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北京有色金属研究总院 2009年博士研究生招生英语考试试题 （请将答案写在答题纸上） Words and Sentence Structures. There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. From the choices after each sentence, choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. (15%) (1). Good-quality titanium containing only a small amount of residual oxygen has been successfully produced and scaled industrial levels. a) up b) down c) by d) to (2). My Life shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House. a) likely b) unlikely c) possible d) impossible (3). It is time for America to replace politicians with statesmen who look ______ the next generation ______ the next election. a) to……instead of b) at……instead of c) to……against d) at……against (4). Hurricane Katrina continues to rumble along the south coast, although this time it’s not expected to land. a) hit b) shatter c) arrive d) board (5). With little question the U.S. is in the grips of a recession, investors this week will lean on a stream of earnings and economic reports exactly how prolonged and painful the downturn might be. a) help to determine b) helping to determine c) to help determine d) to help determining (6). Chinas middle-class moms and blue-collar pensioners were among the worlds most avid and successful investors last year. Now their record is lost fortunes, broken families and protest. a) between b) among c) one of d) three of (7) What goes up must come down. After a record-breaking 10-year boom for commodities, it was inevitable that prices would have to retreat ----- especially _______ global financial turmoil and sagging economic growth. a) facing b) faced up to c) on the face of d) in the face of (8) The history proves that advances of culture depend upon the opportunities ______ a social group to learn from the experience of their neighbors. a) presented to b) presented by c) to present d) to be