Part II? Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices markedA,
B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
??? Example:
??? The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket??????? the desert.
A. covering??????? B. covered???????? C. cover?????????? D. to cover
The answer is A.
21. Listen! Do you hear someone???????? for help?
???? A. calling???????? B. call??????????? C. to call????????? D. called
22. Father?????? goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.
???? A. hardly?????????? B. seldom????????? C. sometimes?????? D. never
23. You?????? buy a gift, but you can if you want to.
???? A. must??????????? B. mustn't????????? C. have to????????? D. don't have to
24. This coastal area??????? a national wildlife reserve last year.
???? A. was named????? B. named????????? C. is named??????? D. names
25. John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work??????? has
???? made him what he is today.
???? A. why??????????? B. when?????????? C. which?????????? D. that
?26. Dina,??????? for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
???? A. struggling?????? B. struggled??????? C. having struggled? D. to struggle
?27. I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone?????? it. Was it you?
???? A. has done??????? B. had done??????? C. would do??????? D. will do
?28. I've become good friends with several of the students in my school???????? I met in the
???? English speech contest last year.
???? A. who??????????? B. where?????????? C. when??????????? D. which
?29. If he???????? my advice, he wouldn't have lost his job.
???? A. followed??????? B. should follow??? C. had followed???? D. would follow
?30. So far nobody has claimed the money?????? in the library.
???? A. discovered??????????????????????? B. to be discovered
???? C. discovering?????????????????????? D. having discovered
?31. I walked slowly through the market, where people????? all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
???? I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed.
???? A. sell???????????? B. were selling????? C. had sold???????? D. have sold
?32. Tim is in good shape physically????????? he doesn't get much exercise.
???? A. if????????????? B. even though????? C. unless?????????? D. as long as
?33. Listening to loud music at rock concerts?????? caused hearing loss in some teenagers.
???? A. is????????????? B. are???????????? C. has???????????? D. have
?34. I'm tired out. I??????? all afternoon and I don't seem to have finished anything.
???? A. shopped?????????????????????????? B. have shopped
???? C. had shopped??????????????????????? D. have been shopping
?35. Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew???????? she
???? was so angry.
???? A. where?????????? B. whether???????? C. that???????????? D. why

Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
????? Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小徑). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My?? 36? , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or?? 37?? some cause known only to him.
????? Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very?? 38 . He not only understands what
we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to?? 39?? back.
????? One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar?? 40? . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably?? 41?? the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
????? Soon it became?? 42?? that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the?? 43? , without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally?? 44? . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
???? Finally, we?? 45?? a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and?? 46?? reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.
???? Since our adventure, I?? 47?? that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.
He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.
36. A. deer???????????? B. dog????????????? C. lady??????????? D. man
37. A. imagine????????? B. consider????????? C. explore????????? D. present
38, A. smart??????????? B. sweet??????????? C. slow??????????? D. shy
39. A. turn???????????? B. kick????????????? C. jump?????????? D. speak
40. A. driveway???????? B. path???????????? C. crossroad??????? D. highway
41. A. knew??????????? B. saw????????????? C. showed???????? D. made
42. A, mysterious??????? B. ridiculous??????? C. fascinating?????? D. apparent
43. A. house??????????? B. forest??????????? C. field??????????? D. cottage
44. A. unconcerned????? B. unconscious?????? C. undecided?????? D. uncomfortable
45. A. left for?????????? B. went off????????? C. came to???????? D. drove toward
46. A. punctually??????? B. frequently??????? C. formally???????? D. shortly
47. A. regretted???????? B. remembered?????? C. concluded?????? D. confirmed

Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home?? 48
their children return from school.? Sometimes? it is necessary for a parent to write?? 49?? after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator,?? 50?? another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a? 51?? way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about?? 52?? they want to say before they write.?? 53?? another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that?? 54?? hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned?? 55?? or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.
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