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S “ S “ $: :?v M V 3 I k k k5 “ S “ : S “ : $ s : s i s5 i Y sAs5 k5 (r k5 s5B k5 I. Vocabulary (20 points) A. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C, and D to best correspond to the word above. Be sure to write down your choice on the answer sheet. (10 points) 1. sanctuary a) a place of refuge b) a place of work c) a place of entertainment d) a place of academic study 2. beige a) yellow b) grayish-tan c) brown d) dark 3. vacillation a) wavering in body b) firm in body c) wavering in mind d) firm in mind 4. drawl a) speak discontinuously b) speak quickly c) speak continuously d) speak slowly 5. diabolical a) fiendish b) charitable c) tolerable d) beneficial 6. ingenuity a) the quality of being humorous b) the quality of being melancholic c) the quality of being humble d) the quality of being clever and original 7. pejorative a) facetious b) derogatory c) jocular d) deceptive 8. tribulation a) great contribution b) great disaster c) great distress d) great jocundity 9. contrition a) repentance b) feeling of loss c) feeling of disappointment d) expression of regret 10. pristine a) uncorrupted b) spoiled c) corrupted d) degenerated B. Directions: Explain the italicized words in the following sentences with simple, everyday words or 2t btS “ S “ $: :expressions in English. Be sure to write down your explanation on the answer sheet. (10 points) 1. the small group of villainous men plan, organize 2. The fight over there is of inconceivable magnitude. 3. I see the dull, drilled, docile, brutish masses of the Hun soldiery plodding on like a swarm of crawling locusts. 4. Theres nothing but the intermittent gleam of a lighthouse on a solitary promontory. 5. a nuclear submarine hovered in the water below. 6. There are things in nature that engender an awful quiet in the heart of man 7. A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma. 8. Their pension dumped after a lifetime of labor. 9. to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide. 10. A dress so loud it hurts my eyes. II. Cloze (20 points) A. Fill in each of the following blanks with a suitable word in its proper form and write down the required word on the answer sheet. (10 points) Postgraduate study ranges from programs emphasizing intensive training in a specific aspect of professional practice 1 degree programs of several years duration, either in an academic 2 a professional field. Many professions also require periodic postgraduate study in 3 to maintain certification for practice. Graduate schools generally award masters degrees or doctorates to 4 who have satisfactorily completed prescribed 5 of study. A year is usually required to obtain a masters degree, 6 demands the acquisition of a 7 level of knowledge than is needed for a baccalaureate. The doctoral 8 involves a longer period of study and requires participation 9 and summation of some type of original research, as well as written and 10 examinations. The demands for specific courses of postgraduate study change with the 11 of society. In most developing nations, for example, professional 12 in engineering and the health sciences is 13 great demand. In the United States and Canada the 14 of persons applying to schools of medicine, and business management greatly increased during 15 1970s. Preparation for a 16 in medicine represents the most intensive curriculum, 17 a medical degree requires at least four years beyond the baccalaureate, and 18 into a medical specialty can require four or more years of study. Many other occupations are currently 19 upgraded to the status of professions, 20 accompanying increases in the amount of postgraduate education needed for entry and advancement. B. Fill in each blank with a proper word from the following box. Change its form if necessary and write down the required word on the answer sheet. (10 points) chances considerable deficiency dubious excess forlornness forsakenness fortune fulfill independence location lucky maintenance presence protection rejuvenation sanctuary stakes sustenance tremendous New York will bestow the gifts of loneliness and privacy on anyone who desires such queer prizes. It is this largeness that accounts for the 1 within the citys walls of a 2 section of the population; for the S “ S “ $: :residents of Manhattan are largely strangers who have pulled up 3 somewhere and come to town, seeking 4 or fulfillment or some greater or lesser grail. The capacity to make such 5 gifts is a mysterious quality of New York. It can destroy an individual, or it can 6 him, depending a good deal on luck. No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be 7 . Although New York often imparts a feeling of great 8 or 9 , it seldom seems dead or un-resourceful; and you always feel that either by shifting your 10 ten blocks or by reducing your 11 by five dollars you can experience 12 . Many people who have no real 13 of spirit depend on the citys 14 variety and sources of excitement for spiritual 15 and 16 of morale. In the country there are a few 17 of sudden rejuvenationa shift in weather, perhaps, or something arriving in the mail. But in New York the chances are endless. I think that although many persons are here from some 18 of spirit (which caused them to break away from their small town), some, too, are here from a 19 of spirit, who find in New York a 20 , or an easy substitution. III. Error correction (20 points) Directions: There are twenty mistakes in the following passage. You are required to underline or mark the mistakes and get them corrected. Be sure to write down the correct form on the answer sheet. Example: “Wordsworth is said to have most fascinating voice!” the Here I would like to make a personal remark regarding basic research and the wonderful life of an university professor in science. He has the freedom to 1 follow his scientific pursue wherever it leads, and he is kept alert and young by 2 the stream of brilliant students who go through his laboratories and classrooms. I can think of not better jobexcept that of an emeritus professor who has all 3 of the joy of a university and without its responsibilities. 4 I have come to believe also that programmatic research is an extraordinary 5 powerful institution which can solve almost some material problem if we put 6 enough effort into them. In teamwork in research, both basic and applied, 7 progress depend on the past experience of the scientists, and two minds with 8 different background are more than twice as effective as one. The team 9 approach in research is demonstrated its power, and it will be even more 10 importantly in the future. 11 Other important factor in the phenomenal development of science has been 12 and will continue to be the available of new apparatus for making 13 measurements. The perfection of electronic equipments has accelerated 14 laboratory readings and greatly increased its accuracy; and mathematical 15 computing machines are revolutionized many branches of science, making 16 possible the solution of heretofore insoluble problems and carrying on in 17 minutes calculations that used to take months. The still great use of 18 computers will be an important factor in speeding up the development of all science and technology in the future. 19 We might try to pick out a few of the outstanding achievements in science during recent years before we try to consider that some of the achievements 20 of the future may be. S “ S “ $: :IV. Paraphrase 30 points Directions: Restate the following sentences in another form in English to clarify the meaning. Be sure to write down your restatement on the answer sheet. 1. She existed for me only as a vaguely embarrassing presence. 2. Mark Twain became obsessed with the frailties of the human race. 3. Work has become alienated from the working person. 4. She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand. 5. On certain levels of the American race, indeed, there seems to be a positive libido for the ugly. 6. Lexicography, like god, is no respecter of persons. 7. Each town had its “fast” set which prided itself on its unconventionality. 8. To them the House of Commons is a remote squabbling-shop. 9. American writers do not have a fixed society to describe. 10. It is going to pay off in cold dollars and cents to management. V. General Knowledge (20 points) a. Directions: Choose the best to fill in the blank or answer the question.(10 points) 1. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event? A. The rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture. B. Englands domestic rest. C. New discovery in geography and astrology. D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion. 2. Who is a dramatist that holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period? A. Sinclair Lewis B. Eugene ONeil C. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee Williams 3. Who is the author of the work: “The Grapes of Wrath“? A. John Steinbeck B. Eugene ONeil C. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. Theodore Dreiser 4. Who put forward the distinction between Langue and Parole? A. Saussure B. Chomsky C. Halliday D. Anonymous S “ S “ $: :5. Which is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content? A. Word B. Morpheme C. Allomorph D. Root 6. The relationship between “fruit“ and “apple“ is_. A. homonymy B. hyponymy C. polysemy D. synonymy 7. The capital of Australia is _ A. Sydney B. Melbourn C. Canberra D. Perth 8. In Oliver Twist, Charles criticizes_. A. money worshipping tendency B. dehumanizing of workhouse system C. hypocrisy of the upper society D. distortion of human heart 9. The following writers were awarded Nobel Prize for literature except_. A. William Faulkner B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. John Steinbeck D. Ernest Hemingway 10. The longest river in the world is A. the Yangtse River B. the Mississippi C. the Nile D. the Amazon b. Directions: Candidates are FREE to choose any FIVE from the following TEN terms and explain them in plain English on the answer sheet. (10 points) 1. aspiration 2. aspect 3. psycholinguistics 4. hyponymy 5. the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 6. fable S “ S “ $: :7. epic 8. foil 9. parody 10. imagism VI. Reading Comprehension (40 points) Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked AB , BB , CB or DB . Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Be sure to write down your choice on the answer sheet. Passage 1 Men in the throes of a midlife crisis should probably stop blaming a troubled marriage, their kids education costs, or technology that makes them feel ancient compared to their younger colleagues. A new study has found that chimpanzees and orangutans, too, often experience a midlife crisis, suggesting the causes are inherent in primate biology and not specific to human society. “We were just stunned“ when data on the apes showed a U-shaped curve of happiness, says economist Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England. The U-shaped curve of human happiness and other aspects of well-being are as thoroughly documented as the reasons for it are controversial. Since 2002 studies in some 50 countries have found that well-being is high in youth, plunges in midlife and rises in old age. The euphoria of youth comes from unlimited hopes and good health, while the contentment and serenity of the elderly likely reflects “accumulated wisdom and the fact that when youve seen friends and family die, you value what you have,“ says Oswald. The reasons for the plunge in well-being in middle age, when suicides and use of anti-depressants both peak, are murkier. In recent years researchers have emphasized sociological and economic factors, from the accountants recognition that she will never realize her dream of starring on Broadway to the middle managers fear of being downsized, not to mention failing marriages and financial woes. Oswald and his colleagues decided to see whether creatures that dont have career regrets or underwater mortgages might nevertheless suffer a well-being plunge in middle age. They enlisted colleagues to assess the well-being of 155 chimps in Japanese zoos, 181 in US and Australian zoos and 172 orangs in zoos in the United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore. Keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who knew the apes well used a four-item questionnaire to assess the level of contentment in the animals. One question, for instance, asked how much pleasure the animals which ranged from infants to greybeards get from social interactions. All three groups of apes experienced midlife malaise: a U-shaped contentment curve with the nadir at ages 28, 27 and 35, respectively, comparable to human ages of 45 to 50. Why would chimps and orangs have a midlife crisis? It could be that their societies are similar enough to the human variety that social, and not only biological, factors are at work. Perhaps apes feel existential despair, too, when they realize theyll never be the alpha male or female. An evolutionary explanation is even more intriguing. Maybe nature doesnt want us to be contented in middle age, doesnt want us sitting around contentedly with our feet up in a tree. Maybe discontent lights a fire under people, causing them to achieve more for themselves and their family. By knowing our results, people might be gentler on themselves when they experience a midlife crisis, says Oswald. “Knowing that its biological, theyll realize that if they can just hang on theyll likely come out the other side.“ S “ S “ $: :1. What might be the title of the article? A. Midlife crisis strikes chimps and oranges, too. B. Darwinism is never out of date. C. Chimps, oranges and human beings. D. A new kind of midlife crisis. 2. Which is synonymous with “euphoria” (Para. 3)? A. peak B. welfare C. felicity D. contentment 3. According to the article, what might be the reason that causes midlife crisis? A. Career regrets or ecological degradatio
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