31. The early pioneers had to ________ many hardships to settle on the new land.

　　A. go along with

　　B. go back on

　　C. go through

　　D. go into

　　32. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, ________ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

　　A. whose

　　B. which

　　C. that

　　D. what

　　33. I didn’t know the word. I had to ________ a dictionary.

　　A. look out

　　B. make out

　　C. refer to

　　D. go over

　　34. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ________ his arguments in favor of the new theory.

　　A. to be based on

　　B. to base on

　　C. which to base on

　　D. on which to base

　　35. There are signs ________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.

　　A. that

　　B. which

　　C. in which

　　D. whose

　　36. It is said that the math teacher seems ________ towards bright students.

　　A. partial

　　B. beneficial

　　C. preferable

　　D. liable

　　(D)

　　Section II Cloze (10 points)

　　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. You should write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain __37__ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family __38__ he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance __39__ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to __40__ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to __41__ the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation __42__ and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be __43__. He must either sell some of his property or __44__ extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low __45__ of interest, but loans of this kind are not __46__ obtainable.

　　37. [A] other than [B] as well as [C] instead of [D] more than

　　38. [A] only if [B] much as [C] long before [D] ever since

　　39. [A] for [B] against [C] of [D] towards

　　40. [A] replace [B] purchase [C] supplement [D] dispose

　　41. [A] enhance [B] mix [C] feed [D] raise

　　42. [A] vessels [B] routes [C] paths [D] channels

　　43. [A] self-confident [B] self-sufficient [C] self-satisfied [D] self-restrained

　　44. [A] search [B] save [C] offer [D] seek

　　45. [A] proportion [B] percentage [C] rate [D] ratio

　　46. [A] genuinely [B] obviously [C] presumably [D] frequently