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.

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could take tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he　 50　 　in class.

When I took the first exam, I was shocked to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 　51　 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained　 52 .

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 　53　 　because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 　54　 　with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 　55　 .

One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 　　56　 　the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 　57 did no good and everything 　58　　 as before.

The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what 　59　 　I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 　60　 　goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 　61　 　myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have fun with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He 　62 　　to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you expected, you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him, 　63　 　that his analysis and strategy were correct. I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you　 　　64　 　must set your own standard of excellence.

50．A．sought　　　　　　 B．presented　　　　　　　　 C．exchanged　　　　　 D．obtained

51．A．but 　　　　　　　　 B．so　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．for　　　　　　　　　　　 D．or

52．A．unchanged　　　 B．unpleasant　　　　　　　 C．unfriendly　　　　　　 D．unmoved

53．A．reflected　　　　　 B．meant　　　　　　　　　　 C．improved　　　　　　 D．affected

54．A．quarreled　　　　 B．reasoned　　　　　　　　 C．bargained　　　　　　 D．chatted

55．A．attitude　　　　　　 B．mind　　　　　　　　　　　 C．plan　　　　　　　　　　 D．view

56．A．memorized　　　 B．considered　　　　　　　 C．accepted　　　　　　 D．learned

57．A．ambition　　　　　 B．confidence　　　　　　　 C．effort　　　　　　　　　 D．method

58．A．stayed　　　　　　 B．went　　　　　　　　　　　 C．worked　　　　　　　 D．changed

59．A．grade　　　　　　　 B．answer　　　　　　　　　 C．lesson　　　　　　　　 D．comment

60．A course　　　　　　　　 B．scholarship　　　　　　　 C．effort 　　　　　　　　 D．professor

61．A．helped　　　　　　 B．favored　　　　　　　　　 C．treated　　　　　　　　 D．relaxed

62．A．happened　　　　 B．proved　　　　　　　　　　 C．pretended　　　　　　 D．seemed

63．A．guessing　　　　　 B．remembering　　　　　 C．supposing　　　　　　 D．realizing

64．A．only　　　　　　　　 B．lonely　　　　　　　　　　 C．alone　　　　　　　　　 D．lone

Section B

　　　 Directions: Read the following four passages． Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Published Thursday.

The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the Internet for information and 55.1 percent to read news on the Internet. About 63 percent of interviewees use e-mail. The average time spent surfing the new and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29 hours, respectively.

Only 10.4 percent reported use the Internet primarily to send and receive e-mail;65.9 percent read on-line news; 62.2 quite often play games on-line. More and more people have taken an inerest in the entertainment opportunities on-line. Up to 56.5 percent of interviewees quite often download music, and 53.5 percent get entertainment messages forom the Internet.

Yet the survery found that television is still the dominant mass medium.Seventy nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to get information, and another 75 percent take newspapers as importand as TV.

　Five major web sites in the Chinese language, namely Sina, Sohu, Netease, Baidu and Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users, and those that voted for Sina as the best among them were 30.9 percent.

Authorized statistics showed that web users in China have already exceeded 100 million, second to that of the United States.

65．Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A．Chineses people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV.

B．There are more Chinese people using the Internet for information compared with those reading news on the Internet.

　　　 C．There are more people using e-mail compared with those searching information on the Internet.

　 D．There are more people using e-mail compared with those reading news on the Internet.

66．The survey shows that_______.

　 A．only 10.4 % reported use the Internet to send and receive e-mail

　 B．less than half of the people use the Internet for entertainment

　 C．all of the people reported like to play games on-line

　 D．most of the people reported read on-line news

67．The underlined word exceeded means ___________.

　 A．increased to more than　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．raised

　 C．risen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．decreased

40．_____tomorrow’s lessons, I have no time to chat with you.

　　　 A．Not preparing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Not prepared

　　　 C．Not having prepared　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Having not prepared

　　　 Section B

　　　 Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A MAN planted a rose and watered it 　41　 　. One day as he examined it, he saw a bud that would soon blossom, but he also 　42 　　thorns (刺) on the stem . He thought, "How can a beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns?" Saddened by this thought, he 　43　 to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom, it died.

So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The good 　　44 　planted in us at birth grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We become 　　45　 　, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and 　　46　 　it dies. We never realize our 　47　　 .

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can 　　48　　 　is to be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others.

This is the characteristic of love - to look at a person, know his faults, recognize the goodness in his soul, and help him realize that he can 　　49　　 　his faults. If we show him the "rose" within himself, he will conquer the thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over.

39．Where was it _____ you found the long lost portrait?

A．the place　　　　　　 B．the place where　　 C．that　　　　　　　　　　 D．/

38．Only when starting to work______　that　he　had　not learnt　enough　at　college.

A．will　he　realize　　　 B．he　did　realize　　　　 C．did　he　realize　　　　 D．　he　realized

36．It ____ less than a year before the 2010 Shanghai World Expo starts.

A．is　　　　　　　　　　　 B．was　　　　　　　　　　 C．had been　　　　　　 D．will be

　　　 A．more than twice 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．twice as much

　　　 C．twice as many as 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．twice as much as

35．The court will have to decide exactly _______ occurred on the night Mellor died.

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

34．The little boy who is sitting next to me ____ me a lot of whys and hows, many of which I don’t know how to explain at all．

A．is always asking　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．always asks

C．asked　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．has asked

33．Everyone is equal in terms of the law._______ breaks the law ought to be punished．

A．Who　　　　　　　　　 B．Anyone　　　　　　　　 C．Whoever　　　　　　 D．Anybody

32．-Are you going to Professor Smith’s lecture tonight?

　 -That depends．I_________ go to the library instead.

A．must　　　　　　　　 B．would　　　　　　　　　 C．should　　　　　　　　 D．might

31．When the class teacher came in , he saw Wang Lin____ in front of the TV set .

A．seated　　　　　　　　 B．sat　　　　　　　　　　　 C．sit　　　　　　　　　　　 D．seating