【正文】 rases, marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that can best pletes the statement and mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. 31. All the characters in the play are _____ . A. imaginable B. imaginary C. imaginative D. imagining 32. The judge ______ all the charges against Smith. A. dismissed B. eliminated C. refused D. discarded 33. The actress ____ the terms of her contract and was prosecuted by the producer. A. ignored B. ratified C. drafted D. violated 34. At this time of the year, university admission offices are _____ with inquiries from anxious applicants. A. annoyed B. thrilled C. trampled D. reproached 35. When the former President ____ her candidacy, she knew she had a good chance of being elected. A. enforced B. endorsed C. followed up D. put forward 36. The country’s highest medal was ____ upon him for heroism. A. earned B. bestowed C. credited D. granted 37. The local government leaders are making every effort to ____ the problem of poverty. A. tackle B. taper C. suppress D. tangle 38. At the party we found that the shy girl ____ her mother all the time. A. harmonizing with B. clinging to C. depending on D. adjusting to 39. We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to ____. A. decline B. ascend C. descend D. plunge 40. Losing the job was bad, but even worse was the feeling that I had ____ my dear wife and children. A. let alone B. let down C. let off D. let up Section B Directions: In this section each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. There are four other words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part. Then mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. 41. The temperature of the atmosphere bees colder as elevation increases. A. altitude B. aptitude C. latitude D. longitude 42. She was so stubborn that she wouldn’t change her opinions. A. unwilling B. talented C. obstinate D. determined 43. On Christmas Eve, she spent two hours decorating the room with flower chains. A. modifying B. ornamenting C. disposing D. packing 44. Nobody can stand for long agony of a severe toothache. A. sufferance B. suppuration C. plague D. torment 45. When we recall a story of identical offspring of Adolf Hitler being raised in order to further his horrible work, we are outraged. A. enlightened B. calmed C. provoked D. moved 46. Only nativeborn citizens are eligible for the . presidency. A. obliged B. intelligible C. petent D. qualified 47. Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the foul weather. A. prevented B. delayed C. cancelled D. forbidden 48. Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family. A. calamity B. accident C. frustration D. depression 49. Children were expected to be obedient and contribute to the wellbeing of the family. A. smart B. efficient C. painstaking D. submissive 50. While many applaud the increasing individualism and freedom of children within the family, others lament the loss of family responsibility and discipline. A. mourn B. delight C. prosecute D. condemn Part Ⅲ Cloze (10%) Directions: in this section there is a passage with ten numbered blanks. For each blank, there are four choices marked a, b, c, and d list on the right side. Choose the best answer and mark the letter of your choice on the answer sheet. Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and _51_ in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered by selling his small but_52_collection of early . autographs. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began _53_ signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lesson the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and _54_. Forgers have a hard time selling their produces. A forger can’t approach a _55_ buyer must deal with people who don’t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the _56_ paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.In Spring’s time, _57_ after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern state, so Spring _58_ a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny’s __59__ problems forced her to see a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharpeyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the __60__ . 51. A. arrived B. migrated C. traveled D. moved 52. A. excellent B. genuine C. false D. rare 53. A. originating B. innovating C. designing D. imitating 54. A. subscription B. retention C. circulation D. accumulation 55. A. respectful B. respectable C. respective D. respecting 56. A. rough B. fragile C. aged D. preserved57. A. right B. simply C. only D. late58. A. invented B. discovered C. detected D. located 59. A. lawful B. financial C. administrative D. criminal60. A. fakes B. realities C. originals D. duplicatesPart IV Reading Comprehension(30%) Direction: In this part there are six passages, each of which is followed by five questions. For each question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. Passage One Although speech and writing are the special means of municating of humans, the interchange also takes place in many othe