1、1.Leave it to Carlos to think of a(n)  solution to our most difficult problem!  Your answerCorrect answer ingeniousingenious2.For me, the biggest  to becoming an astronaut is my poor math skills.  Your answerCorrect answer obstacleobstacle3.I have no

2、 idea how much time  since she leftI fell asleep.  Your answerCorrect answer elapsedelapsed4.After college, I travelled through Europe, and the most  thing I saw was the Eiffel Tower in Paris.  Your answerCorrect answer impressiveimpressive5., which

3、of the following events happened first?  Your answerCorrect answer ChronologicallyChronologically6.Steve is one of the most  people I know; he wants to own his own business by the time he's 25.  Your answerCorrect answer ambitiousambitious7.Jack still acts

4、 like a(n)  and thinks everything is a game.  Your answerCorrect answer adolescentadolescent8.A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and  what he thinks is boring.  Your answerCorrect answer skipskip9.After his plane landed, the prime

5、 minister gave a(n)  speech about global warming.  Your answerCorrect answer impromptuimpromptu10.I told my parents I wanted to take a year off before going to college, and my suggestion surprisingly met with little .  Your answerCorrect answer resistance

6、resistance11.The world was shocked by the  death of the young singer.  Your answerCorrect answer untimelyuntimely12."How dare you  a direct order? You're a soldier now!"  Your answerCorrect answer defydefy13.She was  disfigure

7、d by the fire, but it soon came to represent her determination to succeed in life.  Your answerCorrect answer permanentlypermanently14.During the World Cup,  in class was down because everyone stayed at home to watch television.  Your answerCorrect answer atte

8、ndanceattendance15.I had five exams last weekit was like one long,  nightmare.  Your answerCorrect answer continuouscontinuous16.Normally, we  one vote to each member, but this is a special case.  Your answerCorrect answer allotallot17.I can remember

9、 feeling very insecure when I was young; I was desperate for my classmates' .  Your answerCorrect answer acceptanceacceptance18.Her final year of school was marked by considerable  as she tried to figure out what to do next.  Your answerCorrect answer 

10、;uncertaintyuncertainty19.I've tried working in the morning, but I find that I'm most  late at night.  Your answerCorrect answer productiveproductive20.Ernie is a really decent guy; he would never try to  his beliefs on someone else.  Your answerC

11、orrect answer imposeimposeSection B: Complete each sentence with a suitable word.21.We don't have the budget to do everything, so I'm afraid your plan will have to go the back burner.  Your answerCorrect answer onon22.All I need is some peace and quiet, and I'll

12、be able to figure  a solution.  Your answerCorrect answer outout23.Brace yourself  some bad news, this doesn't look good.  Your answerCorrect answer forfor24.It's all down  you! Don't let us down!  Your answerCorrect a

13、nswer toto25.The new evidence creates a lot of uncertainty  who really reached America first.  Your answerCorrect answer thatabout26.I'm only a law school studentI'm hardly  any position to help you with your legal problems.  Your answerCorre

14、ct answer inin27.In the back  my mind, I have my doubts about whether he's right for the job.  Your answerCorrect answer ofof28.He is having a shot  cooking his own dinner.  Your answerCorrect answer atat29.Jessica had her life mapped &

15、#160;since she was a little girl: college, marriage, children, career.  Your answerCorrect answer outout30.Quick, cram the bag  the bed!  Your answerCorrect answer intounderPart II: Banked ClozeQuestions 31 to 40 are based on the following passage.For ten year

16、s, I lived in the city and loved it. Everything was stable, and I didn't have many worries. Then, within one month, I got a (31) at work and my girlfriend and I decided to get married. Suddenly, my life was in (32) with big changes ahead!The new position at work was wonderful

17、. I was no longer relegated to the (33). My boss was starting to notice all of my hard work! After a (34) speech about my new responsibilities, my boss took me to my new private office. Fantastic! I didn't have to sit in the(35) of the office anymore, behind the copy machine.

18、 I loved my job already.My girlfriend also suggested that we move out of the city and buy a house in the suburbs. We had been city (36) for so long that it was a difficult decision for us to make. On top of that, I was worried about taking out a (37) for the house. My new job pai

19、d better, but our resources were still (38). Finding a down payment would be tough.In the end, we decided to go for it. There's no time like the present, right? With the new job, I could honestly say that I had a (39) career, so it felt right to take the plunge and buy a house. Af

20、ter all these changes, we'd be ready to just relax and enjoy life. So, we took on a honeymoon to the (40) California.  Your answerCorrect answer (31)promotionpromotion (32)transitiontransition (33)rearsidelines (34)lengthylengthy (35)sidelinesrear

21、0;(36)dwellersdwellers (37)mortgagemortgage (38)finitefinite (39)buddingbudding (40)coastalcoastalPart III: Reading ComprehensionQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.It would be a fairly accurate statement to say that, when I was in elementary school and high sch

22、ool, I was a painfully shy child. I usually kept to myself, had only a few friends, and rarely spoke in class. My parents were always very busy, so they never pushed me to become more involved in activities and meet more people. I was perfectly happy by myself. I spent much of my time with my nose b

23、uried in a book. The only times that I ventured away from the comforts of my bedroom were when I explored the seemingly endless aisles of stocked bookshelves at my favourite bookstore.In retrospect, it was no surprise that I read with such an incredible appetite. Reading was my escape. My favourite

24、books were adventure and travel storiesstories that brought the readers to exotic, unexplored, or dangerous places. These were places I longed to go, and they were adventures I yearned to experience, but I knew it was all just a fantasy. I had a hard time working up the nerve to talk to a fellow cla

25、ssmate, I knew there was no way I could travel around the world and live out one of these adventures. Therefore, I read. I read every book I could find that promised adventure, excitement, or escape. By the time I graduated from high school, I had probably read more books than our school had in its

26、library. It was quite an achievement, but no one knew about it except for me. I told no one because I had no one to tell. My only friend was Justin, and that relationship only existed because we had been next-door neighbours for fifteen years.Like most of my classmates, I applied to college and even

27、tually worked up the courage to go. It wasn't easy. I had lived at home with my parents my whole life, and I rarely ever thought about leaving. However, it had finally become inevitable; I couldn't stay with them forever. I attended a local college and moved out to live in a dormitory with a

28、 roommate. It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous. I was terrified.My roommate's name was Greg, and the first few weeks of school were very awkward. He kept trying to start conversations and be friendly. I was able to answer his questions, of course, but I found it difficult to

29、keep the conversation going. I just wasn't used to itI had no practice at this sort of thing. Then one day I returned from an afternoon class and found him reading a Jack London book. Suddenly, I found that I had a hundred questions to ask Greg. Did he like Jack London? Which was his favourite b

30、ook? Did he read a lot? What other authors did he like? The list was endless.To my surprise, Greg was also in love with adventure and travel books. One of his dreams was to travel around the world and follow in the footsteps of some of history's greatest explorers. There must have been magic at

31、work that day. It was as if my shyness suddenly disappeared. Greg and I talked for hours about our favourite books and dreams of travel. I also found it easier to talk to other people at school and make friends since that day. I felt like the world opened up to me. So many things suddenly seemed possible. In fact, Greg and I are planning a great adventure for this summer! It may have taken me a while, but I finally foun