I. The following questions are based on the story you have just heard. You are to circle the correct answer A,B, C or D shown in the following multiple choice questions on your examination sheet. (15%)
1. If Rita came home too late, her parents ____
A. would not allow her to use the car again.
B. would not allow her to get in.
C. would not allow Joe to see her again.
D. would not allow her to go out with Joe again.
2. Rita and Joe had been to ____
A. a movie.
B. a disco dance.
C. a concert.
D. a theatre.
3. On their way back to Rita's house, they saw ____
A. an old classmate.
B. a spacecraft.
C. a broken car.
D. a strange photograph.
4. The two creatures wanted Rita and Joe to ____
A. give their car to them.
B. come to the spaceship.
C. have a picture taken.
D. show them their way home.
5. If Rita was to tell her parents what she had seen on the road, ____
A. they would believe them.
B. they would not believe them.
C. they would be surprised.
D. they would ask them to prove it.
You are to write " T" or " F" for each of the following True or False Statements;
( ) 1. Rita enjoyed the night with Joe.
( ) 2. The taller creature came to Rita's window.
( ) 3. The two creatures spoke to them friendly.
( ) 4. The two creatures come to the earth by mistake.
( ) 5. At last the two creatures left in the spaceship.
II. Multiple Choice Questions. (40%)
(I) Circle one of the given words or word groups as the significant and grammatical equivalent to the underlined part in the sentence above them.
Example:
September, October and November make the autumn season.
A. equal B. constitute C. estimate D. add up to
1. I thought it was the perfect answer. Also, Tony and I had never done a historical subject.
A. Although B. But
C. Besides D. So
2. He spent the evening sewing on buttons and mending socks.
A. studying B. repairing
C. breaking D. meeting
3. They had many ideas on how films should be made.
A. ways B. methods
C. opinions D. items
4. How nice of the children to remember her and pick her some flowers!
A. take B. pack
C. ask D. show
5. She is the person who loves people and enjoys life.
A. looks forward to B. is interested in
C. gets pleasure from D. takes use of
6. The house Tony was living in was located in the heart of the city.
A. taken B, locked
C. managed D. built
7. It looks almost like frost in those fields, but I guess it is just dew.
A. think B. hope
C. mean D. notice
8. When we reached the top of the hill, a church tower appeared.
A. came to be true B. came through
C. came over D. came into view
9. The effect of noise on people in the factories make people have high blood pressure.
A. fact B. result
C. element D. efficiency
10. I was able to read a whole page and learn it by heart in under three minutes.
A. solve it B. translate it
C. memorize it D. understand it
11. There is a general talk that Mangel is coming here to give a speech about world business.
A. resolution B. report
C. reason D. rumour
12. He realized he was talking more freely than he usually did with strangers.
A. carefully B. often
C. sometime D. casually
13. The little boy can already do simple problems in addition and subtraction.
A. exams B. works
C. questions D. answers
14. It's unrealistic to stop smoking to save money now.
A. give off B. give in
C. give out D. give up
15. We asked high school students to take part in an anti-drugs campaign.
A. participate B. present
C. persist D. place
(II) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or word groups from the list given. Circle your answers on the sheet.
Example:
One day when we were climbing a mountain. I got ____ tired that I just couldn't move a step further.
A. such B. so C. extremely D. very
1. We ____a play group here which, of course, is there for the children of staff and students.
A. have B. has
C. have been D. are
2. Because light ____ faster than sound, lightning appears to go before thunder.
A. is travelling B. has been travelling
C. travels D. has travelled
3. I ____ my breakfast when the morning post came.
A. had B. was having
C. have been having D. had been having
4. ____ was the correct distance from the earth to the moon.
A. Newton did not know at first what
B. Newton did not know what at first
C. What Newton did not know at first
D. What did
5. They arrived at 3 p. m. but the class ____long before that.
A. started B. was starting
C. had been starting D. had started
6. Last Sunday an old man was crossing the street when he suddenly ____down.
A. was falling B. had fallen
C. fall D. fell
7. Although she is very popular, she is not ____her sister.
A. pretty as B. as pretty
C. prettier than D. more pretty than
8. I would like the test ____ by everybody before 5 o'clock.
A. finishing B. finish
C. to be finished D. to be finishing
9. Since he came here last December, we ____happy.
A. have been B. have to be
C. were D. had been
10. ____in the 1970's that
A. It became obvious
B. There was obvious
C. Became it was obvious
D. An obvious problem
11. These compounds could not have been formed if the chemical reaction ____ stopped.
A. have been B. has been
C. had been D. were
12. A man ____does not learn from others can't make great progress in his studies.
A. who B. that
C. which D. he
13. Her father told her that Tom was ____honest man.
A. a B. an
C. the D. other
14. We had to eat standing because we hadn't anything ____.
A. to be sitting on B. sitting on
C. to sit on D. sat on
15. The swimmer was very tired but be ____ reach the shore before he collapsed.
A. would B. should
C. could D. must
(III) In each of the following sentence, one of the underlined words or word groups is grammatically wrong. You are to circle it on your examination sheet.
Example;
When our part of the earth face the sun, we see sunlight and have day.
A B C D
1. There was times when we wish to transmit mechanical force from one point to another.
A B C D
2. A wet Sunday can be put to good use by doing all the things that we have been putting off doing.
A B C D
3. I will consider to see the Dean tomorrow morning, but I am not sure if I have the time.
A B C D
4. He deserves his riches because he has worked very hardly all his life.
A B C D
5. Nowhere else in the world you can find more attractive scenery than in
A B C D
6. Some educators claim that more of the money that is spent oneducation should be earmarked for mathematics and
A B C
science that is spent now.
D
7.
A B C D
1790.
8. " Twelfth Night" was wrote by Shakespeare in ten days after he was invited to write a play for Queen Elizabeth.
A B C D
9. The car began making an extraordinary noise so I stopped seeing what it was.
A B C D
10. When I was younger, I was used to walk long distances,but now, I am out of practice.
A B C D
III. Read the following passage and then answer the comprehension questions by circling the correct choice. (15%)
A Budget
A budget is a spending plan. It can help you spend money wisely. It can do this by cutting out wasteful spending. Of course; preparing a budget takes planning, and following a budget takes willpower. Your budget should be tailored to your family's needs and income.
The first step in creating a budget is to set your goals. What does your family need and want? You must know this to work out the details of the budget, Keep goals realistic, in term of income available. Then decide which goals are the most important.
Goals change, of course. For example? a young couple works to furnish its home. A family with growing children tries to provide food, clothing, housing, and some extras. After children leave home, the parents work towards their retirement years.
The next step is estimating family income. Before you can plan wisely, you need to know how much money you have to spend! Write down all the funds you expect to receive (wages, savings interest, etc.) during the planned budget
period. When your earnings vary, found your estimate on previous income.
After you have figure out how much money will be available, it's time to estimate expenses. List all of your family expenses. Include fixed payments, contributions, and other predictable expenses like the amount spent for food. Check stubs, receipts, and old bills can serve as reminders.
Use this information to help you decide whether to continue your present spending pattern or to make changes. If you are satisfied with what your dollars have bought in the past, allow similar amounts in your budget estimate. If you are not satisfied with what you got for your money, look carefully at your spending. Studying your records will show where overspending has occurred. It will also point out poor buying habits.
Be realistic in cutting your expenses. Promise yourself to cut out shopping sprees, bargains you don't need, and overuse of credit. Cutting unnecessary items will leave money available in the budget. Then you can plan to set this money aside for savings or for a special purchase.
If you are unable to balance your budget by cutting expenses, you may need to increase the family's income. A spouse might take a full or part-time job, or children might babysit, deliver newspapers, or do odd jobs.
Multiple choice questions:
1. To keep a budget is _______
A. to estimate family income.
B. not an easy thing.
C. a shopping pattern.
D. to cut your family's need.
2. To set up your budget, you should first _______
A. increase income.
B. estimate expenses.
C. set goals.
D. change spending patterns.
3. You estimate family income by ____
A. planning wisely.
B. listing expenses.
C. writing down money you expect.
D. setting money aside for special purchases.
4. According to the article, goals change because ____
A. people plan wisely.
B. following a budget takes willpower.
C. family size and needs change.
D. many families waste money.
5. If you are not satisfied with what your dollars have purchased in the past, when you set up your budget you should ____
A. deliver papers or do odds jobs.
B. study spending to find poor buying habits.
C. be realistic.
D. balance your budget.
6. Family expenses include ____
A. goals.
B. wages.
C. check stubs.
D. food, money.
7. You estimate expenses ____
A. when you find out the amount of money available.
B. by changing your spending pattern.
C. by cutting out shopping sprees.
D. babysitting.
8. When your income changes, you should ____
A. take a full-time or part-time job.
B. put some money aside for a special purchase.
C. base your estimate on previous income.
D. check stubs, receipts and old bills.
9. In your budget, money for special purchase can be put aside by
A. cutting bargains you need.
B. cutting items you don't need.
C. planning to set the money aside.
D. overusing credit.
10. Which statement is NOT TRUE?
A. Before you can plan wisely, you should know how much money you have to spend.
B. Your budget should be adapted to your family's needs and income.
C. Stubs, receipts and old bills should not be thrown away.
D. Goals change because your income changes.
IV. Translate the following passage into Chinese on your sheet. (15%)
There is an increasing tendency in formal education to place more emphases on written work as part of normal course requirements and for purposes of student assessment. This tendency is particularly true at the college and university level where students hate to rely on the yearly examinations as the major means of evaluating their performance. At many colleges and universities, considerable weight is now being given to evidence of student progress throughout the year measured by regular tests and assignments rather than an end of year, do-or-die examination. The good points of continuous assessment to the student and the teacher hardly need further explanation here. It is necessary to note and recognise the fact that if students are required to submit essays, assignments, reports or theses as evidence of independent study? it is important that they be well written. Therefore many students need guidance in how to write their assignments and theses. This book presents just such a guide.
IV.汉译英
1、这堂课的作业必须在星期三以前交上来。
2、作为一名从事对外汉语教学工作的教师，我对外国文学也很感兴趣。
3、这里的房租不像我原来想象的那样贵。
4、具有5000年历史的中华文化是世界上现存的最古老的文化之一。