2015年MPA考试辅导英语讲义难点精析十二
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121. He ______ to his customers and halved the price.
A. leaked B. drew
C. quoted D. yielded
122. Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to _____ storming into the boss’s office.
A. prevent B. prohibit
C. turn D. avoid
123. The author of the report is well _____ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
A. informed B. acquainted
C. enlightened D. acknowledged
124. The ship’s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _____ instead of mechanically.
A. manually B. artificially
C. automatically D. synthetically
125. You would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
A. omitting B. attaching
C. affording D. running
126. He is always here; it’s ______ you’ve never met him.
A. unique B. strange
C. rare D. peculiar
127. We’d like to______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A. preserve B. reserve
C. retain D. sustain
128. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ______.
A. ability B. future
C. possibility D. opportunity
129. He didn't have time to read the report word for word: he just_____ it.
A. skimmed B. observed
C. overlooked D. glanced
130. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example.
A. promoted B. reinforced
C. sparked D. inspired
131. The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
A. intensive B. concise
C. joint D. overall
132. Their products are frequently overpriced and _____ in quality.
A. influential B. inferior
C. superior D. subordinate
133. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that _____ lot.
A. valid B. vain
C. vacant D. vague
134. To our ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. anxiety B. relief
C. view D. judgement
135. Many people like white color as it is a _____ of purity.
A. symbol B. sign
C. signal D. symptom
136. This research has attracted wide _____ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.
A. message B. information
C. media D. data
137. The energy _____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
A. transferred B. released
C. delivered D. conveyed
138. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _____ silk from damage.
A. sensitive B. tender
C. delicate D. sensible
139. Though in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
A. grown B. raised C. tended D. cultivated
140. If people feel hopeless, they don't bother to ______ the skills they need to succeed.
A. adopt B. acquire C. accumulate D. assemble [NextPage] 141. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was of cheating customers.
A. accused B. charged C. scolded D. cursed
142. All her energies are _______ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
A. guided B. aimed C. directed D. focused
143. Everyone should be _______to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.
A. attributed B. entitled C. identified D. justified
144. His wife is constantly finding with him, which makes him very angry.
A. errors B. shortcomings C. fault D. flaw
145. Vitamins are complex _______ that the body requires in very small amounts.
A. matters B. materials C. panicles D. substances
146. The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
A. evidence B. recognition C. status D. identity
147. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with.
A. distance B. scope C. range D. boundary
148. We have planned an exciting publicity ______ with our advertisers.
A. struggle B. campaign C. battle D. conflict
149. John doesn't believe in _______ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.
A. standard B. regular C. routine D. conventional
150. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
A. fierce B. strained C. eager D. critical
