Part I Vocabulary and Structure

　　1. It is reported that a (n) ______of accidents has occurred at that crossroads.

　　A. series B. lot C. number D. amount

　　2. If someone is in the United States for good, it means he is there______.

　　A. to do good B. temporarily C. to rest well D. permanently

　　3. Please let us have more time, ______?

　　A. shall we B. will you C. won’t D. don’t you

　　4. There is no hurry. You can take your time ______ those exercises.

　　A. doing B. to do C. done D. to be doing

　　5. He spoke English so well that I took it ______ that he was an American.

　　A. for granted B. as true C. for certain D. as such

　　6. ______ we need air and water, so we need criticism and self-criticism.

　　A. Even though B. So long as C. Just as D. Now that

　　7. Children are always curious ______ everything they see.

　　A. to B. for C. on D. about

　　8. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or ______, can follow a favorite hobby.

　　A. well B. good C. fine D. happy

　　9. It’s desired that she ______ to teach us at least twice a week.

　　A. comes B. will come C. come D. may come

　　10. ______, I should ask them some questions.

　　A. Should they come to us B. If they come to us

　　C. Were they come to us D. Had they come to us

　　11. In 1990 he caught a serious illness from ______ effects he still suffers.

　　A. that B. which C. what D. whose

　　12. He found ______ everybody know what had happened.

　　A. it necessary letting B. it necessary to let

　　C. necessary letting D. necessary to let

　　13. The interviewer should take down notes at the moment the person ______ answers the questions.

　　A. to be interviewed B. interviewing

　　C. being interviewed D. interviewed

　　14. “Car 17 won the race.” “Yes, but its driver came close to ______ killed.”

　　A. being B. having been C. be D. have been

　　15. About the sixth century A.D. when few Europeans could read, the Chinese ______ paper.

　　A. invented B. had invented C. have invented D. had been invented

　　16. I have two friends but ______ of them likes to go fishing with me.

　　A. none B. neither C. both D. either

　　17. His unhappy childhood ______ his bad temper.

　　A. counts for B. accounts for C. makes for D. goes for

　　18. No one doubts ______ it is true.

　　A. whether B. if C. that D. what

　　19. His brother had become a teacher, ______ he wanted to be.

　　A. who B. what C. which D. that

　　20. Not until I came to China ______ what kind of a county she is.

　　A. I knew B. I didn’t know C. I did know D. did I know