2006年GCT入学资格考试外语运用能力试题及参考答案.docx

2006 年GCT 入学资格考试外语运用能力试题
(50 题,每题2 分,满分100 分,考试时间45 分钟)
Part One Vocabulary and Structure
Directions:
There are ten plete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that pletes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to ________ alive.
A. stay B. make
C. run D. glow
2. It monplace to think of sport as a "leisure industry" now.
A. became B. will e
C. is ing D. had e
3. Changes in climate ________ slowly through the years.
A. make progress B. take place
C. keep pace D. set sail
4. Scientists can predict regions ________ new species are most likely to be found.
A. where B. when
C. why D. how
5. You should use ________ and natural language when you write a personal letter.
A. formal B. political
C. magic D. plain
6. Radios today seldom need ________ or the attention of a technician.
A. to repair B. repaired
C. repairing D. to have repaired
7. It is a great pity for ________ to be any quarrel in the school board meeting.
A. where B. here
C. there D. why
8. Magicians ________ use techniques from science and the arts to deceive the mind and eye.
A. generously B. ically
C. cleverly D. subsequently
9. To get the best view of Sydney Harbour, take a Sydney Seaplane flight ________ the Harbour and Bondi Beach.
A. above B. under
C. over D. across
10. Chocolate manufacturers blend many types of beans to yield ________ and color desired
in the final product.
A. the shape B. the flavor
C. the function D. the brand
Part Two prehension
Directions:
In this part there are three passages and one announcement, each followed by five questions
or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Questions 11-15 are based on the fol