Ⅰ. 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. captain B. various C. Atlantic D. metallic

　　2.A. beach B. beat C. beast D. great

　　3.A. heat B. health C. already D. pleasant

　　4.A. waste B. paste C. voyage D. snake

　　5.A. fortune B. public C. Russia D. suffer

　　6.A. familiar B. family C. blanket D. factory

　　7.A. thrown B. follow C. brown D. shown

　　8.A. nineteenth B. ninth C. southern D. fifth

　　9.A. pull B. pollute C. true D. truth

　　10.A. correct B. discover C. comfort D. come

　　(50 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. The old man found _______ on the floor.

　　A. lying dead B. lying death C. laying dead D. laying death

　　12. Grandma has no water, please ________ some for her.

　　A. take B. carry C. fetch D. bring

　　13. The shoes he wore made his _______ look funny.

　　A. feet B. foots C. hand D. foot

　　14. This restaurant always _______ delicious dishes.

　　A. gives B. offers C. have D. serves

　　15. There is _______ sugar. You needn’t go to buy any.

　　A. plenty of B. a large number of C. a great many D. plenty

　　16. Hardly _______ sat down when the telephone rang.

　　A. did I B. had I C. I D. have I

　　17. The ______ candle is still _______.

　　A. lit…burned B. lighted…burning C. lit…burning D. lighted…burned

　　18. _______ come into leaf or bloom is obviously a sign of spring.

　　A. Trees B. The trees C. That trees D. What trees

　　19. _______ in the open air, wet clothes can get dry easily.

　　A. Hang B. Hanged C. Hung D. To hang

　　20. He doesn’t spend much time _______ his homework.

　　A. in B. with C. on D. for