一、单项选择题（共 15 道试题，共 60 分。Choose the more suitable word from the two provided for each blank in the following sentences）
1.
There will be __________ changes in the itinerary.
A. farther
B.
further
参考答案：B
2.
Many beautiful paintings were _______ on the walls.
A.
hung
B. hanged
参考答案：A
3.
The chairman made some___________remarks about the speakers.
A. complimentary
B. complementary
参考答案：A
4.
My grandmother promised that she would _________ me some fresh fruits when she came back from the countryside.
A. send
B. bring
参考答案：B
5.
Suffering from a chronological headache, the _________ of the school decided to resign next year.
A. principal
B. principle
参考答案：A
6. 1. We all went to the exhibition _______ the director, who was too busy to go.
A. besides
B. except
参考答案：B
7.
The journalist used to make frequent _________ to foreign countries before he retired.
A.
trips
B. travels
参考答案：B
8.
Many people dislike her, because she is very _________ .
A. proud
B. arrogant
参考答案：B
9.
My best friend doesn’t know how to choose an ideal profession in the future. She’d like to have the __________ of a guidance counselor.
A. opinion
B. advice
参考答案：B
10.
His graduation paper discusses the _________ significance of the Civil War from a new perspective.
A. historic
B. historical
参考答案：A
11.
The internal situation of a country usually _________ its foreign policy.
A. effects
B. affects
参考答案：B
12.
Mary ________ on the couch, looking at the ceiling.
A. lay
B. laid
参考答案：A
13. He _________ from his seat to greet the guests.
A. rose
B. raised
参考答案：A
14.
The poor boy brought only two ________ slices of bread for lunch.
A. thin
B. slim
参考答案：A
15.
Peter told me that he had _________ his father’s letter.
A. received
B. accepted
参考答案：A
二、单项选择题（共 5 道试题，共 20 分。Compare the following sentences and decide which is better.）
1.
A.
Rebecca has a better TV.
B.
Rebecca has a better TV than I do.
参考答案：B
2.
A. In early December it snowed heavily for three days without letup in this area.
B. In the early part of December there was a heavy snow in this area, and it snowed for three days without letup.
参考答案：A
3.
A.
Computers calculate rapidly, and they do more work than man in the same time, ad they threaten many jobs, but we must use them.
B. Though computers calculate rapidly, do more work than man in the same time, and threaten many jobs, we must use them.
参考答案：B
4.
A.
Benjamin Franklin, an American who was at home wherever he went, gained wide popularity in France and also became well known in England.
B.
Benjamin Franklin was an American, but he was at home wherever he went, and so he gained wide popularity in France, and he was also well known in England.
参考答案：A
5.
A. Every winter many people go to Hainan, because they feel that the winter climate there is better than that of any other place in China.
B.
Every winter many people go to Hainan, because they feel that the winter climate there is better than any place.
参考答案：A
三、单项选择题（共 2 道试题，共 20 分。Read the following sentences and choose the correct order of the sentences.）
1.
A. They never seem to be working.
B. It seems to workers that students lead easy lives only because students work and relax at different times from workers.
C. Working people sometimes think that college students live a very easy life.
D. The truth is, though, that most students spend as many hours in class or at their studies as workers do at their jobs.
E. To them it appears that students have little to do; they sleep late, talk for hours over coffee, and go to parties every night.
A.
C E A D B
B. A D E B C
C.
E A C B D
参考答案：A
2.
A. For some time now, British shipping mangers have stayed ahead of the competition by investing in the most sophisticated ships.
B. The result is that Britain has a very modern fleet: the average age of our merchant ships is only six years, and over half the fleet is under five years old.
C. By the early 1970, it seemed that, somewhere in the world, a new British ship was being launched every week.
D. Unlike the rest of British industry, ship-owners invested big.
E. Between 1966 and 1976, British shipping lines invested at a rate of over 1 million pounds a day.
F. In the early 1960s, the shipping companies cashed in on government grant and tax concessions.
A. D E C B A F
B. D F E C B A
C.
A E D B F C
参考答案：B
