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2018年北京外國語大學(xué)博士研究生入學(xué)考試英語試題

PartIIStructureandWrittenExpression

Directions:Foreachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmustsuitably

completethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.MarkyourchoicesontheANSWER

SHEET.

21.“Whatcoursesareyougoingtodonextsemester?”

“Idon，tknow.Butit'sabouttimeonsomethingv

A.TddecideB.IdecidedC.IdecideD.Tmdeciding

22.aticketforthematch,hecannowonlywatchitonTVathome.

A.ObtainingnotB.NotobtainingC.NothavingobtainedD.Notobtained

23.HowcanIeverconcentrateifyou______continually______mewithsillyquestions?

A.have,interuptedB.had,interruptedC.are,interruptingD.were,interrupted

24.Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,wesoformally.

A.neednothavedressedupB.mustnothavedressedup

C.idnotneedtodressupD.mustnotdressup

25.isoftenthecasewithanewidea,muchpreliminaryactivityandoptimistic

discussionproducednoconcreteproposals.

A.ThatB.ItC.ThisD.As

26.Itisnotsomuchthelanguagetheculturalbackgroundthatmakesthebook

difficulttounderstand.

A.butB.norC.asD.like

27.____humanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesinliferepeatthemselves

inliterature.

A./,/,theB./,the,/C.The,/,/D.The,the,

the

28.Heisnotunderarrest,_____anyrestrictiononhim.

A.orthepolicehaveplacedB.orhavethepoliceplaced

C.northepolicehaveplacedD.norhavethepoliceplaced

29.Hewas______totellthetrutheventohisclosestfriend.

A.toomuchofacowardB.toomuchthecoward

C.acowardenoughD.enoughofacoward

30.Icouldn，tsleepbecausethetapinthebathroomwas_____?

A.drainingB.droppingC.spillingD.dripping

31.Wehavebeenhearingaccountsofyourwork.

A.favoredB.favorableC.favoriteD.favoring

32.Pleaseputyouremptycigarettepacketsandpaperbagsinthebinsprovided.

A.junkB.litterC.scrapD.deposit

33.Atfirst,thecompanyrefusedtopurchasetheequipment,butthisdecision

wasrevised.

A.subsequentlyB.successivelyC.predominantlyD.preliminarily

34.Onceapictureisprovedtobeaforgery,itbecomesquite.

A.invaluableB.pricelessC.predominantlyD.preliminarily

35.Thelocalauthoritiesrealizedtheneedtomakeforelderlypeopleintheirhousing

programs.

A.preparationB.requirementC.specificationD.provision

36.Mostpeoplecan51get______thedaywithoutatleastonecupofteaorcoffee.

A.onB.throughC.overD.by

37.Asthedirectorcan，tcometothereception,Vmrepresentingthecompany_____.

A.onhisaccountB.onhisbehalfC.forhispartD.inhisinterest

38.TheawardceremonywillbetheoftheinauguralSingaporeInternationalWater

Weekthatisheldfrom23to27June2008.

A.twilightB.insightC.highlightD.highland

39.Thereisaconspicuouslackofpublicdebateabouthowthisinsularcountry

shouldtherealitythatmoreimmigrantsarecoiningandthatthosealreadyhereare

changingJapan.

A.abidebyB.accountforC.actonD.adjustto

40.Nobodyknowswhattriggeredtheevent,whichamillioncubicmetersofwater

persecond,obliteratingthebarrierbetweenBritainandFrance.

A.releasedB.relievedC.restoredD.retained

PartIIIReadingComprehension

I?Directions:Eachofthefollowingthreepassagesisfollowedbysomequestions.For

eachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandcarefullyandchoose

thebestansweretoeachquestion.MarkyourchoicesontheANSWERSHEET.(10給

PassageOne

The19th-CenturyBritishAristocracy

TheBritisharistocracyhadalwaysbeeninvolvedinindustrialization,especiallyinthe

developmentofmining,canals,andrailways.Itnowshrewdlyassociateditselfwiththenew

waveofcommercialexpansion,mostbanksandinsurancecompanieshadalordtoaddtone

tothemanagerialboard.Italsoshoredupitsfortunesbyastutemarriages,notablywiththe

newaristocracyofwealthintheUnitedStates;thebesk-knownexamplewasthemarriage

oftheDukeofMarlboroughtoConsueloVanderbilt.Bythesemeans,manyofthegreat

aristocraticestateswerepreserveddespiteagriculturaldecline.Buttheywereplaythingsaswell

asenginesofwealth,andcametobetreatedassuch.Thearistocracycametobeknownto

theurbanpopulationchieflythroughtheirrepresentationinthepopularpressandmagazines

asmenandwomenofleisure:racing,hunting,shooting,andfishinginthecountry,gambling

andattendingtheseasoninLondon.Inapopulationforwhichleisurewasbecomingincreasingly

important,thisdidnotmakethearistocracyunpopular.41.Inthesecondsentenceofthispassage,

“hadalordonthemanagerialboard“meansthat

A.thebanksandinsurancecompanieswouldhirealordontheboardtogiveadviceto

theirmanagement.

B.havinglordsinvolvedinthemanagementgavethebanksorcompaniesaverygood

publicimage

C.lordsworkedforthebanksandinsurancecompaniestobringinmoreprofits

D.ithadbecomeafashiontohavealordonthemanagerialboardofabankoracompany

42.Theuastutemarriagesinthepassagereferstomarriagesbetween

A.BritisharistocracyandrichAmericanentrepreneurs

B.oldBritisharistocraticfamiliesandnewlyknightedaristocracyofwealth

C.aristocraticfamiliesandnewbusinessfamiliesofmoneyandenterprises

D.biglandlordfamiliesintheBritishcountrysideandrichAmericantycoonsofindustry

43.Judgingfromthecontentofthepassage,ConsueloVanderbiltwas

A.male,andfromarichbusinessfamilyintheUnitedSates

B.female,andfromaBritishwealthyfamilyofBritain

C.male,andfromarichindustrialfamilyofBritain

D.female,andfromarichindustrialfamilyofBritain

44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsinTRUE?

A.The19th-centuryBritisharistocratsweretreatedasdecorationsinpubliclifeandwere

usedtomakemoneybypress.

B.The19th-centuryBritisharistocratsweretoysoftherichcapitalistsandweremade

toearnprofitsforthem.

C.The19th-centuryBritisharistocratsactedasplaymatesofpeopleinpleasure-seeking

suchashunting,fishing,andshooting.

D.The19th-centuryBritisharistocratswerepopularfiguresinadvertisementsbecause

theylivedaleisurelylife.

PassageTwo

HowtoDoFewer,BetterAnimalExperiments

Foranationofpetlovers,Britainconductsasurprisingnumberofexperimentsonanimals

some3mayear.Americaappearstousefeweranimals-just1.Imayear,accordingtoofficial

statistics-butthatisanillusion.UnlikeBritain，sgovernment,America'sdoesnotthinkrats

andmiceworthcounting.JapanandChinahaveevenlesscomprehensivedatathanAmerica,

andanimalsusedinresearchinthosetwocountriesarenotprotectedtothesameextentthat

theyareintheWest.Evenso,academiccenterssupportingalternativestoanimaltestinghave

emergedinbothplacesinrecentyears.InJulyChinaissueditsfirstsetofguidelinesgoverning

theuseofanimalsinresearch.

Inanidealworld,therewouldbenoanimaltesting.Itisexpensiveandcanbeofdubious

scientificvalue,sincedifferentspeciesoftenreactdifferentlytothesameprocedure.Thatis

whymanyresearchersareworkingonwaysofreducingthenumberofanimalexperiments

neededandofmakingthosethatstillhappenmoreeffective.However,thetransitionisproving

easierforsometypesofexperimentthanforothers,asagroupofresearchersinthefield

discussedatthesixthWorldCongressonAlternativesandAnimalUseintheLifeSciences,

heldlastweekinTokyo.

Themostimportantmessagefromthecongresswasthatthingsaregoingintheright

direction.Thenumberofanimalsusedinexperimentshasfallenbyhalfinthepast30years,

atleastinthosecountriesthatrecordsuchthings.Therehasalsobeenashiftinthesortof

animalused.Mostofthoseemployedtodayarerodentsratherthandogs,cats,rabbitsand

monkeys.(Thatpublicopiniongenerallywelcomesthisis,.however,agoodexampleof

“cutist“prejudiceforonespeciesoveranother:thereisnotreasontobelieverthatrodents

sufferlessthanothermammals.)Also,oftheexperimentsthatarestillconducted,themajority

arenowconcernedwithdevelopingandtestingmedicineratherthan,say,checkinghowtoxic

cosmeticsare.Ofthe11manimalsinvolvedeachyearinexperimentsthathavetobereported

totheEuropeanCommission,about45%areusedformedicalandveterinarypuiposesand

another35%forbasicbiomedicalresearch.

45.Whichofthefollowingis“anillusion?

A.BritainprotectsanimalsusedinresearchbetterthanJapanandChina.

B.Chinahasissuedguidelinesgoverningtheusedofanimalsinresearch.

C.JapanhaslesscomprehensivedataonanimaltestingthanAmerica.

D.AmericaconductsfewerexperimentsonanimalsthanBritain.

46.Manyresearchersarecurrentlytryingto.

A.useanimalsinvolvedinresearchmoreeffectively

B.slowdownthetransitionforsomeexperiments

C.challengethescientificvalueofanimaltesting

D.raisethecostofusinganyanimalsinresearch

47.The“cutist“prejudiceprobablyreferstothefactthat______.

A.petanimalsarethoughttosuffermoreinexperiments

B.rodentsarebelievedtoreactinthesamewaywithhumans

C.testingmedicineissupposedtodomoreharmthantestingcosmetics

D.whatsortofanimalstouseisreckonedmorecrucialthanwhethertousethem

PassageThree

ThanksinnosmallparttoAlGoreandhisfilmproducers,theAmericanpubliciswaking

uptotheseriousnessofglobalwarming.Whatisnotsowidelyappreciatedisthatunlessthe

USgovernmentactsurgentlyanddecisively,thisproblemcouldveryquicklygetverymuch

worse.

Forreasonsbotheconomicandpoliticalcoalispoisedtobethefuelofchoiceinthe

comingdecadesastheUSweansitselfoffforeignoil.Coalcombustiongenerateshalfthe

US'selectricityandreleasesabout1.5billiontonsofcarbondioxideayear.Ifpresenttrends

continue,thesefigureswillmorethandoubleby2050,muchtothedetrimentoftheworld's

climate.Withoutanalternativefuel,theonlysolutionistocaptureandstorecarbondioxide

frombumigcoal.

Overcomingtheengineeringobstaclesinthewayoflarge-scalesequestrationofcarbon

dioxidewillbehardenough,butthebiggerchallengeisoneofpoliticalwill.UScompanies

asyethavenoincentivetocapturecarbonemissions.Whilemovesatstateandcongressional

levelsarepushingintherightdirection,theambiguityintheadministration，spolicyis

counterproductive.

ItistimefortheUSgovernmenttoputapriceoncarbonemissionssoutilitiesthatinvest

intechnologiestoreducecarbonemissionswillseetheiroeffortsrewarded:Suchamovewould

notonlyreducetherisksassociatedwithglobalwarming,butalsogoalongwaytorestoring

America'sgreencredentials.

48.Accordingtotheauthor,whataddstotheseriousnessofglobalwarming?

A.TheAmericanpublicwasignorantoftheproblem.

B.TheAmericangovernmentisdoingnothingtodealwiththeproblem.

C.TheUSwillchoosecoalasthemajorfuelwhichwillhavelargecarbnemissions.

D.Thereisnoalternativefuelotherthanforeignoilwhichhaslargecarbonemissions.

49.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheobstaclesforeffectivelycapturingcarbon

emissions?

A.Theexistingtechnologyisonlyabletodealwithlarge-scalecarbonemissions.

B.Thecompaniesarenothighlymotivatedinadoptingnewtechnologies.

C.Thegovernmentpolicyforusingcoalandoiliscounterproductive.

D.Thecompaniesfeelreluctanttobeinvolvedinpoliticalissues.

50.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestasasolutiontotheproblem?

A.Thegovernmentshouldchargecarbonemissionssoastoencouragecompaniestoadopt

newtechnology.

B.Thegovernmentshouldrewardutilitiesthatinvestintechnologiestoreducecarbon

emission.

C.Thegovernmentshouldmakelong-timeeffortstoencouragepeopletoplantmoretrees.

D.Thegovernmentshouldpayforlarge-scalecarbonemissions.

II.Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthenexplaininyourown,English

theexactmeaningofthenumberedandunderlinedparts.PutyouranswersonANSWERSHEET

⑵.(/5給

DealingwithDepression

(51)Contrarytowhatmanypeoplethinkdepressionisootanormalpartofgrowingolder.

Norisithardertotreatinolderpeple.Butitisoftenhardertorecognizeandhardertoget

patientstoacceptandcontinuewithtreatment.

“Mostpeoplethinksadnessisahallmarkofdepression,Brucesaid."Butmoreoften

inolderpeopleitsanhedonia一they，renotenjoyinglife.They'reirritableandcranky.”

(52)Sheadded,“Manyolderpeopledespairoverthequalityofthieflivesattheendoflife.

Iftheyhaveafunctionaldisabilityorseriousmedicalillness,ilmaymakeitharderlonolice

depressioninolderpeople.”

Familymembers,friendsandmedicalpersonnelmusttakeitseriouslywhenanolderperson

saysuLifeisnotworthliving,“"Idon，tseeanypointinliving,““Tdbebetteroffdead”

or“MyfamilywouldbebetteroffifIdied,”theexpertsemphasized.

aListencarefully,empathizeandhelpthepersongetevaluatedfortreatmentorinto

treatment,“Brownurged.(53)Hewarnedthatudepressedolderadultstend，tohavefewer

symptoms“thanyoungeradultswhoaredepressed.

Theidealapproach,ofcourse,istopreventdepressioninthefirstplace.(54)Brown

recommendedthatolderadultsstructuretheirdaysbymaintainingaregularcycleandplanning

activitiesthat“givethempleasure,purposeandareasonforliving”.

Hesuggested“socialactivitiesofanytype-joiningabookcluborbowlingleague,going

toaseniorcenterorgym,takingcoursesatalocalcollege,hangingoutatthecoffeeshop”.

Brucesuggeststakingupanewinterestlikepaintingorneedleworkorvolunteeringat

aplaceofworship,schoolormuseum.

(55)Brownnotesthatanyactivitythepersoniscapableofdoingcanhelptowardoff

depressionandsuicidalthinking.Andheurgesolderpeopletotalktoothersabouttheir

problems.

PartIVClozeTest(10%)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthenfillineachnumberedblank

withONEsuitablewordtocompletethepassage.PutyouranswersonANSWERSHEET(2).

DadCan'tHandleTheseToys

Anyparentwithachild(56)theagesof3and11cantellyou(57)technology

hascreptintonearly(58)aspectsofplaytimeandnearlyeverytypeoftoy.TheHyper

Dash,introducedrecentlyfromWildPlanet,isa(59)inpoint."It'stheperfectblend

oftechnology,learningandexercise,“saysaneducationalpsychologist.WildPlanethas

(60)unveiledayoungerversionofHyperDash,forkids3to5,(61)Animal

Scramble,whichisdue(62)______storesinSeptember.In(63)______,thefirmwillsoon

releaseHyperJump."Playandtechnologyare(64),“saysClaireGreenofthenonprofit

Parents，ChoiceFoundation."There's(65)puttingthegeniebackinthebottle.”

PartVProofreading(10%)

Directions:Inthefollowingpassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,ONEineach

numberedandunderlinedpart.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addaword,orjustdelete

aword.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitwithaslash(/)andwritethecorrectwordbeside

it.Ifyouaddaword,writethemissingwordbetweenthewordskinbrackets)immediately

beforeandafterit.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutwithaslash(/).Putyouranswers

onANSWERSHEET(2).

Examples:

e.g.1(66)Themeetingbegun2hoursago.

CorrectionputontheANSWERSHEET(2):(66)beganbegan

e.g.2(67)Scarcelytheysettledthemselvesintheirseatsinthetheatrewhenthncurtain

wentup.

CorrectionputontheANSWERSHEET(2):(67)(Scarcely)had(they)

e.g.3(68)NeverwillInotdoitagain.

CorrectionputontheANSWERSHEET(2):(68)not

(66)AlongtimeaidetoPresidentBushwhowroteoccasionalguestcolumnsforhis

hometownnewspaperresignedonFridayeveningafleradmittedIhalhehadrepeatedlyplagiarized

fromotherwriters(67)TheWhiteHousecall/dhisactionsunaccepted.(68)Theaide,Tim

GoegleinworkedforMr.Bushsince2001,asaliaisontosocialandreligiousconservatives,

animportantcomponentofthepresident，spoliticalbase.(69)Mr.Goegleinwasinfluential

indecisionsonarangeofquestionimportanttothatconstituency,includingstemcellresearch,

abortionandfaith-basedinitiatives.AbloggerinMr.Goeglein，shometown,FortWayne,

Ind.,foundheplagiarism.(70)“Thisisnolacceptable,andwearebeingdisapDoinledin

Tim'sactions,“aWhiteHousespokeswoman,EmilyLawrimore,saidFridaymorning,hours

beforeMr.Goegleinresigned.(71)“Heisofferednoexcuses,andheagreesitwaswrong.”

(72)Mr.Goeglein,44,ismallknownoutsideWashington.(73)Heisafamiliarfigureto

conservativesandevangelicalChristians,whoknewhimasaspokesmanforGaryL,Bauer,

theconservativewhoranaspresidentin200().(74)WhenMr.Bauerdroppedouttherace,

Mr.GoegleinsignedonwilhMr.Bush,evemuallybecomingatopaideloKarlRove,Ihe

chiefpoliticalstrategist.(75)HewastheeyesandearsoftheWhiteHouseintheworldof

religionconservativesandanemissarytothatworldforMr.Roveandthepresident.

PartVIWriting(15%)

Directions:Readthefollowingparagraphandthenwritearesponsepaperofabout250

to300words.WriteitneatlyonANSWERSHEET(2).

Quiteafewteacherscomplainaboutstudentsreadingfewerbooksthanbefore.Infact,

studentsnowadaysspendmoretimesurfingontheinternetandwatchingmoviesonDVD，s.

Naturallytheyspendlesstimereadingbooks.Doyouthinkthatstudentstodayareless

knowledgeablebecausetheyreadfewerbooks?

參考答案

PartIIStructureandWrittenExpression

21.B22.C23.C24.A25.D26.C27.A28.D29.A30.D31.

B32.B33.A34.D35.D36.B37.B38.C39.B40.A

PartIHReadingComprehension

41.B42.C43.D44.A45.D46.A47.A48.C49.C50.B

51.Manypeoplethinkthatdepressionisanaturalthingintheprocessofgettingolder,

butthisisnotright

52.Shealsosays,“ManyolderpeoplelosetheirhopesinlivesattheendoflifeIftheir

certainbodyfunctioncan，tbeusedortheygetsickseriously,wecanhardlyfindolderpeople

losetheirhopes”

53.Heremindedthat"It'smoredifficultforUStofindsymptomsondepressedolder

adultsthanondepressedyoungeradults,,

54.Brownproposedthatolderadultsshouldarrangetheirdailylifebykeepingaregular

eycleandjoiningactivitiesthatmakethemhappy,offerthempurposeandmotiveforliving

55.Brownindicatesthatanyactivity8personcanhelphimavoiddepressionandthought

ofsuicideHealsosuggeststhatolderpeopleshouldsharetheirproblemswithotherpeople

PartIVClozeTest

56.between57.that58.all59.case60.Mready61.called62.in63.

addition64.merging65.no

PartVProofreading

66.admitted-*admitting67.unaccepted-*unacceptable

68.worked-*hadworked69.questionfquestions

70.beingdisappointedfdisappointed

71.isoffered-*isoffering72.small-little

73.railas-*railfor74.droppedout-*droppedoutof

75.religion-*religious

PartVIWriting

Arethestudentstodaylessknowledgeable?

StudentsnowadaysspendmoretimesurfingontheinternetandwatchingmoviesonDVD's,

somanyteacherscomplainthatstudentsreadfewerbooksthanbeforeAsfarasIamconcerned,

studentstodayarestillknowledgeablealthoughtheyreadfewerbooksIhavesoolearguments

tosupportmyview.

Firstly,studentsaregettingclosertocomputersandDVD,andtheydoleamalotof

thingsthroughinternetResourcesontheinternetaresoabundantthatstudentscansearchfor

nearlyevery-thingtheyneedWithoutteachers,help,thestudentstodaycanalsosolvemany

problemsontheirstudybyusinginternetWhat，smore,materialsthatarerelativetothebooks

theyleamcanbedownloadedatanytimeSecondly,itisnotenoughfbrstudentstomerely

leamfrombooksbecausethesocietydevelopsratherrapidlyThemessageontheinternetis

timelyanduptodate,whichen-suresthatthestudentsnotonlyacquiretheknowledgethey

havelearntintheschoolbutalsoknowwhathashappenedintheworldLastbutnotleast,

theinternetexhibitsmulti-culturNbackgroundoftheworld,tounderstanditwillfacilitate

students'participatinginglobalcompetitioninthefutureOfcourse,thereisalsoalotofbad

itfformationontheinternetStudentsneedtochoosethehelpfulitfformationToSUIlaup,students

todaygetmuchmoreknowledgethantheydidinthepastinvirtueoftheinternet

2017年北京外國語大學(xué)博士研究生入學(xué)考試英語試題

PartIIVocabulary（10points）

PartA（5points）

Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceMarkthecorrespondingletter

withasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketonANSWERSHEET.

1.Andthetopic“fat"isforbidden.Eventheslightestpaunchbetraysthatoneislosing

thetrimand______ofyouth.

A.vagueB.vigorC.vogueD.vulgar

2.Allspecialistsagreethatthemostimportantconsiderationwithdietdrugsis

carefullytherisksandbenefits.

A.valuingB.evaluatingC.estimatingD.weighing

3.Chineseoftenshakemyhandanddon'tletgo.Theytalkawaycontentedly,of

mydiscomfortandstruggletodisengagemyhand.

A.obliviousB.patentC.obviousD.pernicious

4.Theword“foolish“istoomildtodescribeyourbehavior,Iwouldpreferthe

word.

A.ideologicalB.idyllicC.idioticD.idiomatic

5.Becauseofitsexcellenceinquality,forthelasttwoyears,AudicarhasGermany*s

TouringCarChampionship.

A.conqueredB.contestedC.dominatedD.determined

6.Whatweconsideraluxuryatonetimefrequentlybecomesa,manyfamilies

findthatownershipoftwocarsisindispensable.

A.fashionB.necessityC.proclivityD.nuisance

7.Thechiefeditorthoughthetooksomelibertieswiththeoriginalintranslation.So

itwasnecessarythathemakethe______suggested.

A.alterationsB.alternativesC.alternationsD.altercations

8.Manywell——educatedpeopledon'tbelievethat__willendangerfreedomofspeech.

A.censershipB.censureshipC.sensorshipD.censorship

9.Theof“snake“issimplythis:aleglessreptilewithalong,thinbody.

A.connotationB.denominationC.donationD.denotation

10.WhentheopposingplayerfouledJohn,Johnlethisangerhisgoodsenseand

hittheboyback.

A.gotthefeelofB.gotthehangof

C.gotthebetterofD.gottheworstof

PartB（5points）

Directions:Ineachofthefollowingsentencesthereisonewordorphraseunderlined.

BelowthesentencearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethewordorphrase

thatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedone.Markthecorrespondingletterwithasingle

baracrossthesquarebracketonANSWERSHEETI.

11.AlthoughthisbookclaimstobeabiographyofGeorgeWashington,manyofthe

incidentsareimaginary.

A.fascinatingB.factitiousC.fastidiousD.fictitious

12.ThetradefairisdesignedtofacilitatefurthercooperationbetweenChineseautoindustries

andoverseasautoindustries.

A.promoteB.protectC.preserveD.prolong

13.Hewasconcernedonlywithmundanematters,especiallythedailystockmarket

quotations.

A.rationalB.obscureC.worldlyD.eminent

14.TheearthquakethatoccurredinIndiathisyearwasamajorcalamityinwhichagreat

manyliveswerelost.

A.casualtyB.catastropheC.catalogueD.crusade

15.Thedoctorswereworriedbecausethepatientdidnotrecuperateasrapidlyasthey

hadexpected.

A.withdrawB.emergeC.recoverD.uncover

16.