1993年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
Section I: Structure and Vocabulary
In each sentence, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choices in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)
1. The board deemed it urgent that these files ________ right away.
[A] had to be printed
[B] should have been printed
[C] must be printed
[D] should be printed
2. The local health organization is reported ________ twenty-five years ago when Dr. Audon became its first president.
[A] to be set up
[B] being set up
[C] to have been set up
[D] having been set up
3. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ________ for.
[A] be demonstrating
[B] demonstrate
[C] had been demonstrating
[D] have demonstrated
4. Ted had told me that he always escapes ________ as he has got a very fast sport car.
[A] to fine
[B] to be fined
[C] being fined
[D] having been fined
5. More than one third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, ________ in San Francisco.
[A] previously
[B] predominantly
[C] practically
[D] permanently
6. Prof. Lee’s book will show you ________ can be used in other contexts.
[A] that you have observed
[B] that how you have observed
[C] how that you have observed
[D] how what you have observed
7. All fights ________ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train.
[A] were canceled
[B] had been canceled
[C] having canceled
[D] having been canceled
8. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________ report only in a few pages but with all the details.
[A] concise
[B] clear
[C] precise
[D] elaborate
9. With prices ________ so much, it’s hard for the company to plan a budget.
[A] fluctuating
[B] waving
[C] swinging
[D] vibrating
10. Expert say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ________ healthy.
[A] preserve
[B] stay
[C] maintain
[D] reserve
11. Expected noises are usually more ________ than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
[A] manageable
[B] controllable
[C] tolerable
[D] perceivable
12. It isn’t so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works ________.
[A] above all
[B] in all
[C] at all
[D] after all
13. There is an incorrect assumption among scientists and medical people that everyone agrees ________ what constitutes a benefit to an individual.
[A] on
[B] with
[C] to
[D] in
14. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ________ very little.
[A] makes up for
[B] adds up to
[C] comes up with
[D] puts up with
15. A really powerful speaker can ________ the feelings of the audience to the fever of excitement.
[A] work out
[B] work over
[C] work at
[D] work up
