30. _____ gives people more knowledge of the society than literature.

A. Anything B. Nothing C. Something D. Everything

31. If Mary catches _____ her diary, she’ll be angry.

A. you reading B. yours reading C. you read D. you to read

32. Don’t worry me now, I will mend that coat _____.

A. by and by B. off and on C. back an forth D. now and then

33. Please join us. We can easily make _____ for one more at this table.

A. seat B. place C. room D. space

34. You may depend on ____ will not repeat his mistakes.

A. it that B. that C. him that D. which that

35. “That latest car must have cost you a pretty penny.” “Oh, no ,_____.”

A. it didn’t B. it mustn’t C. it hasn’t D. it must haven’t

36. _____ the first to use nuclear weapons.

A. At no time China will be B. Never China will be

C. Will China never be D. At no time will China be

37. Encouragement is sometimes much more _____ than criticism.

A. effective B. efficient C. executive D. extensive

38. Hearing the gunshot, all the birds flew _____ every direction.

A. in B. on C. to D. toward

39. The factory had to _____ number of employees because of the economic decline in the country.

A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down

40. His parents _____ his money, so he is in trouble now.

A. cut off B. cut through C. gave up D. brought down

41. Can you _____ the difference _____ the two phrases?

A. tell, between B. speak, from C. say, of D. talk, between

42. If anyone happens to drop in while I am out, _____ him or her leave a message.

A. have B. get C. ask D. tell

43. There is no doubt _____ you will pass the exam this time. You have worked so hard in the past months.

A. whether B. that C. if D. what

44. I _____ the boy to save money, but he wouldn’t listen.

A. hoped B. suggested C. wanted D. made

45. I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, _____ of them answered it.

A. either B. none C. neither D. nobody

Part Ⅲ Identification

Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

46. We are all for your proposal that the discussion is to be put off.

A B C D

47. Factory workers had to work very hard before, so had farmers.

A B C D

48. He finds it easier to do the cooking himself than teaching his wife to cook.

A B C D

49. There was too much dust that we couldn’t see what was happening.

A B C D

50. The boy did not have to leave the next day because he got his visa extending.

A B C D

51. What does Mr. Johnson like? He’s a friendly sort of man. I like to work with him.

A B C D

52. Two woman teachers and four girl students were praised at the meeting yesterday.

A B C D

53. After she got married, Lily went to see her mother each other week.

A B C D

54. There will be more than three hundreds students taking part in the sports meet.

A B C D

55.While shopping, people sometimes can’t help persuading into buying something they don’t

A B C

really need.

D

Part Ⅳ Cloze

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

A young woman was driving through the _56 countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman _57 the side of the road, _58_ her hand out as if she wanted _59_. “I can’t _60_ her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.

“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman _61 and climbed into the car. After a _62 she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “__63_,” thought the young woman. She __64_ again. “Bad weather for the time of the year.” She said. The old woman nodded. No matter __65_ the young woman said the hitchhiker(搭便车的人) gave no answer __66_ a nod of the head.

Then the young woman __67_ the hitchhiker’s hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she __68_ that the hitchhiker was __69_ a man! She stopped the car. “I can’t see out of t he rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind _70 it for me?” The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. __71_ the hitchhiker was out of the car, the frightened young woman _72

When she got to the next village she __73_ to a stop. She noticed that the hitchhiker had __74_ his handbag __75 She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp(喘气); inside the bag was a gun!