山西大学2007写作期末考试题(A)

Practical Writing Test for Postgraduates (A)

(July 1st, 2007)

ⅠChoose the best answer for each of the following questions. (15 points)

1.Which of the following is the British style of writing the date of a letter?

A.May 3rd, 2007

B.February 20, 1999

C.Sept. 9th, 2003

D.18 June, 2005

2.Which of the following slogans uses different advertising technique from the

other three?

A.The taste is great. (Nescafé)

B.We lead. Others copy. (Ricoh copier)

C.Everything we do is driven by you. (Ford)

D.Coke refreshes you like no other can. (Cola-cola)

3．The following verb tenses are all commonly used in an abstract EXCEPT______.

A.the past tense

B.the present tense

C.the present perfect tense

D.the future tense

3.Which of the following is NOT the quality of a good summary?

A.Objectivity

B.Subjectivity

B.Briefness pleteness

4.Which two parts does the body of a progress report have to include?

A.Work accomplished and work remaining

B.Criteria and analysis

C.Apparatus and procedure

D.Activities and difficulties

6. Which of the following may not be used as the title of a report?

A.Incident Report on Chilled Water Leaks in D/823

B.Trip Report on Renton West Seminar on Electronic Packaging

C.Purchase of Three AAA Video Cassette Recorders

b Report on the Accuracy of Decibel V oltage Gain Measurements

7. The receiver’s address on the envelope is put in the ______.

A.top left-hand corner

B.top right-hand corner

C.center

D.lower left-hand corner

8.Which of the following ways to address people is NOT acceptable?

A.Ms Jane Bryant

B.David Stanton, Esq.

C.Ph.

D. Martin Williams D.Mr. Paul H. Gilbert

9. A feasibility report is intended to _______________.

A.check whether a proposed project is on schedule

B.evaluate the potential impact of a proposed project

C.present problems which lead to the proposed project

D.None of them

10.Which of the following may NOT be a business letter?

A. a recommendation letter

B. an application letter

C. a letter of inquiry

D. an invitation letter

11. What follows is the discussion part of a report. Read it and identify the order in which it is developed.

A. Chronology

B. importance

C. comparison/ contrast

D. problem/ solution

12. Which of the following elements may NOT be included in the introduction of an incident report?

A. When the writer was called to perform maintenance.

B. Where the writer was called to perform maintenance.

C. What problem motivated the writer’s visit to the scene.

D. What the writer did to solve the problem.

13. Formal invitation cards may NOT be issued for ______.

A. a cocktail party

B. a banquet

C. a church wedding

D. an official reception

14. “Dear Sir or Madam” is used as the salutation when _________.

A. you do not know the title of the receiver

B. you are not sure about the sex of the addressee

C. you write to an organization for recommendation

D. None of them