PART Ⅴ
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
41. In selecting a material, the engineer’s interest is in its properties which determine how it will perform under the loads and condition____it is subject.
A. whereB. whichC. in whichD. to which
42. To meet the ever increasing demand____oil-refining equi pment, the company will produce more of such equipment.
A. ofB. onC. withD. for
43. “The president made a brilliant decision, didn’t he?”
“Yes, he did. I don’t know what I would have done if I____to make that decision.”
A. wereB. had hadC. have hadD. had
44. Animal mothers are devoted to their young and____ them with love and discipline.
A. mindB. watchC. helpD. tend
45. The physicists propose that our attention____the use of special methods of thinking and acting.
A. would be directed towardsB. should be directed towards
C. is directed towardsD. directs towards
46. According to the acoustics, continual exposure____ noise of high intensity would lead to loss of hearing.
A. ofB. withC. toD. by
47. We are convinced____ the righteousness of our cause.
A. ofB. onC. overD. at
48. Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the____charged on public transport were more reasonable.
A. pricesB. ticketsC. feesD. fares
49. You’d better let me know as soon as there is a(n)____position in the branch office.
A. emptyB. vacuum C. hollowD. vacant
50. They will never reconcile themselves to____.
A. defeatB. their defeat
C. be defeatedD. have their defeat
51. The matter is not to be ____.
A. watched forB. waited onC. taken overD. trifled with
52. The mother almost____when she learned that her son was shot dead.
A. fell downB. came downC. fell apartD. went to pieces
53. While doing calculation for the project, the designers____a new solution to a geological problem.
A. fell intoB. stumbled uponC. set outD. discovered
54. I meant____ you about it, but I forgot to do so.
A. tellingB. having toldC. to tellD. to have told
55. Everything____into consideration, I propose that the first prize should be given to Liu Qiang.
A. to takeB. takingC. takenD. took
56. They____the park of late.
A.will visitB. have visited
C. are visitingD. visited
57. The girl was so ____by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.
A. absorbedB. fascinatedC. movedD. touched
58. After traveling in the desert for many days, they found a tiny oasis,where there was a well and ____green grass.
A. a patch ofB. a bunch ofC. a pinch ofD. a packet of
59. After a careful investigation, the committee decided to____the old hall.
A. changeB. buildC. innovateD. renovate
60. The fierce heat of this summer withered most of the crops____ his farm.
A. inB. onC. ofD. from
61. Since the father died a year ago, there has been ____in the family about the division of the estate.
A. distinctionsB. discord
C. disadvantagesD. disappointment
62. Having been discussed, the proposal was____unanimously.
A. adaptedB. adoptedC. admittedD. adjoined
63. I’d just as soon you____ those important papers with you.
A. don’t takeB. didn’t take
C. hadn’t takenD. were not taking
64. The theme of the novel is that a person’s fate____that of the whole country.
A. is closely linked up withB. is closely dealt with
C. is closely taken asD. is closely tired up with
65. The American professor came to realize that he had underestimated the____of most of the Chinese students.
A. magnitudeB. gradientC. potentialD. firmness
