1、1. Leave it to Carlos to think of a(n) ingenious solution to our most difficult problem!Your answer Correct answeringenious ingenious2. For me, the biggest obstacle to becoming an astronaut is my poor math skills.Your answer Correct answerobstacle obstacle3. I have no idea how much time elapsed sinc
2、e she leftI fell asleep.Your answer Correct answerelapsed elapsed4. After college, I travelled through Europe, and the most impressive thing I saw was the Eiffel Tower in Paris.Your answer Correct answerimpressive impressive5. Chronologically , which of the following events happened first?Your answe
3、r Correct answerChronologically Chronologically6. Steve is one of the most ambitious people I know; he wants to own his own business by the time hes 25.Your answer Correct answerambitious ambitious7. Jack still acts like a(n) adolescent and thinks everything is a game.Your answer Correct answeradole
4、scent adolescent8. A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and skip what he thinks is boring.Your answer Correct answerskip skip9. After his plane landed, the prime minister gave a(n) impromptu speech about global warming.Your answer Correct answerimpromptu impromptu10. I told my pare
5、nts I wanted to take a year off before going to college, and my suggestion surprisingly met with little resistance .Your answer Correct answerresistance resistance11. The world was shocked by the untimely death of the young singer.Your answer Correct answeruntimely untimely12. “How dare you defy a d
6、irect order? Youre a soldier now!“Your answer Correct answerdefy defy13. She was permanently disfigured by the fire, but it soon came to represent her determination to succeed in life.Your answer Correct answerpermanently permanently14. During the World Cup, attendance in class was down because ever
7、yone stayed at home to watch television.Your answer Correct answerattendance attendance15. I had five exams last weekit was like one long, continuous nightmare.Your answer Correct answercontinuous continuous16. Normally, we allot one vote to each member, but this is a special case.Your answer Correc
8、t answerallot allot17. I can remember feeling very insecure when I was young; I was desperate for my classmates acceptance .Your answer Correct answeracceptance acceptance18. Her final year of school was marked by considerable uncertainty as she tried to figure out what to do next.Your answer Correc
9、t answeruncertainty uncertainty19. Ive tried working in the morning, but I find that Im most productive late at night.Your answer Correct answerproductive productive20. Ernie is a really decent guy; he would never try to impose his beliefs on someone else.Your answer Correct answerimpose imposeSecti
10、on B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21. We dont have the budget to do everything, so Im afraid your plan will have to go on the back burner.Your answer Correct answeron on22. All I need is some peace and quiet, and Ill be able to figure out a solution.Your answer Correct answerout out2
11、3. Brace yourself for some bad news, this doesnt look good.Your answer Correct answerfor for24. Its all down to you! Dont let us down!Your answer Correct answerto to25. The new evidence creates a lot of uncertainty that who really reached America first.Your answer Correct answerthat about26. Im only
12、 a law school studentIm hardly in any position to help you with your legal problems.Your answer Correct answerin in27. In the back of my mind, I have my doubts about whether hes right for the job.Your answer Correct answerof of28. He is having a shot at cooking his own dinner.Your answer Correct ans
13、werat at29. Jessica had her life mapped out since she was a little girl: college, marriage, children, career.Your answer Correct answerout out30. Quick, cram the bag into the bed!Your answer Correct answerinto underPart II: Banked ClozeQuestions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.For ten ye
14、ars, I lived in the city and loved it. Everything was stable, and I didnt have many worries. Then, within one month, I got a (31) promotion at work and my girlfriend and I decided to get married. Suddenly, my life was in (32) transition with big changes ahead!The new position at work was wonderful.
15、I was no longer relegated to the (33)rear . My boss was starting to notice all of my hard work! After a (34)lengthy speech about my new responsibilities, my boss took me to my new private office. Fantastic! I didnt have to sit in the(35) sidelines of the office anymore, behind the copy machine. I lo
16、ved my job already.My girlfriend also suggested that we move out of the city and buy a house in the suburbs. We had been city (36) dwellers for so long that it was a difficult decision for us to make. On top of that, I was worried about taking out a (37)mortgage for the house. My new job paid better
17、, but our resources were still (38)finite . Finding a down payment would be tough.In the end, we decided to go for it. Theres no time like the present, right? With the new job, I could honestly say that I had a (39) budding career, so it felt right to take the plunge and buy a house. After all these
18、 changes, wed be ready to just relax and enjoy life. So, we took on a honeymoon to the (40) coastal California.Your answer Correct answer(31) promotion promotion(32) transition transition(33) rear sidelines(34) lengthy lengthy(35) sidelines rear(36) dwellers dwellers(37) mortgage mortgage(38) finite
19、 finite(39) budding budding(40) coastal coastalPart III: Reading ComprehensionQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.It would be a fairly accurate statement to say that, when I was in elementary school and high school, I was a painfully shy child. I usually kept to myself, had only a
20、few friends, and rarely spoke in class. My parents were always very busy, so they never pushed me to become more involved in activities and meet more people. I was perfectly happy by myself. I spent much of my time with my nose buried in a book. The only times that I ventured away from the comforts
21、of my bedroom were when I explored the seemingly endless aisles of stocked bookshelves at my favourite bookstore.In retrospect, it was no surprise that I read with such an incredible appetite. Reading was my escape. My favourite books were adventure and travel storiesstories that brought the readers
22、 to exotic, unexplored, or dangerous places. These were places I longed to go, and they were adventures I yearned to experience, but I knew it was all just a fantasy. I had a hard time working up the nerve to talk to a fellow classmate, I knew there was no way I could travel around the world and liv
23、e out one of these adventures. Therefore, I read. I read every book I could find that promised adventure, excitement, or escape. By the time I graduated from high school, I had probably read more books than our school had in its library. It was quite an achievement, but no one knew about it except f
24、or me. I told no one because I had no one to tell. My only friend was Justin, and that relationship only existed because we had been next-door neighbours for fifteen years.Like most of my classmates, I applied to college and eventually worked up the courage to go. It wasnt easy. I had lived at home
25、with my parents my whole life, and I rarely ever thought about leaving. However, it had finally become inevitable; I couldnt stay with them forever. I attended a local college and moved out to live in a dormitory with a roommate. It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous. I was terrifi
26、ed.My roommates name was Greg, and the first few weeks of school were very awkward. He kept trying to start conversations and be friendly. I was able to answer his questions, of course, but I found it difficult to keep the conversation going. I just wasnt used to itI had no practice at this sort of
27、thing. Then one day I returned from an afternoon class and found him reading a Jack London book. Suddenly, I found that I had a hundred questions to ask Greg. Did he like Jack London? Which was his favourite book? Did he read a lot? What other authors did he like? The list was endless.To my surprise
28、, Greg was also in love with adventure and travel books. One of his dreams was to travel around the world and follow in the footsteps of some of historys greatest explorers. There must have been magic at work that day. It was as if my shyness suddenly disappeared. Greg and I talked for hours about o
29、ur favourite books and dreams of travel. I also found it easier to talk to other people at school and make friends since that day. I felt like the world opened up to me. So many things suddenly seemed possible. In fact, Greg and I are planning a great adventure for this summer! It may have taken me
30、a while, but I finally found a way to break out of my shell and start enjoying life.41. Which of the following is a rite of passage that helped the writer to become less shy?A. Attending high school.B. Reading many books.C. Attending college.D. Planning a great adventure.42. In which paragraph does
31、the author compare his desire to read to hunger?A. Paragraph 1.B. Paragraph 2.C. Paragraph 4.D. Paragraph 5.43. Which of the following would make the best title for this passage?A. A Painfully Shy ChildB. My College LifeC. Travels with GregD. Breaking Out of My Shell44. “It would be an understatemen
32、t to say that I was nervous. I was terrified.“ What does the writer mean by this statement?A. He wasnt nervous at all.B. He was mildly nervous.C. He was as nervous as usual.D. He was extraordinarily nervous.45. Which of the following statements can you infer from the passage?A. Jack London wrote exciting stories.B. Jack London wrote dull stories.C. Jack London wasnt a famous writer.D. Jack London was the writers favourite writer.
