One of the many things we take for granted in the twentieth centuryis the speedy collection and delivery of letters to and
from all partsof the world at astonishingly cheap rates.A husband away on a business(61)can write home to his wife
2,000 miles(62) knowing that the letterwill (63) her in a few days .His special air-letter may (64) him lessthan a loaf of bread (65)his own bus fare to work.
This (66),however,is a favor of comparatively recent origin. ( 67) modern times the cost of sending letters privately
was (68) great thatthe arrival(69) a letter was a considerable (70) and might even causefinancial hardship to the(71),who had to bear the (72).Indeed,( 73)the Middle Ages onwards,there were special messengers who carried
Statecorrespondence,and (74)messengers employed to travel with news ( 75) thegreat monasteries( 修道院 ) or the great merchants' houses, ( 76) forcenturies there was no official post serveice(77)which private letters could
be sent.It was not until 1840 that the (78) organization known asthe Penny Post was (79)in Great Britain and gave
ordinary people cheapand efficient postal(80)
61.a.trade b.trip c.farm d.firm
62.a.away b.far c.long d.along
63a.tell b.send c.mail d. reach
64.a.pay b.spend c.bring d.cost
65.a.but b.or c.of d.for
66.a.letter b.service c.trip d.example
67.a.Since b.Throughout c.In d.Until
68.a.suce b.very c.muce d.so
69.a.with b.by c.of d. without
70.a.accident b.event c.loss d.incident
71.a.postman b.writer c.receiver d.postoffice
72.z.hardship b.charges c.money d.misfortune
73.a.during b.in c.for d.from
74.a.other b.all c.only d.every
75.a.around b.within c.between d.among
76.a.even b.so c.and d.but
77.a.in b.of c.from d.by
78.a. official b.average c.informal d.public
79.a.found b.approved c.invented d.established
80.a.deliveries b.stamps c.travels d.messengers
PAPER TWO
Part Four Translation (20 points 25 minutes)
Directions:Put the following into English. 81. 我们选他为主席
82. 这家工厂的改建工程正在迅速地进行着 .
83. 请帮我把这箱子提到楼上去
84. 我想他们很可能会作出错误的结论
85. 王先生请我转告你一切都已经准备就绪 .
86. 虽然雷锋 (Lei Feng) 生活在 60 年代 , 但我们今天仍可能从他身上学到许多东西 .
87. 我真希望你能拿出一个比这更好的解决办法来 .
88. 尽管那都是些没用的东西 , 他还是仔细地把它们收藏起来 .
89. 你要想取得成功 , 就必须按照客观规律 (objective rules) 行事 , 而不是按照自己的主观意愿
(subjective wills) 行事 .
90. 昨天在那里买书的那个人是约翰 (John). Part Five Sentence Formation (10 points 15 minutes)
Directions:Combine the following words into sentences with necessarychanges of the specific words.
91.I, be, spoken, good at , you, and, English
92.She,what, achieved, was, never, had, she, satisfied, with
93.learn, more, the, we, our, we, ignorance, better,the, realize
94.tired, she not, want, out, to, go, being, a bit
95.I,take part in, very important, you, for, is, to, sports meet, on, the, Monday
96.are, rather, for, the, we, preparing, busy, examination, coming
97.everything, see, you, true, on, TV, as, do, consider, not
98.What, us, think, much, left, said, about, to, has, she
99.When, has, public, they, arrive, made, been, not, will
100.He, been, books, whom, hero, the, written, many, have, is, about
