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II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
A woman named Emily (25) __________ (renew) her driver’s license was asked by a woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is (26) __________ you have a job.” explained the recorder.
“Of course I have a job,” replied Emily. “I’m a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ (27) __________ an occupation … ‘Housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.
I forgot all about her story (28) __________ one day I found myself in the same situation at Town Hall. The clerk was obviously a career woman. “What is your occupation?” she asked.
I don’t know what made me say it. The words simply got out. “I’m a researcher in the field of Child Development and Human Relation.”
The clerk paused and looked up (29) __________ __________she hadn’t heard right.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk, “what do you do in your field?”
Coolly, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research, in the laboratory and in the field. Normally, I would have said indoors and out. I’m working for my Master, the whole family, and already have four credits. Of course, the job is one of the (30) __________ (demanding) in the humanities, and I often work 14 hours a day, but the job is more challenging and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up and personally showed me to the door.
As I drove into our driveway, I was greeted by my lab assistant. Upstairs I could hear my new experimental model, a six-month-old baby, in the child-development program, (31) __________ (test) out a new vocal pattern.
I felt proud! Motherhood … What a glorious career!
(B)
Once upon a time, a boy was walking through a large woods (32) __________ he found a big blackboard hanging on an old tree trunk. It came complete with a box of chalk pieces, and bright sparks were flying from the tips of every piece of chalk. The boy took a piece of chalk and started to draw on the blackboard: first a tree, then a rabbit, and then a flower …
Magically, whenever he finished a figure, it came to life and jumped out of the blackboard. Before long, the place became a wonderfully green and fertile forest, full of animals playing happily.
(33)__________ (excite), the boy also drew his parents and brothers and sisters enjoying a picnic, with their sandwiches and cold meats. He also drew the paper plates and the empty tins of sardines（沙丁鱼） left on the ground, (34) __________ always happened on their picnics. But when these bits of litter came to life, (35)__________ awful happened: around every paper plate and every empty tin, the forest turned grey, and this greyness started spreading quickly everywhere: to the grass, to the flowers, to the animals … The boy realized the litter was (36) __________ (blame) for all the greyness, so he ran through the forest with the blackboard rubber in his hand to rub it out wherever it (37) __________ (land).
He was quick and lucky, and didn’t leave a single piece of litter. The forest and its animals managed to recover, and they played together for the rest of the day.
The boy never again saw that blackboard, but now, every time he goes to the countryside with his family, he (38) __________ remember that adventure and is the first (39) __________ (pick) up any litter. And he is sure to remind the others that anything (40) __________ (leave) in the woods can do more damage to the environment than they ever would have expected.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. necessarily B. claims C. functioning D. measures E. average
F. consumption G. bothering H. obviously I . addition J. questionable
K. raise
Would you believe that drinking water is one of the most healing things you can do for your body? It’s true as long as it is pure, alkaline（碱性的）water. Yet most water is acidic. Water that __41__ less than 7 on the PH scale is acidic. Water that is higher than 7 is alkaline. To support life, water needs to be on the alkaline side of the range, much like our bodies.
Drinking pure, alkaline water is important to great health. I believe that most of the disease __42__ people in the Western world couldn’t occur in a PH-balanced body.
Most tap water is highly acidic due to the __43__ of various chemicals. Don’t assume that bottled water is __44__ a better choice than tap water. Most bottled water is of __45__ quality and largely made up of tap water plus the off-gassing of chemicals from the plastic in which it is stored. Most bottled water is extremely acidic, making it harmful to your health and the health of the planet, too.
Water filtration（过滤） is a necessary part of our modern life. There are many water filtration systems that get rid of some of the harmful chemicals, but few systems that also __46__ the PH of water to increase its healing powers. Every company __47__ that its systems are the best. I’ve spent some time trying to find affordable water filtration systems.
Every cell in your body depends on enough water to ensure proper __48__. It’s important to drink between 12 and 20 cups of alkaline water each day. Every person has individual needs but if you are smaller than __49__ and in excellent health, your water needs will obviously be lower than someone who is fat and in poor health. As your health problems improve and you lose any extra weight, you can reduce your water __50__ to 12 cups each day.
