Direction: All the Questions should be done on the Answer Sheet.

　　I. Choose a word that best completes each of the following sentences: (20*1point=20points)

　　1. She has managed to obtain a temporary work _______ in Britain.

　　A permit B permission C permissiveness D permissible

　　2. The football players need total concentration during _________.

　　A match B game C play D perform

　　3. Involved in a bribery scandal, the President had to ________ his resignation.

　　A do B catch C offer D find

　　4. When I go out in the evening I use the bike __________the car if I can.

　　A rather than(而不是，宁愿) B regardless of C in spite of D other than(除了)

　　5. Some plants are very _________ to light; they prefer the shade.

　　A sensible B flexible C objective D sensitive

　　6. Don’t let the child play with scissors _________he cuts himself.

　　A in case B so that C now that D only if(用于句首，后接从句主位倒装)

　　7. Without proper lessons, you could______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

　　A keep up B pick up C draw up D catch up

　　8. We should always bear in mind that _________ decisions often result in serious consequences.

　　A urgent(紧急的，急迫的) B instant(立即的，即刻的)

　　C prompt(敏捷的，速度的) D hasty(匆忙的)

　　9. The computer can be paid for in ten monthly________ of 100 dollars.

　　A pay B pays C payment D payments

　　10. American linguist Noah Webster was among the first to the growing difference between American and British usages of English.

　　A. realize B. recognize C. research D. reckon

　　11. The ________ driver thinks accidents only happen to other people.

　　A. average B. common C. usual D. normal

　　12. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _______ at the other store.

　　A. the one B. others C. that D. the ones

　　13. Conversation becomes weaker in society that spends so much time listening and being talked to _______ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself.

　　A. as B. which C. that D. what

　　14. _________ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.

　　A. Had it not been B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be

　　15. Asia ___________ by most experts to be the cradle of human civilization.

　　A. has been always considered B. has always been considered

　　C. always has been considered D. has been considered always

　　16. An old woman was badly hurt in ____ the police describe as an apparently motiveless attack.

　　A. that B. what C. whatever D. which

　　17. Paul Samuelson revolutionized ______ by presenting his students with the most advanced economic thinking at an introductory level.

　　A. to teach economics B. teaching that economics is

　　C. the teaching of economics D. economics is taught

　　18. If you find this item too difficult to _______, it is advisable to leave as it is and move on to the next one.

　　A. work out B. work on C. work for D. work at

　　19. You and I could hardly understand, ________?

　　A. could we B. couldn’t you C. couldn’t we D. could I

　　20. There was an accident ______ the crossroads at midnight last night.

　　A. in B. on C. at D.by