2005年MBA英语考试试题(part 3)
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Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co. ltd, one of the six companies, created out of the privatized national railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth prospects, its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations 21 is drawing interest.
In a plan called“Station Renaissance”that it unveiled in November, JR East said that it would 22 using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants, extending them to 23 more suitable for the information24.It wants train stations as pick-up locations for 25goods as books, flowers and groceries purchased 26 the Internet. In a country 27 urbanites depend heavily28trains for commuting, about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway, the company figures. So, picking up purchases at train stations spare 29 extra travel and missed home deliveries.
JR East already has been using its station convenience stores for this purpose, but it plans to creat 30spaces for the delivery of Internet goods.
The company also plans to introduce 31 cards---known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for holding information ---- 32 train tickets and commuter passes 33 the magnetic ones used today, integrating them into a single pass. This will save the company money, because readers for IC cards are 34less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also 35he space needed for ticket vending.
21. A. articulately B. originally C. reluctantly D. creatively
22. A. come round B. go beyond C. take over D. set out
23. A. endeavours B. enterprises C. functions D. performances
24. A . times B .ages C. age D. time
25. A. so B. such C. many D. much
26. A. over B. by C. on D. throw
27. A. when B. where C. which D. that
28. A. to B. on C. onto D.in
29. A. dedicated B. devoted C. designated D. destined
30. A. clever B. intelligent C. ingenious D. smart
31. A. clients B. consumers C. merchants D. businesses
32. A. as B. for C. with D. of
33. A. as well as B. instead of C. more than D. but for
34. A. too B. such C. much D. so
35. A. shrink B. narrow C. descend D. reduce
