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1、 中国人民大学中国人民大学 2008 年博士研究生入学考试英语样题年博士研究生入学考试英语样题 Part I Vocabulary(20%) Directions: Choose the best answer(from A, B, C and D)to complete each of the following sentences. Mark your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 1. In general, the amount _ th
2、at a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total for living expenses. A. acceptable B. advisable C. available D. applicable 2. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, _ the color of his skin. A. with the exception of B. in the light of C. by virtue
3、of D, regardless of 3. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _. A. capacity B. strength C. length D. possibility 4. The soldier was of running away when the enemy _. A. scolded B. charged C. accused D. punished 5. To begin some activity is to _ doing it.
4、A. set down B. set up C. set about D. set off 6. How can you _ and watch the country go to ruin? A. stand by B. stand for C. stand up D. stand up for 7. Edison tested more than one thousand materials to see if they could _ electric current and glow. A. bring B. make C. carry D. produce 8. In most co
5、untries, the metric system has been _ for all measurement. A. admitted B. adapted C. applied D. adopted 9. The little girl is ignorant _ the basic rules of English grammar. A. for B. of C. with D. against 10. Bank notes are not usually _ into gold nowadays. A. inverted B. revertible C. with D. again
6、st 11. I _ you that the goods will be delivered next week. A. insist B. confirm C. assure D. ensure 12. The manager just _ his resignation to the board meeting yesterday and today another one took his place. A. sent up B. sent off C. sent out D. sent in 13. The cultures of China and Japan have share
7、d many features, but each has used them according to its national _ A. personality B. temperament C. interest D. destiny 14. Our journey was slow because the train stopped _ at different villages. A. gradually B. continuously C. constantly D. continually 15. When he realized the police had spotted h
8、im, the man _ the exit as quickly as possible. A. made for B. made out C. made up to D. made way 16. The annual _ of the department store starts tomorrow. A. stocking B. stocktaking C. stockpiling D. stockholding 17. Remember to ask for a _ of quality for these goods; otherwise they will not offer a
9、ny maintenance. A. warranty B. promise C. certificate D. receipt 18. In many countries tobacco and medicine are government _. A. control B. monopoly C. business D. belongings 19. To ensure its sustained progress in economy, the government has _ a series of policies. A. reserved B. issued C. delivere
10、d D. expressed 20. He has never worried about his properties because he has _ them against disasters and theft. A. assured B. ensured C. insured D. secure 21. The terrorists kidnapped the director of the company and demanded a large sums of money for his _. A. liberty B. relief C. relaxation D. rele
11、ase 22. A completely new situation is bound to _ when the examination system is introduced. A. rise B. arise C. raise D. arouse 23. A good way to _ a language is to live in the native culture with the native speakers. A. require B. inquire C. acquire D. enquire 24. A product is to be regarded as bei
12、ng _ when introduced into the another country at less than its normal value. A. discharged B. discarded C. disposed D. dumped 25. Its apparent that the wooden bridge is not strong enough to _ the weight of a lorry. A. retain B. sustain C. obtain D. maintain 26. After his recovery from illness, he is
13、 determined to _ what he had been doing to attain the goal. A. assume B. consume C. presume D. resume 27. The transition from wifes to mothers role requires the wife to _ to the completely new situation in daily life. A. adapt B. adjust C. adopt D. accept 28. All workers, regardless of their sex and education, are required to _ at the age of 60. A. resign B. retire C. regain D. retain 29. The plane found the spot and hovered close enough to _ that it was a car A. ensure B. examine C. verif
