1 2011 年对外经贸-MTI 硕士入学考试:第一卷基础英语、第二卷英汉互译、第三卷汉语百科 Part 1: Vocabulary and Grammar. ( 30 P) 01. The Space Age ____ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. A. initiated B. originated C. embarked D. commenced 02. John said that he didn ’t quite ____ and asked me to repeat what I had said. A. snatch up B. summon up C. catch on D. watch out 03. When he tried to make a ____, he found that the hotel that he wanted pletely filled because ofa convention. A. complaint B. claim C. reservation D. decision 04. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ____ for a trip round Europe. A. inadequate B. incapable C. patible D. invalid 05. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ____. A. shrinking B. obscuring C. altering D. constraining 06. The fuel of the continental missile is supposed to be ___ by this device. A. ignited B. lighted C. fired D. inspired 07. I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time ____ the last bus. A. to have caught B. to catch C. catching D. having caught 08. Frankly speaking, your article is very good except for some ____ mistakes in grammar. A. obscure B. glaring C. trivial D. rare 09. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally. A. needn ’t dress up B. did not need have dressed up C. did not need dress up D. needn ’t have dressed up 10. Certain species disappeared or became ____ as new forms arose that were better adapted to the Earth ’s changing environment. A. feeble B. extinct C. massive D. extinguished 2 11. I apologize ifI ____ you, but I assure you it was unintentional. A. offend B. had offended C. should have offended D. might have offended 12. Franklin D. Roosevelt argued that the depression stemmed from the American economy ’s ____ flaws. A. underlining B. vulnerable C. vulgar D. underlying 13. Although a teenager, Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do. A. to be told B. having been told C. being told D. to have