北京第二外国语学院1999年基础英语考研试题
　　I. Choose from the five words or phrases given after the following sentences the one which most appropriately completes that sentence.
　　1.The Minister accuesed the farmers of the potato shortage in order to force prices up .
　　A. depleting B. expecting C. exploiting D. misapplying E. misappropriating
　　2.The stories about his wealth are quite ; he is not particularly well off
　　A. unproveked B. incredulous C. unfounded D. irrational E. undeserving
　　3.I don’t really know how to the problem.
　　A. tackle b. cope C set in D draw E efface
　　4. Don’t forget to well . it’s very cold outside.
　　A. dress up B wrap up C huddle up Dclose up E roll up
　　5.The overcrowded living conditiobns a heavy strain on the family.
　　A. set B put C forced D pressed E drew
　　6.The wind has now from south to west.
　　A. ranged B veered C whirled D exchanged E transferred
　　7. The man crept noiselessly up the stairs , but on the landing the floorboards .
　　A. cracked B crunched C moaned D creaked E groaned
　　8. He had deceived a great many people but she him at once.
　　A. saw into B asw round C saw through D looked through E looked into
　　9. Since 1945 the rivalry in military strength ebtween the world’s great powers has produced a balanced peace.
　　A. presently B precociously C previously D deviosly E precariously
　　10. The team’s couch insisted on a program of training before the big match .
　　A. hars B. rigorous C. positive D. severe E. searching
　　11.I tried to a hint but you didn’t notice
　　A. nod B. drop C. suggest D. let E. warn
　　12. The human voice often sounds on the telephone.
　　A. twisted B. irregular C. distored D. reformed E. deformed
　　13.What you say is true ,but you could have it more tactfully.
　　A. talded B. phrased C. ohzerved D. informed E. remarked
　　14.The police are the suburbs for the missing car.
　　A.seeking B. combing C.looking D. socking E. investigating
　　15.The climbers their greatest ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain.
　　A. obtained B. sustained C. maintained D. retained E. realized
　　16.Despite the Swiss watchmakers’ predictions , micro-chip watches have not turned out to be .
　　A. a stab in the back B. a mine days’ wonder C. a shot in the dark D. a port in a storm
　　E. a storm in a teacup
　　17.Councilor A brahams a resolution in favor of accepting the offer
　　A. moved B. proposed C. put D. made E. took
　　18.The motion was carried ,with only protest from the opposition.
　　A.an enthusiastc B. a tender C.an encouraging D. a slack E. a feeble
　　19. The policy was directed towards unemployment
　　A.sparing B. declining C.shrinking D. relieving E. battering
　　20.The manifest to is a for the town’s future.
　　A. white paper B. green belt C. blue film D. gree lilgt E. Bluprint
　　II. Indicate, by a symbol a, b or c, etc., thether the underlined verbs in the

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