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

　　21. I'm to go abroad although my parents do not agree.

　　A. plan B. determined

　　C. decided D. detected

　　22. ----What do you think made Mary so upset.'?

　　__ her new bicycle.

　　A. As she lost B. Lost

　　C. Losing D. Because of losing

　　23. This novel is the better of the two.

　　A. by far B. by too

　　C. far too D. by the far

　　24. Do you feel like __ a rest?

　　A. have B. to have

　　C. had D. having

　　25. The news to be a mistake.

　　A. turn over B. turn on

　　C. turn off D. turn out

　　26. We all know the truth that __ there are air, water and sunlight, there are living things.

　　A. in wherever B. that wherever C. where D. that

　　27. We are to move, but we had no choice.

　　A. willing B. reluctant

　　C. hesitant D. determined

　　28. You will soon __ this climate and then the changes in temperature will not affect you.

　　A. get used to B. get to

　　C. get over D. get on with

　　29. Victory is just_____.

　　A. round the corner B. at the corner

　　C. in the corner D. with the corner

　　30. It is essential that mankind __ ways and means to protect the environment.

　　A. adopt B. have adopted

　　C. will adopt D. will have adopted

　　31. I will go to the kindergarten to __ my daughter after work.

　　A. pick up I3. pick to C. pick off D. pick at

　　32. It was yesterday_____John might have bought a new book for Mary.

　　A. when B. that C. which D. since

　　33. Finally we __ a good way to solve this problem.

　　A. come up with B. come into C. come up of D. deal with

　　34. Often ____not to be late for class.

　　A. the teacher asked Tom B. the teacher asks Tom

　　C. the teacher have asked Tom D. did the teacher ask Tom

　　35. ____had he come back than it started to rain.

　　A. No sooner B. Hardly C. Barely D. Scarcely

　　36. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part,___ he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.

　　A. where B. of which C. during which 19. that

　　37. Your writing is good ___ some spell errors.

　　A. except B. except for C. besides D. in addition to

　　38.______ from others, one should take his promise.

　　A. To get confidence B. To getting confidence

　　C. To get confidences D. Getting to the confidence

　　39. The production can be______ for several months by the strike.

　　A. hold in B. hold up C hold on D hold with

　　40. A safety analysis of the target ______as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.

　　A. would identify B. will identify

　　C. would have identified D. will have identified