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ENGLISHFINALEXAM

FORMASTERSOFENGINEERNING

NAME__________MAJOR__________STUDENTNO:______________

Partone:VocabularyandStructure(20%)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereare20incompletesentenceseachwithfour

suggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheoneyouthinkisthebest

answer.Markyourchoicetickingthecorrespondingletterbeforethechoice.

1.Thisissue______interestingreadingbecauseittellshowthesepeoplemadetheir

moneyand,indirectly,howthecountryhaschangedovertheyears.

A.accountsfor

2.Janeusedtobeslowinclass,butnowsheis______.

A.gettingalongB.gettingaheadC.gettingby

B.servesas

C.makesfor

D.makesuseof

D.gettingabove

3.Paul______meverymuchofaschoolmateIusedtoknowatuniversity.

A.remembers

4.Don’tcountyourchickensbeforetheyare______.

A.hatchedB.harvestedC.hurried

B.reminds

C.recalls

D.recollects

D.hastened

5.Severalcarmanufactureswill______halfoftheirworkersbecauseofeconomic

difficulty.

A.discount

6.Theyhad______fundstocoverthecostofthetrip.

A.ampleB.luxuryC.sample

B.dispose

C.boot

D.disclose

D.superb

7.Alllivingthingshavecertain_______thatarepassedonfromonegenerationto

thenext.

A.cells

8.She______hermother’sgoodlooksandherfather’sbadtemper.

A.inheritedB.inhabitedC.hindered

9.Itisforthisreason______herefusedtotakethejob.

A.whyB.whenC.that

10.Who______thatspokefirstatyesterday’smeeting?

A.wasitB.wasC.itwas

11.Itwasn’t______personalintereststhattheydidallthis.

A.becauseB.onlyC.just

B.viruses

C.flaws

D.attributes

D.objected

D.so

D.did

D.for

12.Hardly______thepeoplerantowardit.

A.hadtheplanelandedwhen

B.hadtheplanelandedthan

D.theplanewaslandingthat

C.theplanelandedbefore

13.Nosooner______thanherealizedthatheshouldhaveremainedsilent.

A.hadthewordsbeenspoken

C.thewordshadbeenspoken

B.thewordshadspoken

D.hadthewordsspoken

;

.

14.You’drathernotdoit,______?

A.shouldn’tyou

B.wouldn’tyouC.wouldyou

D.oughtyou

15.Weneverdaredtoaskhimaquestion,______?

A.didwe

B.doesn’tit

C.daredwe

D.daren’twe

16.Unlikehackers,whogainunauthorized______tocomputerortelecommunication

systemsforthechallengeoreventheprincipleofit,crackersdosoformalicious

purposes.

A.password

17.Therearefourfactoriesinourinstitute,_________over200workers.

A.witheachB.eachhavingC.eachhasD.witheachhas

B.entry

C.access

D.approach

18.Byconservative______80%ofhumanitystillcan’tusewrittenlanguage

effectively.

A.estimates

B.estimated

C.estimations

D.estimating

19.With______herdothis,shewillhavenodifficultypersuadingthemtoaccepther

plan.

A.myhelping

B.minehelping

C.mehelping

D.Ihelp

20.Onlyrarelydopeople’sjobs,spousesandchildren______theseimaginedideals.

A.liveupto

B.agreewith

C.meetwith

D.realizes

Parttwo:Cloze(10%)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereisanincompletepassagewith10blanks.For

eachblankinthepassage,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.

Choosetheoneyouthinkthatcanbestcompletethepassageandmarkyouranswer

bytickingthecorrespondingletterbeforethechoice.

WhenForbespublisheditsfirstlistin1982,fiveofthetoptenwereintheHunt

familythatdrilledTexas__1__holesandhitalotofgushers,whichremindsusof

advice__2__billionaireJ.PaulGettyonhowtogetaheadintheworld:riseearly,

workhard,strikeoil.Gettygothisbigstartthe__3__way—fromhisfather’smoney.

Theoriginallist14yearsagowas__4__Rockefellers,andDuPonts,aFrick,a

Whitney,Mellonortwo—allgreatfamilyfortunesthatstretchedbacktothe19th

century.Theword“inheritance”appearedinthebiographies75times.

Thereweren’tasmanyold-moneyfortunesonlastyear’slist—whichleadsto

someconclusionsaboutwealthinAmerica.First,it’snoteasyto__5__money,even

formillionaires.Taxesputabig__6__infamilyfortunes,andunlesstheheirsare

carefulandinvestwisely,theycanlosetheirmillionsasfastastheirancestorsmade

them.Second,theoldwaystorichesaren’tas__7__astheyusedtobe.Besidesthe

threeDuPontentries,only43ofthe400entriesonthemostrecentForbeslist

representpeoplewhogot__8__throughinheritance.Andonly18inthelatest400

madetheirfortunesfromoil,soGetty’squotenolonger__9__astrueasitoncedid.

Third,AmericaisstillthelandofopportunitywheresmartyoungpeoplelikeBill

GatesofMicrosoftcan__10__ontopofthelistofrichestAmericansaheadofthe

Rockefellers,Mellons,GettysandCarnegies.

;

.

1.A.into

2.A.attributedto

3.A.old-fashion

4.A.crawlingwithB.fillingwith

5.A.holddown

6.A.edge

B.fullof

B.contributedto

B.old-fashionableC.old-fashioned

C.with

C.accountedfor

D.through

D.broughtabout

D.unfashionable

D.creditedwith

D.holdonto

D.effect

C.popularwith

C.grasp

C.disadvantage

C.influential

C.on

B.contain

B.dent

B.dependable

B.away

7.A.impressive

8.A.there

D.available

D.in

9.A.looks

B.rings

C.views

D.takes

10.A.endup

B.show

C.arriveat

D.raiseup

Partthree:ReadingComprehension(30%)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereare3passages.Thepassagesarefollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthequestionsandunfinished

statementstherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheone

youthinkisthebestanswer.Markyourchoicetickingthecorrespondingletterbefore

thechoice.

Passage1

Whenyourparentsadviseyouto"getaneducation"inordertoraiseyourincome,

theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducation

toprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouprovean

embarrassmenttoyoursociety.

Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallydead

unlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,and

youcansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.

Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.But

nowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster'sdegree,makesure

itisanM.B.A.,andisfamouslawofdiminishingreturnsbeginstotakeeffect.

Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthan

fullprofessors?Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas'24000.Whilethe

fullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust'23030.

APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfields

suchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialor

commercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfacea

dimfuture.therearemorePh.D.sunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythan

anyotherpartoftheworld.

IfyoubecomeadoctorofphilosophyinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyor

politicalscienceorlanguagesor-worstofall-inphilosophy,youruntheriskof

becomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,but

forourdemands.

ThousandsofPh.D.saresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontable,and

endlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobin

somehighschoolorbackwatercollegethatpaysmuchlessthanthejanitorearns.

;

.

Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Far

enough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthat

nobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.

1.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeople

who______.

A.willnotbeadisgracetosociety

B.willbecomeloyalcitizens

C.cantakecareofthemselves

D.canmeetthenation'sdemandsasasourceofmanpower

2.ManyPh.D.sareoutofjobbecause______.

A.theyareimproperlyeducated

B.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetotheirsociety

C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools

D.theyprefereasierjobsthatmakemoremoney

3.Thenationisonlyinterestedinpeople______.

A.withdiplomas

B.whospecializeinphysicsandchemistry

C.whoarevaluabletothegrossnationalproduct

D.bothAandC

4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.BernardShawdidn'tfinishhighschools,nordidEdison.

B.Onemustthinkcarefullybeforepursuingamasterdegree.

C.Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyouwillearn.

D.Ifyouaretoowell-educated,you'llbeovereducatedforsociety'sdemands.

5.Thewriterseeseducationas______.

A.ameansofprovidingjobsecurityandfinancialsecurityandameansofmeetinga

country'sdemandsfortechnicalworkers

B.awaytobroadenone'shorizons

C.moreimportantthanfindingajob

D.anopportunitythateveryoneshouldhave

Passage2

Theagriculturalrevolutioninthenineteenthcenturyinvolvedtwothingsthe

inventionoflabor-savingmachineryandthedevelopmentofscientificagriculture.

Labor-savingmachinerynaturallyappearedfirstwherelaborwasscarce."InEurope",

saidThomasJefferson,"theobjectistomakethemostoftheirland,laborbeing

abundant;hereitistomakethemostofourlabor,lardbeingabundant".Itwasin

America,therefore,thatthegreatadvancesinnineteenth-centuryagricultural

machineryfirstcame.Attheopeningofthecentury,withtheexceptionofacrude

;

.

plow,farmerscouldhavecarriedpracticallyalloftheexistingagriculturalimplements

ontheirbacks:by1860,mostofthemachineryinusetodayhadbeendesignedinan

earlyform.Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow.Asearlyas

1990CharlesNewboldofNewJerseyhadbeenworkingontheideaofacast-iron

plowandspenthisentirefortuneinintroducinghisinvention.Thefarmers,however,

wouldhomenoneofit,claimingthattheironpoisonedthesoilandmadetheweeds

grow.Neverthelessmanypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow,untilin1869,

JamesOliverofSouthBend,Indiana,turnedoutthefirstchilled-steelplow.

6.Theword"here"(Para.1,line.4)refersto______.

A.Europe

B.America

C.NewJersey

D.Indiana

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.ThereedforlaborhelpedtheinventionofmachineryinAmerica.

B.ThefarmerrejectedCharlesNewbold'splowforfearofruinoftheirfield.

C.BothEuropeandAmericahadgreatneedoffarmmachinery.

D.ItwasinIndianathatthefirstchilled-steelplowwasproduced.

8.Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.theagriculturalrevolution

B.theinventionoflabor-savingmachinery

C.thedevelopmentofscientificagriculture

D.thefarmingmachineryinAmerica

9.Attheopeningofthenineteenth-century,farmersinAmerica______.

A.preferredlighttools

B.wereextremelyself-reliant

C.hadmanyportabletools

D.hadveryfewtools

10.Impliedbutnotstated______.

A.TherewasashortageofworkersonAmericanfarms

B.Themostimportantoftheearlyinventionswastheironplow

C.After1869,manypeopledevotedtheirattentiontotheplow

D.CharlesNewbolthadmadeafortunebyhiscast-ironplow

Passage3

Wecanseehowtheproductlifecycleworksbylookingattheintroductionof

instantcoffee.Whenitwasintroduced,mostpeopledidnotlikeitaswellas"regular"

coffeeandittookseveralyearstogaingeneralacceptance(introductionstage).Atone

point,though,instantcoffeegrewrapidlyinpopularityandmanybrandswere

;

.

introduced(stageofrapidgrowth).Afterawhilepeoplebecameattachedtoonebrand

andsalesleveledoff(stageofmaturity).Saleswentintoaslightdeclinewhen

freeze-driedcoffeeswereintroduced(stageofdecline).Theimportanceoftheproduct

lifecycletomarketersisthis:Differentstagesintheproductlifecyclecallfor

differentstrategies.Thegoalistoextendproductlifesothatsalesandprofitsdonot

decline.Onestrategyiscalledmarketmodification.Itmeansthatmarketingmanagers

lookfornewusersandmarketsections.Didyouknow,forexample,thatthe

backpacksthatsomanystudentscarrytodaywereoriginallydesignedforthemilitary?

Marketmodificationalsomeanssearchingforincreasedusageamongpresent

customersorgoingforadifferentmarket,suchasseniorcitizens.Amarketermay

re-positiontheproducttoappealtonewmarketsections.Anotherproductextension

strategyiscalledproductmodification.Itinvolveschangingproductquality,features,

orstyletoattractnewusersormoreusagefrompresentusers.Americanauto

manufacturersareusingqualityimprovementasonewaytorecaptureworldmarkets.

Note,also,howautomanufacturersoncechangedstylesdramaticallyfromyearto

yeartokeepdemandfromfalling.

11.Accordingtothepassage,whenpeoplegrowfondofoneparticularbrandofa

product,itssaleswill______.

A.decreasegradually

B.becomeunstable

C.improveenormously

D.remainatthesamelevel

12.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatanewproductis______.

A.usuallyintroducedtosatisfydifferenttastes

B.oftenmoreexpensivethanoldones

C.ofteninferiortooldonesatfirst

D.noteasilyacceptedbythepublic

13.Marketersneedtoknowwhichofthefourstagesaproductisinsoasto______.

A.workoutmarketingpolicies

B.increaseitspopularity

C.promoteitsproduction

D.speedupitslifecycle

14.Theauthormentionstheexampleof"backpacks"(Line4,Para.2)toshowthe

importanceof______.

A.increasingusageamongstudents

B.exploringnewmarketsections

C.pleasingtheyoungaswellastheold

D.servingbothmilitaryandcivilneeds

15.Inordertorecovertheirshareoftheworldmarket,U.S.automakersare______.

;

.

A.improvingproductquality

B.re-positioningtheirproductinthemarket

C.modernizingproductstyle

D.increasingproductfeatures

Partfour:Translation

SectionA:(15%)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereare5sentencesfromyourtextbook.Translate

thesentencesintoC