A) successful B) successive C) continual D) continuous
57. A group of foreign students planning to travel by car to North Dakota in the winter are advised to __ their cars with snow tires and warm clothing.
A) provide B) purchase C) equip D) install
58 . All the students __ a loud laugh when the teacher told them the joke.
A) let off B) let down C) let out D) let up
59. I wish my son would stop __ and do something realistic.
A) hanging about B) hanging on C) hanging up D) hanging off
60. The __estimate of gains in gross national product suggested a gradual recovery from economic recession.
A) introductory B) possible C) primary D) preliminary
61. We __ so as not to wake the roommates.
A) whispered B) moaned C) grunted D) muttered
62 . Although he is only 5 years old, he has a __ imagination.
A) furtive B) fertile C) frank D) furious
63. Now many people buy __ Christmas trees instead of real ones.
A) false B) fake C) sham D) artificial
64. Could you give me a hint without __ the answer?
A) giving off B) giving away C) giving up D) giving in
65. After a number of disagreements with the committee, the chairman was determined to __.
A) retire B) withdraw C) retreat D) resign
66. We all can't __ why she married a man like this.
A) reason out B) figure out C) make believe D) take in
67. Mary's close __ to her sister made people mistake them for one another.
A) accuracy B) membership C) probability D) resemblance
68. “Why didn't Tom come to the party last night?”“He __ not have wanted to see me.”
A) should B) would C) could D) might
69. __ to the question of refreshments, I should think lemonade and sandwiches will be enough.
A) Prior B) As C) Due D) According
70. __ nothing more to discuss, the CEO got to his feet, said goodbye and left the meeting room.
A) There was B)Being C) There being D) As there being
PartⅣ
Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __ 71 __ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, __ 72 __ reading material and giving out __ 73 __.The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __ 74 __ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture __ 75 __ notes which do not catch the main points and __ 76 __ become hard even for the __ 77 __ to understand.
Most institutions provide courses which __ 78 __ new students to develop the skills they need to be __ 79 __ listeners and note-takers. __ 80 __ these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which __ 81 __ learners to practice these skills __ 82 __ . In all cases it is important to __ 83 __ the problem __ 84 __ actually starting your studies.
