B. Written Test

I. Vocabulary: Find the answer that best matches the underlined word or phrase. ( 1 mark each question, 20 marks altogether)

1. He disposed of the old materials.
（A）fell away
（B）threw away
（C）went away
（D）cut away

2. Please submit your application before 2 o’clock.
（A）hand in
（B）hand down
（C）hand off
（D）hand out

3. Paul and John are friendly with each other.
（A）get by with
（B）get along with
（C）get over with
（D）get through with

4. It is essential to have an alphabetical index with any numerical system. This involves more work in setting up the system and maintaining it.
（A）signing
（B）marking
（C）layering
（D）keeping it in good order

5. Were you able to recover your stolen laptop?
（A）get back
（B）reach back
（C）go back
（D）come back

6. Someone illegally entered the warehouse last night.
（A）broke away
（B）saw through
（C）broke into
（D）saw into
7. When he got out of the manager’s , from his facial expression we knew that his proposal must have been turned down.
（A）refused
（B）adopted
（C） accepted
（D）object

8. He told the director that he had thought honestly the ethics of what he was doing.
（A）behavior
（B）conduct
（C）morality
（D）law

9. The Gap Online Store is aiming at tailoring offerings to the needs and interests of a particular income of the U.S. population.
（A）adapting
（B）conducting
（C）suitable
（D）satisfying

10. Yukiko resembles her mother more than her father.
（A）takes after
（B）goes after
（C）calls after
（D）looks after

11. Bill’s secretary interrupted to tell him he had a telephone call.
（A）cut out
（B）cut in
（C）took in
（D）took out

12. We did _____ to save the little girl’s life.
(A) possible everything
(B) everything possibly
(C) everything possible
(D) possibly everything

13. Leave the next two lines _____ for the tutor’s comments.
(A) blank
(B) to beto be blank
(C) being blank
(D) be blank

14. The population of China is _____ the United States.
(A) much larger than that of
(B) moremore larger than that of
(C) much larger than
(D) moremore larger than

15. I had worked here _______ you came here. But l shall leave for England_______.
(A) before long; before long
(B) before long; long before
(C) long before; before long
(D) long before; long before

16. __________ scientists understand how and why earthquakes happen, forecasts are usually inaccurate.
(A) As
(B) While
(C) For
(D) Since

17. __________ __ the baby fell asleep __________ ____ the room.
(A) After; did the mother leave
(B) Not until; did the mother leave
(C) When; did the mother leave
(D) Until; did the mother leave

18. This is one of the foods that my doctor has forbidden me ______.
(A) eating
(B) to eat
(C) eat
(D) to be eaten

19. ______ the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in her first reading.
(A) While reading
(B) When read
(C) As reading
(D) In reading

20. They recommended _______ smaller heating and cooling systems.
(A) to use
(B) to be used
(C) being used
(D) using