Part Ⅲ  Identification (10%)

Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

46.He [invited]me [to go] to a party [and] I did not want to[join him] that evening.
      A           B                  C                           D

47.The information [which] she[ was injured] in [the accident] [was given] by Liz.
                  A               B                 C               D

48.[Look at] the beautiful [flowers] here ! [How] wonderful they [are smelling].
     A                        B                C                           D

49.Dear Helen, please [forgive] him [for] his [rudeness], [can you] ?
             A            B            C           D

50.[Did]anyone[inform] you [with] the change of the schedule that
    A             B             C

[had been decided] yesterday ?
       D

51.[Despite] his old [age], he is still [very healthful] and often works in the field.
     A                 B                   C        D

52.This [equipment] is [based upon] advanced [techniques] and it is
        A               B                        C

[highly reliable].
      D

53.It is [about time] that we [go to supper], [for] we still have a meeting [to attend] this evening.
       A                        B           C                                   D

54.[Every now and then] he [would come] here [paying a visit to] his old aunt,
       A                      B                       C

who lived [all alone] in a small house.
         D

55.The passengers [saw] the thief [stole] [on the bus], but they [didn't say] anything.
           A                 B          C                       D

Part Ⅳ  Cloze (10%)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn't the first time I had been   56  . Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often   57   to France, I so I was used   58   a foreign language to people who did not understand   59  . But when I went to America I was really looking forward to   60   a nice easy holiday without any   61   problems.

How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a   62   telephone to give my American friend Danny a   63   and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me   64   lost and asked   65   he could help me. "Yes," I said, "I want to give my friend a ring." "Well, that's   66   " he exclaimed. "Are you getting   67  ? But aren't you a bit   68  ?" "Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I   69  want to give a ring to tell he I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?" "Oh!" he said, " There's a phone downstairs."

When at last we   70   meet up, Danny   71   the misunderstandings to me. " Don't worry," she said to me . "I had so many   72   at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans   73   differently in meaning from   74  . You'll soon get used to   75   things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!"

56. A. out           B. aboard            C. away            D. abroad

57. A. gone          B. been              C. got             D. come

58. A. to speak      B. for speaking      C. to speaking     D. to speaking of

59. A. English       B. French            C. Russian         D. Latin

60. A. having        B. buying            C. giving          D. receiving

61. A. time          B. human             C. money           D. language

62. A. perfect       B. popular           C. public          D. pleasant

63. A. ring          B. letter            C. word            D. message

64. A. to look       B. looking like      C. looking         D. feeling like

65. A. that          B. if                C. where           D. when

66. A. well          B. strange           C. nice            D. funny

67. A. to marry      B. marrying          C. to be married   D. married

68. A. small         B. smart             C. little          D. young

69. A. very          B. just              C. so              D. just now

70. A. did           B. could             C. do              D. can

71. A. described     B. explained         C. talked          D. expressed

72. A. trouble       B. difficulties      C. fun             D. things

73. A. write         B. speak             C. use             D. read

74. A. us British    B. British us        C. us Britain      D. we British

75. A. such          B. these             C. some            D. all the

Part Ⅴ  Translation   (20%)

Section A

Directions: In this part, there are five sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have just read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

76. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and writing.

77. I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of fai8lure.

78. In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive.

79. By the year 2050, experts believe that the problems to explore the food, minerals and energy resources of the sea will have been largely solved.

80. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups.

Section B

Directions: In this part, there are five sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.

81.事实上,水污染的危害远不止这点。

82. 这个问题不像我们最初想象的那么复杂。

83. 如果你那时没有及时离开,我无法想象会发生什么情况。

84.他们发现在下午6点前不可能完成这项工作。

85.由于我没有读过这本书,所以我无法对此作出评论。