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When she received her first \she was confused. She thought there must be some mistake. This was Elizabeth, Elizabeth the stupid. When her good grades piled up, she realized for the first time that maybe Mr. Thompson was wrong. She graduated from Brigham Young University, and will soon be receiving her master's degree at California State University in San Bernardino. 36.

The reason why Elizabeth stared at the chalkboard was that ______. A) she had ear infections and could not hear very well B) she was still overwhelmed by the death of her father C) too much homework had made her tired and sick D) what the teacher wrote was beyond her understanding

正确答案： D 37.

Mr. Thompson can be best described as a teacher who was ________. A) dull and stupid B) impatient and cruel

C) strict with his students

D) incapable of making himself understood

正确答案： B 38.

We can learn from the passage that Elizabeth started college because she ______. A) was not a very responsible mother B) needed to be able to support her children C) knew she could achieve great success in college D) wanted her children to have an educated mother

正确答案： D 39.

Why was Elizabeth confused when she got her first \ A) Because she believed that it was a mistake. B) Because she had not studied hard enough. C) Because she felt hurt by other people's comments. D) Because she did not trust her teacher.

正确答案： A

40.

Elizabeth's case shows that _______.

A) people can overcome a negative self-image through hard work B) a student can achieve great success even though he or she is stupid C) people who suffer a lot are more likely to work hard and succeed in the end D) poor children can also receive the best education and rise high in life

正确答案： A

Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes )

Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.

The Cuban missile ______ in 1960 was probably the closest we have been to nuclear war. A) crises B) crisis C) hazard D) danger

正确答案： B 42.

American justice works on the ________ that an accused person is innocent until he or she is proved guilty. A) state B) assumption C) premise D) suppose

正确答案： C 43.

He took the soft cloth to ________ the milk spilt on the table.

A) soak in B) soak up C) seek in D) seek after

正确答案： B 44.

________ he arrived in Shanghai, he wrote me a letter. A) While B) The moment C) As long as D) Since

正确答案： B 45.

He was asked the same question so many times that the answer became ________. A) mechanical B) mechanism C) mechanistic D) idle