guide interesting because he found in it____.
A) the names of so many of the shops in the village around
B) the many people selling to, and doing jobs for, residents in local villages at the time it appeared
C) the variety of shops and services available in Victorian days in Britain
D) information about all the jobs there were in his own and surrounding villages at the time it appeared
27. The local grocer’s shop is expanding even though____.
A) women spend a lot of their time there just gossiping
B) town shops are larger and rather cheaper
C) people like to shop where they are less well-known
D) people get personal service in his shop
28. The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that____.
A) their prices are higher
B) people cannot telephone them
C) their staff may take less trouble to satisfy customers
D) one has to queue up in them
29. The writer appreciates the village shop because____.
A) he welcomes competition with organized business
B) he likes the ides that a humble person can be successful
C) this is a case of individual success in a world of increasing
D) he welcomes an example of private enterprise surviving in an age of gi
ant companies
30. What is the village shoemaker’s reaction to mass-produced shoes?
A) He considers they are not worth the effort of mending properly.
B) He is angry with the customers for bringing in such rubbish.
C) He despises their quality.
D) He feels exasperated because people waste their money on inferior shoes.
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of Western Canada. When the crops were good, the economy was good; when the crops failed, there was depression. People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation.
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop. For years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through the Winnipeg Grain Exchange.Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, but farmers could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that they so
ld their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due, only to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producer groups asked for firmer controls, but governments had no wish to become involved, at least not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild.
Anxious to check inflation and rising living costs, the federal government appointed a board of grain supervisors to handle deliveries from the crops of l9l7 and l9l8. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed by the board. To handle the crop of 1919, the government appointed the first Canadian Wheat Board, with full authority to buy, sell, and set prices.
31. The author uses the term “lifeblood" (line 1) to indicate that wheat was____.
A) difficult to produce in large quantities B) susceptible to many parasites
C) essential to the health of the country D) expensive to gather and transport
32. According to the passage, most farmers’ debts had to be paid____.
A) when the autumn harvest had just been completed
B) because wheat prices were high
C) as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment
D) when crop failure caused depression
33. According to the passage, wheat prices became unmanageable because of conditions caused by____.
A) farmers B) supervisors C) weather D) war
34. In line 11, the word “check” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A) control B) investigate C) finance D) reinforce
35. According to the passage, a preliminary step in the creation of the Canadian Wheat Board was the appointment of____.
A) the Winnipeg Grain Exchange B) a board of supervisors
C) several producer groups D) a new government
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970’s was the enthusiasm for refurbishing old buildings. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomen on. What is new is the wholesale interest in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation. A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San
Francisco, proved their financial viability in the 1960’s, but it was in the 1970’s, with strong government support through tax incentives and rapid depreciation, as well as growing interest in ecology issues, that recycling became a major factor on the urban scene.
One of the most comprehensive ventures was the restoration and transformation of Boston’s eighteenth century Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market, designed in 1824. This section had fallen on hard times, but beginning with the construction of a new city hall immediately adjacent, it has returned to life with the intelli
gent reuse of these fine old buildings under the design leadership of Benjamin Thompson. He has provided a marvelous setting for dining, shopping, professional offices, and simply walking.
Butler Square, in Minneapolis, exemplifies major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed in 1906 as a hardware warehouse. The exciting interior timber structure of the building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding large skylights.
San Antonio, Texas, offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay. Rather than bringing in the bulldozers, San Antonion’s leaders rehabilitated existing structures,while simultaneously cl
eaning up the San Antonio River,which meanders through the business district.
36. What is main idea of the passage?
A) During the 1970’s, old building in many cities were recycled for modern use.
B) Recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers.
C) The San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the way to fight urban decay.
D) Strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Boston.
37. What is the space at Quincy Market now used for?
A) Boston’s new city hall.B) Sports and recreational facilities.
C) Commercial and industrial warehouses.D) Restaurants, offices, and stores.
38. According to the passage, Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a project in_________________________________.
A) San Francisco B) Boston C) Minneapolis D) San Antonio
39. When was the Butler Square building originally built?
A) In the eighteenth century. B) In the early nineteenth century.
C) In the late nineteenth century. D) In the early twentieth century.
40. What is the author’s opinion of the San Antonio project?
A) It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.
B) It is a good project that could be copied in other cities.
C) The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.
D) The work done on the river was more important than the work done on the buildings.
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)
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 that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee was____the club’s programme for the coming season.
A) arguing about B) discussing C) quarrelling about D) disputing about
42. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am____to carrying out the plan.
A) obliged B) committed C) engaged D) resolved
43. Most good writers use every means at their____to make the reader's way smooth and easy.
A) disposal B) request C) will D) convenience
44. We did not have time to read the whole novel, so the teacher prepared a____for us.
A) synopsis B) synthesis C) symposium D) symmetry
45. She felt very____when her husband forgot her birthday.
A) deceived B) deserted C) desperate D) disappointed
46. He is looking after three orphans____ his own six children, so now he has nine children to provide for.
A) besides B) except C) beside D) instead of
47. He is paving the garden____with flat stones of various shapes.
A) way B) track C) path D) alley
48. The____of sea water into drinking water is a complicated problem.
A) conversion B) conjecture
C) concession D) contraction
49. They wanted to know whether the terms had been____.
A) agreed on B) agreed with
C) agreed to D) agreed about
50. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are____free medical care.
A)entitled to B)involved in
C)associated with D)assigned to
51. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at____.
A)danger B)stake
C)loss D)threat
52. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting ,they made no____ to speed up deliveries .
A)trial B)attempt C)action D)progress
53. Before you run____other people, it is as well to consider your own faults.
A) over B) down C) after D) into
54. If you have finished with these tools, I wish you’d____ them____ .
A)put…apart B) put…away
C)put…forward D) put…down
55. The Andersons have not____yet and I doubt if they will now.
A) turned up B) turned in
C) turned down D) come in
56. We had to start at exactly the same time ,so we had our watches____.
A) transfixed B) stabilized
C) temporized D) synchronized
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