Part III 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.

31. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for tow days.
A) have been staying
B) have stayed
C) shall stay
D) will have stayed（D）

32. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ________: 77.2 years.
A) scope
B) rank
C) span
D) scale（C）

33. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ________ all practical value by the time they were finished.
A) had lost
B) would lose
C) would have lost
D) should have lost（C）

34. As a public relations officer, he is said ________ some very influential people.
A) to have been knowing
B) to be knowing
C) to have known
D) to know（C）

35. Our hopes ________ and fell in the same instant.
A) aroused
B) arose
C) raised
D) rose（D）

36. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ________ before their time.
A) be bloomed
B) blooming
C) bloom
D) bloomed（C）

37. A season ticket ________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
A) grants
B) promises
C) entitles
D) presents（C）

38. ________ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.
A) Some
B) Anyone
C) One
D) Someone（D）

39. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing the students’ productive skills.
A) over
B) onto
C) in
D) on（D）

40. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in ________.
A) residents
B) inhabitants
C) lodgers
D) settlers（C）

41. The fire was finally brought under control, but not ________ extensive damage had been caused.
A) after
B) before
C) since
D) as（B）

42. Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company.
A) profitable
B) tremendous
C) forceful
D) favorite（A）

43. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A) provided
B) whatever
C) even if
D) as if（C）

44. We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her ________ I saw her.
A) for the moment
B) the moment when
C) at the moment when
D) the moment（D）

45. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ________ Chinese.
A) smooth
B) fluent
C) fluid
D) flowing（B）

46. Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used.
A) in which
B) on which
C) in that
D) at what（A）

47. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ________ sightseeing.
A) than to go
B) rather than to go
C) more than going
D) other than going（C）

48. If the building project ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
A) to be completed
B) is completed
C) being completed
D) completed（A）

49. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ________ and a scholarship.
A) status
B) fame
C) faith
D) courage（B）

50. Jack wishes that he ________ business instead of history when he was in university.
A) had studied
B) study
C) studied
D) had been studying（A）

51. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ________ a gas station or two in recent decades.
A) except
B) besides
C) in addition to
D) except for（D）

52. The Car Club couldn’t ________ to meet the demands of all its members.
A) ensure
B) guarantee
C) assume
D) confirm（B）

53. Extensive reporting on television has helped to ________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.
A) gather
B) generate
C) assemble
D) yield（B）

54. The president promised to keep all the board members ________ of how the negotiations were going on.
A) informed
B) inform
C) be informed
D) informing（A）

55. Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A) contribute to
B) attribute to
C) attend to
D) devote to（A）

56. All the tasks ________ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.
A) had been fulfilled
B) were fulfilled
C) having been fulfilled
D) been fulfilled（C）

57. This article ________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A) calls for
B) applies for
C) cares for
D) allows for（A）

58. He was punished ________ he should make the same mistake again.
A) unless
B) lest
C) if
D) provided（B）

59. Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we take out of the ground.
A) fresh
B) original
C) rude
D) crude（D）

60. ________ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.
A) The fourth biggest city it was
B) Once the fourth biggest city
C) Being the fourth biggest city
D) It was once the fourth biggest city（B）