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词汇：
1. Perhaps my dishes will not be as delicious as those which you are accustomed to eating, but I beg you to grant my ____ and have dinner with me.
A. resentment B. requirement C. request D. reservation
2. The trouble is that various worldly pressures will make you more, not less, inclined to play it____.
A. safe B. safely C. to safety D. in safety
3. Permission to build the factory has been delayed by the complex ____ between industrial and environmental interests.
A. interplay B. collaboration C. concurrence D. attribution
4. The scientific and medical prizes have proved to be the least ____, while those for literature and peace by their very nature have been the most exposed to critical differences.
A. radical B. prominent C. confidential D. controversial
5. The survey asked 750 school children about the values and beliefs they _____ from television.
A. pick up B. take up C. put up D. make up
6. There was a noisy ____ at the back of the hall when the speaker began his address.
A. interaction B. irritation C. disturbance D. interruption
7. I am grateful for your ____ invitation, and I'd like to accept your offer with pleasure.
A. delighted B. innocent C. gracious D. prestigious
8. When she ____, she could not for a moment recognize her surroundings.
A. came to B. came off C. came through D. came over
9. At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror ____ curiosity.
A. put up with B. lived up to C. did away with D. gave way to
10. The Chinese world diving champion was ____ from the national team, which has been front-page reported in the country for several days.
A. displayed B. dispersed C. disarmed D. dismissed
11. His tick convinced none but the most ____.
A. credulous B. plausible C. trustworthy D. feasible
12. Many people proposed that a national committee be formed to discuss ____ to existing mass transit systems.
A. substitutes B. measures C. duplicates D. alternatives
13. The whole program is well designed, but some details need further ____ by some experts.
A. proofing B. modifying C. demonstrating D. polishing
14. Throughout the empire of Kublai Khan, money made of paper was used for business _____,something unheard of in Europe.
A. transformations B. transmissions C. transitions D. transactions
15. The poor couple ____ every night over the decision to send their sons to school and keeping their only daughter at home to help with farming work.
A. agonized B. descended C. abated D. evacuated
16. The manufacturer was forced to return the money to the consumers under ____ of law.
A. guideline B. definition C. constraint D. identity
17. Children who are described as mildly mentally handicapped are often upset to hear themselves described as such, and such terms as "children with learning difficulties" are now _________.
A. at large B. by use C. in vogue D. for change
18. The professor gave ____ instruction to the whole class so as to make every student understand how to conduct the experiment in the lab.
A. explicit B. afflictive C. authoritative D. oblivious
19. These pollutants can be ____ hundreds and even thousands of kilometers by large air masses.
A. contained B. conveyed C. contaminated D. conserved
20. It was exciting to see such a movie for the first time, but we soon became ____ when our TV was flooded with programs of like-kind.
A. overflowed B. overwhelmed C. undigested D. jaded

语法结构
1．____ of the Pennsylvania Gazette, Benjamin Franklin tried hard to make the periodical popular.
A. As owner and editor
B. While was owner and editor
C. Having being owner and editor
D. To be owner and editor
2．The hostess ____ the maid ____ the table for dinner when we arrived after a three-hour drive from the town.
A. told, to make B. was telling, to do
C. told, to lay D. was telling, to set
3．____ there was an epidemic approaching, Mr. Smith ____ the invitation to visit that city.
A. If he knew, would have declined
B. If he had known, would decline
C. Had he known, would decline
D. Had he known, would have declined
4. ____, the guest speaker was ushered into the auditorium hall to give the lecture.
A. Being shown around the campus B. Having shown to the campus
C. After been shown around the campus D. Having been shown around the campus
5. The new computer virus ____ , the system was restored to its normal operation.
A. having removed B. being removed C. had been removed D. was removed
6. In the dark they could not see anything clearly, but could ____.
A. hear somebody mourn B. hear somebody mourning
C. hear somebody mourned D. hear somebody had been mourning
7. The scheme was so impracticable that I refused even ____.
A. to consider supporting it B. considering to support it
C. to considering to support it D. considering supporting it
8. The concept of internet, ____ has intrigued scientists since the mid-20th century.
A. the transmission of images, sounds and messages over distances
B. transmitting of images, sounds and messages along distances
C. to transmit images, sounds and messages on distance
D. the transmissibility of images, sounds and messages for distances
9. Not until the 1980's ____ in Beijing start to find ways to preserve historic buildings from destruction.
A. some concerned citizens B. some concerning citizens
C. did some concerning citizens D. did some concerned citizens
10. Helen is reading___________.
A. a detective, old exciting story
B. an old, detective, exciting story
C. an old, exciting, detective story
D. an exciting, detective, old story
11. The team leader of mountain climbers marked out ____.
A. that seemed to be the best route
B. what seemed to be the best route
C. which seemed to be the best route
D. something that to be the best route
12. By the end of the year 2008, he ____ in the army for 40 years.
A. will have served B. will serve
C. will be serving D. will be served
13. The buttocks are ____ most other parts in the body.
A. likely less to cause fatal damage than
B. likely less causing fatal damage to
C. less likely to cause fatal damage than
D. less likely to cause fatal damage to
14. “I’d like to buy an expensive camera.”
“Well, we have several models ___________”.
A. to choose from B. of choice
C. to be chosen D. for choosing
15. Mrs. James ____ a divorce from her husband, for she can no longer ____ his stormy temper.
A. is seeking, put up with B. seeks, put down with
C. is seeking, put up for D. seeks, put down for
16. ____ the First World War, the United States became the dominant force in the motion-picture industry.
A. It was during the advent under B. With the advent of
C. To follow the advent in D. Upon the advent at
17. Surveys show that ____ less sleep than we think, ____ too much sleep could even harm our health.
A. not only do we need, but that B. not only we need, but also
C. not only we need, but that D. not only do we need, but also
18. I think we should look into the matter before signing the contract, __________?
A. don’t I B. shouldn’t we
C. don’t you D. shouldn’t I
19. _______________may relieve doctors of various routine duties, such as examining patients.
A. The nurses with special training
B. Not only nurses with special training
C. As nurses with special training
D. Nurses with special training
20. Jack admitted that he ought not to have made his mother angry, ____?
A. oughtn't he B. wasn't he C. didn't he D. hadn't he
文化
1. The total area of America is about __________ million square kilometers, which makes it the ________largest country in the world.
A. 9.4… third B. 9.4 … fourth C. 9.6… third D. 9.6…fourth
2. To the west of mainland America lies the ____________.
A. Atlantic Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. Indian Ocean D. Arctic Ocean
3. The largest seaport of the United States is _____________.
A. San Diego B. San Francisco C. Chicago D. New York
4. The “first Americans” were the ____________.
A. black slaves B. Indians C. whites D. Eskimos
5. It would be considered inappropriate and impolite to ask Americans about the following topics EXCEPT______________.
A. religious preference B. medical history
C. why they do not have children D. the weather
6. Which of the following statements about American education is NOT true?
A. Most of American schools are run on taxes levied by government or the local community
B. American schools lay emphasis on cultivating a student’s mind rather than require him to memorize facts.
C. Education before the age of 18 is free for all American children.
D. A state university requires an admission examination for both residents within the state and outside the state.
7. The famous American playwright, the first one to open a new American theatre is __________, and his famous play is __________.
A. Eugene O’Neill; The Sun Also Rises
B. Arthur Miller; The Price
C. Eugene O’Neill; Death of a Salesman
D. Arthur Miller; A Farewell to Arms
8. ____________ is the largest sector of the American economy, accounting for about one quarter of GDP.
A. Agriculture B. Manufacturing C. Service trades D. Industry
9. The US experienced its first deficit in____________.
A. 1961 B. 1970 C.1971 D.1982
10. The presiding officer of the Senate is _____________ who serves as chairman when the Senate is in session.
A. the Speaker B. the Vice President
C. the Congressman D. the Floor Leader
11. _____________ is the spokesman of the US foreign policy.
A. Secretary of State B. The President C. The Vice President D. The Chief of the White House Staff
12. The US federal government has three branches: the legislative, the executive and ___________ .
A. the administration B. the presidency C. the congress D. the judicial
13. ______________ is believed to be the discoverer of America.
A. Christopher Columbus B. Amerigo Vespucci
C. Vasco da Gama D. Ferdinand Magellan
14. The term “Pilgrim Fathers” refers to those people ___________.
A. who went to America to seek religious freedom
B. who went to America for economic reasons
C. who were sent by the king
D. who were the first to build the English colony
15. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Harvard was the first college in the English colonies.
B. The Northern 6 colonies were called New England, which became a center for fishing and ship-building.
C. During the colonial period, Boston was the largest city.
D. Education in Northern colonies developed faster than that in the South.
16. Who was known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
A. James Madison. B. George Washington.
C. Benjamin Franklin. D. None of the above.
17. The Constitution required the approval of at least __________ of all the states to be changed by amendments.
A. three-quarters B. two-thirds C. half D. three-fifths
18. The first frontier in America was _________.
A. the Mississippi River B. the Rocky Mountains
C. the Appalachians D. the Sierra-Nevada Mountains
19. When __________was elected president, the southern states broke away and formed a new nation, the Confederate States of America.
A. George Washington B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Theodore Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson
20. When there was no neighboring land to be purchased, the US bought Alaska from _______.
A. France B. Russia C. Spain D. Mexico