Vocabulary:
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
1．She was nominated as the_______ for the presidency.
candidate
chemist
disaster
instructor
2．She was_____with grief and refused to be solaced.
distracted
emotional
influenced
clinical
3．His refusal iced our______ .
enthusiasm
stimulant
romance
endorphins
4．People at the party were______when Frank got drunk and made an exhibition of himself.
cracked
embraced
romantic
embarrassed
5．Melinda fell down _____a crack in the sidewalk.
instead of
because of
in case of
because
6．A vast crowd _____ to watch the match.
turned up
turned off
turned out
turned over
7．Our English teacher always emphasizes the importance of learning new words in context rather than learning each of them______.
individually
exclusively
approximately
supposedly
8．All the students are required to attend the two-day _______ program so that they can have a complete understanding of the university they are admitted to.
orientation
accomplishment
enthusiasm
independence
9．If you leave your shoes lying around like that, you\’ll________ them.
tell from
trip over
go on
throw into
10．I\’m uncertain_______ to go or not.
where
if
whether
what
11．How far was he______ for what had happened?
responsible
reliable
respective
respectable
12．Beginners are expected to be familiar with the _______ of the reading material before they come to the class.
condition
concept
contest
content
13．A variety of preventive measures are now______ in order to minimize the potential damage caused by the deadly disease.
by birth
at will
in place
on call
14．She was always _______, even when things were at their worst.
attractive
optimistic
powerful
depressed
15．It is dangerous to ride a bicycle along an icy road, so we have to use a brake to _______ the bicycle.
look for
grow up
slow down
trip on
16．Don\’t forget to______ your gloves. It\’s cold outside.
take off
put on
turn on
look after
17． In that situation, a wage freeze, whether voluntary or imposed by the Government, deals with a ______of inflation rather than with inflation itself.
disease
symptom
depression
anxiety
18．They attribute their success to their teacher\’s_______
enjoyment
attachment
encouragement
assignment
19． She got into a _____when she thought she\’d forgotten the tickets.
function
pleasure
panic
attachment
20．Some of the students in this class seem______to help those who have difficulties in their study.
respective
responsible
reliable
reluctant
Grammar
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
21．At board meetings you have to _____the formality of the language.
used to
be used to learn
get used to
be used as
22． I _______ in bed taking a nap last week when all of a sudden someone in the hall yelled \”Fire!\”.
lay
lied
was lying
lie
23．_____ is what she wants to know.
Who to do it
Whom to do it
Who does it do
Whom doing it
24．He treated me as if______ his own son.
I am
I would be
I was
I were
25．I wish I______ the bike. I only made it worse.
hadn’t tried
didn’t try
Wouldn’t try
Wouldn’t have tried
26．______ is unknown to us all.
Where did she put it
Where she put it
That where she put it
In which she put it
27． It was ______home after the experiment.
not until midnight did he go
until midnight that he didn’t go
not until midnight that he went
until midnight when he didn’t
28．I_______ the truth of your remarks, although they go against my interests.
cannot but admit
cannot help but to admit
cannot but admitting
cannot help but admitting
29．Instead of watching where I____, I was busy_____.
go… daydreaming
was going…daydreaming
went… daydreamt
was going … to daydream
30．The way he did it was different_____ we were used to.
in which
in what
from what
from which
31． In some parts of London, missing a bus means_____ for another hour.
waiting
to wait
wait
to be waiting
32．I don\’t allow______in my office and I don\’t allow my family_____at all.
to smoke … smoking
smoking … to smoke
to smoke … to smoke
smoking … smoking
33． It is really quite extraordinary that we should have been at the same college without_____before.
met
being met
having met
having been met
34． Students growing up directly from nursery school to college may_______dealing with realities.
graduate from
have trouble
work against
had better
35．You _____all those calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of thing.
needn’t have done
shouldn’t have done
must not have done
can not have done
Dialogue
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
36．– I was so embarrassed because of the way I looked.
– ________________________.
Don’t worry. He must have understood.
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt you.
I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk.
37．– I wonder if we should go dancing instead.
– ____________________________.
Well, I couldn’t decide whether or not to apologize.
Yeah, that’s a good idea. We could go out for dinner first.
I am sorry. But why don’t you just relax?
38．– I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to laugh.
– ______________________________.
Well, I’m a little tired tonight.
He probably didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
That’s OK. It may sound funny now, but it sure wasn’t then.
39． – So, what happened on your date with Ray?
– ______________.
I just wanted to crawl into a hole and die.
Really? I was just glad he could meet me for lunch.
I had mud all over my dress.
40． – Why don’t we go to the movies?
– ______________________.
That’s a good idea.
Did he say he’s going to move to the new flat?
It doesn’t matter.
Reading
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Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
Passage
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Are you aware that you actually possess six senses? The sixth is a muscular sense responsible for directing your muscles intelligently to the exact extent necessary for each action you perform. For example, when you reach for an object, the sensory nerves linking the muscles to the brain stop your hand at the correct spot. This automatic perception of the position of your muscles in relation to the object is your muscular sense in action.
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Muscles are bundles of fibers varying from one five-thousandth of an inch to about three inches. They have three unique characteristics, they can become shorter and thicker; they can stretch; and they can retract to their original positions. Under a high-powered microscope, muscle tissue is seen as long, slender cells with a grainy texture like wood.
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More than half of a person’s body is composed of muscle fibers, most of which are involuntary – in other words, work without conscious direction. The voluntary muscles, those that we move consciously to perform particular actions, number more than five hundred. Women have only 60 to 70 percent as much muscle as men for their body mass. That is why an average woman can’t lift as much, throw as far, or hit as hard as an average man.
41．According to the selection, the muscular sense is used for ______.
the efficiency of our muscles
the normal breathing function
directing our muscles intelligently
the work of only our involuntary muscles
42． Intelligent use of the muscles means that ________.
one always knows what his muscles are doing
one performs simple actions without working
one’s muscles are used only to the extent necessary for each action they perform
one improves muscular action consciously
43． Muscles are unique fibers because, they can ________.
contract
stretch
retract
do all of the above
44． Under a microscope, muscle cells appear to be _______.
textured like wood
colored like wood
smooth and red
short and thick
45． According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected mainly by the _______.
ease with which they could get their money
confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed
failure of several other banks to open
confidence shown by other depositors of the bank
