I. Phonetics (5 point )

　　Directions:In each of 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 different from the others in pronunciation, Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　1. A.coach B.float C.broad D.throat

　　2. A.riddle B.ripen C.privilege D.primitive

　　3. A.decision B.comprehension C.extension D.pension

　　4. A.brother B.thrill C. these D.rather

　　5. A.comb B.thumb C.doubt D.tablet

　　II. Vocabulary and Structure (15 points )

　　Direction: 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. Whenever he comes to our garden, he can’t help _________ the flowers.

　　A.admires B.admired C.admiring D.to admire

　　7. --Where is Dick?

　　--He _________ home for a while.

　　A.would be B.should be C.would have been D.should have been

　　8. I hesitated for a long time, and in the end I decided to _________ the job.

　　A.take B.apply C.find D.search

　　9. Steve looked at the envelope and recognized Jenny’s handwriting ________.

　　A.recently B.immediately C.exactly D.frequently

　　10. This time tomorrow, I ________ on the beach, enjoying the sunshine!

　　A. am siting B.sit C. Would sit D.will be sitting

　　11. The ukulele is a ________ instrument, which resembles a guitar.

　　A.Hawaiian musical small B.small musical Hawaiian

　　C.Hawaiian small musical D.small Hawaiian musical

　　12. --Do you like my new shoes? They were only $15.

　　--Wow! That’s cheap, what a ________ !

　　A.gain B.profit C.bargain D.win

　　13. __________ in thought while driving, he almost ran into the car coming in the opposite direction.

　　A. Losing B. Lost C. Lose D. To lose

　　14. You can’t imagine __________ foolishly he behaved at the party.

　　A. how B.that C.what D. so

　　15. I don’t want to watch the football match. Can you __________ Channel 9?

　　A. change in B.change over C. change to D. change into

　　16. Women employees ________ the same salaries as men for doing the same work.

　　A.are paying B.have been paid C.paid D.have paid

　　17. Never ________ the weather been so bad in October.

　　A.is B.are C.has D.have

　　18. Many careers require a college degree; some jobs, ________, only require previous experience.

　　A.however B.therefore C.moreover D.furthermore

　　19. The clock has stopped. I ________ get it go again and set the alarm, or I will be late again tomorrow.

　　A.could B.might C.would D.must

　　20. Don’t ask him how old he is. He ’s really ____about it.

　　A.sensitive B.careless C. cautious D.anxious