Part III　　　　　　　　　　Vocabulary　　　　　　　　(20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four
choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

41. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot
against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of________.
　　A) impulse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) inspiration
　　B) insanity　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) disposition

42. The Prime Minister was followed by five or six _______ when he got off the plane.
　　A) laymen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) directors
　　B) servants　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) attendants

43. There is no doubt that the ________ of these goods to the others is easy to see.
　　A) prestige　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) priority
　　B) superiority　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) publicity

44. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ________ and had a very good time.
　　A) feast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) festival
　　B) congratulations　　　　　　　　　　　　D) recreation

45. The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive the freight _______ are.
　　A) payments　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) funds
　　B) charges　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) prices

46. The manager gave her his ________ that her complaint would be investigated.
　　A) assurance　　　　　　　　　　　　C) sanction
　　B) assumption　　　　　　　　　　　　D) insurance

47. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close________.
　　A) temperament　　　　　　　　　　　　C) scrutiny
　　B) contamination　　　　　　　　　　　　D) symmetry

48. We are doing this work in the _________ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
　　A) context　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) pretext
　　B) contest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) texture

49. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.
　　A) a distinction　　　　　　　　　　　　C) an identification
　　B) a breakthrough　　　　　　　　　　　　D) an interpretation

50. Doctors are often caught in a _________ because they have to decide whether they hould tell their patients the truth or not.
　　A) puzzle　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) dilemma
　　B) perplexity　　　　　　　　　　　　D) bewilderment

51. To ________ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.
　　A) commend　　　　　　　　　　　　C) propagate
　　B) memorize　　　　　　　　　　　　D) commemorate

52. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _________ his position in he government.
　　A) contrive　　　　　　　　　　　　C) heave
　　B) consolidate　　　　　　　　　　D) intensify

53. Please do not be ________ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.
　　A) distracted　　　　　　　　　　　　C) irritated
　　B) disregarded　　　　　　　　　　　　D) intervened

54. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should __________ them as soon as possible.
　　A) rectify　　　　　　　　　　　　C) refrain
　　B) reclaim　　　　　　　　　　　　D) reckon

55. He wouldn't answer the reporters' questions, nor would he __________ for a photograph.
　　A) summon　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) pose
　　B) highlight　　　　　　　　　　　　D) marshal

56. The club will ________ new members the first week in September.
　　A) enroll　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) absorb
　　B) subscribe　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) register

57. If you don't ________ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they'll just run riot.
　　A) mobilize　　　　　　　　　　　　C) manipulate
　　B) warrant　　　　　　　　　　　　D) supervise

58. Already the class is ________ about who our new teacher will be.
　　A) foreseeing　　　　　　　　　　　　C) fabricating
　　B) speculating　　　　　　　　　　　　D) contemplating

59. We should ________ our energy and youth to the development of our country.
　　A) dedicate　　　　　　　　　　　　C) ascribe
　　B) cater　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) cling

60. Just because I'm ________ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without showing
me any respect.
　　A) redundant　　　　　　　　　　　　C) versatile
　　B) trivial　　　　　　　　　　　　 D) subordinate

61. Many scientists remain ________ about the value of this research program.
　　A) sceptical　　　　　　　　　　　　C) spacious
　　B) stationary　　　　　　　　　　　　D) specific

62. Depression is often caused by the ________ effects of stress and overwork..
　　A) total　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) terrific
　　B) increased　　　　　　　　　　　　D) cumulative

63. A human's eyesight is not as ________ as that of an eagle.
　　A) eccentric　　　　　　　　　　　　C) sensible
　　B) acute　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) sensitive

64. It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.
　　A) abrupt　　　　　　　　　　　　C) adverse
　　B) absurd　　　　　　　　　　　　D) addictive

65. Shoes of this kind are ________ to slip on wet ground.
　　A) feasible　　　　　　　　　　　　C) apt
　　B) appropriate　　　　　　　　　　D) fitting

66. We'll be very careful and keep what you've told us strictly________.
　　A) rigorous　　　　　　　　　　　　C) private
　　B) confidential　　　　　　　　　　D) mysterious

67. The members of Parliament were ________ that the government had not consulted them.
　　A) impatient　　　　　　　　　　　　C) crude
　　B) tolerant　　　　　　　　　　　　D) indignant

68. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _______ , and still others
are supported by religious organizations.
　　A) ensured　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C) authorized
　　B) attributed　　　　　　　　　　　　D) endowed

69. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _______ in any way.
　　A) intervened　　　　　　　　　　　　C) provoked
　　B) incurred 　　　　　　　　　　　　D) poked

70. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _______.
　　A) drawbacks　　　　　　　　　　　　C) bruises
　　B) handicaps　　　　　　　　　　　　D) blunders
Part IV　　　　　　　　　Error Correction　　　　　　　　(15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mis-
takes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark ( ∧ ) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank, lf you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.

Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. Many 1. time/times/period
of the arguments having used for the study of literature as a school 2. /
subject are valid for∧ study of television. 3. the
Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of
hunting behavior. Viewing biologically, the modern S1.________
footballer is revealed as a member of a disguised hunting
pack. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football
and his prey into a goal-mouth. If his aim is inaccurate and he S2.________
scores a goal, enjoys the hunter's triumph of killing his prey. S3._________
To understand how this transformation has taken place we
must briefly look up at our ancient ancestors. They spent over a S4.________
million year evolving as co-operative hunters. Their very survival S5.________
depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure
their whole way of life, even if their bodies, became radically S6.________
changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers,
throwers and prey-killers. They co-operate as skillful male-group S7.________
attackers.
Then, about ten thousand years ago, when this immensely S8.________
long formative period of hunting for food, they became farmers.
Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life,
were put to a new use-that of penning ( 把 …… 关在圈中 ), S9.________
controlling and domesticating their prey. The food was there on
the farms, awaiting their needs. The risks and uncertainties of farming
were no longer essential for survival. S10.________

Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic:
　　　　A Letter to the Unitversity President about the Canteen Service on Campus
　　　　You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
　　假设你是李明，请你就本校食堂的状况给校长写一封信，内容应涉及食堂的饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等，可以是表扬，可以是批评建议，也可以兼而有之。