Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Everyone ___71___ of the President of the US ___72___ the most powerful man in ___73___. But when the representatives of the 13 former British colonies ___74___ to draw up the constitution of the new country ___75___ 1788, ___76___ of them were not sure whether they ___77___ to have a President at all. There were even ___78___ who ___79___ a king, ___80___ their successful war against the British king, George III. The decision was in doubt ___81___ the last moment. One group wanted ___82___ for life, while ___83___ suggested that ___84___ not be a President, because a Committee would govern the country better; a third group ___85___ a President ___86___ term of office would last seven years but who could not stand for reelection, because they were afraid he would spend his time ___87___ votes at the next election. In the end they chose George Washington as President for four years and let him ___88___ for reelection because they trusted him. But they were ___89___ to make rules in case a future President ___90___ badly and these rules were used to get rid of President Nixon two hundreds years later.
71. A) use to think B) think C) thinks D) uses to think
72. A) to be B) being C) like D) as
73. A) western world B) the western world C) accident D) the accident
74. A) found B) met C) encountered D) put together
75. A) at B) by C) on D) in
76. A) a number B) a great deal C) a large amount D) the most
77. A) should B) would C) needed D) must
78. A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
79. A) had preferred B) would have preferred C) should have preferred D) were preferring
80. A) although B) however C) nevertheless D) in spite of
81. A) until B) as far as C) so far as D) by
82. A) that the President was elected
B) that the President would be elected
C) to elect the President
D) to be elected the President
83. A) another B) other C) the other D) some other
84. A) it should B) it would C) there should D) there would
85. A) would have liked B) would rather C) would like D) would be liking
86. A) that's B) whose C) which D) of which
87. A) looking for B) to look for C) to look at D) looking at
88. A) stand B) to stand C) be standing D) that he stood
89. A) so careful B) too careful C) careful enough D) enough careful
90. A) would carry B) carried C) would behave D) behaved