2005年全国医学考博英语统一考试试题
Section A
Directions: In this section all the sentences are incomplete. Four words of phrases, marked A, B, C and D, are given beneath each of them. You are to choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
31.There was no ______ but to close the road until February.
A.dilemma B.denying C.alternative D.doubt
32.I ______ when I heard that my grandfather had died.
A.fell apart B.fell away C.fell out D.fall back
33.I'm ______ passing a new law that helps poor children get better medicine.
A.taking advantage of B.standing up for
C.looking up to D.taking hold of
34.In front of the platform, the students were talking with the professor over the quizzes of their ______ subjects.
A.compulsory B.compulsive C.alternative D.predominant
35.The tutor tells the undergraduates that one can acquire ______ in a foreign language through more practice.
A.proficiency B.efficiency C.efficacy D.frequency
36.The teacher explained the new lesson ______ to the students.
A.at random B.at a loss C.at length D.at hand
37.I shall ______ the loss of my reading-glasses in newspaper with a reward for the finder.
A.advertise B.inform C.announce D.publish
38.The poor nutrition in the early stages of infancy can ______ adult growth.
A.degenerate B.deteriorate C.boost D.retard
39.She had a terrible accident, but ______ she was't killed.
A.at all events B.in the long run C.at large D.in vain
40.His weak chest ______ him to winter illness .
A.predicts B.preoccupies C.prevails D.predisposes
Section B
Directions: Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the word or phrase which can best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined part. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
41.The company was losing money, so they had to lay off some of its employees for three months.
A.owe B.dismiss C.recruit D.summon
42.The north American states agrreed to sign the agreement of economical and military union in Ottawa.
A.convention B.conviction C.contradiction D.confrontation
43 The statue would be perfect but for a few small defects in its base.
A.faults B.weaknesses C.flaws D.errors
44.When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days. John was startlingly pale.
A.amazingly B.astonishingly C.uniquely D.dramatically
45.If you want to set up a company, you must comply with the regulations laid down by the authorities.
A.abide by B.work out C.check out D.succumb to
46.The school master applauded the girl's bravery in his opening speech.
A.praise B.appraised C.cheered D.clapped
47.The local government leaders are making every effort to tackle the problem of poverty.
A.abolish B.address C.extinguish D.encounter
48.This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing.
A.intelligent B.comprehensive C.competent D.comprehensible
49.Reading a book and listening to music simultaneously seems to be mo problem for them.
A.intermittently B.constantly C.concurrently D.continuously
50.He was given a laptop computer in acknowledgement of his work for the company.
A.accomplishment B.recognition C.apprehension D.commitment