Part 1 Word Dictation (Each item: 1)
Directions:Listen and write down the words you hear. You are going to listen to the recording twice. During the first time, write the word that you hear. Check your answers as you listen the second time.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Part 2 Fill in the Blanks (with the Initial Letters Provided) (Each item: 1)
Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the first letter(s). Use only ONE word to fill in each blank.
11. This course offers students a wide choice of study, with on literature of Western countries.
12. The management the success of the company to the new Marketing Director.
13. From the look on Jill's face it was that the news came as a complete shock.
14. He used to be even- , but now he often loses temper over very small matters.
15. Can you see the problem with the way you to this situation?
16. The church has paintings all over the exterior and walls.
17. The board that an independent, trained person should be employed to look into the accident.
18. The ever-increasing costs and labor shortages are forcing a growing number of companies to from London.
19. According to his beliefs, the of sudden wealth is a loss of friends that one can trust.
20. Despite the recent growth of and demand in the last few months, the market for black tea alone remains almost the same as before.
Part 3 Fill in the Blanks (with Prepositions or Adverbs) (Each item: 1)
Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. Fill in each blank with only ONE word.
21. I'm afraid David's not here at the moment; he is work.
22. The fire was control by the time the second fire engine arrived.
23. We were able to cut the cost of the book down $3.25.
24. The firm has been firing experienced staff and substituted younger people them.
25. It's difficult to judge a person his exterior.
26. He took charge the government after the military took control in October.
27. From the viewpoint the teacher, the new tests just mean more work.
28. He sent her some roses, together a nice letter.
29. I could hardly wait to tell him the good news, but I had to calm before I could speak.
30. The revolutions blew the old order forever; therefore there could be no going back.
Part 4 Vocabulary and Structure (Each item: 1)
Directions:Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
31. We should put money away for a _________ day. We may need it some time.
A. sunny
B. rainy
C. cloudy
D. cold
32. Some people apparently have an almost unbelievable ability to _________ with the right answer.
A. come up
B. look up
C. put up
D. bring up
33. I ________ to him because he called me up soon after.
A. didn't need write
B. needn't to write
C. couldn't have written
D. needn't have written
34. He has left his book here on ________ so that you can read it.
A. purpose
B. aim
C. intention
D. sense
35. Be careful with those fireworks; they are __________ to go off unexpectedly.
A. available
B. presumably
C. easy
D. able
36. The holidays are over; we must ___________ to work again.
A. get across
B. get down
C. get in
D. get over
37. This food has been kept at a ____________ low temperature for a long time.
A. relatively
B. roughly
C. remarkable
D. readily
38. He said he would sooner die ____________ his family.
A. instead of embarrassing
B. than embarrass
C. rather than embarrass
D. but embarrass
39. In my opinion, you can increase the ___________ of these improvements through your active participation.
A. dimension
B. helpful
C. importance
D. quality
40. The fastest these animals can run is about 65 kph and ___________ the methods used to catch them have to be very efficient indeed.
A. at any rate
B. at this rate
C. in the end
D. as a consequence
Part 5 Cloze (with Options) (Each item: 0.5)
Directions:Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the choices. Questions 41 to 60 are based on the following passage. Mary had a job, a family, and a busy social life. And despite all of that, she always seemed 41. and in control on the 42. . I have a part-time job, a dog, and go to the 43. party, but I am almost always 44. . It actually kind of 45. me the way she was always giving me 46. , \ ,\
\ that I really enjoy,\ and then when I'm finished, they will simply say, 'Wonderful!'\
My wife, Mary, was different from me. She was just like most of professional women with 50. stress. It was inevitable for her to 51. with some heart problem.
52. , Mary was only keeping up the appearance of a 53. life. She would have had a hard time 54. that her husband was boring and her children were out of 55. , and her house, though clean and nice, was without any 56. . Oh, and her job was a 57. . She was a secretary for a(n) 58. of a company and he was a very 59. man.
Mary died of a heart 60. this past week. I knew she wasn't as happy as she appeared, but I never thought it would kill her.
Part 6 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (Each item: 2)
Directions:Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Open or distance learning has had a major effect on higher education through the Open University, the only university to provide
education exclusively for adult learners studying at a distance. Our 100,000 students are currently studying at the Open University. We found limited development of distance learning in the case studies, with the exception of some postgraduate and professional courses. Even here, however, there seemed to be limits on further growth because of the high costs involved in setting up new distance learning courses, as well as uncertainties of demand (particularly in terms of the perceived financial returns on study). One of the case study universities provided video facilities and visiting staff to a rural area for a group of undergraduate (大学本科在校的) students about 50 miles away. This was a new development which was working well and likely to be expanded to involve other universities. The main reason for general lack of development of distance learning, especially at the undergraduate level, may be that other
universities have been unable to afford the considerable set-up costs and student support facilities. As costs of technology come down this might change. The Open Learning Foundation is developing connections between universities to set open learning approaches within existing programs of study and thus encourage their greater use. This is seen as likely to develop further in the future.
61. The Open University provides an education for _________________.
A. students who do not like attending regular universities
B. students who failed the College Entrance Examination
C. students who are adults and away from a university
D. students who are limited in their ability to learn
62. Among other things, the further growth of distance learning at postgraduate and professional levels is limited by ____________________.
A. the high costs involved
B. a low student demand
C. a lack of education
D. the poor rural technology
63. The attempt of one case study university to provide equipment and staff to a rural group of students _________.
A. would be expanded
B. did not work well
C. might help learning
D. could cost a lot
64. The cost of setting up a distance learning program might change ______________.
A. as new developments are made
B. as more students take classes there
C. as the Open University helps more
D. as technology becomes cheaper
65. The tone of this passage can best be described as ________________.
A. discouraging B. encouraging C. persuasive D. scientific
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