2011级期中考试试题B

湛江师范学院2012－ 2013学年度第一学期

2011级期中考试试题B

(考试时间:100分钟)

Part I Choose the Correct Answer to Each Question and Mark Your Answers on the Answer Sheet. (100%)

1. She was so ____ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody kn ocking at the door.

A) attracted B) absorbed C) drawn D) concentrated

2. If you let your pencil drop to the floor, you see gravity in ____.

A) reaction B) density C) action D) response

3. My brother’s plans are very ____; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before hi is

sixteen.

A) arbitrary B) aggressive C) abundant D) ambitious

4. The author of the report is well ____ with the problems in the hospital because he has been

working there for many years.

A) informed B) acquainted C) enlightened D) acknowledged

5. Those gifts of real books that were given to us were deeply ____.

A) appealed B) appreciated C) applied D) approved

6. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ____, drawing millions of visitors every year.

A) arrangement B) attention C) attraction D) appointment

7. There is no ____ to the house from the main road.

A) access B) avenue C) exposure D) edge

8. He _____ to London after an argument with his family.

A) fled B) flocked C) flowed D) flash

9. In Australia the Asians make their influence ________ in businesses large and small.

A) feeling B) felt C) feel D) to be felt

10. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak _________ Chinese.

A) fluid B) smooth C) fluent D) flowing

11.All her energies are ______ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.

A) guided B) aimed C) directed D) focused

12. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the ______ charged on public transport

were more reasonable.

A) fees B) fares C) payments D) costs

13. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power_______.

A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop

14. You need to be more __________ and imaginative in your approach.

A) sensible B) flexible C) objective D) sensitive

15. Hard work is __________ to success.

A) fun B) functional C) fundamental D) fluent

16. When young, she led an extravagant life, living out a ________ that she was a movie star.

A) fantastic B) fantasy C) fascination D) fashion

17. She ____ the cake with chocolate.

A) flavors B) favors C) flows D) flourishes

18. We _____ the cook because her cooking was so poor.

A) dismissed B) deserted C) resigned D) withdrew

19. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.

A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive

20. The one pleasure that Einstein ____ his great fame was the ability it gave him to help others.

A) resulted from B) stirred up C) turned out D) derived from

21. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.

A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake

22. At one time this view ____ over the academic circles.

A) controlled B) domineered C) dominated D) charged

23. She ____ great self-control when they told her the news.

A) disliked B) disposed C) displayed D) disordered

24. Some patients were _______ because the beds were needed by new patients.

A) discharged B) fired C) laid off D) gave out

25. He ________ knowing anything about the corruption.

A) refused B) rejected C) desired D) denied

26. He ordered curry as a ________ from his usual bland diet.

A) departure B) aparture C) department D) apartment

27. It is most ________ that he attends the conference.

A) desirous B) desiring C) desired D) desirable

28. Bob tried to work out the puzzle many times, but at last he became _____ and gave up.

A) convinced B) discouraged C) disturbed D) disappointed

29. I am not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can not make a(n) _____

promise to help you.

A) exact B) defined C) definite D) sure

30. However, at times this balance in nature is ______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) puzzled

31. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _____ silk from damage.

A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible

32. Britain has the highest _____ of road traffic in the world ---- over 60 cars for every mile of road.

A) popularity B) density C) intensity D) prosperity

33. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _____ they keep from someone they talk with.

A) distance B) scope C) range D) boundary

34. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was _____.

A) mature B) deliberate C) meaningful D) innocent

35. Many people lost their jobs during the business ______.

A) desperation B) decrease C) despair D) depression

36. The rest of the day was entirely at his _____ for reading or recreation.

A) dismissal B) survival C) disposal D) arrival