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世新大學八十九年學年度碩士班招生考試試題

系所別	考試科目
經濟系研究所	英文

I. Chose the phrasal verb which best completes the sentence. (20%)

1. I was so tired that I just ______ ______ in the armchair.

a. flaked out b. broke up c. dropped out d. fell over

2. The subject of sex equality seems to ______ ______ in every discussion lesson in my school.

a. burst out b. zero in c. crop in d. harp on

3. I don’t know whether Peter would be interested in joining our Conservation Society. I’ll ______ him ______ about it.

a. chat up b. sound out c. tell off d. spur on

4. The now office block ______ ______ well with its surroundings.

a. blends in b. stands out c. shaped up d. sets off

5. “Isn’t it terrible weather for spring?” ______ ______ summer!

a. Slope off b. Snap up c. Splash out d. Roll on

6. Our teacher tends to ______ ______ certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about.

a. boil down b. string along c. skate over d. track down

7. It’s good idea to ______ ______ people before taking them into your confidence.

a. tumble to b. root out c. bank on d. size up

8. Some people can just ______ ______ a cold, but my colds seem to linger for weeks.

a. shrug off b. cough up c. pull through d. stamp out

9. The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargains that they were soon ______ ______.

a. cleared off b. done for c. bought out d. snapped up

10. I couldn’t remember where I had left my car, when it suddenly ______ ______ me that I didn’t have a car any longer!

a. dawned on b. ran into c. went through d. tumbled to

II. Chose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (20%)

1. I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of ______ shaves.

a. narrow b. near c. close d. tiny

2. My father refused to eat meat that had been fried. He had ______ in his bonnet about it causing cancer.

a. a bug b. a bee c. a bull d. an ant

3. You really dropped ______ the other day when you told Brian you’d seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother’s.

a. a brick b. a stone c. a log d. a plank

4. I can’t stand Mr. Bryant. He’s always blowing his own ______--telling everyone how good he is at everying.

a. balloon b. breath c. mind d. trumpet

5. The escaped prisoner fought ______ before he was finally overpowered.

a. head over heels b. tooth and nail c. heart and soul d. foot and mouth

6. I didn’t suspect anything at first, but when I noticed her going through the office drawers I began to smell ______.

a. a rat b. a pig c. a thief d. a culprit

7. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the ______.

a. nose on his face b. tip of his tongue c. back of his hand d. hair on his head

8. I bought a computer last year, but I’ve had nothing but trouble with it. As far as I’m concerned it was ￡800 down the ______.

a. loo b. sink c. drain d. plughole

9. I’ve heard that argument before and quite frankly it just doesn’t ______!

a. face the music b. hit the nail on the head c. carry weight d. hold water

10. I don’t like turning down work, but I’ll have to, I’m afraid. I’ve got far too much ______ at the moment.

a. up my sleeve b. on my plate c. on my mind d. in effect

III. In the sentences that follow, four words or expressions are underlined and lettered (A, B, C, and D ). If one of the underlinings contains an error in grammar, word usage, or punctuation, indicate the letter of that underlining on your answer sheet. Some of the sentences contain no errors, in which case you will write E on your answer sheet. No sentence contains more than one error. (20%)

1. Neither tears or protests effected the least change in their parents’ decision. No error.

A B C D E

2. We thought the author of the letter to Aunt Mame to be him. No error.

A B C D E

3. The children smiled at him, the laborer’s greeted him by waving their hats, and even the dogs licked his hand. No error.

A B C D E

4. Every sheet of ruled paper and every sheet of unruled paper is carefully examined before it is returned. No error.

A B C D E

5. That scientist must be ingenuous to be able to arrive at such valid conclusions. No error.

A B C D E

6. Granting this to be true, what would you imply from the statement which he has made? No error.

A B C D E

7. We objected to him scolding us for our good, especially when he said it hurt him more than us. No error.

A B C D E

8. I was quite disappointed in his words, for I had always treated him like he was my brother. No error.

A B C D E

9. Precisely the same thought sent the three of us into two different directions—they to West Berlin and me to Paris. No error.

A B C D E

10. Many a box of oranges have been sent to New York by enthusiastic Californians. No error.

A B C D E

IV. A sentence is given, of which one part is underlined. Following the sentences are five choices. The first (A) choice simply repeats the underlined part. Then you have four additional choices which suggest other ways to express the underlined part of the original sentence. If you think that the underlined part is correct as it stands, write the answer A. If you believe that the underlined part is incorrect, select from the other choices ( B or C or D or E ) whichever you think is correct.(20%)

1. I was really very much excited at the news, that’s why I dropped the vase.

(A) at the news, that’s why

(B) by the news, that’s why

(D) at the news, that is why

(E) at the news that’s why

2. He supposed me to be him.

(A) He supposed me to be him.

(B) He supposed me to be he.

(D) He supposed I to be he.

(E) He thought me to be he.

3. Is the climate of Italy somewhat like Florida?

(A) somewhat like Florida?

(B) somewhat similar to Florida?

(D) something like Florida?

(E) similar to Florida?

4. The reason I plan to go is because she will be disappointed if I don’t.

(A) because she will be disappointed

(B) that she will be disappointed

(D) on account of she will be disappointed

(E) because she shall be disappointed

5. Everyone, including Anne and Helen, was there.

(A) Everyone, including Anne and Helen, was there.

(B) Everyone including Anne and Helen, was there.

(D) Everyone including Anne, and Helen, was there.

(E) Everyone including Anne and Helen was there.

6. Being an intelligent person, the slur was disregarded by him.

(A) Being an intelligent person, the slur was disregarded by him.

(B) Being that he was an intelligent person, the slur was disregarded by him.

(D) Being that he was an intelligent person, he disregarded the slur.

(E) As an intelligent person, the slur was disregarded.

7. If the parent would have shown more interest, her daughter would have been in college today.

(A) If the parent would have shown more interest

(B) If the parent had shown more interest

(D) If the parent would have been showing more interest

(E) Should the parent have shown more interest

8. Such of his stories as was original were accepted.

(A) Such of his stories as was original were accepted.

(B) Such of his stories as were original was accepted.

(D) Such of his stories as was original were excepted.

(E) His stories such as were original were excepted.

9. I could not but help feel that her reasons for coming here were not honest.

(A) I could not but help feel

(B) I could not but feel

(D) I could not help feel

(E) I could but not help feel

10. This book has been laying here for weeks.

(A) laying here for weeks.

(B) laying here weeks.

(D) lieing here for weeks.

(E) lying here for weeks.

V. Read the following passage which is followed by several questions. For each question choose the one best answer from (A), (B), (C), and (D).Then on your answer sheet write down the letter you have chosen. Your answers should be based on what is stated or implied in the passage. (20%)

Line Amy Tan, the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants, received the Commonwealth Club Gold Award in 1989 for her first work of fiction, the best-selling Joy Luck Club. The sixteen interrelated stories that constitute the work alternate between the tales of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their Americanized daughter, in an exploration of the generational and cultural tensions experienced by many first-generation daughters of immigrants.

5 Tan’s parents, like many immigrants, had high expectations for their children and often set confusing standards, expecting Amy and her two brothers to think like Chinese but to speak perfect English, excel academically, and take advantage of every circumstance that might lead to success. Tan, however, rebelled against her parents’ expectations, which included such exalted professions as neurosurgery, and devoted herself to being thoroughly American and dreaming of being a fiction writer.

Tan obtained a bachelor’s degree in English and linguistics and a master’s degree in linguistics and evertually established herself as a highly

10 successful business writer. Tan, however, was not satisfied despite her material success. Turning to her life long dream, she wrote her first short story, “Endgame,” and then a second, “Waiting between the Trees.” In 1987 Tan visited her half-sisters in China with her mother, a trip that proved to be a turning point in her life and career. Tan felt a sense of completeness, a bonding with the country and its culture that she had never expected.