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1、ENGLISH QUALIFICATION TESTFor MBA Candidates(150 minutes)PAPER ONEPart I VOCABULARY(15 minutes,15 points,0.5 point each)Section ADirections:There are ten questions in this section.Each question is a sentence with one word orphrase underlined.Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B,C

2、andD.Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one.Markthe corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on yourMachine-scoring Answer Sheet.1.Unfortunately,our agent let us down.We thought we could count on him to boost sales but hehad no commitment,

3、no motivation.A.declined B.disappointed C.denied D.delayed2.We sounded out a few possible replacements and found someone else.We get on really well.A.found out B.took out C.picked out D.sent out3.We tried to build up market share but it just didnt happen.We just managed to hold on towhat we had.A.re

4、main B.reserve C.keep D.regain4.Nokia has a consistent record of increasing volumes by more than enough to offeet fallingprices.A.control B.level C.uphold D.balance5.Chemicals,tyres,cables and television-set manufacturing were among the businessesoffloaded during the early 1995.A.got rid of B.taken

5、a load off C.taken the lead of D.let go of6.International businesses believe they are not fully prepared to handle a growing number ofthreats in an increasingly volatile global marketplace.A.uncertain B.emerging C.unstable D.competitive7.Interestingly,76%of those polled considered the risks to be st

6、atic or decreasing in the MiddleEast.A.unchanging B.steady C.mounting D.aggravating8.The isolated life made them feel inhibited from joining the others.A.hesitant B.frightened C.embarrassed D.eager9.Ive asked my boss for a pay rise several times,but no luck.Its like talking to a brick wall.A.talking

7、 to a heartless person B.talking to an unresponsive personC.talking to a stone-cold person D.talking to a heartbroken person10.I know hes leaving.I heard it from the horses mouth.A.directly from the person concerned B.from a reliable sourceC.from a gossip D.from hearsaySection BDirections:There are

8、ten questions in this section.Each question is a sentence which somethingmissing.Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Choose one wordor phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar acrossthe square brackets on your Machine-scorin

9、g Answer Sheet.11.Widespread rumors of a hostile take-over bid are certain to relations between the twoleading French software companies.A.break B.strain C.spoil D.establishC.was market-based D.was investment-centered12.As a result of the governments imposition of currency controls,its close relatio

10、ns with severalmajor foreign investors have been.A.cemented B.promoted C.jeopardized D.clouded13.The share issue was a success and was h u g e l y.A.outbid B.overbooked C.overcharged D.oversubscribed14.I feel in my job because I am not given enough responsibility.A.de-motivated B.dissatisfied C.insp

11、ired D.unfulfilled15.I feel talking to him because he never listens to anything I say.A.hard B.frustrating C.in vain D.unresponsive16.Actuaries calculate risk in order to insurance companies.A.charge B.estimate C.advise D.run17.We can reduce risk by our lending to more businesses.A.spreading B.minim

12、izing C.eliminating D.sending18.Do you really think we should try to enter that new market?Its risky but on balance I think we should go ahead.A.a bit B.slightly C.exceptionally D.fairly19.He had a crazy scheme to the champagne market.A.swamp B.comer C.flood D.saturate20.Red tape and other examples

13、of hinder a companys entry into a market.A.monetary regulations B.buying habitsC.government bureaucracy D.income distributionSection CDirections:There are ten questions in this section.Each question is a sentence which somethingmissing.Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D

14、.Choose one wordor idiom that best completes the sentence.Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar acrossthe square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.21.He wanted a 30%discount and 90 days credit!We werent even talking the same.A.Language B.words/C.meaning D.tongue22.Ive studied t

15、heir accounts carefully but I cant make of them.A.hand B.tail C.hand D.head or foot23.OK,Fi l.I m afraid were going to have to let you go.A.hit the target B.go straight to the pointC.speak off the cuff D.talk shop24.Some important decisions were taken at yesterdays meeting.Let meA.cut it shortB.have

16、 your head in the cloudsC.put you in the picture D.bounce ideas off you25.Ania dominates all our meetings.Once she starts you can t.A.put words into her mouth B.get a word in edgewaysC.put in a word for her D.give her your word26.Susan,I know you are busy,but cant I with you?A.say a word B.mark my w

17、ordsC.just say the word D.have a quick word27.You and your boss seem to agree on most things.Yes,we are.A.on the same trackC.on the same wavelength28.I think we have been,B.on the same wayD.in the same directionI meant next month,not this month.A.talking at cross purposes B.at a crossroadsC.caught i

18、n the crossfire D.worlds apart29.He never gives you a straight answer.Hes al ways.A.beating the bushes B.beating around the bushC.being kept under wraps D.carried away30.1 that hes been fired.Is it true?A.got the messageC.told you flat outB.was lost for wordsD.heard it on the grapevinePart II CLOSE

19、TEST(15 minutes,15 points,1 point each)Directions:There are 10 questions in this part of the test.Read the passage through.Then,gohack and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A,B,C or D for each blank in the passage.Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a sin

20、gle bar across thesquare brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.International businesses believe they are not fully prepared to handle a growing number ofthreats in an increasingly volatile global marketplace.Globalization and the development ofcommunications technologies have 31 significant

21、concerns among executives concerningrisks,including organized crime,terrorism,internal 32,corruption and direct action bypressure groups.Globalization has also 33 many pre-existing,low-probability,high-impactrisks,such as kidnappings.Although executives see globalization as a driving force behind 34

22、 opportunitiesinternationally,there is real J5 about a plethora of risks that may stand in their way.Anything from international 36.terrorism and currency devaluation,to”andkidnapping.Globalization J8 risks for investors.Businesses expect to be increasinglyforced to J9 the challenge of reputational

23、risks.Business development executives arefirmly placing consumer activism,corruption,and human rights on their 40 The survey conducted by the Industrial Research Bureau,of US and European companiesrevealed shareholder action as the most 41 reputational risk;kidnap as the most significantsecurity ris

24、k;and international sanctions as the 42 political risk.Most respondents of thesurvey considered risks to be increasing in Russia and the former Soviet Union,with 43fraud,corruption and organized crime as the driving factors.Although traditional risks,such as political and extremist terrorism,are dec

25、reasing in 44-yet not impact-problems such as organized and petty crime are likely to 45 a specific andharder range of risks than previously.31.A.ledB.arisenC.precipitatedD.brought32.A.faultB.fraudC.flawD.fake33.A.exacerbatedB.extractedC.excerptedD.accelerated34.A.unexpectedB.untriedC.uncoveredD.unp

26、recedented35.A.comprehensionB.apprehensionC.tensionD.caution36.A.sanctionB.confrontationC.prohibitionD.crises37.A.exhortationB.exertionC.extortionD.exploitation38.A.generatedB.madeC.resultedD.evolved39.A.takeB.issueC.faceD.address40.A.agendasB.schedulesC.itinerariesD.priorities41.A.importantB.critic

27、alC.strikingD.threatening42.A.advancedB.internalC.unexampledD.sophisticated43.A.foremostB.severestC.extremistD.toughest44.A.happeningB.incidenceC.incidentD.coincidence45.A.remainB.involveC.presentD.markPart III READING COMPREHENSION(60minutes9 35 points,1 point each)Directions:In this part of the te

28、st,there are five short passages.Read each passage carefully,andthen do the questions that follow.Choose the best answer from the four choices givenand mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets onyour Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Passage OneAn ideal college should be

29、 a community,a place of close,natural,intimate association,not onlyof the young men who are its pupils and novices in various lines of study,but also of young menwith older men,with more mature men,with veteran and professionals in the great undertaking oflearning,of teachers with pupils,outside the

30、 classroom as well as inside it.No one is successfullyeducated within the walls of any particular classroom or laboratory or museum;and no amount ofassociation,however close and familiar and delightful,between more beginners can ever producethe sort of enlightenment which the young lad gets when he

31、first begins o catch the infection oflearning.The trouble with most of our colleges nowadays is that the faculty of the college live onelife and the undergraduates quite a different one.They constitute two communities.The life of theundergraduates is not touched with the personal influence of the te

32、achers:life among the teachersis not touched by the personal impressions which should come from frequent and intimate contactwith undergraduates.This separation need not exist,and,in the college of the ideal university,would not exist.It is perfectly possible to organize the life of our colleges in

33、such a way that students andteachers alike will take part in it;in such a way that a perfectly natural daily intercourse will beestablished between them;and it is only by such an organization that they can be given realvitality as places of serious training,be made communities in which youngsters wi

34、ll come fully torealize how interesting intellectual work is,how vital,how important,how closely associated withall modern achievement-only by such an organization that study can be made to seem part of lifeitself.Lectures often seem very formal and empty things;recitations general prove very dull a

35、ndunrewarding.It is in conversation and natural intercourse with scholars chiefly that you find howlively knowledge is,how it ties into everything that is interesting and important,how intimate apart it is of everything that is“practical and connected with the world.Men are not always madethoughtful

36、 by books,but they are generally made thoughtful by association with men who think.The present and most pressing problem of our university authorities is to bring about this vitalassociation for the benefit of the novices of the university world,the undergraduates.Classroommethods are thorough enoug

37、h;competent scholars already lecture and set tasks and superintendtheir performance;but the life of the average undergraduate outside the classroom and other statedappointments with his instructors is not very much affected by his students;is almost entirelydissociated from intellectual interests.46

38、.An ideal college is one.A.should provide mature,experienced and professional menB.should be managed by experienced scholarsC.should be managed by experienced scholars and energetic young menD.should see tight,harmonious connection between the experienced and the inexperienced47.Successful education

39、 is the acquiring of knowledge from.A.classrooms,laboratories and museums B.experienced scholarsC.intimate association between beginners D.all sources48.Beginners are not likely to get the sort of enlightenment mentioned in the passage fromA.themselvesB.books C.scholars D.experience49.The teacher an

40、d the students do not understand each other much becauseA.they do not live togetherB.they do not often try to exchange ideas,emotions and experiencesC.they do not respect each otherD.they have different standards of education50.According to the author,the gap between the teacher and the u n d e r g

41、r a d u a t e.A.will not exist in futureC.may practically be avoided51.The teacher and the s t ude nt.A.can actually live in each others lifeC.can play equally well52.The word“they in.they can be givenB.would never disappearD.should be bridgedB.can live together in the same placeD.can discuss freely

42、 every dayreal vitality.”(Para.3,line)refers to,A.colleges B.students C.teachers D.students and teachers53.The study of a certain subject at school may help.A.to bridge the gap between teachers and studentsB.to organize activitiesC.to train young peopleD.to bring about success in certain fields54.Ma

43、n tends to think be c a us e.A.he has read a lot B.he is interested in the subjectC.he knows how others may fieel D.he wants to learn55.It is found that a student does not often make the most use o f to make life moreworth living.A.classroom methods B.tasks C.his school knowledge D.his perfonnancePa

44、ssage TwoBill Gates,the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned university degree,is byhis success raising new doubts about the worth of the business worlds favorite academic title:theMBA(Master of Business Administration).The MBA,a 20th-century product,always has borne the mark of lo

45、wly commerce and greed onthe tree-lined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as philosophy and literature.But even with the recession apparently cutting into the hiring of business school graduates,about 79,000 people are expected to receive MBAs in 1993.This is nearly 16 times the number ofbusi

46、ness graduates in 1960,a testimony to the widespread assumption that the MBA is vital foryoung men and women who want to run companies some day.“If you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to have one,“said DonaldMorrison,professor of marketing and management science.But

47、 in the last five years or so,whensomeone says,Should 1 attempt to get an MBA/the answer a lot more is:It depends/,The success of Bill Gates and other non-MBAs,such as the late Sam Walton of Wal-MartStores Inc.,has helped inspire self-conscious debates on business school campuses over the worthof a

48、business degree and whether management skills can be taught.The Harvard Business Review printed a lively,fictional exchange of letters to dramatizecomplaints about business degree holders.The article called MBA hires“extremely disappointing“and said“MBAs want to move up toofast,they dont understand

49、politics and people,and they arent able to function as part of a teamuntil their third year.But by then,theyre out looking for otherjobs.The problem,most participants in the debate acknowledge,is that the MBA has acquired anaura of future riches and power far beyond its actual importance and usefuln

50、ess.Enrollment in business schools exploded in the 1970s and 1980s and created the assumptionthat no one who pursued a business career could do without one.The growth was fueled by abacklash against the anti-business values of the 1960s and by the womens movement.Business people who have hired or wo