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Part I
Writing Basics (15%)
Directions:
There
are
15
incomplete
statements
in
this
part.
For
each
statement
there
are
four
choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best ONE
to complete the statement.
1. Which of the following sentences is
correct with punctuation?
A. My sister
bought a lot of fruits for me, such as banana
、
orange
、
app
le and pear.
B. We will go there, if it
is fine tomorrow.
C. Why is he so happy
today? Because he has won the lottery.
D.
He asked, “Where are you
from?”
2.
According to the rules of writing a
title,
“
__________
”
is correct.
A. My View on
the Negative Effects of Smoking
B. The Way To Improve Our English-
Speaking Ability
C. the war of
Independence
D. the Myth of Chinese Literature
3. __________ does not contain in the
principles of
“
choice of
words
”
.
A.
Conciseness
B.
Appropriateness
C. Arbitrariness
D. Accuracy
4.
An
introductory
paragraph
should
arouse
the
reader
’
s
interest
and
__________
the
main idea of the essay.
A.
ignore
B. introduce
C. develop
D.
emphasize
5. What kind of figures of
speech(
修辞格
)is used in the
sentence
“
Thunder roared and
a
pouring rain
started.
”
?
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
6. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the
apartment and tried the door, __________ to find
it
locked.
A. only
B. just
C. hence
D. thus
7.
He tried listen carefully
but still couldn’t _____what they were talking
about.
over
B. make out
C.
make upon
D. make up
8.
During
the
TV
interview,
the
singer
announced
that
he
was
going
to
_____his
new
album soon.
A.
release
B. renew
C.
relieve
D. rehearse
9. Which of the
following sentences
do not
contains grammar error?
A. The number
of people who own cars are increasing.
a
student
need
to
remember
is
that
when
taking
an
exam,
you
should
not
cheat.
a college student, we should use
personal computers in a proper way.
likes hiking, swimming, and riding a bicycle.
10. While making a good sentence, the
principles do not contain __________.
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A.
variety
B. coherence
C. unity
D. duality
11. Which one is
not used as a transition word to give examples?
A. for example
B. such as
C.
likewise
D. for instance
12.
“__________” is a compound
sent
ence.
A. Her mother
would remind her.
B. The rain fell for
a week; therefore, every street in the city was
flooded.
C. Because the rain fell for a
week, every street in the city was flooded.
D.
She wanted to make sure
that her mother wasn’t watching.
13. __________ is the core sentence of
a paragraph.
A. Topic sentence
B. The first sentence
C.
Supporting sentence
D. Concluding sentence
14.
In
order
to
keep
a
paragraph
coherent,
we
often
use
the
organizational
patterns:
__________.
1) time order
2) space order
3) order of importance
4)order of generality
A. 1),
2), and 3)
B. 1), 2), and 4)
C. 2), 3), and 4)
D. 1), 2), 3), and 4)
15.
In the sentence
“
After the plane took off
,
Jessica still stood there crying.”, what is the
function of the underlined part?
A.
It’s a
prepositional phrase, functioning as an
adverb.
B.
It’s
not a phrase, but an adverbial clause.
C.
It’s not a phrase, but an
independent clause.
D.
It’s a prepositional phrase,
functioning as the subject.
Part II
Correct Sentences
(15%)
Directions:
The
following sentences have some faults and correct
them. (3
’
x 5 =
15
’
)
1.
I think there are still some students
haven
’
t known the
assignment.
2. Luxun wrote many famous novels and
died in 1936.
3.
A driver should never race your motor without a
warm-up.
4. Those who wants to go home next week
need to get his teacher
’
s
permission first.
5. The best way to overcome the
difficulty is work together.
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Part III Transitions (10%)
Directions:
Read
the
following
passage
and
choose
an
appropriate
transition
word
or
phrase in
the box. Write the corresponding word or phrase in
the blank. (2
’
x5=10
’
)
So
for example
as a result
then
but
Life in a new country can be confusing.
, one day I wanted to go to the
consulate(
领事馆
) to
renew my student visa.
my
aunt gave me the consulate’s
address.
when I arrived
downtown, I got lost. First, I went to a bank. A
lady
there told me to walk three blocks
south. I walked three blocks north instead,
however.
I asked a policeman for help.
, he drove me
right to the door of
the consulate.
From my story, you can see that I had a hard time
doing one errand.
Part IV
Reading for Better Writing (20%)
Passage One
Directions:
Read
the
following
paragraph,
find
out
the
topic
sentence
and
then
identify
the
irrelevant sentences. Mark the
corresponding number on the below.
(5
’
)
(1)
It’s helpful to know how
to drive.
(2)First, I can help some of
my friends and give them a
ride when
they need it. (3) I have many American friends.
(4)Sometimes, I can help my family
too.
(5)For example, I can give a ride to mya brother
to school every morning or help my mother
shop for groceried. (6)We usually go to
the stores on Saturdays. (7)Next, I have a lot
less trouble.
(8)I can save a lot of
time doing something besides waiting for a bus in
the cold winter and in the
hot summer.
(9)This city is extremely hot and humid in the
summer. (10)The best thing is that it
is very convenient to have a car. (11)
I can go everywhere I want at any time, such as
shopping,
to the movies, and on a
picnic, without having to ask for a ride or wait
for a bus. (12)Knowing
how to drive, I
can schedule time, not let time schedule me.
Topic
Sentence
：
____
____
Irrelevant
Sentences
：
________________
Passage Two
Directions:
In
the
following
paragraph
the
topic
sentence
is
absent,
read
them
and
write
an
appropriate topic sentence in your own
words on the underline. (5
’
)
First,
Canada
has
an
excellent
health
care
system.
All
Canadians
have
access
to
medical
services at a reasonable price. Second,
Canada has a high standard of education. Students
are
taught by well-trained teachers and
are encouraged to continue studying at
universities. Finally,
Canada
’
s cities
are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities
have many parks and lots of
space for
people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable
place to live.
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