II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. Most of the people in this village have free access ______ clean drinking water.

A. with B. for C. by D. to

26. — Are you coming to the party?
— I’m not sure. I ______ go to the concert instead.

A. must B. might C. should D would

27. So little ______ the plan that they could not settle their difference.

A. they agreed on B. do they agree on

C. did they agree on D. they did not agree on

28. With the great weight ______ off her mind, she passed the test successfully.

A. taking B. taken C. take D. to be taken

29. has begun selling tickets online for international flights, ______ to cut the market share of and other competitors.

A. to aim              B. having aimed    C. aiming            D. being aimed

30. The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition. She seemed ______ for it pretty well.

A. to prepare B. to have prepared C. having prepared    D. to be preparing

31. It was fortunate that Jack narrowly escaped ______ in a traffic accident.

A. being killed B. killing C. to be killed D. to kill

32. — Is there anything wrong, Bob? You look sad.
— Oh, nothing much. In fact, I ______ of my friends back home.

A. have just thought          B. would just think

C. was just thinking           D. will just be thinking

33. I suppose by the time I come back in ten years’ time all these old houses ______ down.

A. will have been pulled B. will be pulling

C. will have pulled D. will be pulled

34. Safety in school has been of great concern because of frequent reports about accidents ______ students got injured or killed while in school.

A. why        B. when      C. in which   D. for which

35. The figures are further evidence ______ children are more likely to become near-sighted.

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

36. It was for her rare charm and inner beauty ______ British movie star Audrey Hepburn was named the most naturally beautiful woman of all time.

A. when B. therefore C. that D. why

37. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, ______ their reliability can be confirmed.

A. though B. so that C. while D. because

38. Man must keep in mind that it will be years ______ the earth recovers from the damage he makes to it.

A. when B. until C. since D. before

39. — I don’t mind how you do it ______ you finish the painting on time.
— No problem.

A. as well as B. as far as C. as long as D. as fast as

40. The businessman is very modest about his success. He says it’s _____ the result of good luck as of his own diligence.

A. more than B. so much C. more D. as much 

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the __41___ from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is __42___ for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as often __43___ to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor __44___ and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime __45___ for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When __46___ to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive (远古的) days the choices made the difference between life or death. The __47___ we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it __48___ the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes __49___. Since we can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.