学位英语模拟题2

Model Test Two

I. vocabulary

l. Helen and Ruth are always at _____________about some little thing.

A. odd

B. loss

C. odds

D. order

2. The woman complained, with a strong Russian accent, that she never succeeded in her husband from alcoholic drinking.

A. advising

B. dissuading

C. persuading

D. pursuing

3. To his great _____________, his son again failed to pass the examination.

A. impatience

B. promotion

C. disappointment

D. excitement

4. Johnnie's hard work and popularity led to his rise in salary and _____________in position.

A. privilege

B. compliments

C. promotion

D. advantage

5. With easy articles and interesting information. This newspaper is designed for ________readers.

A. normal

B. average

C. efficient

D. literary

6. There are too many _____________here for me to concentrate on my' term paper.

A. distractions

B. destructions

C. directions

D. discoveries

7. While the chairman was giving a talk at the meeting, some workers at the back paid no attention and kept________.

A. chattering

B. saying

C. telling

D. mentioning

8. A large proportion of the country population in China is ________ today as compared with before.

A. literary

B. liberal

C. literal

D. literate

9. Having a cup of tea while reading the newspaper is one of my favorite________.

A. manners

B. occasions

C. times

D. pastimes

10. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a/n ________.

A. daydream

B. fantasy

C. nightmare

D. illusion

11. Everyone has his own way of doing things. And I am no________.

A. addition

B. expectation

C. exception

D. doubt

12. Children ________ all the hot dogs and hamburger on the table.

A. finished

B. completed

C. consumed

D. ended

13. I'm very busy, I can't________ three days away from work. ,

A. pay

B. stand.

C. offer

D. afford

14. You've ________ trouble to all of us.

A. affected

B. caused

C. produced

D. realized

15. I don't think the rain will______________ our plan for a picnic.

A. impact

B. influence

C. affect

D. effect

16. The women meet twice a month to ________ their ideas together and set business goals or each other.

A. focus

B. indulge

C. collect

D. pool

17. The minister_____________ reports that normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries might be imminent.

A refused B. declined C. rejected D. denied

18. He is a(n)______________ on the subject of international law.

A.gentleman.

B. authority

C. nobleman

D. politician

19. The police found some stolen_____________ hidden in the thief's house.

A. property

B. proof

C. proportion

D. proposal

20. Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable_____________ to the total cost of products.

A. connecrion

B. correspondence

C. relation

D. proportion

21. I hate people who_____________ the end of a film that you haven't seen before.

A. rewrite

B. reveal

C. revise

D. return

22. It was an ________ of enthusiasm that caused the problem.

A. excess

B. extra

C. addition

D. exaggeration

23. The money is to be used for a________ purpose.

A. particular

B. special

C. specific

D. precise

24. He has no______________ of winning. .

A. occasion

B. luck

C. chance

D. fate

25. Did you_____________ his lecture yesterday?

A. hear

B. attend

C. listen

D. watch

26. I can't____________ the village where we spent our holidays 20 years ago.

A. recite

B. recall

C. remind

D. relay

27. Look what father____________ me when he came home from work.

A. brought

B. took

C. carried

D. fetched

28. He made a lot of bad___________ in his composition.