The cat is distantly related _____ the tiger.

A. for     B. with    C. on      D. to

The number of the employees has grown from 1000 to 1200. This means that it has risen _____ 20 percent.

A. by      B. at       C. in       D. with

_____ do you think is tallest in our class?

A. Of whom   B. Which C. Whom       D. Who

When he arrived, he found _____ the aged and the sick at home.

A. none other than        B. none but           C. nothing but      D. no other than

–Are you satisfied with her answer?

–Not a bit. It couldn’t have been _____.

A. worse B. so bad C. better  D. the worst

It’s believed that _____ you work, _____ result you’ll get.

A. the harder; the better B. the more hard; the more better

C. the hard; a better              D. more hard; more hard

Passage Nine(Holmes’ Knowledge)

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be and what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar system.

  “You appear to be astonished, ” Holmes said, smiling at my expression. “Now that I do know it I shall do my best to forget it. You see, I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose: A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has difficulty in laying his hand upon it. It is a mistake to think that the little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it, there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you know before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.”

  “But the Solar System! ” I protested.

  “What the deuce is it to me?” he interrupted impatiently.

  One morning, I picked up a magazine from the table and attempted to while away the time with it, while my companion munched silently at his toast. One of the articles had a pencil mark at the heading, and I naturally began to run my eye through it.

  Its somewhat ambitious title was “The Book of Life, ” and it attempted to show how much an observant man might learn by an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way. It struck me as being a remarkable mixture of shrewdness and of absurdity. The reasoning was close and intense, but the deduction appeared to me to be far-fetched and exaggerated. The writer claimed by a momentary expression, a twitch of a muscle or a glance of an eye, to fathom a man’s inmost thought. Deceit, according to him, was impossibility in the case of one trained to observation and analysis. His conclusions were as infallible as so many propositions of Euclid. So startling would his results appear to the uninitiated that until they learned the processes by which he had arrived at them they might well consider him as a necromancer.

  “From a drop of water, ”said the writer, “a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic. So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it. Like all other arts, the science of Deduction and Analysis is one which can be acquired by long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. ”

  This smartly written piece of theory I could not accept until a succession of evidences justified it.

1.What is the author’s attitude toward Holmes?

[A]Praising.        B.Critical.            [C]Ironical.             [D]Distaste.

2.What way did the author take to stick out Holmes’ uniqueness?

[A]By deduction.       B.By explanation.         [C]By contrast.          [D]By analysis.

3.What was the Holmes’ idea about knowledge-learning?

[A]Learning what every body learned.

B.Learning what was useful to you.

[C]Learning whatever you came across.

[D]Learning what was different to you.

4.What did the article mentioned in the passage talk about?

[A]One may master the way of reasoning through observation.

B.One may become rather critical through observation and analysis.

[C]One may become rather sharp through observation and analysis.

[D]One may become practical through observation and analysis.

13._________his size, I guessed that he was a basketball player.  

  A. To judge from         B. Having judged by           C. Judging from       D. Judged by

SECTION  B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. ( 12%)

The purpose of a letter of application (求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state clearly the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have done. It should be   46  , human, personal and brief without  47   out any necessary facts.

      In writing a letter of application, keep in   48   that things a possible employer is most   49   to want to know about are your qualification, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. If the first few sentences   50   to win the reader's attention, the rest of the letter may not be   51    at all. Try to key your  52  remarks to the needs or interests of the employer, not to your own needs or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “ I saw your advertisement (广告) in today's newspaper”. You might say “ I have made a careful   53   of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives   54   your product and why they like it”.

Try to be clear about the kind of job   55   you are now applying for. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I provide in a letter?” Employers want experience---which, naturally, no beginners has. The answer is that everything you have ever done is experience .

     It is important to write a good strong closing remark for your letter.   56    a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent   57  is to enclose (内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope (信封) with your letter. That makes it easier for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

46. A. rough                              B. simple                    C. complex                 D. numerous

46. A. sending                           B. taking                     C. leaving                   D. picking

48. A. mind                               B. sight                       C. contact                   D. touch 

49. A. probably                         B. possibly                  C. likely                     D. surely

50. A. need                               B. fail                         C. wish                      D. used

51. A. kept                               B. continued               C. written                   D. read

52. A. opening                           B. closing                   C. puzzling                 D. surprising

53. A. decision                                 B. interview               C. study                      D. discussion

54. A. change                            B. make                      C. sell                         D. use

55. A. what                               B. which                             C. that                         D. when

56. A .Make                              B. Ask                        C. State                      D. Get

57. A. result                              B. decision                  C. promise                  D. Idea

26. Word has come ______ the Chinese football team has failed again, _______ makes many football fans frustrated.

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