I. Vocabulary and Structure 1. Bill, if it doesnt rain, we can go straight on and spend more time in Vienna. C I just want to hear Mozart. A. Well done ! B. No problem. C. That s great ! D. That s it.2. Excuse me, do you have the time? C A.Yes, I do B.Of course, I have C.Aquarter to ten D.No problem3. Will you join us in the game? Thank you, B A.but why not? B.but Id rather not. C.and I wont D.and Ill join.4. Ive studied growing plants as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions? _B_. A. You will make it B. Go right ahead. C. Dont mention it D. Take it easy5. Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the British Museum? Sorry, Im a stranger here. _B_.A. Thanks anyway B. It doesnt matter C. Never mind D. No problem.6. Researchers have only succeeded in marking off fragmentary stretches of DNA. D A. combined B. single C. connected D. disconnected7. Companies now have an incentive to file more selective applications. A A. motivation B. excitement C. amusement D. pressure8. The sloppy reasoning of the speaker disappointed his supporters. D A. plain B. discontinuous C. inconsistent D. careless9. After three years of efforts, the scientists got _A further than isolating a single gene with a single known function. A. noB. NeverC. seldomD. not10. There is still _B_ about Lawrences novels. A. competitionB. controversy C. contentionD. contest11. Some films have a misleading _ A on children. A. effect B. affect C. fault D. deficiency12. Global warming is likely to _ C a series of unpleasant effects.A. double B. fasten C. trigger D. alleviate13. That young man still denies _C_ the fire behind the store.A. start B. to start C. having started D. to have started14. _C_ receiving financial support from family, community or the government isallowed, it is never admired.A. As B. Once C. Although D. Lest15. Id rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _A_ a room withsomeone else.A. share B. to share C. sharing D. to have shared16. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public throughtelevised _D from the United States.A. transfer B. deliveries C. transportation D. transmissions17. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _C_ . A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remedied18. Philip Roth was _B_ as a major new author in 1960. A. published B. hailed C. guided D. supposed19. A _B number of books on this subject are in the library. A. little B. limited C. tiny D. low 20. The river dried up during the hot _C_.A. period B. fit C. scorcher D. spell21. Daylight _B long in the summer time. A. lingers B. stays C. hovers D. persists22. An electronic message snapped his concentration. B A. caused to lose concentration suddenly B. broke off C. ceased D. stopped23. It is vital for parents to supervise teens as well as to teach them how to manage time. B A. prior B. very important C. fatal D. superior24. The solid particles were filtered _ C _ before the solution was used. A. outB. overC. offD. on25. I had a bizarre taste, which I acquired playing football games. D A. odd B. unconventional C. special D. extraII. Cloze There are 10 blanks in the following passage(s). For each blank there are five choices marked A, B, C, D and E. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage(s).In Britain, a student who receives further full-time education after the age of eighteen, either at a university or at a teachers training college or at some other college giving training of a 36 type, can usually receive a grant from the public authorities to cover his expenses, or most of them, unless his parents have a large income. But the number of young people who can 37 universities is limited by the capacity of the universities, which is 38 than enough to take all the young people who have the basic qualifications for university admission. In practice, therefore, entry to the universities is competitive. But university degree courses are also 39 at polytechnics, and entry to the Open University is less restricted.The academic year begins after the summer holidays and is