华政2011年博士研究生入学考试英语试卷.doc

华东政法大学2011年博士研究生入学考试英语试卷 第一部分 基础英语试题 Part I: Grammar Vocabulary (15%) Directions: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence and then mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1. 1. The contract will be binding when both sides have affixed their ______ to it. A. seal B. sail C. veil D. sole 2. Although they have guns and grenades, they are not soldiers but a gang of _____. A. bandits B. kidnappers C. robbers D. burglars 3. Surrounded with numerous stars, the moon seems all the more _____. A. obvious B. visible C. conspicuous D. apparent 4. John‘s score on the test is the highest in the class; he _____last night. A. must study B. should have studied C. must have studied D. is sure to study 5. The invention of the telephone was a great ____ to communication. A. distribution B. contribution C. attribution D. fruition 6. What a difference between the two houses which stand _____ to each other. A. adjacent B. adhering C. extending D. detaching 7. Even the most indulgent parents will not let their children ____ telling lies. A. get away with B. get along with C. get in D. get out 8. Tom could do some brilliant _______ of our English teacher. A. impressions B. personifications C. impersonations D. persons 9. The moment the buxom woman sat down, the old chair first _____ and then collapsed. A. groaned B. gasped C. guffawed D. shuddered 10. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them ______suffering and poverty. A. anything but B. nothing but C. none other than D. no more than 11. To their great dismay, they found that their wage increases had been _____ by the soaring prices as a result of inflation. A. leveled B. reduced C. offset D. cancelled 12. I _____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column. A. express B. confess C. verify D. acknowledge 13. There aren‘t enough computers for the whole grade of students to ________. A. go around B. go under C. go down D. go for 14.