I. Vocabulary
　　Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence you will see four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

　　1. Charles is my all-weather friend. When I honestly need his , he is on my side.

　　A. debates B. permission C. comprehension D. support

　　2. After the neutral warm-up, US negotiating partners quickly the point.

　　A. see to B. get to C. leave out D. go by

　　3. Plants use the carbon, along with sunlight, for growth, and ~ oxygen into the atmosphere in a process known as photosynthesis.

　　A. relieve B. relate C. release D. retain

　　4. We all gather facts and ~ conclusions, but we have very different styles of thinking.

　　A. pull B. draw C. take D. receive

　　5. Alberta __ fourth in population among Canadian provinces.

　　A. ranks B. occupies C. arranges D. classifies

　　6. In a given month, Friday is the 21 st day of the month. What day of the week was the 5th of the month?

　　A. Monday B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Wednesday

　　7. ~ his high rank and position, the President takes social leadership almost over everyone else.

　　A. By right of B. By virtue of C. By name of D. By chance of

　　8. The CEO needs an assistant that he can __ to take care of problems in his absence.

　　A. count in B. count up C. count on D. count out

　　9. The Beijing government has finally decided to cut subway __ by about 30 percent to boost public transport.

　　A. fees B. fares C. payments D. costs

　　10. None of the waiters were when Mr. Smith wanted to order dishes in the restaurant.

　　A. available B. attainable C. approachable D. applicable

　　11. A veteran employee can ~ his knowledge and skills to the next generation.

　　A. transform B. translate C. transfer D. transport

　　12. When you’ve finished reading a book, and the pages are filled with your notes in the, you know you read actively.

　　A. intervals B. borders C. margins D. edges

　　13. A complete refining installation must include waste __ and water-treating equipment.

　　A. dismissal B. survival C. disposal D. range

　　14. The fast development of the world economy will __ many new problems.

　　A. bring about B. bring around C. bring out D. bring up

　　15. Many Chinese restaurants pride themselves __ their cooking and service.

　　A. with B. about C. on D. of

　　16. The artist __ his trip to Paris because he was ill.

　　A. called off B. closed down C. put up D. went off

　　17. Methanol-fueled vehicles would __ an immediate lessening of urban air pollution.

　　A. attribute to B. attend to C. contribute to D. devote to

　　18. Love can __ imperfection.

　　A. resist B. sustain C. undergo D. tolerate

　　19. A global firm’s profits can __ dramatically depending on the strength of its home currency and the currencies of the countries in which it operates.

　　A. vary B. change C. alter D. convert

　　20. Sometimes even the smallest thing will upset an __ person.

　　A. annoyed B. irritated C. irritable D. angry
II. Grammatical Structure
　　Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence you will see four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

　　21. Certain layers of the atmosphere have special names __

　　A. which indicated their character properties

　　B. whose characteristic properties are indicating

　　C. what characterize their indicated properties

　　D. that indicate their characteristic properties

　　22. __, he had to leave school.

　　A. Since his father’s unemployment

　　B. Since his father was unemployed

　　23. __ astrology and alchemy may be regarded as fundamental aspects of thought is indicated by their apparent universality.

　　A. Both are B, What both C. Both D. That both

　　24. I wonder how long ago this school __

　　A. has begun B. begins C. began D. has started

　　25. In 1864 Nevada entered the United States as __ thirty-sixth state.

　　A. a B. the C. that D. an

　　26. Because of my poor English, I’m afraid I can’t make myself

　　A. understanding B. understand C. understood D. to understand

　　27. __ the radio, he began to go over his lessons.

　　A. Turning off B. Turned off C. Turn off D. Having turned off

　　28. The central purpose of management is __ every action or decision help achieve a carefully chosen goal.

　　A. for making B. of making C. to make D. being maken

　　29. The grape is the, juicy fruit of a woody wine.

　　A. smooth-skinned B. skinned is smooth

　　C. skin, which is smooth D. smooth skin

　　30. This is an old clock that is not only very beautiful but __

　　A. also it tells time accurately B. it too tells time accurately

　　C. it accurately tells time also D. also accurate

　　31. If only we __ then the disease was curable.

　　A. knew B. could know C. had known D. would have known