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Section 1: V

ocabulary and Grammar (60 points)

This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.

Part 1 V

ocabulary Selection

In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked

by

letters

A,

B,

C

and

D

respectively.

Choose

the

word

or

phrase

which

best

completes

each

sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your

Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

1. All the students of this university have free _____ to the Internet via a broadband connection.

ce

sion eway

2. It is rumored that Mr. Smith, the grandson of the founder of the university and a professor of

philosophy, will be _____ as president in March.

ed rated

d ated

3. When I visited the area after the hurricane, I became _____ by what I saw and heard there.

ed ssed

sed ssed

4. When the actor appeared on the stage again, shouts and cheers broke _____ from the crowd and

continued for about five minutes.

5. The _____ value of a coin, i.e. the value of the metal in it, is usually less than the value of what

it will buy.

al or

sic sic

6. Hotels and restaurants are an _____ part of the city, without which the tourist industry could not

exist.

onal rable

odated al

7. We can find a full _____ of his political belief in his newly- published books.

ition tion

tion ition

8. I don't think you can persuade him he always _____ to his own principles.

s

s tes

9. In the advanced course of our training, students must take objective tests at monthly _____.

ce

als

10. Going around at the top of the mountain, we watched the fog _____ from the valley below; it

seemed that we had entered a fairyland.

d se

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11. Richard has an _____ manner, although he comes from a middle-class family background and

has received his education at Cambridge.

ble

12. The history teacher told us the ring was a piece of _____ treasure because it had been handed

down from an ancient king.

able

us e

13. In the last few years, the _____ of regular folks going under the cosmetic knife skyrocketed.

s

14. He was too busy to do any exercise at all until he turned 58. And he is much better _____ now

than ever before.

ion

15.

All

of

us

in

research

have

focused

on

a

drug

that

is

so

_____

that

it

can

change

brain

chemistry.

ous ul

us

16. He was only a _____ ruler of the country, the real one was his mother, who actually handled

state affairs and possessed the power of making decisions.

ous e

e l

17. _____ that she is interested in children, I am sure that teaching is the right profession for her.

r ed

18. She had _____ opportunity to exercise leadership, which she has dreamed of since she was

young.

A. utter

ous

19.

They

intend

to

remove

the

_____

rules

and

regulations

that

are

discouraging

foreign

investment in their country.

ked hed

gated s

20. The Central Bank is interested in how much money is in _____ in the economy.

ation

e on

Part 2 V

ocabulary Replacement

This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them one word or phrase is underlined, and below

each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase

that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic

meaning

of

the

sentence.

There

is

only

ONE

right

answer.

Blacken

the

corresponding

letter

as

required on your Machine- scoring ANSWER SHEET.

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21. Tom felt sure he would get the post, but he was never even considered for it. That was a smack

in the eye for him.

g serious g important

C.a humiliating rebuff expected disappointment

22. Our neighbors are so reserved and unfriendly that they never speak to us.

ed

ant

23. Security men believe the tit-for-tat murders were the result of the bombing which had occurred

in the city center.

s atory

lent

24. The conclusion reached at the workshop was that the manufacturing process was obsolete.

dated

c ed

25. Some people wish to amend the law so that children must stay at school until they are 16.

y

y

26. Prof. Clark disregarded the warning from his colleagues and continued his research work.

d ed

ed ed

27.

Some

observers

say

the

recent

coup

of

a

military

government

in

that

country

will

lead

to

anarchy.

h

er line

28. As a conductor, Leonard Bernstein was famous for his intensely vigorous and exuberant style.

ng iastic

ert nt

29. His peers admonished him that he had to increase his study time as the final examination was

around the corner.

shed

ened d

30. Isolated cases of disaffection

–

or harbingers of a mass cross-border movement that threatens

Europe’s economic stability? The question is pressing.

nner

ger rd

31. Justices of the Peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases

involving minor offenses.

acy ity

ce stration

32. What these young men and women need to do now is to develop a mentality to reconcile their

ideals with reality.

ct ace

ize

33. The search for eternal youth is no less fervent now than it was 2,000 years ago. People are

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trying practically anything.

ged al

cted ive

34. SD Memory Cards are versatile high-capacity storage cards that are extremely small - about

the size of a postage stamp.

ble ble

le ble

35. This book comes as a revelation to one who was nourished in his youth on the englightened

English socialitst tradition represented by George Bernard Shaw.

ement ery

entation tion

36. Johnson was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.

ed ned

d sed

37. The man we met this morning grows many kinds of plants in his garden, most of which are

flowers including succulent and cacti.

38.

The

scientist

contested

the

assumption

of

previous

scientists

that

the

fate

of

human

beings

could not be predicated.

ded ed

ted ed

39.

In

the

last

10

years

we

have

all

witnessed

an

impressive

growth

in

our

knowledge

about

environment.

tive able

ant s

40. In their culture and in their eyes success all too often means imply outdoing other people by

virtue of achievement judged by some single scale

–

income or honors.

ting ding

ing ning

Part 3 Error Correction

This

part

consists

of

20

sentences.

In

each

of

them

there

is

an

underlined

part

that

indicates

a

grammatical

error,

and

below

each,

there

are

4

choices

marked

by

letters

A,

B,

C

and

D

respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is

corrected. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your

Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

41. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see be carrying out next year.

out ng out

d out carry out

42. The examiner failed some candidates, and 15 of them being students without work experience.

A. 15 being 15 were

C.15 of them were D.15 of whom were

43. Despite of their opposition, he went his own way and started his preparations.

ing of ed of

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e ed

44.

Network

television,

magazine,

and

direct

mail

–

that

will

be

the

big

gainers

in

advertising

revenues next year.

45. I hear that he knows four languages, such as Chinese, French, German and Japanese.

example, ,

46. The more people you know, the less you have time to see them but you can always reach them

on the Internet.

A. less you have the time B. the less time you have

C. the less time do you have D. less the time you have

47. Having heard the weather forecast, the boat was stopped in the harbour.

A. the boat did not sail out of B. they did not sail out of

C. the boat remained in D. they were stopped in

48. Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; now all that left is utter poverty.

all is left that is left

what is left which is left

49. Mary must have received my mail; otherwise she could have replied before now.

should ought to

shouldn’t couldn’t

50. We will ship the goods on Monday according to your order less we hear from you by Friday.

heless

51. When this agreement if signed, a circular will be prepared for given to our customers.

out off

ches bution

52. It is now clear that no such creatures as vampires have been seen and none been found in the

world.

A. was found found

been found been found out

53. My company is Excellent Kitchenware Company, there nearby is a big market for kitchenware

in our city.

near there near

nearly nearby there

54.

The

government

has

hardly

taken

measures

to

crack

down

on

there

crimes

when

new

ones

occurred.

A. Hardly had the government taken

B. The government took hardly

C. Hardly the government had taken

D. The government is hardly taking

55. The general manager demanded that the job will be completed before the summer holidays.

be be

to be

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56.

Our

company

will

provide

you

with

free

transportation

as

you

requested

and

charge

the

installation.

lation with charge the installation

installation lation in charge

57. Doctors warned sun-starved tourists who received too much sunlight that they were at serious

risk than others of contracting skin cancer.

more serious seriously

more serious sly with

58. We have sent an order slip to all that we have reason to believe are interested in our books.

A. who are believed by us

B. with who we have reason to believe

C. who we have reason to believe

D. with whom we believe

59. As an English major student at one of the most famous universities in China, I strongly believe

that business English is more practical than other fields.

A.a student in English B.a major English student

English major English student major

60. The engineers are going through with their highway project, in spite that the expenses have

risen.

because though

though that

Section 2: Reading Comprehension (30 points)

In

this

section

you

will

find

after

each

of

the

passage

a

number

of

questions

or

unfinished

statements

about

the

passage,

each

with

4

(A,

B,

C

and

D)

choices

to

answer

the

question

or

complete

the

statement.

You

must

choose

the

one

which

you

think

fits

best.

Blacken

the

corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

Question 61-70 are based on the following passage.

Next door to a lunch counter advertising a grilled cheese special is a gallery where Van Gogh’s

“Irises” shares the walls with Monet landscapes and works from the Italian Renaissance.

They are all fakes. They are all for sale. “A forger? Yes. We’re expert forgers you could say. But

we make no attempt to deceive. We don’t pretend to sell original works. We have all the thrill of

being a forger, but no risk.”

With

prices

for

original

art

rising

into

the

tens

of

millions,

some

art

lovers

are

turning

to

high-quality copies done by expert artists. In addition, some museums confronting skyrocketing

insurance premiums are considering stashing the authentic pieces and displaying a reproduction.

No major U.S. art museum is known to be displaying reproductions in place of originals. Such a

practice

would

raise

questions

about

why

people

visit

museums

in

the

first

place.

But

museum

security has become a growing concern.

Bids for paintings have climbed at auction houses. But prices for fakes run only from about $$1,000

to $$10,000 for paintings, depending on the size and complexity of the original.

In

Europe

where

copying

masterpieces

is

centuries-old

craft,

painters

often

use

pigments

and

brushes typical of the period of the original. The painting is placed in a frame closely resembling

its era. Sometimes the gallery purchases 17th century furniture to use the wood for frames. The

final step is the antiquing process using chemicals and heat and humidity. “We can make special

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