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Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
11. “We spent all our money because we stayed at _______ most expensive hotel in the city.”
“Why didn’t you stay at _______ cheaper one?”
A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the
12. If you climb up to the top, you can get a good _____ of the whole city.b
A. sight B. view C. scene D. sign
13. She amused ________ by listening to light music all the afternoon.
A. herself B. her C. sheself D. oneself
14. _______ you tell me what has happened in the company?
A. May B. Must C. Can D. Did
15. _______ is believing.
A. See B. Seen C. To see D. Seeing
16. We finally ______ an agreement after a lot of hard bargaining.
A. reached B. arrived C. drove D. set
17. If she had worked harder, she ________.
A. would succeed B. had succeeded
C. should succeed D. would have succeeded
18. John succeeded ________ what he wanted.
A. to get B. to getting C. in getting D. and getting
19. Although it’s raining, _______ are still working in the fields.
A. they B. but they C. and they D. so they
20. The people of this city built a monument to show their thanks _______ the heroes.
A. to B. about C. of D. on
21. I couldn’t go to the party because of a _____ cold.c
A. quick B. surprising C. sudden D. hurried
22. What a beautiful house! Especially there are many ________.
A. furniture B. furnitures
C. pieces of furniture D. pieces of furnitures
23. I weigh 120 pounds and you weigh 120 pounds. We are _______weight.
A. the same heavy B. as heavy as
C. as heavy D. of the same
24. When I passed by his door, I heard him ________.
A. sing B. sang C. singing D. was singing
25. It is very cold in the room. Shall I ______?
A. make a fire B. light a fire C. set fire D. catch fire
26. My brother had a cold last week, so ________ I.
A. had B. did C. am D. have
27. It’s too expensive for me, I can’t _______ it.
A. spend B. pay C. afford D. cost
28. I prefer writing a term paper _______ taking an examination.
A. than B. to C. for D. that
29. Don is always ________ of money. He spends more than he can earn.
A. lack B. short C. plenty D. free
30. When a student has answered one question correctly, he or she will be given a _______.
A. difficult one B. difficult question
C. more difficult one D. most difficult one
III. Cloze (10 points)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live. The 31 great invention was one that is still very 32 today—wheel. This made it 33 to carry heavy things and to travel long 34 . For hundreds of years after that there were 35 inventions that had affected out life as much as the wheel had done. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was 36 unknown land left in the world. People 37 explore much anymore. They began to work to make life 38 . In the second half of 39 many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all 40 a big part of our life today.
31. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
32. A. good B. new C. important D. big
33. A. easy B. easier C. easiest D. the easiest
34. A. way B. road C. distant D. distances
35. A. few B. a few C. many D. more
36. A. little B. a little C. less D. least
37. A. have to B. have not to C. not have to D. did not have to
38. A. good B. better C. best D. the best
39. A. 19th century B. the 19 century C. the 19th century D. 19 century
40. A. become B. became C. change D. changed
IV. Reading Comprehension (40 points)
