Part III Identification (10%)

Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

46.He invited me to go to a party and I did not want to join him that evening.

A B C D

47.The information which she was injured in the accident was given by Liz.

A B C D

48.Look at the beautiful flowers here ! How wonderful they are smelling.

A B C D

49.Dear Helen, please forgive him for his rudeness, can you ?

A B C D

50.Did anyone inform you with the change of the schedule that

A B C

had been decided yesterday ?

D

51.Despite his old age, he is still very healthful and often works in the field.

A B C D

52.This equipment is based upon advanced techniques and it is

A B C

highly reliable.

53.It is about time that we go to supper, for we still have a meeting to attend

A B C D

this evening.

54.Every now and then he would come here paying a visit to his old aunt,

A B C

who lived all alone in a small house.

55.The passengers saw the thief stole on the bus, but they didn’t say anything.

A B C D

Part IV Cloze (10%)

Directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn’t the first time I had been __. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often __ to France, I so I was used ___ a foreign language to people who did not understand ___. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to ___ a nice easy holiday without any ___ problems.

How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a ___ telephone to give my American friend Danny a ___ and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me ___ lost and asked ___ he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s ___ “ he exclaimed. “Are you getting___? But aren’t you a bit ___?” “Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I ___ want to give a ring to tell he I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “ There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we ___ meet up, Danny ___ the misunderstandings to me. “ Don’t worry,” she said to me . “I had so many ___ at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans ___ differently in meaning from ___. You’ll soon get used to ___ things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

56. A. out B. aboard C. away D. abroad

57. A. gone B. been C. got D. come

58. A. to speak B. for speaking C. to speaking D. to speaking of

59. A. English B. French C. Russian D. Latin

60. A. having B. buying C. giving D. receiving

61. A. time B. human C. money D. language

62. A. perfect B. popular C. public D. pleasant

63. A. ring B. letter C. word D. message

64. A. to look B. looking like C. looking D. feeling like

65. A. that B. if C. where D. when

66. A. well B. strange C. nice D. funny

67. A. to marry B. marrying C. to be married D. married

68. A. small B. smart C. little D. young

69. A. very B. just C. so D. just now

70. A. did B. could C. do D. can

71. A. described B. explained C. talked D. expressed

72. A. trouble B. difficulties C. fun D. things

73. A. write B. speak C. use D. read

74. A. us British B. British us C. us Britain D. we British

75. A. such B. these C. some D. all the