
D) remove
52. Having decided to rent a flat, we ________ contacting all the accommodation
agencies in the city.
A) set about
B) set down
C) set out
D) set up
53. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.
A) originally
B) extremely
C) violently
D) intensively
54. ________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine
affection for each other.
A) But for
B) For all
C) Above all
D) Except for
55. One day I ________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English
professor at a nearby state college.
A) came across
B) came about
C) came after
D) came at
56. She was complaining that the doctor was ________ too much for the treatment he
was giving her.
A) expending
B) offering
C) costing
D) charging
57. The manager spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness
shown by his employees.
A) virtues
B) features
C) properties
D) characteristics
58. Since the matter was extremely ________, we dealt with it immediately.
A) tough
B) tense
C) urgent
D) instant
59. You don’t have to be in such a hurry, I would rather you ________ on business first.
A) would go
B) will go
C) went
D) have gone
60. When I try to understand ________ that prevents so many Americans from being as
happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A) why it does
B) what it does
C) what it is
D) why it is
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four
choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should
choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
During recent years we have heard much about “race”: how this race does certain
things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the __61__ phenomenon of
race consists of a few surface indications.
We judge race usually __62__ the colouring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a
yellow race and a black race. But __63__ you were to remove the skin you could not
__64__ anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is __65__ in
physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to __66__ a difference.
There are four types of blood. __67__ types are found in every race, and no type is
distinct to any race. Human brains are the __68__. No scientists could examine a brain
and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will __69__ in size, but
this occurs within every race. __70__ does size have anything to do with intelligence. The
largest brain __71__ examined belonged to a person of weak __72__. On the other hand,
some of our most distinguished, people have had __73__ brains.
Mental tests which are reasonably __74__ show no differences in intelligence
between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of
any race. __75__ equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average
standings, either on account of race or geographical location.
Individuals of every race __76__ civilization to go backward or forward. Training
and education can change the response of a group of people __77__ enable them to
behave in a __78__ way.
The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can
always go back or go on to something new __79__ is better and higher than anything
__80__ the past.
61. A) complete
B) full
C) total
D) whole
62. A) in
B) from
C) at
D) on
63. A) since
B) if
C) as
D) while
64. A) speak
B) talk
C) tell
D) mention
65. A) something
B) everything
C) nothing
D) anything
66. A) display
B) indicate
C) demonstrate
D) appear
67. A) All
B) Most
C) No
D) Some
68. A) same
B) identical
C) similar
D) alike
69. A) remain
B) increase
C) decrease
D) vary
70. A) Only
B) Or
C) Nor
D) So
71. A) ever
B) then
C) never
D) once
72. A) health
B) body
C) mind
D) thought
73. A) big
B) small
C) minor
D) major
74. A) true
B) exact
C) certain
D) accurate
75. A) Provided
B) Concerning
C) Given
D) Following
76. A) make
B) cause
C) move
D) turn
77. A) and
B) but
C) though
D) so
78. A) ordinary
B) peculiar
C) usual
D) common
79. A) that
B) what
C) whichever
D) whatever
80. A) for
B) to
C) within
D) in
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the
topic Harmfulness of Fake Commodities. You should write at least 100
words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in
Chinese) below:
1. 目前社会上有不少假冒伪劣商品(fake commodities)。