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PART II CLOZE [15 MIN.]

Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.

Recreational runner Carrie Johnston usually doesn't feel hungry after a good sweat. Exercise
(26)_____ Johnston's appetite, but she knows she needs to (27)_____ lost calories following a workout. "When I come home from a good run, I force myself to eat supper," says Johnston, a dietitian at McMaster University in Hamilton. (28)_____, Johnston says many female athletes let good eating habits go and risk health (29)_____ thinness. Johnston, who works in the bone-marrow transplant unit at McMaster, has a background in sports (30)_____. In 1997, while a student at the University of Guelph, she worked with Prof. Heather Keller on a study for her (31)_____ on the eating habits of female athletes. The (32)_____ person with eating disorders is driven by a desire to look svelte, says Johnston. But her study focused on athletes who eat less to lower weight and body fat (33)_____ the belief it will improve (34)_____. The study involved (35)_____ 22 elite female athletes between ages 15 and 25 over three months. "Years ago when we didn't know any better it was thought that being lighter meant running better," says Johnston, adding that's still the mentality of many competitive runners, as well as other (36)_____ like gymnasts and swimmers. Johnston's study (37)_____ consumed 400 to 700 fewer calories daily than recommended for their (38)_____ training. Even when training more as they got closer to competing, they failed to (39)_____ more food fuel for energy. Initially, race (40)_____ tend to improve when a runner loses some weight, but then they hit a peak and plummet, says Johnston.

26. A. represses B. suppresses C. depresses D. expresses
27. A. make up to B. make up on C. make up for D. make up with
28. A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Furthermore
29. A. in the act of B. on the point of C. at the expense of D. for the sake of
30. A. nutrition B. nullity C. nuisance D. nuance
31. A. thesis B. object C. target D. objective
32. A. common B. average C. ordinary D. popular
33. A. based on B. basing on C. being based on D. having based on
34. A. act B. action C. demonstration D. performance
35. A. to track B. to have tracked C. tracking D. being tracked
36. A. players B. athletes C. runners D. contestants
37. A. topics B. projects C. plans D. subjects
38. A. strenuous B. tedious C. lusty D. nervous
39. A. take up B. take to C. take on D. take in
40. A. signals B. signs C. scores D. symbols

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PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]

There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.

41. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____.
A. hand
B. place
C. hold
D. reach

42. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. adapted
B. acknowledged
C. assembled
D. appointed

43. The river is already _____ its banks because of excessive rainfall, and the city is threatened with a likely flood.
A. parallel to
B. level in
C. flat on
D. flush with

44. The bedcover has _____ because of long wear.
A. fainted
B. lightened
C. weakened
D. faded

45. The matter was soon forgot and never _____.
A. put into operation
B. taken into account
C. kept in sight
D. brought to mind

46. When I spoke to him about our trip to China, he didn't make any _____ to your coming with
us.
A. comments
B. references
C. inquiries
D. remarks

47. They were forced to _____ production for lack of raw materials.
A. cut across
B. cut in
C. cut off
D. cut back

48. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.
A. addition
B. association
C. application
D. affection

49. I'm happy to see you've made such a swift _____ from your illness.
A. recovery
B. restoration
C. renewal
D. retreat

50. The new traffic regulations will come into _____ in May.
A. efficiency
B. affection
C. effect
D. influence

51. The student couldn't _____ what the teacher was trying to explain.
A. grip
B. seize
C. grasp
D. snatch

52. A person of 18 should stop _____ on his parents.
A. dependent
B. independent
C. dependence
D. independence

53. There is virtually no _____ to this grammar rule.
A. except
B. accept
C. exception
D. acception

54. General Brown was older than any other officer in his regiment, but he was unwilling _____.
A. retiring from military service
B. to be retired by military service
C. to retire from military service
D. to be retired from military service

55. Your window wants _____, you'd better have it _____ this week.
A. cleaning, do
B. to be cleaned, do
C. cleaning, done
D. being cleaned, done

56. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.
A. abandoning
B. be abandoned
C. abandoned
D. to be abandoned

57. I'd just as soon _____ rudely to her.
A. that you won't speak
B. your not speaking
C. you not speak
D. you didn't speak

58. Whatever _____ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.
A. were
B. have been
C. be
D. are

59. The fact _____ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. when

60. _____ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month, or year.
A. Like
B. As
C. The same as
D. Such as

61. My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _____ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind.
A. although
B. while
C. if
D. unless

62. Nowadays, school children do _____ just _____ classes. There are many of them demanded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society.
A. no more than, attend
B. no less than, attending
C. far less than, attending
D. far more than, attend

63. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A. During the 1960's
B. It was in the 1960's
C. That it was in the 1960's
D. It was the 1960's

64. Weather _____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.
A. permits
B. should permit
C. will permit
D. permitting

65. The large houses are being painted, but _____.
A. of great expense
B. in a lot of expenses
C. at a great expense
D. by high expenses

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PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.

Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

TEXT A
The worldwide consumption of bakery products is increasing. Many populations that formerly relied solely on rice or coarser grains as their main source of carbohydrates show a preference for compounded bakery products as new industry and increased incomes make them more widely accessible. Japan is an outstanding example of countries following this trend. The United States has shown a steady downward trend in per capita consumption of cereal-based foods for many years, and the consumption of sweet bakery foods, such as cakes or pastry, has been increasingly displacing bread consumption.

Probably 95% of the white bread sold in the United States is enriched with thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, and iron and about 30% of the 50 states have laws requiring white bread enrichment. Formerly, calcium and vitamin D were frequently added to enriched bread, but lack of consumer demand and questionable nutritional benefit led to gradual phasing out of these enrichments. India has attempted to encourage consumption of protein-enriched bread, with some success. Except for research projects, little has been done in other countries, however. In areas where bakery products comprise a large proportion of the diet, they could provide an ideal vehicle for nutritional supplementation. Then need for better quality protein in the daily diet occurs mostly in the developing countries, where carbohydrate foods -- usually cereals -- are the basic components of the diet and therefore the logical protein carriers.

66. Japan is used in this passage to illustrate a fashion in many countries to _____.
A. enrich bread
B. invest more in food industry
C. increase consumption of bakery foods
D. increase a reliance on rice and grains

67. According to the passage, popular cereals could be the best way in developing countries to _____.
A. supplement the diet
B. displace rice consumption
C. increase reliance on carbohydrates
D. phase out necessary bread enrichments

68. From the passage, we learn that there is a worldwide trend towards _____.
A. enriching the nutritional value of bread
B. increasing the consumption of protein
C. using bakery products as a source of carbohydrates
D. using grains, such as rice, as a source of carbohydrates

阅读B

TEXT B

The CBI will this week announce a Think British campaign aimed at cutting imports and stimulating home industries. The man behind the move is Sir Derek Ezra, chairman of the National Coal Board, who has persuaded the CBI's council that firms can buy British supplies without paying more for their patriotism.

The target of a conference the CBI is calling early in the New Year will be the 50 biggest manufacturing companies in the private sector and 16 leading firms in distribution who together spend £35bn a year.

Sir Derek says "By actively pursuing a policy on the line I have described they could have a major impact in stimulating industrial competitiveness and growth". Nationalized industries have already switched up to £100m worth of their buying from foreign suppliers to British firms in the past year.

In a paper which went to the CBI council last week, Sir Derek produced figures to demonstrate how, by hunting out suppliers who were prepared to co-operate closely in developing equipment and materials at the right quality and price, the nationalized enterprises have succeeded in getting what they want and in boosting Britain's exports.

The NCB itself, at the same time as cutting back the import content of its annual '1,000m worth of purchases to 2.6%, has helped the British mining equipment industry to raise its exports from £26m to £129m in two years. The public enterprises together, who spent up to £10bn on goods and services each year, have cut the amount they buy abroad from 4.3% to 3.4% over the past year.
Sir Derek emphasizes that this has not been done by sacrificing profitability. But, Debenhams, one of the handful of retail chains who have been pursing a similar policy, says that it has had to accept the a cut in its own margins so far to make it work. The chain has replaced £25m worth of Italian shirts and socks by British products during the past nine months.

69. One of the aims of Think British campaign is to _____.
A. cut exports
B. stimulate imports
C. develop new products
D. encourage domestic industries

70. Which of the following is true about nationalized industries?
A. They bought £100m of British supplies in the past year.
B. They bought £129m of foreign supplies in the past year.
C. They bought £1,000m of British supplies in the past year.
D. They bought £26m of foreign supplies in the past year.

71. The British mining equipment industry is _____.
A. privately owned
B. publicly owned
C. jointly owned
D. internationally owned

72. The word "this" (final paragraph) refers to _____.
A. the public sector.
B. the Think British campaign
C. the British mining equipment industry
D. reduced purchases of foreign goods

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TEXT C

Just a few seconds of frenzied passion on the floor of the public bar and things would never be the same again for Michelle. It only took a few minutes to ruin her life. The end of all her hopes and dreams, her childhood and teenage innocence, all stripped away the first and only time she ever surrendered herself to a man.

No one saw it happen, but the news spread fast, it wasn't long before the whole of Britain knew what had happened in the Queen Victoria -- Dirty Den, the landlord, had done it again. Only this time he had gone too far.

For the millions who have agonized with her, Michelle's pregnancy seems a terrible price to pay for one mistake -- a little youthful stupidity. Yet, with the increasing number of teenage single mums, it's not just a problem dreamed up for a soap opera -- as actress Susan Tully, who plays Michelle, has discovered from hundreds of letters: It's a dilemma many young girls face.
As she talks about Michelle and her baby, it's easy to understand why Susan has been so successful in the role. Even though she'd never had an experience like it herself, it's one she recognizes all too clearly from what happens to some of her contemporaries at school. Michelle might almost be her younger sister rather than a fictional part in Britain's most successful soap opera.

Susan says that she never became involved with men during her school years because of her work. With her time being split equally between school and television studios, she was busy learning lines while her girlfriends were dating boys. While they went out to discuss and parties in the evening she was desperately catching up on her schoolwork.

"I don't feel as though I've missed out on anything," she insists. "And unlike a lot of my friends, I've got plenty to look forward to. That's what's so nice about my boyfriend now. It's very comfortable and there's lots to find out about each other."

"It's then that I feel sad for Michelle. When she should be going out and having fun, she's having to worry about whether she's going to breastfeed the baby. She's had to say goodbye to being a teenage."

73. How did Susan avoid the dangers that many of her school friends faced?
A. By thinking of Michelle as her younger sister.
B. By doing many projects at home.
C. By working hard at school and at the TV studio.
D. By dating her boyfriend during her school years.

74. According to the passage, Susan Tully is sorry for Michelle because Michelle has to _____.
A. grow old quickly
B. catch up on her schoolwork
C. write many letters every day
D. work late in the evening

75. The best title for this passage is _____.
A. Sorry for Susan Tully
B. Sorry for Michelle
C. Susan's School Years
D. Susan's Hopes and Dreams

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TEXT D

Helium is a gas that is lighter than air. It is the second lightest of all gases. (Only hydrogen is lighter.) Helium is inert, which means it will not react chemically with anything. It cannot burn. It has no color, odor, or taste.

The first people who saw evidence of helium saw it as a bright yellow line in spectroscopes they aimed at the sun during the eclipse of 1868. They knew that they were seeing something new, and that the chemical element that caused the line in the spectroscope was unknown on earth. The unknown element was named helium, from the Greek word helios, meaning "sun". Later, in 1895, the same brilliant yellow line was seen coming from a Norwegian mineral which produces a little helium by its radioactivity. The line in the spectroscope was identified as caused by the gas helium. This element is the only one that was discovered off the earth before it was discovered in the earth.

Almost all commercial helium is produced in the United States. The plants for separating helium from natural gas are in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico. Most of the natural gas supplies are controlled by the government and administered by the United States Bureau of Mines. The government is interested in helium because the gas has military uses.

Helium has been used for some time to inflate blimps, weather balloons, advertising balloons, and toy balloons. Helium is valuable for filling balloons because it does not burn, as hydrogen does. This prevents dangerous explosions. Recent uses of helium are far more important than any of these familiar uses. Now helium gas may be the cooling gas, or coolant, pumped through the reactors of some nuclear power plants to keep them from getting too hot. It is also used in electric arc welding because the gas does not combine with hot metal. helium is used, too, in rocket fuel tanks as a means of maintaining pressure during flight.

76. The chemical element helium is named from the Greek word which means _____.
A. light air
B. yellow line
C. sun
D. earth

77. Helium is valuable to nuclear power plants because it _____.
A. is lighter than air
B. may be used as a cooling gas
C. does not combine with hot objects
D. does not burn

作文

PART VI WRITING [45 MIN.]

SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 MIN.]

Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF HOME COMPUTERS
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state just ONE major advantage or disadvantage of home computers.
In the second part, give one or two reasons to support your point of view.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the loss of marks.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING [10 MIN.]
Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
You want to have a job as an au pair locally. Write a piece of advertisement describing when you can start, what kind of housework you can do, how to contact, and some other important points.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.