1. An “epigram” is usually descried as a brightor witty thought that is tersely and ingeniouslyexpressed.

　　A. described

　　B. discarded

　　C. deserved

　　D. disconcerted

　　2. Human beings are superior to animals that they can use language as a tool ofcommunication.

　　A. in that

　　B. in which

　　C. for that

　　D. for which

　　3. The Xinjiang Airlines serve passengers and customers in the southeast of China only.

　　A. serves

　　B. to serve

　　C. serving

　　D. service

　　4. The senior senator has in the past three terms both experienced the sweet taste ofsuccess and the bitterness of defeat in his legislation fights with his opponents.

　　A. both experiences

　　B. experiences both

　　C. experience both

　　D. experienced both

　　5. Our company has been made one of the largest manufacturers in the field of chemicalindustry.

　　A. become, in

　　B. made, in field of

　　C. became, in the field

　　D. been made of, in

　　6. Daylight saving time was instituted to increase productivity.

　　A. reorganized

　　B. started

　　C. encouraged

　　D. taught

　　7. Many students agreed to come, but some students against because they said they don’thave time.

　　A. did not because they say they did not

　　B. were against because they say they don’t

　　C. did not because they said they did not

　　D. were against coming because they said they don’t

　　8. Some of the Low-end Made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling wellin export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones.

　　A. on export market

　　B. in exporting market

　　C. in exported market

　　D. in the export market

　　9. Construction is expanding all over China, no doubt many materials will be needed at avery big amount in future.

　　A. China, no doubt many materials will be needed for a very big amount

　　B. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in a very big amount

　　C. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in large amounts

　　D. China, no doubt many materials will be needed for large amounts

　　10. The recent conference on the effective use of the seas and oceans was anotherattempt resolving major differences among countries with conflicting interests.

　　A. resolve

　　B. resolves

　　C. to resolve

　　D. being resolved

　　11. Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking enough water —either tap water or expensive mineral water — will ensure that the body is properly lubricatedand flushed.

　　A. per-cent

　　B. per capita

　　C. percent

　　D. percentage

　　12. “We’re not bringing in millions of dollars,” says a director of development. “But wewant to make sure the demand is there before we act to the project.”

　　A. of

　　B. off

　　C. on

　　D. for

　　13. By using new foreign textbooks, we could not only learn the right expression ofbusiness ideas, but also we will know the lastest developments in the business world.

　　A. but also will know the lastest

　　B. but also know the lastest

　　C. but also know the latest

　　D. but also come to know the latest

　　14. The affluent middle class created by the Asian boom now take up over from exportsas the main engine of growth.

　　A. take over from exports

　　B. take from exports

　　C. take exports

　　D. takes exports

　　15. Japan and the newly industrialized countries are passing labor-intensive sects asgarmentmaking over to less developed nations and moving into advanced technology andservices.

　　A. sects like

　　B. sectors like

　　C. sections as

　　D. sections such as