Passage 3

　　Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

　　One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. (79)I was so interested in the story I was reading that I did not notice that it was getting dark. When I realized it was too dark for me to read easily, I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone crying, "Help! Help!" It seemed to come from the trees at the other end of the yard.(80)I looked out but it was now too dark to see anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It sounded like a child, but I could not imagine what anybody could be doing in our backyard, unless one of the neighborhood children had climbed a tree and had not been able to get down.

　　I decided that I should go out and have a look in the yard, just in case someone was in trouble. I turned on the light and found for myself a flashlight and a baseball bat in the room. I thought they might be useful. Armed with these, I went out into the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. "Who's there?" I called out as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no answer. With the help of my flashlight, I searched all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the tree. There was no sign of anybody or anything. ! came to the conclusion that my imagination was playing tricks on me, probably because of the story I was reading about strange creatures on another planet.

　　Feeling rather foolish about hunting around in my own backyard with a baseball bat, I went back into the house and put the bat and the flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was frightened by the cry of "Help! Help!" from right behind me. I dropped my book and jumped up. There, sitting on the table was a large green and red bird. It was my neighbor's parrot (鸚鵡) ! While I was out in the yard, the parrot must have seen the light in the living room and come in through the open window.

　　11. One summer evening the author was reading by the open window because __

　　A. it was getting dark

　　B. it was too dark for him to read easily outside

　　C. he didn't turn on the light

　　D. none of the above

　　12. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. The author heard a cry for help as soon as he put the book down and got up.

　　B. Hardly had the author got up and turned on the light when he heard a cry for help.

　　C. The author looked out because it was too dark to see anything inside.

　　D. A child, whose voice sounded like a parrot, was crying for help on the top of a tree.

　　13. The author searched the yard carefully __

　　A. and found a child, who was crying like a parrot

　　B. for someone who cried for help

　　C. and found some called imagination was playing tricks on him

　　D. and found some strange creatures from another planet

　　14. The book the author was reading was __

　　A. an ordinary book about science

　　B. a science book on sound

　　C. a science story-book about strange creatures on a certain heavenly body

　　D. a book on how to play tricks on others

　　15. Finally the author found __

　　A. that he was a very foolish person

　　B. that he had got used to the cry for help

　　C. a large green and red bird flying into his living room from his neighbor's house

　　D. the secret

　　Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

　　Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are o/our choices marked A, B, C, arid D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

　　16. We are trying to return the money to __ lost it.

　　A. the boy B. who C. the one that D. whom

　　17. Take your raincoat it should rain.

　　A. in case B. in case of

　　C. in the case of D. in case with

　　18. I hope to get my wife __ on the next trip to Europe.

　　A. to have come along with me

　　B. to come along with me

　　C. coming along with me

　　D. with me to come along

　　19. She was a good teacher. She____ herself to teaching.

　　A. committed B. pushed

　　C. drove D. encouraged

　　20. We recommend that a competent chairman_____.

　　A. will be appointed B. is appointed

　　C. be appointed D. was appointed