1992年全国硕士研究生考试英语试卷及答案

　　Ⅰ. In each sentence, decide which of the four choicea given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choices in the ANSWER SHEET. ( 15 points )

　　l . I will give this dictionary to _ wants to have it.

　　A. whomever B. someone C. whoever D. anyone

　　2. After having gone _ far, George did not want to turn back.

　　A. enough B. much C. such D. that

　　3. _ all our kindness to help her, Sarah refused to listen to us.

　　A. At B. For C. In D. On

　　4. Richard doesn' t think he could ever _ what is called "free-style" poetry.

　　A. take on B. take over C. take to D. take after

　　5. In the past men generally perfered that their wives _ in the home.

　　A. worked B. would work C. work D. were working

　　6. I don't want to lend any more money to him; he's already in debt _ me.

　　A. to B. for C. of D. with

　　7. The business of each day, _ selling goods or shipping them,went quite smoothly.

　　A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was

　　8. Carey didn't go to the party last night because she _ the baby for her sister until 9:30 .

　　A. must have looked after B would have to look after

　　C. had to look after D. should have looked after

　　9. _ , he does get initated with her sometimes.

　　A. As he likes her much B. Much though he likes her

　　C. Though much he like her D. Much as he likes her

　　IO. Califomians and New Englanders speak the same language and _ by the same federal laws.

　　A. stand B. conform C. abide D. sustain

　　Il . The vocabulary of any technical discussion may include words which are never used outside

　　the subject or field _ .

　　A. in view B. in question C. in case D. in effect

　　12 . The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope,_ to orbit the Earth next March ,will ob-

　　serve some of the oldest stars in the sky.

　　A. subject B. owing C. available D. due

　　13. _ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.

　　A. To be free B. Freeing C. To free D. Freed

　　14. The patient has been _ of the safety of the operation.

　　A. assured B. guaranteed C. entrusted D. confirmed

　　15. Will you _ this passage to see if there is any misprint?

　　A. look up B. go over C. dwell on "D. work out

　　16. The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _.

　　A. correct B. straight C. right D. well

　　17. Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actuaily _ the

　　way .

　　A. in B. by C. off D. on

　　18. If we believe something is good and true we should tn it.

　　A. hold up B. keep on C. hold on D. keep up

　　19. _, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not to mention

　　the big cities in the region.

　　A. Alone in the small town B. In the small alone town

　　C. In the alone small town D. In the small towll alone

　　20 . The bank is reported in the local newspaper in broad daylight yesterday.

　　A. to be robbed B. robbed

　　C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed

　　21 . The engineers are going through with their highway project , the expenses have

　　risen .

　　A. even though B. just because

　　C. now that D. as though

　　22: Although we had told then not to keep us waiting, they made no _ to speed up deliv-

　　eries .

　　A. trial B. attempt C. action D. progress

　　23 . Water will continue to be _ it is today-next in importance to oxygen.

　　A. how B. which C. as D. what

　　24. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he _ our chairman now.

　　A. must have been B. would have been

　　C. were . D. would be

　　25. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which

　　_increase the risk of heart disease.

　　A. in tum B. in retum C. by chance D. by tums

　　26. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he does not have passport.

　　A. . an operative B. a valid C. an efficient D. an effective

　　27. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _ for it.

　　A. motive B. mind C. mood D. notion

　　28. The project requires more labor than

　　A. has been put in B. have been put in

　　C. being put in D. to be put in

　　29. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _ attack their trainer.

　　A. unexpectedly B. deliberately

　　C. reluctantly D. subsequently

　　30. There seemed little hope that the explorer, _ in the tropical forest, would find his

　　way through it.

　　A. to be deserted B. having deserted

　　C. to have been deserted D. having been deserted