广东外语外贸大学英语综合1984真题及答案

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) _______. A friend 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) _______. A great 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