Before bicycles became popular, women wore 19. ______________ instead of short skirts, trousers and sports shorts.

20._________________, men and women had more opportunities to meet together.

PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (40 marks)

Section A (10 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.

Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. I am disappointed because I ______________my favourite writer yet.

A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. have not been seeing

22. There is hard evidence ________ George has something to do with the murder.

A. which B. what C. why D. that

23. ________ on the endless green grass are sheep, cattle and horses.

A. Being wandered B. Being wandering C. Wandering D. Wandered

24. The name of LiuYang will go down in history with ________ of Yuri Gagarin and Alan

Shepard.

A. one B. that C. ones D. those

25. ----Why didn’t you apply for the job?

----I ________, but my old friend offered me a better one.

A. was going to B. would C. will D. am going to

26. You should wear a shirt with long sleeves _________ you get burnt in the sun.

A. in case B. so that C. although D. because

27. That is a beautiful kingdom _________ three mountains join together and steep mountains

reached to the sky.

A. which B. whose C. that D. where

28. Don’t call him at this time tomorrow, because he _________ a meeting with his teachers.

A. is having B. is going to have C. will be having D. has been having

29. The little baby, if _________ by other people, will wake up and cry.

A. disturbing B. disturbed C. to be disturbed D. being disturbed

30. He ______________ two tickets for us before he arrived at the entrance of the cinema.

A. had reserved B. has reserved C. was reserving D. has been reserving