全国 1 月高等教育自学考试基础英语试题课程代码：00088请将答案填在答题纸对应旳位置上。一、词汇应用和语法构造（本大题共 30 小题，每题 1 分，共 30 分） （一）词汇应用（15 分）选择最佳答案完毕句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。 1. Steel is widely used in different branches of engineering because it has a number of good ______. A. possessionsB. features C. properties D. shapes2. We tried to ______ our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.A. confine B. confirm C. confuse D. confess3. The school committee naturally hope that their choice of a play will be ______ with the school and parents.A. content B. fortunateC. popular D. pleasing4. It is ______ that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line.A. judgedB. estimated C. calculated D. considered5. She ______ the lamp so that the light fell directly on her book.A. adapted B. adoptedC. adjusted D. replaced6. I have heard many different ______ of the same story.A. impressionsB. imaginationsC. sayings D. descriptions7. Each country has to ______ foreign exchange to pay for the articles and commodities imported.A. hope B. buy C. earnD. receive 8. He was determined to do good, not to any ______ person but to a country.A. general B. respective C. individualD. common9. Some men have made great ______ by developing oil businesses.A. fortunesB. earnings C. expenses D. properties10. She had to ______ her dress because she had lost weight.A. transform B. alterC. shift D. cut11. Instead of working, Jack was ______ away his time.A. wasting B. wandering C. throwing D. idling12. The money collected for the celebrations ______ to $ 210.A. became B. counted C. amounted D. totaled13. His son is a ______ electrician; he can repair all kinds of electric appliances.A. ...
