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(1)A Phonetics I. Word stress
1 A computer B imagine C property D horison A electric B luxury C architect D mineral A arithmetic B assassinate C agriculture D contribute A.preservation B potential C perversity D magnificent 5.A.trigonometry B dramatical C photochemical D documentary
6 A career B avoid C manage D advise
7 A burglary B employment C courageous D dependent A computer B expression C instantly D appliance A elementary B continetal C beneficial D dormitory 10 A curriculum B enthusiast C subordinate D democratic
II. Pronunciation
1 A literature B apprehension C adventure D facility A recommend B recollect C reclaim D recognition A preferable B derivation C preparation D preliminary A envelopes B communicates C headaches D judges
5 A hatched B naked C dedicated D needed
6 A procedure B soldier C education D credit A architecture B charity C christen D cholera A earflaps B attached C delicate D astrology A crabbed B aged(n) C crooked D raised
10 A reality B gravity C abnormality D responsibility B Grammar and vocabulary: Multiple choice
1 If they aren’t more careful with their money, they’ll get into………… ( problem/ loss/ overdraft/ debt)
2 She is the most………… manageress we had ever had.( good/ efficient/ active/ hard)
3 As she didn’t understand his question, she merely gave him a……….look.( blank/ hallow/ vacant/ empty)
4 During the boss’s …………his assistant took over.( vanishing/ disappearance/ loss/ absence)
5 The food was delicious That was a………….meal.(satisfied/ satisfying/ tasting/ tasted)
6 It was nine years ago…………Sir Alfred returned from America ( Since/ when/ when that/ that)
(2)8 When she saw the clouds, she went back to the house to……….her umbrella.( carry/ fetch/ take/ bring)
9 ………ten minutes of the start of the game two players had been sent off.( Before/ inside/ around/ within)
10 Computers have……….banking.( revolve/ revolution/ revolutionize/ revolutionary)
11 The competition was televised………from the stadium.( live/ alive/ living/ life)
12 You are supposed not to………old people when they are speaking ( invade/ penetrate/ interfere/ interrupt)
13 We are sorry for the flight………… The flight PA 201 will depart as soon as possible
14 Ms Jones has just………… a daughter She has no child of her own ( adopted/ adapted/ granted/ took on)
15 Years ago, we weren’t……… of the second-hand smoke ( conscious/ known/ beware/ aware)
16 What a………… ! I have left the umbrella at home and now starts raining.( sorry/ regret/ shame/ complaints)
17 It’s………that everybody leave the hotel at once.( difficult/ imperative/ certain/ likely)
18 After the dinner, we realized that the vegetables had been left………… ( intact/ remained/ maintained/ untouched)
19 She took the boy………….the arms and led him…………the street ( by- across/ in-to/ on-across/ with-round)
20 One symptom………….tuberculosis is fever.( to/ in/ of/ from)
21 Tina will quit the position, so we have to find someone to…………( be placed/ take after her/ take her place/ alternate her)
22 Well, after……….your letter, we decided to give you an interview ( having read/ had read/ being read/ we had read)
23 The police wanted the paper…………by noon.( typing/ was typed/ being typed/ to be typed)
24 “ Which blouse you like best?”- “The one……….”.( I tried it on first/ I tried it on firstly/ I tried on it first/ I tried on first)
25 As a…………, everybody can have 10days off a year, but Jane is an exception She can have more than 12.( law/ principle/ rule/ fact)
26 I wish you……….talking loudly I’m trying to work.( Should stop/ had stopped/ would stop/ stop)
27 My brother saw you……….in a fast-food restaurant last Tuesday ( to work/ worked/ being worked/ working)
(3)29 Jim’s aunt bought him books on astronomy and football,
……….he had the lightest interest in.( neither of whom/ neither of which/ neither of what/ neither of that)
30 He tiptoed into the room……….waken his mother.( so as not to/ in order to/ so as to not/ in order to not)
C Developing reading and writing skills I Gap Filling
Passage 1:
Nowadays there are many good reasons for using bicycle(1)………cars to travel into city centres.(2)………, bicycle are(3)……….silent and clean, and(4) ……… are easy to park.(5)……… , using a bicycle (6)……… keeps people fit However, city centres must have cycle lanes(8)…………be free of private cars completely Some large cities, (9)……… Amsterdam in Netherlands, are already organized in this way (10)…………, a combination of the use of bicycles with very cheap or free public transport solves the problem of traffic jams and make the city centre a more pleasant place
1 A but B except for C instead of D such as A as well B first of all C in fact D personally
3 A both B and C too D as well
4 A also B for example C except D as well as this
5 A and B yet C also D secondly
6 A and B both C also D too
7 A either B in conclusion C besides this D both
8 A such as B yet C also D or
9 A such as B as well C in my view D while 10 A personally B finally C for example D actually Passage 2:
Anyone who has gone on a skiing holiday at a ski(1)……… of any size will be familiar with the age-old problem- the eternal waits for ski lifts and cable cars Well, there is an alternative If you feel like something just as(2)
……….different why not try heli-skiing in Canada? Somewhere in the snowy(3) ………….of the Rocky Moutains the helicopter will deposit you ang your group onto a slode of virgin snow that you have all to yourselves It is all a(4)………… cry from the busiest slopes of Switzerland, France and Italy You are fifty miles from the nearest town and there is nothing remotely(5)………….A sli lift, so you have to(6)……… on legs, skies and chopper You might see the(7)………… mountain goat or grizzly bear But there won’t be(8)……… of other skiers There are one or two disadvantages Your friendly helicopter pilot might just put you down in a five-meter snow(9)……….And freezing weather might ground your helicopter and leave you(10)………….in the wilderness
(4)2 A little B few C big D lot
3 A cover B country C wastes D refuge
4 A different B strange C far D long
5 A resembling B appearing C seeming D looking
6 A count B trust C rely D reckon
7 A occasional B sometime C incidental D irregular
8 A bunches B horders C throngs D swarms
9 A dune B pile C mound D drift
10 A deserted B stranded C marooned D aground II Reading comprehension
Passage 1:
Fog is a cloud in contact with or just above the surface of land or sea It can be a major environmental hazard Fog on highways can cause chain-reaction accidents involving dozens of cars Delays and shutdowns at airports can cause economic losses to airlines and inconveniences to thousands of travellers Fog at sea has always been a danger to navigation Today, with supertankers carrying vast quantities of oil, fog increases the posibility of catastrophic oil spills
The most common type of fog, radiation fog, forms at night, when moist air near the ground loses warmth through radiation on a clear night This type of fog often occurs in valleys, such as California’ s San Joaquin Valley Another
common type, advection fog, results from the movement of warmth, wet air over cold ground The air lose temperature to the ground and condensation sets in This type of fog often occurs along the California coast and the shores of the the Great Lakes Advection fog also forms when air associated with a warm ocean current blow across the surface of a cold current The thick fogs of Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, are largely of this origin, because here the Labrador Current comes in contact with the warm Gulf Stream
Two other types of fog are somewhat more usual Frontal fog occurs when two fronts of different temperatures meet, and rain from the warm front falls into a colder one saturating the air Stream fog appears when cold air picks up moisture by moving other warmer water
Question 1: The first paragraph focuses on which aspect of fog?
A its danger B its composition C its beauty D its causes Question 2: The word “catastrophic” is closest meaning to…………
A accidental B inevitable C unexpected D.disastrous
Question 3: According to the article, fog that occurs along the Calofornia coast is generally………
A radiation fog B advection fog C frontal fog D steam fog Question 4: It can be inferred from the passage that Labrador Current is……
A cold B weak C polluted D warm
(5)A their geographic location B their relative density C the types of problem they cause D their relative frequency Question 6: The author of the passage is probably an expert in the field of… A physics B economicsC transportation D meteorology
Question 7: According to the article, fog that forms through radiation process of moist air is generally………
A radiation fog B advection fog C frontal fog D steam fog Question 8: Which is not true of the frontal fog?
A It is quite common B It forms when two fronts of different temperatures meet
C The air is soaked D The warm front has rain falling into the colder front
Question 9: Which of the following is not caused by fog?
A Tanker’s crash B Pile-up accident
C Shutdown at airports D Temperature losses
Question 10: Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, is mainly affacted by…… A radiation fog B advection fog C frontal fog D steam fog Passage 2:
Wood has long been a popular building material in North America because it has generally been plentiful and cheap Swedish settlers in Delaware built log cabins as early as 1630 In New England, British colonists built wooden ‘ saltbox houses’ Most of the wooden homes of Colonial times could be built with simple tools and minimal skills
In the early 19th century, the standard wooden house was built with beams
set into heavy posts and held together with wooden pegs The method of
construction was time-consuming and required highly skilled workers with special tools The balloon-frame house, invented in 1833 in Chicago by a computer from Hartford Connecticut, used a frame of lightweight lumber, mostly 2×4 and 2×6 inches This type of house could be assembled by any careful worker who could saw in a straight line and drive a nail
This revolution in building was made possibly by improved sawmills that could quickly cut boards to standard sizes and the lower costs of lumber that resulted There were also new machines that could produce huge quantities of inexpensive nails Skeptics predicted that a strong wind could send such houses flying through the air like balloons and at first ‘balloon frame’ was a term of derison But the light frames proved practical, and wooden houses have been basically built this way ever since
Question 1: What is the main purpose of this passage?
A To trace the influence of Swedish and British settlers on America styles of building
(6)C To compare methods of constructing wooden houses in various parts of the country
D To describe a revolutionary technique for constructing wooden houses Question 2: According to the passage, where did the inventor of balloon-frame house originally come from?
A Connecticut B Chicago C Sweden D Delaware
Question 3: Which of the following question about the balloon-frame house is not answered in the passage?
A Where was it invented?
B what was its inventor’s name?
C What size was most of the lumber in its framework? D In what year was it invented?
Question 4: The author implies that which of the following types of houses required the most skill to produce?
A The log cabin built by Swedish settlers B Saltbox house
C Standard wooden houses of the early 19th century D Balloon-frame houses
Question 5: All of the following are the factors in the development of the balloon-frame house except………
A the invention of sophisticated tools B the production of cheap nails C improvements in sawmills D the falling price of lumber Question 6: According to the passage, why was the term ‘balloon frame’ applied to certain houses?
A They could be moved from place to place B They could be easily expanded
C They have rounded frames that slightly resembled balloons D They were made of lightweight materials
Question 7: The word “derison” is closest meaning to…………
A Affection B ignorance C ridicule D regret Question : Skeptics thought that the balloon-frame house would be……… A expanded B Blown away C demolished D raised
Question 9: The standard method of construction in the early 19th century was
described as……
A revolutionary B basic C innovative D time-consuming Question 10: Most of the wooden houses of Colonial times were…………
A difficult to build B easy to build C.demanding D.challenging III Finding and correcting the mistakes
1 Only when the teacher phoned me that I knew the truth about my son A B C D
2 Most people are surprising to see how rapidly bacteria can multiply under A B C D favorable conditions
3 Without water, food, shelter and clothing, person could not survive a
(7)prolonged exposure to the elements D
4 Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction between heavenly body A B C D She was anxious about the interview because she failed three interviews A B C before
D
6 Saccharin, made from toluence, is about 350 times as sweeter as sugar A B C D
7 In some areas of the city, it has against the law to ride a motorcycle without A B C D
a helmet
8 A little land animals live in the polar regions which are covered with snow A B C
year round D
9 A dolphin, often called a porpoise, is considered to be one of the bright A B C D among animals
10 The soil and climate in the tropics are not suitable producing large quantity A B C
of grain D
IV Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.
1) Martin has to wear his glasses to read the newspaper (WITHOUT) ……… 2) Alan’s children are never invited to parties now because of their bad
behavior.( THAT)
……… 3) It was fortune for him that he wasn’t injured in the accident.( LUCKY)
……… 4) Carole is the only person I know who enjoys homework.( APART)
……… 5) I didn’t think that Peter would phone tonight.( UNLIKELY)
……… 6) It’s more difficult to express feeling than it is to express others.( EASIER)
……… 7) Some feelings are difficult for me to describe.( FIND)
……… 8) You never clean the bathroom when you’rre finished.( WISH)
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