2002级成人商务英语专升本泛读期末考试试题 B.docVIP

2002级成人商务英语专升本泛读期末考试试卷 B 2002年12月 Part A. Directions: In this part, you are given twenty words. To each of them there are three definitions : a), b) and c) and one of the three is not correct. You are requested to identify it. 1. _____ pump [A] A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids. [B] To remove the water from [C] To move with the up-and-down motion of a shovel or a sickle. 2. _____ outburst [A] A sudden display, as of activity [B] A gentle display, as of emotion [C] A violent display, as of anger 3. _____ shower [A] A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead [B] To show or display in public or some special occasions [C] To bestow or abundantly or liberally 4. _____ deposit [A] A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use. [B] A concentration of mineral matter or sediment in a layer, vein, or pocket [C] To withdraw (money) from a bank or financial account. 5. _____ supplant [A] To displace [B] To substitute for [C] To supply or provide 6. _____ thrill [A] To feel a very strong desire of emotion beyond one’s control [B] To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. [C] To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate. 7. _____ shrink [A] To become larger from heat, moisture, or cold [B] To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle [C] To draw back instinctively, as from something alarming. 8. _____ confide [A] To tell (something) in confidence. [B] To disclose private matters in confidence [C] To lose one’s confidence 9. _____ concede [A] To keep or hide the secret [B] To make a concession: yield [C] To acknowledge, often reluctantly 10. _____ premium [A] The amount paid or payable, often in installments, for an insurance policy. [B] A sum of money or bonus paid in addition to a regular price, salary, or other amount. [C] Something, especially a sum of money, required as a penalty for an offense. 11. _____ challenge [A] An act or statement of defiance;