56. Please dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning. A) seek C)search D)consult 57. At yesterday's party Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us b Charlie Chaplin. A) copying B)following 58. she keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power A)failure Black Drop 59. The group of techniaans are engaged in a study which planning A)inserts B) grips 60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so that the audience couldn t help yawning Bored c)du Part Iv cloze(15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A),B,cand d)on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It's the one_61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door_62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling_63 them, By the way, we won World war II. The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's _64 funny. The recent surveys on 65 illiteracy〔无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries the United states 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900._71 when they get the answers right, some guessing Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be_73 connected to loss of international 74. But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as56. Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning. A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult 57. At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin. A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling 58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________. A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop 59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ________ all aspects of urban planning. A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces 60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audience couldn’t help yawning. A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired Part IV Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, “By the way, we won World War II.” The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, some are __72__ guessing. Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as