一、1.Vocabulary and Structure
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
0. What she said is______trueThat is to say, not all she said is true.
A.some
B.partly
C.not
D.almost
1. — What is the weather like these days? — It has been warm for______few days.
A.past
B.passing
C.the past
D.pass
2. Eric" s father, a skilled worker has repaired a lot of bikes of this kind, so he will______succeed in repairing your bike, I suppose.
A.probably
B.may be
C.maybe
D.perhaps
3. There are only five minutes left before the train leavesYou should run______.
A.fast as possible as you can
B.as quickly as you can
C.as fast as possible
D.possible as fast as you can
4. This novel is______a good book, but there are many that______better.
A.very, are
B.rather, is
C.quite, is
D.quite, are
5. This gentleman is very interested in singingHe often goes to the Karaoke hall with his friends and sometimes comes home very late, _____, very early in the morning.
A.rather than
B.rather late
C.or rather
D.would rather
6. This isn"t a practice game; we are playing for realThe underlined part means_____.
A.seriously
B.for money
C.for fun
D.thoroughly
7. Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, ______as clockwork.
A.regular
B.irregular
C.regularly
D.irregularly
8. They" d like to see her daughter______, get married and have kids.
A.settle on
B.settle up
C.settle for
D.settle down
9. David arrived back from Paris______than I expected.
A.soon
B.fast
C.sooner
D.quickly
10. Joe and my father are getting______.
A.along splendid
B.along splendidly
C.over splendid
D.out splendidly
11. Terry was so tired that he couldn"t walk______.
A.straight
B.straightly
C.steady
D.direct
12. My old school friend comes to see me now and thenThe underlined part means______.
A.seldom
B.sometimes
C.once a year
D.never
13. The task is hard, ______, the workers managed to finish it in time.
A.therefore
B.otherwise
C.however
D.yet
14. ______the work was very difficult, they managed to finish it in time.
A.Because
B.Though
C.Therefore
D.But
15. She likes to keep things rather than throw them______.
A.out
B.off
C.down
D.away
16. The international police has come into existence and they were______the key to global security.
A.thus
B.for
C.or
D.otherwise
17. It was______late to catch a bus after the party; therefore we called a taxi.
A.too very
B.much too
C.too much
D.far
18. I can hardly hear the radioWould you please______?
A.turn it on
B.turn it down
C.turn it up
D.turn it off
19. I never expected you to turn______at the meetingI thought you were abroad.
A.around
B.on
C.in
D.up