新版中石油职称英语模拟考试题

模拟试题五

I. Vocabulary Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this pari. For each sentence there are four choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.

1.He is a man you can rely on. He never goes back on his _____ .

A. word

B. words

C. permission

D. saying

2.After second thought, she ____ a better solution.

A. came up with

B. added up to

C. put up with

D. made up for

3.The club has ______ a new rule allowing women to join.

A. brought forth

B. associated with

C. turned over

D. laid down

4.The performance will begin ____ at eight thirty.

A. precisely

B. consequently

C. accordingly

D. exceedingly

5.His joke went too far. It was more than I could ________ .

A. get rid of

B. put up with

C. keep up with

D. do away with

6.At the gathering, he talked_____ about the matter, dampening everyones spirits.

A. in detail

B. with ease

C. on end

D. in a confusing way

7.1 wish my son would stop ______ a nd do something realistic.

A. hanging about

B. hanging on

C. hanging up

D. hanging off

8.We all can’t ____ why she married a man like this.

A. reason out

B. figure out

C. make believe

D. take in

9.John wants to dispose ____ his old car and buy a new one.

A. on

B. in

C. of

D. to

10.Ted agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy the demand of the workers.

A. call out

B. call to

C. call off

D. call on

Section B

Directions: There are 10 sentences in this section. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase which would best keeping the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Then, mark your answer on the answer sheet.

11.Most high school students look up to the star player on the football team.

A. envy

B. respect

C. trust

D. pursue

12.Mr. Jackson is considered a man of moderate view.

A. modem

B. stem

C. reasonable

D. predictable

13.What guarantee do we have of this product's quality?

A. possibility

B. knowledge

C. indication

D. assurance

14.We thought Jane’s performance was particularly good.

A. especially

B. unbelievable

C. necessarily

D. unexpectedly

15.Everyone knows that the couple were reluctant to have their daughter marry Mr. Townsend.

A. eager

B. pleased

C. unwilling

D. disappointed

16.Any theories must be modified to suit the facts, and not vice-versa.

A. validated

B. bettered

C. altered

D. fortified

17.A red ruby laser will discharge a beam of coherent red light.

A. contain

B. reflect

C. change into

D. emit

18.The 1906, San Francisco Earthquake, proved to be very fatal.

A. shabby

B. messy

C. disastrous

D. constructive

19.Few boxers have been as outstanding as the present heavyweight champion.

A. powerful

B. handsome

C. excellent

D. talkative

20.The men are negotiating over the sale of the diamonds.

A. arguing

B. fighting

C. thinking

D. bargaining

II. Grammatical Structure

Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B,

C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.

21.___ nothing more to discuss, the secretary-general got to his feet, said goodbye and left the

room.

A. There was

B. Being

C. There being

D. As there being

22. ___ the size and nature of a business, its main goal is to earn a profit.

A. Whatever

B. Whichever

C. Whereas

D. Because

23.What’s the matter? I smell something _____ .

A.bum

B. bums

C. being burned

D. burning

24.The car ____ seventy miles per hour until it reaches the riverside at about ten o'clock tonight.

A. goes

B. will go

C. went

D. will be going

25. I would rather ___ out to look for a job instead of moping around here everyday.