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Vacabulary
Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
1．_______ the years, it has become obvious that the care of exotic animals requires specialized knowledge.
For
Over
At
In
2．That dog has a _______ personality. No one would like to have him.
misleading
mineral
miraculous
miserable
3．Our course will help you get over your _______ and develop self-confidence.
curiosity
fever
nervousness
excellence
4．I _______ meet Richard in the library last week.
applied to
occurred to
attached to
happened to
5．_______ her great disappointment, she got no cooperation from the zebras.
In
For
To
With
6．There were more cakes _______ in the front window.
disliked
displaced
disgusted
displayed
7．From the votes, we can see they were _______ ten to one.
outgrown
understood
outnumbered
withdrawn
8．The bear belonged _______ King Henry III.
in
for
to
on
9．I _______ the reasons for your anxiety, Mr Brown.
appoint
appreciate
applaud
approach
10．Dangerous animals were _______ and then permitted to walk freely though the houses of the rich.
tamed
lamed
famed
named
11．_______ any case, the landlord probably wouldn’t let us keep the dog.
By
In
For
On
12．After the _______ remarks, he rose to begin his excellent speech.
resistant
introductory
intimate
imaginary
13．Her grandparents lost everything during the _______ in the thirties.
reservation
revelation
resolution
revolution
14．Both the _______ Egyptians and Chinese collected animals for pleasure.
patient
ancient
efficient
significant
15．Birds, _______ or familiar, were popular in Rome.
historic
erotic
alcoholic
exotic
16．It was a _______ for them to have all these visitors sitting around in the shop.
assistance
numeracy
nuisance
resistance
17．Sometimes during banquets, they would _________ the tables and among the guests who were eating.
calm down
glide over
break in
turn over
18．Ted’s leaving for camp in two weeks, and he still hasn’t found anyone to _______ his dog.
take after
make use of
take care of
take off
19．The _______ of mankind has taken thousands of years.
realization
circumstance
civilization
circulation
20．Never run towards a _______ animal.
curious
ridiculous
dangerous
populous
Grammar
Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
21．_______ a man, holding the bear with a long leash.
Following would be behind
Would be following behind
Behind following would be
Following behind would be
22．Not only _______ pets, they made them do strange things for their entertainment.
kept rich people
rich people did keep
did rich people keep
rich people kept
23．Henry wanted to save money, so he had the bear _______ its own food.
to catch
catch
catching
caught
24．Maybe it makes you nervous because you _______ to it.
get used
don’t use
used
are not used
25．The feeling of the public goes against _______ dangerous animals in the backyard or the living room.
keep
keeping
to be kept
to keep
26．Sometimes during banquets, snakes would glide over the tables and among the guests who _______ .
eat
have eaten
ate
were eating
27．She thought they would look pretty _______ the royal children in a little carriage.
pulled
pulling
to have pulled
to pull
28．The man would sit on the riverbank while the bear, still _______ to the leash, would go into the water.
attached
attach
attaching
to attach
29．Our instructors are tough, and they’ll _______ harder than ever.
make you to work
make work you
make you work
you make work
30．Wouldn’t it be nice _______ by the dog, wagging his tail?
to greet
be greeted
to be greeted
be greeting
Dialogue
Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
31．– Ted’s leaving for camp in two weeks, and he still hasn’t found anyone to take care of Charlie, the dog.
–
Charlie is not going to school for next week?
That doesn’t surprise me. The dog has a miserable personality.
It’s a bout David’s friend Ted and his dog Charlie.
32．– David was wondering why Charlie can’t stay with us.
–
Just think of the affection that we are going to share with each other.
I am wondering how it would teach them responsibility.
I don’t think Charlie is what we need right now.
33．– I hate to drive. It makes me nervous.
–
As long as I live near town, I don’t need one.
Maybe it is because you’re not used to it.
Cindy drove to the village the other day.
34．– I really don’t feel like going out tonight. Why don’t we just stay in and watch TV?
–
Did you watch that TV program about a young American student in China last night?
It will probably do me some good to do some exercise.
Oh, come on! We haven’t been out for the last two weeks!
35．– I can’t understand why people spend their money on useless things like cheap clothes they will never wear.
–
Maybe some people just enjoy buying things or having a lot of clothes in their wardrobe.
Do you know where I put my overcoat yesterday?
Experts say it is always easier said than done.
Reading
Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
Passage 3
New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It’s now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed（群）of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts.
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superior will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more prevalent (普遍的).
Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.
English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge（优势）when other qualifications appear to be equal.
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.
36．What is the author’s attitude toward high-tech communications equipment? __________.
Critical
Indifferent
Prejudiced
Positive
37．With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople ___________.
have to get familiar with modern technology
are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations
are attaching more importance to their overseas business
are eager to work overseas
38．In this passage, “out of sight and out of mind” (Para. 3) probably means __________.
being unable to think properly for lack of insight
being totally out of touch with business at home
missing opportunities for promotion when abroad
leaving all care and worry behind
39．According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today? ___________
Connections with businesses overseas.
Ability to speak the client’s language.
echnical know-how.
Business experience.
40．The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can ____________.
better control the whole negotiation process
easily find new approaches to meet market needs
fast-forward their proposals to headquarters
easily make friends with businesspeople abroad
