首都师范大学2008年博士研究生入学考试英语试卷

首都师范大学2008年博士研究生入学考试英语试卷Section I Vocabulary Test(20%)

Directions：In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Mark the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET l with a single line through the centre.

1. After the snow storm, the government plans to ______the run-down houses in the rural area as soon as possible.

A. revive

B. replace

C. renovate

D. remove

2. The doctor assured her that the pain would _________in a few days.

A. die off

B. wear off

C. get off

D. go off

3. The speeding woman’s _______________for some mercy could not change the policeman’s decision to give her a fine.

A. plea

B. flattery

C. distress

D. demonstration

4. Owing to lack of money, these experiments must now be _______before the objective has been achieved.

A. transferred

B. transformed

C. terminated

D. testified

5. Quite unexpectedly, the young man __________ with success, the problem which had baffled his forerunner.

A. tickled

B. tricked

C. trickled

D. tackled

6. The Space Age _____ in October l957when the first artificial satellite—was launched by the Soviet Union.

A. embarked

B. initialed

C. commenced

D. originated

7. Indoor or roof space antennae do not ___________give satisfactory performance even in strong signal areas.

A. faithful

B. invariably

C. voluntarily

D. habitually

8. These old houses are in good state of ________ except for the wooden floors.

A. preservation

B. observation

C. compensation

D. conservation

9. She works bard at her task before she felt sure that the result would ______her long effort.

A. verify

B. rectify

C. testify

D. justify

10. The country is now undergoing an economic _________in which business activity is greatly reduced and the unemployment rate is high.

A. sanction

B. accession

C. flourish

D. recession

11. The river is already ____its banks because of excessive rainfall and the town is threatened with a likely flood.

A. level in

B. flat on

C. parallel to

D. flush with

12. Because of his outstanding achievements, the university _____ an honorary degree upon Mr. Adams.

A. conferred

B. dedicated

C. awarded

D. presented

13. It is one of the paradox of social intercourse that a ___________is much harder to respond to than an insult.

A. compliment

B. condemnation

C. complement

D. complaint

14. The shop assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of

_______quality he’d tell them so.

A. miner

B. inferior

C. awkward

D. humble

15. A terrible traffic accident happened;people were saddened when they watched the ______sight on TV.