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Part 1 Multiple Choice(每小题： 分)Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1.This diploma (毕业文凭) _ that you have completed high school.A. entitlesB. certifiesC. securesD. approves2.If the rain doesnt stop, people will be faced _ serious flooding.A. toB. aboutC. withD. by3.Yet in a _ democracy, such a declaration cannot easily be made; indeed the opposite must be proclaimed.A. liberalB. liableC. liberatedD. reliable4.The article _ Chinas educational achievements during the past 20 years and outlined its development plans for the new century.A. predictedB. witnessedC. highlightedD. intensified5.The manager promised to have my complaint _.A. looked throughB. looked intoC. looked overD. looked after6.He is watching TV? Hes _ to be cleaning his room.A. knownB. supposedC. regardedD. considered7.I recognized him at once, but his name _ me for the moment.A. escapedB. missedC. failedD. ignored8.Since the publication of the novel, his reputation as a detective writer has been well _.A. basedB. establishedC. setD. built9.To say that someones work is not good is to find fault _ it.A. ofB. onC. atD. with10.No matter how hard he tried, he couldnt get the _ of his opponent.A. superiorityB. betterC. victoryD. best11.The businessmen are _ over the sale of the diamonds.A. arguingB. discussingC. bargainingD. negotiating12.He didnt take the flat because he couldnt afford the _.A. fareB. hireC. rentD. salary13.To be _ with you, I dont agree with what you told me.A. sincereB. concernedC. truthfulD. frank14.Her hair is _.A. the same color as her motherB. the same color as her mothersC. same color as her motherD. same color as her mothers15.She was glad that her success would _ for the women who would follow.A. make things easierB. make it easierC. be easierD. be easier to makePart 1 Multiple Choice(每小题: 1 分; 满分：15 分)小题得分对错我的答案客观1.1BB2.1CC3.1AA4.1CC5.1BB6.1BB7.1AA8.1BB9.1DD10.1BB11.1CC12.1CC13.1DD14.1BB15.1AASubtotal: 15老师评语：Part 2 Cloze (with four choices provided)(每小题： 分)Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices given for each blank.Questions 1 to 20 are based on the following passage.Have you ever met any caseworkers? Most caseworkers are highly idealistic when they begin their 1. . However, they change after a few years in a system that 2. requires people to lie. They 3. to become cynical. They also start to 4. detectives. Sometimes this role is easy: big companies are very 5. to pay any money to welfare clients illegally. Those on welfare might like to be paid for their services 6. the table. Employers dont often do this, 7. the government finds out about all the money these people make. Any extra income they earn 8. the central governments computer. Sadly the law does not 9. welfare clients to work part time. Thus, they arent able to make a gradual 10. away from welfare. Many welfare clients would 11. to pay for some of their living expenses on their own. They will be happy if they can 12. having to call their caseworker. This will save them from 13. situations. When they need something as simple as 14. to their wheelchair they would like to handle it themselves. Most would agree that the system needs 15. . Perhaps legal experts should 16. defenders of the welfare clients. In truth, the system so easily lends itself to 17. by the welfare givers. This would act as a balance against the caseworkers tendency to vigorously 18. any untruths. Caseworkers often try to search for lies told by their clients 19. help their clients. Someday people like me will thrive under a new system that will encourage them, not seek to 20. them of cheating! But it is hard to make our voice heard by policy-makers. Part 2 Cloze (with four choices provided)(每小题: 0.5 分; 满分：10 分)小题得分对错我的答案客观1.0.5careerscareers2.0.5practicallypractically3.0.5tendtend4.0.5act likeact like5.0.5reluctantreluctant6.0.5underunder7.0.5thereforetherefore8.0.5goes intogoes into9.0.5allowallow10.0.5shiftshift11.0.5lovelove12.0.5avoidavoid13.0.5embarrassingembarrassing14.0.5repairsrepairs15.0.5to be changedto be changed16.0.5act asact as17.0.5abuseabuse18.0.5seek outseek out19.0.5rather thanrather than20.0.5convictconvictSubtotal: 10老师评语：Part 3 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题： 分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Urban (城市的) life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewards against dangers and stress; its moving force is, in the broadest sense, money. Opportunities to make money make competition stressful; it is often at its most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. Crime has always flourished in the relative anonymity (人所不知) of urban life, but todays ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much evidence that its extent has a direct relationship to the size of communities. City dwellers (居民) may become trapped in their homes by the fear of crime around them. As defense against these developments, city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the pressures upon themselves: contacts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors are kept locked; telephone numbers may be ex-directory (未列入电话号码簿的); journeys outside the home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure.Inner areas of cities tend to be abandoned by the more successful and left to those who have done badly in the competitive struggle or who belong to minority groups; these people are then geographically trapped because so much economic activity has migrated to the suburbs and beyond.Present-day architecture and planning have enormously worsened the human problems of urban life. Old-established neighborhoods have been ruthlessly (无情地) swept away, by both public and private organizations, usually to be replaced by huge, ugly, impersonal structures. People have been forced to leave their familiar homes, usually to be re-housed in tower blocks which are inconvenient, and fail to provide any setting for human interaction or support. The destruction of established social structures is the worse possible approach to the difficulties of living in a town or city. Instead, every effort should be made to conserve (保护) the human scale of the environment, and to retain familiar landmarks.1.According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are _.A. anxious to succeedB. in need of helpC. naturally aggressiveD. likely to commit crime2.The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because _.A. people do not communicate with their neighborsB. criminals are difficult to trace in large populationsC. people feel anonymous thereD. the trappings of success are attractive to criminals3.The majority