20. __ up at the clock on the wall, the secretary found it was already midnight.
A. Looking
B. Look
C. To look
D. Looked
21. The first textbook __ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.
A. writing
B. written
C. to write
D. to be written
22. Young __ he is, he has proved to be an able salesman.
A. that
B. who
C. as
D. which
23. I don't doubt（） the stock market will recover from the economic crisis.
A. if
B. what
C. that
D. which
24. In our company, great changes __ since the new manager came.
A. took place
B. take place
C. will have taken place
D. have taken place
25. News came from the sales manager __ the new product had been selling well in the local market for three months.
A. whose
B. what
C. which
D. that
Section B
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
26. Sandy made quite a number of (apply) __ for a management position but failed every time.
27. The graduates had a (cheer) __ farewell party before leaving the college.
28. Karl probably (see) __ “Star Wars” several times for he knows every detail of the film.
29. Believe it or not, when first (introduce) to Europe, tomato was thought to be poisonous.
30. A telephone user may pay a fixed monthly charge and (allow) __ to make an unlimited number of local calls in the month.
31. I remember (see) __ you somewhere before, but I can't tell the exact place.
32. I don't think it necessary (discuss) __ the matter with him before the problem is settled.
33. Since five managers are going to give their reports, the meeting (last) __ for at least two hours.
34. Although he was (deep) __ hurt by what she said to him, he made no reply.
35. It is strongly recommended that teachers (use) __ computers to assist in their classroom teaching.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the center.
