第一部分 选择题（共50分）

Ⅰ.Vocabulary and Structure（10points，1point for each）从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，填在该题后的括号内。
                           
1. _____ or not you re conscious of it，you re constantly valuing items in dollars. 【  】
A. As  B. Whether  C. However  D. If

2.Other people stop at each new word and look it_____in the dictionary. 【  】
A. up  B. down   C. back  D. over

3.Many of the younger buyers say they are turned off by the poor_____of modern goods.【  】
A. security   B. quantity   C. safety   D. quality

4.In one type of laboratory test all the variables _____one are controlled. 【  】
A. by   B. and   C. but   D. or

5. _____ when you go through the mental exercises to come up with a tentative definition should you open the dictionary to see if you re right. 【  】
A. Simply   B. Precisely   C. Only   D. Particularly

6.The satellite also demonstrated how it could provide help to people living in isolated areas where _____is difficult. 【  】
A. transportation    B. instruction
C. application       D. compensation

7.Their mother is busy       ready for work. 【  】
A. got  B. gets   C. to get   D. getting

8.Itwas long supposed that the main difference between animals and plants was that the former could move about while the       could not. 【  】
A. other   B. latter   C. another   D. later

9.The moon merely _____ the light of the sun，like a huge mirror hung in the sky.  【  】
A. reflects   B. demonstrates   C. transmits   D. launches

10.Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find_____difficult to succeed in language learning.    【  】
A. which    B. how     C. that     D. it

Ⅱ.Cloze Test（10points，1point for each）下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，填在括号内。

    What happens when you get into an argument? Do you 11 your temper and storm out of the room，or do you give 12 ?If you have been on your feet all day cleaning the house 13 your husband gets home from work and immediately 14 his dinner，do you scream 15 him，or do you go off and cry in the kitchen?

    If you believe in the art of compromise（妥协），you’ll find a solution that 16 everybody. In this way，no one loses 17 and everyone keeps his high opinion 18 everyone else. So，if you want both to be respected 19 to be happy，always keep in mind that it is 20 to negotiate a skilful compromise than to be an unpopular winner or a bad-tempered loser.

 　 11.A.miss      B.lose       C.hold        D.keep      【  】
 　 12.A.up        B.off        C.in          D.out       【  】
  　13.A.since     B.for        C.and         D.if        【  】
  　14.A.demands   B.demanding  C.to demand   D.demanded  【  】
 　 15.A.in        B.on         C.for         D.at        【  】
 　 16.A.satisfy   B.satisfies  C.satisfying  D.satisfied 【  】
  　17.A.foot      B.face       C.heart       D.hand      【  】
  　18.A.of        B.in         C.for         D.out       【  】
 　 19.A.or        B.but        C.and         D.yet       【  】
  　20.A.happier   B.kinder     C.easier      D.better    【  】