24. At first she stared at me as though I ___ B ___ a complete stranger, and then walked away silently and sadly.
A. were B. was C. have been D. am
25. She stood by the window, ____ D __.
A. thinks B. think C. thought D. thinking
26. Attention, please. I have ___ D ___ to announce.
A. an important something B. important something
C. important thing D. something important
27. Do you know how many people on the ship __ A ____ so far?
A. have been saved B. were saved
C. have saved D. are being saved
28. The___ B ___ of the movie is so great that many people want to see it.
A. attack B. attraction C. attempt D. attention
29. With the globalization of the whole world, _ C __ knowledge of English is ___ must.
A. a; a B. the; / C. the; a D. /; a
30. Not___ C ___ beautiful, the office building is ______ now.
A. looking; being rebuilt; B. looking; rebuilt
C. being looked; rebuilding D. looked; being rebuilt
IV. Cloze Test (10%)
Passage1
Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, reading material and giving out assignment. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and become hard even for the students to understand.
Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be listeners and not-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to the problem before actually starting your studies.
It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.
1. A. extending B. illustrating C. performing D. conducting
2. A. attributing B. contributing C. distributing D. explaining
3. A. suspects B. understands C. wonders D. convinces
4. A. what B. those C. as D. which
5. A. effective B. passive C. relative D. expressive
6. A. enable B. stimulate C. advocate D. prevent