A. Spelling: (10%) 1. Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you. 2. He denied knowing anything about it. 3. Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences. 4. They have no mercy on the poor father and daughter. 5. I envied him his rich experience. 6. The new government declared a state of war with Germany. 7. The judge asked the accused man to stand up. 8. She proved herself a worthy successor to the former champion. 9. He made a satisfactory bargain with them. 10. Dangerous driving should be severely punished.
B. Complete the passage according to what you learned: (14%)
Bassanio, Antonio’s best friend, is in love with Portia. Portia is a rich and beautiful lady. She loves Bassanio but they cannot get married because he is too poor. Then, Bassanio asks Antonio to lend him three thousand ducats. Being short of money just then, Antonio goes to Shylock to borrow the money. Shylock has always hated Antonio, because Antonio has often in public shown how cruel and terrible Shylock is. Shylock agrees to lend Antonio the money, but Antonio must promise to allow Shylock to take a pound of his flesh from any part of his body if he cannot pay the money back after three months. Antonio agrees to this, takes the money and gives it to Bassanio.
C. Fill in the blanks with the proper words: (10%)
1. He went down on his knees and begged for mercy. 2. If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things.
3. If you reason that something is true, you decide that it is true after thinking carefully about all the facts. 4. Thomas will be sworn in today as a justice on the Supreme Court. 5. Maskell's life had not been without tragedy. 6. It could be a bit problematic, legally speaking. 7. He was very tired, and therefore he didn’t give the market report. 8. We have been treated with such kindness by everybody. 9. He made a small fortune in the London property boom. 10. I have never had a complex about my height.
D. Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases: (10%)
tear up, at the mercy of, as far as, pay back, pay off, pay for, pay up, pay out be worthy of, go about, might as well, hope for
1. I shouldn’t like to be at the mercy of such a cruel man. 2. As far as I know, he isn’t coming to the party. 3. John tore up his test paper so that his father wouldn’t see his low grade. 4. It was a performance worthy of a master. 5. He will pay back the money in monthly installment. 6. He had paid out good money to educate his daughter at a boarding school. 7. I’ll take you to court unless you pay up immediately. 8. It took them three years to pay off the debt. 9. The home team paid for their defensive errors. 10. You might as well go stand upon the beach and argue with the sea.
E. Fill in the blanks with proper words: (10%) Bassanio received a letter from Antonio. In the letter, Antonio said that his ships were all lost at sea and he had to pay Shylock with a pound of his flesh according to their agreement. Since paying Shylock would cost him his life, he wished to see Bassanio before he died. He said if Bassanio’s love for him was not enough to lead him there, Bassanio should forget about the letter.
II. 单项填空: (20%) 1---5 BDAAC 6---10 AABDC 11—15 BCDDB 16---20ABACB
III. 阅读练习: (26%) 21---25CBCDA 26---30BCCAB 31---33DCA
