英语试题-2007.doc

ENGLISH EXAMINATION FOR PHD CANDIDATES OF 2007 2007.5 Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (1 point each) 20% Section A Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 1. Radiation from the sun is by the Earth’s atmosphere. A. pricked B. distended C. attenuated D. oxidized 2. If you describe a collection of objects, ideas as , you mean that they are wide-ranging and come from many different sources. A. eccentric B. eclectic C. elastic D. elective 3. Sit down, straighten your legs and your feet. A. suffocate B. flex C. inflate D. affront 4. Silver easily and turns black if not polished regularly. A. snookers B. stews C. tarnishes D. douse 5. The Grand in the USA is 1900 meters deep and 25 kilometers wide at its maximum. A. Canyon B. Ford C. Abyss D. Quarry 6. The statue of the dictator was over by the crowds. A. toddled B. toppled C. aggrandized D. aggregated 7. The governor was for wrongful use of state money. A. implanted B. impended C. imbued D. impeached 8. The announcement will the rumors of a takeover that have plagued the company for the past 18 months. A. append B. scotch C. exhort D. exhale 9. He thinks about nothing but playing chess. He’s completely to it. A. addicted B. ascribed C. tempted D. overcome 10. Shortly after the boat docked, the passengers . A. dismounted B. disembarked C. dispersed D. disgruntled Section B Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closet in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 11. Thus,