在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】Man:IwasalwayssurprisedtoseeTomusingthattaperecorderyouweregoingtothrowaway.
Woman:Yes,it’sveryold.Thathegotittoworkamazesme.
Question:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutTom?（）
A.Hefixedthetaperecorder.
B.Althoughold,heisstillworking.
C.Hisloveformusicsurprisedthetwospeakers.
D.Hepickedupthetaperecorderfromthegarbagecan.

【单选题】The task was very tough, but we managed to solve it ______.
A．anyhow
B．anyway
C．somehow
D．somewhat

【单选题】People prefer paying large sums of money ______ their lifework destroyed by gangsters.
A．than have
B．to have
C．to having
D．than they have

【单选题】Sewing one's own clothes is a way of saving money and allows one to choose a favorite style and
A．fabric
B．linen
C．cheque
D．silk

【单选题】The ______ he said it he knew what a mistake he had made.
A．moment
B．time
C．occasion
D．hour

【单选题】Louis Braille designed a form of communication enabling people to ______ and preserve their thoughts by incorporating a series of dots which were read by the finger tips.
A．retain
B．visualize
C．convey
D．transfer

【单选题】______ scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else.
A．Until
B．Since
C．Once
D．Even if

【单选题】According to Thibaut, it is possible ______.
A．for children to rake advantage of their parents by using a foreign language
B．to expose children to a foreign language after they can speak English
C．to combine language lessons with sports games
D．for children to learn several languages at the same time

【单选题】Man: I have to phone my secretary before we leave.
Woman: There is not much time. Maybe you’d better get Tom to phone for you.
Question: What does the woman mean
A、He should ask Tom to call the secretary.
B、He can’t use the secretary’s phone.
C、There’s not enough time to phone Tom.
D、The secretary will leave before he does.

【单选题】The manufacturers of "Smart" watches were given the order because ______.
A．they produced the best watches of its kind in the world
B．the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared
C．they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly
D．they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock