北京第二外国语学院2003年研

I. GRAMMAR

Directions; In this section, there are 19 sentences each with one word or phrase missing. Choose one of the four choices marked A, B, C, and D that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening

1. There are many valuable services which the public are willing to pay for, but which   bring a return in money to the community.

A. does no     B. did not    C. could not     D. do not

2. The radio was of______ inferior quality that I took it back and asked for a better one.

A. so             B. such          C. this      D. that

3. Mary, you sang well last night. We hope you'll sing . 

A. more better    B. still better   C. lot better   D. bit better  

4. For many years, Spanish censorship did not allow Lorca's name to be mentioned or his works     .   

A. being published     B. from being published   C. published       D. to be published

5. Most electronic devices of this kind,         manufactured for such purposes, are tightly packed.

A. that are   B. it is    C. which is     D. as are  

6. If he     dancing, we'd have taken him to the discotheque.  

A. had liked   B. has liked        C. liked       D. likes 

7. The guests     , he began to work on this book again. 

A. have left       B. having left     C. were left    D. left

8. It is only when you nearly lose someone        fully conscious of how much you value him.

A. do you become    B. then you become  C. that you become    D. have you become       

9.     , he does get irritated with her sometimes.     

A. Much as he likes her       C. Although much he likes her

B. As likes her much          D. Much although he likes her 

10.                                                  I appreciated     the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.     

A. to have given         B. to have been given     

C. having been given     D. having given  

11. It was as a physician that he represented himself, and      he was warmly received.       

A. as such      B. such as        C. as that     D. so that

12. His strong sense of humor was      make everyone in the room burst out laughing.

A. so as to      B. such as to       C. so that           D. such that

13. Fat cannot change into muscle___ muscle changes into fat. 

A. any more than    B. no more than     C. no less         D. much more than   

14. He was      to tell the truth even to his closest friend.    

A. too much the coward       B. enough of a coward

C. too much of a coward       D. a coward enough      

15. Have you ever been in a situation    you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?

A. by which      B. that      C. in that        D. where

16. Cancer is said      the number-one killer over the past few years in that region.

A. being   B. to have been     C. to be       D. having been

17.      him tomorrow?

A. Why not to call on      B. Why don't call on 

C. Why not calling on      D. Why not call on      

18.                                                  You    Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.  

A. needn't have told           B. needn't tell   

C. mustn't have told           D. mustn't tell     

19.                                                  He      unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.

A. would act      B. should act        C. must have acted      D. may have acted

II. VOCABULARY  

Section A

Directions; In this section, there are 9 sentences with one word or phrase underlined each. Choose one of the four choices marked A, B, C, and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening it.

1.  South Carolina's mineral resources are abundant, but not all of them can be lucratively mined.

A. safely      B. profitably       C. easily    D. extensively

2.  Fossils are the traces of plants and animals of past geological ages that have been preserved in the Earth's crust.

A. registers     B. profusion       C. residue D. precursors

3.  The unusual hues found in the artwork of some ancient civilizations are attributed to plant dyes.

A. substances    B. secretions      C. colors   D. elements

4.  Unless the concord contains a provision for a United Nations peace-keeping force to patrol the borders, the General Assembly is not likely to ratify it.

A. release       B. document     C. agreement         D. proposal

5.  The concurrence of the heads of state was totally unexpected.

A. agreement     B.  suggestion       C. rejection       D. objection    

6.  What he said was contrariwise to what we expected.

A. innate        B. opposite     C. ironic     D. circumspect

7.  The concept of upward social mobility has been an abiding feature of American life.

A. intriguing     B. unaffected   C. observable          D. enduring

8.  Beware of pickpockets in public places. 

A. Take care of         B. Take note of       C. Watch out for       D. Look for

9.  The western slopes of the mountains of the Sierra Nevada range are deeply incised by numerous streams.

 A. fed   B. flooded    C. Distended     D. cut    

Section B

Directions: In this section there are 19 sentences each with one word or phrase missing. Choose one of the four choices marked A, B, C, and D that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening it.__________________

10.                                                  The local government realized the need to make          for elderly people in its housing programs.

A. preparation     B. requirement     C. provision  D. specification

11.                                                  The Olympic Games     in 776 B. C. in Olympia, a small town in Grace.

A. originated       B. stemmed       C. derived   D. descended

12.                                                  Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards;        it should rank high on any list of science diction.

 A. consistently      B. invariable     C. consequently         D. constantly

13.                                                  Obviously, the Chairman's remarks at the conference were      and not planned. 

A. substantial    B. spontaneous         C. simultaneous         D. synthetic

14.                                                  Have you ever received    of what has happened to her?

A. the word     B. words     C. word       D. the words

15.                                                  We made plans for a visit, but      difficulties with the car prevented it.

A. subsequent    B. subsistent      C. substantial   D. subsidiary

16.                                                  His speech was clever, although the        wasn't interesting in itself.

A. subject topic    B. subject thing    C. subject title      D. subject matter

17.                                                  In the past they     great suffering.    

A. were subject to   B. were subjected from  C. were subject with D. were subjected under    

18.        of pay is no longer a lawful punishment in a firm.  

A. Stop    B. End     C. Stoppage      D. Terminal

19.                                                  They had provided        stage effects, such as earthquakes and floods and battle scenes.

A. direct    B. appealed      C. unprecedented       D. spectacular

20.   American historians have tried to     a balance between individuals and social groups, and between the data of history and their significance. 

A. produce          B. upset    C. strike      D. tip

21. Accuracy is     to the programming of computers.

A. elemental    B. elementary    C. fundamental         D. characteristic

22.                                                  The plane that     in the storm was carrying a group of entertainers on route to the International Fine-art Works Exposition.

A. crushed      B. crashed     C. cracked     D. crafted

23.                                                  With the gradual improvement of transportation and communications, farmers have now had easier     to cities and towns.

 A. access       B. reach     C. approach   D. touch

24.                                                  "Citizen Kane", while always    by critics, was never a popular favorite for most American viewers,  

A. attacked         B. adapted          C. accepted        D. admired

25.                                                  Most people wear      shoes.

A. easy-made      B. ready-made a     C. fast-made       D. artificial-made   

26.                                                  He has a longer      than I have so he can climb better.     

A. reach          B. leg            C. arm             D. stretch

27.The      for the flood was all that heavy rain.

 A. start        B. origin         C. water       D. reason

28. If you hit the child again you'll have me to     .

A. put up with      B. go along with    C. reckon with   D. fight with

 

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