【正文】 eve, the national economy rather than corrupt it. A. enforces B. enhances C. intensifies D. strengthens 13 8. Despite a whole night39。t hope to her cold in a few days. A. hold back B. get off C. get over D. hole up The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a ___________ area. A. observation B. reservation C. preservation D. conservation I just managed to a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat. A. snatch B. scratch C. scrape D. stretch With prices so much, it39。s earlier works were published under a A. pseudonym B. misnomer C. nickname D. namesake 13. The black boys and girls need not have felt for their dark skin in the summer camp. A. selfeffacing B. selfconscious C. selfcentered D. selfevident 14. If you keep on working too hard, your health will . A. degenerate B. degrade C. deteriorate D. deform 15. Several of the advertising hoardings had been by antiracist slogans. A. deleted B. erased C. mutilated D. defaced 10 16. Before the conference begins, let39。s good convalescence. A. personality B. response C. temper D. recovery 7. When the woman assembles and brings all these books, she musters them. A. barters B. takes C. gathers D. counts 8. It is now generally assumed that the plas were formed by the accretion of gas and dust in a cosmic cloud. A. separation B. motion C. progression D. accumulation 9. Ghost stories are vestiges of a widespread belief in ghosts. A. legends B. remnants C. residences D. reflections 9 10. The process of respiration consists of two independent actions, inhaling and exhaling. A. speaking B. marketing C. expanding D. breathing Section B Directions。 In this section, there are 10 sentences each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose one of the four choices marked A, B, C, and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET 8 1. Intermittent showers were forecast for the day. A. Heavy B. Recurrent C. Allday D. Instantaneous 2. The saucy child protruded his tongue. A. propelled B. showed C. projected D. hurt 3. Mary39。s mother D. Jane39。t seen her__ . A. since long B. long since C. long ago D. long before 9. Why this way? ______ to meet him? A. are you walking / Do you want B. do you walk / Do you want C. do you walk / Are you wanting D. are you walking / Did you want 7 10. Will a bus stop here soon? No, .” A. ten minutes ago one just went by B. one just went by ten minutes ago C. ten minutes ago just one went by D. just one went by ten minutes ago 11. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, all practical value by the time they were finished. A. could lose B. would have lost C. might lose D. ought to have lost 12. The lady over there is A. Jane and Mary mother B. Jane and Mary’s moth er C. Jane39。t see how you can stop your daughter, she is lawfully old enough to get married. A. once B. thus C. yet D. since 4. The developing countries are the richly mineralized districts in the world _____________________ the developed countries are the districts which are short of minerals. A. anyway B. nevertheless C. while D. instead 5. Jane rented novels from the circulating library yesterday afternoon. . A. two interesting American B. two American interesting C. interesting two American D. American two interesting 6. The manager his suitcase in which there is plenty of cash yet, for he is not sure where he left it behind. A. had not found B. has not found C. did not find D. cannot find 7. The minister didn39。t we be trying to 12 understanding between people, rather than setting them up 13 one another? I hunted in my mind for a way of turning the conversation 14 to less troubled waters. 3. Choose the word from A, B or C that best pletes the sentence. 1. National and international efforts should give to action programs integrating population and development. A. privilege B. priority C. principle 2. At Golden State Power we are accused of the same thing for reasons. A. identical B. optional C. original 4 3. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, to find it locked. A. just B. only C. hence 4. On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading Boston. A. where B. which C. when 5. The remarkable of life on the Galopagos Island inspired Darwin to establish his theory of evolution. A. variety B. celebrity C. diversity 6. If you want to set up a pany, you must with the regulations laid down by the authorities. A. confirm B. accord C. ply 7. A wageearner has to make for his/her old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old. A. supply B. provision C. assurance 8. We all know that the farmers are more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they have more at A. stake B. loss C. danger 9. The pollution question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in again next spring. A. assembly B. conference C. session 10. To survive in the intense trade petition between countries, we must the qualities and varieties of products we make to world market demand. 5 A. improve B. enhance C. gear important property of a scientific theory is its ability to further research and further thinking about a particular topic. A. advocate B. arouse C. stimulate 12. Language, culture, and personality may