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2009年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生招生考试
英 语 试 题
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Part I Vocabulary and Structure (35%)
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1. Nearly two thousand years have passed ______ the Chinese first invented the compass. A. when B. before C. since D. after 2. They lost their way in the forest, and _____ made matters worse was night began to fall. A. that B. it C. what D. which 3. ______ leisure was generally considered a waste of time. A. Not B. Not C. Until D. Recently until recently recently until recently
4. ______that this region was so rich in natural resources.
A. Little he B. Little he C. Little D. Little he knew did know did he had
know known
5. After a meal in a restaurant, one asks the waiter for the ______. A. pay B. bill C. charge D. note 6. If you are walking away from a clock tower, you will hear the ticking of the clock fade to
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a point ______ it cannot be heard. A. which B. what C. where D. how 7. To our disappointment, Bill ______ to win the very important game. A. served B. failed C. managed D. enjoyed 8. For the whole period of two months, there ______ no rain in this area. Now the crops are dead. A. is B. was C. has been D. have
been
9. You must try to ______ looking after yourself. A. get B. get C. get by D. get off accustomalong ed to with
10. I know this job of mine isn’t well paid; ______, I don’t have to work long hours. A. on the B. on the C. however D. one hand contrary otherwise 11. The ______ and more educated people in the East have, to a great extent, taken up the table manners and customs of the West.
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A. rich B. richer C. poor D. poorer 12. ______ suggestions you make, he will turn a deaf ear to them.
A. What B. Which C. D.
Whatever Howev
er
13. Mr. Johnson, together with his wife and two daughters, ____to arrive on the evening flight.
A. are B. are C. will D. is going
14. The meeting is for the ______ purpose of discussing how to prevent crime. A. detailed B. specific C. limited D.
sophisticated
15. The ______ of College English Tests is to help students learn English better, isn’t it? A. B. subject C. D. aiming objective objecting
16. The newspaper ______ severe punishment for all who had been involved in this
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