2008年10月福建自考综合英语(二)真题00795

全国2008年10月高等教育自学考试

综合英语(二)试题

课程代码：00795

I.语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

1. I saw Bill sitting in a front seat ______ at the speaker with the strangest look.

A. staring B. stares

C. stared D. stare

2. Arrive at the classroom well before the test ______ so you don’t feel rushed.

A. beginning B. has begun

C. will begin D. begins

3. A series of attempts ______ made, he came to a successful solution to the problem.

A. to be B. had been

C. were D. having been

4. Most people in the United States watch TV, ______ they complain a lot about the program.

A. despite B. except that

C. thus D. even though

5. It is desirable that water used for drinking ______ pure.

A. were B. should be

C. is D. ought to be

6. He was much more thorough in his studies than the rest of his class and it was for this reason ______ he made such great progress.

A. why B. how

C. that D. for

7.Although he refused to act on my suggestion，he had to admit that ______ what I said.

A. there was something in B. it was something in

C. there was something as D. it was something as

8. In order to search for the escaped prisoner, the police have decided to ______ whoever comes along the road.

A. ask B. investigate