Part I: Multiple choice 20%
Directions: For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank and mark A, B, C, or D on Answer Sheet.
1. Now that we’ve got a loan from the bank, our project is financially _____.
A. constructive B. feasible C. favorable D. stiff
2. Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is ____ from the list for promotion. .
A. eliminated B. retreated C. pried D. wrenched
3. We need someone really ____ who can organize the office and make it run smoothly..
A. crucial B. realistic C. essential D. efficient
4. I am pleased to hear of your job offer-all that hard work at school has obviously __.
A. paid off B. taken its toll C. made a difference D. shown up
5. As a reporter, I was paid to __ into other people’s lives.
A. pry B. convert C. blurt D. carve
6. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting ___ services.
. A. essential B. appropriate C. equivalent D. lucrative
7. The doctor ___ Billy’s operation with x-rays and special exercises to make him stronger.
A. went after B. followed up C. started up D. took on
8. A firm might sometimes sell at a loss to drive a competitor out of business, and__ increase its market power.
A. therefore B. thereby C. hence D. further
9. You can ___ the video camera on a tripod (三脚架)，so that you don’t have to worry about
holding it steady while you ask questions.
A. withstand B. mount C. implement D. dwell
10. AIDS activists permanently changed and shortened America’s ___process for testing and approving new drugs of all kinds, for all diseases.
A. efficient B. stagnant C. intricate D. appropriate
11. ___ students should be motivated by a keen interest in theatre and should have some familiarity with plays in production..
A. prospective B. responsible C. ethnic D. realistic
12. However, the new law, once passed, will ___ the Bridlintong agreement illegal by giving workers the right to join unions of their choice..
A. convert B. render C. cancel D. eliminate
13. This course focuses on the ____ of economic analysis to the problems of inflation, unemployment, the balance of payments and enterprise behaviour.
A. conception B. combination C. application D. introduction
14. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to ___ ground and air attacks.
A. launch B. withstand C. contest D. contend
15. Our postgraduate students are fully integrated into the departmental research __ and, in addition, participate in the Postgraduate Education Programme.
A. cooperation B. endeavor C. administration D. network
16. The camps are not usually tent-type camps. They are mostly long-established, ___ structures, often with strange Indian names.
A. permanent B. historical C. monotonous D. raw
17. Don’t let his criticism____ you; he belongs to the kind of people who take delight in finding fault with others’ work.
A. discourage B. concern C. dictate D. paralyze
18. Under normal circumstance the body can ___ these naturally occurring substances into vitamins.
A. convert B. render C. derive D. originate
19. “Hi, John, could you show me how to___ graphics (图表) with text on the same screen?”
A. fuse B. clone C. merge D. mingle
20. The thought of dying slowly and painfully ___ me. I really can’t understand why so many people are opposed to euthanasia ( 安乐死)..
A. terrifies B. curses C. puzzles D. injures
