ENGLISHPROFICIENCYEXAMFORNON-ENGLISHMAJORPOSTGRADUATESTUDENTSTIANJINUNIVERSITYJan.5th,2012PART1:Vocabulary(20%)Directions:Inthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.Mutualendeavorhasshapedourworld,andmutualism,thebeliefthatindividualandcollectivewell-beingisobtainableonlybymutualdependence,______familylife,relationshipsandsociety.A.underpinsB.overstatesC.underlinesD.overcomes2.Amanoforiginalpowercanneverbe______withinthelimitsofasinglefieldofinterestandactivity,norcanheeverbecontenttobearthemarksandusetheskillofasingleoccupation.A.locatedB.liberatedC.committedD.confined3.Asaresultoftechnologicalconvergenceandprogressindigitization,thelaboratoriesofcomputertechnologyandconsumerelectronicsfirmsare______intheraceforinnovationandsophistication.A.searchingB.competingC.interveningD.absorbing4.Thedegreeinwhichaman______hisworkandgivesitthequalityofhisownmindandspiritisthemeasureofhissuccessingivinghisnaturefreeandfullexpression.A.demolishesB.standardizesC.individualizesD.abolishes5.Incommonwithotherdevelopedeconomies,Britainhasadvocatedthecreationofahigh-skilled,high-wagedeconomyby______theeducationandskillsofitsworkforce.A.renewingB.overthrowingC.decreasingD.upgrading6.Nooneontheplanetisgoingtoescapetheeffectsofglobalwarming,andforbillionstheresultingenvironmentaldeteriorationisgoingtomakelife______moredifficult.A.considerablyB.terminallyC.originallyD.regularly7.Digitaltelevisionwillenableuserstoaccessawiderangeofnewservices,suchaspay-per-viewTV,thedownloadingofvideogamesorsoftware,orchannels______insportsor1teleshopping.A.interferingB.specializingC.participatingD.consisting8.Earthquakesareimmenselydestructive,mainlybecausemostcitiesinregionsofhighseismicriskaredominatedbybuildingsthataresimplynotbuiltwellenoughto______theseveregroundshakingofamajorquake.A.sustainB.withstandC.guaranteeD.inspect9.Bygivingstudentsaccesstoanewworldofinformation,sparkingcreativity,and______richcommunicationandcollaborationacrossvastdistances,computershavelongbeenapowerfultoolforeducation.A.preventingB.disruptingC.facilitatingD.manipulating10.Whilemoreandmorewomenare______rolesasmanagers,anewstudyrevealsthatthesewomenareincreasinglyturningtothestereotypicallymore'male'traits,suchasaggression,togetresults.A.definingB.assumingC.regardingD.interpreting11.Thepotentialnegativeeffectsofviolentvideogamesonadolescentantisocialbehavior,andyouthviolence______,isahighlydebatedissue,bothinacademiccirclesandamongthegeneralpublicandpolicymakers.A.onaverageB.onpurposeC.inparticularD.inadvance12.Anewdigitalwatermarkingsystemnotonlyprotectsmusicandmediafilesfromonlinepiratesbutalsoensuresthatthequalityfor______usersisasgoodasitgets.A.unauthorizedB.temporaryC.maliciousD.legitimate13.Thereisrelativelylittle______ofopinionandscholarshipaboutwhethergenerationaldifferencesexistthatareworthtakingintoconsiderationintheworkplace,colleges,anduniversities,andothercontexts.A.permissionB.minorityC.absenceD.consensus14.Youngpeople’sworldshavechangedinavarietyofways,manyofwhichhavea______onthesortofeducationandtrainingthattheydemand.A.contactB.bearingC.leadD.stake15.Nowadaysgraduatesinthelabormarketareexpectedtobeflexible,todirectandsteertheirownworkaswellasthatofothers,totakere...
