[B] came on

[C] came round（A）

[D] came down

25.  The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually ________________________ it in a profitable direction.

[A] adapt

[B] control

[C] install（D）

[D] steer

26.  The capital intended to broaden the export base and ________________________ efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.

[A] secure

[B] extend

[C] defend（A）

[D] possess

27.  It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be ________________________ at the manager’s office.

[A] declared

[B] obtained

[C] reclaimed（C）

[D] recognized

28.  When I ________________________ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.

[A] woke up

[B] took to

[C] picked up（D）

[D] came to

29.  The American society is ________________________ an exceedingly shaky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment.

[A] established on

[B] affiliated to

[C] originated from（A）

[D] incorporated with

30.  I am not ________________________ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live.

[A] concerned

[B] compatible

[C] considerate（B）

[D] complied

31.  At first, the ________________________ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.

[A] transaction

[B] transmission

[C] transformation（B）

[D] transition

32.  When the committee ________________________ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical.

[A] got down

[B] set about

[C] went off（A）

[D] came up

33.  ________________________ to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests.

[A] Orientation

[B] Access

[C] Procession（B）

[D] Voyage

34.  Mr. Smith had an unusual ________________________: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.

[A] profession

[B] occupation

[C] position（D）

[D] career

35.  The mayor is a woman with great ________________________ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.

[A] intention

[B] instinct

[C] integrity（C）

[D] intensity

36.  The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest ________________________ to everyone.

[A] speculation

[B] attribution

[C] utilization（A）

[D] proposition

37.  The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs ________________________ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.

[A] renders

[B] reckons

[C] regards（A）

[D] relates

38.  To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be ________________________, and display interest in the job.

[A] swift

[B] instant

[C] timely（D）

[D] punctual

39.  You don’t have to install this radio in your new car, it’s an ________________________ extra.

[A] excessive

[B] optional

[C] additional（B）

[D] arbitrary

40.  We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn’t ________________________ to the traffic jam of the busy city.

[A] aid

[B] amount

[C] add（C）

[D] attribute

Section II  Cloze Test

Directions:

For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)

If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain ___41___ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family ___42___ he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance ___43___ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to ___44___ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to ___45___ the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation ___46___ and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be ___47___. He must either sell some of his property or ___48__ extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low ___49__ of interest, but loans of this kind are not ___50__ obtainable.

41.  [A] other than

[B] as well as

[C] instead of（C）

[D] more than

42.  [A] only if

[B] much as

[C] long before（A）

[D] ever since

43.  [A] for

[B] against

[C] of（B）

[D] towards

44.  [A] replace

[B] purchase

[C] supplement（A）

[D] dispose

45.  [A] enhance

[B] mix

[C] feed（C）

[D] raise

46.  [A] vessels

[B] routes

[C] paths（D）

[D] channels

47.  [A] self-confident

[B] self-sufficient

[C] self-satisfied（B）

[D] self-restrained

48.  [A] search

[B] save

[C] offer（D）

[D] seek

49.  [A] proportion

[B] percentage

[C] rate（C）

[D] ratio

50.  [A] genuinely

[B] obviously

[C] presumably（D）

[D] frequently

Section III Reading Comprehension

Directions:

Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (40 points)

Text 1

A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the