III. Vocabulary

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.

45. The environmentalists said wild goats’______ on the vast grasslands was a good indication of the better environment.

A. escape B. absence C. attendance D. appearance

46. Hospital staff burst into cheers after doctors completed a 20-hour operation to have ______ one-year-old twins at the head.

A. isolated B. separated C. divided D. removed

47. After the trainer was sure that the whale could look after itself, he _______ it into the sea.

A. transported B. unloaded C. released D. handled

48. In ______ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their children.

A. traditional B. historic C. remote D. initial

49. Some people like drinking coffee, for it has _______ effects.

A. promoting B. stimulating C. enhancing D. encouraging

50. The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to _______ to point.

A. illustrate B. suggest C. express D. recognize

51. Most people on this island are recreational fishers, and ______, fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time.

A. accidentally B. purposefully C. obviously D. formally

52. In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality.

A. contact B. contrast C. connection D. conflict

53. Chinese arts have won the _________ of a lot of people outside China.

A. enjoyment B. appreciation C. entertainment D. reputation

54. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A. took up B. caught on C. carried out D. made for

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Ⅳ. Cloze

Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.

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Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___55___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still ___56___ away. A mother who has not ___57___ the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following: ___58___ we have learned something, additional learning increases the ___59___ of time we will remember it.

In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and ___60___ ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but ___61___.

The law of over learning explains why cramming(突擊學(xué)習(xí)) for an examination, ___62___ it may result in a passing grade, is not a ___63___ way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning; ___64___, is usually a good investment toward the future.

55. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even

56. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride

57. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up

58. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. Unless

59. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length

60. A. remind B. inform C. warn D. recall

61. A. recite B. overlearn C. research D. improve

62. A. though B. so C. if D. after

63. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift

64. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end