1993년 3월 7일에 시행한 서울시 (지방직) 9급 공무원 시험 영어 기출문제입니다.


1. Choose the different sentence in meaning from given  sentence.
  My car is at your disposal.
 ① You are at the mercy of my car.
 ② You are welcome to use my car.
 ③ You are welcome to the use of my car.
 ④ You are freely permitted to use my car.

답 ①
[해석] 내 차를 마음대로 쓰세요.
[해설] disposal – 배치, 배열, 처분, 처분권, 지배권.
① at the mercy of 사람 - ~의 마음대로 ② welcome – 마음대로 할 수 있는

2. Choose the one word which has a different sound from the other three.
 ① book
 ② food
 ③ good
 ④ wool


3. Two sentences are the same in meaning. Fill in the blank.
  We believe that she was honest.
 =She is believe to ( ) honest.
 ① be
 ② have been
 ③ had been
 ④ has been


4. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part.
   Native Americans began to cultivate corn thousands of years ago.
 ① consume
 ② raise
 ③ pick
 ④ sell

답 ②
[해석] 토착의 미국인들은 수 천년 전에 곡식을 재배하기 시작했다.
[해설] cultivate – 재배하다, 경작하다.

5. Choose the most improper word.
  I _____ him of his mistakes.
 ① informed
 ② recalled
 ③ convinced
 ④ reminded

답 ②
[해석] 나는 그에게 그의 잘못을 ~.
[해설] ① inform A of B - A에게 B를 알리다. ③ convince A of B - A에게 B를 확신시키다, 납득시키다.
④ remind A of B - A에게 B를 상기시키다, 생각나게 하다.

6. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part.
  He telephoned me yesterday and said to me, 
" It is very cloudy here today. "
 ① He told me that it was very cloudy there today.
 ② He told me that it was very cloudy there yesterday.
 ③ He told me that it was very cloudy here today.
 ④ He told me that it was very cloudy here yesterday.

답 ②
[해석] 그는 어제 나에게 전화를 걸어 나에게 “오늘 여기는 매우 날씨가 흐리다.”고 말했다.

7. Choose the one with the same meaning as the underlined part.
  It is up to us to look after our countryside and its wild life.
 ① attends on
 ② takes after
 ③ depends on
 ④ is good to

답 ③
[해석] 우리에게는 우리의 시골과 야생동물을 돌볼 의무가 있다.
[해설] up to - ~의 의무인. look after – 돌보다, 보살피다. countryside – 시골. wild life – 야생 생물의.
① attends on – 간호하다, 시중들다, (결과로서) 수반하다, 따르다.
② takes after – 닮다, 흉내 내다.
③ depends on – 의존하다, 믿다.
④ is good to – 신용할 수 있는, 알맞은.

8. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part.
  As a rule, catfish live in freshwater lakes, ponds ,or streams.
 ① Currently
 ② Fortunately
 ③ Generally
 ④ Surprisingly

답 ③
[해석] 일반적으로 메기는 민물의 호수, 연못, 개울에 산다.
[해설] as a rule – 대개, 일반적으로.

9. Four sentences are the same in meaning.
  Choose the wrong sentence out of the following four sentences.
 ① Koreans put a high value on courtesy.
 ② Koreans value courtesy highly.
 ③ Koreans make light of courtesy.
 ④ Koreans make a point of courtesy.

답 ③
[해석] 한국인들은 예의를 가장 높은 가치로 둔다.
[해설] courtesy – 예의, 친절, 호의.
③ make light of - ~을 얕보다, ~을 경시하다.
④ make a point of – 반드시 ~하다, ~을 주장하다.

10. Choose the expression that best completes the sentence.
  If someone is putting on weight, he is _______.
 ① getting heavier
 ② going on vacation
 ③ weighing something
 ④ working hard

답 ①
[해석] 만일 누군가 체중을 늘리면, 그는 점점 무거워진다.
[해설] put on weight – 체중을 늘리다.

11. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue.
 A: Hey, I like this tune. Come on. Let's have a dance.
 B: All right, but I'm not very good at it.
 A: Never mind !  _________ !
 ① So am I
 ② So do I
 ③ Neither am I
 ④ Neither do I


12. Choose the most suitable word.
  We are unable to offer this service because we haven't
  got the ( ) to deal with it.
 ① personal
 ② personality
 ③ personage
 ④ personnel


13. Which is misspelled ?
 ① cassette
 ② cigarette
 ③ committe
 ④ etiquette

답 ③
[해설] committe -> committee

14. Choose the right preposition.
  This story touches ( ) the eternal theme of life and death.
 ① after
 ② upon
 ③ by
 ④ with

답 ②
[해석] 이 이야기는 삶과 죽음의 영원한 주제에 관해 언급한다.
[해설] touch upon - ~에 관해 언급하다. eternal – 영원한, 불변의.

15. Choose the one containing the same meaning as the underlined part.
 She took in the whole situation at one glance.
 ① Don't be taken in by a smooth talker.
 ② The old lady offered to take in the poor stranger.
 ③ They listened to my lecture, but how much did they take in, I wonder ?
 ④ The British Empire once took in a quarter of the world.

답 ③
[해석] 그녀는 눈짓 한번에 모든 상황을 이해했다.
③ 그들이 내 강의를 들었지만, 얼마나 많이 그들이 이해했는지. 나는 궁금하다.
[해설] glance – 눈짓, 흘긋 봄.

16. Choose the one with the same meaning as the underlined part.
  He was shrewd man who had become a rich merchant with many ships.
 ① diligent and sincere
 ② clever and sharp
 ③ slow and dull
 ④ honest and honorable

답 ②
[해석] 그는 많은 배를 가진 부유한 상인이 된 영리한 사람이었다.
[해설] shrewd – 영리한, 날카로운, 예민한, 통찰력 있는.

17. Choose the one which has a different position of primary stress from the other three.
 ① advertise
 ② concentrate
 ③ educate
 ④ represent


18. Choose the one with the same meaning as the underlined part.
  She was badly brought up.
 ① was unhappy
 ② was spoiled
 ③ was too selfish
 ④ was too proud of herself


19. Choose the one underlined word that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
  The elephant relies more on its sense of smell than for any other
  sense.
 ① its
 ② for
 ③ other
 ④ sense


20. Choose the best one for the Korean expression.
 “ 하루도 빠짐없이 그녀는 아들을 위해 기도하였다.“
 ① Her prayer for her son was everyday.
 ② She prayed for her son without missing a day.
 ③ Not a day passed but she prayed for her son.
 ④ Everyday prayer was her daily routine for her son.

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