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(150 minutes) Paper One (90 minutes) Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points; 15 minutes)  Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. In no circumstances __________ a lie. A. you should tell B. shouldnt you tell C. you shouldnt tell D. should you tell 2. __________they managed to take from the tombs, there seemed to be no end to the valuable. A. What B. Which C. How much D. However much 3. The tenreport may __________ one simple point: it’s impractical to establish a chemical plant in that region with so many difficulties and oppositions. A. get down to B. come down to C. settle down D. take down 4. Don’t do that again! You not only endangered yourself, but also put your friend __________. A. as a result B. at length C. at risk D. by mistake 5. “Perhaps you should go home now.” “No, I __________ on staying here for a while longer.” A. persist B. stick C. sit D. insist 6. __________ a major disaster will get us to realize that we can’t go on destroying the rain forests of the world. A. Anything but B. Nothing but C. But that D. Everything hut 7. We went very often to Hyde Park __________ speakers addressed the passing crowds on different subjects. A. which B. where C. that D. for 8. The matter __________ you were arguing about last night had been settled. A. as B. that C. for which D. what 9. The Chinese Red Cross __________ a generous sum to the relief of the physically disabled. A. assigned B. contributed C. furnished D. administered 10. The motorway __________ we drive to work is always crowded. A. that B. on which C. whic