41. On my way to school, I saw people ______ advertisements and sample products.A) conveying B) creating C) discarding D) distributing
42. The city government promises to ______ the problem of unemployment in real earnest.A) postpone B) tackle C) compose D) anticipate
43. The professor thought that I was making good progress in my studies and told me to ______ my good work.
A) keep up B) go ahead with C) hold back D) come up with
44. Many people are still unwilling to buy on credit. The idea of spending money before one earns it ______ among the Chinese.
A) has not yet taken hold B) has not yet put across C) has passed away D) has not yet fitted into 45. It is a huge task to ______ all the rooms in the building in such a short time.A) go ahead with B) keep up C) clean up D) work out
46. The meeting was ______ by the National Association of Women for the purpose of furthering the women's liberation movement.
A) chaired B) sponsored C) participated D) assigned
47. I have searched all the book stores in this town. The book you asked for is not ______.A) tedious B) vivid C) available D) sufficient
48. A railway ticket should indicate the place of departure as well as the ______ of the trip.A) arrival B) image C) destination D) sequence
49. During the war there was a severe food shortage. It was not unusual that even the well-to-do families had to ______ meat for days.
A) do with B) do without C) turn away D) turn in
50. Because of the mist, none of those who saw the flying object could tell its ______ shape. A) steady B) likely C) precise D) rigid
51. The Spring Festival, like Christmas in western countries, is a holiday for family ______.A) amusement B) reunion C) entertainment D) congratulation
52. Sports is not just for fun or exercise. It is also good for ______ building.A) capacity B) reputation C) confidence D) character
53. Thirty miles away from the town, the robbers ______ the car and disappeared into the woods. A) approached B) ground C) abandoned D) removed
54. You'd sound a lot more polite if you make the request ______ a question. A) in the form of B) in terms of C) on the basis of D) in two minds about
55. \"You ______ call me uncle because I am about the same age as your father,\" said the visitor to the boy.
A) more or less B) may just as well C) sort of D) off and on
56. It's one thing to communicate with your friends on the phone, but it is quite another to ______ a nice letter explaining the same ideas.
A) convey B) distribute C) inquire D) compose
57. A good teacher is able to ______ a complicated idea in very simple terms.A) work out B) go by C) put across D) bring about
58. The purpose of this test is to measure students'______ to learn instead of their present achievements.
31. The rainstorm has damaged the crops. The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a million dollars.
A) considered B) assessed C) explored D) calculated
32. \"If nothing ______, all of us will be enjoying the best musical performance in the famous Sidney Opera House by this time tomorrow,\" the guide told the tourists.A) is visible B) is available C) goes wrong D) messes around
33. Unfortunately, those who ______ the accident cannot recall what happened. Therefore the cause of the accident remains a mystery.
A) survived B) escaped C) abandoned D) spotted
34. The negotiators believe that it is ______ both parties to establish a joint venture in Shanghai.A) in the interest of B) in response to C) for the reference of D) grateful to
35. It won't take long to ______ the situation. But I need some more time before I come up with a
A) capacity B) attitude C) confidence D) determination
59. Lying in hospital, the patient ______ the outside world by watching news programs on TV every night.
A) kept in touch with B) faced up to C) turned the clock back D) slowed down
60. The birth rate in a city ______ to fall as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises steadily.A) estimates B) anticipates C) assumes D) tends
61. ______ in mind as well as in body, the child needs more than medical care.A) Sick B) Be sick C) Because sick D) For sick
62. To postpone ______ the debt will ruin our business reputation.A) paying B) to pay C) pay D) paid
63. The cost of this building ______ to be over a million.
A) is estimated B) estimates C) has estimated D) having been estimated
64. ______ to understand a single word of Chinese, he hired an interpreter when he visited Beijing.A) For being unable B) Unable C) Because unable D) Without able 65. The milk smells ______ sour.
A) as if it is B) like it is C) as if it was D) like it was
66. It takes courage for one ______ the huge task, to say nothing of fulfilling it in such a short time.
A) to face up to B) facing up to C) faces up to D) to be faced up to
67. Because of rising cost, we spent _____ money on the project as had been planned. A) twice much B) twice as much C) twice D) twice as more
68. Tom woke up late and left home without breakfast, ______ another long and boring day at school.
A) having anticipated B) anticipated C) being anticipated D) anticipating
69. _____ a solution to the problem of water shortage, we have to put all our efforts together.A) To work out B) Working out C) Work out D) Being worked out
70. \"The Internet will ensure that the children of the future are not going to know ______ nationalism is,\" an expert at MIT declared.A) how B) that C) what D) as
plan to solve the problem.
A) sum up B) size up C) figure out D) wipe out
36. The representatives ______ their discussion after the coffee break.A) jammed B) undertook C) skipped D) resumed
37. Some parents are just too protective. They want to ______ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.
A) shelter B) locate C) prevent D) release
38. The Democratic Party must reach out to the people and ______ its message if it is to win the election.
A) figure out B) take over C) drive home D) throw up
39. The director seems to have ______ new ideas. His recent productions are nothing but copies of his old films.
A) fallen short of B) lost touch with C) come up with D) run out of40. The shirt is ______ in small, medium and large sizes.A) original B) visible C) available D) delicate
41. I take pride in being an independent thinker in full possession of my critical ______.A) function B) faculties C) judgment D) abilities
42. I don't know what is wrong with the machine. We need an engineer to ______ the problem.A) undertake B) encounter C) reveal D) identify
43. Though man has ______ the universe and made numerous discoveries, even to this day he is still very ignorant of himself.
A) acquired B) assessed C) explored D) calculated
44. It is ______ of you to shelter the kids from bad movies that are likely to affect their healthy growth.
A) sensible B) humble C) tedious D) reasonable
45. Because my TV set ______ I could not watch the football game broadcast live last night.A) broke up B) broke off C) broke down D) broke out
46. Jack was so ______ the computer game that he didn't notice my arrival.A) absorbed in B) grateful to C) thoughtful of D) associated with
47. Over the years my father had gradually ______ a collection of ancient coins.A) absorbed B) accumulated C) grasped D) gripped
48. Looking through the telescope(望远镜), the captain ______ a whale slowly emerging from the water.
A) revealed B) searched C) scanned D) spotted
50. How to create enough jobs for the laid-off workers is a(n) ______ problem for which there is no simple solution.
A) complex B) internal C) emergency D) delicate
51. Mrs. Newman hurried home after work, only ______ both her kids gone for the movie.A) finding B) found C) to find D) having found
52. Don't forget _____ when you are finished with the electric iron.
A) to turn it off B) to have turned it off C) turning it off D) having turned it off53. The village was so quiet that they did not anticipate ______ any trouble. A) meeting B) to meet C) to be met D) being met
54. If we had had adequate time to prepare, the results ______ much better.
Reading Comprehension Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock 1 to an earlier age. Knowledge and 2 can't just be forgotten. Nor can one prevent further advances in the future. Even if all government money for research were cut 3 (and the present government is doing its best), the force of 4 would still bring about 5 in technology. Moreover, one cannot stop 6 minds from thinking about basic science, whether or not they are paid for it. The only way to prevent further developments would be a 7 state that 8 anything new, and human 9 and inventiveness are such that even this wouldn't succeed. All it would do is slow down the 10 of change.A) would be B) were C) had been D) would have been
55. _____ the ground covered with ice, the road has become very slippery.A) With B) On C) Along D) At
56. ______ adequate preparation, you don't have much chance of success.A) After B) Without C) With D) Before
57. Read the book carefully ______ you'll find lots of information related to our research.A) if B) or C) so D) and
58. I like climbing mountains ______ my wife prefers water sports.A) as B) when C) for D) while
59. Why not _____ to Professor Smith for advice? He is an expert in this field.A) go B) your going C) to go D) you go
60. The kids lay face down on the beach, their backs _____ to the sun.A) exposing B) exposed C) having exposed D) were exposing
A. break B. initiative C. split D. techniques E. competition F. back G. global H. off I. suppressed J. inquiringK. indifferent L. advances M. ability N. absorbed O. rate
Translation
1. Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He begin in the basement. Tony’s affairs were tiny; the greatest industrialists’ affairs were giant. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point.1. Doris walked in the forest cautiously, 2.Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural
(害怕遭到大蛇攻击).
disasters cannot be prevented,
Key: F D H E L J G I B O
1. afraid of being attacked by giant snakes.
2. but actions can be taken to protect life and property.3. His life experiences drove home to him the point
4. humans and animals are far less different than we usually assume5. in response to the financial crisis
6. It is in your best interest to size up the situation7. I’ll be very grateful to you (for it)8. In my humble opinion
9.fail to be upset by such experience
10. a chilling indifference about all this ignorance
(但是可采取行动保护生命财产).
3. (他的生活经历使他认识到一个道理) that he had to acquire knowledge before he was able to accumulate wealth.
4. I’ve always been very interested in the idea that (人和动物的区别比我们通常认为的要小得多).
5. The European Union has decided to ease its accounting rules (以应对金融危机).6. (估量一下形势对你最有利) before going any further.7.Never tell my parents about my injuries and (我会很感激你的).8. (依我愚见), reading is the most pleasant way to spend one’s leisure.9. No modestly educated adult can (无不为这样的经历难过).10. Moreover, there is (对这种无知毫不在乎)
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