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26. The parents try their best to avoid _________ their ideas on the children in the family

education. A) surging B) hanging

D) clinging C) imposing

27. We worship founders, builders, chiefs -- but _______ do we read about or cheer those who

gracefully and successfully turn their jobs over their successors. A) unusually B) barely C) uncommonly D) rarely

28. If you let me choose, I would _______ a bunch of flowers ______ Barbie Doll as my

birthday gift. A) favor…than B) prefer…to C) favor…to D) prefer…than

29. An executive, not achieving what he hoped, often wants the opportunity to stay in the game.

__________ a graceful transition, the succession process can become a war.

B) Because of A) In spite of

C) Rather than D) As a result of

30. Why does fans’ self-esteem ______ with victory and ______ in defeat?

A) soar…lower B) soar…plummet C)raise…plummet D) heighten…drop

III. Cloze (10%):

Complete each of the words with initial letters given in the brackets by referring to the missing parts of the following passage with corresponding numbers.

He was one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known, yet if I had to 31) convey the essence of Albert Einstein in a single word, I would choose 32) single. Perhaps an anecdote will help. Once, caught in a downpour, he took off his hat and held it under his coat. Asked why, he explained, 33) with admirable logic, that the rain would damage the hat, but his hair would be 34) none the worse for its wetting. This 35) knack for going instinctively to the heart of a matter was the secret of his major scientific discoveries---this and his extraordinary feeling for beauty.

How shall I sum up what it 36) meant to have known Einstein and his works? Like the Nobel Prize winner who pointed helplessly at his watch, I can find no 37) adequate words. It was 38) akin to the revelation of great art that lets one see what was formerly hidden. And when, for example, I walk on the sand of a lonely beach, I am reminded 39) of his ceaseless search for cosmic simplicity --- and the scene 40) takes on a deeper, sadder beauty.

IV. Proofreading (10%)

The following passage contains several errors, each line with a maximum of one error. And ATTENTION, some lines might be free from error. In each case only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct the errors in the following way: For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. 6 / 9

For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “\\” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a correct line, Quality-control instrument need maintenance; gauges go

out of order; X rays and laser beams need adjustments. No

matter how much advanced the technology, quality demands 41) instruments intellectual, motivated human thought and action. 42) much Some reflection about the material culture of prehistoric 43) intellelligent and pre-industrial peoples may help to show all what I mean. A 44) all single visit to a museum where displays artifacts used by simple 45) √ pre-industrial societies∧ sufficient to dispel the notion that quality is dependent on technology. Artifacts may be∧ simple, even primitive design, and yet be built to serve their intentional purpose in a reliable manner during a lifetime of use. We acknowledge that when we honor the label \pay extra for the jewe1ry, sweaters, and handbags turned∧ by the dwindling breeds of modern-day craftspeople.

46) ∧is 47) ∧of 48) intented

49) this 50) ∧out

place a tick “√” in the blank provided at the end of the line.

V. Rewrite the following (10%)

For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as close in meaning as possible to the original sentence by using the given words as the beginning.

51. This momentous degree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.

Having been seared in the flames of withering injustice, millions of Negro slave hopefully met the momentous degree like a great beacon light.

52. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.

What the architects of republic wrote down is that they were signing a promissory note to which every American was the person entitled.

53. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a

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rude awakening if the nation returns to its business as usual.

Some people will have a rude awakening, if the nation returns to its business as usual, that the Negro was free from anger and will now be satisfactory.

54. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.

One hundred years later, the Negro is still found to experience long suffering in the corners of American society and to be driven out in his motherland.

55. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.

The unchanged situation of America’s color citizens reveals American has failed to keep its promise.

56. They assisted in all kinds of sweet little charities, and informed one of the fact, while all the time the food they ate and the beautiful clothes they wore were bought out of dividends stained with the blood of child labor and of prostitution itself.

In spite of their showing-off assistance in all kinds of little charities, it cannot cover the fact that the food they ate and the beautiful clothes they wore were bought from dividends with the blood of the child labor and that of prostitution itself

57. When I mentioned that I could not quite see that it was the lack of thrift, the intemperance, and the depravity of a half-starved child of six that made it work twelve hours every night in a Southern cotton mill, these sisters of Judy O’Grady attacked my private life and called me agitator.

In my opinion, it was not the lack of thrift, the intemperance, and the depravity of a half-starved child of six that made it work twelve hours every night in a Southern cotton mill, but that these sisters of Judy O’Grady criticized my private life and claimed I was a troublemaker so that the argument might end.

58. Their number is expanding with explosive force, both absolutely and relatively to the natural environment.

There is an explosive expansion both absolutely and relatively to the natural environment in number

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59. The ocean of man-made physical objects that surrounds us is set within a larger ocean of natural objects.

In the universe, man-made physical objects in number is not more than natural objects.

60. Apart from the nine-mile-wide Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean is land-locked, virtually unable to cleanse itself.

Apart from the nine-mile-wide Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean is land-locked, so it is virtually not able to clean itself.

VI. Translate the following underlined parts into English (40%)

61. 当我谈及这些事实时，我天真地以为这些尤迪.奥格雷蒂的姐妹们会立即脱下她们沾满血腥的绸缎衣服与珠宝手饰。谁知她们却火冒三丈,并滔滔不绝地向我力数导致社会底层所有苦难的铺张浪费,酗酒挥霍和天生的堕落等丑恶现象。当我表示，我无法理解一个饿得半死的六岁儿童要在南部的棉花作坊里每晚工作长达十二个小时是铺张浪费、酗酒挥霍和天生的堕落的恶果时，这些尤迪.奥格雷蒂的姐妹们立即群起攻击我的私生活，并称我为“造谣惑众者”——以为这样就的确结束了论战。 See P130 Para,6 Line 7

62. 在我的头顶高耸着社会的大厦。我能想到的出路只有一条，就是往上爬。我一早就下定决心，要爬进这座大厦。在这座大厦的上层，男士们穿着笔挺的西装，里面是雪白的衬衣，女士们穿着漂亮的长裙。此外，那儿还有好吃的东西，很多很多，都是为满足肉体生存的需要。另外还有精神方面的东西，我知道在我的上面有大公无私精神，高尚纯洁的思想，以及良好的教育氛围。这些都是我从“海边图书馆”的小说里读到的。在小说里，除了恶棍和女冒险家之外，所有的男男女女都表现出高雅的思想、谈吐和行为。 See P123.Para.2

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