《昆明理工大学博士研究生招生入学考试试题》2008英语

21. In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens________ the first grade.

A. leads B. precedes C. forwards D. advances

22. That tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoors and go out only ________ necessity.

A. within reach of B. for fear of C. by means of D. in case of

23. Haven’t I told you I don’t want you keeping ________ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys?

A. company B. acquaintance C. friends D. place

24. This platform would collapse if all of us ________ on it.

A. stand B. stood C. would stand D. had stood

25. It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash. Virtually all

financial ________ will be conducted by computer.

A. transactions B. transmissions C. transitions D. transformations

26. The purpose of a ________ is to cut down imports in order to protect domestic industry and workers from

foreign competition.

A. tax B. toll C. fee D. tariff

27. We can rely on William to carry out this mission, for his judgment is always______.

A. inexplicable B. healthy C. sound D. straight

28. The director was critical ________ the way we were doing the work.

A. at B. in C. of D. with

29. He came back later, ________ which time they had left.

A. after B. by C. from D. for

30. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in ________ and lack of unity

in style.

A. conflict B. confrontation C. disturbance D. disharmony

31. He promised me a letter, he ought to ________ it days ago.

A. have written B. write C. had written D. be writing

32. The rules stated that anyone who had held office for three years was not ______ for reelection.

A. admirable B. eligible C. reliable D. capable

33. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in

their ________ aspects.

A. potential B. social C. essential D. partial

34. Negro slavery, many claimed, was good for all ________.

A. concerned B. is concerned C. to concern D. that concerns

35. We think ________ possible for them to fulfil their task in a few weeks..

A. it B. that C. what D. this

36. ________ China is mobilized to go all out to build the country into a powerful, modern, socialist country.

A. Whole B. The whole C. The whole of D. The all of

37. ________, we shall go out for a picnic on Monday

A. Weather permits B. Weather permitted C. Weather permitting D. With weather to permit

38. Prof. Ward hardly ever went to ________ the theatre.

A. neither the cinema nor B. either the cinema nor C. neither the cinema or D. either the cinema or

39. Your advice would be ________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end..

A. exceedingly B. excessively C. extensively D. exclusively

40. The monopoly-capitalist group ______ many smaller enterprises last year.

A. integrated B. merged C. combined D. collected

41. This watch is ________ to all the other watches on the market.

A. superior B. advantageous C. super D. beneficial