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Section A Part I Multiple Choices (80%) Directions: Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. The Atomic Age ___ in 1945, and then, before one could catch his breath, the Space Age and the Information Age arrived in succession. A) was dawning B) dawned C) had dawned D) had been dawned 2. The applicant’s documents required for immigration were _________ by the local police station because of his criminal record. A) withhold B) withhand C) withheld D) withstood 3. Upon ____ foot on Chinese soil, the American-born Chinese musician couldn’t help bursting into tears. A) laying B) putting C) placing D) setting 4. After seeking the supervisor’s counsel, the doctoral candidate made a detailed plan for his study in the ____ 2 years. A) assuring B) ensuring C) ensuing D) pursuing 5. The senior accountant pored ____ the items of the company’s account lest careless omissions should cause colossal losses. A) over B) at C) in D) of 6. When young, every generation unexceptionally go ____ the bittersweet of the growing up. A) through B) at C) by D) beyond 7. The governor swore in his inauguration speech to take effective measures to _____ vice and corruption in public service. A) clear up B) clear off C) clean up D) clean off 8. The international society spared no pains to ____ the parties concerned for a renewal of talks. A) oppress B) suppress C) press D) repress 9. The itinerant theatrical troupe had to be ____ to move around quickly and conveniently from one town to another. A) outlined B) underlined C) inclined