Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
31. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for tow days.
A) have been staying
B) have stayed
C) shall stay
D) will have stayed(D)
32. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ________: 77.2 years.
A) scope
B) rank
C) span
D) scale(C)
33. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ________ all practical value by the time they were finished.
A) had lost
B) would lose
C) would have lost
D) should have lost(C)
34. As a public relations officer, he is said ________ some very influential people.
A) to have been knowing
B) to be knowing
C) to have known
D) to know(C)
35. Our hopes ________ and fell in the same instant.
A) aroused
B) arose
C) raised
D) rose(D)
36. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ________ before their time.
A) be bloomed
B) blooming
C) bloom
D) bloomed(C)
37. A season ticket ________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
A) grants
B) promises
C) entitles
D) presents(C)
38. ________ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.
A) Some
B) Anyone
C) One
D) Someone(D)
39. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing the students’ productive skills.
A) over
B) onto
C) in
D) on(D)
40. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in ________.
A) residents
B) inhabitants
C) lodgers
D) settlers(C)