As most people do not have enough money to pay for a house, they try to secure a _____ from a bank.
(A) depreciation (B) corporation (C) mortgage (D) sympathy
_______ outside my window every night is getting on my nerves.
(A) The cats’ screaming (B) The cats screaming
(C) Screaming cats (D) The cats to scream
_____ forsythia bushes is their tendency to remain free from pests and disease.
(A) It is an outstanding trait (B) An outstanding trait of
(C) They have an outstanding trait (D) Is an outstanding trait of
________ the sport that symbolizes for people in other countries the American way of life. (A)Baseball has and probably always will be (B)Baseball had and will probably always be (C)Baseball were and probably will always be (D)Baseball has been and probably always will be
________ in the auditorium when the principal approached the dais to announce the result of the speech contest. (A)Not hardly a sound could be heard (B)No hardly a sound could be heard (C)Hardly a sound could be heard (D)Hardly a sound could not be heard
Which is not true about the nature of listening comprehension? (A)Listeners grimly focus on every word they hear. (B)When listening to television or radio news broadcasts, we usually tune in to certain items and exclude others. (C)Successful listening involves the integration of information encoded in the message itself with broader knowledge of the world. (D)Listener’s purpose is a crucial factor that determines the way of listening.
Different from popular notion, bats are not on the whole aggressive and rabid; most are shy and _____.
(A) turgid (B) disfigured (C) depraved (D) innocuous
In spite of being well fed and cared for, some dogs will steal food and ______ through trash cans at every opportunity.
(A) trudge (B) nudge (C) scavenge (D) foil
11. The watch that my boyfriend gave me for Valentine’s Day is a(n) ______ timepiece of Switzerland.
(A) genuine (B) character (C) optimistic (D) expertise
9. Prompted by ______ motives, Mr. White put all his money in the stock market. Unfortunately, it proved to be a bad investment.
(A) monochromatic (B) mercenary (C) methodical (D) metrical
5. The chairman _____ the guest speaker’s long speech into merely a few sentences,which contain its most important points.
(A) boosted (B) condensed (C) distorted (D) anticipated
The teacher writes on the first draft of a student’s composition. “Look at this website for more ideas.” What kind of feedback is this?
(A) Feedback on grammar mistakes. (B) Instructions on planning.
(C) Help with using reference resources. (D) Specific feedback on how to revise.
27. If you are run down and ________, your ability to cope with stress can be severely hampered.
(A) worn out (B) turned out (C) shut out (D) cleaned out
11. The cost of the tour, which includes all flights, surface transport, twin bedded ______ in three star hotels, and all farm visits, is £1425.
(A) consumption (B) dislocation (C) fortification (D) accommodation
59. Monitoring the consistency between different raters is to assure the ________ of a test.
(A) content validity
(B) reliability
(C) practicality
(D) item discrimination
His name was Joshua Adam Parker and he weighed eight pounds, six ounces, a perfectly formed baby. Jennifer knew that babies were supposed to be ugly at birth, wrinkled and red and resembling little apes. Not Joshua Adam. He was beautiful. The nurses at the hospital kept telling Jennifer what a handsome boy he was, and Jennifer could not hear it often enough. The resemblance to Adam was striking. Joshua Adam had his father’s gray-blue eyes and beautifully shaped head. When Jennifer looked at him, she was looking at Adam.
Jennifer had wondered how she would feel about her baby. Babies were surely boring to be around. They messed their diapers, and demanded to be fed constantly; they cried and slept and cried again. There was no communication with them.
【題組】What did Jennifer think of babies before the birth of Joshua?
(A)They were little troublemakers.
(B) They were adorable angels.
(C) They were heavy sleepers.
(D)They were slow learners.