1. Basic English: (100/150)

I. 1. D had outdated. 2. B can give 3. A a mistake! 4. B asked him 5. B mean increasing

6. A How good 7. C exposure on 8. A even if /though∧ 9. D woman writers. 10. A interrelationships

II.1. A. to be digested 2. A. lest 3. C. could stay 4. D. a beautiful new green Hong Kong jacket

5. C. did we try 6. D. so 7. A. disposition 8. C. should they be high trees or buildings

9. A. taking ... postponing 10. C. his winning

III. (1) _____on___ (2) ___on_____ (3)___hides___ (4) ___at______ (5) ___time____ (6) ____with___ (7) __rapidly__ (8) ___its_____ (9) ____√____ (10) ___earth__ (11) ____of____ (12) ___them___ (13)___√_____ (14)___therefore_ (15)_independent

IV. 1. Paragraph B ii

2. Paragraph C V

3. Paragraph D Vii

4. Paragraph E Viii

5. Central back governors 6. Encourage growth 7. China 8. 1997 9. Yes 10. Yes 11. Not given

12. No

V. 13. b. 14. d. 15. d. 16. a.17. b.18. b. 19. c. 20. c. 21. c. 22. c. 23. d. 24. a.25. d.

VI. Cloze

1seems____ 2 for 3 internet 4material__ 5make 6 can 8 downloads__ 9 easily 10 connecting/surying 11 of 12for 13 every 14keep 15other 16 accesses/ways/means 17 improve 18by/through 19 the 20 be

VII.

1. a. remarkably 2. d. up 3. b. beam 4. c. dim 5. d. has 6. c. down 7. a. even 8. c. whatever

9. a. high 10. a. light 11. c. from 12. d. newly13. b. lingering 14. b. groundbreaking15. a. rest 16. c. would not have been 17. a. field18. d. theorists19. a. stars20. c. universe