Directions:

In each of following groups of words， there are four underlined letter combinations marked A， B， C and D. Compare underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1.A. enough B. about C. touch D. young

2.A. thirsty B. throat C. youth D. those

3.A. shut B. cut C. funny D. use

4.A. thanks B. pills C. news D. films

5.A. dear B. heart C. ear D. tear

6.A. births B. depths C. months D. mouths

7.A. election B. pronunciation C. question D. operation

8.A. hot B. home C. top D. off

9.A. may B. day C. stay D. Sunday

10.A. weigh B. eight C. seize D. daily

Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure (40 points)

Directions:

There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

11. _______ we won the war.

A. In the end B. On the end C. By the end D. At the end

12. As a poor fresh student， he had to do a part-time job _______ money.

A. owing to B. because of C. on account of D. for the sake of

13. Too much drinking would ______ his health.

A. do harm for B. do harmful to C. do harm to D. do harmful for

14. The days _______ you could travel without a passport are a thing of the past.

A. in which B. on which C. of which D. at which

15. He insists that he ______ innocent.

A. is B. be C. should be D. were

16. The teacher said， “Stop ______”. So we stopped _______.

A. to talk…to read B. talking…to read C. talking…reading D. talking…read

17. Could I have some milk， some orange juice， and some eggs ______?

A. instead of B. in addition C. as well D. so much

18. ______ after his death that he was recognized as a great composer.

A. It was not until B. It is until C. It was until D. Not until

19. Our classroom is ______ in the school building.

A. bigger than any other one B. bigger than all

C. the biggest of all the others D. the biggest of any one

20. It was Thomas Alva Edison who ______ the electric lamp.

A. discovered B. invented C. innovated D. found

21. I’d like you ______ to see him.

A. go B. going C. to go D. have gone

22. Your coat ______ his.

A. like B. likes C. is like D. will look like

23. Either you or I _____ meet him at the airport.

A. are to B. is to C. am to D. were to

24. Each has an apple， ______?

A. has he B. doesn’t he C. does he D. don’t they

25. Sports， ______ perhaps you don’t like very much， may make you strong.

A. that B. which C. it D. and

26. We should look ______ the matter before we reach a conclusion.

A. into B. for C. to D. at

27. Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work _______ all their time.liuxuepaper.com