中国留学之家，中国最优秀的留学咨询公司，全球顶尖大学申请专家！ 09年度全国-MBA英语模拟试题(18)及答案

venkatmba - 2008-7-31 18:02:00

1.I pressed my parents until they finally ___ and registered me for skating classes.
　　A．gave out
　　B．gave back
　　C．gave in
　　D．gave off

　　2. Unfortunately Mr. Wang’s mother ___ two years ago.
　　A．passed away
　　B．passed off
　　C．passed on
　　D．passed by

　　3.A report has pointed out the ____ of the present system.
　　A．mistakes
　　B．defeats
　　C．defects
　　D．deficits

　　4.I won’t know how successful it is until an accountant has ___ the books.
　　A．gone over
　　B．gone out
　　C．gone back on
　　D．gone for

　　5. ____ it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed houses, set among well-tended gardens.
　　A．At first sight
　　B．At no time
　　C．At intervals
　　D．At length

　　6. They were having to _____ the fact they had lost everything.
　　A．take up
　　B．look to
　　C．take to
　　D．face up to

　　7. The club members did agree to ___ their present recruitment policy in order to boost the membership.
　　A．curb
　　B．modify
　　C．contract
　　D．consult

　　8. In every one of her pictures she ____ a sense of immediacy.
　　A．conveys
　　B．requests
　　C．quits
　　D．reinforces

　　9. It ____ to me that I could have the book sent to me.
　　A．happened
　　B．occurred
　　C．related
　　D．came

　　10. Nowadays you can see lots of unemployed people _____ the streets.
　　A．hanging about
　　B．hanging on
　　C．hanging onto
　　D．hanging up to

　　11. She was too ____ and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
　　A．engaged
　　B．exhausted
　　C．ignorant
　　D．energetic

　　12. As far as I know women officers ____ 15 per cent of the police force in our district.
　　A．make up for
　　B．make up
　　C．make for
　　D．make out

　　13. The 25-year-old man was accused of robbing a bank ____ one million pounds.
　　A．of
　　B．from
　　C．by
　　D．off

　　14. All of us will ____ you whatever happens.
　　A．stand in for
　　B．stand up to
　　C．stand back from
　　D．stand by

　　15. Pour some water on his face and he’ll soon ___.
　　A．come round
　　B．come out
　　C．come off
　　D．come through

　　16. The dictionary ____ a workaholic as a person obsessively addicted to work.
　　A．delivers
　　B．declares
　　C．defines
　　D．discloses

　　17. He seemed to take it ___ granted that he should speak as a representative of the workers here.
　　A．in
　　B．for
　　C．of
　　D．as

　　18. All full-time staff can get a 20 percent _____ on goods up to ＄100 each year.
　　A．favor
　　B．fine
　　C．discount
　　D．gain

　　19. He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a _____.
　　A．trap
　　B．transaction
　　C．treasure
　　C．tuition

　　20. The dean of the department said that these proposals would have to be _____.
　　A．set aside
　　B．gone into
　　C．gone around
　　D．gone after

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1. Bear in ____ that petrol stations are scarce in the remoter areas when you go travelling by car.
　　A．heart
　　B．head
　　C．soul
　　D．mind

　　2. One of your daughters doesn’t ____ you at all.
　　A．take on
　　B．take up
　　C．take after
　　D．take over

　　3. The mayor eventually gave his ____ for the project to get under way.
　　A．dole
　　B．consent
　　C．convenience
　　D．faith

　　4. If you want to lose weight, you have to ____ sweets.
　　A．cut short
　　B．cut up
　　C．cut out
　　D．cut into

　　5. Ella showed her the best places to go for a good buy, and taught her how to ____ with used furniture dealers.
　　A．go along
　　B．request
　　C．do away
　　D．haggle

　　6. The report says design faults in both vessels ____ the tragedy.
　　A．compensated for
　　B．resulted from
　　C．fell through
　　D．contributed to

　　7. Professor Smith backed his arguments with fact and ____ his opponent thoroughly.
　　A．refuted
　　B．denied
　　C．exploited
　　D．endorsed

　　8.About 200 people ____ in silence as the two coffins were taken into the church.
　　A．looked at
　　B．looked on
　　C．looked out
　　D．looked after

　　9.My eyes were becoming ____ to the gloom and I was able to make out a door at one side of the room.
　　A．acknowledged
　　B．determined
　　C．accustomed
　　D．advanced

　　10.New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can ___ muscles.
　　A．confirm
　　B．condemn
　　C．conduct
　　D．contract

　　11.Three-star hotels in this city are normally ____ for months in advance before the tourist season begins.
　　A．booked
　　B．applied
　　C．anticipated
　　D．approached

　　12.The network of 366 local offices is being ___ to leave the company with 110 to 200 larger branch offices.
　　A．specialized
　　B．rationalized
　　C．nationalized
　　D．industrialized

　　13.London underground said it may have to axe 100 signaling jobs because of government _____ in its investment.
　　A．lay-offs
　　B．checkups
　　C．cutbacks
　　D．precautions

　　14.At least 200 peace activists are planning to ____ a peace camp at the border.
　　A．set out
　　B．set up
　　C．set off
　　D．settle down

　　15. She is ____ that people still risk traveling without insurance.
　　A．displayed
　　B．amused
　　C．dissolved
　　D．amazed

　　16.She was not an ordinary woman; she was one of the most __ actresses in the country.
　　A．deprived
　　B．distinguished
　　C．convinced
　　D．liable

　　17.They ____ bravely against repeated enemy bombing day and night.
　　A．held back
　　B．held down
　　C．held out
　　D．held over

　　18. I was really ____ when I knocked the cup of tea over my teacher.
　　A．embarrassed
　　B．crushed
　　C．confronted
　　D．deserted

　　19.We like to identify and celebrate their success whenever we ____ it.
　　A．come about
　　B．come across
　　C．come up
　　D．come out

　　20.If the symptoms continue or get worse, you’d better ____ your doctor.
　　A．spare
　　B．tempt
　　C．sponsor
　　D．consult

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1.Not until you have read the novel ____ what it is about.
　　A．you will know
　　B．can you know
　　C．should you know
　　D．have you really known

　　2.The budget crisis has forced the Prime Minister to ____ his words.
　　A．go back on
　　B．go back to
　　C．go in for
　　D．go along with

　　3.Having professionally made curtains can be _____, so why not make your own?
　　A．merry
　　B．mean
　　C．costly
　　D．considerable

　　4.I think it is an issue we’ll have to _____ at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.
　　A．prefer
　　B．confront
　　C．charge
　　D．contact

　　5.Police said the man was arrested without a struggle after a car _____ through the streets of the city.
　　A．chasing
　　B．braking
　　C．crash
　　D．patrolling

　　6.Many shops along the route have been boarded up _____ trouble.
　　A．in case
　　B．in case of
　　C．in any case
　　D．in the case of

　　7.Frankly speaking, I am getting very bored ____ this entire business.
　　A．at
　　B．of
　　C．from
　　D．with

　　8.She ____ take a taxi to the town ____ wait for a bus here in the rain.
　　A．would rather … than
　　B．would … rather than to
　　C．prefers …than
　　D．prefers … to

　　9.We ____ to refund your money if you are not delighted with your purchase.
　　A．guarantee
　　B．object
　　C．justify
　　D．oblige

　　10.The long-range goal must be to ____ nuclear weapons altogether.
　　A．do down
　　B．do up
　　C．do away with
　　D．do over

　　11.She boasted ____ how she had written a novel when she was only 15.
　　A．at
　　B．in
　　C．of
　　D．over

　　12.With the election out of the way, the government can ____ business.
　　A．get by
　　B．get off
　　C．get across
　　C．get down to

　　13.He ____ much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.
　　A．parted with
　　B．dealt with
　　C．kept up with
　　D．put up with

　　14.He left a note at the scene of the crime, _____ detectives to catch him.
　　A．denying
　　B．challenging
　　C．assigning
　　D．capturing

　　15.The old man died in hospital after being _____ by a car.
　　A．taken down
　　B．let down
　　C．laid down
　　D．knocked down

　　16.The former director was sentenced to nine years in prison because he had _______ ＄200,000 in company funds.
　　A．deposited
　　B．shared
　　C．granted
　　D．embezzled

　　17.Was it just an accident or did your friend do it _____ ?
　　A．in vain
　　B．beyond question
　　C．on purpose
　　D．once for all

　　18.He was told that he would be granted _____ from prosecution if he confessed the names of the other spies in the ring.
　　A．punishment
　　B．consignment
　　C．companion
　　D．immunity

　　19.She usually _____ the park on her way home.
　　A．cuts across
　　B．cuts off
　　C．cuts in
　　D．cuts short

　　20.In the United States some lanes are ____ for cars with more than one occupant.
　　A．recognized
　　B．refuted
　　C．reserved
　　D．regarded

venkatmba - 2008-7-31 18:04:00

1.Bob Dole seemed less than _____ about the proposed move.
　　A．desirable
　　B．exciting
　　C．enthusiastic
　　D．feasible

　　2.Boots made from ____ materials can usually be washed in a machine.
　　A．synthetic
　　B．distinct
　　C．essential
　　D．flexible

　　3.An appeal court had ruled that they could not get a ____ trial in Los Angeles.
　　A．hard
　　B．celebrated
　　C．fair
　　D．subjective

　　4.Earlier today the Prime Minister ____ 1 government officials for corruption.
　　A．sacked
　　B．appointed
　　C．selected
　　D．backed

　　5.His brother gets so ____ in doing something that he is unaware of things happening round him.
　　A．discouraged
　　B．absorbed
　　C．excited
　　D．desperate

　　6.Jack _____ his experience as a yachtsman to make a documentary program.
　　A．drew on
　　B．put aside
　　C．wrote off
　　D．wore out

　　7. I really don’t know why he hates us everything we ____.
　　A．stand out
　　B．stand for
　　C．stand down
　　D．stand up

　　8.He has won a vote of confidence but only by a _____ majority.
　　A．large
　　B．slender
　　C．clear
　　D．sweeping

　　9.Up to 5% of marks in the exams will be ___ for spelling mistakes.
　　A．derived
　　B．added
　　C．lifted
　　D．deducted

　　10.Mr. Chavis promised to widen the organization’s ____ of activity.
　　A．stretch
　　B．scope
　　C．length
　　D．area

　　11.In this country it is not easy for everyone to live ____ the dole.
　　A．with
　　B．for
　　C．at
　　D．on

　　12.No sooner _____ in Rome than he was kidnapped by a group of gangsters.
　　A．had he arrived
　　B．he was to arrive
　　C．he arrived
　　D．did he arrive

　　13. I’d sooner he _____ till I have talked to her about it.
　　A．will not know
　　B．doesn’t know
　　C．hasn’t known
　　D．didn’t know

　　14.They were so excited that neither of them felt like ____ back to sleep.
　　A．to go
　　B．going
　　C．to be going
　　D．having gone

　　15.Angela’s ＄7,000 ____ at university this year will be paid for with scholarships.
　　A．fare
　　B．tuition
　　C．price
　　D．charge

　　16.He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor’s visa ____.
　　A．extended
　　B．renewed
　　C．expired
　　D．violated

　　17.As is known to all, one of the ____ of being a student is cheap travel.
　　A．subsidies
　　B．perks
　　C．qualifications
　　D．awards

　　18.A clerk simply ____ that the payment and invoice amount match.
　　A．verifies
　　B．transfers
　　C．touts
　　D．warns

　　19.Britain was the first country to _____ fines on airlines which bring passengers without proper immigration papers.
　　A．maintain
　　B．insert
　　C．restrain
　　D．impose

　　20.______ this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.
　　A．For the sake of
　　B．As regards
　　C．At the cost of
　　D．In the light of

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1.By the year 20755 business computing will have changed ____ recognition.
　　A．by
　　C．beyond
　　C．on
　　D．with

　　2. This is a clever and spectacularly successful system, the detailed complexity of which _____ our full understanding.
　　A．surpasses
　　B．supports
　　C．states
　　D．strikes

　　3.To our great disappointment, the bank had ____ some of our checks.
　　A．dishonored
　　B．signed
　　C．counterfeited
　　D．cashed

　　4.The company agreed to rent the whole building, occupy part itself and ___ the remainder.
　　A．submit
　　B．sublet
　　C．subtract
　　D．substitute

　　5. If you had followed his advice, you _____ in trouble now.
　　A．could not have been
　　B．would not have been
　　C．will not be
　　D．might not be

　　6. Basically, the whole article can be ___ in five sentences.
　　A．subjected
　　B．summarized
　　C．structured
　　D．supplied

　　7._____ they are fit I see no reason why they shouldn’t go on playing for another four or five years.
　　A．Proved
　　B．Imagined
　　C．Provided
　　D．Supposed

　　8. The Farmers’ Club is an organization for people _______ agriculture.
　　A．involved in
　　B．traded with
　　C．combined with
　　D．paid attention to

　　9.Graham was right to ____ his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.
　　A．contact
　　B．contrast
　　C．condemn
　　D．congratulate

　　10. Congress has a responsibility to ensure that all peaceful options are exhausted before ____ war.
　　A．breaking out
　　B．ending up in
　　C．winding up
　　D．resorting to

　　11.Gen. Moorage’ s troops yesterday ____ their heavy weapons to the American troops.
　　A．surrounded
　　B．swept
　　C．surrendered
　　D．surveyed

　　12. Economists believe the jobless total will ____ to 3 million by the end of this year.
　　A．raise
　　B．soar
　　C．summarize
　　D．arouse

　　13.Buying expensive furniture is not necessarily the ____ move to make.
　　A．fullest
　　B．straightest
　　C．smartest
　　D．swiftest

　　14.You are not entitled ____ unemployment benefit if you have never worke
　　D．
　　A．with
　　B．to
　　C．on
　　D．for

　　15.Five years later his younger brother regretted _____ his house.
　　A．to be giving up
　　B．to give up
　　C．having been given up
　　D．having given up

　　16.Don’t ____ that bicycle ____ unless you are able to put it together.
　　A．put … off
　　B．take …apart
　　C．set…aside
　　D．take …off

　　17.Mary is very talkative, but she is _____ to tell us everything about her life.
　　A．reluctant
　　B．willing
　　C．eager
　　D．keen

　　18.The average wage of 70 dollars a week if hardly enough for a big family to _____.
　　A．try on
　　B．pass on
　　C．get on
　　D．live on

　　19. The subject of the talk is announced 2 days ____, but the name of the speaker is not.
　　A．in advance
　　B．in turn
　　C．in due course
　　D．in force

　　20.It is highly necessary that he ____ quickly to whatever is asked．
　　A．respond
　　B．is responding
　　C．will respond
　　D．must respond

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1.That may be fine for the US, but it’s not ___ for a mass European market.
　　A．truthful
　　B．actual
　　C．feasible
　　D．real

　　2.Since you have seen the film, I will give the ticket to _____ wants to go.
　　A．whoever
　　B．whom he
　　C．whomever
　　D．he who

　　3.The girl has much difficulty _____ catching up with her classmates in English study.
　　A．in
　　B．of
　　C．at
　　D．by

　　4.When I returned home from England, I found my village is no longer the same _____ it was 25 years ago.
　　A．which
　　B．that
　　C．what
　　D．as

　　5.It was your father who suggested that you _____ medicine.
　　A．studied
　　B．study
　　C．might study
　　D．could study

　　6._____ Mary loves her daughter very much, she is very strict with her.
　　A．While
　　B．As
　　C．For
　　D．Now that

　　7. I am terribly sorry; I ____ you and told you I might be late.
　　A．ought to have telephoned
　　B．ought to telephone
　　C．must have telephoned
　　D．would have telephoned

　　8.Never in Mike’s life ____ solely on himself for a decision like this.
　　A．he had depended
　　B．he has to depend
　　C．had he been depending
　　D．has he had to depend

　　9.A survey of retired people has ___ that most of them are independent and enjoy life.
　　A．directed
　　B．collected
　　C．indicated
　　D．gathered

　　10.Drinking may make a person feel relaxed and happy, or it may make him ____, violent or depressed．
　　A．superior
　　B．plain
　　C．hostile
　　D．reliable

　　11. Thirty years ago, scientists _____ the theory that protons and neutrons are composed of three smaller particles.
　　A．came about
　　B．gave away
　　C．gave up
　　D．came up with

　　12. Bob is doing his homework in the room, please don’t ____ him.
　　A．curb
　　B．disturb
　　C．detect
　　D．confront

　　13.If this is what his job requires, then the job isn’t really ____ having.
　　A．worthy
　　B．worthwhile
　　C．worth
　　D．worthless

　　14. I am not going there again—they ___me ＄5 for a cup of coffee!
　　A．charged
　　B．required
　　C．made
　　D．cost

　　15. The plane was ____ at 10 o’clock if it had not been for a thick fog.
　　A．to have taken off
　　B．to have been taken off
　　C．to take off
　　D．to be taking off

　　16. It took me some time to ____ what had caused this terrible accident.
　　A．carry out
　　B．work out
　　C．come to
　　D．draw up

　　17. Surely it doesn’t matter where charities get their money from: what ___ is what they do with it.
　　A．judges
　　B．impresses
　　C．conveys
　　D．counts

　　18. There is no point ___ here any longer since our hostess is getting impatient with us.
　　A．to stay
　　B．in staying
　　C．to be staying
　　D．for staying

　　19.____, we decided to go fishing last Sunday.
　　A．The weather being fine
　　B．The weather was fine
　　C．As the weather being fine
　　D．The weather was being fine

　　20. Almost all doctors believe that this illness can not be ____ easily.
　　A．consulted
　　B．recovered
　　C．disappeared
　　D．cured

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1. Somehow the girl had ___ to persuade her father to buy a car as a birthday present.
　　A．succeeded
　　B．achieved
　　C．managed
　　D．proposed
　　2.The Prime Minister said his government would continue to _____ the policies laid down at the London summit.
　　A．track
　　B．trace
　　C．carry
　　D．pursue

　　3. ____ it to rain, we would postpone the sports meet.
　　A．Were
　　B．Has
　　C．Should
　　D．Will

　　4. Jane had to spend nearly four months away from Jack that summer, ____ the usual two months.
　　A．because of
　　B．instead of
　　C．for all
　　D．in spite of

　　5.Now banks and building societies are competing fiercely with each other ____ business.
　　A．below
　　B．at
　　C．for
　　D．along

　　6.If the government raises taxes, there will be a risk of public protest that could ___ reforms.
　　A．pass on
　　B．set back
　　C．give off
　　D．point out

　　7. About 20 of the passengers who were injured in a plane crash are said to be in ____ condition.
　　A．critical
　　B．urgent
　　C．vital
　　D．decisive

　　8. It seems that he was unaware that he had ___ his pursuers.
　　A．seen off
　　B．shaken off
　　C．rung off
　　D．shown off

　　9. Mr. Wang decided to have his car ____ before going to Europe on business.
　　A．washing
　　B．wash
　　C．to wash
　　D．washed

　　10. They had a wonderful holiday ___ the bad weather.
　　A．owing to
　　B．despite
　　C．in case of
　　D．however

　　11.____ your timely help, the boy might have drowne
　　D．
　　A．But for
　　B．For all
　　C．Apart from
　　D．In line with

　　12. Mr. George had expected to ____ weight when he gave up smoking, but he didn’t.
　　A．put off
　　B．put up
　　C．put on
　　D．put out

　　13.Mrs. Bush always takes great pride ___ her son’s commercial success.
　　A．at
　　B．over
　　C．from
　　D．in

　　14. According to s survey, women are smoking two extra cigarettes a week, ____ four years ago.
　　A．compared with
　　B．to compare with
　　C．comparing with
　　D．as comparing with

　　15.Although it was dark, I could still ___ a tall figure tramping through the undergrowth.
　　A．make use of
　　B．make up
　　C．make out
　　D．make up for

　　16. In my opinion, the new government must ____ finding solutions to the country’s economic problems.
　　A．set back
　　B．set about
　　C．set out
　　D．set aside

　　17. Mr. Wang removed his glasses and began ____ them with his handkerchief after he seated himself on the sofa.
　　A．discoloring
　　B．screening
　　C．polishing
　　D．treating

　　18. I can’t ____ why that young man did it without consulting his father.
　　A．set out
　　B．turn out
　　C．fall out
　　D．figure out

　　19. Frequently the ex-president was ____ to resolve the major conflicts between the two countries.
　　A．called out
　　B．called on
　　C．called off
　　D．called by

　　20.On her way home she was caught in the rain and had to seek the ____ of a big tree.
　　A．shadow
　　B．shade
　　C．shelter
　　D．trunk

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1. They risk losing their homes because they can no longer ___ the repayment.
　　A．bring up
　　B．keep up
　　C．clear up
　　D．break up

　　2. The black-necked crane is one of the ____ species only found in some countries of the world.
　　A．merest
　　B．fondest
　　C．handiest
　　D．rarest

　　3. It is reported that over the last 17 years this bank has ____ a sufficient reserve to cope with the crisis.
　　A．pulled up
　　B．built up
　　C．set up
　　D．summed up

　　4.Catherine is very discreet, she will ___ that the information goes directly to Walter.
　　A．see it to
　　B．is seeing it
　　C．see to it
　　D．see it

　　5. As far as I know, both companies are ____ a merger.
　　A．keen on
　　B．familiar to
　　C．known as
　　D．similar to

　　6. Yesterday afternoon groups of women took to the streets to ___ the arrest of a black activist.
　　A．break through
　　B．protest against
　　C．bring up
　　D．keep off

　　7. The boy searched everything in the room and eventually discovered his notebook ___ under the pillow.
　　A．hide
　　B．hiding
　　C．having hidden
　　D．hidden

　　8. As is known to all, the reason he failed in the exam is ____ he is too lazy.
　　A．that
　　B．because
　　C．because of
　　D．for

　　9. In Africa more than 6 million people have been ____ by the prolonged drought.
　　A．effected
　　B．affected
　　C．injured
　　D．damaged

　　10.This morning I came across a beggar who was ___ a girl for some money.
　　A．for
　　B．after
　　C．near
　　D．to

　　11. A broadcast of the speech was heard in San Francisco, but it is not known if this was _____.
　　A．alive
　　B．lively
　　C．live
　　D．living

　　12. The new rule ____ where a person owns stock in a corporation.
　　A．applies
　　B．adopts
　　C．imposes
　　D．implies

　　13. The old man is over 80, so he has the right to considerate and ___ care.
　　A．respect
　　B．respected
　　C．respectful
　　D．respective

　　14. The judge recommended that the man ____ 20 years in prison for robbing a bank.
　　A．had to serve
　　B．served
　　C．must serve
　　D．serve

　　15. His work as a consultant consists ___ advising foreign companies on the siting of new factories.
　　A．in
　　B．by
　　C．at
　　D．to

　　16.Many conservatives disapproved of the tax increase, ____ it as unfair.
　　A．regard
　　B．regarding
　　C．having regarded
　　D．regarded

　　17. The president has gone along with the hard-liners lest they ___ tempted to oust him.
　　A．have been
　　B．were
　　C．be
　　D．would be

　　18. It is high time the government ____ a more humanitarian approach towards victims of the recession.
　　A．displayed
　　B．displays
　　C．should display
　　D．would display

　　19. A senior judge is acting as _____ in the pay dispute between the trade union and management.
　　A．remitter
　　B．monitor
　　C．referee
　　D．observer

　　20. The police are trying to solve the ____ of who sent them the threatening letter.
　　A．provision
　　B．puzzle
　　C．purpose
　　D．push

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1.Because of the popularity of the region, it is _____ to book hotels or campsites in advance.
　　A．stupid

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