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 answer on your answer sheet.

41. You won't get a loan _______ you can offer some security.
A. lest
B. in case
C. unless
D. other than
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42. ______ time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.
A. Having
B. Given
C. Giving
D. had
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43. I _____ the party much if there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.
A. would enjoy
B. will have enjoyed
C. would have enjoyed
D. will be enjoying
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44. This company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performances at work.
A. which
B. where
C. whether
D. what
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45. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _______ insufficiently popular with all members.
A. having considered
B. was considered
C. was being considered
D. being considered
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46. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.
A. hunted
B. hunting
C. that hunted
D. are hunted
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47. The office has to be shut down ______ funds.
A. being a lack of
B. from lack of
C. to a lack of
D. for lack of
正确答案是

48. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid _____.
A. from being beaten
B. being beaten
C. beating
D. to be beaten
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49. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up
B. must not have dressed up
C. did not need to dress up
D. must not dress up
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50. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _____ Eastern Nebraska.
A. in
B. it receives in
C. does
D. it does in
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51. _____ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.
A. There was
B. Since
C. Being
D. There being
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52. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.
A. so as to
B. such as to
C. so that
D. such that
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53. If he _____ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.
A. carries on
B. carries off
C. carries by
D. carries away
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54. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ____ close examination.
A. look up
B. pay up
C. keep up
D. stand up
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55. He must give us more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.
A. consequently
B. otherwise
C. therefore
D. doubtlessly
正确答案是

56. When there was a short ______ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
A. blank
B. space
C. pause
D. wait
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57. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the ____ it involves.
A. effort
B. strength
C. attempt
D. force
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58. The main road through Little bury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ____ two lorries.
A. involving
B. including
C. combining
D. containing
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59. Very few scientists _____ with completely new answers to the world's problem.
A. come to
B. come round
C. come on
D. come up
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60. Hotel rooms must be _____ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.
A. departed
B. abandoned
C. vacated
D. displaced
正确答案是

61. The ____ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.
A. respectable
B. respectful
C. respective
D. respecting
正确答案是

62. I'll try to get in touch with him but he's_____ ever at home when I phone.
A hardly
B almost
C rarely
D occasionally
正确答案是

63. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very ____ artist.
A. profound
B. productive
C. prosperous
D. plentiful
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64. The city suffered ______ damage as a result of the earthquake.
A. considered
B. considerate
C. considerable
D. considering
正确答案是

65. Undergraduate students have no _____ to the rare books in the school library.
A. access
B. entrance
C. way
D. path
正确答案是

PART IV READING COMPREHENSION (30min.)

SECTION A (25 MIN.)

In this part there are four passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark you choice on your answer sheet.