valleys left over” suggests that ____.
A) the United States had a lot of rivers to dam and many rural valleys,
too
B) the rivers could be damed later
C) rural valleys would be considered in the future
D) people needn't think of the rivers and valleys
38.“Now the land has been spoken for, …” tells us that ____.
A) today, land has shown its values
B) now, people have said something about land
C) nowadays, land has been claimed by human beings
D) recently, people spoke for the land
39.The phrase of “swallows up” informed us that ____.
A) these usages of land have good results
B) these lands must be used totally
C) the precious space was taken completely
D) the precious space were eaten up
40.The word “sprawl” indicates that ____.
A) cities are developing very fast to meet the people's demands
B) urban areas are diminishing smoothly
C) urban areas are enlarging steadily in a planned way
D) cities are spreading out without any plans
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each
sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.So frightened ____ in darkness that she did not dare to move an inch.
A) was the girl C) such a girl was
B) the girl was D) that the girl was
42.The students ____ the exercises, the teacher went on to explain the text.
A) doing C) having done
B) did D) to do
43.They talked about things and persons ____ they remembered in the school.
A) who C) that
B) which D) what
44.Such an obvious error ____ this would be avoided, if you were more careful.
A) like C) as
B) with D) of
45.They remained full of hope and determination ____ their repeated failures.
A) instead of C) because of
B) in search of D) in spite of
46.The car ____ seventy miles per hour until it reaches the riverside at about ten o'clock tonight.
A) goes C) went
B) will go D) will be going
47.He kept rubbing the child until ____ he fell asleep.
A) long after C) before long
B) soon after D) long before
48. ____ his youth and inexperience, he is not suitable for the job.
A) Seeing C) Having seen
B) Seen D) To see
49.When you ____ the test, check your papers before you hand them in.
A) will finish C) will have finished
B) are finishing D) have finished
50.I am interested in ____ you have told me.
A) which C) that
B) all what D) all that
51.No other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire
____ to observe carefully.
A) as C) and
B) than D) but
52.They were just about to give up the question, ____ suddenly they found the answer.
A) as C) when
B) while D) the moment
