Part I Vocabulary and Structure

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singe line through the center

　　1.We must take a firm against the lowering of educational standards.

　　A)stand B)place C)position D)reason

　　2.When he bent over to untie his shoelace，the of his trousers split.

　　A)seam B)joint C)seat D)edge

　　3.We did not find to prepare for the worst conditions we might face.

　　A)it worth B)it worthy C)it worthwhile D)worth our while

　　4.I am doubtful he is still alive.

　　A)that B)whether C)what D)when

　　5.It is not clear that he is the trip.

　　A)enjoy B)plan C)on to D)up to

　　6.Please don’t to ask me if you have any question.

　　A)pause B)reserve C)hesitate D)mind

　　7.He has been asked to account his absence.

　　A)of B)on C)about D)for

　　8.How did it come that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?

　　A)about B)to C)after D)with

　　9.This pair of shoes isn’t good.but that pair is better.

　　A)less B)more C)even D)hardly

　　10.Many freshman complain of the rapid of college life.

　　A)rate B)pace C)speed D)growth

　　l1.Please double that report.In other word，type on every other line.

　　A)spacing B)spaced C)space D )a space

　　12.The teams recent wins have now them for the semi-finals.

　　A)fined B)promoted C)matched D)qualified

　　13.“You missed a golden opportunity”“Yes，I that job when it was offered.”

　　A)shall take B)should take C)shall have taken D)should have taken

　　14.The rain seems to have set for the evening.

　　A)in B)with C)about D)down

　　l5.“What happened?”“We for an hour when the bus finally came”

　　A)waited B)have waited C)have been waiting D)had been waiting

　　16.It can not be strongly emphasized that economy is the foundation of a country.

　　A)too B)very C)as D)so

　　17.In the West children begin to study their native languages and a foreign language to gather in primary school and begin in middle school

　　A)third B)a third C)the third D)thirdly

　　18.We can sail there in an hour, if the wind is favorable us.

　　A)of B)at C)with D)to

　　19.“When do you go to work?”“At .”

　　A)eight’s stroking B)eight strokes C)time when eight was stroke D)the stroke of eight

　　20.I could do it myself but I’d sooner you it.

　　A)would do B)do C)have done D)had done

　　21.I’ve made an for you to see the dentist at 5 o’clock tomorrow.

　　A) appointment B)interview C)opportunity D)assignation

　　22.He broke the world for the 100 meters.

　　A) mark B)level C)standard D)record

　　23.He doesn’t work but he gets a good from his investment.

　　A)wage B)earning C)income D)salary

　　24.Do you wish that you buy that new television set?

　　A) could B)need C)can D)must

　　25.Had she been older, she less sympathetic.

　　A) had been B)might be C)might have been D)would be

　　26.It suddenly him that he should solve the problem with a computer.

　　A)struck at B)occurred to C)hit on D)dawned on

　　27.She would lose weight but she big.

　　A)ate B)would eat C)had eaten D)eats

　　28.The teacher asked who had finished their homework to leave the classroom as quietly as they could.

　　A)them B)these C)those D)they

　　29.Thanks, Mr.Hawkins.I am very please you.

　　A)meet B)to meet C)meeting D)to have meet

　　30.Will you be so kind me a favor， Sir ?

　　A)as to do B)as doing C)to do D)enough to do