2013级研究生期末考试英语试卷A - 副本.docVIP

河北联合大学2013级研究生期末考试英语试卷(A)Part I Vocabulary (30%) Directions: There are thirty questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Write the correct answers on your Answer Sheet. Theodore Roosevelt was a ____ man; he was successful as a statesman, soldier, sportsman, explorer, and author. A. able B. capable C. skillful D. versatile 2. The small town has ____ many changes during last 10 years. A. undergone B. developed C. involved D. undertaken 3. The old farmer ____ his wife, living until 105 years of age. A. passed B. survived C. lasted D. endured 4. Poor eyesight is a ____ to many students. A. prevention B. backwardness C. handicap D. shortcoming 5. The wheat crop will be ____ without strong spring rains. A. decimated B. spoilt C. decayed D. delayed 6. The various parts of the essays do not adequately ____. A. depend B. interrelate C. relate D. cooperate 7. Hot weather ____ the bacteria in the milk rapidly. A. reduces B. decreases C. multiplies D. enhances 8. If something very substantial is not done next month, he cannot ____ his office. A. retain B. have C. obtain D. secure 9. We sent him an invitation but he ____. A. refrained B. declined C. rejected D. denied 10. The lifeguard pulled the ____ body out of the pool. A. died B. dying C. inanimate D. weak 11. If you are to be accepted as a member of the club you must ____ by its rules. A. agree B. abide C. confirm D. conform 12. ____ you dislike ancient monuments, Warrick Castle is worth a visit. A. Since B. Even C. If D. Even if 13. The cities were to be ____ and the population distributed in villages. A. deflated B. reduced C. decayed D. defined 14. He ga