A. pensive B. deliberate C. passive D. considerate 31.The coach said Fred had no aptitude for sports. A. talent B. patience C. attitude D. interest 32.Anyone who doesn’t have a free ticket must pay the fee for going in. A. attending B. admitting C. admission D. attention 33.When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, thus turning into evidence of things that once lived.

A. thereby B. therefrom C. thereof D. therein 34.The hunter carefully stalked the deer. A. shot B. tracked C. watched D. skinned 35.Hot metal shrinks as it becomes cool. A. concedes B. compresses C. condenses D. contracts 36.She bustled about with an assumption of authority. A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face 37.Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example. A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction 38.The sense of mistrust is compounded by smaller annoyances that leave the families feeling as though no one in authority cares about them.

A. offset B. intensified C. diminished D. annulled 39.The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising downside. A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence 40.If you can’t dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field. A. acquire B. require C. accompany D. accomplish

Part 3 Error Correction

This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates an error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

41.On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado that lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. A. lying B. lies C. lied D. lays

42.There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.

A. that B. this C. what D. which

43. To wake up, he sat up in the seat and turned to see who was making all the noise. A. Having woken up B. Waking up C. To have woken up D. Having to wake up 44.The landlady could not put up with us because all her rooms were reserved. A. put us up with B. put us up C. put through us D. put us through 45.I will go home for the vacation as soon as I have finished my exams. A. will finish B. am finishing C. am going to finish D. finish 46.Nowadays, many self-important young men view the prospect working under women as humiliation.

A. to work B. from working C. of working D. at working 47. Dump sewage into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution.

A. Having dumped sewage B. Being dumped sewage

C. Dumped sewage D. Dumping sewage 48.Grover Cleveland was the first president married in the White House. A. got married B. to get married C. has got married D. was married 49.If cauliflowers are exposed from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored. A. are exposing from B. are exposed to C. expose from D. expose to 50.Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, made blacksmiths, stone-carvers, coopers and cobblers virtually extinct.

A. that made B. make C. which making D. making 51.Children learn primarily by physical experience direct the world around them. A. physical experiencing directly of B. physical experience directly C. directly physical experience D. direct physical experience of 52. Live with deadly snakes is a way of life for them, not something that terrorizes them. A. Living with B. Having lived with C. Lived with D. To live with 53. The more the century progresses, less the interested we have become in family life. A. The much…, less the B. The further…, the less C. The more…, the less D. The further…, less the

54. Not until 1798, when Eli Whitney came up with a new idea, guns had been made by skilled gunsmiths, one at a time.

A. To B. In C. Since D. Until

55.For a variety of reasons, many American young adults are returning home or are not leaving home at all, causing families react in different ways. A. caused families to react B. making families to react C. made families react D. which is making families react 56.No such weapons were used and none been found. A. none have been B. none has C. no other has been D. no others been 57.The sales manager of the company suggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design.

A. is spending on B. will be spent in C. will be spent on D. be spent on 58.The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National Day. A. would be completed B. must be completed C. had to be completed D. be completed

59.The achievements of the greatest minds in science could never have been reached if it had not been for the patient and accurate work of hundreds of other people. A. has it not been B. had it not been C. if hasn’t been D. if it had been 60. The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new one occurred.

A. Hardly had the government taken B. The government had hardly taken C. Hardly the government had taken D. The government is hardly taking

Section 2: Reading Comprehension (30 points)

In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with 4 (A, B, C and D) choices to answer the question or complete the statement. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

Questions 61-70 are based on the following passage.