中国石化职称英语考试通用英语1-15课

《通用英语选读》第1课—第15课

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Vocabulary and Grammar

Lesson 1

1.The oil Industry of India has traveled a long distance from the ____jungles of Digboi to the

deep-blue ____of Bombay High.

A. steam, water

B. steamy, waters

C. steamy, water

D. steamy, waters Translation:

2 It has, through the decades, ______ technical excellence, established a firm infrastructure .

A. strived for

B. striven for

C. strove on

D. striven on

Translation:

3 The triumphant milestones encountered so far: Nahorkatiya, Moran, Bombay High _____

A. to call a few thing

B. to say a few thing

C. to name a few oil wells

D. and so on

Translation:

4 ____is needed is the great leap forward

A all

B that

C what

D which

Translation:

5The nation can rest___ that the oil industry is fully aware ___its responsibility .

A assured ,of

B assuring ,on

C assured ,with

D assuring ,of

Translation:

6 We can expect OIL and ONGC to bring their operations the finest ____managerial ,technical and interpretative skills

A in contrast to

B in connection with

C in terms of

D in comparison with Translation:

7 We can trust them to update their knowledge in the ____world of ideas

A exploding

B exploded

C expounding

D expounded

Translation:

8 We can trust them to constantly remain ___the spear-head of progress.

A on

B in

C at

D within

Translation:

9 However, there is one ingredient of success which cannot be ___in the classroom.

A imported

B imparted

C imposed

D impressed

Translation:

10This is what a distinguished 19 century French mineralogist calls the passion of the pioneer which goes on to describe as “the blend” of an optimism that cannot ____failure ,of a ___that is fanatic in its intensity .

A complete ,perseverance

B contemplate ,perseverance

C contempt ,perseverance

D content ,perseverance

Translation:

11 Through the corridors of time and the forests of the night ,she is silently exhorting us ____alive this pioneering spirit .

A keeping

B kept

C to keep

D to keeping

Translation:

12 It’s important that we respond to this summons for ,quite simply ,it is a summons ___ greatness.

A to

B of

C in

D with

Translation:

Lesson 2

1___in 1918, this 24-cent stamp with a blue plane inside a rose border became the center of ___ attention.

A printing, many

B printed, much

C to be printed, much

D to be printing, many Translation:

2 One hundred of the stamp ____ to the public became known as “inverts”.

A sold

B sell

C selling

D to sell

Translation:

3 The plane was printed ____.

A upside

B down

C upside down

D upward

Translation:

4 These airmail stamps are new worth ever $6,000, so they are ____.

A worth collecting

B worthy collecting

C worth to collect

D worth collecting them Translation:

5 The story of these stamps began ____ May 14,1918.

A on

B in

C at

D from

Translation:

6 They were placed ____.

A to sale

B on sale

C for sale

D with sale

Translation:

7 When the clerk handed him a sheet of the stamps, Robey noted that they were poorly ____.

A center

B centered

C to center

D centering

Translation:

8 About noon Robey came back, and the same clerk was ____.

A on duty

B in duty

C with duty

D at duty

Translation:

9 He ____the new sheets and handed one to Robey.

A reached

B reached out

C reached for

D reached in

Translation:

10 The collector’s heart stood still as he saw that the sheer ____ had inverted centers.

A which has offered him

B which has been offered him

C which had offered him

D which had been offered him

Translation:

11____ by his find, Robey shopped other branch pool offices.

A exciting

B having excited

C excited

D having exciting

Translation:

12 ____ a rich man, Robey decided to cash in ___ his good fortune.

A Having not a rich man, on

B Being not a rich man, in

C Not being a rich man, \

D Not being a rich man, on

Translation: