PART ONE

I. Vocabulary and Structure (10 points, 1 point for each item)
1．It was          many centuries later that the ancient Greeks placed the science of map-making on a sound footing.
[ A ] not              [ B ] until             [ C ] not until          [ D ] until not
2.          you didn’t know the rules won’t be a good excuse for your wrong behavior.
[ A ] It is             [ B ] Because           [ C ] That             [ D ] What
3. Few people ask by what          the writers of dictionaries and grammars say what they say.
[ A ] finance           [ B ] intention         [ C ] medium           [ D ] authority
4. Almost everyone considers going on a          sometime in his or her life.
[ A ] sale              [ B ] look             [ C ] diet              [ D ] argument
5. We often hear of old people wishing they          young again.
[ A ] are              [ B ] were             [ C ] had been          [ D ] will be
6. I shall return on Thursday          something unexpected happens.
[ A ] because of        [ B ] unless            [ C ] lest              [ D ] otherwise
7. I          at six o’clock in the morning.
[ A ] am used to getting up                    [ B ] used to getting up           
[ C ] am used to get up                       [ D ] am use to getting up
8. Eager buyers bought all         50 of the items in one weekend.
[ A ] but              [ B ] yet              [ C ] out               [ D ] beyond