I.VocabularyandStructure1.---DoyoumindifIsithere?---______C_________.A.Notatall.Thereisplentyofroom.B.Ofcourse.Dositdown,please.C.Nevermind.I’dliketohavesomecompanion.D.Sure.I’dliketohavesomeonetotalkto2.–Whydoyoualwaystellmewhattodo?Tobefrank,Idon’tlikeit.---Iknow,but__D__.A.Idon’tlikeiteither.B.HowdoIdoforyou?C.Ijustwantthebestforyou.D.Obviously.Youareright.3.----Thatwasadeliciousdinner.----_B__.A.Thankyou.Don’tmentionit.B.You’rewelcome.C.Notsodelicious,I’mafraid.D.I’mgladyouenjoyedit.4.---Youaremostbeautifulinthatredsweater.---__C___.A.Oh,no.It’sjustanoldone,andIhavehaditforyears.B.Yes.Ithinkitgoesnicelywithmypants.C.Thankyou.Mymomknitteditformesomeyearsago.D.Oh,butI’mnotsureifitsuitsme.5.---ImissedProf.Wang’slinguisticsclassagainyesterday.----____C______.A.Congratulations!B.Howniceyouare!C:Whatapity!D:Haveaniceweekend.6.Shecouldn’tunderstandhis____C_____ofcountrylifetocitylifeA.likingB.referencC.preferenceD.loving7.Itis__A____towalkonthetopofthewall.A.dangerouB.seriouC.notoriouD.vigorous8.Hisparentsdidn’tconsenttohis__A____withMary.A.marriageB.dependenceC.relianceD.charge9.Basicchemicalknowledgeisanecessary____B_____forresearchinanynaturalscience.A.flatB.foundationC.baseD.platform10.Anew__B____inonebranchofknowledgewillprobablyhavegreatinfluenceonanother.A.averageB.discoveryC.recoveryD.coverage11.OneofthemaincharactersinShakespeare’splayAMerchantinVeniceisthe____C___Shylock.A.greasyB.greatC.greedyD.greeting12.Themankindhasdonemany___A_______thingstonatureinitscourseofcivilization.A.destructiveB.instructiveC.progressiveD.sensitive13.Thenaturalenvironment_____D___greatlyfromplacetoplace.A.diffractsB.differentiatesC.distinguishesD.differs14.TheuseofwildanimalsincircuseswasaninnovationfirstintroducedintheUnitedStates.DA.anumberB.aprogramC.amusicalspectacleD.anewidea15.BenjaminFranklinwasnotthefirsttosuggesttherelationshipbetweenlightningandtheelectricity,buthisexperimentwithakitewasoriginal.A.defineB.confirmC.examineD.propose16.Thetypeanddegreeofmolecularmotionofasubstancedependontheamountofthermalenergypresent.A.aredeterminedbyB.limitC.radiateD.aresupportedby17.Theyoung,especially,haveno_____A____abouthotweather.A.complaintB.irritationC.troubleD.doubt18.Wehearalottodayaboutthe____C_____ofeducation.A.inabilityB.helplessnessC.failureD.loss19.Bythenradiobroadcastswerereachingthe____D____ofhomesincountriesallovertheworld.A.priorityB.superiorityC.minorityD.majority20.HisillnessmayresultCmalnutrition.A.inB.toC.fromD.for21.ThemanagerwillhavetohiretwopeopletomakeupBthelosttime.A.inB.forC.onD.of22.AkeyBthebackdoorisalwayskeptonahighledgeabovethedoor.A.forB.toC.ofD.on23.___D_____hewasworried,hetriedtoappearcalm.A.DespiteB.UnlessC.YetD.Although24.Somehotelstaffspeak_____A____English.A.littleB.smallC.fewD.scarcely25.It’snouse____B____togetabargainthesedays.A.toexpectB.expectingC.lookingforwardtoD.youexpectII.ClozeThereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage(s).ForeachblanktherearefivechoicesmarkedA,B,C,DandE.ChoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage(s).PeoplewhospeakorperformbeforethepublicsometimesmaysufferfromStageFright.Stagefrightmakesapersonnervous.Inthatcase,itcanmakeone'smindgolankandforget36oneoughttosay,ortoact.Actors,musicians,dancers,lawyers,evenradioshowhostssufferedfromstagefrightatonetimeor37.DianaNicholsisanexpertinhelpingpeoplefreefromstagefrightatamedicalcenterinNewYorkCity.Shehelpsactorslearnto38themselves.MissNicholssayssomepeoplehavealwaysbeenafraidtoperformbeforetheaudience.Others,shesays,developstagefrightaftera(n)tearfulexperience.Sheoffersthemwaystocontrolthefear.Onewayistosmile39goingontothestage.Takingtwodeepbreathsalsohelps.Deepbreathinghelpsyou40controlofyourbody.MissNicholspersuadesherpatientstotellthemselvesthattheirspeechorperformancedoesnothavetobe41.It'sallrighttomakeamistake.Shetellsthemtheyshouldnotbetoonervouswhiletheyareperforming.Itisimportantthattheyshouldcontinuetoperformwhilesheistellingthem.Aftereachperformance,theydiscusswhathappenedandfindoutwhat42helpedandwhatdidnot.Astheyperformmoreandmore,theywillfearlessandlessasmuchas50%.MissNicholssaystheaimisonlytoreducestagefright,nottosmoothitaway43.Thisis44alittlestagefrightmakesapersonmorecareful,and45theperformance.36.A.whenB.whatC.howD.whether37.A.twoB.otherC.anotherD.theother38.A.cureB.controlC.holdD.protect39.A.afterB.whileC.duringD.before40.A.getB.makeC.takeD.have41.A.perfectB.fineC.goodD.pleasant42.A.peopleB.adviceC.wordsD.measures43.A.practicallyB.easilyC.completelyD.really44.A.whyB.thatC.sinceD.because45.A.increasesB.improvesC.hurtsD.putsonIII.ReadingComprehensionPassage1Manycountriesfaceasomewhatmoreseriouseconomicproblemintheformofanunfavorabletradebalancewithothernations.Suchanimbalanceexistswhenthetotalvalueofacountry’simportsexceedsthatofitsexports.Forexample,ifacountrybuys$25billionofproductsfromothercountries,yetsellsonly$10billionofitsownproductsoverseas,itstradedeficit(贸易逆差)is$15billion.Manyunderdevelopednationsfindthemselvesinthispositionbecausetheylacknaturalresourcesortheindustrialcapacitytousetheseresources,andthushavet