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（D）

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（B）

23. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular ________.
A) gaps
B) rate
C) length
D) intervals（D）

24. Physics is ________ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.
A) alike
B) equivalent
C) likely
D) uniform（B）

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（B）

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（C）

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（A）

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（A）

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（C）

30. Finding a job in such a big company has always been ________ his wildest dreams.
A) under
B) over
C) above
D) beyond（D）

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（C）

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（C）

33. Last year the advertising rate ________ by 20 percent.
A) raised
B) aroused
C) arose
D) rose（D）

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（D）

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（A）

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（B）

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（B）

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（A）

39. The manager lost his ________ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A) mood
B) temper
C) mind
D) passion（B）

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（C）

41. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ________ the new carpet.
A) crash
B) pollute
C) spot
D) stain（D）

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（B）

43. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ________ in grocery stores.
A) ready
B) approachable
C) probable
D) available（D）

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（A）

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（A）

46. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ________ so much noise.
A) resist
B) sustain
C) tolerate
D) undergo（C）

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（D）

48. ________ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.
A) On
B) By
C) At
D) Of（C）

49. ________ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A) Believe
B) To believe
C) Believing
D) Believed（A）

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（C）