A. when B. since C. after D. as
This part consists of 15 sentences in which one word or phrase is underlined. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace the underlined word without causing any grammatical error or changing the principal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
21. She bustled about with an assumption of authority.
A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face
22. Table tennis is easy to learn, and, by the same token, boys don't need a lot of space to practice it.
A. by the same rule B. symbolically
C. moreover D. by logic
23. The old man sat before the fire in a trance, thinking of his past life.
A. in a special position B. in a cozy state
C. in a sleepy state D. in a meditative state
24. Only the élite of society attended the reception for the new governor.
A. those thought of as the best people
B. the intellectuals
C. the white-collar people
D. the officials
25. She embellished the simple dress with colorful embroidery.
A. made B. decorated C. sewed D. improved
26. He felt cheap about rushing to get in line before the old lady carrying heavy parcels.
A. felt inferior and ashamed
B. felt not worthwhile of doing something
C. felt bad about doing something
D. felt unhappy about doing something
27. Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken.
A. additional B. governmental C. special D. organizational
28. The dichotomy postulated by many between morality and interests, between idealism and realism, is one of the standard clichés of the ongoing debate over international affairs.
A. division into two parts B. combination of two parts
C. disparity D. contradiction
29. Miguel's perplexity is understandable ― he's an all-purpose maintenance man at a midtown-Manhattan residential building.
A. all out B. versatile C. prolific D. capable
30. Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example.
A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction
31. The sense of mistrust is compounded by smaller annoyances that leave the families feeling as though no one in authority cares about them.
A. offset B. intensified C. diminished D. annulled
32. The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising downside, notes Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University of North Carolina: a wife becomes accustomed to frequent e-mail from her husband, until he can't get to a computer. And then her anxiety increases.
A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence
33. The President took a drubbing from much of the press which had breathlessly reported that a deal was in the bag.
A. was sure to be made B. was being considered
C. was their secret weapon D. was their last resort
34. This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations.
A. divine summons B. political career
C. profession D. business transaction
35. If you can't dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field.
A. acquire B. require C. accompany D. accomplish
Part 3 Correcting Grammatical Errors
This part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error. Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, D. You are to select the ONE choice and replace the underlined element(s) so that the error is erased and corrected. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
36. Just last week, for example, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the disturbing disclosure that SARS may be pretty deadlier than previously believed.
A. very B. far C. especially D. none
37. What distinguished her in the other girls was her peculiar hairstyle.
A. to B. from C. than D. with
38. During many sectors are foundering, the $21 billion videogame-software industry is booming, adding game developers at a rate of 2,500 a year in the United States alone.
A. When B. Whereas C. Would D. While
39. No such weapons were used and none been found.
A. none have been B. none has
C. no other has been D. no others been
40. No thing fuels cynicism for watching two titanic institutions squabble over their reputations.
A. No… as B. Something … like
C. Nothing … like D. No … than
41. I see four kinds of pressure working on college students today: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, but self-induced pressure.
A. and B. or C. Nil D. with
42. The sales manager of the company suggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design.
A. is spending on B. will be spent in
C. will be spent on D. be spent on
43. According to some scientists, the computer will do much harm to people's health as smoking and drugs do.
A. does much harm … smoking B. will do as much harm … cigarettes
C. will be doing as much harm… smoking D. does as much harm … cigarettes.
44. The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National Day.
A. would be completed B. must be completed
C. had to be completed D. be completed
45. In his speech at the conference, the Chairman solemnly stated that the responsibility to our lives and the kind of world in that we live is ours and ours alone.
A. for … in which B. of … for which
C. of … in which D. for … on which
46. I knew nothing of the motives behind his recent move, and I don't know either the person to put him up to the action.
A. nor did I know … who B. not did I know … that
C. nor do I know … that D. either did I know … who
47. The achievements of the greatest minds in science could never have been reached if it had not been for the patient and accurate work of hundreds of other people.
A. has it not been B. if it had been
C. if hasn't been D. had it not been
48. The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred.
A. Hardly had the government taken B. The government had hardly taken
C. Hardly the government had taken D. The government is hardly taking
49. I can still vividly remember to pick our steps in the mountain down the deep valley on my 21st birthday.
A. picking … in the mountains B. picking … on the mountain
C. having picked … from the mountains D. picking… from the mountains
50. The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandise that looked as grain bags.
A. that were loading … like B. loaded with … like
C. to load with … for D. loaded with … for
Section 2: Reading Comprehension (55 Points, 75 minutes)
In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with four (A. B. C and D) suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.