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一、语音知识(共5小题;每题1.5分，共7.5分。)

在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。

( )1.A. machine B. dictionary C. Russian D. question

( )2.A. popular B. large C. remarkable D. dark

( )3.A. church B. chalk C. character D. cheat

( )4.A. cheat B. weak C. increase D. area

( )5.A. copy B. loudly C. today D. Monday

二、词汇与语法知识(共25小题;每题1.5分，共37.5分。)

从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。

( )6.—The sea is very rough today.

—Yes， I‘ve never seen _______ before.

A. such rough sea B. such a rough sea

C. so rough sea D. that rough sea

( )7.—She‘s broken her arm again.

—Again? I ______ she _______ ever broken it before.

A. don‘t know; has B. didn’t know; had

C. didn‘t know; has D. hadn’t know; would

( )8.—Has the wallet been returned yet?

—No， but we expect ______ any day now.

A. to return it B. it to return C. it to be returned D. it returned

( )9.—I‘ve been told to pay the rent.

—But it‘s already been paid. It ______ by someone else.

A. must be B. may be

C. must be paid D. must have been paid

( )10. Montreal is larger than _______ in Canada.

A. any city B. any cities C. any other cities D. any other city

( )11. Human‘s brains are larger in proportion to their bodies than _______.

A. whales B. a whale C. that of whales D. those of whales

( )12. Before writing your article， ______， collect your material， and prepare an outline.

A. a topic should be selected B. a topic to be selected

C. your topic should be selected D. select a topic

( )13.—I usually travel by train.

—Why not ________ by plane for a change?

A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going

( )14. The boy lay in the street， his eyes _______ and his hands ______.

A. closing; trembling B. closed; trembled

C. closing; trembled D. closed; trembling

( )15. He _______ here for 20 years by the end of next month.

A. had worked B. has worked C. will have worked D. will work

( )16. I‘ll do _______ the doctor advised.

A. as B. like C. that D. all what

( )17.—Did we have to wait for Tom?

—Well， _______ very angry if we hadn‘t waited for him.

A. he‘d have been B. he were C. he had been D. he must be

( )18. Why do you insist on ________?

A. this to be done B. this done

C. this being done D. this is done

( )19. We looked everywhere for the ________.

A. missing watch B. missed watch

C. watch being missed D. watch that lost

( )20. ______， the runners crossed the finish line.

A. Tiring B. Tired C. To be tired D. They are tired

( )21. _______ by the air， the kite went up into the sky.

A. Pushing B. Pushed C. Having been pushed D. Having pushed

( )22.—The round bowl over there is a bit small， isn‘t it?

— _______.

A. So are the fish B. So the fish are

C. Neither the fish D. Neither are the fish

( )23. She couldn‘t take shorthand， _______ slowed down the work of the office.

A. that B. which C. it D. so

( )24. Was it last Friday ________ you met him?

A. that B. on which C. which D. when

( )25. _______ might fail in the exam worried him.

A. He B. That he C. What D. It

( )26.—I‘v got this really painful ear.

—How long _______ you?

A. does it bother B. was it bothering

C. would it bother D. has it been bothering

( )27.—I started to study， but then a friend called.

—That‘s no excuse ________.

A. for not studying B. not for studying C. not studying D. not to studying

( )28.—Why was he so hot when he got home?

—He ________.

A. was running B. is running C. has been running D. had been running

( )29.—There‘s been an earthquake.

—I know. At least a hundred people ________.

A. were to be killed B. are said to have been killed

C. said to have been killed D. are said to kill

( )30. You may invite _______ wants to go.

A. whomever B. whoever C. which one D. people