A. green large Italian B. Italian large green
C. large Italian green D. large green Italian
25. The news ______ banks will charge higher interest on loans is told in today’s news report.
A. which B. whether
C. what D. that
26. No sooner ______ supper than ______ home.
A. did he finish; his mother came B. he finished; did his mother come
C. had he finished; his mother came D. he had finished; his mother came
27.—What’s wrong?
—I don’t know. The computer ______.
A. can’t work B. won’t work
C. didn’t work D. doesn’t work
28. But no matter how frightening it may be ______ a steel mill, we see steel in use all around us.
A. visiting B. visit
C. to visit D. visited
29. There ______ be a mistake. I clearly remember putting the book here.
A. can B. may
C. must D. should
30. ______ with last year, the average price was reduced by 9 percent.
A. Compared B. Comparing
C. To compare D. Being compared
二、改錯 (本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)
下面句子中有 A,B,C,D四個劃底線部分，其中有一個是錯誤的，選出錯誤部分的字母，無需改正錯誤。
31. He said my suggestion was being considered by the managers at the meeting, so he did not
A B
know whether it would be accepted.
C D
32. People tend to use the radio as a “background” while they are doing other things, paying few
A B C
attention to advertisements.
D
33. Amazingly, computers work so fast to they can solve this problem in a few seconds.
A B C D
34. By mean of taxation, we pay for things that we need just as much as we need somewhere to live
A B C D
and something to eat.
35. They know the all different motives that influence a consumer’s purchase—some rational and
A B C D
some emotional.
36. Fresh fish, for example, can be flown to restaurants each day, thus avoid the risk of spoilage
A B
that comes with packaging and storing a supply of fish.
C D
37.Television allows advertisers to combine sight, sound, and motion, thus appealing for almost all
A B C
the viewers’senses.
D
38. Present at the meeting was all the leading members of the department concerned.
A B C D
39. It’s time we started to adjust ourselves with the new learning environment. We should depend on
A B C D
ourselves.
40. These rules and regulations are somewhat vague and however cannot prevent all violations
A B C
in real practices.
D
三、完形填空(本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分)
選擇最佳答案完成句子，錯選、多選或未選均無分。
When there are no differences among countries in the basic capabilities at producing goods, other bases for trade among them may still exist. First, patterns of demand may 41 among nations. For example, most consumers in 42 country may consider dog meat a delicacy, 43 in another country the consumption of dog meat is disgusting. In this case the second country may sell its dog meat to the first country. Trade will be 44 not on differences in the production capabilities of the two countries 45 on different consumption preferences.
Second, trade may occur out of economies of scale, 46 , the cost advantages of large-scale production. For example, Country A and Country B may have the same capability in producing cars and computers, but the cost for the production of both commodities will 47 if
the goods are produced on a larger scale. 48 countries may find it advantageous if each
49 to specialize completely in the production of one commodity and import the other.
50 , trade takes place because of innovation or style. Even though Country A produces enough cars at reasonable costs to meet its own 51 and even to export some, it may
52 import cars from other countries for innovation or variety of style.
To 53 , the theory of international specialization seeks to answer the 54 which countries will produce what goods, with what trade patterns among them. Differences in production conditions, the element highlighted by the theory of comparative advantage, provide the most important part of the answer. But a complete answer must also 55 into account other factors such as patterns of demand, economies of scale and innovation or style.
