Part 1. Vocabulary and Structure (60 points)

1 .Not only I but also Ellis and Jane___fond of playing basketball.

A.am

Bis

C.are

D.be

2. The bridge in my hometown is about___meters long.

A.two thousand of

B.two thousands of

C.two thousand

D.two thousands

3. The family will have a pienic if it____fine next Sunday

A.will be

B would be

C.was

D is

4. If you have trouble__the way to the railway station, please ask the police for

help.

A.finding

B.to find

C.finds

D.found

5.____the manager have given us!

A. How good an advice

B.How good advice

C. What good advice

D. What a good advice

6._his way to school, he found a mobile phone and handed it to the teacher.

A.On

B In

C.At

D By

7. Great changes____in our village over the past few years.

A.take place

B.have take place

C.were taken place

D.have been taken place

8.1____a shower when you called me yesterday evening.

A. take

B.took

C.was taking

D.am taking

9.We chat makes_possible for people to communicate all over the world.

A.that

B.this

C.it

D.its

10.I'm looking forward to__ in your company after I get the certificate

A. work

B.worked

C.works

D.working

11.The car industry can't survive__government's support.

A.without

B.with

C.besides

D.except

12. We hold the opinionmiracles sometimes occur, but one has to work hard for

them.

A.that

B.what

C.which

Das

13.To be honest, I couldn't_____what the expert was saying in his lecture.

A.take on

B.take off

C.make up

D.make out

14.Let's keep to the point, _____we will never reach any decisions.

A.and

Bor

C.but

D.so

15.Are you going to leave this job or stay? You have toa choice at once.

A.decide

B.get

C.do

D.make

16.People have always been curioushow things on the earth exactly began.

A.in

B.at

C.of

D.about

17. The price of a house in downtown is much higher than_____in the suburb.

A. That

B.this

C.it

D.one

18. She watched the sunlight dancing on the water surface, ____in thought.

A. to lose

B. lost

C.losing

D. lose

19. If l were you, Irefuse his unreasonable demand.

A. shall

B.must

C. may

D. would

20.After graduation, I took some days off to go sightseeing.__turned out to be

wise

A.that

B.which

C.when

D. where

21.It is waste of time __to change his attitude.

A. persuade

B. persuades

C. persuaded

D.persuading

22.____price and convenience, online shopping is superior to store shopping

A. By way of

B.By means of

C. In terms of

D. In case

23.______, he was always ready to help others.

A. As he was busy

B. Busy as he is

C. Busy as he was

D. As he is busy

24.You'd better not_late, enough sleep is necessary for your health.

A. take out

B. stay up

C. put off

D. turn down

25. What you said is right, I'm considering_____this job.

A.accepting

B. accept

C. to accept

D. accepts