1SingaporeSM1EnglishExaminationPaperSectionA（1.5hours）1、Directions:ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.(10’)1.Manypeopleare___toinsectbites,andsomeevenhavetogotohospital.A.insensitiveB.allergicC.sensibleD.infected2.Whenyou’redrivingonamotorway,youmustobeythesignstellingyoutogetintotheright___.A.wayB.trackC.roadD.lane3.Themotoristhadto___toavoidknockingtheoldwomandowninthemiddleoftheroad.A.swerveB.twistC.departD.swing4.Inwinterdrivershavetroublestoppingtheircarsfrom___onicyroads.A.skatingB.skiddingC.slidingD.slipping25.Thisprojectwould___ahugeincreaseindefensespending.A.resultB.assureC.entailD.accomplish6.Thechancesofarepetitionoftheseunfortunateeventsare___indeed.A.distantB.slimC.unlikelyD.narrow7.Weshouldmakeaclear___between“competent”and“proficient”forthepurposesofourdiscussion.A.separationB.divisionC.distinctionD.difference8.Inthepresenteconomic___wecanmakeevengreaterprogressthanpreviously.A.airB.moodC.areaD.climate9.RiteofPassageisagoodnovelbyanystandards;___,itshouldrankhighonanylistofsciencefiction.A.consistentlyB.consequentlyC.invariablyD.fortunately310.Thediversityoftropicalplantsintheregionrepresentsaseemingly___sourceofrawmaterials,ofwhichonlyafewhavebeenutilized.A.exploitedB.controversialC.inexhaustibleD.remarkable2、Directions:ifzhereisnoerrorinthesentence,putatick(√)inthespaceprovided.Ifthesentenceisincorrect,circletheincorrectwordandwritethecorrectwordinthespaceprovided.Thecorrectwordyouprovidemustnotchangetheoriginalmeaningofthesenctence.(10’)DearBob,Hello.IlearnaboutyoufrommyEnglishteacher,1._______MissFang.I’dliketoyourpenfriend,andgetto2._______knowmoreaboutyourcountry.First,letmetellyousomethingmoreaboutmyself.3._______MynameisLiHua.IliveinBeijing,whereisthe4._______capitalofChina.IgotoHongqiMiddleSchool.We5._______studyquiteafewsubject,suchasmaths,Chinese,6._______Englishandphysics.Iusetoplayping-pongalot7._______inmysparetime,butnowIaminterestinginfootball.8._______Doyouplayanyballgames?Whatyourfavorite9._______sport?Ilookforwardtohearfromyousoon.10.______Yours,LiHua43、Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewords.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisfivewordmorethanyouneed.(20’)(1)ThefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthandchangedU.S.societyinmanyways.Manyin-homejobsthatusedtobedone1bywomen—rangingfromfamilyshoppingtopreparingmealstodoing2work—stillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeofthesejobs,a3thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts.Oraworkingwomanmayfaceacrushing“povertyoftime”andlookforhelpelsewhere,creatingopportunitiesforproducersoffrozenmeals,childcarecenters,drycleaners,financialservices,andthelike.Althoughthereisstillabigwage4betweenmenandwomen,theincomeworkingwomen5givesthemnewindependenceandbuyingpower.Forexample,womennow6abouthalfofallcars.Notlongago,manycarsdealers7womenshoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthattheycomebackwiththeirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthatwomenare8customers.It‘sinterestingthatsomeleadingJapanesecardealerswerethefirstto9payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan,fewerwomenhavejobsorbuycars—theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuchmale-oriented.Perhapsitwasthe10contrastwithJapanesesocietythatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.A)scaleB)potentialC)retailedD)gapE)ge...
