Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
Example:
The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket ________ the desert.
A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover
The answer is A.
21. The ability ________ an idea is as important as the idea itself.
A. expressing B. expressed C. to express D. to be expressed
22. —Joan, what ______ in your hand?
—Look! It’s a birthday gift for my grandma.
A. had you held B. are you holding C. do you hold D. will you hold
23. The players ________ from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.
A. selecting B. to select C. elected D. having elected
24. I know that ________ would ever discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director.
A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
25. Julie was good at German, French and Russian, all of ________ she spoke fluently.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
26. One-third of the country ________ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens ________ black people.
A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is
27. In 1492, Columbus ________ on one of the Bahama Islands, but he mistook it for an island off India.
A. land B. landed C. has lande D. had landed
28. —No one ________ be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball.
—Oh, you are really his big fan.
A. can B. need C. must D. might
29. Do you wake up every morning ________ energetic and ready to start a new day?
A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt
30. It is the most instructive lecture that I ________ since I came to this school.
A. attended B. had attended C. are attended D. have attended
31. Before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious ________ the problem itself is.
A. what B. that C. which D. why
32. Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours ________ a decision.
A. they reached B. did they reach C. they reach D. do they reach
33. Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him ________ he had done something very clever.
A. as if B. in case C. while D. though
34. In the near future, more advances in the robot technology ________ by scientists.
A. are making B. are made C. will make D. will be made
35. It’s not what we do once in a while ________ shapes our lives, but we do consistently.
A which B. that C. how D. when