23. Instead of _______ the teachers to offer them help, the students tried to work it out themselves. A. wait for it.
A. speak before.
A. similar A. improving
B. different
C. same D. like
26. The students find it hard _______ their spoken English.
B. having improved C. improve D. to improve
27. He suggested ______ to tomorrow's concert together.
A. we go B. we went C. we shall go D. we to go 28. After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A. being interviewed B. interviewed C. interviewing D. having interviewed 29. The letter ______ I received yesterday was from a friend of mine. A. when B. where C. which D. what
30. People spend time _______ from sale to sale, hoping to find something valuable. A. going
B. to go
C. goes
D. go
31. As we all know, fresh air, nutritious food and exercise ________ to better health. A. attribute B. contribute C. add D. distribute 32. ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. Compared B. Compare C. Comparing D. While comparing 33. After the flood, the villagers are trying their best to get things back to ________. A. ordinary B. normal C. common D. usual 34. To be frank, I really prefer the former program to the ________.
A. late B. later C. lately D. latter 35. We received 400 applications ________ the job.
A. on B. of C. in D. for 36. This hotel ________ $ 60 for a single room with bath.
A. pays B. costs C. prices D. charges 37. ________ the content is concerned, the book is worth reading.
A. As long as B. As far as C. As well as D. As good as 38. Only when he had done it ________ that he had made a mistake.
A. he then realized B. he realized C. did he realize D. before he realize 39. He thinks he is superior ________ his classmates because his father is an
B. to speak
C. spoken D. speaking
25. I bought some new shoes which are very _______ to a pair I had
B. to wait for
C. waiting for D. being waiting for
24. His written French is very good but he needs to practise _______
important person.
A. than B. to C. of D. with
40. Mr. Johnson ______ take a walk after supper, but now he had to stay at home because of his illness.
A. used B. used to C. was used to D. use to
Part III Reading Comprehension (30%, 2 points each)
Passage One
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 kind 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. 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. 41. 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.
42. According to the passage, where was rice used as money in history? A. In the Philippines. B. In China. C. In Africa. D. In America.
43. According to the passage, why 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.
44. It can be inferred from the passage that the reason why even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive is ____________. A. that they are easy to steal
B. that they are difficult for people to obtain C. that they are not easy to carry around D. that they themselves are expensive, too
45. Which do you choose as the best title for this passage?
A. Money and Its Uses B. Different Things used as Money C. Different Countries, Different Money D. The History of Money
Passage Two
Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not. A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in her own reactions than is a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to.
―The awareness of being unclear‖ is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can‘t be sure of different people‘s roles in what is going on. ―It‘s like I just got here from the moon,‖ a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, ―Things are just so different here.‖ 46. The passage mainly tells us ____________. A. that it‘s not easy to travel abroad
B. that humor is very important in communication C. of some skills in dealing with foreigners
D. of three main characteristics useful for communication with foreigners 47. According to the passage, what characteristic should be focused on?
A. Patience. B. The awareness of being unclear. C. The sense of humor. D. Understanding each other. 48. ―The awareness of being unclear‖ (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to _________. A. knowing the meaning of an exact situation B. not stating clearly what happens
C. realizing the possible misunderstanding in a situation D. being aware of the unclear situation
49. According to the writer, the Chinese student is _________. A. a hard working student B. recently back from the moon C. interested in the study of moon D. not used to the culture in America
50. Which of the following can best sum up the passage?
A. It is necessary to learn the language before you go to the country. B. Americans are used to the culture of other countries. C. One needs many characteristics to live in another country. D. To live in a foreign land on e should get fully prepared.
Passage Three
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 1500‘s. 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. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the ―Potato Famine‖（饥荒） of 1845—1846, 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 World‘s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native（出生地的） to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400‘s.
According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd（牧羊者） named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries（浆果） on a
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