Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points; 15 minutes)

　　Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　1. Last week I __________ an old friend of mine in the store.

　　A. ran off

　　B. ran away with

　　C. ran into

　　D. ran over

　　2. He prefers living alone in a quiet village __________ living in a city.

　　A. than

　　B. more than

　　C. rather than

　　D. to

　　3. “Would you like to go for a walk?” “Yes, it's __________ day!”

　　A. so beautiful the

　　B. so a beautiful

　　C. such a beautiful

　　D. such beautiful a

　　4. I don't skate now, but I __________ when I was a kid.

　　A. used to do it

　　B. used to doing it

　　C. used to

　　D. used to do

　　5. Work hard __________ you will pass the examination.

　　A. and

　　B. if

　　C. now that

　　D. these

　　6. Shakespeare is the greatest poet __________ England has ever had.

　　A. whose

　　B. that

　　C. who

　　D. which

　　7. Now the problem of energy is becoming critical. It __________ an immediate solution.

　　A. calls for

　　B. calls on

　　C. calls up

　　D. calls at

　　8. I __________ a doctor now, if I had studied medical science in my youth.

　　A. were

　　B. should be

　　C. had been

　　D. should have been

　　9. He ran all the way home and arrived __________ breath.

　　A. without

　　B. lack of

　　C. beyond

　　D. out of

　　10. Father said such a thing __________ to happen again.

　　A. ought to be not allowed

　　B. ought not to be allowed

　　C. ought to be allowed not

　　D. not ought to be allowed

　　11. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he __________ to the meeting.

　　A. had come

　　B. would come

　　C. could come

　　D. would have come

　　12. I still cannot __________ why she did such a foolish thing.

　　A. figure out

　　B. take in

　　C. make out

　　D. refer to

　　13. No sooner had we arrived __________ it began to rain heavily.

　　A. as

　　B. when

　　C. than

　　D. while

　　14. __________ the way, we set off on foot into the dark night.

　　A. With the guide leading

　　B. The guide leads

　　C. The guide led

　　D. With the guide lead

　　15. My father gave up smoking by __________ the number of cigarettes every day.

　　A. cutting back

　　B. cutting in

　　C. cutting off

　　D. cutting out

　　16. __________ him do this job by himself?

　　A. Why don't let

　　B. Why not let

　　C. Why not letting

　　D. Why you not let

　　17. __________ no gravity, there would be no air around the earth.

　　A. Were there

　　B. Was there

　　C. There were

　　D. There be

　　18. I know it's not important but I can't help __________ about it.

　　A. to think

　　B. thinking

　　C. and think

　　D. think

　　19. A small child has to learn to keep its __________ before it can walk far.

　　A. temper

　　B. sense

　　C. balance

　　D. way

　　20. Darkness __________ in, the youngsters lingered on merrymaking (嬉戲).

　　A. setting

　　B. set

　　C. sets

　　D. to set