在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】You claim that ______ travelling by boat I am wasting part of my holiday: on the contrary, I regard the sea journey as the most enjoyable part of it.
A．by
B．in
C．since
D．over

【单选题】A: I feel rather sick this morning. I don't think I can concentrate on the work. B: ______ A: I'm not sure, but I have got a bad headache.
A．How long have you been sick
B．How are you feeling now
C．Do you have a high temperature
D．I'm sorry to hear that and I can't help you now.

【单选题】iF thE populAtion oF thE EArth goEs on inCrEAsing At its prEsEnt rAtE, By thE miDDlE oF thE 21^stCEntury wE______All thE oil thAt DrivEs our CArs.
A．will usE up
B．will hAvE usED up
C．hAvE usED up
D．will hAvE BEEn using up

【单选题】It is virtually impossible to______the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages.
A．appraise
B．evaluate
C．assess
D．estimate

【单选题】Christmas is the anniversary of the birth ofChrist, generally celebrated onDecember 25. It is one of the chief festivals of theChristian calendar and is (51) a social and family holiday.Christmas customs vary from (52) and among groups of different national (53) In most areas, however, homes and public places are (54) with evergreens,Christmas trees, (55) lights, and glittering ornaments. It is the busiest time of the year for merchants, and shops are filled (56) lavish displays and merchandise of all sorts. People sendChristmas cards and buy gifts for their families and friends.Children look forward to (57) SantaClaus. They (58) their stockings onChristmas (59) and onChristmas morning they discover the gifts that have been left for them during the night. In the afternoon, families gather to (60) presents and to share the traditionalChristmas dinner.
A、transfer
B、change C、transform
D、exchange

【单选题】The world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that ______matters is not winning but participating.
A．anything
B．it
C．what
D．everything

【单选题】The word "installment" in the passage probably means" ______ ".
A．a library email
B．a rare piece of literature
C．a free novel
D．a part of a book

【单选题】Man: I am looking for an apartment with a monthly rent to around two hundred dollars in this neighborhooD、Can you give me some advice on that
Woman: Well, it’s rather hard to find anything for less than three hundred dollars around here. Rents are lower in suburbs, but you need transportation if you choose to live there.
Question: What do we learn from the conversation
A、The man will probably have to find a roommate.
B、The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs.
C、The man will probably have to buy a car.
D、The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires.

【单选题】Would you be kind enough_____me how to go to the office
A．as to tell
B．to tell
C．telling
D．tell

【单选题】According to the passage, Italians ______.
A．only sing songs in Hollywood
B．are no longer fond of music
C．only sing and dance in villages
D．don't sing much nowadays