7. Although there is a difference in spelling and pronunciation between American English and British English, both of the countries have much to _______.

A. communicate         B . change          C. share      D. Improve

－Do you mind if I turn off the TV?            

   －__________.

   A. Yes, please   B. No, go ahead     C. Yes, you can      D. No, I’d rather you didn’t

34．It took the early settlers more than 150 years to build up ___________is now a modern city．

A．where         B．which       C．what          D．That

50. You won’t be able to see him because he ______ a meeting in Suzhou when you arrive.

A. will have had  B. will be having        C. will have        D. is having

30. With little knowledge about the area he succeeded ______ many researchers failed.

A. the place where   B. in place       C. while                    D. Where

10. The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ______ be very slow.

A. should                  B. must           C. can             D. Will

33. The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.

   A. in need of           B. in search of      C. with the help of          D. in memory of

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

It’s December again. In addition to the excitement about   50   down to the holidays and parties. This month is also about long study hours for thousands of senior college students in China.

According to the Ministry of Education, the number of postgraduate   51   has risen again this year. The ministry has even   52   the enrollment dates to allow for the   53  applicants. However. I do not see the point of enrolling in postgraduate study  54  after college.

Postgraduate programs are  55 on specific fields and on advanced research and study. They also require   56   knowledge you can only gain from the workplace. If your goal is to gain more skills, you should try harder to find a job. Employers want   57  . not more qualifications. Otherwise, postgraduate study straight is a   58   of time and money.

Job applicants with a master’s degree often find that their competitors hold   59  qualifications.

Ten years ago, graduates with bachelor degrees had no problem finding employment, but authorities   60   the number of university places in 1999 and now where are millions of graduates without work.

It appears that postgraduate education will   61 this history of undergraduate education.

 62  , the human resources staff faced with the choice between two applicants with masters degrees will usually choose the graduate from the more 63  undergraduate school. A bachelor’s degree from a key university is more helpful than a master’s degree sometimes.

If you don’t have working experience when you graduate, you will have the same problem even though you go on to   64  a master’s degree immediately.

50．A．taking                    B．counting                 C．casting             D．tracking

51．A．achievements          B．admissions              C．accusations       D．applications

52．A．expanded                B．expected                 C．stretched          D．shortened

53．A．national                  B．additional               C．visible             D．desperate

54．A．suddenly                 B．curly                      C．straight            D．far

55．A．focused                  B．depended                C．fed                  D．impressed

56．A．book                      B．abstract                   C．rich                 D．practical

57．A．elegance                 B．excitement              C．experiment       D．experience

58．A．memory                 B．waste                      C．cement            D．symbol

59．A．different                 B．various                   C．similar             D．adequate

60．A．increased                B．eliminated               C．abandoned              D．enlarged

61．A．shape                     B．polish                     C．promote           D．shadow

62．A．However                B．Subsequently           C．Meanwhile       D．Originally

63．A．well-built               B．prepared                 C．well-known      D．newly-opened

64．A．hold                       B．earn                       C．evaluate           D．Deposit

第二卷（共55分）

第三部分 写作

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句子所给汉语注释,写出各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）。

66. There were _________ (团，块) of white clouds in the shy.                                   66. __________

67. He always ______ (犹豫) to contact me when he needs more information.               67. __________

68. Remember to treat the children more ______ (温柔地)                                          68. __________

69. Don’t worry. I’ve already _______ (安排) a car for your business trip.                    69. __________

70. I have a lot of _______ (行李), could you help me?                                       70. __________

71. The company expects to have a _______ (永久的) partnership with our company. 71. __________

72. New technology is being _________ (应用) to almost every industrial process.        72. __________

73. Many great _______ (突破) have been made so far in this field.                             73. __________

74. Tom was _______ (支持) by his friends on either side.                                          74. __________

75. The bell rang, _______ (宣告) the class was over.                                                 75. __________

8. Now there is just one point _______ I wish you to make quite clear.

      A. where                  B. which                   C. whether                D. When