CLOZE［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
I majored in business education and kept winning___26___and also worked summers. Even at college I heard remarks about my___27___clothing-most of it handed down or sewn by Mama. I just kept remembering her words-“It’s not what you___28___, it’s who you are.” Still, when no one could see, I cried a lot.___29___ I knew it was nothing compared to the pain and suffering Mama had gone through for me.
Some of my friends in graduate school became intensed when they began to appreciate what generations of___30___had cost them. But Miss Jordan’s admonitions on self-discipline kept me intent on my studies. And Mama’s example and words keptme from ever being angry or discouraged. “Mary Alice, if you’re unhappy with things, try to change ___31___,” she would say, “And if you’re___32___, get up and start over again!”Since then, the strengths and skills that I acquired from both Mama and Miss Jordan have acted as twin beacons that have___33___me, for many years___34___a classroom teacher in Alexandria, and more recently as president of the National Education Association. I have tried to emulate Mama’s fortitude and Miss Jordan’s clarity of mind. And in my___35___ against discrimination and in behalf of teachers, I have come to appreciate the value of Mama’s unyielding demands. Still one question continued to gnaw at me for more than 30 years.
Then Mama came to visit. We were standing side by side, washing up some pots and pans after a family___36___. I drew a deep breath.“Mama, how come you were always so much___37___on me than on any of the others?”She laid down her dish towel and looked pensive. But she didn’t say anything. As I waited, I___38___that Mama was wrestling with strong feelings, trying to find a response. But there was to be no reply that day.
The next morning Mama and I sat at the breakfast table, looking out to the garden. We talked about nothing in___39___,and then I poured both of us a second cup of coffee. We sat in silence for a moment more when Mama took my chin in her hand with that calm firmness. She looked me straight in the eye and said,“ You asked me a question yesterday, Mary Alice. I’ve been thinking of an answer. You had strength. But you were very strong-willed. I had to be harder on you___40___ you had more gifts, more to give, and it was more important for you to do your best. That’s my answer to your question, Mary Alice.”
26. A. matchesB. scholarshipsC. prizesD. contests
27. A. expensiveB. simpleC. dirtyD. strange
28. A. sayB. thinkC. wearD. show
29. A. ForB. YetC. StillD. So
30. A. discriminationB. informationC. knowledgeD. suspicion
31. A. itB. soC. everythingD. them
32. A. laid downB. beatC. hit uponD. knocked down
33. A. enlightenedB. coveredC. guidedD. encouraged
34. A. asB. to beC. withD. like
35. A. fightsB. combatsC. battlesD. strike
36. A. unionB. meetingC. gatheringD. assembly
37. A. strictB. cruelC. tougherD. awkward
38. A. sensedB. sawC. understoodD. knew
39. A. particularB. specialC. peculiarD. fact
40. A. thatB. whileC. becauseD. in case
PART ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
41. Most environmental problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them___taken in the past.
A. was notB. were notC. were not beingD. being not
42. During the summer vacation, Mary worked on a (an)____ basis as a salesman, taking 8 percent of everything she sells.
A. salaryB. incomeC. commissionD. pension
43. She listened carefully____she might discover exactly what he wanted.
A. so as thatB. in caseC. providingD. in order that
44. Michelle found it difficult to get his British jokes ____to Australian audiences.
A. acrossB. dealC. overD. down
45. The news item about the traffic accident is followed by a detailed report made ____.
A. on the spotB. on the location
C. on the groundD. on the site
46. The government____ to approve the use of wide-spead surveillance when the Justice Department took objections.
A. is goingB. had beenC. was aboutD. is coming
47. It is reported that fewer and fewer of today’s workers expect to spend their workinglives in the same field, ____thesame company.
A.much worseB. less likelyC. all elseD. let alone
48. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are so excited today, for they bought____ yesterday.
A. many furnitures
B. so much furniture
C. many piece of furniture
D. a lot of furniture
49. Despite their good service provided, most inns are less expensive than hotels of____standards.
A. equivalentB. likelyC. alikeD. uniform
50. Because there was little heat in the bed room, Evan was cold ____.
A. much through the night
B. most of the night
C. many parts of the nightD. the majority part of the night
51. You must have the experience that you find your voice ____on the telephone.
A. distortedB. irregularC. twistedD. deformed
52. President Jimmy gave a brief ____of the history of the university before the opening of the conference.
A. commentB. referenceC. accountD. statement
53. “Do you like those kinds of cigarette?”“____cigarette agrees with me.”
A. Hardly noB. Nearly noC. Barely noD. Almost none
54. When they had finished reading, the children were told to ____all the picture books they had taken out.
A. put upB. put offC. put awayD. put out
55. The harder the shrub is to grow, ____.
A. the higher price it is
B. the higher price it would have
C. the higher the price is
D. the higher is the price
56. Peter’s father asked him to spend his time on something____ researching into instead of playing all the time.
A. worthyB. valuableC. worthD. precious
57. It is often more difficult____than to get financial support for scientific research.
A. obtaining trained menB. to find trained men
C. in getting men trainedD. recruiting experienced men
58. The new government’s tax raise policyactually led to the result that the incomes from taxation actually ____.
A. shrinkB. delayC. disperseD. sink
59. “The critics thought the acting was generally poor.”“I didn’t find ____.”
A. itB.it soC. it to be tooD. it was too
60. The behavior of an animal depends mainly on ____, whereas human behavior is mostly a product of learning.
A. instinctB. impulseC. consciousnessD. response
61. The patients believe that Dr. Smith knows exactly how to put them ____.
A. rightB. correctC. wellD. straight
62. “Do you regret paying fifty dollars for the dog?”“ No, I would gladly pay ____for him.”
A. as much twiceB. twice so much
C. much twiceD. twice as much
63. We were suddenly ____when I was speaking to John on the phone.
A. hungB. cut downC. cut offD. hung back
64. “Did Anny’sparents leave her any money?”“No, she has to support ____now.”
A.by herselfB. herselfC. all aloneD. on her own
65. The meeting was so prolonged and exhausting that____the speakers stopped for refreshments.
A. at largeB. at easeC. at intervalsD. at random
