2010年MBA英語聯考模擬試題（19）

1. To be frank, such a radical proposal would never ____ parliament.
　　A．get into
　　B．get over
　　C．get through
　　D．get on

2. Last week two government officials were accused of _____ and corruption.
　　A． gratitude
　　B．grant
　　C．grace
　　D．graft

3.He took great pains to write on his subject without a ____ of sensationalism.
　　A．trace
　　B． sample
　　C．path
　　D．stain

4. “Some of the team members ____ me, regarding me as useless; that’s why I decided to quit the team,” said Jack.
　　A．looked over
　　B．looked through
　　C．looked down upon
　　D．looked forward to

5. Neither of them is telling the whole truth, invariably, they _____ something _____.
　　A．keep…off
　　B．keep … down
　　C．keep … pace with
　　D．keep … back

6. This is similar to waiting for a bus that never _____.
　　A．turns off
　　B．turns down
　　C．turns over
　　D．turns up

7. Kathy deposited half of her salary in her savings account, ____ the rest for current expenses.
　　A．altering
　　B．retaining
　　C．absorbing
　　D．consuming

8. Jack and Ben came to a _____ decision as to where they would live.
　　A．jealous
　　B．legal
　　C．joint
　　D．bare

9. When John could not get a good job, he realized that he had to ____ all the years in which he had not studied hard in school.
　　A．pay for
　　B．pay off
　　C．pay back
　　D．pay out

10. Because of its ____ language, Mr. Del Rio sent back the contract unsigned.
　　A．accurate
　　B．vague
　　C．extraordinary
　　D．plain

11. Much ____ I liked Jane, I hated the superior tone that she sometimes took with me.
　　A．but
　　B． since
　　C．as
　　D．for

12. They were told to pay the bill no later than Saturday, otherwise the water and electricity would be _____.
　　A．cut out
　　B．cut off
　　C．cut short
　　D．cut up

13. Because of a shortage of orders, the company had to ____ half its workers.
　　A．lay down
　　B．lay out
　　C．lay off
　　D．lay aside

14. Carla is quite ____; she keeps talking about her accomplishments wherever she goes.
　　A．humble
　　B．smart
　　C．superior
　　D．vain

15. Joe said he would ____ the book-publishing business when his father retired next year.
　　A．take to
　　B．take over
　　C．take off
　　D．take the place of

16. We know that taste in art is a _____ matter.
　　A．surprising
　　B．subjective
　　C．suspicious
　　D．sympathetic

17. He found her as smart and beautiful as she is ____.
　　A．respectful
　　B．rude
　　C．charming
　　D．slack

18. X-rays have ____ that he has not broken any bones.
　　A．circulated
　　B． confirmed
　　C．deprived
　　D．initiated

19. They were clearing up when the second bomb _____.
　　A．went off
　　B．went out
　　C．went over
　　D．went though

20. Environmental problems they found in that area were among the worst they ____.
　　A．masked
　　B．denied
　　C．strained
　　D．encountered