2005年MBA英语考试试题(part 2)
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11. Good news was sometimes released prematurely, with the British recapture of the port _________ half a day before the defenders actually surrendered.
A. to announce B. announced
C. announcing D. was announced
12. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one _________ wait instead of searching for it.
A. would rather B. had to C. cannot but D. had best
13. There was no sign that Mr. Jospin, who keeps a firm control on the party despite _________ from leadership of it, would intervene personally.
A. being resigned B. having resigned
C. going to resign D. resign
14.The individual TV viewer invariably senses that he or she is _________ an anonymous, statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse audience.
A. everything except B. anything but
C. no less than D. nothing more than
15.One difficulty in translation lies in obtaining a concept match. _________ this is meant that a concept in one language is lost or changed in meaning in translation.
A. By B. In C. For D. With
16. The chairman of the board _________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A. compelled B. posted C. pressed D. tempted
17.The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _________.
A. thrived B. swelled C. prospered D. flourished
18. However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to _________ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.
A. overturn B. overtake C. offset D. oppress
19. When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as _________.
A. novel B. remote C. distant D. foreign
20. For three quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost _________ as microorganisms.
A. precisely B. instantly C. initially D. exclusively