全国2008年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相应的位置上。
一、词汇应用和语法结构（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
（一）词汇应用（15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子，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. possessions B. features
C. properties D. shapes
2. We tried to ______ our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.
A. confine B. confirm
C. confuse D. confess
3. The school committee naturally hope that their choice of a play will be ______ with the school and parents.
A. content B. fortunate
C. popular D. pleasing
4. It is ______ that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line.
A. judged B. estimated
C. calculated D. considered
5. She ______ the lamp so that the light fell directly on her book.
A. adapted B. adopted
C. adjusted D. replaced
6. I have heard many different ______ of the same story.
A. impressions B. imaginations
C. sayings D. descriptions
7. Each country has to ______ foreign exchange to pay for the articles and commodities imported.
A. hope B. buy
C. earn D. receive
8. He was determined to do good, not to any ______ person but to a country.
A. general B. respective
C. individual D. common
9. Some men have made great ______ by developing oil businesses.
A. fortunes B. earnings
C. expenses D. properties
10. She had to ______ her dress because she had lost weight.
A. transform B. alter
C. shift D. cut
11. Instead of working, Jack was ______ away his time.
A. wasting B. wandering
C. throwing D. idling
12. The money collected for the celebrations ______ to $ 210.
A. became B. counted
C. amounted D. totaled
13. His son is a ______ electrician; he can repair all kinds of electric appliances.
A. competent B. efficient
C. intelligent D. careful
14. The book contained a large ______ of information.
A. much B. number
C. amount D. sum
15. The trial flight ______ a distance of 865 feet and lasted 56 seconds.
A. made B. ran
C. kept D. covered
