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P art Ι Vocabulary and structure （20%） Directions: Choose the one that best complete each of the following sentences. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. It was January of 1940 and I was fresh out of graduate school starting my first ______ at the University of Kansas City.

A. turn

B. try

C. time

D. semester

2. There ______ not time enough in a single lifetime to invent for oneself everything one needs to know in order to be a civilized human.

A. has

B. have

C. is

D. are

3. My grandfather finally _______ to let me keep the wolf cub

A. wanted

B. agreed

C. happy

D. pleased

4. My uncle was to bring me home in his truck. But he was _________ by some urgent business .So I decided to come back home on my own.

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A. busy

B. detained

C. disturbed

D. prevent

5. We could, of course, get tough with the people we already have in prison and keep them locked ________ for longer period of time.

A. up

B. in

C. at

D. with

6. Tom _______ in crowd because of his red cured hair.

A. stands out

B. stands off

C. stands over

D. stands by

7. Does he________ the necessary patience to do the job well?

A. remain

B. develop

C. possess

D. make

8. The university offers courses in a variety of _______.

A. businesses

B. firms

C. occupations

D. works

9. It has never ______ to me that gas must one day be replaced by some other form of energy.

A. came

B. occurred

C. happened

D. considered

10. I have no doubt _________ he will overcome all his difficulties.

A. while

B. whether

C. that

D. when

11. Never ______ such a beautiful place before.

A. did I see

B. had I seeing

C. have I seen

D. will I see

12. If he had taken his father’s advice, he _____ very rich now.

A. would have been

B. will be

C. is

D. would be

13. If it hadn’t been for her illness, she ________ the job in the Disneyland.

A. would have got

B. would got

C. will get

D. gets

14. Mary was the first woman _______ to such a post.

A. electing

B. to have been elected

C. being elected

D. the have elected

15. There is no point ______ the job you are not properly qualified.

A. in applying for

B. to apply for

C. cared for

D. having applied for

16. Though we have been here for a year. We haven’t yet ______to the climate here.

A. adopted

B. admitted

C. addicted

D. adapted

17. By investing wisely she _________ a fortune.

A. overtook

B. accumulated

C. confronted

D. faced

18. After the misfortunes, the once wealthy family slowly became______ again.

A. prosperous

B. imposing

C. miserable

D. frank

19. The only _______ to the farmhouse is across the field.

A. excess

B. consume

C. access

D. stimulate

20. You shouldn’t enter into a ________ until you have studied its provisions carefully.

A. contrast

B. contact

C. contract

D. contrary

Part II Close（15%）

Directions: there are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each