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二十、广州外语外贸大学 1984 年研究生入学考试试题
Ⅰ. Read through the following passage and then fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE
suitable word from the list following the passage.(30 marks)
During the two years that elapsed between the death of his father and his establishment in
London, Gibbon had made a preliminary examination of the(1) _______ that must be covered in
the(2) _______ of the Roman Empire which he(3) _______ to write. As soon as he had a house (4)
_______ himself, he (5) _______ on the actual work of (6) _______, and composed and three times
rewrote the first chapter, twice patiently(7) _______ the second and third, before he was “tolerably
satisfied”(8) _______ the effect he had(9) _______, and the(10) _______ of composition became,
paragraph by paragraph, more(11) _______ and rapid. We are told that,(12) _______composing, he
walked to and fro across the(13) _______, and that the whole paragraph was(14) _______ when he
finally regained his chair and resorted to pen and ink. The necessary (15) _______, which he added
later, he had already jotted down on(16) _______. Afriend suspected that he was working too fast;
but Gibbon reassured. The whole(17) _______, he said, had undergone a long and elaborate(18)
_______ of correction and revision his “diligence and (19) _______,” he afterwards told the world,
were (20) _______ by his conscience. Thus he (21) _______ the day of final(22) _______ without
undue (23) _______. During February, 1775, the first volume of THE HISTORY OF THE
DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE appeared in the(24) _______. His publishers
had originally calculated(25) _______ five hundred copies, but, with almost(26) _______ insight
had increased this(27) _______ to a thousand. The first edition to appear was immediately sold(28)
_______, and two further editions were very soon (29) _______. Agreat gust of fame(30) _______
on the modest author.
library cards to ground
history re-casting complete accuracy
process attested publication fascinating
bookshops prophetic exhausted seized
while flow anxiety out
on at with number
edition embarked achieved references
regular fabric awaited attracted
II. Questions 1 - 30 are incomplete sentences. Five words or phrases , marked a) ,b) ,c) ,d) , and e)
are given beneath each sentence. You are to choose the ONE word of phrase that best completes
the sentence.(30 marks)
1. TV, if properly used can _______ child’s imagination.
a) cause b) incite c) arise
d) invoke e) stimulate
2. Ask the publishers to send you their latest _______ of English textbooks.
a) catalogue b) prospentus c) brochure
d) booklet
3. Unless strict hunting laws are introduced seals will soon be_______.
a) defunct b) out-dated c) archaic
d) extinct e) obsolete
4. The plane circled over the airport until the _______ was clear.
a) landing b) runway c) terminal
d) highway e) route
5. Although most of the rooms are small, the hall is_______.
a) extending b) extended c) spacious
d) expansive e) abundant
6. The lad spent several years as to a master-builder so that he might learn the _______trade.
a) applicant b) apprentice c) learner
d) student e) helper
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