Part II　 Vocabulary & Structure (本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

　　Directions: There are 15 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　16. The firm couldn’t pay ______ large salaries.

　　A. so B. such a

　　C. such D. a such

　　17. Work on it had begun before my sister. My sister left______ it had begun.

　　A. after B. without

　　C. behind D. soon

　　18. By 1989, a Lancaster bomber was rare and worth______.

　　A. to be saved B. to save

　　C. saved D. saving

　　19. You can hear it when it is actually striking. You can hear it ______ it is striking.

　　A. the hour B. the moment

　　C. really D. indeed

　　20. After______ by a policeman, he was sent back to England.

　　A. being picked up B. he picked up

　　C. been picked up D. picking up

　　21. ______ all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves.

　　A. In spite B. Despite

　　C. Even D. Even so

　　22. It was Eiffel ______ constructed the metal framework.

　　A. whom B. which

　　C. who D. whose

　　23. If anyone ______ the food he will be unlucky.

　　A. would eat B. will eat

　　C. had eaten D. eats

　　24. One or two people have objected ______ the students.

　　A. at B. for

　　C. to D. against

　　25. Elizabeth wanted to ______ meeting him.

　　A. prevent B. prevent from

　　C. avoid D. escape from

　　26. They’ve volunteered to drive buses. That’s what they’re ______ to do.

　　A. eager B. anxious

　　C. willing D. impatient

　　27. The ploughed field is ready for ______.

　　A. sewing B. sowing

　　C. seeding D. growing

　　28. He had to reward himself occasionally. He had to reward himself ______.

　　A. again and again B. now and again

　　C. once again D. over and over again

　　29. The young man waved to the writer. He ______ him.

　　A. saluted B. greeted

　　C. signalled to D. nodded

　　30. It was fifteen minutes ______eleven.

　　A. pass B. past

　　C. passed D. pasted