Part III Cloze
Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.
In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher was reported 61 in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix motor race from Paris to Dakar. This sad news, so 62 , shook the usually calm and unperturbed seasoned politician 63 her balance. Though she did her best to pretend as if 64 had happened and made her public appearances as usual, people could not 65 to notice that she was no longer the old 66 prime minister who always had everything 67 control. 68 she had become a very sad mother who was unable to recover from her shock.
One day, when she was to speak at a luncheon party, a reporter caught her 69 her guard by 70 up the subject of her missing son again. She was totally mentally 71 for the question and lost her self control. Tears were rolling down her eyes as she sobbingly told the reporter that there 72 still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him. She said that all the countries 73 had promised to do their best to help her find her son. 74 that she broke down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she 75 down and started to speak as 76. it was a very moving scene which 77 a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s character the public do not usually see, 78 people began to talk about the Iron Woman’s maternal love, a sentiment that is 79 to all human kind.
Later Mark returned 80 and sound to his mother’s side, good-humored and all smiles as usual, as if nothing unusual had ever happened. The Iron Woman, however, broke down again as was sobbing for the second time.
61. A. missing B. missed C. wanting D. wanted
62. A. expected B. expecting C. unexpected D. unexpecting
63. A. with B. on C. out D. off
64. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
65. A. miss B. fail C. pretend D. expect
66. A. reassured B. self-assured C. assuring D. self-assuring
67. A. for B. beneath C. below D. under
68. A. Instead B. however C. Therefore D. So
69. A. into B. out of C. on D. off
70. A. putting B. bringing C. taking D. giving
71. A. ready B. prepared C. unprepared D. unexpected
72. A. was B. were C. should be D. would be
73. A. concerning B. concerned C. worrying D. worried
74. A. At B. Before C. After D. With
75. A. sat B. broke C. calmed D. became
76. A. planned B. planning C. plans D. a plan
77. A. explained B. exposed C. excluded D. exclaimed
78. A. however B. instead C. so D. but
79. A. universal B. unique C. single D. strange
80. A. safe B. safely C. sight D. hearing
61-65 ACDCB
66-70 BDADB
71-75 CABDC
76-80 ABCAA
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Everyone____therighttohisownopinion.
Thatradiocompanyissobigthatithasalotof____inforeigncountries.
Part IV Translation
As the source of aluminum is almost inexhaustible, we can expect that more and more uses will be found for this versatile metal. (Passage Two)
PartIIVocabularyandStructure
Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
21.thedifficultiesassociatedwiththeproject,we’llgoonwithit.
A.GivenB.InspiteofC.ThanktoD.Becauseof
22.Itwasalmostdarkinthestreetsafewverypowerfulspotlights.
A.excludingB.butforC.exceptD.exceptfor
23.today,hewouldgettherebyFriday.
A.WouldheleaveB.Ifheleaves
C.WasheleavingD.Werehetoleave
24.Hegavemesomeveryadviceonbuyingahouse.
A.preciousB.expensiveC.wealthyD.dear
25.Hisgoalisnottobecomeasportsman,achampioninacertainfield.
A.butratherbecameB.butrathertobecome
C.butratherbecomingD.butrathertobecoming
26.Ijustmetheronthewayhomefromthebookstore.
A.onpurposeB.byaccidentC.inaccidentD.incase
27.Idon’tknowabouthim,commentonhimbehindhisback.
A.letaloneB.letgoC.leavealoneD.takeleave
28.Mytransistorradioisoutoforder.It.
A.needtoberepairedB.needrepairing
C.needsrepairingD.needstorepair
29.Noonecouldtellusanythingaboutthestranger.
A.consciousB.mysteriousC.seriousD.previous
30.Maryallfoolishcommentsandkeptonworking.
A.excludedB.ignoredC.deniedD.discharged
31.Iagreewithhim,butnotentirely.
A.untilacertainpointB.tosomepoint
C.tosomeextentD.untilacertainextent
32.Peopleinsomepartsoftheworldoftentaketheirwaterfor.theyuseasmuchwaterastheywish.
A.grantedB.sureC.certainD.pleasure
33.Color-blindpeopleoftenfinditdifficulttobetweenblueandgreen.
A.separateB.compareC.contrastD.distinguish
34.Thousandsofpeopleonthecitytowelcomethevisitingguests.
A.turnedoffB.turnedupC.turnedoutD.turnedover
35.Themountainplaceisbeautiful,buttheworkingconditions,it’sterrible.
A.whenmentionedB.whenitcomesto
C.whenitissaidD.whenitdiesto
36.Areyouspendingmoremoneyonthespaceprogram?
A.infavorofB.byfavorofC.infavortoD.outoffavor
37.Intheofmyparents,standardsofeducationinthepublicschoolareactuallyfalling.
A.ideaB.thoughtC.opinionD.principle
38.fromspace,ourearth,withwatercovering70%ofitssurface,appearsasa“blueplanet”.
A.SeeingB.TobeseenC.SeenD.havingseen
39.Thisyear’stotaloutputvalueofindustryandagriculturewillincrease5percentoverlastyears.
A.byB.toC.ofD.with
40.Maryisthetopstudentintheclass.Shestudiesharder.
A.thananystudentB.thanallthestudents
C.thananyotherstudentD.thansomeotherstudent
41.Manypeoplehaveappliedfortheposition.
A.emptyB.bareC.vacantD.blank
42.Mynewshoescostme50yuan(RMB).ThepricewasthatthelastpairIboughtamonthago.
A.twotimemorethanB.twiceasmuchas
C.astwiceD.asmuchastwice
43.Almosteveryonefailedonthefirstday.
A.passhisdriver’stestB.tohavepassedhisdriver’stest
C.topasshisdriver’stestD.passinghisdriver’stest
44.Overthetraditionalfestivalpeoplevisiteachotherandgreetings.
A.exchangeB.wishC.congratulateD.present
45.Itwasbecausehewastiredoutthathefellasleepstandingup.
A.publiclyB.openlyC.speciallyD.obviously
46.Theyoungmanwasaccusedoftheladyofhermoney.
A.stealingB.robbingC.takingD.grasping
47.NomatterwhereourPartyneedsus,wewillhercall.
A.giveanswerforB.respondto
C.haveresponsetoD.answerto
48.Itisastonishingthatapersonofyourintelligencebecheatedsoeasily.
A.couldB.shouldC.mightD.would
49.Wewerecompletelywhenwefinallyreachedthedestination.
A.wornoffB.worndownC.wornoutD.wornaway
50.Manythingsimpossibleinthepastarecommontoday.
A.consideredB.toconsiderC.consideringD.tobeconsidered
51.Notuntilmanyyearslaterknown.
A.wasthewholetruthbecomeB.didthewholetruthbecome
C.thewholetruthbecameD.thewholetruthhadbecame
52.Wedidn’tknowhistelephonenumber,otherwisewehim.
A.wouldtelephoneB.wouldhavetelephoned
C.hadtelephonedD.musthavetelephoned
53.Thereisnopointwithhim,sincehehasalreadymadeuphismind.
A.argueB.toargueC.inarguingD.ofarguing
54.Iappreciatethatletterforme.
A.youtowriteB.yourwritingC.youwriteD.thatyouwriting
55.I’dliketoaspecialseatfortheconnectofMay5.
A.serveB.reserveC.preserveD.conserve
56.thatsoniswellagain,younolongerhaveanythingtoworryabout.
A.SinceB.NowC.WhenD.After
57.Generallyspeaking,allkindsofmaterialswillexpandwhenheatedbutwillwhencooled.
A.contrastB.contractC.surviveD.return
58.Youwon’tknowifitfitsyouuntilyouiton.
A.willtryB.aretryingC.aretotryD.havetried
59.Afteralleffortsinvain,hehadtoaccepttheresult.
A.regularlyB.shallowlyC.physicallyD.painfully
60.Therestofhislifeistothecauseofinternationalexchangesofvisitingscholars.
A.addedB.putC.savedD.committed
PartIVTranslation
Notmanyofthechildrenoffertheirfatherssomepresents.ButtheAmericanfathersstillthinktheyaremuchbetterfatedthanthefathersofmanyothercountries,whohavenotevenadayfortheirsakeinnameonly.(PassageThree)
