Part 1 Vocabulary
Directions: In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that best completes the sentence
1. The information age has ushered children into a global society, a situation causing educators to_________ a lack of texts that explain the diversity of cultures.
A.lament
B.admonish
C.prosecute
D.reprimand
2. Anita liked to watch television; she found the science programs especially_______.
A.fascinating
B.appalling
C.resembling
D.epressing
3. The hallmark of a great storyteller is his ability to _________ listeners by telling a vivid story using only his words.
A.exterminate
B.entrance
C.furnish
D.manipulate
4. He stuck the candle upright in a socket and then sat and gazed at the flame, letting it ________him into memory.
A.indulge
B.mesmerize
C.embrace
D.Infatuate
5. Since the author's new book utilized the technique of suspense, it was popular with readers who preferred mystery.
A.undoubtedly
B.convincingly
C.exquisitely
D.Exceptionally
6. The coach does not expect his players to be ______ that is, lacking energy before an important game.
A.implacable
B.relentless
C.listless
D.Aggressive
7. One cannot help but be moved by Theresa’s heartbreaking struggle to overcome a______ accident.
A. provoking
B.devastating
C.distorting
D.disgusting
8. He looked _________enough as he strolled along the Bayswater Road, but inwardly Creed was a mess of nerves.
A.fastidious
B.malignant
C.nonchalant
D.relentless
9. In the Persian Gulf area, oil is found in _________and its production has been able to keep up with world demand.
A.clearance
B.abundance
C.sufficiency
D.efficiency
10. Everyone was shocked by the _________remarks made by the young man while the will was being read.
A.juicy
B.dizzy
C.tacky
D.saucy
Part II Correctness and Effectiveness of Expression
Directions: In this part, there are 10 sentences, each with an underlined part. Choose the answer that can replace the underlined part. Your choice should result in a correct and most effective sentence---clear and precise, without awkwardness r ambiguity
1. To the surprise of the schools staff, the new freshman class at Ravenswood High being larger than last year's.
A.is large more so than last year
B. which is larger than the one last year
C. is larger than last year's
D. by far larger than the last
2. Her coach, along with her parents and friends, are confident she will win the tournament.
A. along with her parents and friends, who are confident that she
B along with her parents and friends, is confident she
C. along with her parents and friends, have been confident she
D together with her parents and friends, are confident she
3. In visiting the Tower of London, Mrs. pomeroy's hat was blown off her head into the river.
A Mrs. pomeroy's visited the Tower of London, her hat blew off her head into the river
B. Mrs. Pomeroy, who was visiting the Tower of London when her hat blew off her head, saw it fall into the river.
C. When Mrs. Pomeroy visited the Tower of London, her hat was blown off her head and fell into the river.
D. Mrs. Pomeroy visited the Tower of London, suddenly her hat was blown off her head which fell into the river.
4. A study in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that when young men drink only cola or caffeinated drinks,they became no more dehydrated than if they drank water
A. drank only cola or caffeinated drinks
B. will only drink cola or caffeinated drinks
C. only drink cola or caffeinated drinks
D. drank only cola or caffeinated drinks
5. To understand trees or ferns or mushrooms, you must master certain aspects of biology, such as what a fungus is, how it reproduces, and the real nature of those delicious fiddleheads
A. its method of reproduction, and the real nature of those delicious fiddleheads
B. their method of reproduction, and the real nature of those delicious fiddleheads
C. how it reproduces, and what is the real nature of those delicious fiddleheads
D. how it reproduces, and what those delicious fiddleheads really are
Part III Reading Comprehension
Directions: In this part, there are two passages followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Choose the best answer to each question.
Passage 1
Waverly laughed in a lighthearted way. "I mean, really, June. "And then she started in a deep television-announcer voice: "Three benefits, three needs, three reasons to buy… Satisfaction…guaranteed…”
She said this in such a funny way that everybody thought it was a good joke and laughed. And then, to make matters worse. I heard my mother saying to Waverly:"True, one can't teach style. June is not sophisticated like you. She must have been born this way.
I was surprised at myself, how humiliated I felt I had been outsmarted by Waverly once again, and now betrayed by my own mother.
…
Five months ago. some time after the dinner, my mother gave me my “life’s importance, a jade pendant on a gold chain. The pendant was not a piece of jewelry I would have chosen for myself. It was almost the size of my little finger, a mottled green and white color, intricately carved. To me, the whole effect looked wrong: too large, too green, too garishly ornate. I stuffed the necklace in my lacquer box and forgot about it.
But these days, I think about my life's importance. I wonder what it means, because my mother died, three months ago, six days before my 36th birthday And she's the only person I could have asked to tell me about life's importance, to help me understand my grief.
I now wear that pendant every day. I think the carvings mean something, because shapes and details, which I never seem to notice until after they ‘re pointed out to me, always mean something to Chinese people. I know I could ask Auntie Lindo, Auntie an-mei, or other Chinese friends, bu talso know they would tell me a meaning that is different from what my mother intended. What if they tell me this curving line branching into three oval shapes is a pomegranate and that my mother was wishing me fertility and posterity? What if my mother really meant the carvings were a branch of pears to give me purity and honesty?
And because I think about this all the time, I always notice other people wearing these same jade pendants--not the flat rectangular medallions or the round white ones with holes in the middle but ones like mine, a two-inch oblong of bright apple green it's as though we were all sworn to the same secret covenant, so secret we don' t even know what we belong to. Last weekend. for example, I saw a bartender wearing one. As I fingered mine, I asked him, "where'd you get yours?"
"My mother gave it to me, "he said.
I asked him why, which is a nosy question that only one Chinese person can ask another: in a crowd of Caucasians, two Chinese people are already like family.
"She gave it to me after I got divorced. I guess my mother's telling me I’m still worth something.”
And I knew by the wonder in his voice that he had no idea what the pendant really meant
1. In Paragraph 3, the statement"I was surprised at myself suggests that June______.
A. had been unaware of the extent of her emotional vulnerability
B. had not realized that her mother admired her friend Waverly
C. was amazed that she could dislike anyone so much
D. was exasperated that she allowed Waverly to embarrass her in public
3. For June, a significant aspect of what happened at the dinner party is that
A.Waverly had lied to june's mother
B. her mother had sided against her in front of family and friends
C. her mother had criticized her for arguing with Waverly
D. her mother had taken great pains to make Waverly feel welcome
4. The author describes june's encounter with the bartender in order to suggest that
A June is not the only one who ponders the meaning of a jade pendar
B June finally understands the true meaning of her jade pendant
C. the relationship of mother and son is different from that of mother and daughter
D a jade pendant symbolizes the mystery of life and death
5. According to the passage, the act of giving a jade pendant can be best described as
A. a mother's plea for forgivenessan
B. example of a mother's extravagance
C. an unprecedented act of generosity
D. a widely observed tradition among Chinese people
Passage 2
Whenever I succeeded in the Hakujin world, my brothers were supportive, whereas Papa would be disdainful, undermined by my obvious capitulation to the ways of the West. I wanted to be like my Caucasian friends. Not only did I want to look like them, I wanted to act like them. I tried hard to be outgoing and socially aggressive and act confidently, like my girlfriends. At home I was careful not to show these personality traits to my father. For him it was bad enough that I did not even look Japanese: I was too big, and I walked too assertively. My behavior at home was never calm and serene, but around my father I still tried to be as Japanese as I could.
As I passed puberty and grew more interested in boys. I soon became aware that an Oriental female evoked a certain kind of interest from males. I was still too young to understand how or why an Oriental female fascinated Caucasian men, and of course, far too young to see then that it was a form of “not seeing. "My brothers would warm me, "don't trust the Hakyin boys. They only want one thing. They’ll treat you like a servant and expect you to wait on them hand and foot. They don’t even know how to be nice to you. My brothers never dated Caucasian girls. In fact, I never really dated Caucasian boys until I went to college. In high school, I used to sneak out to dances and parties where I would meet them. I wouldn't even dare to think what Papa would do if he knew.
What my brothers were saying was that I should not act toward Caucasian males as I did toward them. I must not “wait on them “or allow them to think I would, because they wouldn’t understand. In other words, be a Japanese female around Japanese men and act as a Hakujin around Caucasian men. The double identity within a “double standard “resulted not only in confusion for ne of my role, or roles, as a female, but also in who or what I was racially. With the admonitions of my brothers lurking deep in my consciousness, I would try to be aggressive, assertive and “come on strong “toward Caucasian men. I mustn't let them think I was submissive, passive, and all-giving like Madame Butterfly. With Asian males I would tone down my natural enthusiasm and settle into patterns instilled in me through the models of my mother and sisters. I was not comfortable in either role.
1.The author's father reacted negatively to her successes in the Caucasian world because______
A. he wanted her older sisters to be more successful
B. he felt her Westernization was costing him his authority over he
C. he realized worldly success alone could not make her happy
D his expectations were that she could do even better than he had done
2. The author most likely uses the Japanese word Hakujin to stand for Caucasians because_____________
A. she knows no other word with that meaning
B. it is a term that indicates deep respect
C that is how her immediate family referred to them
D. her brothers insisted that she address white boys in that way
3. By describing the white boys' fascination with Oriental women as"not seeing"(Para. 2). The author primarily wishes to convey that the white boys______
A. had no idea what she was like as an individual human being
B. were reluctant to date their Oriental classmates or see them socially
C could not see her attractions because she was too large to meet Japanese standards of beauty
D.were too shy to look the girls in the eye
4. By a “double identity within a ‘ double standard’”(para. 3), the author primarily means that ________.
A. she was too assertive at school to be passive at home
B. she had one standard while her brothers had another
C. she was Japanese at home and Hakujin outside the home
D. she felt like a agent, betraying both sides
5. As used in the last paragraph, the figure of Madame Butterfly can be best described as __________
A．a model the author sought to emulate
B. an ethnic stereotype
C. a role the author eventually found comfortable
D. the pattern the author’s brothers wished her to follow
