王迈迈英语

the criticism of her own father.

　　A) held on B) held back

　　C) held out D) held up

　　42. What she’s saying about the market may be true, but I’m __________ to give it a closer look.

　　A) opposed B) attempted

　　C) inclined D) consented

　　43. The old lady __________ through the key hole at her new neighbours.

　　A) stared B) glanced

　　C) gazed D) peeped

　　44. He would see Sarah tonight, and a __________ of her face suddenly came to his mind.

　　A) scene B) vision

　　C) sign D) symbol

　　45. Do you think it’s fair to keep a bird __________ in a cage all the time?

　　A) restricted B) confined

　　C) limited D) enclosed

　　46. He was badly injured; only the very finest treatment could have __________ him through.

　　A) brought B) stood

　　C) saved D) supported

　　47. Our psychology professor is a man of Italian __________.

　　A) birth B) source

　　C) origin D) breed

　　48. Fuel scarcities and price increases __________ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.

　　A) persuaded B) enlightened

　　C) imposed D) prompted

　　49. Nowadays a large number of people buy __________ Christmas trees instead of real ones.

　　A) artificial B) man-made

　　C) fake D) false

　　50. The doctor __________ me that the discomfort would disappear in a couple of days if I followed his advice.

　　A) assured B) ensured

　　C) confirmed D) insured

　　51. Metal must be hammered and cooled rapidly to __________ internal stress caused by heating.

　　A) retain B) relieve

　　C) release D) refresh

　　52. It was felt that he lacked the __________ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.

　　A) engagement B) commitment

　　C) persuasion D) obligation

　　53. When you write an essay, please remember not to __________ off the point.

　　A) wander B) drop

　　C) stroll D) kick

　　54. British and American justice works on the __________ that an accused person is innocent until he’s proven guilty.

　　A) terms B) premise

　　C) situation D) condition

　　55. The old lady was __________ to the young man who helped her find her lost grandson.

　　A) touched B) cheerful

　　C) grateful D) generous

　　56. Professor Wheelock is always very __________ to the reaction of the audience when he gives lectures.

　　A) sentimental B) sensitive

　　C) sensible D) positive

　　57. When we sold our ranch and moved to town, mother had decided __________ opening a day nursery.

　　A) to B) at

　　C) for D) on

　　58. I feel quite confident in __________ Mr. Smith to you for the vacant post of research assistant.

　　A) submitting B) proclaiming

　　C) recalling D) recommending

　　59. What you say now is not __________ with what you said last week.

　　A. permanent B) persistent

　　C) consistent D) insistent

　　60. Mr. Russell is a good teacher, but he often gives __________ lectures.

　　A) excellent B) extensive

　　C) sound D) tedious

　　61. After criminals were caught, they were accused and put on __________.

　　A) death B) torture

　　C) trial D) sentence

　　62. I bought this seventeenth-century necklace at a quite __________ price.

　　A) cheap B) dear

　　C) expensive D) reasonable

　　63. In his speech the Minister of Industry said that industrial exports went up for five __________ years.

　　A) successful B) continual

　　C) successive D) continuous

　　64. Many of us tend to __________ our success to external causes such as luck and opportunity.

　　A) attribute B) subject

　　C) restrict D) prescribe

　　65. Cardinal Newman holds the view that knowledge is the __________ condition of expansion of mind.

　　A) appropriate B) indispensable

　　C) inevitable D) unavoidable

　　66. Mr. Smith had an unusual __________: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.

　　A) profession B) occupation

　　C) position D) career

　　67. I believe they are the most __________ people we have in China.

　　A) hopeful B) likely

　　C) prospective D) promising

　　68. I have a number of __________ to make about the management of the hotel.

　　A) claims B) complaints

　　C) accusations D) grumbles

　　69. He played very badly and I think your criticisms were completely __________.

　　A) entitled B) justified

　　C) hopeless D) disappointed

　　70. Over the years my father had gradually __________ a collection of precious stamps.

　　A) absorbed B) gathered

　　C) accumulated D) collected

　　Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Never a very confident man, Hanley was happy to leave all 71 for the exhibition to his agent, a young man 72 the name of Green, who had a 73 for organization. Green had been to Hanley’s studio（画室）and, 74 the help of Handley’s wife, had 75 the pictures for the exhibition. He had hired the hall and had 76 supervised the hanging of the pictures. Most important of all, he had 77 to it that all the invitations went to the right people: critics, reporters and of course people with money to spend 78 painting.

　　“There is no doubt about it,” Green 79 Hanley during the exhibition, “everything has gone off very well,” Hanley was pleased, but 80 shy in the background, 81 to meet his public.

　　“One picture especially 82 attention,” Green told him. He consulted his catalogue. “Number thirty-seven. It did not have a name, 83 your wife and I decided to call it ‘Midnight’ --- because all the colours are very dark.”

　　Hanley, unable to 84 the picture from this 85 , was 86 , but he said nothing. When everything had left, he slipped across to see for himself the 87 which had attracted so much attention. He laughed so much that Green came across to see what 88 was. Trying hard to suppress his 89 , Hanley told him that one of his son’s paintings had been hung up 90 mistakes.

　　71. A. arrangements B. engagements C. appointments D. attention

　　72. A. in B. for C. by D. at

　　73. A. interest B. passion C. talent D. esteem

　　74. A. for B. with C. under D. from

　　75. A. revised B. selected C. explored D. inquired

　　76. A. personally B. alone C. individually D. singly

　　77. A. seen B. held C. set D. cared

　　78. A. at B. in C. for D. on

　　79. A. assumed B. assured C. inspired D. insured

　　80. A. become B. kept C. remained D. stayed

　　81. A. rejected B. denied C. opposed D. declined

　　82. A. attracted B. absorbed C. induced D. extracted

　　83. A. and B. yet C. but D. so

　　84. A. reproduce B. remind C. recognize D. realize

　　85. A. comment B. description C. introduction D. appreciation

　　86. A. amused B. delighted C. puzzled D. excited

　　87. A. painting B. exhibition C. photograph D. situation

　　88. A. matter B. the matter C. thing D. the thing

　　89. A. excitement B. astonishment C. amusement D. satisfaction

　　90. A. on B. of C. in D. by

　　Part V Writing ( 30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: A Letter Proposing To Live A Frugal Life. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline below.

　　1. 现在社会上存在许多浪费现象。　　2. 社会资源是有限的，倡议大家过节约的生活。