2013通用考博模考试题(二).pdf

1 模考试卷（二） Part I Vocabulary (10%) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence or is nearest inmeaning with the underlined word. 1. The__________of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from other parts of the country. A. clash B. clarify C. clarity D. clatter 2. Business in this area has been__________because prices are too high. A. prosperous B. secretive C. slack D. shrill 3. He told a story about his sister who was in a sad__________when she was ill and had no money. A. plight B. polarization C. plague D. pigment 4. He added a__________to his letter by saying that he would arrive before 8 pm. A. presidency B. prestige C. postscript D. preliminary 5. Some linguists believe that the______age for children learning a foreign language is 5 to 8. A. optimistic B. optional C. optimal D. oppressed 6. It all started in 1950, when people began to build their houses on the______of their cities. A. paradises B. omissions C. orchards D. outskirts 7. The meeting was__________over by the mayor of the city. A. presumed B. proposed C. presented D. presided 8. The crowd__________into the hall and some had to stand outside. A. outgrew B. overthrew C. overpassed D. overflew 9. It was clear that the storm__________his arrival by two hours. A. retarded B. retired C. refrained D. retreated 10. This problem should be discussed first, for it takes__________over all the other issues. A. precedence B. prosperity C. presumption D. probability 11. Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was__________. A. torrent