16. To _______ wages and salaries means increasing purchasing power.
A. raise B. rise
C. lift D. improve
17. Success is to be measured _______ by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.
A. not so much B. just much
C. much less D. much more
18. The boy ran ________ from home to school and was just in time for class.
A. all the more B. all the way
C. all the same D. all the time
19. The man was sentenced to three years of imprisonment because he was ________ in car smuggling.
A. included B. connected
C. involved D. concerned
20. The Red Cross passed the money to the village school without ________ the donor’s name.
A. quoting B. calling
C. bringing up D. referring to
21. The Thinking Machine ________ in solving the mystery of the silver box.
A. persisted B. achieved
C. managed D. succeeded
22. Life is not merely ________, but the enjoyment of health.
A. living B. alive
C. lively D. liveable
23. Most of the men working in the factory were farmers ________.
A. formally B. formerly
C. early D. firstly
24. A successful man is ________ who has the opportunity and takes it.
A. person B. anyone
C. some D. one
25. Wise people believe only half of what they hear — wiser ones know ________ half to believe.
A. what B. which
C. that D. such
II. 完形填空。從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇一個正確答案，并將所選答案的字母寫在答題紙上。（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)
Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth. But they also 26 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 27 . The word geography 28 from two Greek words, ge , the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 29 means “to write.” The English word geography means “to describe the earth.” 30 geography books focus on a small area like a town or a city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 31 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 32 to divide the study of geography is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 33 starts with human beings and 34 how human beings and their environment act 35 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 36 branch can neglect each other.
A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the differences between places. If all places 37 alike, there would be little need for geographers.
We know, however, 38 no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 39 , is a point of view, a special way of 40 at places.
26. A. pass B. reach C. go D. set
27. A. whole B. unit C. part D. total
28. A. falls B. removes C. results D. comes
29. A. what B. that C. which D. it
30. A. Some B. Few C. More D. Most
31. A. extensive B. entire C. overall D. enormous
32. A. way B. means C. habit D. technique
33. A. second B. later C. next D. latter
34. A. learns B. studies C. realizes D. understands
35. A. on B. for C. as D. to
36. A. each B. one C. neither D. either
37. A. being B. are C. be D. were
38. A. although B. whether C. since D. that
39. A. still B. then C. nevertheless D. moreover
40. A. working B. looking C. arriving D. getting
A. raise B. rise
C. lift D. improve
17. Success is to be measured _______ by the position one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.
A. not so much B. just much
C. much less D. much more
18. The boy ran ________ from home to school and was just in time for class.
A. all the more B. all the way
C. all the same D. all the time
19. The man was sentenced to three years of imprisonment because he was ________ in car smuggling.
A. included B. connected
C. involved D. concerned
20. The Red Cross passed the money to the village school without ________ the donor’s name.
A. quoting B. calling
C. bringing up D. referring to
21. The Thinking Machine ________ in solving the mystery of the silver box.
A. persisted B. achieved
C. managed D. succeeded
22. Life is not merely ________, but the enjoyment of health.
A. living B. alive
C. lively D. liveable
23. Most of the men working in the factory were farmers ________.
A. formally B. formerly
C. early D. firstly
24. A successful man is ________ who has the opportunity and takes it.
A. person B. anyone
C. some D. one
25. Wise people believe only half of what they hear — wiser ones know ________ half to believe.
A. what B. which
C. that D. such
II. 完形填空。從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇一個正確答案，并將所選答案的字母寫在答題紙上。（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)
Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast various places on the earth. But they also 26 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 27 . The word geography 28 from two Greek words, ge , the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 29 means “to write.” The English word geography means “to describe the earth.” 30 geography books focus on a small area like a town or a city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 31 continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another 32 to divide the study of geography is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the 33 starts with human beings and 34 how human beings and their environment act 35 each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, 36 branch can neglect each other.
A geographer might be described as one who observes, records, and explains the differences between places. If all places 37 alike, there would be little need for geographers.
We know, however, 38 no two places are exactly the same. Geography, 39 , is a point of view, a special way of 40 at places.
26. A. pass B. reach C. go D. set
27. A. whole B. unit C. part D. total
28. A. falls B. removes C. results D. comes
29. A. what B. that C. which D. it
30. A. Some B. Few C. More D. Most
31. A. extensive B. entire C. overall D. enormous
32. A. way B. means C. habit D. technique
33. A. second B. later C. next D. latter
34. A. learns B. studies C. realizes D. understands
35. A. on B. for C. as D. to
36. A. each B. one C. neither D. either
37. A. being B. are C. be D. were
38. A. although B. whether C. since D. that
39. A. still B. then C. nevertheless D. moreover
40. A. working B. looking C. arriving D. getting