�、�. Phonetics (10 Points)

　　Directions:

　　In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letter combinations marked A, B, C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　1.A. nurse B. thirsty C. universe D. surprise

　　2.A. belief B. niece C. field D. variety

　　3.A. surprised B. pleased C. refused D. increased

　　4.A. temperature B. change C. average D. surface

　　5.A. construction B. coral C. cross D. model

　　6.A. mental B. metal C. total D. metallic

　　7.A. detective B. decide C. nephew D. desire

　　8.A. determine B. demand C. medical D. belief

　　9.A. peasant B. present C. promise D. possession

　　10.A. speech B. stomach C. charge D. church

　�、�. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

　　Directions:

　　There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　11. Luckily, the fire fighters arrived and _______ the terrible fire.

　　A. put on B. put out C. put down D. put away

　　12. For miles and miles, I could see nothing _______ a great fire and lots of smoke.

　　A. beside B. besides C. except D. without

　　13. The shop assistant didn’t give me the right ________.

　　A. change B. money C. serve D. note

　　14. The prices of fridges have been ______ recently.

　　A. pressed B. brought out C. cut off D. brought down

　　15. This means the boy may be out of job for some time. In this sentence “be out of job” means _______.

　　A. be on their days off B. go outside

　　C. lose his job D. finish his work

　　16. The TV play we watched last night was very ________.

　　A. frightening B. afraid C. fright D. frightened

　　17. We took soft drinks to the _______ and our friends took beer there.

　　A. bench B. beach C. bank D. bend

　　18. Who will ________ the bill?

　　A. pay B. pay for C. pay off D. pay out

　　19. Their debts _______ 700.

　　A. added to B. adds up C.

　　21.—Would you please go out for a walk with us?

　　—______, but I’m very busy now.

　　A. Of course not B. I’d like to C. That’s all right D. That’s right

　　22.—Can I get you a cup of tea?

　　—______.

　　A. That’s very nice of you B. With pleasure

　　C. You can, please D. Thank you for the tea

　　23.—When can I call on you, afternoon or evening?

　　—________. I’ll be at home all the time.

　　A. Any B. Either C. Both D. Neither

　　24.—Has anyone seen my glasses?

　　—________.

　　A. Here it is B. It is here C. Here are they D. Here they are

　　25.—May I use your phone?

　　—_______.

　　A. No, I don’t mind B. Yes, you do it

　　C. Yes, my pleasure D. I’m afraid not

　　26. He is much more _______ a German

　　A. like to be B. liking to be C. likely to be D. likely

　　27. I had a new tap _______ the day before yesterday.

　　A. fix B. fixing C. to be fixed D. fixed

　　28. We couldn’t eat at a restaurant because _______ of us had _______ money on us.

　　A. all…no B. any…no C. none…any D. no one…any

　　29. Have you any rooms _______? We’ll stay here for only two days.

　　A. to spare B. to spend C. to take D. to borrow

　　30. I was so ______ moved by his words that I couldn’t fall asleep ______ into the night.

　　A. deep…deeply B. deep…deep C. deeply…deeply D. deeply…deep

　　31. The crowd cheered ______ the sight of the honoured guests’ motorcade.

　　A. at B. on C. as soon as D. in

　　32. He’s a new comer. So we try to be as _______ to him as we could.

　　A. friend B. friends C. friendly D. good friends

　　33. She had a good time last night, _______?

　　A. hadn’t she B. had she C. didn’t she D. did she

　　34. Don’t _______ the child, it will frighten him.

　　A. call at B. laugh at C. shout to D. shout at

　　35.—________?

　　—He is a tall young man with blue eyes and broad shoulders.

　　A. What is he like B. What does he look like

　　C. What does he like D. How is he

　　36. She no longer talked and laughed _______ she used to.

　　A. like B. as though C. as D. just as

　　37. I don’t know why _______ late for class.

　　A. you are B. are you C. are you being D. being you are

　　38. As both dictionaries were good, he said he would take _______.

　　A. any of them B. all of them C. either of them D. either ones

　　39. _______ of them knows much English.

　　A. No B. None C. Both D. Not all

　　40. Will you ______ the book Tom Sawyer ______ him if he wants to _____ it _____ you?

　　A. lend…to…borrow…from B. lend…to…borrow…of

　　C. borrow…to…lend…from D. lend…for…borrow…of

 add to D. add up to

　　20. There is _______ bread in the cupboard, ________?

　　A. no more…is there B. not any more…isn’t there

　　C. no longer…is there D. not any longer…isn’t there