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中国人民大学2008年英语专业考研试题I. Sentence Completion (30 points)Directions: Write in the blank the letter of the item which best completes each sentence.1. Jean ______her mother in character.a. takes after? ?? ?? ???b. inherits? ?? ?? ???c. initiates? ?? ?? ?? ?d. embarrasses2. They reported the loss and gave all the necessary ______to the police.a. happenings? ?? ?? ? b. qualifications? ?? ? c. characteristics? ???d. particulars3. Generous public funding of basic science would ______considerable benefits for the countrys health, wealth and security.a. result from? ?? ?? ? b. settle down? ?? ?? ?c. lie in? ?? ?? ???d. lead to4. When people become unemployed, it is ______which is often worse than lack of wages.a. laziness? ?? ?? ? b. poverty? ?? ? c. idleness? ?? ? d. inability5. National poverty was ______by rapid population growth.a. strengthened? ? b. reinforced? ?? ?? ?c. aggravated? ?? ???d. reduced6. What a sad sight, with all the shops ______and the people gone.a. shuttled? ?? ?? ?? ?b. shuttered? ?? ?? ? c. shuttles? ?? ?? ? d. shutters7. The carpenter helped me to _______the cabinet at the base to keep it from tipping.a. wedge? ?? ?? ?? ? b. wrench? ?? ?? ?? ? c. yoke? ?? ?? ?? ? d. tuck8. The dentist had to _______ the tooth as it was badly decayed.a. pull off? ?? ?? ?? ? b. release? ?? ? c. extract? ?? ?? ? d. alleviate9. Children and old people do not like having their daily _______upset.a. habit? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? b. practice? ?? ?? ?? ?c. routine? ?? ?? ? d. custom10. ________when she started complaining.a. Not until he arrived? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? b. No sooner had he arrivedc. Hardly had he arrived? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? d. Scarcely did he arriveII.? ?Error Correction (20 points)Directions: In the passage below, there are ten extra words, which are either are either grammatically incorrect or do not fit in with the meaning of the passage. Read the passage carefully and cross out those extra words.We are proud to present with this Management D