天津大学硕士研究生英语期末考试试题 .pdfVIP

精品文档 ENGLISH FINAL EXAM FOR MASTERS OF ENGINEERNING NAME__________ MAJOR__________ STUDENT NO: ______________ Part one: Vocabulary and Structure (20%) Directions: In this part of the test, there are 20 incomplete sentences each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer. Mark your choice ticking the corresponding letter before the choice. 1. This issue ______ interesting reading because it tells how these people made their money and, indirectly, how the country has changed over the years. A. accounts for B. serves as C. makes for D. makes use of 2. Jane used to be slow in class, but now she is ______. A. getting along B. getting ahead C. getting by D. getting above 3. Paul ______ me very much of a schoolmate I used to know at university. A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. recollects 4. Don’t count your chickens before they are ______. A. hatched B. harvested C. hurried D. hastened 5. Several car manufactures will ______ half of their workers because of economic difficulty. A. discount B. dispose C. boot D. disclose 6. They had ______ funds to cover the cost of the trip. A. ample B. luxury C. sample D. superb 7. All living things have certain _______ that are passed on from one generation to the next. A. cells B. viruses C. flaws D. attributes 8. She ______ her mother’s good looks and her father’s bad temper. A. inherited B. inhabited C. hindered D. objected 9. It is for this reason ______ he refused to take the job. A. why B. when C.