2019年mpa考试英语真题——名词852

{01}My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a ________ of bad news. A.symptom B.solution C.subject D.sign 解析：考查名词辨析。Symptom症状 solution解决办法 subject主题 sign 标志，符号，迹象。句意为我的妈妈是一种对深夜的电话或者突然的邀请都怀疑成不好消息的迹象的女人。
本题选D。
{02}—Americans spend more on health care than most other people .
— You’re right . But a new study shows that life      in the United States is falling . A.development B.position C.experience D.expectancy 解析：名词词组。life expectancy ="expectation" of life平均寿命
本题选D。