28)It so happened that Jim knocked over the candle and the tablecloth ______ fire.

　　A. made B. got

　　C. set D. caught

　　29)She went to the ticket office, only ______ that the tickets for the performance had all been sold out.

　　A. told B. to be told

　　C. being told D. was she told

　　30)______ when the traffic accident took place.

　　A. He happened to be passing by

　　B. It so happened to him to be passing by

　　C. It so happened for him to be passing by

　　D. He happened that he was passing by

　　31)He ______ me by two games to one.

　　A. beat B. conquered

　　C. gained D. won

　　32)______ any instructions from their government, they could not give an answer.

　　A. Having not received B. Not having received

　　C. Receiving not D. Not receiving

　　33)Nowadays, the news media keep us informed of what ______ in the world.

　　A. is happening on B. is getting on

　　C. is taking on D. is going on

　　34)Metals ______ as they grow cool。

　　A. reduce B. condense

　　C. contract D. compress

　　35)She is not as ______ as her classmates.

　　A. an active student B. active the student

　　C. active a student D. the active student

　　36)Since he didn’t feel like ______ to the movies, I suggested ______ cards at home.

　　A. going, playing B. to go, to play

　　C. to go, playing D. going, to play

　　37)It has come to my notice that people are not taking full ______ of the facilities of the library.

　　A. profit B. benefit

　　C. advantage D. opportunity

　　38)For all those years, she was none the ______ beautiful.

　　A. far B. less

　　C. very D. least

　　39)______ do they go shopping together.

　　A. Sometimes B. Often

　　C. Occasionally D. Seldom

　　40)Not everyone likes his idea; however, ______ it might be worth a try.

　　A. no one thinks B. anyone thinks

　　C. everyone thinks D. some think

　　Key

　　1) C. performance 2) A. in case

　　3) B. that 4) D. all the students

　　5) C. so early as to 6) D. Were it

　　7) B. brought up 8) D. unless

　　9) B. the rest 10) A. that

　　11) B. as if 12) C. at

　　13) C. mean 14) A. to have been

　　15) B. agree 16) B. with

　　17) C. over which 18) A. did not

　　19) B. pretty little Canadian 20) A. off

　　21) A. variable 22) D. to have been informed

　　23) D. will occur 24) A. contrary to

　　25) C. with which 26) C. a hand

　　27) D. anything but 28) D. caught

　　29) B. to be told 30) A. He happened to be passing by

　　31) A. beat 32) B. Not having received

　　33) D. is going on 34) C. contract

　　35) C. active a student 36) A. going, playing

　　37) C. advantage 38) B. less

　　39) D. Seldom 40) D. some think

　　II.辨別錯誤 (Error Identification) 10%

　　41)Rabbits and hares look much like and are often mistaken for each other.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　A 　　　　B 　　　　　　　　　C 　　　　　D

　　42)Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice

　　　　　　　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　　B

　　because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her.

　　　　　C　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

　　43)Though he had won several prizes in the competition, many of us

　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　C

　　hated the way which he treated other people.

　　　　　　　　　D

　　44)He admires her so much that he is always ready to do that she asks him to do.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　A 　　　　B 　　　　　　　　　　C　　 D

　　45)The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are

　　　　　　　A 　　　　　　　B 　　　C　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

　　traveling to the Olympic Games

　　46)Tom shows a strong interest in insects, and he spends

　　　　　　　　　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　　B

　　most of his spare time collect butterfly specimens.

　　　　　　　C 　　　　　　D

　　47)George has got a well-paid job as an assistant manager in a big company

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　　B

　　and his new apartment is in a twelve-stories building near the Fifth Avenue.

　　　C 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D

　　48)Smith sold most of his belongings. He has hardly nothing left in the house.

　　　　　　　　　　　A　　　　　 B 　　　　　　　　　　　C 　　　　D

　　49)Pioneer woman in the West had more opportunities to work than

　　　　　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　　C

　　they had had in the East.

　　　　　　D

　　50)All the blood in the body passes through the heart at least twice the minute.

　　　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　　　　　　C 　　　　　　D

　　Key:

　　41 (B) 42 (A) 43 (D) 44 (D) 45 (D) 46 (D) 47 (D)

　　48 (C) 49 (A) 50 (D)

　　III.完形填空 (Cloze) 15%

　　Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves about the 51 problem ------how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well 52 no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus’ six buildings comfortable.

　　Some parts of the buildings ------ theatres and offices 53 classrooms ------ are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned 54 in winter. The technique of 55 heat and redistributing it is 56 “Heat recovery”. A few modern buildings recover __57__, but the university’s system is the first to recover heat 58 some buildings and reuse it in 59 . Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The 60 a student studies, the more heat his body 61 . Male students emit more heat than 62 students. And the larger a student, the more heat he 63 . It is tempting to 64 that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a 65 , overweight male genius.

　　51) A. similar B. wrong C. opposing D. opposite

　　52) A. which B. then C. that D. therefore

　　53) A. including B. as well C. with D. as well as

　　54) A. even B. so C. ever D. much

　　55) A. saving B. being saved C. disposing D. being disposed

　　56) A. talked B. thought C. suggested D. called

　　57) A. loss B. cold C. temperature D. heat

　　58) A. to B. from C. with D. for

　　59) A. the other B. other C. others D. the others

　　60) A. hard B. hardest C. harder D. more hard

　　61) A. takes in B. gives off C. gives in D. takes out

　　62) A. woman B. female C. girl D. boy

　　63) A. produces B. manufactures C. designs D. assembles

　　64) A. start B. conclude C. end D. begin

　　65) A. easy-going B. fun-making C. hard-working D. good-for-nothing

　　Key

　　51. D. opposite 52. C. that 53.D. as well as 54. A. even

　　55. A. saving 56. D. called 57.D. heat 58. B. from

　　59. C. others 60. C. harder 61.B. gives off 62. B. female

　　63. A. produces 64. B. conclude 65.C. hard-working