重庆普通升本英语16. There is no point the piano, unless you practice every day.A. to learn to play B. by learning to playC. in learning to play D. having learned to play17. So far there is no proof people from other planets do exist.A. which B. that C. what D. how18. It is vital that you quickly to whatever is said.A. respond B. responded C. will respond D. are responding19. Our department has a large collection of books, are in English.A. many of which B. many of them C. many ones D. their many20. Tom didnt tell his wife that he has been fired, but he .A. would do B. had to C. should have D. might have to21. The house on the edge of the town will be their villa.A. to build B. being built C. building D. having built22. Professor Lee is said another important discovery in physics.A. to make B. having made C. having been made D. to have made23. little we may like it, old age comes to us.A. However B. So C. As D. Despite24. So fast that none of us was his equal.A. he walked B. did walk he C. walked he D. did he walk25. in 1292, the bridge is over 700 years old.A. Built B. Being built C. Building D. To be builtSection B 10%Directions: there are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.26. Since returning home with 32 gold medals, Chinas Olympic champions (be) quite busy attending social events.27. Do the results have any practical (apply)?28. I am sorry to (give) you so much trouble.重庆普通升本英语29. She spoke about him as if she (know) him for years.30. The cause of the accident may never (discover) in spite of the effort of the police.31. You are very (fortune) to have such a comfortable villa.32. Most of the guests (invite) to the dinner party yesterday were my fathers friends.33. Large of fat people who want to look (small) than they are usually were dark clothes.34. Everyone should be allowed to make a mistake without (punish) for it35. Some people living in the north are used to (swim) in winter.Part III Reading Comprehension 35% ( 40 minutes )Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choice marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Where you keep your saving is important both to you and to our economic system. Saving kept in a jar at home or in a safe-deposit box is idle. They are not circulating and doing the work that money is supposed to do. If all savings were just stored away, production should slow down. There would be fewer jobs and less income. Saving deposited in a bank, however, are put to work by the bank, they are loaned to people who use them to buy cares, refrigerators, stores, machines, office equipment, and other capital goods. Someone else spend the money you dont spend. The wheels of our economic system keep turning.Putting savings to work is called investing. Savings can be invested in several ways. Depositing them in a bank is only one way. Savings also can be used to buy bonds or li重庆普通升本英语fe insurance. They can be invested in a business of your own or used to buy shares of a stock in a corporation. They can be used to buy land, a home to live in, or property to rent to others. Each of these different ways of putting money to work is an investment.36. If lots of people kept savings at home, .A) production would speed upB) more jobs would be providedC) money would do the work it was supposed to donone of the above is true37. Saving deposited in a bank are .A) lent to people an business firms who are in need of them in the form of loansB) circulatingC) bringing profits to both you and the bankD) all of the above38. “The wheels of our economic system keeps turning” means .A) the economic system is out of orderB) the economic system works properlyC) the economic system is out of controlD) the economic system advances rapidly39. “Investing” means .A) depositing money in banksB) drawing money form banksC) making use of money saved in order to profitbuying goods and services40. Which of the following is not an investment? A) Depositing money in a ban