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English Qualifying Test for Ph. D. Candidates *" 98L+
(May, 2000) `^Eae
Part I Listening Comprehension (15%) HCJ>X;(`f?
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Section A 注;请将70 至100字的概要用中文写在答题纸上。 .R8 HZ}3
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Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%) x]{E)d"!
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four Choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 'snn~{hG
1. The opinions of his peers are more important to her than her parents' idea. u!U"N*Y"
A) friends B) equals {[t`j
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C) enemies D) bosses q$.{j"cZV
2. After we join the WTO, the situation that our automobile industry, depends for its survival on government subsidies will be changed. $1zvgep
A) financial aid B) personnel support f8<o8*`7
C) spiritual encouragement D) partial taxation 1?Aga,~k:a
3. My salary has been raised to 100,000 yuan a year. but there is a proportionate increase in my income tax. (zYy}g#n
A) dramatic B) undesirable yag}fQ(XH
C) perpetual D) proportional 7"*|2Xq
4. Henry David Thoreau used to ramble through the woods before he wrote his most famous book Walden (1854). HygY>s+3[
A) study B) live b2^AP\: k
C) read aloud D) wander !lmWb-v%36
5. Despite the pressure from the president, the provincial government insisted on its autonomous jurisdiction. u%d K ig
A) regional B) obstinate >71&]/Rv
C) willful D) legal o:dR5v
6. All programs celebrating the Spring Festival in the CCTV have been relayed to even' part of the world through satellites. }^K/?dM
A) received B) reserved 1fL<&G
C) rebroadcast D) enjoyed ]AS"z<
7. You must be drunk last night. Otherwise how did you manage to drive into a stationary vehicle? F{\gc|!i
A) official B) police 9kY[j2,+
C) parked D) running 0-3rQ~u
8. To create a democratic atmosphere in the company, the manager should always be accessible to his staff. ])#\_
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A)fair B) equal `wTlyS3[
C) acceptable D) approachable [$(R#tZ+
9. The newly imported machine doesn't work in ambient humidity of 50 degrees. qkP/Nl. u
A) approximate B) surrounding z&3]%t
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C) convenient D) high B7-RU<n
10. Many students are signing the petition against building a steelworks near the school. b }zBn8l
A) names B) agreement 7yiJ1K<bIt
C) request D) disapproval c;I, O
11. Your appraisal of the current situation is quite different from mine. tllBCuAe
A) optimistic B) compliment Y5!b)vke
C) agreement D) estimate g>7Y~_}
12. They are boycotting the store because the workers are on strike. L$Z(+6m5
A) looting B) banning qG>DTKIU
C) protecting D) destroying bn 4
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13. In the final contest, two athletes are contending for the championship. %W|DJ\l8"
A) satisfying B) happy ~k4W<
C) competing D) quarreling "gNK><
14. The computer's value will depreciate by half in the first year. o;-<|W>
A) decrease B) increase ^ZQCIS-
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C) keep low D) fluctuate f@:CyB GQ
15. China Telecom is about to embark on a major program of computerization. cvAtw Q'
A) propaganda B) finish <qiICb)~
C) purchase D) undertake I Ru$oF}
l6. The candidate has given a pledge that he will improve the local environment and invest doubly in education. J/4y|8T/y
A) promise B) declaration iWXMKu
C) proposal D) possibility d0C8*ifFO
17. There has always been an epldemic or bike stealing in schools. :+kUkb-/
A) a theft B) a punishment 9 |K*G~J
C) a plague D) a crime iAz UaF
18. It is in Chongqing that the next international symposium on environmental protection will be held. Tj,Nmb>Q7'
A) debate B) conference ,e ELRzjl
C) seminar D) negotiation O=O(3Pf>
19. Many people suspected the existence of extraterrestrial life. 8)Tj
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A) snowman B) outside the earth PbUI!Xqe`
C) spiritual D) underworld !=M/j}
20. In case your liabilities outrun your assets, you may go bankrupt. M5+W$W
A) debt B) enterprise pB'x_z
C) controversy D) bondage ._BB+G
21.After the fierce quarrel, they began to have a __________ loathing for each other. mahi7eU
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A) boring B) reciprocal By/bVZks
C) friendly D) standing `Wwh`]#"~d
22. On the stage many pieces of blue silk were fluctuated to ________the sea waves. {dZ8;Fy4
A) simplify B) simulate &@'V\5G
C) help D) like u-/3(dKt
23. The government lacked money because of biting oil________. c20|Cx2m
A) prices B) stations >
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C) buildings D) revenues \R;K>c7=
24. Though the policies of racial ________had been abolished, many whites in the South were still dubious about the safety of the communities. & ^!v*=z
A) segregation B) regulations xf UhSt
C) communism D3 extinction 6Wu*.53
25. The proposal was accepted with ________ approval. Everybody believed it would help revive the national economy. 'h:!m/1
A) unanimous B) doubtful $
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C) pleasant D) searching r2)pAiTM*
26. Many social services are provided by ________ societies and organizations that do not expect any material payment. |=OpzCs
A) wealthy B)voluntary "]9_Fv
C) helpful D)spiritual S%P3ek>3
27. In the packed hall, the people sitting close to me _________ me into the corner little by little. kBUufV~
A) dragged B) drew z7$}#)Z7
C) frightened D) wedged <e^6.!;W
28. The police, trying to ________exactly who was at the party are investigating every person concerned. DwC@"i.
A) ascertain B) arrest a#6,#Q"
C) imagine D) count m>+A*M8
29. If everybody has arrived the meeting may________ now. _/8y1)I
A) commence B) criticize %L.rcbg:<c
C) comment D) conclude >fhSaeN
30. The prodigal son ________his large inheritance in a few years of heavy spending. EsNk<Ra
A) inherited B) received @<%oIE~]F
C) accumulated D) dissipated Xd5!
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3l. In ancient India, there used to be a very formidable ________ in religious and social life. *%]+sU
A) hierarchy B) power QD
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C) despot D) president FW5*_%J
32. _________ delinquency refers to law-breaking by young people. ^S:cNRSW"
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C) Amateur D) Institute Rb yF#[}
33. It's necessary to make your handwritings ________ when you fill in an official form. L)j]~^P$-
A) reconcilable B) legitimate ArLz;#AOn
C) legible D) formal u>j 5`OXo
34. She has always been a conscientious secretary since the gal, she entered my company. Tine suggestion that I wanted her to resign is quite __________ ,5`."-0}
A) thoughtful B) reasonable oT$(<$&<
C) unfounded D) early v_[)FN"]Y.
35. The ________ meaning of "yellow" is a color, but it can also mean "cowardly." |
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36. When I stayed in the country, I used to walk in the fields at night and to see ________ of stars. ~k"eEV
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36. When I stayed in the country, I used to walk in the fields at night and to see ________ of stars. 0 m)-7@
A) the circulation B) a cluster m&(%&}g
C) the falling D) myriads ~pDRF(
37. Ringing church bells sets up ________ in the Alpine valleys. !-
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A) resonance B) forests }
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C) church building D) priests FCUVP,"T
38. The students are all from ________ countries, such as Singapore. India Korean, and Japan. 60.[t9pk6
A) developing B)oriental )M&I)In'
C) island D) Christian U4
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39. Wouldn't it be easier to move about on the ________ of the mobbed crowd than to squeeze in tile middle? ~5XL@j I^
A) consent B) heads z&6]vN'
C) fringe D) recreation Q>06dO~z8
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