2018年公共英语二级口语考试题（2）

　　1. This is what you should bear in mind： Don‘t ________ a salary increase before you actually get it.

　　A) hang on B) draw on C) wait on D) count on 公共英语等级考试网(www.Examw。com)

　　2. The ship‘s generator broke down， and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically.

　　A) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) synthetically

　　3. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn‘t ________ her grip on my arm.

　　A) loosen B) remove C) relieve D) dismiss

　　4. He never arrives on time and my ________ is that he feels the meetings are useless.

　　A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference

　　5. Mrs. Smith was so ________ about everything that no servants could please her.

　　A) specific B) special C) precise D) particular

　　6. Some people believe that since oil is scarce， the ________ of the motor industry is uncertain.

　　A) terminal B) benefit C) fate D) estimate

　　7. To speed up the ________ of letters， the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

　　A) treatment B) delivery C) transmission D) departure

　　8. These overseas students show great ________ for learning a new language.

　　A) enthusiasm B) authority C) convention D) faith

　　9. The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ________ of the murder committed last month.

　　A) observers B) witnesses C) audiences D) viewers

　　10. Politically these nations tend to be ________， with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.

　　A) unstable B) reluctant C) rational D) unsteady

　　参考答案： BACDB CBABA