Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

（79）It is often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife's right to receive a tenth of all her husband's property. The wife had the right to withhold' consent in all transactions the husband would make. And more than just a right: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.
    （80）The wife shared in the management of her husband's personal property but the opposite was not always free. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a Fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Mar'ia Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Mire to sell a field she bad inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro's personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, "for the sake of peace. "Either through dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within he context of the family, a powerful economic position.
  11. a decimum was__________.
     A) the wife's fight to receive one-tenth other husband's property
     B) a written contract
     C) a gift of money to the new husband
     D) the wife's inheritance from her father
 12. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was__________.
     A) higher than that of a single woman      B) the same as that of her husband
     C) lower than that of her husband         D) higher than that of her husband
  13. What compensation did Mafia Vivas get for the Held?
     A) Money from Miro's land              B) Money for household expenses
     C) A tenth of Miro's land               D) Some of the land Miro had inherited
 14. Could a husband sell his wife's inheritance?
     A) Yes, if his father- in- law agreed.       B) Yes, if she agreed.
     C) Yes, whenever he wishes to.           D) No, under no circumstances
 15. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?
     A) The husband was given control over his wife's property.
     B) The wife gained a powerful economic position.
     C) The wife was protected from desertion.
D) The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage.

Part II  Vocabulary and Structure(30%)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

16．  You will see this product ______ wherever you go.
A to be advertised        B advertised        C advertise       D advertising
17． Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others , ______ ,of course , made the others jealous.
A who           B than           C what          D which
18．Mike’s uncle insists _______ in this hotel.
A staying not     B not to stay     C that he would not stay    D that he not stay
19．We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.　 
A preserve        B reserve              C retain             D sustain
20．She ought to stop work；she has a headache because she ______ too long.
A has been reading          B had read           C is reading          D read 
21．The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.
A being robbed     B having been robbed    C to have been robbed    D robbed   
22．A library with five thousand books ______ to the nation as a gift.
A is offered        B has offered        C are offered        D have offered
23．Your hair wants _____ . You’d better have it done tomorrow. 
A cut               B cutting           C to cut           D being cut
24．You have nothing to ______ by refusing to listen to our advice. 
A gain                  B grasp                   C seize                  D earn
25．She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A expending           B offering               C costing               D charging
26．She was so _______ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.
A attracted          B absorbed            C drawn          D concentrated
27．The thief tried to open the locked door but _______. 
A in no way           B in vain               C without effect          D at a loss 
28．._______ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.
A For                    B Since                C Before               D While
29．He never wrote to his father ____ he was in need of money.
A except B except when     C except for          D except that
30．Fortunately, the demonstration ____ to be quite peaceful.
A turned        B turned out        C showed off            D showed up
31．We were not surprised at ____, for he had worked so hard.
A what has he achieved                  B that what he had achieved
C what he had achieved                  D that he had achieved
32．I hope that you'll be more careful in typing the letter. Don't _______ anything.
A lack                  B withdraw                C omit                 D leak 
33．The hopes goals，fears and desires ______ widely between men and women，between the rich and the poor.
A alter                    B shift                    C transfer             D vary
34．Is _______ necessary to complete the design before National Day?
A this               B that                 C it               D he
35．We are all for your proposal that the discussion ________.
A be put off       B was put off      C should put off      D is to put off
36．There was plenty of time.She _______.
A mustn't have hurried                      B couldn't have hurried
C must not hurry                           D needn’t have hurried
37．-How was your recent visit to Qingdao? 
-It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the ______ days at the seaside.
A few last sunny    B last few sunny
C last sunny few    D few sunny last
38．The residents , _______ had been damaged by the flood , were given help by the Red Cross.
A all their homes  B all whose homes  C all of whose homes  D all of their homes
39．This hotel ______ $60 for a single room with bath.
A claims           B demands             C prices            D charges
40．He moved away from his parents, and missed them ______ enjoy the exciting life in New York.
A   too much to       B enough to       C very much to       D much so as to
41．It’s a fine day. Let’s go fishing , ______?
A won’t we         B will we         C don’t we           D shall we
42．After the new technique was introduced , the factory produced ______ tractors in 1988 as the year before.
A as twice many     B as many twice     C twice as many     D twice many as
43．_______ seeing the damage he had done, the child felt ashamed. 
A By                 B On                         C At                         D For
44．It was not until the end of the meeting ______.
A that she turned up                             B when she turned up
C did she turn up                                D had she turned up 
45．A business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal tone.
A better than          B other than         C rather than        D less than