Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or works from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D, then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
1.
We ended the dinner up ______ fruit and coffee.
A. at B. by C. in D. with
2.
He sent his son to ______ a towel from the bathroom.
A. bring B. carry C. fetch D. take
3.
I couldn't help ______ sorry for the poor man who died in the car crash.
A. feeling B. feel C. to feel D. felt
4.
The village ______ I was born and grew up is quite far from here.
A. what B. where C. which D. that
5.
Anyone seen carrying bags, boxes, ______ whatever, was stopped by the police.
A. if B. but C. for D. or
6.
This novel is really worth ______ at least twice.
A. reading B. to read C. of reading D. be read
7.
Let's go to the beach this weekend, ______?
A. will you B. shall we C. won't we D. don't you
8.
His work ______, he left his office with joy.
A. finished B. being finished C. finishing D. was finished
9.
My father ______ his paperwork when the guests arrived.
A. did B. has done C. was doing D. would have done
10.
I have a nice little sum of money ______ for a rainy day.
A. put aside B. put down C. put out D. put up
11.
Scarcely ______ when soldiers arrived, armed with rifles.
A. they have left B. they had left C. have they left D. had they left
12.
It is the first time I ______ a holiday abroad.
A. take B. took C. have taken D. had taken
13.
It is necessary to examine this claim ______ we proceed any further.
A. before B. when C. until D. since
14.
I will do everything I can ______ you with the work.
A. helping B. to help C. helped D. help
15.
Why ______ he do me an injury when he has already saved my life?
A. could B. must C. should D. would
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 5 reading passages in this part. After reading each passage, you will find some questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A., B, C, and D, You should choose the most appropriate answer and write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the following passage.
Suppose you work in a big firm and find English important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some ads about English language training. You may find the information you need.
Global English Center
*General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
*3-month(700 yuan), 6-month(1, 200 yuan) and 12-month(2, 000 yuan) courses.
*Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon. —Fri.
*Experienced college English teachers.
*Close to the city center and bus stops.
TEL: 676012134
Modern Language School
*Special courses in English for business.
*Small classes (12—16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
*Native English teachers from Canada and USA.
*Language lab and computers supplied.
*3-month(1, 050 yuan ), 6-month(1, 850 yuan )
TEL: 67351234
The 21st century English Training Center
*We specialize in elective teaching at all levels.
*We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec 1.
*Only 15-minute walk from the city center.
Call 67801234 for more information.
The International House of English
*3/6-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost：60 yuan for 12 hours per week ;convenient class hours 9—2 a.m. and 2—p.m.
*A 4-month evening course for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).
*Well-trained Chinese and American teachers.
*Free sightseeing and social activities.
*very close to the Central park.
For further information call 67431234.
In an analysis of reports from 42 countries, U.S. researchers found that married people are consistently happier than singletons. The effect is small, but that still begs the question: Does marriage make you happy, or are happy people simply more likely to get married?
Both answers may be true .In a study that followed more 30, 000 Germans for 15 years, Diener and his colleagues found that happy people are more likely to get married and then stay married. But anyone can improve his or her mood by getting married. The effect begins about a year before the : "happy day "and lasts for at least a year afterward .For most people, satisfaction levels do return to their baseline, but the researchers say this conceals(掩盖) the fact that a good marriage can have a permanent positive effect. Furthermore, people who are less happy to begin with will get a bigger boost from marriage.
And it seems there's something special about signing that piece of paper：The research shows that you can't get as much benefit from simply cohabiting (同居)。"My husband says that cohabiting couples lack the deeper security that comes with the formal band of gold, and that is why they are not quite so happy , "says Oswald."Insecurity, we know from all data , is bad for human beings.\
Questions 23 to26 are based on the following passage.
When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get a good score on a certain test, or even the ability to do generally well at school. By intelligence we can mean a style of life, a way of behaving in various situations. The intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we don't know what to do.
The intelligent person, young or old, meeting a new situation or problem, opens himself up to it. He tries to make it with mind and senses everything he can about it. He thinks about it, instead of about himself or what it might cause to happen to him. If he fails to master it, he looks without fear or shame at his mistakes and learns what he can from them. This is intelligence. Clearly its roots lie in a certain feeling about life. Just as clearly, unintelligence is not what most psychologists seem to suppose, the same thing as intelligence, only less of it. It is an entirely different style of behavior, out of entirely different set of attitudes.
Years of watching and comparing bright children with the not-bright or less bright have shown that they are very different kinds of people. The bright child is curious about life and reality, eager to get in touch with it, and unite himself with it. There is no wall between himself and life. On the other hand, the dull child is far less curious, far less interested in what goes on and what is real. The bright child is far less curious, far less interested in by the maxim (格言) that there is more than one way to skin a cat. If he can't do something one way, he'll try another. The dull child is usually afraid to try at all. It takes a great deal of urging to get him to try even once；If that try fails , he is through.
Nobody starts off stupid. Hardly an adult in a thousand or ten thousand could in any three years of his life learn as much, grow as much in his understand of the world him, as every child learns and grows in his first three years. But what happens, as we grow older, to this extraordinary capacity for learning and intellectual growth? What happens is that it is destroyed, and more than by anything else, it is destroyed by the process that we misname education—a process that goes on in most homes and schools.
Questions 27 to 31 are based on the following passage.
What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. There may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects, you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with order workers. You may have learned to give correct changes in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see form the inside in a part-time job.
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it, but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Mandy Naylor writes an e-mail about her progress so far working as a social worker in Kazakhstan:
"Things are going well. There have been some real high points and some times when I've felt totally inadequate and thought VSO had wasted a whole load of money and time on me!
But I've never doubted that this was the right place and thing for me to do. I've made some great friends both with volunteers who are off in many different regions of Kazakhstan and some lovely local people.
As for work—we have just come back from the cold North of Kazakhstan from a conference and I will go back next year to lecture with my counterparts and hopefully, parents and disabled children, on the new social work course that we are busy developing. We are also looking at developing services for parents and children within the centre and a few funding bids will be submitted for that. I've also made good links with DIFID and the British Embassy and the British Embassy and we're looking to submit a big funding bid for a National Children's Rights Project. It's a great achievement to have been able to ensure that a project like that gets started.
I'm busy and generally happy. I'm running a British club at work that has 32 members. And I'm just about to start a women's self-defence group. Every day is a challenge and I quite often feel exhausted. I'm not doing too badly with the language either!
Kazakhstan is beautiful and where I am based is well developed. It's cold but quite mild compared with the rest of Kazakhstan. The mountains really are very beautiful and I am going to the large outdoor ice skating park tomorrow with friends from work.\
Part Ⅲ Cloze
Directions: There is a passage in this part with 10 blanks in it. Read the passage carefully and then choose the most the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, andD, Then you should write the letter in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
I teach economics at UCLA. Last Monday in class, (36) asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that it had not been so good. Then he proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. His question (37) me of something I'd read somewhere before: "Every morning when you get up, you have a (38) about how you want to approach life that day , " I said."I choose to be cheerful." Then I told them a story.
One day I was (39) to the college I taught in at Henderson, 17 miles away from where I lived. When a quarter mile was left down the road to the college, my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn't (40) . So I walked to the college. My secretary asked me what had happened. "This is my lucky day, " I replied, smiling. "Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?" She was (41) . "What do you mean?" I live 17 miles from here." I replied. "My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn't. (42) , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of the college. I'm still able to teach my class and get help from the tow truck. If me car was meant to break down today, it couldn't have been in a more convenient way." The secretary's eyes opened (43) , and then she smiled.
I scanned the sixty faces before me. (44) it was a big crowd, no one made any noise. Somehow, my story had (45) them. In fact, it had all started with a student's observation that I was cheerful.