课程代码：00838
Ⅰ. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives.  Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement and put the answer in the brackets. (20%)
1. In educational settings “depend on others to do his/her work” is often preferred to “______”.
A. fail to do one’s homework             B. fail to do one’s schoolwork well
C. cheat in exams                       D. cheat in class
2. A “file clerk” is often said euphemistically to be a(n) “______”.
A. information director             B. research consultant
C. office executive                 D. assistant manager
3. I wonder whether Nick isn’t better off, after all.  ______—they do look after him, don’t they?
A. I mean                         B. In other words
C. Actually                       D. Incidentally
4. The next morning she was glad and proud that she had not yielded to a scare. ______ he was most strangely and obviously better.
A. Though                         B. At this point
C. For                            D. So
5. “2000年7月25日上午10点” can be translated into ______.
A. At 10 o’clock of the morning of 25 July of 2000
B. At 10 o’clock on the morning of 25 July, 2000
C. At 10 o’clock, the morning of 25 July, 2000
D. At 10 o’clock in the morning of 25 July, 2000
6. Which of the following names is associated with Christianity?
A. Edgar                          B. Joseph
C. Alexander                       D. Iris
7. When you introduce Mary Smith to John Jones, you may say ______.
A. “John Jones, this is Mary Smith”
B. “Mr. Jones, may I introduce Mrs. Smith?”
C. “Mary Smith, this is John Jones”
D. “Mary Smith, this is Mr. Jones”
8. “______” is inappropriate as a reply to an apology.
A. It’s O. K.                          B. It’s all right.
C. Not at all.                        D. Never mind.
9. It is suggested that Chinese people are good at holistic ______.
A. writing                        B. speaking
C. thinking                       D. doing
10. The thematic model emphasizes three culture elements:______.
A. traits, values and world views
B. personal behaviours, thinking patterns and values
C. norms, customs and circumstances
D. time, space and dimension
11. The Chinese equivalent for “high school” is ______.
A. 中等学校                        B. 高等学校
C. 技术学校                        D. 职业学校
12. In English culture, “old” is associated with all the following except ______.
A. useless                        B. traditional
C. senile                         D. skilled
13. The phrasal verb “look into” corresponds in meaning to the single word ______.
A. expect                        B. investigate
C. despise                       D. watch
14. “To be very careful and correct in one’s behaviour” is synonymous to ______.
A. “Mr.  Right”                         B. “keep one’s own company”
C. “to mind one’s p’s and q’s”           D. “to keep one’s nose clean”
15. “To make a cat laugh” means ______.
A. to be tragic                           B. to be comic
C. to be proud                            D. to be serious

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