II. Grammar (15%)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

13.  The well-known professor try his best ___ the method ___ his students.

A.        to explain … by  B. to explain … to  C. explain … to  D. explain … at

14.  The shop assistant gave me two pairs of shoes to choose, neither of ___ I had an interest in trying on.

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

15.  This is ___ he told me.

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

16.  A teacher is the person who orders books, ___ lessons, and ___ homework

A.        explains … gives  B. explain … give  C. explaining … giving  D. explaining … give

17.  What you’ve endured during the four years ___ hard work is ___ my imagination.

A.        of … beyond   B. of … over  C. in … beyond  D. in … over

18.  Is the factory ___ you visited last month?

A.        which  B. where  C. the one  D. that

19.  The gentleman, ___ I have learned a lot, is a professor.

A.        from whose  B. from who  C. whom  D. from whom

20.  This is the first letter ___ he has written in Japanese.

A.        which  B. on which  C. in which  D. that

21.  Where is the man ___ you gave the TV set?

A.        to whom  B. who  C. with whom  D. for whom

22.  October the first is the day ___ we Chinese people will always remember.

A.        which  B. when  C. on which  D. about which

23.  He spent several days in preparing for the test; ___ he passed it without any trouble.

A.        however  B. and  C. so  D. therefore

24.  ___ Tom ___ by that inexperienced surgeon in the hospital at the moment?

A.        is … operated  B. is … operated on  C. is … operating on  D. is … being operated on

25.  There are 60 students in our class, ___ 27 are boys.

A.        more than  B. in those  C. in whose  D. of whom

26.  Unfortunately, he became so used to working while listening to music ___ he couldn’t work out a simple problem without music.

A.        while  B. that  C. /  D. whose

27.  Although I didn’t get the first prize, ___ I was very happy that day.

A.        but  B. /  C. so  D. and

III. Vocabulary (10%)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

28.  Will you buy those clothes ___ by that famous pop singer?

A.        wears  B. worn  C. wearing  D. to wear

29.  She was looking for a(an) ___ , as her husband was out of ___ .

A.        occupation … a job  B. job … work  C. work … work  D. job … occupation

30.  Mary, ___ many other girls, has a great interest in pursuing beauty.

A.        like  B. alike  C. likes  D. liking

31.  —What can I do for you? You want to buy a car?

—I’d like to have a look at your latest ___ .

A.        model  B. design  C. shape  D. style

32.  Don’t leave old architect ___ in that ___ house at the top of the hill.

A.        lonely … lonely  B. alone … alone  C. lonely … alone  D. alone … lonely

33.  I. was surprised to find that the show attracted ___ audience

A.        a large  B. a great number of  C. a great deal of  D. a lot of

34.  The tool is used ___ that box, and it takes time for me to get used ___ it.

A.        open … using  B. to open … use  C. to open … to using  D. to opening … to use

35.   Shakespeare is the great master whose ___ are learned by students from all over the world.

A.        work  B. works  C. jobs  D. workings

36.   The woman who comes from China has ___ the highest student honour in the university history.