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THE FINAL EXAM OF COLLEGE ENGLISH FOR THE FRESHMEN OF PRE-EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (Paper A, 1st Term, 2011) Name_______ No. _______ Grade_______ Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure （30 points, 1 point each） Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1. There is a(n) ______ lack of water in the northern part of the country, because there has been almost no rain since last February. A. accurate B. cute C. intense D. acute 2. He cannot go without wine even for one day; he is a complete slave ______ drink. A. for B. to C. in D. on 3. Have you read a newspaper report probing ______ the activities of drug dealers? A. into B. from C. by D. with 4. She invented a _____ that automatically closes windows when it rains. A. advice B. derive C. supervise D. device 5. From then on, I was committed ______ losing the weight and getting into shape. A. to B. in C. on D. at 6. He ran ______ twice from his boarding school because he couldn’t put up with being limited in an institution. A. in B. over C. away D. down 7. Bicycling is a good exercise; ______, it doesn’t pollute the air. A. however B. therefore C. moreover D. though 8. Recent events will make a significant impact ______ government policy. A. to B. in C. with D. on 9. The editor told them that if they could cut the story _____ more than one third, he would take it. A. in B. off C. down D. across 10. The river was so ______ with waste from the chemical plant that people can not swim in it. A. contained B. terminated C. intimidated D. contaminated 11. Upon arriving in New York he converted all his pounds ______ dollars. A. for B. into C. with D. from 12. We hoped to be able to move into our new house at the end of the month, but things did not work _____ as we had expected. A. for B. ou