National Entrance Test Of English For MA/MS Candidates (2001)
    (NETEM 2001)
    Part Ⅰ Structure and Vocabulary
    Section A
    Directions:
    Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] 
    and [D].Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on 
    ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a 
    pencil. (5 points)
    Example:
    I have been to the Great Wall three times _________ 1979.
    [A]from [B]after [C]for [D]since
    The sentence should read, "I have been to the Great Wall three times since 
    1979." Therefore, you should choose [D].
    Sample Answer
    [A][B][C][■]
    1.If I were in movie, then it would be about time that I _________ my head in 
    my hands for a cry.
    [A]bury [B]am burying [C]buried [D]would bury
    2.Good news was sometimes released prematurely, with the British recapture of 
    the port _________ half a day before the defenders actually surrendered.
    [A]to announce [B]announced [C]announcing [D]was announced
    3.According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, 
    so one _________ wait instead of searching for it.
    [A]would rather [B]had to [C]cannot but [D]had best
    4.She felt suitably humble just as she _________ when he had first taken a good 
    look at her city self, hair waved and golden, nails red and pointed.
    [A]had [B]had had [C]would have and [D]has had
    5.There was no sign that Mr. Jospin, who keeps a firm control on the party despite 
    _________ from leadership of it, would intervene personally.
    [A] being resigned [B]having resigned
    [C]going to resign [D]resign
    6.So involved with their computers _________ that leaders at summer computer 
    camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.
    [A]became the children [B]become the children
    [C]had the children become [D]do the children become
    7.The individual TV viewer invariably senses that he or she is _________ an 
    anonymous, statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse audience.
    [A]everything except [B]anything but
    [C]no less than [D]nothing more than
    8.One difficulty in translation lies in obtaining a concept match. _________ 
    this is meant that a concept in one language is lost or changed in meaning in 
    translation.
    [A]By [B]In [C]For [D]With
    9.Conversation becomes weaker in a society that spends so much time listening 
    and being talked to _________ it has all but lost the will and the skill to 
    speak for itself.
    [A]as [B]which [C]that [D]what
    10.Church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, _________ 
    they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, and so on.
    [A]be [B]being [C]were [D]are
    Section B
    Directions:
    Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] 
    and [D].Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on 
    ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the rackets with a 
    pencil. (10 points)
    Example:
    The lost car of the Lees was found _________ in the woods off the highway.
    [A]vanished [B]scattered [C]abandoned [D]rejected
    The sentence should read. "The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned 
    in the woods off the highway." There fore, you should choose [C].
    Sample Answer
    [A][B][■][D]
    11.He is too young to be able to _________ between right and wrong.
    [A]discard [B]discern [C]disperse [D]disregard
    12.It was no _________ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the 
    robbery.
    [A]coincidence [B]convention [C]certainty [D]complication
    13.One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships 
    _________ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.
    [A]cautiously [B]dutifully [C]faithfully [D]skillfully
    14.The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians 
    but seems to be _________ the welfare of his animals.
    [A]critical about[B]indignant at [C]indifferent to[D]subject to
    15.The chairman of the board _________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing 
    good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
    [A]compelled [B]posed [C]pressed [D]tempted
    16.It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems 
    it is faced with _________,
    [A]for long [B]in and out [C]once for all [D]by nature
    17.Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result 
    in _________ and lack of unity in style.
    [A]conflict [B]confrontation[C]disturbance [D]disharmony
    18.The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct 
    in two eastern states in which it once _________.
    [A]thrived [B]swelled [C]prospered [D]flourished
    19.However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to _________ some 
    of the decline in the iron and steel industry.
    [A]overturn [B]overtake [C]offset [D]oppress
    20.Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is 
    _________.
    [A]firm [B]company [C]corporation [D]enterprise
    21.When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately 
    recognizes it as _________.
    [A]novel [B]remote [C]distant [D]foreign
    22.My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc 
    I _________ at a garage sale.
    [A]trifled with [B]scraped through[C]stumbled upon[D]thirsted for
    23.Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well 
    that the need for any common second language could _________.
    [A]descend [B]decline [C]deteriorate [D]depress
    24.Equipment not _________ official safety standards has all been removed from 
    the workshop.
    [A]conforming to [B]consistent with
    [C]predominant over [D]providing for
    25.As an industry, biotechnology stands to _________ electronics in dollar volume 
    and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.
    [A]contend [B]contest [C]rival [D]strive
    26.The authors of the United States Constitution attempted to establish an effective 
    national government while preserving _________ for the states and liberty for 
    individuals.
    [A]autonomy [B]dignity [C]monopoly [D]stabilit
    27.For three quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost _________ as 
    microorganisms.
    [A]precisely [B]instantly [C]initially [D]exclusively
    28.The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow _________, 
    particularly in Western Europe.
    [A]obscure [B]obsolete [C]optional [D]overlapping
    29.Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just _________ 
    and needs proving.
    [A]spontaneous [B]hypothetical [C]intuitive [D]empirical
    30.The future of this company is _________: many of its talented employees are 
    flowing into more profitable net-based businesses.
    [A]at odds [B]in trouble [C]in vain [D]at stake
Part Ⅱ Cloze Test
    Directions:
    For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked 
    [A],[B],[C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 
    1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 
    points)
    The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy 
    up people involved in prominent cases 31 the trial of Rosemary West.
    In a significant 32 of legal controls over the press. Lord Irvine, the Lord 
    Chancellor, will introduce a 33 bill that will propose making payments to 
    witnesses 34 and will strictly control the amount of 35 that can be given 
    to a case 36 a trial begins.
    In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select 
    committee. Lord Irvine said he 37 with a committee report this year which 
    said that self regulation did not 38 sufficient control.
    39 of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a 40 of media protest 
    when he said the 41 of privacy controls contained in European legislation 
    would be left to judges 42 to Parliament.
    The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which 43 the 
    European Convention on Human Rights legally 44 in Britain, laid down that 
    everybody was 45 to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect 
    themselves and their families.
    "Press freedoms will be in safe hands 46 our British judges," he 
    said.
    Witness payments became an 47 after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences 
    in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were 48 to have received payments for telling 
    their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised 49 witnesses might be encouraged 
    to exaggerate their stories in court to 50 guilty verdicts.
    31.[A]as to [B]for instance [C]in particular[D]such as
    32.[A]tightening [B]intensifying [C]focusing [D]fastening
    33.[A]sketch [B]rough [C]preliminary [D]draft
    34.[A]illogical [B]illegal [C]improbable [D]improper
    35.[A]publicity [B]penalty [C]popularity [D]peculiarity
    36.[A]since [B]if [C]before [D]as
    37.[A]sided [B]shared [C]complied [D]agreed
    38.[A]present [B]offer [C]manifest [D]indicate
    39.[A]Release [B]Publication [C]Printing [D]Exposure
    40.[A]storm [B]rage [C]flare [D]flash
    41.[A]translation [B]interpretation[C]exhibition [D]demonstration
    42.[A]better than [B]other than [C]rather than [D]sooner than
    43.[A]changes [B]makes [C]sets [D]turns
    44.[A]binding [B]convincing [C]restraining [D]sustaining
    45.[A]authorized [B]credited [C]entitled [D]qualified
    46.[A]with [B]to [C]from [D]by
    47.[A]impact [B]incident [C]inference [D]issue
    48.[A]stated [B]remarked [C]said [D]told
    49.[A]what [B]when [C]which [D]that
    50.[A]assure [B]confide [C]ensure [D]guarantee