大学英语三级词汇专项练习
Directions: There are 500 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D).
Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence.
1. Now that all her three children have gone ______ to work or study, Mrs. Wang lives in Hongkong alone.
A) aboard B) abroad C) board D) broad
2. Tom, why were you _____ from school yesterday?
-—I got a bad cold and my mother took me to the doctor’s.
A) absent B) present C) left D) lost
3. He found his uncle ________ in the reading of the Sunday newspaper.
A) interesting B) focused C) absorbed D) involving
4. Mary invited me to her birthday party last night, but since I had to look after my youn ger brother, I didn’t her invitation.
A) accept B) receive C) answer D) reply
5. Students have to the library during the vacation.
A) admission B) allowance C) approval D) access
6. Last time I ran across Jack, my roommate in high school, by .
A) action B) accident C) incident D) luck
7. While teaching a foreign language, we should take into ____ the differences between the students’ mother tongue and the target
language.
A) thinking B) mind C) account D) count
8. I don’t think anyone can me of being dishonest.
A) accuse B) complain C) charge D) scold
9. The ability to use a language can be _____only by the act of using the language.
A) acquired B) required C) accompanied D) realized
10. _____ language, maths and history, the children are also taught music and art.
A) Beside B) Except C) In spite of D) In addition to
11. T here was a serious water shortage in the area as there wasn’t rain for nearly four months.
A) plenty B) many C) adequate D) efficient
12. You can’t see through a telescope unless it is ____correctly t o your sight.
A) appointed B) adjusted C) operated D) shifted
13. The thief to taking the gold watch without paying for it.
A) suggested B) managed C) tried D) admitted
14. The factory has new methods of producing high quality washing machines.
A) adopted B) adapted C) raised D) increased
15. The farmers took of the fine weather to gather in the crops last week.
A) chance B) hold C) advantage D) adventure
16. I don’t think the snow will our plans for a picnic.
A) affect B) effect C) infer D) differ
17. I do like this new car, but I can’t it. I’ve spent almost all my savings on th e decoration of my house.
A) obtain B) apply C) afford D) buy
18. The twins are so much that I can’t tell which is which.
A) likely B) unlike C) alike D) like
19. Children need many things, but they need love.
A) above all B) after all C) all over D) at all
20. The boy was so interested in the radio that he took it to see how it runs.
A) open B) part C) around D) apart
21. The scientists have _______ to the government to take actions against pollution.
A) announced B) appeared C) appealed D) approached
22. Scientific discoveries are often ________ to industrial production methods.
A) provided B) prepared C) applied D) appointed
23. I’ve made an ________ to see Dr. Lewis at 3 o’clock this after noon,
A) appointment B) application C) attention D) apartment
24. He would much _________ it if you could do him that favor.
A) please B) satisfy C) thank D) appreciate
25. As winter ________ the weather became colder.
A) nearby B) advanced C) passed by D) approached
26.She would never do anything that was not _______ of by her parents.
A) agreed B) appointed C) approved D) pleased
27. We should consider other of the problem as well as seriousness.
A) sides B) areas C) aspects D) respects
28. The new line of the factory can produce 100 bicycles every day.
A) assembly B) working C) collection D) producing
29. We naturally Einstein with the Theory of Relativity.
A) accomplish B) appreciate C) accompany D) associate
30. A witness in a murder trial is to know the facts in the case.
A) assumed B) resumed C) assured D) insured
31. Investigations us of the soundness of the plan.
A) insured B) assured C) ensured D) reassured
32. The government of every country should great importance to environmental protection.
A) attach B) approach C) pay D) spend
33. It would have been better to have concentrated on a few things rather than to so much at a time.
A) attain B) attempt C) attend D) attract
34. There was a large _____at the pop concert last night.
A) viewers B) listeners C) audience D) incidence
35. —I’d like to have a table for four at 6 o’clock.
—I’m sorry. There are no tables this evening.
A) available B) favorable C) r eady D) prepared
36. It was several minutes before I was of what was happening.
A) realized B) aware C) awake D) curious
37. We should maintain a(n) between work and play.
A) peace B) agreement C) relation D) balance
38. All that they had ever had were the necessities of life.
A) empty B) bare C) alone D) lonely
39. The _____New Zealander prefers to buy for his family a separate house.
A) average B) mean C) c ommon D) ordinary
40. I bought a radio for only $ 5 at the sales; it was a real .
A) present B) buying C) bargain D) purchase
41. On the of these theories Godwin working out his picture of the state of the future.
A) base B) basis C) case D) fund
42. Tom, if you don’t ____yourself, you will be kept out of this classroom!
A) behave B) believe C) p erform D) polite
43. Rebuilding the canal has already brought many ____to our national economy.
A) interests B) developments C) advances D) benefits
44. Our team the visitors in the football match yesterday afternoon.
A) got the first of B) got the best of C) took the first of D) took the best of
45. If you keep on working hard, you are to succeed.
A) bound B) bond C) doomed D) insisted
46. You can’t leave the city; all the roads are by snow.
A) held B) caught C) delayed D) blocked
47. During the election period, a big strike _____ in all major cities of the country.
A) broke down B) broke up C) broke out D) broke off
48.The President’s speech was an hour long, but what he de clared, , was that we were ready to fight against any invading
enemies.
A) in detail B) in common C) in brief D) in part
49. I was born in New York and in Texas.
A) brought about B) brought forth C) brought down D) brought up
50. Many a large and important business has been from small beginnings.
A) brought up B) built up C) held up D) caught up
51. During the famous comedian’s performance, the audience out laughing several times.
A) broke B) burst C) brought D) burned
52. I hope to ____you at your office at three o’clock today.
A) call at B) call on C) call off D) call out
53. The whole nation is involved in the to stop drug abuse(滥用毒品).
A)crime B) ease C) campaign D) battle
54. The poison was of causing death within a few minutes.
A) possible B) probable C) able D) capable
55. Neither Tom nor Jane this kind of films, so they left the cinema half an hour before it finished.
A) cared of B) cared for C) took cure D) took care of
56. I had some difficulty in the plan.
A) carrying off B) carrying on C) carrying out D) carrying away
57. __________ he arrives before I get back, please ask him to wait.
A) In the case B) In any case C) In case D) In case of
58. I walked as fast as I could, but I couldn’t him.
A) catch on B) catch hold of C) catch in D) catch up with
59. The value of this exercise is that it the students to express themselves in an imaginative way.
A) charges B) changes C) challenges D) judges
60. Mr. Smith will be ________ the office next week when the manager is away.
A) in response of B) in charge of C) charged with D) responsible of
61. Under these , you might agree with us that it is rather difficult for your products to get a footing in this market.
A) situations B) conditions C) circumstances D) cases
62. She never wears clothes made of material.
A) coarse B) course C) cause D) coast
63. When an element is caused to with oxygen it is oxidized.
A) compare B) compete C) combine D) compose
64.I this book in an old bookstore on Fourth Avenue.
A) came on B) came across C) came up D) came over
65.The minister refused to ___________ on the new agreement between the two countries.
A) describe B) report C) complain D) comment
66. During the Second World War, the Japanese Invaders many horrible crimes against the Chinese people.
A) admitted B) committed C) created D) produced
67. Haven’t you enough _____sense to know that it’s unwise to go swimming just after a big meal?
A) usual B) ordinary C) common D) general
68. This machine costs more than the other, but considering its quality and efficiency, it is really cheaper ______
A) in contrast B) in comparison C) by contrast D) by comparison
69. The customer to the storekeeper about the poor quality of the refrigerator.
A) accuse B) criticized C) complained D) explained
70. The professor seemed to be able to put __________ thoughts into simple words.
A) complicated B) combined C) convenient D) immense
71. So far as I’m , some other arrangement would have been satisfactory.
A) concerning B) concerning with C) concerned D) concerned with
72. _________ , I should like to thank all those who have worked so hard to bring about this result.
A) As conclusion B) In conclusion C) For conclusion D) The conclusion
73. You may borrow the book, on that you do not lend it to anyone else.
A) terms B) condition C) situation D) account
74. The on international economic problems met in Geneva last Monday.
A) reference B) inference C) conference D) difference
75. Jim was very popular with those who could vote, and he was that he could win the election.
A) confident B) believable C) trusted D) confined
76. This is a word because it has two meanings.
A) double B) foreign C) separate D) confusing
77. There has been a growth of light industries in the region.
A) giant B) considerable C) available D) rapidly
78. It is important in scientific experiments that all the conditions should be ________ .
A) constant B) instant C) changeable D) comfortable
79. The opposing forces are now in with each other so that a cease-fire(停火)can be agreed on.
A) confront B) condition C) contact D) contract
80. —I suppose the movie wasn’t very interesting.
—, it was fascinating!
A) On the other hand B) On the contrary C) In the other hand D) In the contrary
81. The students have _______ generously to the Red Cross, which is raising money for the homeless.
A) attributed B) distributed C) contributed D) determined
82. Bob thinks highly of himself. No one can _________ him of his mistakes in the work.
A) realize B) notice C) approve D) convince
83. Henry never keeps his promises. His actions do not with his words.
A) relate B) correspond C) respond D) responsible
84.I suppose I can _____you for your help in repairing my TV set.
A) account for B) count on C) be dependent D) be reliable
85. All the passengers were killed in the air .
A) crash B) trouble C) crush D) dash
86. Mr. Brown lost his job last month so the family had to on expenses.
A) cut off B) cut out C) cut back D) cut down
87. The book has been revised and brought ________
A) up to date B) into date C) out of date D) to date
88. The train should have arrived an hour ago. I wonder what could have caused the ________
A) late B) later C) delay D) relay
89. This is a very _____piece of apparatus. You must handle it with care.
A) delicate B) accurate C) complicated D) indicated
90. Postmen are responsible for the of letters to our houses.
A) sending B) distribution C) division D) delivery
91. The experiment _____that energy is required to produce a change of state.
A) concentrated B) demonstrated C) exhibited D) displayed
92. It was difficult to see through the _____fog.
A) thin B) blank C) dense D) narrow
93. I 100 dollars in my savings account this morning.
A) departed B) deposited C) ordered D) provided
94. “Such bad behaviour a beating.” said the father to his naughty son.
A) rewards B) is worth C) deserves D) is worthy
95. In teaching it is highly _____ to know exactly what one is hoping to achieve.
A) unable B) reliable C) unreasonable D) desirable
96. He _____of ever being able to pay off his debts.
A) complained B) thought C) despaired D) talked
97. In his new book, the author described his adventure in the desert island.
A) in detail B) in turn C) in fact D) in reality
98. The tennis player told the reporters that he was to win the championship this time.
A) decided B) reminded C) determined D) concluded
99. After I had graduated from medical colleges I ____myself to research on the cure of cancer.
A) involved B) spent C) absorbed D) devoted
100. English greatly from Chinese in many respects.
A) infer B) refer C) confer D) differ
101. Being always late for work, John was __________ by his boss.
A) disagreed B) disappointed C) disengaged D) dismissed
102. It is not hard to ________ a hawk from a crow.
A) divide B) compare C) distinguish D) separate
103. —Would you mind my keeping the radio on?
—No, it’s quite all right. You don’t ______me at all.
A) disturb B) interfere C) distribute D) embarrass
104. We have had so many expenses this year that we shall have to _________ a holiday.
A) put off B) hold up C) do without D) go about
105. Although she said that she would go there with me, she still had a _____look on her face.
A) undoubted B) doubtful C) doubtless D) doubtfully
106. Teenagers who _________ of high school have trouble finding jobs.
A) break out B) bring out C) drop Out D) put out
107. The truck bumped into a wall ________ the driver’s carelessness.
A) because B) as for C) now that D) due to
108. After the examination, all the students are __________ to learn about the results.
A) eager B) curious C) thirsty D) hurried
109. His achievement in research ________ him respect and admiration.
A) received B) beat C) won D) earned
110. She is an ____housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.
A) economic B) economical C) enormous D) effective
111. The new system of taxation will take ________ next May.
A) affect B) effect C) affection D) efficiency
112. Trade Union representatives are chosen by _______ ; all the members have a vote.
A) chance B) choice C) election D) selection
113. How can you expect to succeed without even the most _______ knowledge of the field?
A) special B) usual C) elementary D) extraordinary
114. His speech had an effect on our _________ rather than on our reason.
A) movements B) motions C) emotions D) temper
115. The accidents happened because too little was placed on the safety regulations.
A) emphasis B) importance C) weights D) seriousness
116. The new law _________ a man to claim money from the State if he has no work.
A) provides B) supplies C) prefers D) enables
117. With a large family of growing children to feed and clothe, my mother had difficulty in making both ________ meet.
A) ends B) sides C) parts D) ways
118. Travellers in space have to _________ many discomforts in the rockets.
A) ensure B) endure C) prepare D) endanger
119. The old lady ______ herself in making clothes for her neighbors’ children.
A) devoted B) converted C) engaged D) convinced
120. Dinosaurs are ________ beasts which lived in prehistoric times and which are now extinct.
A) enormous B) glorious C) generous D) numerous
121. An egg is ________ half a pound of steak in protein value.
A) similar as B) equal to C) same as D) just like
122. The teacher asked me to rewrite my composition as there were too many __________ in it.
A) missings B) errors C) lies D) faults
123. Noise is unpleasant, _________ when you are trying to sleep.
A) surely B) exclusively C) generally D) especially
124. It is _________ that 25 million school lunches are sold each day.
A) accounted B) estimated C) cultivated D) exceeded
125. __________ rain, the party will be held indoors.
A) In case B) In event C) In the case of D) In the event of
126. He worked so hard that _____he made himself ill.
A) fortunately B) evitably C) eventually D) actually
127. He was tried for theft but got off because there wasn’t sufficient ________against it.
A) confidence B) reference C) excuse D) evidence
128. There were ________ 9,997 people at the opening ceremony of the games.
A) approximately B) nearly C) apparently D) exactly
129. The police will give you a ticket if you _________ the speed limit.
A) excite B) exceed C) extend D) expand
130. There was an _________ of greetings among the old friends at the beginning of the party.
A) exchange B) appreciation C) invitation D) contribution
131. After the 90-minute match, all the football players were_________ .
A) lost B) tied C) exhausted D) exhibited
132. The university has been __________ from 7, 000 students to 12 ,000 in five years.
A) increased B) expanded C) extended D) enlarged
133. Our country has _________ great changes in the last thirty years.
A) experienced B) practised C) experimented D) involved
134. Scientists from many countries have _________ the ice-covered continent of Antarctica.
A) exploded B) exploited C) explored D) explained
135. Newspapers and magazines have _________ the secret agreement between the government and the opposition forces.
A) delighted B) exposed C) reached D) recovered
136. The plain occupies the west, south and central parts of the continents, though considerable variations are to be found over so __________ an area.
A) expensive B) expansive C) extensive D) intensive
137. Sometime he eats too much and sometimes he eats nothing. He goes from one __ to the other.
A) extreme B) limit C) excess D) habit
138. He remained calm even _________ such obvious danger.
A) in the front of B) in the face of C) in front of D) in face of
139. The thunderstorm caused power in many places.
A) loses B) stops C) failures D) cuts
140. I haven’t the _________ doubt that he will win the prize.
A) faintest B) hardest C) smallest D) worst
141. Mr. Smith is a good father and husband. He is __________ to his wife and children.
A) favorite B) familiar C) faithful D) friendly
142. The idea they put to us __________ exactly with what we ourselves had in mind.
A) fell in B) fell on C) fell over D) fell off
143. The name of that pop singer is to almost everyone in the country.
A) familiar B) sound C) popular D) heard
144. The new road is less crowded, but it is __________ the longer way.
A) so far B) as far C) by far D) far from
145. I’m sorry I was late this morning. But it was not my _____ ; the road was blocked for half an hour because of an accident.
A) mistake B) fault C) error D) sickness
146. My _________ TV programme is “Sports World”.
A) interesting B) fancy C) loveliest D) favorite
147. I was so angry that I _________ throwing something at him.
A) wanted like B) felt like C) would like D) looked like
148. Tim can’t _______the maths problem he is working at.
A) figure out B) count out C) find out D) seek out
149. There are one or two lines more on this application form which you must __________ .
A) fill in B) hand in C) put in D) take in
150. London is one of the important __________ centres of the world.
A) currency B) cash C) financial D) money
151. They remained _______ in their belief that they would be able to overcome their difficulties.
A) firm B) strong C) undoubted D) convince
152. Mr. Lee is _________ in both English and Chinese.
A) frequent B) fluent C) accurate D) bright
153. While reading an article, we should _______ our attention ______ the meaning of the whole article rather than that of the new words.
A) focus; in B) focus; on C) pay; on D) notice; in
154. I will sum up my major points _____ ; It is time we did something to stop air pollution.
A) that follows B) as following C) as follows D) following up
155. Smoking is now _____ in many public places such as the concert hall, the cinema, the museum, etc.
A) promoted B) forgiven C) forbidden D) prevented
156. Contraction should not be used in ____writing.
A) formal B) former C) familiar D) popular
157. The Communist Party of China was ____in July 1921.
A) found B) founded C) built D) published
158. We had to fall back on dried milk as _____ milk wasn’t available.
A) instant B) wet C) fresh D) natural
159. The hungry people turn out in a demonstration which __________ the ruling class.
A) afraid B) frightened C) overdrawn D) overcame
160. When she _________ , you know she’s very angry.
A) shrugs B) shakes C) frowns D) freezes
161. If you make a promise, you should __________ it.
A) carry B) fulfill C) obey D) catch
162. The _________ cause of his success was his ability to work for long hours without tiredness.
A) fundamental B) magnificent C) sentimental D) reasonable
163. This is thought to be the area where _________ research is needed.
A) available B) plus C) further D) evident
164. Young people and their parents sometimes do not under stand each other. It is said that there is a generation ___________ between them.
A) gap B) distance C) issue D) gulf
165. Women _________ like to shop for new clothes.
A) general speaking B) in generally C) in general D) on general
166. The poor are usually __________ to each other.
A) general B) generous C) generate D) genius
167. At the end of the performance. the audience applauded with ___________ enthusiasm.
A) long B) whole C) indeed D) genuine
168. I went __________ his letter carefully but found no word of encouragement.
A) over B) up C) off D) into
169. John’s youngest son is __________ medicine.
A) making up for B) putting up with C) going in for D) standing up for
170. After the death of their parents, the sisters got _________ well and never quarrelled.
A) along B) away C) across D) at
171. He used to be afraid of heights but he has __________ that now.
A) done without B) gone through C) cut down D) got over
172. Due to bad weather, she had to __________ her attempt to swim the channel.
A) turn down B) put up C) give up D) make out
173. As neither of us would give __________ , the bargain fell through.
A) away B) in C) off D) out
174. After he retired from his job in London, the old man went back to his hometown and lived there ______ .
A) for good B) for long C) for rest D) for sure
175. The children performed a very ________ dance for their parents.
A) gracious B) graceful C) smart D) precise
176. I kept telling myself never to take anything for __________ .
A) granted B) certainly C) caused D) generally
177. I’m very _____to you for having taken so much trouble to help me.
A) appreciate B) grateful C) bothered D) graceful
178. ______ for power, the general conceived a plan to overthrow the government.
A) Glad B) Worried C) Greedy D) Anxious
179. The jury found him _________ of theft.
A) criminal B) committed C) faulty D) guilty
180. When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary _____
A) at hand B) to hand C) in hand D) over hand
181. It’s hard work but if you _________ you’ll succeed in the end.
A) hand in B) hang in C) hand on D) hang on
182. When the accident occurred I _________ to be on the spot and saw the whole of it.
A) happened B) turned C) placed D) occurred
183. The children looked wonderfully __________ with their bright eyes and glowing cheeks.
A) wealth B) wealthy C) health D) healthy
184. He has neither ear nor voice, __________ he cannot sing.
A) because B) since C) as D) hence
185. She _________ a moment, and then stepped forward.
A) stopped B) guessed C) hesitated D) doubted
186. A small black cloud gave a ___________ of a coming storm.
A) hint B) spot C) sign D) sight
187. The traffic was held __________ by an accident for two hours.
A) on B) out C) to D) up
188. I hope this good weather will __________ for another week.
A) run over B) hold out C) keep on D) pass out
189. We held a big party ____my grandpa’s 80th birthday.
A) in favour of B) in spite of C) in honour of D) in return for
190. How can you avoid mistakes when you are in such a _________?
A) hurry B) hasty C) thirsty D) hungry
191. An individual bird can the call of its own species.
A) specify B) differ C) invite D) identify
192. The driver________ the danger sign and then could not stop the bus on the bill.
A) ignored B) overlooked C) missed D) neglected
193. Each time Robert shut his eyes he would see ________ of his dear ones who died in the earthquake.
A) films B) shadows C) reflections D) images
194. The representatives asked for _________ reply from the government to solve the crisis.
A) a brief B) a quickly C) an immediate D) an adequate
195.The teacher’s smile ________ that she had forgiven me.
A) implied B) preferred C) guessed D) identified
196. From our conversation, I got the that he was not satisfied with his present job.
A) impression B) emotion C) reputation D) suggestion
197. On the whole, I’m _______ to think I like people who retain their own customs.
A) tended B) seemed C) inclined D) applied
198. In this school, students are encouraged to develop and express their ____ thought.
A) independent B) correspondent C) distinguished D) advanced
199. He was determined to do good not to any ________ person but to a country.
A) separate B) dependent C) invisible D) individual
200. That Shelley became a poet may have been due to his mother’s ___________ .
A) education B) incidence C) literature D) influence
201. Andrew returned to the room and _________ Mary of their decision.
A) invited B) informed C) persuaded D) required
202. The __________ success in the laboratory was a stimulus for further research.
A) initial B) elementary C) essential D) internal
203. Most of the _____ passengers were quickly removed from the aircraft.
A) harmed B) damaged C) wounded D) injured
204. A book had been stolen, but the teacher said that he was sure Jack was__________ .
A) doubtless B) innocent C) exceptional D) unable
205. He went to the station to __________ about the times of trains to Guangzhou.
A) consult B) refer C) inquire D) require
206. I must ________ on your giving me a straightforward answer.
A) determine B) devote C) insist D) invite
207. It was my father’s courage and devotion that ________ his men with determination.
A) inspected B) inspired C) lightened D) insisted
208. There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; ________ training lions.
A) as an instance B) for an instance C) as instance D) for instance
209. Before he started to operate the new machine, he read the _____carefully so that he made no mistakes.
A) informations B) indications C) instructions D) publications
210. My house is ________ against fire and theft.
A) assured B) insured C) prevented D) prepared
211. A person who quickly learns and understands has good ________ .
A) influence B) cleverness C) intelligence D) brightness
212. They escaped to Paris with the ________ of becoming painters.
A) intention B) attention C) imagination D) consideration
213. I turned off the radio so that it didn’t ________ with my room mates.
A) interfere B) interrupt C) disturb D) dismiss
214. The trees were planted beside the road at ________ of 50 feet.
A) lengths B) widths C) intervals D) heights
215. In terms of political opinions, they are totally different. However, they are ____ friends in life.
A) relative B) intimate C) dependent D) imitate
216. Before the _______ of gunpowder (火药) , men fought with bows and arrows.
A) exposure B) invitation C)discovery D) invention
217.1 won’t get _______in the quarrel between Tom and Jack.
A) involved B) included C) consisted D) contained
218. Sherlock Holmes ____ many cases by following the footprints left at the scene of the crime.
A) invested B) investigated C) suspected D) suggested
219. He ________ himself from the outside world by living in the mountains.
A) divided B) prevented C) isolated D) related
220. The great ______ today is whether there will be war or peace.
A) problem B) difference C) issue D) tissue
221. Jenny was always very _________ of her sister’s beauty.
A) jealous B) hated C) curious D) pleased
222. The two sides agreed on a _____ business venture in which both put up an equal amount of capital(资本).
A) joined B) double C) joint D) common
223. After suffering such unfair treatment, the child felt there was no _________ in this world.
A) fairy B) equality C) justice D) chance
224.You must walk slowly if you want your children to ________ you.
A) keep in touch B) keep up with C) hold on to D) put up with
225. 225. He receives so many letters every day that sometimes he ______ sufficient time to read all of them properly.
A) lacks B) spends C) costs D) takes
226. John and James are brothers. The former is a teacher; the ________ is an engineer.
A) later B) last C) latter D) second
227. The Americans and Russians have _____ many rockets into space.
A) landed B) launched C) initiated D) attacked
228. The gardens are beautifully __________.
A) laid aside B) laid down C) laid off D) laid out
229. As a result of a bomb explosion, oil has _________ out from the tanker.
A) lacked B) leaked C) left D) dropped
230. She ________ her elbows on her knees and cupped her chin in her hands.
A) depended B) relied C) counted D) leaned
231. If you do not work hard enough, you will soon be left _________ in your study.
A) aside B) behind C) over D) off
232. You can take this book away with you and read it at your _________ .
A) freedom B) leisure C) pleasure D) spare
233. He can’t speak his own native language well, ________ a for eign language.
A) let alone B) let down C) let on D) let off
234. The chief difficulty in my study _____ in understanding spoken English.
A) lies B) lays C) laid D) lain
235. He’s caught a bad cold and it’s not _______ that he will get it over before next Monday.
A) unlike B) likely C) possibly D) probably
236. He could not make us understood because his vocabulary was too __________ .
A) lack B) absent C) rare D) limited
237. His actions were not _________ his beliefs.
A) in relation with B) in line with C) in terms of D) in touch with 238. They hope he will _________ their expectations.
A) live up to B) keep up to C) hold on to D) be according to 239. I don’t like my present job; my boss has _________ too much work on me.
A) landed B) burdened C) loaded D) handed
240. Captain Johnson ordered his men to try to ________ the sunken ship.
A) save B) seek C) locate D) local
241. He was sad and ________ after his wife ran off with another man.
A) alone B) lonely C) longing D) along
242. You can go out, _______ you promise to be back before 11 o’clock.
A) as far as B) as soon as C) as long as D) as well as
243. If you don’t know her telephone number, ________ it up in the directory.
A) make B) bring C) look D) put
244. The children were eagerly looking ________ the party.
A) forward to B) down on C) up to D) out for
245. He met with a heavy _______ ; over a thousand pounds was stolen from his shop.
A) robbery B) theft C) loss D) lose
246. One of the most important purposes of the United Nations is to _______ international peace.
A) contain B) obtain C) maintain D) attain
247.The ________ of doctors believe smoking is harmful to health.
A) mainly B) majority C) most D) speciality
248. Near half of the Congress is of lawyers.
A) made out B) made up C) set out D) set up
249. Pay increases will not always make _____ poor working conditions.
A) use of B) up of C) up to D) up for
250. He did everything in a leisurely _____
A) method B) manner C) mind D) mood
251. _____ship has been wrecked on those rocks.
A) Many B) Plenty of C) Many a D) Lots of
252. —I thought you wouldn’t mind.
—well, _______ I don’t. But you should have asked me first.
A) as a matter B) as a fact C) no matter the fact D) as a matter of fact
253. The ________ speed on this road is sixty miles per hour.
A) limited B) restricted C) maximum D) immense
254.Typescript looks best when at least an inch of _______ is left on all four sides of the page.
A) space B) room C) marking D) margin
255. If you think the medicine will do you any good. ________ try it.
A) by all means B) by means of C) by the way D) by no means
256. How do you want the beef— rare, _______, or well done?
A) minimum B) medium C) middle D) minor
257. Aperson with ________ disorders is one who is ill in mind.
A) manner B) spirit C) metal D) mental
258. —I’m sorry to have troubled you.
—Don’t _________ it.
A) bother B) apologize C) mention D) complain
259. _________ weather is warm and pleasant.
A) Mild B) Middle C) Gentle D) General
260. In judging his achievement we must _______ in mind that he has had no previous experience of this kind of work.
A) bring B) bear C) get D) put
261. —I heard that your wife had been in hospital last week. Is she all right now?
— Thanks. She had just a _____ operation and she’ll be home on Friday.
A) short B) small C) minor D) light
262. When Mrs. Wilson returned from the reception desk, she found her suitcase _________ .
A) missed B) missing C) taken D) disappearing
263. She knows very little French; this often leads to ________ when she visits France.
A) misunderstandings B) mistakes C) misfortunes D) misleadings
264. The workers’ demands are _________ ; they’re asking for only a small increase in their wages.
A) accurate B) excessive C) moderate D) emotional
265. The book was not only amusing, but it also gave a valuable __________ lesson.
A) moral B) model C) gentle D) modern
266. With the help of modern science and technology, man is learning more and more about the ________ universe.
A) strange B) gracious C) numerous D) mysterious
267. You can’t learn anything with a attitude.
A) necessary B) negative C) positive D) creative
268. Switzerland remained _________ during both of the two world wars.
A) neutral B) nuclear C) natural D) mutual
269. I can’t follow your advice, ________, thank you for giving it.
A) In spite B) Although C) However D) Nevertheless
270. Anybody with _______ intelligence would know that the earth is not the centre of the solar system.
A) normal B) formal C) former D) mature
271. My grandmother received _________ gifts on the eightieth birthday.
A) numerous B) plenty C) generous D) enormous
272. John dropped out of college although his parents strongly ________ it.
A) recommended B) committed C) objected D) subjected
273. Since the old man was in such a serious condition, I felt ________ to send him to hospital.
A) essential B) devoted C) responsible D) obliged
274. He has already ________ a passport and a visa for going to the United States.
A) caught B) obtained C) reached D) required
275. It’s my birthday, and we are going to celeb rate the ____ by having a few friends in for the evening.
A) moment B) occasion C) period D) instance
276. At her first day in school, the young teacher was deeply ______ by the naughty boys.
A) defended B) offered C) offended D) frightened
277. In headlines the verb “be” is always _____to save space.
A) hidden B) lacked C) lost D) omitted
278. The doctor has _____ on hundreds of wounded soldiers and in most cases he was successful.
A) operated B) processed C) cured D) cut
279. Don’t let slip any ______of practising your English.
A) time B) place C) possibility D) opportunity
280. Bill and Mary never agree to each other; they seem to have ________ ideas about everything.
A) difficult B) opposite C) objective D) subjective
281. I didn’t finish typing the letter yesterday because the typewriter went _________ .
A) out of order B) out of date C) out of fashion D) out of control
282. There are a number of words in the English language which were French in _________ .
A) beginning B) formation C) religion D) origin
283. The professor asked us to hand in an _________ before we start to write our term paper.
A) outlet B) outline C) outlook D) output
284. The learner of a second language has many obstacles to ___________ .
A) look into B) come into C) overlook D) overcome
285. The present society is based on change. Things can some times go out of fashion ________ .
A) overnight B) overtime C) fortnight D) immediate
286. The car that had been following us _________ us and soon disappeared from sight.
A) advanced B) overtook C) grabbed D) approached
287. I missed my flight a traffic hold-up.
A) owing to B) as to C) led to D) as for
288. The referee (裁判) was accused of being _________ to the home team.
A) justice B) partial C) special D) initial
289. Margaret liked all subjects at school, but she liked history in _________ .
A) first B) exception C) particular D) special
290. I’ve no ________ with people who are always complaining of their mi sfortunes.
A) standing B) bearing C) absence D) patience
291. The writer was at his _______ when he was 34; that year he published 3 novels.
A) maximum B) most C) peak D) top
292. The animal we saw in the zoo this morning is of a ______ shape. It is the young of a lion and a tiger.
A) peculiar B) big C) formal D) broad
293. Mr. Smith didn’t want to retire as he said that he was in __________health.
A) definite B) perfect C) exact D) favoured
294. The first American __________ of this opera was is 1926.
A) show B) action C) performance D) behaviour
295. Had time _________ , we would have stayed longer.
A) provided B) permitted C) admitted D) submitted
296. Despite hardships, she _________ in her efforts to get a college education.
A) insisted B) persisted C) determined D) confirmed
297. Artists look at natural _________ in a way that few ordinary people have.
A) phenomena B) accidents C) incidents D) situations
298. —How did you ________ that excellent French?
—I had lived in Paris with my aunt for two years before I came to England.
A) pick out B) pick up C) set about D) set up
299. The _______ of a play, story, opera, etc. is the outline of the main events.
A) account B) setting C) plot D) climax
300. When the mistake was __________ to him he hastened to correct it.
A) put up B) held out C) handed in D) pointed out
301. The Tower of London is the most ________ tourist attraction in Britain.
A) popular B) regular C) common D) ordinary
302. Don’t just make a negative criticism; give me some ________ help.
A) relative B) practicing C) really D) positive
303. The teenager was found guilty of _________ illegal drugs.
A) possessing B) enjoying C) creating D) translating
304. The game was fixed for today but it had been _________ for a week.
A) delayed B) postponed C) brought back D) held up 305. It sounds like a good idea, but there are some _________ difficulties.
A) concrete B) social C) practical D) factual
306. Many people in China believe that some animals can _____ earthquakes.
A) prepare B) broadcast C) predict D) prevent
307. Ancient Egyptians knew of means to _________ dead bodies.
A) preserve B) protect C) recover D) discover
308. I knew nothing about the accident; it happened _____ to my arriving here.
A) present B)precious C) previous D) preferring
309. The _________ of equal justice is one in which we all believe.
A) constitution B) institution C) principal D) principle 310. _________ the Revolutionary War, the United States was an English colony.
A) Due to B) As a result of C) Prior to D) In addition to
311. It’s wrong to read people’s _________ letters without permis sion.
A) corresponding B) confident C) published D) private 312. The politician waited for the applause to die down and then _________ with his speech.
A) paused B) exceeded C) progressed D) proceeded 313. The scientist explained the chemical _________ to the students.
A) process B) possession C) actions D) response
314. Fire-fighting as a _________ was unknown in ancient times,
A) position B) profession C) matter D) business
315. Politicians often _____ improvements that will never take place.
A) progress B) promise C) admit D) allow
316. Because of his work, John was ________ to a higher class.
A) advanced B) developed C) promoted D) prompted
317. Is there any __________ that the accused man was at tile scene of the crime?
A) incidence B) insurance C) presence D) proof
318 He was short but his work had given him a strength out of all _____to his height.
A) proportions B) balances C) places D) conditions
319. The Red Cross _____ food and shelter for disaster victims.
A) provides B) prefers C) applies D) forgives
320. The book shelves were crowded with books and scientific ________ .
A) journalists B) publications C) discoveries D) references 321. The policeman _________ at the motorist and asked to see his license.
A) pulled in B) pulled out C) pulled off D) pulled up
322. She’s never ________ in answering letters; she’s always late.
A) immediate B) adequate C) punctual D) regular
323. The oil company announced that it was _________ 5.1 percent of its own shares.
A) purchasing B) affording C) demanding D) promoting
324. I’m sure nobody shot Jack_________ . It was an accident.
A) as target B) in mind C) on purpose D) by intention
325. Never __________ till tomorrow what you can do today.
A) put in B) put out C) put off D) put up
326. If I were you I wouldn’t _________ his behavior any longer.
A) put up with B) put up to C) catch up with D) look up to
327. With a school record like yours. I’m ____why you didn’t try for a univer sity scholarship.
A) excited B) annoyed C) puzzled D) suggested
328. To _________ as a doctor you have to study a long time and pass exams.
A) prepare B) qualify C) train D) satisfy
329. His honesty is _________ ; nobody can doubt it.
A) in question B) out of the question C) beside the question D) out of question 330. Sentences today _______ from 5 or 6 words to 70, with the majority not far from 20.