2011MPA考試輔導(dǎo)英語講義難點(diǎn)精析十

101. A season ticket ______ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
A. entitles B. grants C. presents D. promises

102. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in ______.
A. residents B. lodgers C. settlers D. inhabitants

103. Purchasing the new production line will be a ______ deal for the company.
A. forceful B. tremendous C. favorite D. profitable

104. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ______ Chinese.
A. fluid B. smooth C. fluent D. flowing

105. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ______ and a scholarship.
A. faith B. status C. fame D. courage

106. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ______ a gas station or two in recent decades.
A. except for B. in addition to C. except D. besides

107. The Car Club couldn’t ______ to meet the demands of all its members.
A. assure B. ensure C. guarantee D. confirm

108. Extensive reporting on television has helped to ________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.
A. assemble B. generate C. yield D. gather

109. Petrol is refined from the ______ oil we take out of the ground.
A. crude B. fresh C. rude D. original

110. The lawyer advised him to drop the  ______, since  he stands little chance to win.
A. event     B. incident 
C. case D. affair

111. He is quite sure that it’s ______ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.
A. absolutely  B. exclusively  
C. fully D. roughly

112. In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play ______ roles in raising children.
A. incapable B. indispensable 
C. insensible D. infinite

113. Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ______.
A. tragedy B. vacuum  
C. question D. barrier

114. There is no ______ to the house from the main road.
A. access  B. avenue 
C. exposure D. edge

115. _______ energy  under the earth must be  released in one  form or another,  for example, an earthquake.
A. Accumulated B. Gathered  
C. Assembled D. Collected

116. The ______ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”.
A. diagram B. label  
C. signal D. mark 

117. Mobile telecommunications _____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a    result of a contract signed  between the two companies.
A. capacity B. potential 
C. possession  D. impact

118. Reading ______ the lines, I would day that the Government are more worried than they will admit.
A. behind B. between 
C. along  D. among

119. My brother’s plans are very ______; he wants to master English, French and Spanish     before he is sixteen.
A. arbitrary B. aggressive
C. ambitious  D. abundant

120. The statistical figures in that report are not ______. You should not refer to them.
A. accurate B. fixed
C. delicate  D. rigid

121. He  ______ to his customers and halved the price.
   A. leaked          B. drew
 C. quoted       D. yielded

122. Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to _____ storming into the                boss’s office.
     A. prevent      B. prohibit
     C. turn       D. avoid

123. The author of the report is well _____ with the problems in the hospital because he       has been working there for many years.
 A. informed      B. acquainted
 C. enlightened      D. acknowledged

124. The ship’s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _____ instead of mechanically.
 A. manually      B. artificially
 C. automatically     D. synthetically

125. You would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
     A. omitting      B. attaching
     C. affording      D. running

126. He is always here; it’s ______ you’ve never met him.
     A. unique      B. strange
     C. rare       D. peculiar

127. We’d like to______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
     A. preserve      B. reserve
     C. retain       D. sustain

128. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of      considerable ______. 
     A. ability      B. future
     C. possibility      D. opportunity
129. He didn't have time to read the report word for word: he just_____ it.
     A. skimmed      B. observed
     C. overlooked     D. glanced

130. The  leader of  the expedition ______ everyone  to follow his example.
     A. promoted      B. reinforced
     C. sparked      D. inspired

131. The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
A. intensive      B. concise
   C. joint   D. overall

132. Their products are frequently overpriced and _____ in quality.
     A. influential      B. inferior
     C. superior      D. subordinate

133. The  neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that _____ lot.
     A. valid       B. vain
     C. vacant      D. vague

134. To our ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not  to be as serious as we had feared.
     A. anxiety      B. relief
     C. view          D. judgement

135. Many people like white color as it is a _____ of purity.
     A. symbol      B. sign
     C. signal      D. symptom

136. This research has attracted wide _____ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.
     A. message      B. information
     C. media      D. data

137. The energy  _____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
     A. transferred     B. released
     C. delivered      D. conveyed

138. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the  _____ silk from damage.
   A. sensitive      B. tender
   C. delicate       D. sensible

139. Though         in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
   A. grown         B. raised            C. tended               D. cultivated

140. If people feel hopeless, they don't bother to ______ the skills they need to succeed.
   A. adopt         B. acquire           C. accumulate            D. assemble

141. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was        of cheating customers.
   A. accused        B. charged           C. scolded               D. cursed

142. All her energies are _______ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
   A. guided         B. aimed            C. directed               D. focused

143. Everyone should be _______to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.
    A. attributed        B. entitled          C. identified            D. justified

144. His wife is constantly finding         with him, which makes him very angry.
    A. errors           B. shortcomings      C. fault                D. flaw

145. Vitamins are complex _______ that the body requires in very small amounts.
    A. matters        B. materials        C. panicles             D. substances

146. The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
    A. evidence      B. recognition        C. status                 D. identity

147. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with.
    A. distance      B. scope             C. range                D. boundary

148. We have planned an exciting publicity ______ with our advertisers.
    A. struggle       B. campaign         C. battle                D. conflict

149. John doesn't believe in _______ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.
    A. standard     B. regular           C. routine             D. conventional
150. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
    A. fierce            B. strained           C. eager              D. critical