Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
11. According to the Constitution, any national agreement has to be_____by a tow-thirds majority in parliament.
A.approached B. appointed C. approved D. appreciated
12. The issue of e-commerce did not _____any detailed discussions at the conference.
A. take delight in B. give rise to C. give way to D. take advantage of
13. Can you _____an insect having eight eyes and still having poor eyesight?.
A. imagine B. suppose C. think D. expect
14. Fingerprints form an unchuangeable _____despite changes in the individual’s appearance or age.
A. mark B. sign C. remark D. signature
15. I think their plan will work ,but they themselves are very _____ about it.
A. certain B. suspicious C. confident D. doubtful
16. His failure to pay his debts_____their opinion that he was not to be trusted.
A. confirmed B. checked C. conyinced D. tested
17.Our government strongly holds the principle we will_____be the first to use nuclear weapons.
A.by any means B.by all means C.by no means D.by every means
18.The two soldiers spent many years together, fighting_____and sharing their victories and disappointments.
A.face to face B. side by side C. back to back D. step by step
19. Being aware of the potential objections, they lanunched a _____ reform at the beginning stage.
A. humble B. modest C. timid D. middle
20. The union threatened a strike but called it _____at the last minute.
A. off B. out C. back D. up
21. A new material _____we have good reason to be optimistic.
A. developed B. being developed C. was being developed D. was developed
22.It is illegal in some countries that children _____unattended at home.
A. be left B. left C. are leaving D. being left
23. On the large board in the main hall of the airport,you can easily find the different destinations _____which airlines can take you.
A. in B. of C. to D. by
24. Not until actually faced with water scarcity_____appreciate the value of water to a region.
A. one can B. one cannot C. can on D. cannot one
25. Most people don’t think of a stamp as a receipt, but that is _____it really isaproof of just how much money you paid in advance for mail delivery.
A.what B. why C. how D. who
26. Without water from the Nile River, Egypt_____a farming country and become a desert.
A.will cease to be B. would cease to be C. will cease being D. would cease being
27. Although he refused to act on my suggestion, he had to admint that _____what I said.
A. it was something in B. there was something as
C. it was something as D. there was something in
28. There is little, _____,farming in that area and all you can see ia miles of wild countryside.
A. if so B.if such C. if not D. if any
29. In his lecture, the education expert emphasized the fact that now adays children are exposed to many influences_____that of their families.
A. rather than B. other than C. except for D.but for
30. The singer on the stage has a young_____face and a voice ofan_____.
A. boy…angel B. boy’s…angel C. boy…angel’s D. boy’s…angel’s
take delight in以。。为乐
give rise to
vt. 引起(使发生,导致)
give way to
vt. 让步(退却,消除,衰退,代替,毁坏)
imagine [i'mæd658;in]
v. 想像,幻想,猜测
suppose [s601;'p601;uz]
v. 推想,假设,以为,认为
应该,获准(be suppose to),让(虚拟语气)
mark [mɑ:k]
n. 标志,分数,马克
v. 做标记于,留意,打分数
sign [sain]
n. 符号,正负号,手势,迹象,招牌
v. 签，做手势，做标记
remark [ri'mɑ:k]
n. 备注,评论,注意
v. 评论,注意,述及
signature ['signit643;601;]
1. 签名,签署;画押
