2009年1月MBA联考英语真题(一)

Part I  Vocabulary and Structure (10%)
    Direction: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Thenblacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
1. The poor lady was too    and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
A. engaged                B. exhausted
C. ignorant               D. energetic
2. At fist     ,the famous painting doesn't impress the audience at all.
A. glance                  B. gaze
C. stare                   D. view
3. Delegates agree to the plan in      , but there were some details they didn't approve.
A. discipline                B. theory
C. principle                 D. nature
4. I took the medicine 10minutes ago, but the bitterness is still  in my mouth.
A. scattering               B. felling
C. maintaining              D. lingering
5. Since the      of human history, human beings have been asking questions like "What is theessence of life.
A. dusk                     B. dust
C. twinkle                  C. Dawn
6. The eldest son      all the family members to discuss how to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents.
A. Clustered                 B. resembled
C. assembled                 D. rendered
7. I must leave now,     ,if you want that book I'LL bring it you tomorrow .
A. Accidentally               B. Incidentally
C. Occasionally               D. Subsequently
My mother is a light sleeper,      to any sound even as low as the humming of mosquito.
A. alert                    B. acute
C. keen                     D. immune
The newly built factory is in urgent need of a number of skilled and             workers.
A. consistent                  B. conscious
C. confidential                D. conscientious
10. As an outstanding scholar, he has become     to the research team.
A. senior                      B. junior
C. indispensible               C. independent
Sixteen days after the earthquake, 40people,    in their village, were rescued.
A. trapped                   B. confined
C. enclosed                  D. captured
Working far away from home, Jerry had to    from downtown to his office everyday.
A. wander                   B. commute
C. ramble                   D. motion
The finance minister has not been so   since he raised taxes to an unbearable level.
A. famous                   B. favorable
C. popular                  D. preferable
14. It is unimaginable for someone in such a high     in the govemment to behave so badly inpublic.
A. situation                  B. position
C. profession                 D. appointment