1 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. scared            B. staffed       C. subject        D. deceptive        E. compulsory F. employed       G. secure        H. sacred       I. review

1. For most of its short history, Wikipedia has been ________ by a group of volunteers, with only a handful actually getting paid.
2. Nupedia didn’t have a massive impact. It ________ the old model’ of experts writing entries.
3. Dig down deep into his essay, and never let the ________ simplicity of his writing style fool you.
4. London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a ________ destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.
5. The funding is ________ to approval by the Board of Education.
6. A recent ________ of California community colleges found that while a third of the Asian students picked up their degrees, only 15% of African-Americans did so as well.
7. We must prepare our claim and send it to the insurance company to ________ payment.
8. A ________ place of peace, however crude it may be, is a distinctly human need, as opposed to shelter, which is a distinctly animal need.

7 . 为增进外国友人对中国书法的了解，他将书法与历史故事结合起来教授。（combine) (汉译英）

8 . 他看见眼前的人山人海全部起立，有的鼓掌，有的挥舞帽子和手帕，表达着对这部杰作的赞赏。
Before him, he saw a sea of people all standing, clapping, and waving their hats and handkerchiefs to ________ ________ ________ ________ his masterpiece.

9 . 这个体育馆在建设过程中采取了很多措施，尊重自然，最大限度地减少对环境的影响。(minimize) （汉译英）

10 . Direction: Fill in the blanks with one word from the box.

A. eye-witness   B. mutual   C. underlying   D. restore   E. achieving   F. afford G. penalty   H. implication   I. industrial   J. occasional   K. mixed   L. assessing

1. Our organization is committed to ________ its aims through peaceful means. We totally reject violence as a means of political change.
2. The students in my class are of ________ ability, so I teach them in groups according to their level.
3. The police only believed me after a(n) ________ corroborated my accounts of the accident.
4. Air traffic controllers are threatening to take ________ action if their pay demands aren’t met.
5. Doctors tell us that regular exercise is better than ________ bouts of strenuous activity.
6. The plan is to our ________ advantage. We will all benefit greatly from it.
7. Matt knows what he’s talking about. He has a lot of experience in dealing with this kind of situation so we can’t ________ to ignore his advice.
8. It was not a binding agreement in their view, so they feel they can break it without ________.
9. Although the President is here on an official visit, I think the ________ aim is to promote trade.
10. When the settlers cut down all the trees, they failed to consider the wider ________ of their actions, so the area became a desert.
11. Examinations are not the only means of ________ someone’s ability. There are other ways of measuring potential.
12. The army has been given full powers take whatever action is necessary to ________ order to the streets of the capital.