全国2005年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语（二）试题
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Ⅰ、语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。（本大题共25小题，每小题1分，共25分）
1．“Did the medicine make you feel any better？”
“No. I’m sorry to say that _____, the worse I feel.”
A．when I take more medicine   
B．taking more medicine 
C．with more medicine I take
D．the more medicine I take

2．We have plenty of bread;_____ butter, we need some new supply.
A．as for           
B．except for
C．owing to          
D．due to

3．In the past few months the project _____held up by the heated discussion about whether it is worthwhile.
A．is           
B．was
C．has been          
D．had been

4．The boy was paid $10 for washing ten windows, most of ____ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
A．those           
B．these
C．that           
D．which

5．Just ____ diseases, bad habits are more easily prevented than cured.
A．alike        
B．like
C．similar to        
D．resembling

6．“Is the radio bothering you?”
“It certainly is. I’d like it ______off.”
A．turning          
B．to turn
C．turned          
D．turns

7．The students were talking and laughing ______ the teacher came in.
A．while           
B．after
C．since           
D．when

8．We no longer keep up the close friendship we used to have years ago, ______ we still visit each other occasionally.
A．since           
B．though
C．because          
D．for

9．I have indicated what I think should be done to overcome our present difficulties, but if anyone can think of a better course of action I am open _____ suggestions.
A．to           
B．with
C．on          
D．towards

10．Looking at him, we found ______ hard to believe that he was well over seventy.
A．that           
B．/
C．it           
D．what

11．As the saying goes, yon ______ take a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink.
A．may           
B．need
C．must           
D．should

12．If yon ______ in a spaceship high above the earth, where there is no air to scatter the sunlight,you would find the sky pitch-black.
A．riding          
B．rode
C．will ride          
D．would ride

13．A world fit _______ children is one in which all children get the best possible start in life and have access to a quality basic education.
A．for           
B．with
C．in           
D．to

14．The company _______ its clients of its high quality, competitive price, prompt delivery and good service.
A．insures          
B．guarantees
C．assures          
D．ensures

15．When faced with green lights, the driver who wants to make a turn should ______way to the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction and going straight.
A．make         
B．take
C．get         
D．give

16．A highly ______person is likely to be easily hurt by pain, both emotional and physical.
A．sensational         
B．sentimental
C．sensitive          
D．sensible

17．Parents need to take many things into _____ before deciding whether they should send their children to study abroad.
A．statement          
B．decision
C．explanation         
D．account

18．My mother, whose guiding _____in life was doing right, had a far greater influence on me than my father.
A．discipline          
B．description
C．principle          
D．principal

19．He is good-tempered-he never _____ his voice to his kids.
A．rises           
B．increases
C．raises           
D．heightens

20．Those old photographs in my album _____ me of my days at Harvard University years ago.
A．remind          
B．memorize
C．remember          
D．warn
21．Those deserted buildings will be pulled down next month to make _____ for a new shopping center.
A．land           
B．room
C．area           
D．place

22．Enrolled students must pay a health service _____ of ￥150 per semester for their medical care.
A．sum           
B．money
C．fee           
D．tuition

23．He turned down the request because it was _____ the limits of his power.
A．above          
B．over
C．off           
D．beyond

24．In her old age, the lonely woman often sits quietly at the window, looking into the distance with a blank_____.
A．stare           
B．glimpse
C．glance          
D．glare

25．Jerry read the poem again and again until he _____ it by heart.
A．learned          
B．studied
C．bore            
D．kept