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Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of others they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money. In parts of Africa, Cattle were one of the earliest kinds of money. Other animals were used as money, too.The first metal coins were made in China. They were around and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place.Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. The first coins in England were made of tin. Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later, other countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money 76)The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.1. Which of the following can be cited as an example of the use of money in exchange for services?A. To sell a bicycle for $20.B. To get some money for old books at a garage sale.C. To buy things you need or want.D. To get paid for your work.2. Where were shells used as money in history?A. In the Philippines.B. In ChinaC. In AfricaD. We dont know3.Why, according to the passage, did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?A. Because it would be easier to put them together and carry them around.B. Because it would be lighter for people to carry them from place to place.C. Because people wanted to make it look nicer.D. Because people wanted to save the expensive metal they were made from.4. Why does the author say that even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive?A. Because they are easy to steal.B. Because they are difficult for people to obtain.C. Because they are not easy to carry around.D. Because they themselves are expensive, too.5. Which do you choose as the best title for this passage?A. Money and Its UsesB. Different Things used as MoneyC. Different Countries, Different MoneyD. The History of MoneyQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:77)In the last 500 years , nothing about people -not their clothes, ideas, or languages-has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. 78)Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” of 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from south America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the Worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide awake” feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.6. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?A. FoodB. ChocolateC. PotatoD. Coffee7. “Some ”in “Some still exist today” means _.A. some cocoa trees.B. some chocolate drinks.C. some shops.D. some South American Indians.8. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _.A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else.B. they were forced to emigrate to America.C the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato.D. the potato harvest was bad.9. Coffee originally came from_.A. BrazilB. ColombiaC. EthiopiaD. Arabia10. The Arabic legend is used to prove that _.A. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi.B. coffee was first discovered by Kaldis goats.C. coffee was first discovered in south American countries.D. coffee drinks were first made by Arbas.Passage 3Questions 11-15 are based on this passage:Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question , however is : how does the community want or need to be served?In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain “ivory towers”(象牙塔)of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (強逼), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use.79) If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher.A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but “man”, as the Bible says,“ does not live by bread alone.” 80)Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. In these cost-conscious times, it has even been pointed out in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things.11. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _.A. traditional universities do a good job serving the societyB. universities must meet the needs of the societyC. research and teaching are of great importance in universitiesD. universities play an important role in our society12. We can infer from the second paragraph that_.A. the society is not satisfied with the present college educationB. the governments interfere too much with college educationC. teacher are forced to do what they dont like to doD. teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses13. The Aristotle example is used to make the point that _.A. universities in the UK have produced too many good-for nothing graduatesB. such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer usefulC. education should serve the social needsD. it is advisable for todays philosophers to know computer science.14. According to the passage, literature, music and the arts_.A. do not contribute to economic growth at allB. are less useful to the society because they do not make direct contribution to economicgrowthC. are similar to medical and social services in their way of promoting economic growthD. should develop only when they are good for economic growth15. The author believes that_.A. art is useful only when it is made into a money earnerB. the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of todays societyC. universities should not provide literature or art coursesD. the society needs both technical skills and artsPart II. Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions:For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.16. This is a nice car, but we cannot _it.A. provideB. supplyC. affordD. manage17. The meeting will begin at 9:00 according to the _.A. calendarB. scheduleC. columnD. diagram18. The company is small but promising. _, Ill take the job.A. In some casesB. In caseC. In that caseD. In any case19. The notice was written in several languages _foreign tourists should misunderstand it.A. so thatB. LestC. ifD. otherwise20. It was not until she arrived in class_ realized she had forgotten her book.A. and sheB. when sheC. sheD. that she21.But for water, people _not live on the earth.A. canB. will be able toC. makeD. could22. You _able to speak English so well if you hadnt been practising hard.A. are notB. can not beC. wouldnt beD. would have been23. No one can avoid _by advertisements.A. influencedB. influencingC. to influenceD. being influenced24. I_ everything by the time you get back next month.A. shall finishB. will be finishingC. have finishedD. shall have finished25. _halfway through the experiment, there was a power failure and the teacher told us to stop.A. When we were onlyB. Being onlyC. When onlyD. Having been26.Johnnys mouth watered at the _of the delicious cake .A. sightB. lightC. touchD. notice27. We substitute fish_ meat several times a week.A. forB. withC. toD. and28. You will never guess whom I _on the street yesterday.A. ran overB. ran out ofC. ran intoD. ran up to29. I wondered _to come to the party.A. whether he should have been askedB. whether he should askedC. whether he was askedD. should he been asked30. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, _has only one correct answer.A. some of whichB. each of whichC. whichD. that31. Ann was not careful enough ; _she wouldnt have made such a silly mistake.A. neverthelessB. howeverC. otherwiseD. although32. He used to get up late, _?A. did not heB. did heC. didnt heD. use he33.Im very _to you for your help.A. gratefulB. agreeableC. pleasedD. satisfied34._did I have any idea what a real man-made satellite looks like.A. Until quite recentlyB. It was quite recentlyC. Not was it quite recentlyD. Not until quite recently35. Had he worked harder, he _the exams.A. must have got throughB. could get throughC. would get throughD. would have got through36. _in a peasant family, Jack always likes farm work.A. Brought inB. Brought upC. Brought aboutD. Brought out37. Im very sorry _the whole morning. I forgot the appointment.A. to keep you waitB. to have kept you waitingC. to keep you waitingD. to keep you t wait38. A woman and three children are said _in the traffic accident.A. to be injuredB. to have been injuredC. having been injuredD. being injured39. _deserves the award will certainly get it.A. Who we thinkB. Whoever we thinkC. Whoever doesD. whoever do we think40. You _me because I didnt say anything like that.A. must misunderstandB. may misunderstandC. must have misunderstoodD. could have misunderstood41. It is time the government _the law into effect.A. is puttingB. putC. putsD. will put42. His mother is going to stay in Beijing for_.A. some timesB. some timeC. sometimeD. sometimes43. Susan is not very intelligent, _work very hard.A. not does sheB. or does sheC. either does sheD. neither does she44. _, the new medicine is now in mass production.A. With the solved problemB. With this problem being solvedC. With the problem solvedD. With this problem to solve45. His carelessness _her failure in the exams.A. resulted fromB. resultedC. resulted inD. resulted toPart IV Cloze(10%)Directions: Each blank in the following passages is provided with four choices. Read each of the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.When we want to _56_other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many_57_ ways. For example , we sometimes move our heads_58_when we want to say ”yes”, and we move our heads _59_when we want to say ”no”.People who can _60_hear _60_speak talk to each other with the help of their fingers. People who do not understand each others language have to do the same. The following story shows _61_they sometimes do it._62_English man who could not speak Italian was _63_travelling in Italy. One day he entered a restaurant and sat _64_a table. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, _65_his fingers into it, _66_them out again and moved his lips. In this way he meant to say, “_67_me something to eat.” The waiter soon brought him _68_tea. The Englishman _69_his head and the waiter understood that he didnt want tea, so he took it _70_and brought him _71_coffee. The Englishman was angry. He was just going to leave the restaurant_72_another traveller came in. When this man saw the waiter, he _73_his hands on his stomach. That was enough. In a _74_minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat _75_ his table.56.A. sayB. speakC. tellD. talk57.A. anythingB. anotherC. otherD. others58.A. now and thenB. over and overC. up and downD. here and there59.A. from mouth to mouthB. from door to doorC. from the masses to the massesD. from side to side60.A. not only but alsoB. as well asC. eitherorD. neither nor61.A. howB. whyC. whatD. which62.A. theB. AnC. AD. Any63.A. everB. neverC. beforeD. once64.A. inB. atC. onD. upon65.A. laidB. playedC. putD. stayed66.A. tookB. putC. broughtD. carried67.A. BringB. TookC. FetchedD. Carried68.A. a pieceB. a pa