A) She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.
B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.
C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.
D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.
28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.
A) she was ill-informed of the government’s policy
B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines
C) she had not consulted the government before the visit
D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola
29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?
A) She paid no attention to them.
B) She made more appearances on TV.
C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.
D) She rose to argue with her opponents.
30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?
A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.
B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.
C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.
D) It had affected her relations with the British government.
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. I went along thinking of nothing ________, only looking at things around me,
A) in particular
B) in harmony
C) in doubt
D) in brief
32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ________ the
quality of the programs.
A) lessened
B) declined
C) affected
D) effected
33. I must congratulate you ________ the excellent design of the new bridge.
A) with
B) of
C) at
D) on
34. There is a fully ________ health center on the ground floor of the main office
building.
A) installed
B) equipped
C) provided
D) projected
35. For more than 20 years, we’ve been supporting educational programs that ________
from kindergartens to colleges.
A) move
B) shift
C) range
D) spread
36. The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.
A) convention
B) confinement
C) principle
D) discipline
37. The test results are beyond ________; they have been repeated in labs all over the
world.
A) negotiation
B) conflict
C) bargain
D) dispute
38. I was so ________ in today’s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.
A) amazed
B) neglected
C) confused
D) amused
39. It ________ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when
you buy both.
A) presents
B) entitles
C) credits
D) tips
40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ________ to the movement of
people from place to place.
A) barrier
B) fence
C) prevention
D) jam
41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set
up some ________ shops in the residential area.
A) flowing
B) drifting
C) mobile
D) unstable
42. Mr. Smith says: “The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ________ it.”
A) overtaking
B) enlarging
C) widening
D) exaggerating
43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.
A) on the other hand
B) on the contrary
C) in short
D) or else
44. It was the first time that such a ________ had to be taken at a British nuclear power
station.
A) presentation
B) precaution
C) preparation
D) prediction
45. ________ that he wasn’t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different
hotel.
A) Perceiving
B) Penetrating
C) Puzzling
D) Preserving
46. The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include all
aspects of the clothing business.
A) multiply
B) lengthen
C) expand
D) stretch
47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.
A) consumption
B) credit
C) exhaustion
D) expense
48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.
A) identical
B) indispensable
C) intelligent
D) inevitable
49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the ‘best in the
class.
A) comes to
B) comes up to
C) comes on to
D) comes around to
50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking.
A) relief
B) revival
C) substitute
D) succession
51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel.
A) rates
B) thicknesses
C) proportions
D) densities
52. You should try to ________ your ambition and be more realistic.
A) reserve
B) restrain
C) retain
D) replace
53. Nancy is only a sort of ________ of her husband’s opinion and has no ideas of her
own.
A) sample
B) reproduction
C) shadow
D) echo
54. Now that spring is here, you can ________ these fur coats till you need them again
next winter.
A) put over
B) put away
C) put off
D) put down
55. There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.
A) hint
B) notion
C) dot
D) phrase
56. Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.
A) seek
B) inquire
C) search
D) consult
57. At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.
A) copying
B) following
C) imitating
D) modeling
58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.
A) failure
B) lack
C) absence
D) drop
59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ________ all aspects of
urban planning.
A) inserts
B) grips
C) performs
D) embraces
60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audience
couldn’t help yawning.
A) tedious
B) bored
C) clumsy
D) tired
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.
Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in
America. It’s the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__
goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, “By the way, we won
World War II.”
The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s __64__ funny. The recent surveys
on __65__ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of
American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__
against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence
was __69__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds
cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get
the answers right, some are __72__ guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of
international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as
individuals.
The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the
__78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性)
__80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.
61. A) about
B) in
C) for
D) by
62. A) shaking
B) waving
C) nodding
D) speaking
63. A) in
B) after
C) for
D) up
64. A) rarely
B) so
C) too
D) not
65. A) historical
B) educational
C) cultural
D) political
66. A) distinguish
B) acknowledge
C) identify
D) convey
67. A) defeated
B) attacked
C) fought
D) struck
68. A) sense
B) doubt
C) reason
D) idea
69. A) printed
B) signed
C) marked
D) edited
70. A) place
B) judge
C) get
D) lock
71. A) Even
B) Though
C) Thus
D) So
72. A) hardly
B) just
C) still
D) ever
73. A) exclusively
B) practically
C) shortly
D) directly
74. A) competitiveness
B) comprehension
C) community
D) commitment
75. A) of
B) for
C) with
D) as
76. A) fine
B) nice
C) surprising
D) good
77. A) to
B) with
C) on
D) of
78. A) consulting
B) coaching
C) teaching
D) instructing
79. A) done
B) dealt
C) met
D) reached
80. A) therefore
B) or
C) and
D) as
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A
Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120
words according to the following guidelines:
Your role: a tour guide
Your audience: a group of foreign tourists
Your introduction should include:
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