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Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. As a plan scientist, he may have saved more lives than anyone else in history _______ a billion, by some estimates.

A. as much as B. so much as C. as many as D. as more than

22. Sumner was one of the few observers who understood in 2009 that monetary policy was too tight. We _______ listened to him in 2009, and we _______ be listening to him today.

A. should have ... should B. might have ... must

C. have ... must D. need have ... should

23. Time rockets ! This semester has nearly gone_______ I realize that I have been in the new school for months.

A. while B. until C. before D. since

24. You can know yourself to be generous, but _______ you do something which displays generosity, you have nothing but a concept.

A. therefore B. then C. when D. unless

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25. She requested that no one _______ be told of her decision _______ the next meeting.

A. ought ... until B. must ... before C. should ... until D. can ... in case of

26. It was so kind of you to do the cleaning after the New Year party, but you really _______.

A. needn’t do it B. couldn’t have done that

C. didn’t have to D. wouldn’t have done that

27. I was so angry at _______ he was saying _______ I interrupted him, which shocked myself afterwards.

A. what ... that B. what ... so that C. / ... so D. that ... that

28. _______ I turn around, I catch you doing something you should not do. What _______ we do about that?

A. When .. might B. Every time ... can C. As ... should D. Each time ... need

29. It was a pity that the animals you eat had to spend their lives _______ together in tiny spaces.

A. crowding B. to crowd C. crowded D. being crowd

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30. The Shanghai Museum is a magnificent structure with a square base and a round top, which is one of the sights in Shanghai _______.

A. to see B. being seen C. seen D. to be seen

Section B

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

For the past four years, American chef Jason Weiner has offered a Mcatless Monday menu at his restaurant in New York. The idea, he says, is (31) _______ (encourage) people to eat more vegetables. To do this he relies heavily on a vegetable everyone knows; cauliflower.

“Cauliflower is like a piece of blank paper. It has the ability to take on any flavor,” says Weiner. Over the years, hi cauliflower dishes have been (32) _______ popular that they have been included in the regular menu.

Weiner is not the only chef (33) _______ (experiment) with this rather pale vegetable. The cauliflower used to be boring. It was (34) _______ to buy only when there was nothing else available. Now, (35) _______, it is “taking on a starring role,” says Elena North - Kelly, a food writer. On the internet, DIY cooking options with cauliflower, like cauliflower cheese, (36) _______ (view) hundreds of thousands of times each.

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The once humble vegetable can be used in many different ways. It can be found roasted and served like a steak. It can be sliced into a sandwich along with eggplant. The hottest offering is cauliflower “rice”. The dish is made by mixing the flower part of the cauliflower in a food processor and then lightly (37) _______(cook) the pieces in oil. Rich (38) _______ vitamins C, K and B6, the “rice” has only one-tenth the calories and carbohydrates of white rice. No doubt is has been particularly popular among consumers who want to follow a healthy diet.

Unlike a diet (39) _______ (involve) cauliflower, some health food crazes are not always practical. Acai berries are grown only in South America. And good luck to those (40) _______ want to find a ripe avocado in winter. Cauliflowers, by contrast, are grown everywhere, with different growing seasons. As a result, they are almost always available.

Section C

Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note the there is one word more than you need.

A. suspension B. arrange C. surrounded D. vary E. trend

F. high quality G. appetite H. covers I. programmed I. mixed

K. opposite 41. People think of him as a weird guy because everything he does is _______ to what is considered normal.

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