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专业四级-419
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[单项选择]I ______ you that I had no intention of offending you.
A. convince
B. persuade
C. guarantee
D. assure
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[单项选择]Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. A large magnetic cloud from the sun is moving toward the earth.
B. The storm on the surface of the sun is a threat to life oil earth.
C. The solar radiation can interfere with operations of communication satellites.
D. The storm from the sun can interfere with electric power lines around the world.
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[单项选择]Why is IDA short of money
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[单项选择]How many countries were opposed to the resolution
A. 64.
B. 13.
C. 18.
D. 46.
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[单项选择]What's the experiment designed to demonstrate
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[单项选择]What qualifies a country for financial aid from IDA
A. A per capita income of more than $730.
B. A per capita income of less than $410.
C. A per capita income of more than ∮2,100.
D. A per capita income of less than $730.
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[单项选择]The shopper gets rid of the wrapper immediately because______
A. he is careless
B. it adds to the weight
C. it is difficult for him to handle
D. it has no importance for him
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[单项选择]According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The wrapper itself is of great interest to the shopper.
B. A lot of research is being carried out on other types of packaging.
C. Packaging is using up scarce energy and raw materials.
D. Packagers say that preventing waste is their concern.
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[单项选择]Who held the hostages
A. Workers of the Shell oil company.
B. Nigerian officials.
C. Villagers of an ethnic group in Nigeria.
D. Managing staff of the Shell oil company.
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[单项选择]In the Middle Ages students_____
A. took objective tests
B. specialized in one subject
C. were timed by electric clocks
D. never took written exams
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[单项选择]According to the author, the packaging industry is______
A. full of capable people
B. rather disorganized
C. very worried about waste
D. full of people with different opinions
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[单项选择]The kind of exams where students must select answers are_____
A. personal
B. objective
C. spoken
D. written
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[单项选择]According to the passage, the function of the office manager is to ______
A. provide necessary information for the local authority
B. keep a balance between production, marketing and administration
C. assist management in making appropriate decisions quickly
D. make sure that administrative work is performed efficiently
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[单项选择]Who might benefit most from "atmospherics" in "sensory" marketing
A. Psychologists.
B. Customers.
C. Shop owners.
D. The research groups.
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[单项选择]He was always declining their invitations on the ______ of iii health.
A. ground
B. reason
C. excuse
D. cause
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[单项选择]What color are the shuttle bus signs
A. Yellow and red.
B. Dark yellow.
C. Light yellow.
D. Bright yellow.
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[单项选择]Although most dreams apparently happen ______ dream activity may be provoked by external influence.
A. spontaneously
B. simultaneously
C. homogeneously
D. instantaneously
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[单项选择]Some people enjoy training; for others it is only a ______ to an end.
A. way
B. tool
C. method
D. means
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[单项选择]Eight foreign aid workers were arrested in Afghanistan because of their_____ activities.
A. political
B. espionage
C. relief
D. religious
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[单项选择]Our holiday was ______ by bad weather..
A. spoilt
B. damaged
C. destroyed
D. wasted
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[简答题]You’ve received a note from Mary, saying that she has been awarded the Best Athlete for 2005. Write to congratulate her on her success.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy
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[单项选择]From the passage, we can deduce that the main purpose of most wrapping is to______
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[单项选择]The writer finds the study of gifts and prizes interesting because it______
A. reveals social trends
B. exposes journalistic dishonesty
C. confirms his view of human nature
D. shows the power of the popular press
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[单项选择]Mark Twain became well known by_____
A. delivering speeches around the country
B. giving lectures around the world
C. writing on a variety of subjects
D. advertising his books
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[单项选择]The morning news says a school bus ______ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A. bumped
B. collided
C. crashed
D. struck
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[单项选择]What did Julia Margaret Cameron emphasize in her portraits
A. The outlook.
B. The personality.
C. The minor details.
D. The lightening.
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[单项选择]The degree of computerization in a company's office is limited by______
A. the business methods and systems
B. the correspondence and other paperwork
C. the data and data processing systems
D. the size and resources of the company
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[单项选择]Norris has decided to ______ for some evening classes next term now that he has settled down in New York.
A. enroll
B. enlist
C. engage
D. enter
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[单项选择]The word "counts" (line 4) in this passage refers to______
A. the considerable sums which have gone to the poorest countries
B. IDA submitting itself to an evaluation and making the results known
C. the reasons for producing the sizeable document
D. the generous terms that IDA has offered
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[单项选择]Civilization consists ______ having a constructive attitude.
A. of
B. on
C. about
D. in
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[单项选择]What is the use of "aroma box" at Heathrow airport
A. It can send a lot of synthetic fragrance into the environment.
B. It is a machine which blows warm and fresh air into the environment.
C. It often pumps the smell of freshly-cut grass from a high-street shop.
D. It is a box which sends out not only aroma but also music.
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[单项选择]In what way are some companies inefficient in managing communications
A. They do not make data available to all managers.
B. They use the same data processing system.
C. They check business correspondence.
D. They depend on a manufacturing base.
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[单项选择]The UN's resolution is calling for_____
A. more severe punishment for crimes
B. cracking down crimes
C. abolishing capital punishment
D. increasing fund for UN Human Rights Commission
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[单项选择]What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do
A. To establish a financial network.
B. To revise their banking laws.
C. To increase their police force.
D. To curb regional terror activities.
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[单项选择]In the United States, a primary election is a method______ voters select the nominees for public office.
A. that
B. is that
C. by which
D. by those
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[单项选择]Why were the hostages held
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[单项选择]What area does the university shuttle bus cover
A. The entire campus.
B. Part of the campus.
C. The campus and the city.
D. Only the off-campus areas.
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[单项选择]From the passage, we are told that newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s offered their______ readers gifts in order to
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[单项选择]
A. ensured
B. insured
C. assured
D. reassured
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[单项选择]Mr. Brown is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday.
A. significant
B. dominant
C. magnificent
D. prominent
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[单项选择]The whole embarrassing ______ in the bar was a great disappointment to them and set a bad example of English hospitality.
A. incident
B. accident
C. thing
D. matter
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[单项选择]Ever ______ they came to live here, they have hated everything about the place.
A. when
B. since
C. though
D. if
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[单项选择]Research into customer satisfaction with scented products showed that ______.
A. the right smell made people think a product was better
B. people preferred the smell of lemon to coconut
C. certain smells could make people dislike a shop
D. customers rated the goods on sale as more inviting
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[单项选择]After we made the improvement; there were only ______ as before.
A. one-tenth defective products as many
B. one-tenth as many defective products
C. defective products one-tenth as many
D. defective products as one-tenth many
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[单项选择]Could you ______ me to the railway station, please
A. show
B. direct
C. lead
D. indicate
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[单项选择]Most of______ archaeologists know about prehistoric cultures is based on studies of material remains.
A. these
B. what
C. which
D. their
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[单项选择]I'll call you tonight at 10 o'clock ______ I can find a telephone that works.
A. unless
B. suppose
C. provided
D. when
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[单项选择]In 1938 Pearl S. Buck became the first American woman______ the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A. receiving
B. received
C. who receives
D. to receive
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[单项选择]The weather may not be fine tomorrow, in ______ case we'll have to put the trip off.
A. this
B. which
C. that
D. whose
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[单项选择]It was not until it was getting dark ______ the child remembered to go back home.
A. when
B. had
C. that
D. then
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[单项选择]The use of music in supermarkets______
A. may lead customers to pay more for a product
B. can increase sales of a specific product
C. makes people buy more foreign wine
D. causes customers to buy more in the shop
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[单项选择]The ______ last thing Peter wants now is to enter for the annual 24-day bike race.
A. very
B. most
C. extremely
D. utterly
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[单项选择]What are the man and woman discussing
A. The size of the campus.
B. The city bus system.
C. The school bus system.
D. The differences between two bus systems.
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[单项选择]Which of the following books marks Mark Twain's new career in Writing
A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
B. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
D. Life on the Mississippi.
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[单项选择]The UN resolution is about international efforts in tightening control on______
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[单项选择]How does the speaker explain the babies' behavior
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[单项选择]Most complaints take _____ to investigate.
A. two weeks
B. less than two weeks
C. two to three weeks
D. more than three weeks
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[单项选择]What will be the subjects of the pictures at the exhibit
A. Famous people.
B. Children.
C. Natural landscapes.
D. Cultural relics.
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[单项选择]What does the choice of gifts tell us about the circulation managers
A. They despised their readers.
B. They understood their readers.
C. They enjoyed being powerful.
D. They were out of touch.
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[单项选择]Why did holidays abroad become a common prize after the war
A. Group travel became easier.
B. Everyone wanted the opportunity to travel.
C. People became more interested in material possessions.
D. People wanted to get away from familiar surroundings.
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[单项选择]Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the possible penalties
A. A fine.
B. Expulsion.
C. A jail term.
D. Death sentence.
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[单项选择]Peter prefers to be his own boss and ______ his own business.
A. charge
B. make
C. run
D. take
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[单项选择]What is the conversation mainly about
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[单项选择]I'll try to get in touch with him but he's______ ever at home when I phone.
A. rarely
B. almost
C. hardly
D. occasionally
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[单项选择]In general, about_____ of complaints cannot be investigated.
A. 10 per cent
B. 20 per cent
C. 25 per cent
D. 30 per cent
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[单项选择]Modern industry must have developed ______
A. before the Middle Ages
B. around the 19th century
C. in Greece or Rome
D. machines to take tests
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[单项选择]Weather______ , we'll go for an outing.
A. being permitted
B. permitted
C. permitting
D. permits
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[单项选择]Mark Twain began his career as a writer_____
A. when he was on the Mississippi River
B. when he was in his hometown
C. when he met his wife
D. when he was working as a newspaperman
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[简答题] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
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[单项选择]Which of the following is the closest to the record number of consumer complaints
A. 2,000.
B. 4,000.
C. 5,000.
D. 7,000.
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[简答题]Smoking and Cancer
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state what you think about smoking and cancer.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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[单项选择]What implication of the research is the speaker concerned about
A. Language acquisition may be negatively affected.
B. Babies used in experiments often develop emotional problems.
C. Parents may force their children to learn at too early an age.
D. Early coaching will interfere with creativity.
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[单项选择]My parents, ______ touring in Britain, are looking forward to a traditional English afternoon tea in a beautiful setting.
A. presently
B. instantly
C. nowadays
D. publicly
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[单项选择]______ mainly for the invention of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell devoted his life to helping the deaf.
A. He is remembered
B. To remember
C. While remembering
D. Though remembered
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[单项选择]The Chairman was evidently ______ by Jim's words and glared at him for a few seconds.
A. put down
B. put across
C. put away
D. put out
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[单项选择]His body temperature has been ______ for three days, the highest point reaching 40.3℃.
A. uncommon
B. disordered
C. abnormal
D. extraordinary
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[单项选择]When were the shuttle and telescope moved into a higher orbit
A. Before the telescope was repaired.
B. After the rocket was exploded.
C. When the rocket was to be within less than a kilometer from the spacecraft.
D. When the experts could look deeper into space than ever before.
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[单项选择]Robert says he bought these books in a______
A. disposal
B. bargain
C. reduction
D. sale
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[单项选择]The political future of the president is now hanging by a______
A. thread
B. cord
C. string
D. rope
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[单项选择]The pen name Mark Twain came from_____
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[单项选择]This supermarket has an excellent ______ for fair dealing.
A. fame
B. popularity
C. reputation
D. impression
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[单项选择]There are more complaints about_____ than others.
A. clothing
B. electrical appliances
C. travel agencies
D. photographic equipment