2012年MPA英语强化作业一

1、 2012年英语强化作业一Part I Grammar Directions: Choose the one that best completes the sentence.1. The boy spent as much time watching TV as he _ studying.A. does B. had C. was D. did 2. Jack wishes that he _ business instead of history when he was in university.A. studied B. had been studying C. study D. h

2、ad studied 3. Its necessary _ the dictionary immediately.A. that he will return B. that he returnC. that he returned D. that he has to return 4. Alice received an invitation from her boss, _came as a surprise.A. it B. that C. which D. he5. There are lots of places of interest _ in our city.A. needs

3、repairing B. needing repaired C. needed repairing D. needing to be repairedPart II Vocabulary Section ADirections: Choose the one that best completes the sentence.1. He proved himself a _ successor to the former Prime Minister. A. worthwhile B. worthiness C. worthy D. worth 2. Your radio is too loud

4、, turn the _ down. A. volume B. voice C. sound D. tone 3. He comes from a poor country village in the mountains, so its very hard for him to pay the whole school years _ at one time. A. money B. fare C. fees D. tuition 4. Anthony is a very _ person and never wastes anything. A. miserly B. economical

5、 C. economic D. conservative 5. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and thousands of jobs are at _. A. danger B. loss C. threat D. stake 6. Wed decided to sell our car, but then we began to have second _. A. plans B. minds C. ideas D. thoughts 7. I havent enough money to buy a car, so I just

6、have to do _. A. nothing B. none C. without D. nobody8. The eldest child is thoroughly _ _because they always give him whatever he wants.A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D. uneducated9. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may_ a gas.A. give into B. give over C. give off D. give away1

7、0. His manner was so pleasant that Marry felt at_ _with him at once.A. peace B. large C. ease D. bestPart III Reading Comprehension Passage 1 If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite

8、tricky. If you say to your children “Im sorry I got angry with you, but”, what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expect

9、ing an apology. Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “Im sorry youre upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoi

10、ds the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “Im useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement. These pseudo-apologies are used by people who bel

11、ieve saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies. But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become a ware of the complexities

12、of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other childrens expectations can require an apology. A 1

13、2-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parents clothes without permission is not.1. If a mother adds “but” to an apology, .A. she doesnt feel that she should have apologizedB. she does not realize that the child ha

14、s been hurtC. the child may find the apology easier to acceptD. the child may feel that he owes her an apology2. According to the author, saying “Im sorry youre upset” most probably means .A. You have good reason to get upsetB. Im aware youre upset, but Im not to blameC. I apologize for hurting your

15、 feelingsD. Im at fault for making you upset 3. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because .A. it gets one into the habit of making empty promisesB. it may make the other person feel guiltyC. it is vague and ineffectiveD. it is hurtful and insulting4. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry .A. the complexities involved should be ignoredB. their ages should be taken into accountC. parents need to set them a good exampleD. par