Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes , 10 points )

16.  Scientists estimate that about 530 000 other objects, too small to detect with radar, ______ the Earth too.

      A. being circled       B. are circling    C. are to be circling     D. are being circled

17.  During the past years the ______ of automobile accidents in New York City has decreased.

      A. degree             B. quantity      C. number      D. amount

18.  Both approaches require that the actor ______ his or her own personal values as well as the character's.

      A. must understand  B. should understand  C. has to understand  D. need to understand

19.  It is wrong for people to think that experts are ______ right when they explain their ideas on some subjects.

     A. steadily    B. constantly     C. persistently        D. continuously

20.  We had a party last weekend, and it was a lot of fun. So let's have ______ one this weekend.

     A. another    B. more     C. the other             D. other

21.  The brave firemen had fought for days before they managed to ______ the forest fire.

     A. put on            B. put up     C. put off            D. put out

22.  You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting _______ you don't mind taking the night train.

     A. if              B. unless     C. though            D. until

23.  He _________ that a combination of recent oil discoveries and the advance of new technology will lead to a decline in the price of crude oil.

     A. predicts           B. compels     C. arranges           D. disputes

24.  ________ in a simple style, the book clearly describes the author's childhood experiences in a small town.

     A. Writing          B. To be written     C. Being written       D. Written

25.  For these reasons, the newspaper is having _________ problems in the north of the country.

     A. distribution           B. regulation     C. recognition           D. destruction

26.  The parents were much kinder to their youngest child than they were to the others,__________, of course, made the others jealous.

      A. which            B. that      C. what             D. who

27.  "Sorry, there are no tickets ___________ for tomorrow's performance," the ticket officer said politely.

      A. preferable          B. considerable      C. accessible          D. available

28.  With temperature _________ so rapidly, we could not go on with the experiment.

      A. fell           B. fall      C. falling          D. fallen

29:  History has demonstrated that countries with different social systems can join hands in meeting the common challenges to human _________ and development.

      A. evolution          B. survival      C. satisfaction        D. damage

30.  _________ before we departed last weekend, we would have had a wonderful dinner party.

      A. Had they arrived                B. Would they arrive

      C. Were they arriving               D. Were they to arrive

31.  A lot of people were ready to work long hours because high unemployment meant that

      they could easily be

      A. separated          B. appointed      C. transferred          D. replaced

32.  ___________ that saw the trade between the two countries reach its highest point.

      A. During the 1990's               B. That it was in the 1990's

      C. It was in the 1990's              D. It was the 1990's

33.  They have been waiting for many hours. The airplane must have been

      A. of schedule                     B. on schedule

     C. ahead of schedule                 D. behind schedule

34.  The manager promised to keep me __________ of how our business was going on.

     A. informed                        B. informing

     C. to be informed                    D. having informed

35.  We can't afford to let the situation get worse. We have to take _________ to put it right.

     A. decisions                        B. advantages

     C. sides                            D. steps