Testing

Midterm Examination (Student’s) 2005 年 11 月 16 日

Choose the best choice(10%).

1.Demand for electricity is at its in July and August because a number of air-conditioners are in use.

A) Peak B) height

C) depth D) weight

2.Brown was a brilliant musician but he had never _____his early promise.

A) completed B) concluded

C) fulfilled D) performed

3.Where did you____ your knowledge of Chinese history?

A) contain B) entertain

C) obtain D) sustain

4.She____ a white dress blue.

A) died B) dyed

C) denied D) dirtied

5.Mr. Bloom is not______ now, but he will be famous someday.

A) significant B) dominant

C) magnificent D) prominent

6.There were no tickets __ for Friday’s performance.

A ) preferable B ) considerable

C ) possible D ) available

7.It is our ____policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

A) consistent B) continuous

C) considerate D) continual

8.Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded ____27%.

　　 A) by B) for C) to D) in

9.In Britain people ____four million tons of potatoes every year.

　 A) swallow B) dispose

C) consume D) exhaust

10.A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough______.

　 A) anxiety B) trouble

C) worry D) nuisance

11.Everyone should be ____to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.

A) attributed B) entitled

C) identified D) justified

12.what a person does can reveal vastly more truth __what he says.

A) than B) that C) which D) what

13.The goals_____ he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.

A) against which B) for which

C) which D) for that

14.Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to __ any further responsibilities.

A) take on B) get on

C) put up D) look up

15.The suggestion that the major __ the prizes was accepted by everyone.

A ) would present B ) present

C ) presents D ) ought to present

16.Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, __ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

A ) whose B ) which C ) that D ) what

17.To_______ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment.

A) conserve B) conceive

C) convert D) contrive (2001.01 CET6)

18.A person's calorie requirements vary _______ his life.

A) within B) over

C) throughout D) across (1999.01 CET4)

19. He_______ the information in a most unlikely place.

A) picked out B) picked up

C) picked off D) picked at

20.___the claim about German economic might ， it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy

actually is . 　　 A ） To give B ） Given

C ） Giving D ） Having given

21.It is not easy to learn English well but if you__ ， you will succeed in the end ．

A ） hang up B ） hang about

C ） hang on D ） hang onto

22. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a ___ operation, he

quickly recovered his sight.

A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive

23. Because of the good location of his shop and his management skills his business began to ___and his shop soon was

attracting many customers.

A) throb B) thrust

C) thrill D) thrive

24. There are other problems which I don't propose to at the moment.

A) go into B) go around

C) go for D) go up

25. She seemed to have ___ her distress.

A) got over B) got across

C) got through D) got together

Make sentences with the given words(10%).

1. 东方国家的父母们非常看重孩子们的考试成绩。 (attach importance to )

2. 他写作时，总是把词典放在手边。 (at hand)

3. 他们就在警卫的眼皮底下把珠宝偷走了 (under one’s noses) 。

4. 这份紧急工作不到一天就完成了，确切地说，只用了 6 个小时（ to be exact ）。

5. 那女孩子有什么需求总是避开不说。 (shy away from )

Composition: Develop a paragraph(10%).

Title: Making Dumplings

Useful expressions of the three titles: chop up meat 剁肉馅 // meat filling 肉馅 / / stu

ffing for dumplings 饺子馅 // cabbage // soy sauce酱油 // gourmet powder 味精 // spices 调味料 // roll(dough) 擀面 // roll out dumpling wrappers 擀饺子皮 // knead sth. with the fingers 捏 // pot 锅 // boil 煮 // ladle sth. out of 把…舀出来