II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25.Being a movie star can be quite a hard life,with a lot of traveling owing _______ a heavy?schedule.

A . for B. to C. over

26.I prefer buying a new flat in Pudong New Area to living in _______close to Jing'an Temple, as I want to live with my parents in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park.

A . it B. that C. one one

27.You _______ have done all the calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of things.

A . mustn't B. shouldn't C. can't D. needn't

28.If there were no examinations tomorrow ,we would have _______ time night.

A. a happy B. a much happier C. much happiest D. the happiest

29.After finishing the lecture, I started to listen to my student _______the social problems mentioned in my lecture.

A .discuss B. to discuss C. discussed D. being discussed

30.They will have you _______ if you don't pay taxes, because it is everyone's duty to pay taxes.

A . arrest B. arrested C. to be arrested D. being arrested

31._______ born in Toronto, Canada, the author is most famous for the stories about New York City.

A . Though B. Since C. As D. When

32._______ to get a seat for the concert, he didn't mind standing in a queue all night.

A. Determine B. To be determined

C. Determined D. Being determined

33.It is useless to try to talk to him, as he ______.Please wait patiently till he completely comes to.

A . has just fainted B. is just fainting

C. had just fainted D. has just been fainting

34.Ms. Miller made an exciting speech on TV, leading to a _______discussion over the project.

A . heat B. heating C. being heated D. heated

35.Frankly speaking, in many countries _______ is called "equality" does not really mean equal rights for all people.

A . which C. what D. Where

36.It was thirty years _______ he was invested as an outstanding alumnus to celebrate the 128th anniversary of the university.

A. as B. while C. before D. until

37.These reference books donated by a non-profitable organization are available for _______ wants to have it.

A. anyone e C. who r

38.What they are arguing over the meeting is _______ they should invest so much money in that time-consuming project, as they worry about the losing money.

A . what B. that C. whether

39._______you write on a subject ,you join in an ongoing, trans-historical conversation with others who have written about your topic.

A . No matter what B. Wherever C. Whenever D.No matter how

40.The train was crowded and I had to get into a carriage _______ there were already seven other passengers.

A. wich B. where C. what

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be?used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Leadership is a difficult concept to explain because everyone defines it differently. From my personal experiences as a student leader, I can tell you that there is no single ___41___of leadership, ___42___with students leaders. You are a leader, a student and a peer, so this role can be especially difficult to manage. As a student leader,you deal with academic__43___,as well as added pressure of leading group of your peers. As, the president of Fuse, the contemporary dance group at Colgate University, I experienced many ups-and-downs with_____. Thankfully, my passion for this dance club gave me the ____45___to lead my fellow dancers.

Finding an activity that is both enjoyable and __46___is the first step. In order to be a good leader, you must be personally interested in what you are leading, whether it's debating,cooking or robotics. In my case, dance has always been of interest to me, from my grandfather teaching me salsa to early childhood training with ballet, and so I always that dance would be part of my life. Once I arrive on my college campus, ready for my college adventure, I had a sudden ___47___: wandering around the Student Activities Fair, I saw no contemporary or modern dance clubs I panicked.

After meeting a fellow dancer at Freshmen Orientation, we found that we shared the same passion and desire to start a club. We held auditions,created club____48___and held practices. The process of creating the actual club was both fun and challenging because we had to figure out school club regulations, __49__many club rules, obtain 60 signatures of supporters and overcome other obstacles. As it turns out, this process was not a walk in the park for us.