考博真题完型填空30题

1.    Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to _____ the isolation of life in Alaska. (43/9/03) SY2((!n._  
   A) break through    B) break down +( hr5  
   C) break into    D) break out >Gxu8,_;  
2.    It is much easier to talk about social change than to _____. (50/1/91) :3*0o3C/  
   A) bring it on    B) bring it out kI$X~s$r  
   C) bring it up    D) bring it about <QE/p0.  
3.    We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project. W;wu2'  
   A) bring off    B) bring forth 7Rom#Kl:  
   C) bring down    D) bring back <H!;/p/S  
4.    Computer technology will _____ a revolution in business administration. (56/12/03) !O8vr4=  
   A) bring around    C) bring out o"A%dC_  
   B) bring about    D) bring up C[(Exe  
5.    She's fainted. Throw some water on her face and she'll _____. (54/12/03) UbV} !  
   A) come round    C) come on X?.LA7)CK  
   B) come along    D) come out I#hzU8Cc  
6.    Anne couldn’t concentrate _____ what she was doing while her family were watching TV. (65/12/92) Wj.
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   A) to    B) for V?Zvu9b&  
   C) on    D) in -{fbZk&A  
7.    All I’m trying to do is to _____ why your condition has not improved. (43/6/88) X'>]z'0W  
   A) look for    B) find out b$
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   C) search for    D) get in >U$,/_uMNW  
8.    The police are _____ the records of all those involved in the crime. (57/6/92) (@?PN+68|  
   A) looking into    B) looking after #r)c@?T@j  
   C) looking out    D) looking on #S4{,  
9.    I have had great deal of trouble _____ the rest of the class. (46/1/95) "^ cn9AG{  
   A) coming up against    B) making up for fKAG+t  
   C) keeping up with    D) living up to TNC,{sM  
10.    The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____. (60/6/95) R:v`\  
       A) stand up to    B) make up for Hv1d4U"qM  
   C) come up with    D) put up with ;dYpdy  
11.    A good friend is one who will _____ you when you are in trouble. (59/6/90) R3$
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   A) stand for    B) stand by rm 4j8~Ef  
   C) stand up to    D) stand up with x_\e&"x  
12.    The student was just about to _____ the question, when suddenly he found the answer. (62/6/95) c;bp[Y3R  
       A) arrive at    B) submit to NLC}XL  
   C) work out    D) give up @4b"0ne}h  
13.    When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. (70/1/89) . \fzK  
   A) cut away    B) cut down xFS`#1  
   C) cut up    D) cut off 3&-BO%i
 
14.    The manager needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems in his absence. (32/1/96) Rj%q)aw'  
   A) count on    B) count in M(S:&GOU  
   C) count up    D) count out e p;_'  
15.    The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _____. (60/1/03) TP oP%Yj"  
   A) pulled out    B) pulled through z@biX  
   C) pulled up    D) pulled over *B`wQhB%  
16.    I want to buy a new tie to _____ this brown suit. (67/1/89) 0*
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   A) go into    B) go after Ut8yA"Y~  
   C) go with    D) go by #G
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17.    Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis. BxO8oKe  
   A) went after    B) went for $q{-)=-BXQ  
   C) went into    D) went on +X0?bVT  
18.    There are other problems which I don’t propose to _____ at the moment. (41/1/96) 2rf-pdOvG  
   A) go into    B) go around 2bfKD'!aH  
   C) go for    D) go up b4s.`%U  
19.    A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities. (46/1/96) FU~ Ip  
   A) take over    B) result in -}{c;pT  
   C) hold on    D) keep to <`b)56v:+  
20.    Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to _____ the cold in a few days. BYrj#n5  
   A) get over    B) get away Y+sycdq  
   B) get off    D) get out ;2-,Xzz8  
21.    When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon _____ it. [L"(flY(E  
   A) got off    B) got across ;+`t[ go  
   C) got away    D) got over kA{[k  
22.    The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather. (50/1/96) 3Qfj=; 4  
   A) set off    B) broken off ] 4yWcnf  
   C) worn off    D) called off \SS1-UbL  
23.    Let’s not wait any longer, he might not _____ at all. (64/12/92) u!];RHOp|  
   A) turn over    B) turn down M;,Q8z%  
   C) turn on    D) turn up g N Xg  
24.    This popular sports car is now being _____ at the rate of a thousand a week. %%}U -*b  
   A) turned down    B) turned out VlXUrJ9&  
   B) turned up    D) turned on %,E\8{I+  
25.    The French pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment. (56/6/93) )"2)r{7:  
   A) turned up    B) turned in Ro`9Ibqr  
   C) turned out    D) turned down <<
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26.    I waited for him half an hour, but he never _____. (58/6/03) Lqb9gUJ:U  
   A) turned in    B) turned down K2<"O qp_W  
   C) turned off    D) turned up 9`81br +~  
27.    The engine _____ smoke and steam. (56/1/90) Cb5;l~}L  
   A) gives up    B) gives in ~tWIVj{  
   C) gives away    D) gives off 3,=97Si=  
28.    It is difficult to _____ a conversation with all this noise around us. (53/6/88) HKbyi~8N=  
   A) carry on    B) account for D]\of#%T  
   C) bring up    D) get through @9lV~,, U  
29.    They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions. (65/1/90) ]KdSwIbi  
   A) carried out    B) carried off @&p:J0hbp  
   C) carried on    D) carried forward 3oc p4x`[  
30.    When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _____ over his business to his son (70/1/90) 4u- mE  
   A) take    B) hand ],#Xa.r  
   C) think    D) get