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Vocabulary and Structure

Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement

by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.

1. I regularly go to a nursing home for the ______ to help them.

A. students

B. animals

C. aged

D. children

2. The teacher proposed that we should ______ unused clothes and sell them.

A. set

B. gain

C. gather

D. buy

3. I felt so good because the park got ______.

A. smelly

B. clean

C. local

D. valuable

4. My health has been______ as a result of overwork.

A. failing

B. failed

C. better

D. done

5. The boy searched the Web to write a paper ______ the environmental problem.

A. to

B. of

C. on

D. about

6. I can’t pay ______ as he asked.

A. as high as a price

B. as high price

C. as a high price

D. as high a price

7. The fish smelled somewhat ______.

A. worst

B. badly

C. bad

D. worse

8. I like black coffee so much that the stronger it is, ______.

A. I enjoy it better

B. I enjoy it the better

C. the more I enjoy it

D. the more I enjoy

9. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced______ tractors in 2002 as the

year before.

A. as twice many

B. as many twice

C. twice as many

D. twice many as

10. The bicycle in the other shop will be ______ but ______.

A cheaper… not as good

B. more cheap … not as good

C. cheaper… not as better

D. much cheap… not better

Section B

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper

form of the word given in brackets.

11. How could I become as (selfishly) _____________ and bad-tempered as Tom Lees!

12. Which of the pictures below do you (association) _____________ with the following places in

Australia?

13. Though his cold manner holds people off, his (treat) _____________ of his friends is kind.

14. (donate) _____________ time and energy to others can take you out of yourself.

15. Sometimes a bit of (selfish) _____________, if it leads to greater self-knowledge, is no bad

thing.

16. This Chinese dictionary was (publicity) _____________ through the Commercial Press in 1978.

17. That company (set) _____________ up many branches throughout the country.

18. The young couple bought their own house and it was conveniently (location) _____________

within the town centre.

19. Now mass-produced clothes made with synthetic fibers are endangering the (exist)

_____________ of traditional hand-crafted garments.

20. The changed outlook causes higher economic growth than was (previous) _____________

assumed.

Reading Comprehension

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements,

numbered I to 5. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A B, C and D. You

should make the correct choice.

Things You Should Know to Be a Volunteer

How is a volunteer defined?

* Generally, volunteering is described as choosing to do an unpaid activity to help an organization

or an individual the volunteer has no relation to.

How do you become a volunteer?

* Apply for membership at the Chinese Young Volunteers Association.

* Go to the website of the national charity association (Red Cross, the China Song Chingling

Foundation and so on) to submit applications.

* Check out the individual websites of non-governmental organizations.

Who can be a volunteer?

* Anyone who is over 14 years old.

* Anyone who has registered with the association can also receive a certificate to prove their

volunteer status.

How are volunteers rewarded?

* The Chinese Young Volunteers Association gives honorary badges to members, according to the

hours they have served

How are volunteers protected?

* The Chinese Young Volunteers Association offers proper training and legal protection to

volunteers.

1. According to the passage, what is true about volunteers?

A. They are forced to volunteer.

B. They are paid.

C. They are not accepted under the age of 14.

D. They only help people they know.

2. If you want to be a volunteer, you should ______ to get membership.

A. go to school

B. go to church

C. register with the association

D. register with the community

3. The Chinese Young Volunteers Association rewards members according to ______.

A. the hours they have served

B. the new members they have recruited

C. the money they have raised

D. the places they have worked

4. According to the passage, the volunteers are protected by ______.

A. doing exercises

B. doing some homework

C. paying some money

D. getting proper training

5. What's the point of volunteering?

A. To meet new people and have new experiences.

B. To do the right things.

C. To make yourself look good.

D. Not mentioned.

Task 2

Directions: The following is about a special wedding ceremony. You will find 5 questions or

unfinished statements, numbered 6 to 10. For each question or statement there are 4 choices

marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice.

Shrek Wedding Raises Nearly￡2, 000 for Charity

For many people, a fairytale wedding is romantic. But for newly married couple Amanda, 44,

and Nathan, 39, from Dudley, UK, it is even more special and meaningful. On Dec. 20, Amanda and

Nathan Gibbs painted themselves green and wore monster ears for their wedding. They were

having a Shrek and Princess Fiona wedding. Not only the couple, but also the guests dressed up

costumes to celebrate the wedding. And the idea was not just for fun. They hoped to use their big

day to raise money for cancer research.

Nathan said he had lost several friends to cancer and his sister Donna was diagnosed with

breast cancer earlier this year.

“We wanted to do something to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage more people to

go and get checked out,” he said.

He added he was “shocked” at the publicity the wedding had attracted, saying it was “just a

small do”.

6. How much money did they raise on their wedding day?

A.￡2,000.

B. Nearly￡2,000.

C.￡44.

D.￡39.

7. The wedding was special and meaningful because ______.

A. it was a real one

B. it was a fairytale one

C. the guests dressed in costumes

D. they hoped to do something for cancer research

8. Who was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier?

A. Amanda.

B. Nathan.

C. Donna.

D. Gibbs.

9. The wedding had attracted publicity because ______.

A. people like romantic weddings

B. a significant amount of money had been raised

C. they raised money for charity

D. it was just for fun

10. They wanted to do something to raise ______ of cancer.

A. money

B. encourage

C. awareness

D. shock

Task 4

Directions: The following are some common terms. After reading them, you are required to find

the items equivalent to (与……等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should

put the corresponding letters in the brackets.

A—global village

B—eco-activist

C—global warming

D—environmental conservation

E—air pollution

F— noise pollution

G—garbage can

H—environmental group

I—natural disaster

J—climate change

K—acid rain

L—greenhouse effect

M—eco-friendly

N—Greenpeace

O—trash

P—smog

Q—non-governmental organisation

R—power plant

S—volunteer

T—exhaust gas

Examples: ( D )环境保护 ( B )环保主义者

16. ( )垃圾桶 ( )酸雨

17. ( )地球村 ( )志愿者

18. ( )噪音污染 ( )废气

19. ( )自然灾害 ( )全球变暖

20. ( )民间组织 ( )气候变化