12.Neither rain nor snow keeps A） the postman from delivering our letters which B）we so much C） look forward to receive D） .

　　13.If they will not accept A） a check, we shall have B）to pay the cash C） , though it would be D） much trouble for both sides .

　　14.Having been A） robbed off B）economic importance,those states are not C） likely to count for very much D） in international political terms.

　　15.The message will be A） that B）neither the market nor the government is capable of dealing with all of their C） uncontrollable practices D） .

　　16.The logic of scientific development is such A） that separates B）groups of men working on C） the same problem in far-scattered D） laboratories are likely to arrive at the same answer at the same time.

　　17.Yet not all of these races are intellectual inferior to A） the European races, and B）some may even have a C） freshness and vitality that can renew the energies D） of more advanced races.

　　18.The A） more than 50,000 nuclear weapons in the hands of various nations today are more than B）ample destroying C） every city in the world several times over D） .

　　19.The universe works in a way so far remove A） from what common sense would B）allow that C） words of any kind must necessarily be inadequate to explain it D） .

　　20.The integration of independent states could best be A） brought about by first B）creaing a central organization with authorities C） over technical D） economic tasks.

　　Sections C

　　Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A）,B）,C）and D）. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET I by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. （10 points）

　　Example:

　　The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

　　A）vanishedB）scattered C）abandonedD）rejected

　　The sentence should read,"The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway."Therefore, you should choose C）.

　　21.The machine needs a complete _____ since it has been in use for over ten years .

　　A）amending　　B）fitting

　　C）mending　　D）renovating

　　22.There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a _____ of him .

　　A）glance　　B）glimpse

　　C）look　　　D）sight

　　23.I don't think it's wise of you to _____ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him .

　　A）show up　　B）show out

　　C）show in　　D）show off

　　24.The returns in the short _____ may be small,but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid .

　　A）interval　　B）range

　　C）span　　　D）term

　　25.A thorough study of biology requires _____ with the properties of trees and plants,and the habit of birds and beasts .

　　A）acquisition　　B）discrimination

　　C）curiosity　　　D）familiarity

　　26.She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would _____ her long effort .