试卷一
I. Vocabulary
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
1. It is possible to predict how much energy and water a building will consume, how much __ will be needed.
A. matter B. things C. material D. substance
2. They found that the positive thinkers sold 37 percent more insurance than did the__ thinkers.
A. negative B. positive C. active D. passive
3. In labs around the world, bad bugs are undergoing the ultimate rehabilitation, being __ from life-threatening viruses and bacteria into lifesaving therapeutic agents.
A. translated B. transported C. transformed D. transmitted
4. The fresh air is sometimes humid from the __ rainfall of this area.
A. numerous B. abundant C. plenty D. substantive
5. We know that many animals __ the deep seas at pressures of 15,000 pounds per square inch.
A. live on B. live in C. live through D. live up to
6. Speakers and writers of the Germanic languages __ for a great deal of the worlds output in everything from economics to literature to military to science and technology.
A. account B. allow C. apply D. arrange
7. __ of the great state of Illinois, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention.
A. On account B. In honor C. In place D. On behalf
8. The companies that are finding ways to hang on to their older workers __ from an intangible commodity: wisdom.
A. obtain B. earn C. devel