填空题 Directions: This part consists of two short passages. In these passages, there are altogether 20 mistakes. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark ( ∧ ) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank. The improbable chain of events that leads Alexander Fleming 1. ______ to discover penicillin in 1928 is the stuff which scientific myths 2. ______ are made. It was a discovery that would change the course of the history. The active ingredient in that mold, which Fleming named penicillin, turned to be an infection-fighting agent of 3. ______ enormous potency. When it was finally recognized as what it was--the efficacious life-saving drug in the world--penicillin 4. ______ would alter forever the treatment of bacterial infections. By the middle of the century, Fleming's discovery spawned a huge phar- 5. ______ maceutical industry, churning out synthetic penicillin that would conquer some of man-kind's most ancient scourges, including syphilis, gangrene, and tuberculosis. When he died a heart attack in 1955, he was mourned by 6. ______ the world and buried as a national hero in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Although Fleming's scientific work in and of itself may not have reached great, his singular contribution 7. ______ changed the practice of medicine. He deserves our utmost recog- nition. At the same time, we must bear on mind that the 8. ______ "Fleming Myth", as he called it, embodies the accomplishments of many giants of anti-biotic development. Fleming is but a cho- sen representative for the likes of Florey, Chain, Domagk, and Waksman, many of who remain, sadly, virtual unknowns. 9. ______ Their achievements have made the world a better, healthier place. In commemorating Fleming, and we commemorate them 10. ______ all. How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue so well? When we compare with adults learning a foreign 11. ______ language, we often find this interesting fact. A little child without knowledge or experience often succeeds to a complete 12. ______ master of the language. A grown-up person with fully developed 13. ______ mental powers, in most cases, may end up in a faulty and inex- 14. ______ act command. What accounts of this difference? 15. ______ Despite other explanations, the real answer in my opinion lies partly with the child himself, partly in the behavior of the 16. ______ people surround him. In the first place, the time of learning the 17. ______ mother tongue is the most favorably of all, namely, the first 18. ______ years of life. A child hears it speak from morning till night and, 19. ______ what is more important, always in its genuine form, with the right pronunciation, right intonation, right use of words and right structure. He drinks all the words and expressions which come to 20. ______ him in a fresh，ever-bubbling spring．There is no resistance： there is perfect assimilation．

填空题The price of elevator {{U}}is somewhat higher than expected{{/U}}.

填空题We sent the letter by airmail {{U}}以便他们能及时收到{{/U}}.

填空题 Although he had been treated badly, he didn’t feel any ( ). (resent)

填空题You dont say whether you wish the transaction to be ______ cash ______ credit.

填空题Pat: Who is the boy in the black jacket?Jane: ______

填空题Look at that ______ car. It is moving in a high ______ .(speed)

填空题Frank: ______ Jackie: Yes, I did.

填空题It is true that good books can give us a great ______ (please).

填空题Investors took their money elsewhere, promoting a far-reaching eco______ crisis.

填空题To my amazement, Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world.

填空题"Art for art"s sake" finds a fluent expression in Oscar Wilde"s only novel ______, but is disapproved of by______, the author of Pygmalion.

填空题The local paper criticized what it described as the ______ behavior of the football fans. (animal)

填空题We all admire her great ______ skill as a speaker and as a writer． 我们都很钦佩她在演讲和写作中体现出的惊人的语言技巧。

填空题In 1979, Chomsky delivered a series of lectures Pisa, Italy, which were revised later and published under the tide of______. (中山大学2005研)

填空题national

填空题Why does she appear so ______? (sad, sadly)

填空题______ refers to a sound made with the obstruction of the air stream caused by the tongue tip or blade and the alveolar ridge, such as in the production of[t].