成人学士学位英语考试试卷及答案

(90 mi nu tes)

Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 poin ts; 15 minu tes)

Directions: Each of the followi ng sentences is provided with four choices. Choose

the one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the An swer Sheet.

1. In no circumsta nces a lie.

A. you should tell

B. should n't you tell

C. you should n't tell

D. should you tell

2. __________ t hey man aged to take from the tombs, there seemed to be no end to the valuable.

A. What

B. Which

C. How much

D. However much

3. The ten-page report may ____________ one simple point: it ' s impractical to establish

a chemical pla nt in that regi on with so many difficulties and oppositi ons.

A. get dow n to

B. come dow n to

C. settle dow n

D. take dow n

4. Don' t do that again! You not only endangered yourself, but also put your friend

A. as a result

B. at len gth

C. at risk

D. by mistake

5. “ Perhaps you should go home now. ”“ No, I ________ on stay ing here for a while Ion ger. ”

A. persist

B. stick

C. sit

D. i nsist

6. ________ a major disaster will get us to realize that we can' t go on destroying

the rain forests of the world.

A. Anything but

B. Nothi ng but

C. But that

D. Everythi ng hut

7. Wewent very often to Hyde Park _____________ speakers addressed the passing crowds

on differe nt subjects.

A. which

B. where

C. that

D. for

8. The matter _________ you were arguing about last ni ght had bee n settled.

A. as

B. that

C. for which

D. what

9. The Chinese Red Cross _______ a generous sum to the relief of the physically disabled.

A. assigned

B. contributed

C. furnished

D. administered

10. The motorway ________ we drive to work is always crowded.

A. that

B. on which

C. which

D. on that

11. If he ________ promotion, he would be an important man today.

A. gained

B. had gained

C. gains

D. was to gain

12. Will the AIDS patients benefit ________ the new drug

A. out of

B. through

C. upon

D. from

13. Fond of singing as she is, she is ________ a good singer by profession.

A. everything but

B. anything but

C. nothing but

D. something but

14. Could you tell me ________ to fly from Chicago to New York

A. it costs how much

B. how much does it cost

C. how much costs it

D. how much it costs

15. I was very tired. Otherwise, I _________ to the theatre with you.

A. had gone

B. would go

C. went

D. would have gone

16. He couldn ' t even __________ a cow from a horse.

A. tell

B. contrast

C. compare

D. recognize

17. Are you sure Mr. Johnson will show you ________ the new computer

A. to use

B. using

C. how to use

D. what to use

18. Quite a lot of people watch TV only to ________ time.

A. waste

B. spend

C. kill

D. pass

19. The soldiers were put in prison because they ________ to obey orders..

A. refused

B. rejected