I. Enriching your Word Power (110) Directions: Match each word in Column A with a word of the opposite meaning from Column B. Please write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. (请把B栏中所选单词的相对应字母按题号写在答题纸上，否则不计分。) 1. _romanticA. reduce2. _lowerB. draw3. _dropC. similar4. _maximumD. freeze5. _increaseE. internal6. _conservationF. practical7. _externalG. raise8. _meltH. rise9. _differentI. waste10. _depositJ. minimum II. Vocabulary and Structure (1.530)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.11. The boys soon learn that if something seems too good _, it probably is. A) to be trueB) to being true C) too being true D) being true12. Doing some part-time job might be a way to avoid the indignity of having to ask _ money all the time from ones parents. A) about B) for C) inD) of13. It pains me to _ that you both have been panhandling for such a long time. A) findingB) find C) have findingD) be finding14. By midnight I was comfortably settled _ a hotel far from home. A) forB) down C) in D) with15. I was blamed _ being late for class yesterday. A) byB) with C) to D) for16. The two boys thought delivering those inserts by Sunday morning was _. A) a piece of cakeB) a piece of bread C) a piece of noodlesD) a piece of meat17. Her voice kept _, as if working its way out of the range of the human ear. A) to riseB) rising C) rise D) rises18. Assembly lines have been _ to speed up production. A) set forthB) set out C) set up D) set off19. All the efforts havent made a dent _ the huge task we are now taking up. A) aboutB) toward C) to D) in20. An excellent boss is good at _ his or her employees. A) getting the best out of B) get the better out of C) getting the better out of D) to get the best out of21. If you spend half an hour doing exercises every day, youll soon be back _. A) in good conditionB) in good form C) in good appearanceD) in good body22. Mr. Mailer _ his childhood memories for the material of his story. A) makes useB) applies forC) draws onD) looks into23. As long as you practice hard, you can pass the driving test. John is a case _. A) in detailB) in shapeC) in conditionD) in point24. Jack failed the exam chiefly because of his laziness, but it was different _ Tom. A) in the case ofB) in case ofC) in caseD) in any case25. Credulous people might accept the theory, but _ me, I dont believe half of it. A) as long asB) as well asC) as forD) as it is26. If this method doesnt work, there are other measures we can _. A) fall behindB) fall back onC) fall downD) fall apart27. These books are both interesting and instructive. No wonder they _ the reading public. A) appeal fromB) appeal forC) appeal toD) appeal off28. She failed the experiment. But it does not _ that she has no brains. A) proveB) seeC) sayD) follow29. They would become angry if _ to answer the question. A) askedB) askingC) askD) to ask30. On September 9, 2001, _ suicide attacks on the United States took place. A) a set ofB) a series ofC) a pile ofD) a herd of31. Since Sunday was rainy, we just _ our house in northern New Jersey. A) lay aboutB) lay aroundC) lay asideD) lay down32. _ he particularly wanted to take care of his baby daughter that morning. A) For some causeB) For some aim C) For some reasonD) For some story33. Tuesday morning found me in the kitchen, _ with the lid of the doughnut box. A) fumblingB) openingC) uncoveringD) disclosing34. This event made them clearly see that ones fate was completely _. A) in ones own handsB) at ones hands C) in ones own handD) at ones hand35. After a while, I got up and headed _ the kitchen and almost collided with my father. A) forB) toC) intoD) toward36. Hearing the story that her son was injured, she couldnt do anything _ to cry bitterly A) butB) exceptC) besidesD) in addition37. At first she _ to know what happened on Flight 93 and why Jeremy died in it. A) starvedB) hungeredC) hurriedD) rushed38. Now she has changed her viewpoint. Not that she doesnt want to know what happened, but _ she is sure she will never really make sense of September 11. A) forB) thatC) asD) just39. The world