| Part II Vocabulary
(15 minutes, 15 points)
·Section A
Directions: In this section there
are fifteen sentences, each with one word or phrase underlineD.Choose
the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps
the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter
on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line
through the center.1.The match was cancelled because most of the
members __ a match without a standard court.
16.I'd like to take this opportunity to extend my heart-felt
gratitude to the host.
17. Chinese farmers are mostly living a simple and thrifty
life as it is today.
18. Many of the local residents left homes to ward off
the danger of flooding.
19. The State Council will lay down new rules that aim to make
management compatible with internationally accepted conventions.
20. Personality in Americans is further complicated by successive
waves of immigration from various countries.
21. Without question, people's lives in China have improved
dramatically in the past two decades.
22. The dean can't see you at the moment. He is addressing
the first-year students in the lecture hall.
23. He does nothing that violates the interests of the
collective.
24. As a result of sophisticated technologies, this device
has several advantages over like products.
25. The patient's condition has deteriorated since he
had a heart attack.
26. When taken in large quantities some drugs can cause permanent
brain damage.
27. One U.S. dollar is comparable to 131 Japanese yen
according to China Daily's finance news report yesterday.
28. At that time work was restricted to slaves and to
those few poor citizens who couldn't support themselves.
29. I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity
of narrow-minded prejudice.
30. When a man knows that he will be put into prison if he uses
a potentially deadly object to rob or do harm to another
person, he will think twice about it.
·Section B
Directions: In this section, there
are fifteen incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are
four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes
the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER
SHEET with a single line through the center.
31. This great project at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze is
expected to_______twenty years to complete.
32. His effort of decades began to_______. He came to be well-known
for his findings.
33. The_______of lung cancer is particularly high among long-term
heavy smokers, especially chain smokers.
34. Nothing is so uncertain as the fashion market where one style_______over
another before being replaceD.
35. Mrs. Brown couldn't shake the _______ that these kids were
in deep trouble and it was up to her to help them.
36. X-rays are also called Rontgen rays_______the discoverer
who first put them to use.
37. Telecommunication developments have enabled people to send
messages_______television, radio and electronic mail.
38. Technology has_______the sharing, storage and delivery of
information, thus making more information available to more people.
39. The philosophy class began with twenty students but three_______after
the mid-term exam.
40. The following account by the author_______the difference
between European and American reactions.
41. An intimate and _______knowledge of how you are doing in
the customer's eyes is critical.
42. Long _______ to harmful pollutants is most likely to lead
to a decline in health.
43. The architectural differences may_______confusion or discomfort
for the foreign travelers.
44. _______being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful
skill.
45. Even at discounted prices, these powerful AIDS drugs are
far beyond_______ for most of the world's 40 million HIV-infected
people.
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