2008年度全国职称英语等级考试
综合类（C级）试题
第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每题1分，共15分）
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1 We'll give every teacher room for development.
A place B employment
C space D house
2 The policeman asked him to identify the thief.
A name B describe
C capture D call
3 We were all there when the accident occurred.
A happened B broke
C spread D appeared
4 It took me exactly a week to complete the work.
A start B achieve
C improve D finish
5 The herb medicine eventually cured her disease.
A nicely B apparently
C finally D naturally
6 This new policy has led to a dramatic increase in production.
A minor B striking
C fixed D modest
7 Poor schooling was the root of the unemployment problem.
A base B result
C cause D force
8 John survives on l00 pounds a month.
A puts B lives
C borrows D spends
9 0ne's economic condition often affects his or her way of life.
A determines B shows
C influences D confines
10 If you want to keep healthy you should vary the foods you eat.
A reject B accept
C change D choose
11 She found me very dull.
A dirty B sleepy
C lazy D boring
12 The President made brief visit to Beijin9.
A short B working
C formal D secret
13 He was persuaded to give up the idea.
A mention B accept
C consider D drop
14 Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day
A eats B drinks
C buys D produces
15 Mary just told US a very fascinating story
A strange B frightening
C difficult D interesting
第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题，每题l分，共7分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提
供的是正确信息，请选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B；如果该句的信息文中
没有提及，请选择C。
Petitions
Petitions（请愿／书）have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted to change something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Minister's house in London.
They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM'S officials. What happens then? Nothing much, usually. But petitions h
