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CLOZE   ［15 MIN.］  

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer Sheet.

  Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survi val in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the  big cats. They could not ( 26 ) with the bear, whose strengt h, speed and claws ( 27 ) an impressive ’small fire’ weaponry . They could not even defend themselves      ( 28 )    runnin g swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men h ad attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been ( 29 ) to failure and extinction. But they were  (30)  with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of the ir competitors.

      In the search       ( 31 )  the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had  ( 32 )    efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The abili ty to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical proble ms in a way that lay far ( 33 ) the reach of the original inh abitants of the grassland. Good long-distance sight was ( 34 )

 another matter. Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for fores t-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the ra nge of sight—so ( 35 )      they had had to do was climb a  tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not      ( 3 6 )    . Climbing a hill would  have helped, but in many places the gro und was flat. The ape-men ( 37 ) the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and began to walk upright . This vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slo wer still. ( 38 )  , they persevered and their bone structure  gradually became   ( 39 )to the new,unstable position that ( 40 ) them the name Homo erectus,upright man.

26. A. match     B.   compare C. rival D. equal 
27.    A. became B.     equipped C.     posed   D.   provided 
28.    A. in    B. upon  C. by     D. with 
29.    A. driven   B. doomed  C.      forced  D. led 
30.    A. bestowed   B.   given  C.   presented   D.     endowed 
31.     B.     of    C.  on           D. at 
32.     A. progressed        ted  ped      ed  
33.      C.    beyond         
34.    A. rather              C.  much       
35.     A. anything          C.   everything     
36.     A. available         C.   sufficient     ient 
37.          A. chose           d    C.     accepted     
38.   A. However       B.Therefore   C.  Meanwhile    D.Subsequently 
39.       A. accustomed      B. familiarized   C.     adapted     D. suited 
40.    A. obtained         C.   deserved    D. earned 


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  GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY  ［15 MIN.］

  There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that corr ectly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet

41.  After ___ seemed an endless wait,it was her turn to enter the per sonnel manager’s office.

A. that         B. what                 C. there                 D.  it 

42.    The three men tried many times to sneak across  the border into the neighbouring country,  ___ by the police each time.

A. had been captured    B. being always captured C. only to be captured  D. unfortunately captured 

43.  Professor Johnson is said ___some significant advance in his resea rch in the past year.

A. having made   B. making     C. to have made     make

44.   Fat cannot change into muscle ___ muscle changes into fat.

A. any more than    B.   no less than C. no more than D. much more than 

45.    It is not so much the language ___ the cultural background that m akes the book difficult to understand.

A. but  B. nor    C. as  D. like 

46.    There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain c limbing than ___ in the public mind today.
A. exists B. existC. existing D. to exist 

47.    I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city___.

A.    I’d most like to visit             B. where I like to visit C. which I like to visit mostly        D. I’d like much to visit 

48. He ___     unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something hel pful.

A. may have acted       B. must have acted C. should act           D. would act 

49.    If you have really been studying English for so long.  It’s about t i me you ___ able to write letters in English.

A. should be      B. were            C. must be        D . are 

50.  He’s ___ as a “bellyacher” —— he’s always complaining about some thin g.

  A. who is known               B. whom is known C. what is known               D. which is known 

51.  ___he always tries his best to complete it on time.

A. However the task is hard   B. However hard the task is C. Though hard the task is    D. Though hard is the task 

52.    Much as ___, I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn ’t ha ve that much spare cash.

A. I would have liked to          B. I would like to have  C. 1 should have to like          D.1 should have liked to 

53  My cousin likes eating very much, but he isn’t very ___ about the f ood he e ats.

A. special  B. peculiar C. particular     D. specific 

54.  Your advice would be ___ valuable to him. who is now at a loss as to wha t    to do first.

A. exceedingly    B.      excessively  C. extensively   D. exclusive ly 

55.  More often than not, it is difficult to ___ the exact meaning of a  Chines e idiom in English.

A. exchange        B.  transfer   C. convey         D.  convert

56.    She refused to ___ the door key to the landlady until she got ba ck her  deposit.

A. hand in         B.  hand out    C.    hand down             D.  hand over 

57.  The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think i t best to___.

A. engage   B. devote C. seek      D. pursue 

58.  The Olympic Games ___ in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Gree ce. 

A. originated        B.  stemmed     C. derived         D.  desce nded 

59. We should always bear in mind that ___ decisions often result in se rious co nsequences.

A. urgent     B.    instant    C. prompt   D. hasty 

60.    The fact that the management is trying to reach agreement___five separate unions has led to long negotiations.

A. over     D. with 

61.    The chairman of the company said that new techniques had ___impr oved their production efficiency.

A. violently             B. severely C. extremely       D. radically 

62.  The local authorities realized the need to make ___for elderly peo ple in their housing programmes.

A.    preparation    B.  requirement     C. specification        D. provision 

63.  The guest team was beaten by the host team 2 ___ 4 in last year’s CFA Cup Final.

A. over            B. in             C.  to          D.  against

64.  The police let him go, because they didn’t find him guilty ___ the  murder.

      A. of            B. in            C. over         D.  on

65.  As a developing country, we must keep ___ with the rapid developme nt of the   world economy.

A. move         B.  step        C. speed          D.  pace 