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１SectionIStructureandVocabularyPartADirections:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(5points)1.TheSocialSecurityRetirementProgramismadeupoftwotrustfunds,________couldgopennilessbynextyear.[A]thelargerone[B]thelargerofwhich[C]thelargestone[D]thelargestofwhich2.Nowhereinnatureisaluminumfoundfree,owingtoitsalways________withotherelements,mostcommonlywithoxygen.[A]combined[B]havingcombined[C]combine[D]beingcombined3.Andrew,myfather’syoungerbrother,willnotbeatthepicnic,________tothefamily’sdisappointment.[A]much[B]more[C]toomuch[D]muchmore4.Iwouldhavegonetovisithiminthehospitalhaditbeenatallpossible,butI________fullyoccupiedthewholeoflastweek.[A]were[B]hadbeen[C]havebeen[D]was5.HelpwillcomefromtheUN,buttheaidwillbe________nearwhat’sneeded.[A]everywhere[B]somewhere[C]nowhere[D]anywhere6.Thechiefreasonforthepopulationgrowthisn’tsomuchariseinbirthrates________afallindeathratesasaresultofimprovementsinmedicalcare.[A]and２[B]as[C]but[D]or7.Heclaimstobeanexpertinastronomy,butinactualfactheisquiteignorantonthesubject.________heknowsaboutitisoutofdateandinaccurate.[A]Whatlittle[B]Somuch[C]Howmuch[D]Solittle8.Althoughwefeeldissatisfiedwiththeelectionresults,wehavetobecomereconciled________thedecisionmadebyourfellowcountrymen.[A]for[B]on[C]to[D]in9.Justasthevalueofatelephonenetworkincreaseswitheachnewphone________tothesystem,sodoesthevalueofacomputersystemincreasewitheachprogramthatturnsout.[A]adding[B]tohaveadded[C]toadd[D]added10.ThevocabularyandgrammaticaldifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglisharesotrivialandfewashardly________.[A]noticed[B]tobenoticed[C]beingnoticed[D]tonoticePartBDirections:Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].IdentifythepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(5points)Example:３４PartCDirections:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(10points)Example:ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound________inthewoodsoffthehighway.[A]vanished[B]scattered[C]abandoned[D]rejectedThesentenceshouldread,“ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundabandonedinthewoodsoffthehighway.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[C].21.Whenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem________.[A]off５[B]aside[C]out[D]down22.Thewealthofacountryshouldbemeasured________thehealthandhappinessofitspeopleaswellasthematerialgoodsitcanproduce.[A]inlinewith[B]intermsof[C]inregardwith[D]bymeansof23.HehasfailedmesomanytimesthatInolongerplaceany________onwhathepromises.[A]faith[B]belief[C]credit[D]reliance24.Mystudentsfoundthebook________:itprovidedthemwithanabundanceofinformationonthesubject.[A]enlightening[B]confusing[C]distracting[D]amusing25.Nobodyyetknowshowlongandhowseriouslytheshakinessinthefinancialsystemwill________downtheeconomy.[A]put[B]settle[C]drag[D]knock26.Inthisfactorythemachinesarenotregulated________butarejointlycontrolledbyacentralcomputersystem.[A]independently[B]individually[C]irrespectively[D]irregularly27.Everychemicalchangeeitherresultsfromenergybeingusedtoproducethechange,orcausesenergytobe________insomeform.[A]givenoff[B]putout[C]setoff６[D]usedup28.Ifbusinessmenaretaxedtoomuch,theywillnolongerbemotivatedtoworkhard,withtheresultthatincomesfromtaxationmightactually________.[A]shrink[B]delay[C]disperse[D]sink29.Americancompaniesareevolvingfrommass-productionmanufacturingto________enterprises.[A]moveable[B]changing[C]flexible[D]varying30.Ifyouknowwhatthetroubleis,whydon’tyouhelpthemto________thesituation?[A]simplify[B]modify[C]verify[D]rectify31.Ican’t________whathashappenedtothevegetables,fortheywerefreshlypickedthismorning.[A]figureout[B]drawout[C]lookout[D]workout32.ItriedveryhardtopersuadehimtojoinourgroupbutImetwithaflat________.[A]disapproval[B]rejection[C]refusal[D]decline33.Fromthismaterialwecan________hundredsofwhatyoumaycalldirectproducts.[A]derive[B]discern[C]diminish[D]displace34.Shehadclearlyno________ofdoinganywork,althoughshewasverywellpaid.[A]tendency７[B]ambition[C]intention[D]willingness35.Whatseemsconfusingorfragmentedatfirstmightwellbecome________athirdtime.[A]cleanandmeasurable[B]notableandsystematic[C]pureandwholesome[D]clearandorganic36.Thepublicopinionwasthatthetimewasnot________fortheelectionofsucharadicalcandidateasMr.Jones.[A]reasonable[B]ripe[C]ready[D]practical37.Hudsonsaidhecouldnotkillalivingthingexceptforthe________ofhunger.[A]sensation[B]cause[C]purpose[D]motive38.Forthenewcountrytosurvive,________foritspeopletoenjoyprosperity,neweconomicpolicieswillberequired.[A]tonameafew[B]letalone[C]nottospeak[D]let’ssay39.Foreigndisinvestmentandthe________ofSouthAfricafromworldcapitalmarketsafter1985furtherweakeneditseconomy.[A]displacement[B]elimination[C]exclusion[D]exception40.Whenanumberofpeople__