Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Read the following sentences, and choose the best answer to complete the sentence. 21. When shopping, a woman _____ to find an unexpected bargain. A. is always trying B. will try C. has been trying D. had tried 22. When I wanted to show myself up at the party, the song I _____ so many times suddenly became difficult. A. am practicing B. had practiced C. will be practicing D. have practiced 23. All those _____ the pop singing group cheered, applauding as they sang. A. watched B. was watching C. watching D. to watch 24. The car moved so fast the it went through the highway-dividing fence, _____ in a collision in which five people died. A. to result B. resulting C. resulted D. having resulted 25. Some psychologists suggest that one could improve his performance when mentally imagining himself _____ (perform) well at some back. A. performing B. to perform C. performed D. having performed 26. _____ with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend hours going from one dress on another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. A. Having faced B. Faced C. To face D. Facing 27. It is easy _____ (imagine) the consequences of unchecked plant disease: food shortage could kill millions of people and cause unrest in the world. A. imagine B. to be imagined C. imagining D. to imagine 28. Many strange new means of transport have been developed in our century, the strangest of _____ is the hovercraft. A. them B. which C. what D. whatever 29. Performances, _____ the public was admitted for free, were arranged fortnightly. A. them B. in which C. to which D. when 30. Darwin, _____ book On the Origin of Species probably ranks second only to the Bible had great impact on Western thought. A. who’s B. which C. for whom D. whose Section B Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once. A. ancestor B. creative C. official D. cold E. serious F. serve G. spread H. store I. taste J. rare K. conditioning A Brief History of Ice Ice is a lot more than frozen water. In ancient days, it was nearly worth its weight in gold. Egyptian pharaohs, Roman emperors, and Mideastern kings ordered thick pieces of ice brought from the snow-covered mountain peak to make their drinks __31__. Floated on ships, ice soon became a quick business -- not only as refreshment but also to cool houses in an old version of air __32__. The Chinese of 3,000 years ago built special buildings to __33__ ice. The Persians enjoyed put ice into fruit juices, which was called sharbia. In time, a craze for sharbia __34__ throughout Europe. The best was yet to come. In Italy, around 1550, some __35__ cooks added milk to the recipe（菜谱）. Presto! The __36__ of ice cream! But, for centuries, it was __37__ and expensive. In 1809, Dolly Madison, wife of the fourth president of U. S. A., impressed her dinner guests by being the first to __38__ ice cream at the ... ...
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