1 / 16 2012 National English Contest for College Students (Level C – Preliminary) (总分：150 分 时间：120 分钟) Part I listening Comprehension (30 marks) Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks) There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. 31. What we all work for is to free ________ time for the things we really want to do. A. off B. up C. aside D. in 32. You _________ his words seriously. He was talking nonsense. A. won’t take B. may not take C. mustn’t have taken D. needn’t have taken 33. Never hesitate to _________ the first opportunity that comes along. A. seize B. draw C. who; that D. obtain 34. His mother ________ hated city life longed to return to the village in _______she grew up. A. that; where B. who; which C. who; that D. who; where 35. All things _______, I think I’d better take your advice. A. considering B. to be considered C. considered D. have been considered 2 / 16 36. Twelve European countries ________ over to the Euro on January 1st, 2002. A. transformed B. switched C. reversed D. altered 37. She isn’t anything ________ unpleasant as people say she is. A. as like B. like C. as D. like as 38. Stop complaining. You really ________ my nerves. A. get down B. get along C. get off D. get on 39. There wasn’t _______ truth in what he said. A. a grain of B. a ray of C. a point of D. a drop of 40. ________ for my savings, I wouldn’t be able to survive these miserable days. A. Was it not B. Were it not C. Had it been not D. H...
