对外经济贸易大学继续教育学院

夜大教育部

2010-2011学年度第二学期2011金融高本专业 新职业英语—职业综合英语（1） 作业1

Ⅰ. Match the words or phrases on the left with their meanings on the right. Group One

1. acquireB A. make something increase 2. operateG B. obtain something 3. entertainF C. keep one’s distance from 4. individual E D. be likely to do 5. tend toJ E. a single person or thing 6. fuelA F. receive people as guests 7. implyD G. cause to work; manage

8. stay away fromC H. person elected or appointed to act for others 9. reflectI I. express or mean indirectly 10. representativeH J. make clear; show Group Two

1. locate H A. way of acting or behavior towards other people 2. sketchF B. the possibility that something will happen 3. manner A C. an act of trying to do something 4. remoteJ D. improve the quality, value or extent of something 5. enhanceD E. program or timetable for work 6. prospectB F. a rough or unfinished drawing or painting 7. flatten I G. an objective or result towards which efforts are directed 8. targetG H. find the exact position of something 9. attemptC I. make or become flat 10. scheduleE J. far away in space or time

Ⅱ. Multiple Choice For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. He had been a doctor for five years by the time he __D__ from the medical school. A. will graduate B. will have graduated C. graduates D. graduated 2. An exhibition of paintings _B___ at the museum next week. A. are to be held B. is to be held C. are holding D. will hold 3. After the project ___C_, the engineers immediately started a new one.

A. completed B. has completed C. had been completed D. has been completed 4. We __D__ for an hour when the bus finally came. A. waited B. have waited C. have been waiting D. had been waiting 5. Will you please lend me the manual when you _C___ it? A. will finish B. have finished C. will have finished D. finishing 6. Rebecca is too young to _B___ in the house without a babysitter. A. be left B. leave C. be leaving D. leaves

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7. I don’t remember __A__ a chance to make a presentation before so many customers.

A. having been given B. having given C. to have been given D. to have given 8. The room _A___ at the moment, so it isn’t looking. A. is being painted; its best B. has painted; the best C. is painted; its best D. has been painted; best 9. When her husband died, all her happiness _A___. A. was destroyed B. damaged C. had damaged D. destroyed

10. Once environmental damage _D___, it takes many years for the system to recover. A. has done B. is to do C. does D. is done 11. The old __B__ treated badly in some countries. A. is B. are C. has D. was

12. Both the secretary and the manager __B__ agreed to cancel the meeting. A. has B. have C. are D. was

13. Either you or I __A__ going to the manager’s office after work. A. am B. is C. are D. will

14. This is one of the best products that _A___ sold this year. A. have been B. has C. had been D. have 15. About 80 percent of the work __D__done yesterday. A. are B. is C. were D. was

16. I don’t think it’s necessary to go _B___ all the details in the mind. A. off B. over C. on D. by

17. I’m not sure whether it is good or not. It ___B_ the result. A. leads to B. depends on C. brings about D. results in 18. You need an __C__ production manager to solve the problems A. efficient B. effective C. capable D. emotional

19. The students gave their classrooms an extra clean and were ready __B__ the leader’s arrival. A. to B. for C. with D. in

20. The old lady’s death was not known _C___ the policemen broke into her room. A. when B. after C. until D. while

21. The guide __A__ taking the small path to the scenic spot. A. decided B. proposed C. thought D. planned

22. We feel lonely because we haven’t spent much time communicating __A__ our friends. A. with B. to C. from D. on

23. The president brought __B__ all of the new ideas in the meeting and considered them one by one in the following days. A. up B. forward C. together D. about

24. My teacher said that I had a gift for art and if I stuck to A____. A. painting. B. paint C. be painting D. be painted

25. The experts _B___ this film would be popular in the world like Titanic. A. made sense B. made sure C. made believe D. made up 26. He got _B___ his bicycle and bought two kilos of tomatoes.

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A. out of B. down C. up D. off 27. The strong wind was ___D_ the broken window. A. ready for B. responsible for C. sure of D. free from 28. My argument is based ___B_ a lot of facts. A. in B. on C. to D. from

29. Confucianism is __A__ to most foreigners, but understandable to most Chinese. A. complex B. easy C. compound D. complicated 30. It’s said that rabbits ___C_ rather quickly. A. add B. minus C. multiply D. divide

Ⅲ. Cloze (2x 10) Each blank in the following passages is provided with four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One

Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the US. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.

Today the car is the most popular __1_D_ of transportation in all of the US. It has completely replaced the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for nearly 90% of all personal travel.

Most Americans are able to __2_A_ cars. The average price of a recently-made car was $2 500 in 1950, $2 740 in 1960, and up to $4 750 __3_B_ 1975. during this period American car manufacturers set about __4_D_ their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the __5_C_ family increased form 1950 to 1975 __6C__ than the price of cars. For this reason __7_D_ anew car takes a smaller part of a family’s total earnings today.

In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s income to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car __8_D_ 8.3 months of a family’s annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 month’s income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years.

The influence of the automobile extends throughout the economy __9B__ the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money __10__C their cars running than on any other items. 1. A. kinds B. sort C. mean D. types 2. A. buy B. sell C. race D. see 3. A. on B. in C. behind D. about 4. A. raising B. making C. reducing D. improving 5. A. unusual B. interested C. average D biggest. 6. A. slowest B. equal C. faster D. less 7. A. bringing B. obtain C. buy D. purchasing 8. A. used B. spent C. cost D. needed 9. A. then B. as C. so D. which 10. A. starting B. leaving C. keeping D. repairing Passage Two

Mr Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not __C __ with life. He didn’t

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