1.Phonetics (5 points)
Directions:：In each of the following groups of words，there are four underlined letters or
letter combinations marked A，B，C and D. Compare the underlined parts and identify the
one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1.A.come B.some C.move D.love
2.A.honor B.house C.horror D.heel
3.A.thief B.think C.theory D.these
4.A.now B.how C.allow D.window
5.A.meat B.dead C.cream D.steal
II. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there
are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and
blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
6.We asked both John and Jerry, but _____ could offer a satisfactory explanation.
A.neither B.either C.both D.nor
7.I’d like to find someone _____I can discuss such a problem.
A.who B.whom C.with whom D.to whom
8.The baby can’t even sit up yet,_____walk!
A.don’t mention B.let alone C.other than D.rather than
9.I did not notice that my dog was missing _____a moment ago.
A.before B.until C. to D. On
10.The company director has informed us that we must _____department budge by 25%
A.cut down B.cut away C.cut off D.cut up
11.Companies usually _____a number of experiments before a new product is launched.
A.practice B.control C.carry D.conduct
12.I remembered that the air conditioners _____runed off before left home.
A.were B.were to be C.had been D.have been
13.-How do you like your new job?
-well, it’s great _____salary, but it does not offer much prospects for promotion.
A.in change of B.in terms of C.in case of D.in favor of
14.In my opinion, this is a(n)_____different matter.
A.entirely B.merely C.purely D.fully
15.Take an umbrella with you in case it_____.
A.may rain B.could rain C.rained D.rains
16.The murderer was brought in, with his hands_____ behind his back.
A.to have been tied B.having tied C.to be tied D.tied
17.-Do you think Joshua is the right person for this job?
-He is well-grounded in economic theory, but lacks_____in production management.
A.devotion B.attitude C.experience D.energy
18._____about it earlier, we could have wamed people of the danger.
A.Would we know B.Should we know C.Have we known D.Had we known
19.It was_____ of you not to disturb these old people late at night.
A.patient B.considerate C.deliberate D.modest
20.-Hey, what do you think of his speech last night?
-I have no idea. I arrived_____ find that he had almost finished it.
A. in order to B.so as to C. only to D.ready to
