Ⅰ. Phonetics(10 Points)

Directions:

In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.A. head B. horizon C. honour D. human

2.A. city B. bicycle C. face D. climb

3.A. think B. these C. breathe D. with

4.A. ground B. country C. thousand D. found

5.A. pour B. hour C. course D. four

6.A. both B. post C. cold D. son

7.A. altogether B. talk C. always D. also

8.A. suggestion B. nation C. dictation D. satisfaction

9.A. started B. closed C. waited D. needed

10.A. rare B. fare C. scare D. are

Ⅱ.Vocabulary and Structure(40 points)

Directions:

There are 40 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. _______ idea of _______ sounds much better than Clare’s.

A. The, hers B. That, her C. That, hers D. One, her

12. China is famous ________ the Great Wall.

A. about B. for C. as D. of

13. Our school ________ new facilities.

A. is equipped with B. equips with C. will be equip with D. has equip with

14. I made this myself but it was _______ who taught me.

A. he B. him C. himself D. by him

15. He had his bicycle _______ yesterday.

A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. be repaired

16. It was a ________ room, with beautiful wall paper, waxed floor and nice furniture.

A. pleased B. pleasant C. pleasing D. preasant

17. He regretted _______the decision too hastily.

A. make B. to make C. making D. have maked

18. The professor insisted that we _______ our homework before next month.

A. handed in B. will hand in C. hand in D. must hand in

19. It ______ me of the country which we visited last summer.

A. remembers B. recalls C. reminds D. tells

20. He _______ smoking at last.

A. gave up B. gave out C. gave in D. gave off

21. John was _______ he lay down for an hour before dinner.

A. so tired as B. so tired that C. too tired that D. too tired so

22. Your answer is different ________ the teacher’s.

A. to B. at C. from D. with

23. It would be _______ a risk to leave the baby alone.

A. running B. passing C. carrying D. obeying

24. The fact _______ his health is bad is not true.

A. which B. that C. as D. what

25. These ______ did unusually well in the contest, so the judges didn’t know whom to give prize to.

A. woman singers B. women singers C. women singer D. womans singers