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Ⅰ.Vocabulary (30 minutes, 30 points)
(1) Directions: There are fifteen incomplete sentences with one word or two words missing in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence。
1. People should not take good constitution for granted, for human genetic code is ______ the development of ______。
A. liable to... anomalies
B. predestined for... discomfort
C. predisposed to... disease
D. indicative of... wholesomeness
2. Nobody came to see me while I was out, _______ ?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did she D. did me
3. Aged just four, Josephine Hawkins is already at ease with her computer and the Internet, _______ clicking her mouse on Disney sites to download images of her favorite characters。
A. confidentially B. confidently C. appreciatively D. conscientiously
4. He never hesitates to make _______ criticisms _______ are considered helpful to others。
A. so …that B. so …as C. such… that D. such…as
5. The policy ______ made, the next problem was how to carry it out。
A. having been B. being C. had been D. was
6. Susan is a devoted daughter, always very _______ to the needs of her old parents。
A. attentive B. observant C. recurrent D. earnest
7. Overall, it is going to become much easier for people to communicate ______the Net。
A. by B. in C. over D. onto
8. The hidden room is _____only through a secret back entrance。
A. obtainable B. achievable C. attainable D. accessible
9.He was so ______by his work that he did not notice that other employees had already left。
A. prevailed B. predominated C. prescribed D. preoccupied
10. Please ______ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them。
A. restrain B. hinder C. restrict D. prohibit
11. When the crowd saw the prize-fighter stretched out on the canvas, shouts and cheers _______ from it。
A. broke up B. broke forth C. broke through D. broke upon
12. When a friend hurts you, your instinct is to protect yourself but that makes it harder to______ up problems。
A. tackle B. patch C. handle D. dispose
13. It is bad manners to _______ other people behind their backs。
A. do up B. do by C. do away with D. do down
14. That _____ the case, we have to make some changes in our plan。
A. is B. was C. being D. has been
15.Einstein, who worked out his theory of relativity, lived to a _____ old age。
A. ripe B. mature C. perfect D. mellow
16. Jean Wanger’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it _____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference。
A. is to be analyzed B. has been analyzed
C. be analyzed D. should have been analyzed
17. Looking back at all ______ had happened, he couldn’t help crying。
A. which B. that C. what D. this
18.The clerk in the patent office said to his boss:“Look,I am not drunk. I’m as _____ as a judge。”
A. sober B. somber C. steady D. clear