1996年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参考答案

Section C:
21. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ___.
A. hung up B. hung back C. cut down D. cut off
22. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend _____ here so that she could learn more about the city.
A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times
23. Ms. Green has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be ____ with everyone who comes to the store.
A. accepted B. admitted C. admired D. acquainted
24. He does not ___ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
A. equal B. match C. qualify D. fit
25. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been ____ the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.
A. pursuing B. chasing C. reaching D. winning
26. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ____ the speakers stopped for refreshments.
A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
27. When travelling, you are advised to take travellers' checks, which provide a secure ____ to carrying your money in cash.
A. substitute B. selection C preference D. alternative
28. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a ______ character.
A. gracious B. suspicious C. unique D. particular
29. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this _____ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption B. transition C. consumption D. interaction
30. I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely ____ my ideas to prove your point.
A. revising B. contradicting C. distorting D. distracting
31. Language culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
A. indistinctly B. separately C. irrelevantly D. independently
32. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.
A. hold back B. hold on C. hold out D. hold up
33. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.
A. impartial B. mild C. hostile D. opposing
34. I ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
A. express B confess C. verify D. acknowledge
35. It is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.
A. secured B. forbidden D. regulated D determined
36. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ____ again next spring.
A. assembly B. session C. conference D. convention
37. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.
A. in accordance with B. in terms of
C. in favor of D. in honor of
38. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am _____ to carrying out the plan.
A. obliged B. committed C. engaged D. resolved
39. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.
A. came off B. Went off C. brought Out D. made out
40. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world --- market demand.
A. improve B. enhanced C guarantee D. gear