SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)
Part 1. Choose the word, phrase, or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. My sister enjoys travelling round different countries. She is going on a _________ of Scotland this summer.
A. journey B. voyage C. tour D. travel
2. Be patient. You can’t _______ to learn a foreign language in a week.
A. believe B. expect C. consider D. think
3. The main_______ of think drink are wine, orange juice and bitters.
A. parts B. compositions C. components D. ingredients
4. The last person_________ the room must turn off the lights.
A. leave B. leaving C. left D. to leave
5. You need a special _________ to go into this part the area.
A. permit B. permisson C. allowance D. agreement
6. We lost the match___________ one goal.
A. with B. for C. by D. from
7. We live in the _________ on the corner.
A. brick house old large B. large old brick house
C. old brick large house D. brick large old house
8. In terms of speakers, English is easily ________ by Chinese.
A. outnumbered B. overpowered C. outgrown D. outwitted
9. He would like___________ as “sir”.
A. to address B. to be addressed C. addressing D. address
10. If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go________.
A. poor B. bankrupt C. penniless D. broken
11. The students were slow to catch________, but gradually they began to understand.
A. in B. on C. away D. out
12. If you’re not too tired, we could have a ________ of tennis after lunch.
A. match B. play C. game D. party
13. She __________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
14. A wedding is a wonderful opportunity for ________ off new clothes.
A. wearing B. carrying C. showing D. putting
15. Either I or she ________ to finish this task before they come back.
A. had B. has C. have D. will have
16. Vietnam was_______ by Thailand in almost all soccer encounters.
A. defeated B. won C. beat D. Either A or C
17. We set ________ early so that we wouldn’t be stuck in the traffic.
A. off B. back C. apart D. down
18. I like his essay because it is very __________.
A. imaginary B. imaginative C. imaginable D. imagination
19. _____________, the results couldn’t be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard C. Although very hard he tried
B. No matter how hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried
20. In the hotel lobby the detective caught______ of the man who had been hired to follow.
A. glance B. view C. vision D. sight
Part 2. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.(30points)
1. He talked about cooking as if he (1. be)_______ a very good cook.
2. Soon as I (2.apply)_________ for a job with the United Nations two years ago, I
(3.hire)_______.
3. I (4. lose)_______ my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I (5. look for) ________ them for hours.
4. He is working tomorrow. If he (6. have)_______ a day off tomorrow, he (7. go) _______ to the beach.
5. Stanley (8. climb)________ the stairs when he (9. trip and fall)________. Luckily, he (10. not hurt)__________ himself.
6. Doctors advise (11. not spend)_______ too many hours wathcing television.
7. It (12. be) ______ a long time before any landing on Mars (13. can attempt)_______ . Only a great deal of information about Mars (14. obtain)_______, it (15. be)______possible to plan a manned trip to Mars.
