Passage Four

　　In spite of Iraq’s decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna.

　　The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the Iraq temporary stop. The organization’s president, Charkid Khelil of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota (配額) increases were not necessary.

　　The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.

　　Saudi Arabia’s Minister Ali-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of the Iraq stop to export was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized (不穩(wěn)定), a suitable response would be made.

　　Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal (延期).

　　Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 27.05 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening.

　　OPEC wanted the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas.

　　31. “The organization” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

　　A. OPEC B. the E.U.

　　C. APEC D. WTO

　　32. The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that .

　　A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production

　　B. they can discuss the effects of Iraq’s temporary stop

　　C. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security Council

　　D. they can make up their minds to increase oil production

　　33. About Iraq’s output stop the E.U. Commission was .

　　A. active B. concerned C. cold D. surprised

　　34. Iraq decided to stop oil deliveries because .

　　A. the U.N. has decided to shorten the time for the oil-for-food programme

　　B. oil price is too low in the international market

　　C. many oil wells were destroyed during the Iraqi war

　　D. it couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy

　　35. OPEC wanted the oil price to__________ immediately after Iraq’s crude oil output stop.

　　A. rise above 29 dollars B. fall near 22 dollars

　　C. stay rather stable D. fluctuate dramatically

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

　　Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

　　36. This is clearly a promising ___________ to a serious national problem

　　A. means B. approach

　　C. method D. way

　　37. The Waste Land, Eliot’s most important single poem, has been _________ as a landmark of the 20th-century English poetry.

　　A. shouted B. condemned

　　C. despised D. hailed

　　38. There is no ________ for tastes, which explains why people have different likes and dislikes.

　　A. good B. use

　　C. way D. accounting

　　39. The _____________ of scientific discoveries to industrial production methods has impelled the rapid development of the world’s economy.

　　A. usage B. employment

　　C. application D. utilization

　　40. The United States won most of the track and field events. ________, in swimming, the top three places went to Americans.

　　A. Contrarily B. Similarly

　　C. Unexpectedly D. Hopefully

　　41. Last year we bought the house, but we did not move in because we haven’t finished decorating the _________ of the house.

　　A. inner B. inward

　　C. interior D. internal

　　42. The manager of the company will offer $5.000 _________ to whoever can solve the problem of water pollution.

　　A. price B. prize

　　C. award D. reward

　　43. you should listen carefully and be patient when________.

　　A. spoken to B. speak

　　C. speaking to D. you are speaking to

　　44. With the quickening ________ of life, people turn farther and farther away from conventional social etiquettes and values.

　　A. ratio B. rate

　　C. pace D. temper

　　45. Applicants for that position ________ in their education backgrounds and working experiences.

　　A. vary B. alter

　　C. reverse D. change

　　46. Last night I heard a ________ news report that s kind of mysterious disease was spreading in the country.

　　A. frightened B. exciting

　　C. excited D. frightening

　　47. Although all humans share the same set of genes, ___________ can inherit different forms of a given gene, making each person genetically unique.

　　A. persons B. peoples

　　C. individuals D. beings

　　48. Goodness, economy, and honesty are considered as some universal ________ a man should have.

　　A. habits B. customs

　　C. characters D. virtues

　　49. It is quite necessary for a senior manager to have good manners and ________ knowledge.

　　A. extensive B. intensive

　　C. excessive D. expensive

　　50. We are sorry to hear that your application for the job has been _____.

　　A. turned down B. turned away

　　C. turned back D. turned in

　　51. Some of the most important breakthroughs in engineering should be _________ to mathematical researches.

　　A. contributed B. summed up

　　C. attributed D. delivered

　　52. The police ______ her for helping the thief to run away.

　　A. prevented B. caught

　　C. arrested D. searched

　　53. Apart from two or three very cold weeks in January, it is generally ______ in this part of the country.

　　A. mild B. plain

　　C. soft D. calm

　　54. To avoid various mistakes _________ by mankind, we used to resort to some superhuman genius, who might also turn out not so reliable.

　　A. conducted B. contributed

　　C. committed D. completed

　　55. We have sent many people to enquire about your family members in different places and we will keep you________ if we have any news.

　　A. informed B. known

　　C. intelligent D. unknown

　　56. He impressed his employer deeply and ________ he was promoted.

　　A. however B. yet

　　C. before long D. very unlikely

　　57. History is _________ a subject which only lets us know something in history.

　　A. not more than B. less than

　　C. no more D. no longer

　　58. _________might be expected, the response to the question was very difficult.

　　A. That B. As

　　C. It D. What

　　59. They came back late at night, utterly ____.

　　A. be exhausted B. exhausting

　　C. exhausted D. felt exhausted

　　60. To our great disappointment, neither of the toys _____ to the children.

　　A. appeal B. appeals

　　C. are appealing D. is appealed

　　61. Selecting a mobile phone for my own use is no easy task because technology _________so rapidly.

　　A. has changed B. is changing

　　C. will have changed D. will change

　　62. I _________ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play for some time.

　　A. played B. have played

　　C. play D. will play

　　63. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe _________ it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

　　A. so that B. but that

　　C. in that D. provided that

　　64. A safety analysis __________ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.

　　A. would identify B. would have identified

　　C. will identify D. will have identified

　　65. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two anecdotes, each __________ one major point in contrast with the other.

　　A. makes B. made

　　C. is to make D. making

　　66. The manager, _________factory my father used to play an important role, is considering traveling around the world.

　　A. in which B. in whose

　　C. whose D. of which

　　67. It was not what he said but __________he spoke that made me think he was lying.

　　A. the way B. in the way

　　C. the way which D. by the way

　　68. Although he knew little about the work done in the field of physics, he succeeded _________other experienced experts failed.

　　A. which B. that

　　C. where D. what

　　69. The electronics industry __________ developing the technology until now.

　　A. hasn’t been more concerned with

　　B. hasn’t been more concerned for

　　C. has been more concerned with

　　D. has been more concerned for

　　70. It won’t do them any good, but it won’t do them any harm _________.

　　A. either B. neither

　　C. too D. also

　　71. He has ______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.

　　A. gone in for B. gone with

　　C. gone on D. gone through with

　　72. Since there are no buses available because of the heavy snow, we ______ stay at home.

　　A. had better to B. might as well

　　C. would rather not D. ought to have

　　73. Peter is really ________ stubborn to accept anyone’s advice in dealing with this problem.

　　A. so B. very

　　C. too D. much

　　74. She made a note of it _________she might forget.

　　A. so that B. in case

　　C. in order that D. in hope

　　75. He was so busily engaged in his work that he did not ___________ to us.

　　A. stop talking B. stop to talk

　　C. start talking D. start to talk