新加坡SM1英语模拟试卷.docx

Singapore SM1 English Examination Paper Section A（1.5 hours） 1、Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. (10’) (1)、Listening is thus an active, not a , behavior consisting of hearing, understanding and remembering. A. considerate B. sensitive C. reliable D. passive (2)、One of the most effective ways to reduce is to talk about feeling with someong you trust. A. production B. stress C. energy D. Passive (3)、 If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to on the sea? A. float B. drown C. shrink D. Split (4)、Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to _____ to their greatest potential. A. accelerate B. improve C. perform D. Develop (5)、The police officers decided to conduct a thorough and _____ review of the case. A. comprehensive B. complicated C. Conscious D. crucial (6)、Some schools will have to make ______ in agreement with the national soccer reform. A. judgments B. adjustments C. comments D. Achievements (7)、Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around _____ Thomas Edison. A. thanks to B. regardless of C. aside from D. but for (8)、—Go and say sorry to your Mom, Dave. —I’d like to, but I’m afraid she won’t be happy with my ______ . A. requests B. excuses C. apologies D. regrets (9)、We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or our amotions than for straight facts. A. block off. B. appeal to C. subscribe to D. come across (10、Studies have shown that the right and left ear sound differently. A. produce B. pronounce C. proc