英语使用能力考试命题范围的水平相当于四年制大学非英语专业毕业生应达到的水平．着重测试考生运用英语的能力，要求考生熟练掌握4000个以上的英语词汇和基本语法内容。考生需具有一定的阅读、写作和口头会话的能力，并具有一定的社会、生活和工作背景知识。

　　1）词汇和语法部分主要测试考生的基本词汇和语法规则。

　　2）阅读理解部分主要测试考生英语的阅读、理解、分析、判断能力。考试需要掌握一定的词汇量和具有一定的阅读速度以及背景知识，4段短文中，其中1段为科普内容，l段为有关中国的报道。

　　3）完型填空主要测试考生对词汇和语法的掌握程度，语法部分包括冠词、名词、代词、形容词、副词，介词、连词、分词、不定式、从句、时态、语态、倒装和虚拟等，同时，考生还需要具有一定的阅读理解能力。词汇与语法的比例为1：2。

　　4）会话技能主要测试考生使用英语进行日常会话的能力，这些会话涉及的是生活中的常见情景，测试考生理解会话的情景、把握对话人的角色以及掌握英语口语习惯用法的能力。

1.  The news currency will get into _______ soon.
   A. circuit                            B. circulation
   C. circular                                                D. circle
2.  Shortage of capital is the main factor that _______ economic development.
   A. holds out                                              B. holds on to
   C. holds back                                           D. holds on
3.  The captain of the ship _______ the passengers that there was no danger.
   A. assured                                                B. ensured
   C. secured                                                D. insured
4.  Many old people in the cities find themselves unable to get used to the rapid _______ of city life.
   A. rate                                                      B. speed
   C. step                                                     D. pace
5.        The first Olympiad is said to have consisted _______ of a 200-yard foot race near
the small city of Olympia.
   A. nearly                                                  B. completely
   C. merely                                                 D. identically
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6. John Smith, being a diligent student, never refuses to ___ more responsibilities that are assigned to him.
A. take up B. take in C. take off D. take on
7. Effective prevention against physical harms has never been ___ urgently needed, especially in schools.
A. more B. as C. such D. quite
8. A recent survey suggested that if money were not an issue, most mothers ____ not to work at all.
A. should prefer B. prefer C. would prefer D. preferred
9. The ATMs enable bank customers to access their money 24 hours a day and seven days a week _____ ATMs are located.
A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever
10. Becoming aware of our mother?s age, not just in numbers of years but _____ her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. in terms of D. by means of
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