Our only hope is to hammer our irritation whenever and wherever we can and, if all else fails, restore that other, older saying-Take Our Custom (买卖)Elsewhere.
36. The author feels that nowadays customers are _____.
(A) not worthy of special treatment
(B) not provided with proper service
(C) considered to be inferior members of society
(D) regarded as privileged
37. In the author's opinion, the quality of service is changing because _____.
(A) the staff are less considerate than employers
(B) customers are becoming more demanding
(C) customers unwilling to pay extra money
(D) more consideration is given to the staff than customers
38. According to the author, long queues at counters are caused by _____.
(A) the diminishing supply of good staff
(B) lack of cooperation among staff
(C) inefficient staff
(D) deliberate understaffing
39. The disappearance of old-style hotel porters can be attributed to the fact that ____.
(A) self-service provides a cheaper alternative
(B) the personal touch is less appreciated nowadays
(C) machines are more reliable than human beings
(D) few people are willing to do this type of work
40. The author's final solution to the problem discussed in the passage is ____.
(A) to put up with whatever service is provided
(B) to make strong complaints wherever necessary
(C) to fully utilize all kinds of coin-eating machines
(D) to go where good service is available
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. When Mobammed, a friend of mine from the Middle East, first went to the United Kingdom to attend the university, ____ with women in the same class.
(A) he's never before studied (B) he couldn't before study
(C) he would never before study (D) he hasn't before studied
42. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it _____ before the West was settled.
(A) has (B) did (C) was (D) would
43. The cars were _____ because it was impossible to go any further in the fog.
(A) sacrificed (B) transported (C) abandoned (D) removed
44. The new designs of the Christmas stamps are always waited for with keen ____.
(A) irritation (B) prediction (C) reception (D) anticipation
45. Buck Helm, a retired salesman, survived ____ alive for 90 hours in his car.
(A) being buried (B) having buried (C) burying (D) to be buried
46. We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of ____ materials.
(A) primitive (B) rough (C) original (D) raw
47. Indeed, almost every scientist now finds it impossible to read all the works relevant to his own subject, ____ extensively outside of it.
(A) much more to read (B) much less reading (C) much less to read (D) still more reading
48. It is up to the Government to tackle the air pollution problem and ____measures in line with the council's suggestions.
(A) set about (B) work out (C) fill up (D) bring over
49. All that day my father was in ____ as he had lost his wallet.
(A) great anxiety (B) ambition (C) ill humour (D) hospitality
50. We preferred to postpone the meeting ____ it without the presence of our president.
(A) rather than hold (B) than to hold (C) rather than held (D) to holding
51. Many people, if not most, _____literary taste as an elegant accomplishment, by acquiring which they will complete themselves, and make themselves finally fit as members of a correct society.
(A) look on (B) look down (C) look in (D) look into
52. What a good listener is able to do is to process what he hears on the basis of the context _____.
(A) it occurring in (B) occurred in it (C) occurring in it (D) it occurs in
53. The car accident was _____ to the driver's violation of the traffic regulations.
(A) assigned (B) contributed (C) attributed (D) transferred
54. She is a very _____ student. She's always talking about travelling to outer space.
(A) imaginary (B) imaginative (C) imaginable (D) imagining
55. His lectures on Roman history would do credit _____ a real expert.
(A) in (B) to (C) of (D) with
56. My grandpa gave me a watch, which is made of gold, _____ I keep to this day.
(A) and thus (B) and (C) so (D) and which
57. I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I ______ a rest.
(A) deserve (B) preserve (C) conceive (D) receive
58. I found myself _____ to the spot where the experiment was being performed whenever I had some time to spare.
(A) draws (B) drawing (C) drawn (D) drew
59. The construction of a 5-million-ton iron and steel works is now under _____.
(A) conclusion (B) contribution (C) continuation (D) consideration
60. Mary found it difficult to ____ Jim's father when he disapproved of their marriage.
(A) stand for (B) stand out (C) stand by (D) stand up to
61. President Banda's background as a doctor has given him ____into the medical problem that face the country.
(A) a view (B) a vision (C) an insight (D) a sight
62. I wish _____ to Stockholm when I was in Sweden. I hear it's a beautiful city.
(A) I went (B) I had gone (C) I have gone (D) Having gone
63. He _____ his job in order to engage in full-time writing.
(A) upheld (B) resigned from (C) undertook (D) took over
64. The west is traditionally the land of the pioneers and the cowboys, where ____ could be easily made in cattle or land.
(A) fortunes (B) property (C) opportunities (D) treasure
65. I didn't sent out my application form last week, but I ____.
(A) had to (B) should have (C) would do (D) might have to
66. Vostok is close to the coldest spot in the world, where an _____ minus 128.6 F was recorded in 1983.
(A) unreliable (B) extra (C) incredible (D) impossible
67. It is human nature to think back to a Golden Age _____ one's country was strong and respected.
(A) when (B) provided (C) as (D) unless
68. I don't mind a bit if you bring your friends in for a drink, but it is rather too much when sixteen people arrive _____ for dinner.
(A) unusually (B) excessively (C) consequently (D) unexpectedly
69. Faced with all the difficulties, the girl ____ her mother for comfort.
(A) turned over (B) turned from (C) turned to (D) turned up
70. David is the _____ holder of the world 5,000-meter world record, but there is no guarantee that he will win in the Olympic Games.
(A) current (B) predominant (C) prevailing (D) decisive
Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. Many of the 1. time
arguments having used for the study of literature as a school subject are valid 2. ____
for study of television. 3. the
When you board a plane, a machine may soon be scanning more
than your bages-it may be studying your
face. A computer comes onto the market recently which 71._______
promises to be able to recognize faces at a glance from a video 72. _______
camera.
The system, known as PRES, has many possible use in 73. _______
different fields but the most prominent is like to be monitoring 74. _______
crowds at airports for known terrorists. Such a task is far
from the capabilities of a conventional image processor, which
is too quick to be of practical use. Moreover, it is too easily 75. ________
confused: if image of a face in its memory is only a frontal 76. _________ |
