中石油模拟试题(五) I. Vocabulary
1. He is a man you can rely on. He never goes back on his __. A. word B. words C. permission D. saying
2. After second thought, she ___a better solution.
A. came up with B. added up to C. put up with D. made up for 3. The club has___ a new rule allowing women to join.
A. brought forth B. associated with C. turned over D. laid down 4. The performance will begin __ at eight thirty.
A. precisely B. consequently C. accordingly D. exceedingly 5. It's very discourteous to __ during some one's conversation. A. inspect B. interrupt C. interfere D. instruct 6. His joke went too far. It was more than 1 could __. A. get rid of B. put up with C. keep up with D. do away with 7. Will all those ___the proposal raise their hands?
A. in relation to B. in excess of C. in contrast to D. in favor of
8. At the gathering, he talked __ about the matter, dampening everyone’s spirits.
A. in detail B. with ease C. on end D. in a confusing way
9. We cannot always ___the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.
A. hang on B. count on C. hold on D. come on
10. I don't want to___ you in if you are what you say. A. run B. catch C. make D. take
11. Mr. Brown is a ___old man and all his neighbors are __ to him. A. respectful...respectable B. respectable...respective C. respectable...respectful D. respective...respectable 12. I wish my son would stop __ and do something realistic. A. hanging about B. hanging on C. hanging up D. hanging off 13. There are some ___flowers on the desk. A. artificial B. false C. unreal D. untrue
14. We all can't __ why she married a man like this. A. reason out B. figure out C. make believe D. take in 15. John wants to dispose ___his old car and buy a new one. A. on B. in C. of D. to
16. He slept in the __ of the trees on such a hot day. A. shade B. shelter C. shadow D. shield
17. Ted agreed to __ the strike if the company would satisfy the demand of the workers.
A. call out B. call to C. call off D. call on are not ___to veto(否定) our own proposals. A. likely B. possible C. probable D. potential
19. He agreed with the plan in ___, but thought that in practice it would not work.
A. attitude B. approach C. viewpoint D. principle
20. The conversation was so interesting that we were __ of the lateness of the hour.
A. negligible B. inattentive C. irrelevant D. oblivious
II. Grammatical Structure
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four
choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and
mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
21. ___nothing more to discuss, the secretary-general got to his feet, said goodbye and left the room.
A. There was B. Being C. There being D. As there being 22. It was urgent that he __ her immediately. A. calls B. called C. call D. would call
23. ___the size and nature of a business, its main goal is to earn a profit. (10年)
A. Whatever B. Whichever C. Whereas D. Because 24. What's the matter? I smell something __.(09年) A. bum B. bums C. being burned D. burning
25. Mathematics as well as other subjects __ a science.
A. was B. is C. are D. belong to
26. ___he was a regular customer, the boss allowed 10% discount off the prices of the goods. (10年)
A. Giving B. Given that C. Giving that D. To give that
27. It was during the 1920's __ the friendship between Hemingway and Fitzgerald reached its highest point. A. when B. that C. before D. after 28. ___dwell on her past.
A. Little need she B. Little did she need C. Little she needed D. Little she did need 29. ___a fine day, I decided to go for an outing. A. Being B. Having been C. It being D. How
30. The car ___seventy miles per hour until it reaches the riverside at about ten o'clock tonight.
A. goes B. will go C. went D. will be going
31. Many a time __ not to play with fire but he turns a deaf ear to the warnings.