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2003年1月研究生英语学位课统考真题 Part II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0. 5 point each ) 21. The hypothesis that language determines thought suggested by Sapir and Whorf, is well known to linguists. A. synthesis B. conviction C. fallacy D. proposition 22. Some comets reappear into sight after an elapse of as long as sixty years. A. disappearance B. interval C. passage D. eclipse 23. To stay in shape, many middle-aged women have taken to working out in their spare time, A. dieting B. overworking C. exercising D. wandering 24. Mandela, former president of South Africa, has distinguished himself by fighting racial segregation. A. separation B. discrimination C. unification D. opposition 25. Victims of mot ion-sickness suffer from a sensation of cold when riding in a fine car. A. sentiment B. feeling C. sensitivity D. emotion 26. There are various hierarchies of structures inside a linguistic system. For example, sentences consist of phrases that can be segmented into individual words. A. criteria B. organizations C. levels D. standards 27. To maintain social order, the government has to inflict punishments on lawbreakers. A. impose B. compose C. dispose D. expose 28. Seeing the darkening sky, she quickened her steps and made for the nearest subway station. A. ran into B. headed for C. searched for D. passed by 29. It stands to reason to say that a girl takes after her father while a son his mother. A. looks after B. cares for C. learns from D. looks like 30. Computers are playing an unprecedented role in the development of modern technology. A. unguided B. unrelieved C unexampled D. unexpected Section B (0. 5 point each) 31. Social relations are developed when people each other at work or in business. A. fall back on B. count on C. interact with D. cope with 32. Construction of tall buildings is forbidden around here to further expansion of