59.This dress used to be very popular, but now it is out of ____.
A) question C) date
B) order D) place
60. ____ a fine day, I decided to go for an outing.
A) Being C) It being
B) Having been D) How
61.Since you are feeling uncomfortable, you ____.
A) had better going to see a doctor
B) must go to see a doctor
C) would rather go to see a doctor
D) might as well go to see a doctor
62.I desired nothing but ____ home.
A) go C) going
B) to go D) went
63.I don’t want to ____ you in if you are what you say.
A) run C) make
B) catch D) take
64.People try to avoid public transportation delays by using
their cars, and this ____ creates further problems.
A) after all C) in case
B) in turn D) in time
65.It is said that those old houses are being pulled down to
____
new office blocks.
A) provide for C) make room for
B) supply D) improve
66.This singer is always very ____ to the reaction
of the audience when she gives a performance.
A) sentimental C) positive
B) sensible D) sensitive
67.He was unable to ____ to the group what he meant.
A) get in C) get along
B) get across D) get off
68.It was a horrible ride through pouring rain. ____, he
had a puncture and for the last hour had to push the bicycle.
A) To make matters worse C) Even though
B) Actually D) As a matter of fact
69.With the winter here you can ____ these skirts till you
need them
again next summer.
A) do away with C) get rid of
B) put away D) give away
70. ____ I like the colour of the hat, I do not like its shape.
A) While C) When
B) If D) Because
Part Ⅳ Translation from English into Chinese (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in the Reading Comprehension of the Test Paper. You can refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
71.A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behavior.(Passage 1. Paragraph 1.)
72.Investigations conducted at the same time in Great Britain, however, yielded results that were more in agreement with traditional assumptions about saving and spending patterns.(Passage 1. Paragraph 3.)
73.These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them financially.(Passage
2. Line 16.)74.The threat of war, the reality of imprisonment during World War, one as a German citizen, and the unbearable heat in Africa did
not deter him at all.(Passage 3. Line 17.)
75.In a society where people are quite similar in many ways,
there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for c
hange because everything seems to be the same.(Passage 4. Paragraph 1.)
Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: Write a short passage on “Competition and
