考博英語真題

博士生入學考試英語試題及答案

Part I. Vocabulary (20%)
Directions: Choose the best answer (from A,B, C and D) to complete eachof the following sentences. Mark your choice with asingle bar across thesquare brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
1. Tomdoesn't think that the      situationhere is as good as his hometown's.
    A. economics                  B.economic
    C. economy                   D.economical
2.     the increase in the number of computers in our offices, the amount ofpaperLhat we need has risen as well.
    A. Along with                  B.Altogether
    C. Although                    D.All along
3. The food was divided __ according to theage and size of the child.
    A. equally                    B.individually
    C.sufficienfiy                 D.proportionally
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4. Our new firm      for a credible, aggressive individualwith.great s~!Is to fill this position.     :
     A..have looked                B.are looking
     C. is looking                   D.look
5. Plastic bags are useful for holding manykinds of food, their c!ea-mess,toughness and low cost.
     A. by virtue of                 B.in addition to
     C. for the sake of              D. as opposed to
6: He ___ hinzseLf bitterly for hismiserable behavior that evening.
     A.. repealed                   B.resented
     C. replayed                   D.reproached
7. Many of ~e fads of the 1970s      as today's latest fashions.
A. are being revived            B. is revised
     C. are revoked.                 D.is being reviled
8. All of the international delegatesattending the conference      to bring asouvenirfrom their own countries
    A. has asked B,! asking
    C. were asked                  D.was asking
9. Britain hopes of a gold medal inthe Olympic Games suffered ..... yesterday, whenHunter failed to qualifyduring preliminary session.
     A. a severe set-back            B. sharp set-back
     C. s severe blown-up            D.sharp blown-up
10. If you want to do well on the exam,you      on the directions that theprofessorgives and take exact notes.
     A. will have concentrated       B.have to concentrate
     C. will beconcentrated         D.will be concentrating
11.What ____ about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed anattitudecool enough, professional enough and, therefore, creel enough whenfacing that tragedy.
     A. worked me out B. knocked meout
     C. brought me up               D.putme forward
12.Since his injury was serious, the doctor suggested that he      in the game.
A, did not play B, must not play
     C. not play          D. not toplay
13.According to the latest report, consumer c0nfidence      a breathtaking 15 points last month, toits lowest level in ten years
      A. soared : B.mutated
      C~ plummeted : D. fluctuated                  '