1. Because King Philip’s desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth’s insistence on autonomy for England, was .
A. Reconciliation….assured
B. Warfare…avoidable
C. Ruination…impossible
D. Conflict…inevitable
E. Diplomacy…simple
2. There is no doubt that Larry is a genuine……; he excels at telling stories that fascinate his listeners.
A. Braggart
B. Dilettante
C. Pilferer
D. Prevaricator
E. Raconteur
3. A discerning publishing agent can ------- promising material from a mass of submissions, separating the good from the bad.
A. Supplant
B. Dramatize
C. Finagle
D. Winnow
E. Overhaul
4. Although some think the terms "bug" and "insect" are ------- , the former term actually refers to ------- group of insects.
A. Parallel…..an identical
B. Precise… an exact
C. Interchangeable… a particular
D. Exclusive… a separate
E. Useful… a useless
5. The novel's protagonist, a pearl diver, naïvely expects that the buyers will compete among themselves to pay him the best price for his pearl, but instead they ------- to ------- him.
A. Venture… reward
B. Pretend… praise
C. Conspire… reimburse
D. Refuse… cheat
E. Collude.. swindle
6. The addition of descriptive details to the basic information serves to ------- the book by producing a fuller account.
A. Invalidate
B. Objectify
C. Incite
D. Celebrate
E. Enrich
7. Ramona had never visited Niagara Falls, but she could appreciate their splendor ------- through the descriptions of others.
A. Vicariously
B. Heedlessly
C. Innocuously
D. Mystically
E. Voluminously
8. Members of the research team were initially so adversarial that ------- seemed impossible; the project's inauspicious start made its final success all the more ------- .
A. Concentration…incidental
B. Disagreement…incongruous
C. Collaboration…predictable
D. Hostility…dazzling
E. Cooperation..remakable
9. Joshua's radical ideas were frowned on by most of his coworkers, who found them too -------for their conservative tastes.
A. Heretical
B. Meticulous
C. Precise
D. Incoherent
E. Sagacious
Answer: D E D C C E E A E A
http://www.bama.net/thread-56595-1-1.html这上面的试卷，我们目前做了65篇，目录如下：
Title Content (65)
G8
1. What to Worry About
2. The Box That Rocks
3. To Their Own Beat by Tommy Ruiz
4. The Painter
5. The Rumor
6. Out of the Darkness
7. “Wrong-Way” Corrigan
8. Room 2B
9. Facing the Times
10. The American Red Cross
11. A Dream Come True
G9
1. Good Neighbors by Edith Velmans
2. A Single, Lucid Moment by Robert Soderstrom
3. The Marble Champ by Gary Soto
4. Fast-Forward by David Goricki
5. A Standing Union by Eric Weisman
6. Behind the Wheel at High Noon by Juanita Havill
7. A Horse for Matthew by William J. Buchanan
8. Hello, Old Paint by Jeanne Marie Laskas
9. Opening Night
G10
1. Finding My Own Way by Adrian Rogers
2. Mars, Earth’s Neighbor
3. Inspection Day
4. First Day Rescue
5. Final Visit by Donna Gamache
6. The Grandfather by Gary Soto
7. The Combine Demolition Derby
8. A Platter of Steaming Dumplings by Mabelle Hsueh
9. How My Name Saved My Life by Masha Leon
10. Grandma Lyn, Pioneer
11. Set Free by Helen Peppe
12. Summer of the Raccoons by Fred Bauer
13. The American Red Cross
14. African Time by Zoë Kenyon
15. Guardian Angel by Adoralida (Dora) Padilla
16. Final Visit by Donna Gamache
17. The Grandfather by Gary Soto
18. The Combine Demolition Derby
19. The American Red Cross
20. A Dream Come True
21. The Chess Tournament
22. Set Free by Helen Peppe
23. Summer of Raccoons by Fred Bauer
24. The American Red Cross
25. Striving for Greatness
26. Inspection Day
27. A Platter of Steaming Dumplings by Mabelle Hsueh
28. How My Name Saved My Life by Masha Leon
29. Grandma Lyn, Pioneer
G11
1. City Pig
2. A Couple of Good Joes
3. Gemini
4. The Beggar by Anton Chekhov Translated by Marian Fell
5. Meet the New Huck TIME, JULY 10, 2000
6. Paul and Bill’s Story
7. An Actor Prepares by Charles Willeford
8. From Act One by Moss Hart
9. The Polar Bear Capital of the World
10. The Beggar by Anton Chekhov Translated by Marian Fell
11. Meet the New Huck TIME, JULY 10, 2000
12. Paul and Bill’s Story
13. An Actor Prepares by Charles Willeford
14. From Act One by Moss Hart
15. The Polar Bear Capital of the World
16. Gemini
Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.
1. Its fossil record virtually unchanged over 100 million years, the Ginkgo tree is one of the oldest living species of tree.
A. Its fossil record
B. Its fossil record was
C. Its fossil record, which is
D. Its fossil record exists
E. Its fossil record, because
2. Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner.
(A) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner.
(B) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans being realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner.
(C) The paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.
(D) Henry Ossawa Tanner, in his realistic paintings, depicting scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.
(E) Henry Ossawa Tanner, whose paintings realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.
3. Looking up from the base of the mountain, the trail seemed more treacherous than it really was.
A. Looking up
B. While looking up
C. By looking up
D. Viewing
E. Viewed
4. One of the most common types of mistakes that inexperienced physicians make is misreadingsymptoms, another that occurs about as frequently is recommending inappropriate treatment.
A. symptoms, another that occurs
B. symptoms; another one that occurs
C. symptoms, the other, and it occurs
D. symptoms; another one which is occurring
E. symptoms and also occurring
5. Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.
A. Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.
B. Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value.
C. Many people, underestimating the value of breakfast, and skipping it.
D. Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.
E. A meal skipped by many people underestimating its value is breakfast.
6. Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.
A. which have a belief in finding the treasure in them
B. that belief there is treasure to be found in them
C. who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it
D. who believe that there is treasure to be found in them
E. who believe about treasure to be found in them
7. The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than either fiction or drama.
A. either fiction or drama
B. either fiction or in drama
C. either in fiction or drama
D. in either fiction or drama
E. in either fiction or in drama
8. Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph.
A. Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph
B. Corps, there were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly the heliograph
C. Corps, and in particular the heliograph, was an adaptation of equipment used by the Plains Indians
D. Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians
E. Corps being adaptations, the heliograph in particular, of those used by Plains Indians
9. The problem of antibiotic resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because the sale and use of antibiotics are not tightly controlled.
A. resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because
B. resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries and
C. resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries when
D. resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where
E. resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries and
