2008年MBA联考英语真题--词汇部分

Section A Vocabulary

  1. Oil is an important___material which can be processed into many different products, including plastics.

 A raw     B bleak     C flexible    D fertile

2. The high living standards of the US cause its present population to___25 persent of the world's oil.

 A assume     B consume    C resume    D presume

3. You shouldn't be so___---I didn't mean anything bad in what i said.

A sentimental     B sensible    C sensitive    D sophisticated

4.Picasso was an artist who fundamentally changed the___of art for later generations.

A philosophy     B concept    C viewpoint    D theme

5.Member states had the opinion to___from this agreements with one year's notice.

 A deny     B object    C suspect    D withdraw

6. The two countries achieved some progress in the sphere of trade relations, traditionally a source of___irritaion.

 A mutual     B optional    C neutral    D parallel

7.Williams had not been there during the___moments when the kidnapping had taken place.

A superior     B rigorous    C vital    D unique

8.Travel around Japan today, and one sees foreign residents a wide___of jobs.

 A range     B field    C scale    D area

9.Modern manufacturing has___ a global river of materials into a stunning array of new products.

 A translated     B transformed    C transferred    D transported

10.Lightning had been the second largest storm killer in the US over the past 40 years and is ___ only by flood.

 A exceeded     B excelled    C excluded    D extended

11.Voices were___as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

A swollen     B increased    C developed    D raised

12.Some sufferers will quickly be restored to perfect health, ___other will take a longer time.

 A which     B where    C when    D whereas

13.My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very___about the food he eats.

A special     B peculiar    C particular    D unusual

 14. Britain might still be part of France if it weren't___a disastrous flood  200.000 years ago, according to scientists from Imperial College in  London.

 A upon     B with    C in    D for

 15.The water prize is an international award that___outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems.

  A recognizes     B requires    C releases    D relays

 16.In its 14 years of___, the European Union has earned the scorn of its citizens and skepticism from the Unied States.

 A endurance     B emergence    C existence    D eminence

 17. His excuse for being late this morning was his car had___in the snow.

 A started up     B got stuck    C set back    D stood by

 18. ___ widespread belief cockroaches(螳螂) would not take over the world if there were no around to step on them.

 A In view of     B Thanks to    C In case of    D Contrary to

 19.Consciously or not, ordinary citizens and government bureaucrats still___the notion that Japanese society is a unique culture.

 A fit in with     B look down on    C cling to    D hold back

20.As you can see by yourself, things___to be exactly as the professor had foreseen.

 A turned in     B turned out    C turned up    D turned down