42. _______ about the bookkeeper's honesty, the company asked him to resign.
A) There be some questions B) There are some questions
C) There have been some questions D) There being some questions
43. He _______ his sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance.
A) retained B) concealed C) conceived D) shielded
44. He finished the paintings, _______ for the exhibition.
A) for some time B) in good time
C) from time to time D) time after time
45. But for his courage, the battle _______
A) was lost B) will be lost
C) would lose D) would have been lost
46. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______
A) urgency B) danger C) emergency D) crisis
47. Such being the case, I see no _______ for your complaints.
A) foundation B) base C) grounds D) sources
48. News writers are expected to be clear and accurate, the form in which they write or speak is
_______ to that requirement.
A) superior B) secondary C) inferior D) contrary
49. The soil was so _______ that I was hardly able to force a spade into it.
A) muddy B) compact C) slack D) fertile
50. The foreign - language publications are growing in volume and _______
A) appreciation B) circumstance C) rotation D) circulation
51. The wine glasses were so_______ that I was afraid to carry them home by bus.
A) flexible B) delicate C) shaky D) tender
52. The program has been _______ by lack of funds.
A) hampered B) intervened C) hammered D) insulated
53. _______ , heat is produced.
A) Certain chemicals are mixed together
B) That certain chemicals are mixed together
C) Whenever certain chemicals are mixed together
D) The mixing together of certain chemicals
54. Captain Jones _______ that he had fired five bullets from Hoffman's gun and that he had
the shells of those bullets with him.
A) purified B) magnified C) testified D) intensified
55. Much of the equipment was lying _______ because of a lack of spare parts.
A) helpless B) vacant C) idle D) lonely
56. _______ does he know that the police are about to arrest him.
A) Few B) Only C) Seldom D) Little
57. By signing this application, I ask that an account _______ for me and a credit card issued
as I request.
A) be opened B) opens C) is opened D) will be opened
58. The poor reception on your TV is probably due to outside _______
A) interference B) inaccessibility C) interruption D) irregularity
59. Henry Ford's introduction of the assembly vastly reduced the time it took _______
A) on making a car B) to make a car
C) for making a car D) in making a car
The latest survey of 50 young couples in that city shows the average cost for a wedding has
doubled the _______ of 1986.
A) size B) number C) figure D) quantity
It was only after the failure of the talks that the government decided to resort
force.
A) for B) in C) at D) to
62. Even though we had been to her house several times before, we did not remember _______
A) what street it was on B) what the street it was on
C) what street was it on D) what a street it was on
63. The earthquake _______ not have come at a worse time for the war - torn country.
A) could B) must C) would D) might
64. In _______ with the new regulations, all tickets must be stamped.
A) combination B) agreement C) connection D) accordance
65. China has greatly _____ its influence in world affairs.
A) spread B) scattered C) extended D) distributed
66. He asked his sister to look after his children _______ his death.
A) in the event of B) in view of
C) on account of D) on the edge of
67. We are sorry that, because of a fire in our factory, we are unable to fill your order for auto
parts We suggest that you order from Jones Supply Company until we are able to
_______ production.
A) release B) recover C) resume D) regain
68. Lhasa is unique _______ it is the highest city in China.
A) that B) in that C) for that D) but that
69. Why are you always suspicious __ anyone who is kind to you?
A) of B) with C) towards D) for
70. _______ rose in his imagination several interesting specimens that had never appeared on earth before.
A) Here B) It C) Where D) There
Part 1V Error Correction ( 15 minutes)
It is always interesting to visit, another country,
for those who have never travelled a great deal.
Domestic travel can be very educational for anyone. 71.
if he is interested enough to make preparations
at beforehand. Learning the language 72.
of the new country would be difficult the
traveller to attempt, but the benefits of such an 73.
effort would become obvious immediately after
his arrive. It may not seem important to him
when he is comfortably situated at home, but 74.
knows how to order a meal or rent a room is essential
for the newcomer in a familiar country. 75.
without knowing the language, it is very difficult
for the stranger to understand the people of the 76.
new country and his customs.
Of course, in our small world, it is often
possible to find someone who understand our own 77.
but this is only second-best for the traveler. To
be ensure, he can see places and things without 78.
the use of a language, but places and things
are the heart of any country. To get the greatest 79.
benefit from a trip to another country, it is
indeed important for the visitor to have an 80.
understanding of the language.
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic
Looking Forward to the Twenty - First Century. Your composition should be
based on your answers to the following questions written in Chinese:
1．新世纪科技发展的前景如何?
2．新的科学技术会给社会带来什么好处?
3．新的科学技术会带来什么问题?
4．你怎样对待新世纪的挑战?
Your composition should be no less than 120 words.
Looking Forward to the Twenty - First Century
