08年工程硕士GCT英语考试语法专项习题一

1．The former governor withdrew from political life and as ________ he was soon forgotten.
　　A．an end
　　B．a result
　　C．an outcome
　　D．an event
　　2．With the gradual improvement of transportation and communications, farmers have now had easier __________ to cities and towns.
　　A．access
　　B．reach
　　C．approach
　　D．touch
　　3．Corruption in the running of the city’s largest bank was __________ in People’s Daily yesterday.
　　A．detected
　　B．detested
　　C．exposed
　　D．discovered
　　4．The software is a popular tool in business, where it ____________ and simplifies such procedures as budgeting.
　　A．puts on
　　B．puts forward
　　C．takes after
　　D．speeds up
　　5．Your first contact with an employer will be either to apply for a known job opening or to find out if any jobs are ____________.
　　A．opened
　　B．hired
　　C．available
　　D．variable
　　6．Scarcely such an exciting football match.
　　A．have I ever seen
　　B．I have ever seen
　　C．saw I
　　D．I saw
　　7．It was in the name of freedom Kennedy led his country deeper into its cruel, hopeless war in Vietnam.
　　A．when
　　B．as
　　C．while
　　D．that
　　8．______ , we went out for a swim in the lake.
　　A．The day being hot
　　B．It was hot
　　C．It is hot
　　D．The day was not
　　9．Most people have come to realize that it is about time the government further measures to control the population.
　　A．must take
　　B．is taking
　　C．takes
　　D．took
　　10．It has been estimated that the earth’s surface temperature has increased one quarter to three fourths of a degree since 850.
　　A．by
　　B．at
　　C．to
　　D．with
　　参考答案：1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．C 6．A 7．D 8．A 9．D 10．A