天津大学

高级管理人员工商管理硕士

（EMBA） 入学考试复习题（Ⅰ）

天津大学管理学院EMBA教育中心

第一部分 英语（共40分）

I. Vocabulary and Structures

Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that either best explains the underlined part in the sentence or best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter with a pencil/pen.

1. Many of novelist Carson McCullers’ characters are isolated, disappointed people. ( A )

A) solitary B) gloomy C) feeble D) frugal

2. The workers finally called off the strike. ( C ) A) put off B) ended C) cancelled

D) participated in

3. John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting . ( C ) A) wanted B) promised C) decided D) agreed

4. I catch cold now and then. ( B ) A) always B) occasionally C ) constantly D) regularly

5. He often finds fault with my work. ( A ) A) criticizes B) praises C) evaluates D) talks about

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6. These two chemicals __ A ____with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion. A) interact B) attract C) react D) expel

7. ____ B ___they can get people in the organization to do what must be done, they will not succeed.

A) Since B) Unless C) If D) Whether

8. Once you have started a job, you should do it__ C____. A) in practice B) in theory

C) in earnest D) in a hurry

9. Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is __B____certain.

A) at any rate B) by no means C) by all means D) at any cost

10. To my surprise, at yesterday's meeting he again ____C____the plan that had been disapproved a week before. A) brought about B) brought out C) brought up D) brought down

11. The conclusion can be deduced from the premises. ( B ) A) allowed B) derived C) permitted D) come

12. Fruits such as apples and oranges are very wholesome, and may be eaten at any time. ( B ) A) normal B) healthy

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C) appropriate D) proper

13. There are only five minutes left, but the outcome of the match is still in doubt.( D ) A) end

B) judgment C) estimation D) result

14. Long before the concert began, big crowds of pop fans had assembled in the stadium. ( C )

A) concentrated B) resembled C) gathered D) dispersed

15. It is hard for the young people to imagine what severe conditions their parents once lived under. ( B ) A) sincere B) hard C) strict D) tight

16．More than one-third of the Chinese B in the United States live in California, predominantly in San Francisco. A) previously B) conceal C) deny D) admit

17．The officers were granted a A to have families stay with them together.

A) privilege B) satisfaction C) warrant D) regulation

18．Unemployment insurance has gradually A into a federal state system composed of fifty separate programs. A) evolved B) revolved C) revealed D) evaded

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