1993年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(三)Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. When Mohammed, a friend of mine from the Middle East, first went to the A) he’s never before studied B) he couldn’t before study C) he would never before study D) he hasn’t before studied(A) 42. A) has B) did C) was D) would(A) 43. The cars were ________ because it was impossible to go any further in the fog. A) sacrificed B) transported C) abandoned D) removed(D) 44. The new designs of the Christmas stamps are always waited for with keen ________. A) irritation B) prediction C) reception D) anticipation(B) 45. Buck Helm, a retired salesman, survived ________ alive for 90 hours in his car. A) being buried B) having buried C) burying D) to be buried(C) 46. We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of ________ materials. A) primitive B) rough C) original D) raw(A) 47. Indeed, almost every scientist now finds it impossible to read all the works relevant to his own subject, ________ extensively outside of it. A) much more to read B) much less reading C) much less to read D) still more reading(B) 48. It is up to the Government to tackle the air pollution problem and ________ measures in line with the council’s suggestions. A) set about B) work out C) fill up D) bring over(B) 49. All that day my father was in ________ as he had lost his wallet. A) great anxiety B) ambition C) ill humour D) hospitality(C) 50. We preferred to postpone the meeting ________ it without the presence of our president. A) rather than hold B) than to hold C) rather than held D) to holding(A) 51. Many people, if not most, ________ literary taste as an elegant accomplishment, by acquiring which they will complete themselves, and make themselves finally fit as members of a correct society. A) look on B) look down C) look in D) look into(A) 52. What a good listener is able to do is to process what he hears on the basis of the context ________. A) it occurring in B) occurred in it C) occurring in it D) it occurs in(A) 53. The car accident was ________ to the driver’s violation of the traffic regulations. A) assigned B) contributed C) attributed D) transferred(C) 54. She is a very ________ student. She’s always talking about travelling to outer space. A) imaginary B) imaginative C) imaginable D) imagining(B) 55. His lectures on Roman history would do credit ________ a real expert. A) in B) to C) of D) with(B) 56. My grandpa gave me a watch, which is made of gold, ________ I keep to this day. A) and thus B) and C) so D) and which(D) 57. I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I ________ a rest. A) deserve B) preserve C) conceive D) receive(A) 58. I found myself ________ to the spot where the experiment was being performed whenever I had some time to spare. A) draws B) drawing C) drawn D) drew(D) 59. The construction of a 5-million-ton iron and steel works is now under ________. A) conclusion B) contribution C) continuation D) consideration(D) 60. Mary found it difficult to ________ Jim’s father when he disapproved of their marriage. A) stand for B) stand out C) stand by D) stand up to(A) 61. President Banda’s background as a doctor has given him ________ into the medical problem that face the country. A) a view B) a vision C) an insight D) a sight(D) 62. I wish ________ to A) I went B) I had gone C) I have gone D) having gone(B) 63. He ________ his job in order to engage in full-time writing. A) upheld B) resigned from C) undertook D) took over(B) 64. The west is traditionally the land of the pioneers and the cowboys, where ________ could be easily made in cattle or land. A) fortunes B) property C) opportunities D) treasure(A) 65. I didn’t sent out my application form last week, but I ________. A) had to B) should have C) would do D) might have to(B) 66. Vostok is close to the coldest spot in the world, where an ________ minus 128.6 F was recorded in 1983. A) unreliable B) extra C) incredible D) impossible(C) 67. It is human nature to think back to a Golden Age ________ one’s country was strong and respected. A) when B) provided C) as D) unless(A) 68. I don’t mind a bit if you bring your friends in for a drink, but it is rather too much when sixteen people arrive ________ for dinner. A) unusually B) excessively C) consequently D) unexpectedly(D) 69. Faced with all the difficulties, the girl ________ her mother for comfort. A) turned over B) turned from C) turned to D) turned up(C) 70. David is the ________ holder of the world 5,000-meter world record, but there is no guarantee that he will win in the Olympic Games. A) current B) predominant C) prevailing D) decisive(A) |