2004年职称英语等级考试试题综合C

The policemen acted quickly because lives were at __stake__.

If headaches only __occur__ at night，lack of fresh air is often the cause．

The ice is not thick enough to __bear__ the weight of a tank．

A small number of firms have __ceased__ trading

She was sent a box of chocolates along with a letter saying she was __fired__．

The mountains look __glorious__ at sunrise．

It seems __highly__ unlikely that she will pass the exam．

Their parents once lived under very __severe__ conditions、

Michael is now __merely__ a good friend．

Have you talked to her __lately__?

__While__ we don’t agree，we continue to be friends．

In judging our work you should take into __consideration__ the fact that we have been very  busy recently．

You must __shine__ your shoes．

The policeman wrote down all the __particulars__ of the accident．

All French people celebrate the grape harvest every September．

In the yearly wine festival，people always enjoy themselves．

Wine—making in France has a history of over 2，500 years．

Many varieties of wine produced in France are named after places．

Different regions in France produce different types of wine．

French wine will taste sour(酸的)in the future．

The French people believe that drinking wine is a good way to relax．

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Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

The assembly line made it possible to

Ford was the first to adopt

Ford’s cars became available to ordinary people thanks to

Ford’s higher-wage and lower-cost strategy was strongly

Recent studies by the Council of Europe have indicated that

Why did Dr．Baum come to a British national park?

The last sentence in the second paragraph implies that

In Dr．Baum’s opinion．the view that a nature reserve should serve as a tourist attraction is

Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

Natural gas didn’t become the leading fuel until

What fuel is the dominant fuel in New England?

The word “consumed’’ in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by

According to-paragraph 3，energy consumed in home heating over the next two decades
will increase by

Which of the following statements is NOT true，according to the article?

The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because

What was the weather like that night?

The author brushed his teeth over and over

Gladiator was the name of

What did the “couch” represent?