I . Vocabulary and Grammar (25%) There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence and write your answers on your ANSWER SHEET . 1. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____in New York. A. to stay B. stayed C. staying D, having stayed 2. The man in the corner confessed to ____ a lie to the manager of the company. A. have told B. be told C. being told D. having told 3. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ____ his arguments in favor of the new theory. A. to be based on B. to base on C. which to base on D. on which to base 4. They have decided to ____ physical punishment in all local schools. A. put away B. break away from C. do away with D. pass away 5. The policemen went into action ____ they heard the alarm. A. promptly B. quickly C. presently D. directly 6. It was essential that the application forms ____ back before the deadline. A. must be sent B. would be sent C. be sent D. were sent 7. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ____it comes to classroom tests. A. when B. since C. before D. after 8. It is reported that ____ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are. A. the most B. most of C. most D. the most of 9. A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, ____from the sort of candles used only in churches. A. had come B. coming C. come D. that come 10. Mrs. Brown is supposed ____ for Italy last week. A. to have left B. to be leaving C. to leave D. to have been left 11. We left the meeting, there obviously ____ no point in staying. A. were B. being C. to be D. having 12. This ticket ____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant. A. gives B. grants C. entitles D. credits 13. I hope all the precautions against air pollution, ____suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here . A. while B. since C. after D. as 14. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but ____the police. A. called in B. calling in C. call in D. to call in 15. Men’s never-ceasing ____ for knowledge continues to broaden our understanding of the earth’s atmosphere. A. request B. investigation C. quest D. research 16. Generous public funding of basic science would____ considerable benifits for the country’ s health, wealth and security. A. result from B. settle down C. lie in D. lead to 17. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ____in Cuba. A. being cultivated B. been cultivated C. having cultivated D. cultivated 18. The rain was heavy and____the land was flooded. A. consequently B. continuously C. constantly D. consistently 19. The saleman’ s ____annoyed the old lady, but finally she gave up. A. endurance B. persistence C. assistance D. resistance 20. What a lovely party. It is worth____all my life. A. remembering B. to remember C. to be remembered D. being remembered 21. The question why he was absent yesterday____in the conversation. A. came out B. came off C. came round D. came up 22. There is a whole____of bills waiting to be paid. A. sock B. stack C. number D. sequence 23. Reading____the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they admit. A. behind B. between C. along D. among 24. John found a lost dog on the street and____the local station to broadcast a poignant appeal for the dog’ s owner to come forward. A. informed B. notified C. reminded D. startled 25. In no country____Britain, it had been saidm can one wxperience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than II . Cloze (15%) Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source languages, full facility in the handling of his target language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual __26____ and a knowledge and understanding of the latest subject-matter in his field of specialization. This is, as it were, his professional equipment. ___27___ this, it is desirable that he should have an inquiring mind, wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work ___28___ is own, often at high speeds, but should be humble enough to consult others ___29___ his own knowledge not always prove adequate to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding __30____ with printing techniques and proof-reading. If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to ___31___ rapidly from one source language to another, as well as from one subject-matter to another, since this ability is frequently ___32___ of him in such work. Bearing in mind the nature of the translator's work, i.e. the processing of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, ___33___ that he should be able to speak the language he is dealing with. If he does speak them, it is an advantage ___34___ a hindrance, but this skill is in many ways a luxury that he can ___35___ with. It is, __36____ , desirable that he should have an approximate idea about the pronunciation of his source languages even if this is restricted to ___37___ how proper names and place names are pronounced. The same ___38___ to an ability to write his source languages. If he can, well and good; if he cannot, it does not __39____ . There are many other skills and __40____ that are desirable in a translator. 26. A. application B. use C. utility D. usage 27. A. More than B. Except for. C. Because of D. In addition to 28. A. of B. by C. for D. on 29. A. should B. when C. because D. if 30. A. familiariy B. acquaintance C. knowledge D. skill 31. A. change B. transform C. turn D. switch 32. A. lacked B. required C. faced D. confronted 33. A. essential B. unnecessary C. advantageous D. useless 34. A. over B. despite C. rather than D. instead 35. A. deal B. concern C. work D. do away 36. A. however B. accordingly C. consequently D. thus 37. A. knowing B. having known C. know D. have known 38. A. refers B. comes C. applies D. amounts 39. A. matter B. mind C. harm D. work 40. A. characteristics B. qualities C. distinctions D. features III . Reading Comprehension (30%) In this section there are three passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET . Passage One Psychologists agree that I. Q. contributes only about 20 percent of the factors that determine success. About 80 per cent comes from other factors, including what I call emotional intelligence. Following the two of the major qualities that make up emotional intelligence, and how they can be developed. 1. Self-awareness. The ability to recognize a feeling as it happens is the keystone of emotional intelligence. People with greater certainty about their emotions are better pilots of their lives. Developing self-awareness requires tuning in to what neurologist Antonio Damasio calls “gut feelings.” Gut feelings can occur without a person being consciously aware of them. For example, when people who fear snakes are shown in a picture of a snake, sensors on their skin will detect sweating, a sign of anxiety. Even though then people say they do not feel fear. The sweat shows up even when a picture is presented so rapidly that the subject has no conscious awareness of seeing it. Through deliberate effort we can become more aware of our gut feelings. Take someone who is annoyed by a rude encounter for hours after it occurred. He may be unaware of his irritability and surprised when someone calls attention to it. But if he evaluates his feelings, he can change them. Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental of emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad mood. 2. Mood Management. Bad as well as good moods spice life and build character. The key is balance. We often have little control over when we are swept by emotion. But we can have some say in how long that emotion will last. Psychologist Dianne Tice asked more than 400 men and women about their strategies for escaping foul moods. Her research, along with that of other psychologists provides valuable information on how to change a bad mood. Of all the moods that people want to escape, rage seems to be the hardest to deal with. When someone in another car cuts you off on the highway, your reflexive thought may be, That jerk! He could have hit me! I can’t let him get away with that! The more you stew, the angrier you get. Such is the stuff of hypertension and reckless driving. What should you do to relieve rage? One myth is that ventilating will make you feel better. In fact, researchers have found that’s one of the worst strategies. A more effective technique is “reframing”, which means consciously reinterpreting a situation in a more positive light. In the case of the driver who cuts you off, you might tell you