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B) with C) to D) for

58. ________ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.

A) In case of B) In spite of C) Because of D) But for

59. In your first days at the school you’ll be given a test to help the teachers to

________ you to a class at your level.

A) locate B) assign C) deliver D) place

60. The story that follows ________ two famous characters of the rocky Mountain gold rush days.

A) concerns B) states C) proclaims D) relates

61. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ________

before the West was settled. A) could B) was C) would D) did 62. People who refuse to ________ with the law will be punished.

A) obey B) consent C) conceal D) comply

63. I ________ to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.

A) ought to have written

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B) must have written C) couldn’t have written D) needn’t have written

64. These excursions will give you an even deeper ________ into our language and

culture.

A) inquiry B) investigation C) input D) insight

65. There is no electricity again. Has the ________ blown then?

A) fuse B) wire C) plug D) circuit

66. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country;

________ is this more true than in Europe. A) hardly B) little C) seldom D) nowhere

67. The mother didn’t know who ________ for the broken glass. A) will blame B) to blame C) blamed D) blames 68. Every society has its own peculiar customs and ________ of acting. A) ways B) attitudes C) behavior D) means

69. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in

the way of ________.

A) assurance

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B) persuasion C) encouragement D) confirmation

70. China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years, and should ________

no time in catching up.

A) delay B) lose C) lag D) lessen

Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)

Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank. Example:

Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱. Many of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 1. time/times/period 2. _______\\_______ 3. ______the______ Changes in the way people live bring about changes in the jobs that they do. More and more people live in towns and cities instead on farms (71) and in villages. Cities and states have to provide services city people want, such like more police protection, more hospitals, and more (72) schools. This means that more policemen, more nurses and technicians, and more teachers must be hired. Advances in technology has also (73) changed people’s lives. Dishwashers and washing machines do jobs that were once done by the hand. The widespread use of such electrical appliances (74) means that there is a need for servicemen to keep it running properly (75) People are earning higher wages and salaries. This leads changes in (76) the way of life. As income goes down, people may not want more food to (77) eat or more clothes to wear. But they may want more and better care from doctors, dentists and hospitals. They are likely to travel more and to want more education. Nevertheless, many more jobs are available in (78) these services. The government also affects the kind of works people do. The governments (79) of most countries spend huge sums of money for international (80) defense. They hire thousands of engineers, scientists, clerks, typists and secretaries to work on the many different aspects of defence.

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Part V Writing (30 minutes)

OUTLINE:

问题：城市交通拥挤 解决方案：(solution): 1. 建造(lay down)更多道路

优点：

(1) 降低街道拥挤程度 (2) 加速车流(flow of traffic) 缺点：占地过多

2. 开辟(open up)更多公共汽车线路

优点：减少自行车与小汽车 缺点：对部分人可能造成不方便 结论：两者结合

How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic