Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. 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 with a single line through the center.

21 Until then, his family _________ from him for six months.
 A) didn't hear B) hasn't been hearing
 C) hasn't heard D) hadn't heard
22 The conference _________ a full week by the time it ends.
 A) must have lasted B) will have lasted
 C) would last D) has lasted
23 Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular _________.
 A) gaps B) rate
 C) length D) intervals
24 Physics is _________ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.
 A) alike B) equivalent
 C) likely D) uniform
25 There's a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means____ trouble.
 A) making B) to make
 C) to have made D) having make
26 After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys ___________ to go to school.
 A) to be encouraged B) been encouraged
 C) being encouraged D) be encouraged
27 The new appointment of our president _________ from the very beginning of next semester.
 A) takes effect B) takes part
 C) takes place D) takes turns
28 The president made a _______ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.
 A) vigorous B) tedious
 C) flat D) harsh
29 It is useful to be able to predict the extent ______ which a price change will affect supply and demand.
 A) from B) with
 C) to D) for
30 Finding a job in such a big company has always been ________ his wildest dreams.
 A) under B) over
 C) above D) beyond
31 It is not easy to learn English well, but if you _______, you will succeed in the end.
 A) hang up B) hang about
 C) hang on D) hang onto
32 It is reported that _________ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.
 A) the most B) most of
 C) most D) the most of
33 Last year the advertising rate _________ by 20 percent.
 A) raised B) aroused
 C) arose D) rose
34 ________ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
 A) Had they arrived B) Would they arrive
 C) Were they arriving D) Were they to arrive
35 The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were _____ and many houses collapsed.
 A) wrecked B) spoiled
 C) torn D) injured
36 The little man was __________ one metre fifty high.
 A) almost more than B) hardly more than
 C) nearly more than D) as much as
37 As __________ announced in today's papers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on Sundays.
 A) being B) is
 C) to be D) been
38 You see the lightning _________ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
 A) the instant B) for an instant
 C) on the instant D) in an instant
39 The manager lost his __________ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
 A) mood B) temper
 C) mind D) passion
40 Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ____________ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.
 A) are to challenge B) may be challenged
 C) have been challenged D) are challenging
41 Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you __________ the new carpet.
 A) crash B) pollute
 C) spot D) stain
42 I'd rather read than watch television; the programs seem _________ all the time.
 A) to get worse B) to be getting worse
 C) to have got worse D) getting worse
43 Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ________ in grocery stores.
 A) ready B) approachable
 C) probable D) available
44 When I caught him ________ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
 A) cheating B) cheat
 C) to cheat D) to be cheating
45 It is important that enough money __________ to fund the project.
 A) be collected B) must be collected
 C) was collected D) can be collected
46 Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't ________ so much noise.
 A) resist B) sustain
 C) tolerate D) undergo
47 If only the committee _________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
 A) approve B) will approve
 C) can approve D) would approve
48 ______ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.
 A) On B) By
 C) At D) Of
49 ___________ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
 A) Believe B) To believe
 C) Believing D) Believed
50 Mr. Morgan can be very sad __________, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
 A) by himself B) in person
 C) in private D) as individual

Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Direction: There are 4 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 with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
 Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we "fit" in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is thief or a meter reader, and so on.
 The statuses we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.
 A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume（服装）of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook（钱包）. Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statuses too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.
51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ________.
 A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job
 B) behave appropriately in relation to other people
 C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations
 D) make friends with other people
52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ________.
 A) in order to identify themselves with others
 B) in order to better identify others
 C) as their mental processes change
 D) as the situation changes
53. The word "appraisal" (Line 5, Para.2) most probably means "__________".
 A) involvement
 B) appreciation
 C) assessment
 D) presentation
54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun "it" refers to "________".
 A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately
 B) identification of other people's statuses
 C) selecting one's own statuses
 D) constant mental process
55. By saying that "an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince" (Line 2-3, Para.3), the writer means ________.
 A) different people have different styles of clothes
 B) ready-made clothes may need alterations
 C) statuses come ready made just like clothes
 D) our choice of statuses is limited

Passage Two
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
 Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."
 The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer（自由撰稿者）, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual type writer and felt like a genuine writer.
 After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
56. The passage is meant to _________.
 A) warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
 B) advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
 C) show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
 D) encourage young people to pursue a writing career
57. What can be concluded from the passage?
 A) Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
 B) A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.
 C) Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
 D) The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
58. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
 A) He wasn't able to produce a single book.
 B) He hadn't seen a change for the better.
 C) He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole years.
 D) He found his dream would never come true.
59. "…People who die wondering, What if?" (Line 3, Para.3) refers to "those __________".
 A) who think too much of the dark side of life
 B) who regret giving up their career halfway
 C) who think a lot without making a decision
 D) who are full of imagination even upon death
60. "Shadowland" in the last sentence refers to _______.
 A) the wonderland one often dreams about
 B) the bright future that one is looking forward to
 C) the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
 D) a world that exists only in one's imagination