Part III Vocabulary (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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. Glass may _______ at high temperature.
A) dissolve B) disappear C) soften D) melt
42. Everyone is encouraged to _______ food or clothing for those who suffered a great deal in the flood.
A) attribute B) distribute C) contribute D) drift
43. White teeth are a sharp _______ to black skin.
A) content B) contract C) contrast D) contain
44. It is kind of you to ________ my children when I am away.
A) look after B) take after C) look in D) take in
45. Tom is _______ about photography. He spends nearly all his money on it.
A) justice B) innocent C) fierce D) crazy
46. Careful planning and hard work will _______ our final success.
A) enclose B) ensure C) discharge D) deny
47. There are _______ approaches to English teaching. But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students.
A) double B) joint C) original D) diverse
48. I could have _______ such a situation but I didn't.
A) forecast B) overcome C) shed D) urged
49. I prefer a _______ typewriter to an automatic one.
A) mechanic B) manual C) merchant D) mental
50. Professor Smith _______the most important part in his paper.
A) omitted B) disputed C) designed D) chased
51. Physically we feel comfortable. But _______, we suffer a lot.
A) psychologically B) moderately C) naturally D) precisely
52. When he retired, his son _______ the business.
A) took over B) took off C) took in D) took up
53. They _______ our house at $10,000.
A) count B) estimate C) value D) assess
54. When he studied at college, Jack was supported by a _______.
A) treatment B) assistance C) scholarship D) award
55. You are very _______ to take the trouble to help me. I can not thank you enough.
A) reasonable B) essential C) thoughtful D) considerable
56. He wants to _______ his appointment from Monday to Wednesday.
A) transfer B) decay C) advance D) postpone
57. This is what I could do. There is no other _______ for me.
A) change B) shift C) alternate D) alternative
58. Please be _______. Your question is too general.
A) limited B) narrow C) specific D) thorough
59. ____ to meet anybody, he went in from the back door.
A) Not wishing B) Wishing C) Not wished D) No wishing
60. _____ right now, she would get there on Sunday.
A) Would she leave B) Were she to leave C) If she leaves D) If she had left
61. She was eager to persuade him to go with her but met with flat _______.
A) disapproval B) rejection C) refusal D) decline
62. He has two sons, _____ work as chemists.
A) two of whom B) both of whom C) both of which D) all of whom
63. When you buy the spare parts for your car, try to get the _______ ones from the authorized dealer.
A) genuine B) generous C) genius D) gentle
64. Great Britain and France will hold a _______ regarding some European economic problems.
A) conference B) reference C) conversion D) cooperation
65. They ______ in writing a book on radioactive substance.
A) cooperated B) collaborated C) collapsed D) operated
66. A man makes ______ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when he is old.
A) foundation B) discipline C) deposit D) provision
67. It is free for the ________ citizens to visit the museums in this city.
A) senior B) resemble C) guilty D) gravity
68. The _______ of the population in this city has become a heavy burden for the local government.
A) frame B) density C) average D) extend
69. Our teacher has a _______ against popular music.
A) interruption B) doubt C) prejudice D) presume
70. Crude ores are mined and shipped overseas or _______ long distances by land to refineries and mills.
A) transported B) transformed C) transferred D) transmitted
Part IV Translation
Directions: The five sentences below are chosen from the Reading Comprehension. Translate these sentences into Chinese according to the texts.
1. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
2. Responsible public health officials have pointed out that the biological effects of chemicals are cumulative over long periods of time, and that the danger to the individual may depend on the sum of the exposures received throughout his lifetime.
3. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.
4. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic（預言的）because a few have come true; they neglect of fail to notice the many that have not.
5. A majority of people thinks they are more intelligent, more fair-minded and more skilled behind the wheel of an automobile than the average person.
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: The summer vacation is drawing near. You want to find a part-time job. Write an application letter of about 120-150 words within 30 minutes. You may use the following outline in Chinese.
Outline：1．介紹自己的情況和求職目標；
2．介紹自己的資歷；
3．爭取面試機會並表示感謝。
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