I.Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A (20%)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

Such an effort ____________ the severe snow disaster didn't prevent the whole nation from

celebrating the traditional Chinese New Year happily.

A. as the Chinese government has made B. has the Chinese government made that

C. the Chinese government has made that D. has the Chinese government made as

The examination was continued at the beginning of the new term, ________ was

announced on January 29.

A. what B. as C. which D. that

In fact, many of our guests ask for accommodations here _________ they come.

A. at time B. first time C. for the first time D. each time

Can you think of a case in which the ecology of an area is in balance?

-- Sure. You see,______ an environment is undisturbed, the ecology of the area is in balance.

A. unless B. as C. though D. where

Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _____ life has developed gradually on.

A. that B. where C. which D. whose

The best time to try to study hard is now, not years later_________ you begin to realize knowledge is power.

A. which B. that C. when D. /

Contrary to the opinion of the members, the president should appoint _____ he thinks can do the job most adequately.

A. who B. whom C. whomever D. whoever

Beer is the most popular drink among make drinkers, __________ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

A. whose B. which C. that D. what

Many people have been ill from a strange disease these days, ________you've never heard of before.

A that B. .one C. it D. what

It was quite a serious accident, ___________ caused by careless driving.

A. which i think was B. I think which was

C. which i think it was D. i think which it was

Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factural knowledge _________ our thinking.

A. which to be based on B. which to base upon

C. upon which to base D. to which to be based

On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont ____________ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading "Boston".

A. which B. where C. when D. that

Newton is known as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history____________ magic ended and science began.

A. that B. when C. which D. where

_________ you think graffiti (涂鸦）is mindless vandalism（破坏行为）against property or a living art form, its popularity suggests that it is here to stay.

A. Although B. No matter C. Whether D. Suppose

I don't mind talking to the press________ that my identity is protected.

A. in case B. on condition C. for fear D. in order

_______I really don't like maths, I find his lectures interesting.

A. As B. Since C. Once D. While

Considering that she did her work _____ her manager had instructed, it was not proper to criticize her.

A. as B. until C. when D. though

Section B（10%）

Directions: Complete the passage with the words given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __21___the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out __22___ .The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __23__ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main _24__and which become hard even for the student to understand.

Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be __25___ listeners and note-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which enable learners to practice these skills __26__ .In all cases it is important to know the problem before ___27____ starting your studies.

It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study .One way of _28__ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the ___29____ year. Another basic ___30__ is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.

II. Reading Comprehension

Section A (15%)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Have you ever made a profit from walking a dog? Do you like working alone or ____31____? Have you ever set a world record in anything?

____32____ those the right way and you could land a job at Google.

In its desperate ____33____ more engineers and sales representatives for its rapidly growing business, Google has created an automated way to look through the more than 100,000 jobs ____34____ it receives each month.

Instead of simply looking for people with straight-As, it's starting to ask applicants to ____35____ an in-depth online survey that examines their attitude, behavior and personality.

Questions concern everything ___36____ the age when the applicant first got excited about computers to whether the person has ever tutored. They also seek out non-traditional ____37____. This can include what magazines the applicant subscribes to（订阅） or what pets that person has.

The answers are ____38____ a series of formulas created by Google's mathematicians that spit out a score —— from zero to 100. This is meant to predict how well a ____39____ will fit into the free, competitive ____40____ culture.

"Google has ____41____ its number of employees in each of the last three years. As we get bigger, we find it harder and harder to find ____42____ people,' said Laszlo Bock, Google's vice-president for people operations. "Interviews are a terrible predictor of performance. With traditional hiring methods, we ___43____ overlook some of the best candidates," he said..

The online survey is based on the answers to 300 ____44____ sent out last summer to every employee at the head office in California's Silicon Valley. Now about 15 per cent of applicants take the ____45____. It will be used for all applicants starting this month.

Whether this method will help Google find the right people is yet to be seen.

31.A. with a baby B. at home C. in groups D. self-employment

32. A. Give B. Answer C. Put D. Arrange

33. A. search for B. elimination of C. promotion of D. care about

34. A. advertisements B. desires C. applications D. interviews

35. A. make out B. fill out C. carry out D. speak out

36. A. like B. about C. at D. from

37. A. information B. personality C. methods D. media

38. A. fed into B. recorded as C. marked with D. turned into

39. A. mathematician B. person C. situation D. case

40. A. other B. nation C. local D. company

41. A. neglected B. reduced C. maintained D. doubled

42. A. foreign B. young C. enthusiastic D. enough

43. A. might B. must C. should D. ought to

44. A. companies B. applicants C. questions D. interviews

45. A. advice B. position C. survey D. jobs

Section B (22%)

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each pf them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

An allowance is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their own decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.

How large an allowance is appropriate? Experts say there is not right amount. Actual amounts differ from region to region, and from family to family.

To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work up a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenditures such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these,” says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.”

Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your child’s allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls away below his peers’ can feel left out.

It can be tough, but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens was ten and growing up in Jacksonville, her mother gave her $5 a week, $1.75 of which was for bus fare and lunch." If you lose your money," Brooke’s mother told her, “you walk home.”

One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, then she called home for a ride. “Mom made me walk home,” recalls Stephens, now a financial planner in Brooklyn. “At first I was angry. But I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson.”

Experts advise that an allowance should not be tied directly to a child’s daily chores. Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home, which can develop his or her initiative.

46. Which of the following is the possible title of the passage?

A. How to develop a child’s initiative. B. How to work up an amount of pocket money.

C. How to teach a child to save money. D. How to teach a child about money.

47. It can be inferred from the passage that if a child is given an allowance, he or she may ________.

A. spend all the money very soon B. be sp