EXAMPLE:

　　I was caught_the rain yesterday.

　　A. in 　　B. by 　　C.with 　　D. at

　　ANSWER: (A)

　　l . Those two families have been quarrelling __ each other for many years.

　　A. to　　 B. between　　 C. against　　 D. with

　　2. There are many things whose misuse is dangerous, bur it is hard to think of anything that can be compared ___

　　A. in　　 B. with 　　C. among 　　D. by

　　3. "How often have you seen cases like this?" one surgeon asked another. "Oh ,__ times,I guess, " was the reply.

　　A. hundred of 　　B . hundreds　　 C. hundreds of　　 D. hundred

　　4. Give me your telephone number __ I need your help.

　　A. whether　　 B.unless 　　C. so that 　　D. in case

　　5. You sang well last night. We hope you'll sing __.

　　A. more better 　　B. still better 　　C. nicely 　　D. best

　　6. Those people __a general understanding of the present situation.

　　A. lack of 　　B. are lacking of　　 C. lack 　　D. are in lack

　　7. Alone in a desert house ,he was so busy with his research work that he felt __lonely.

　　A. nothing but 　　B. anything but 　　C. all but　　 D. everything but

　　8. Grace __tears when she heard the sad news.

　　A. broke in　　 B.broke into 　　C. broke off 　　D.broke through

　　9. She refused to __the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt .

　　A. hand in　　 B. hand out 　　C.hand down 　　D. down

　　10. Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes __to American audiences.

　　A. around 　　B. over　　 C.across　　 D. down

　　11. The book contained a large__ of information.

　　A. deal 　　B. amount　　 C. number 　　D. sum

　　12 . Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable_ to the total cost of the prod- uct .

　　A. proportion 　　B. correlation 　　C. connection　　 D. correspondence

　　13. When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to _ her umbrella.

　　A. carry 　　B. fetch 　　C. bring　　 D. reach

　　14. We must _ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.

　　A. assure . 　　B. secure 　　C. ensure 　　D. issue

　　15. He was knocked down by a car and badly _

　　A. injured 　　B. damaged 　　C. harmed　　 D. ruined

　　Ⅱ. Each of the three passages below is followed by some questions.For each question there are four answer. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the ques- tions. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)

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　　In May l989 , space shuttle "Atlantis" released in outer space the space probe "Megallan" ,which is now on her 15-month and one-billion-kilometer flight to Venus. A new phase in space exploration has begun .

　　The planet Venus is only slightly smaller than Earth; it is the only other object in the solar system, in fact, that even comes close to earth' s size. Venus has a similar density, so it is proba- bly made of approximately the sanle stuff, and it

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