单选题

1.I'd like to take __________ of this opportunity to thank all of you for your efforts. A. profit B. benefit occasion D. advantage

2.In copying this paper, be careful not to leave __________ any words. A. out B. alone C. off D. behind

3.When doing the wash, it is important to _______ white and colored clothing. A. compare B. separate C. establish D. contrast

4. We finally __________ an agreement after a lot of hard argument. A. reached B. did C. arrived D. drove

5. It is desirable that the airplane ___________ as light as possible. A. is B. were C. be D. had been

6. We came finally __________ the conclusion that she had been telling lies all the time. A. of B. into C. to D. at

7. I am not used to speaking _________ public. A. in B. at C. on D. to

8. He didn't live up to __________ had been expected of him. A. what B. which C. that D. all

9. She did not feel ____________ going out, as she had a slight headache. A. about B. like C. after D. for

10. The price of gold rose again, partly __________ news about the war. A. result in B. go with C. because D. due to

11. Responsibilities ____________ becoming a father. A. charge for B. go with C. save for D. go through

12. If you __________ in your payment for the house again, you may get thrown out. A. fall behind B. account for C. charged for D. come to

13. The country has ____________ too many wars in the past few decades; its people are longing for peace so much.

A. prevented from B. resulted in C. gone through D. gone with

14. She wouldn't even take a short rest there, ____________ stay for the night. A. much more B. much few C. much lesser D. much less

15. The president has ____________ his political advisors over the slow pace of economic change.

A. prevented from B. charged for C. accounted for D. clashed with 16. Unless we get more money, we'll be ____________ finishing this project. A. separated from B. recovered from C. prevented from D. charged from

17. The painter lived more than a decade in Europe, __________ he could be in close contact with other cubists (立体派艺术家).

A. where B. in which C. that D. in that

18. _______ Tom is supposed to make an appointment with the dentist, he says he is too busy. A. However B. Whoever C. Whenever D. Whatever 19. I won't make a _______ mistake next time. A. like B. same C. near D. similar

20. Life insurance (保险), _______ available only to young, healthy persons, can now be obtained for old people.

A. before B. after C. former D. previously

21. He _______ lives in the house where he was born. A. already B. yet C. still D. ever

22. \"Are you going to the football game?\" \"No. The tickets are _______ expensive for me.\" A. very much B. so much C. far too D. highly

23. \"For tonight's homework, do pages forty and forty-one in the workbook.\" \"Professor Hones, I think that is _______ work.\"

A. far too much B. much the more C. too hard D. the hardest

24. The officials in the _______ at the London Heathrow Airport were very polite. A. Custom B. Customs C. custom D. customs

25. There _______ a lot of _______ on the roads yesterday.

A. was... traffic B. were... traffics C. was... traffics D. were... traffic

26. England is an island country. _______ consists of three big islands, and _______ climate is generally wet and windy.

A. It... its B. She... her C. He... his D. She... its

27. That man looks familiar to me. He reminds me _______ Dr. Richards. A. to B. on C. for D. of 28. It seems very difficult _______.

A. to stop the child to cry B. protecting the child from crying C. to keep the child from crying D. holding the child's crying

29. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _______ buying some expensive equipment. A. to B. about C. into D. on

30. When Laura finally arrived she apologized _______ so late.

A. for to come B. that she was coming C. for coming D. to come key-R-U1-Vocabulary

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. D 21. C 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. C

R-U2-Vocabulary

1. When people admire his ________ achievements, they seldom think of the frustration he has

experienced.

A. single

B. singular

C. small

D. easy

2. Everyone is amazed at the _________ growth of this city; it has been so different from

what it was five years ago.

A. explosive

B. expanding

C. expensive

D. excessive

3. Jack is a strong __________, but you could beat him if you perform at your highest level.

A. opponent

B. partner

C. friend

D. mate

4. Though he didn't answer my questions quickly, the look on his face ___________ that he was

satisfied with me.

A. indicated

B. input

C. increased

D. interacted

5. Having lost his job and his family, Jerry felt himself __________ by anger and sadness.

A. experienced

B. overcome

C. experience

D. overcame

6. In the geography class, the teacher explained wind and water might cause soil

____________.

A. pollution

B. excellence

C. explosion

D. erosion

7. The __________ of this recipe (烹饪法) was made public one year after it was put into the

market.

A. formula

B. form

C. flavor

D. frown

8. Lots of birds were flying among the trees branches. What a(n) ___________ view!

A. explosive

B. amused

C. amazing

D. terrified

9. The woman with golden hair was taken away by the security guards on __________ of being a

criminal.

A. suspect

B. suspicion

C. doubt

D. belief

10. We will spare no efforts to provide more ___________ products to our customers.

A. competitive

B. competing

C. competed

D. competition

11. Having been on the ____________ for the whole month, the criminal decided to turn himself

in to the police.

A. escaped

B. caught

C. way

D. run

12. The man with ____________ strength could lift a heavy rock without any difficulty.

A. powerful

B. strong

C. intelligent

D. phenomenal

13. Seeing that the last bus was leaving, he made a ____________ for it while shouting \"Wait!

Wait!\"

A. drive

B. dash

C. race

D. relay

14. We all ___________ violence against women, old and young.

A. unfair

B. against

C. condemn

D. persist

15. There is no ____________ that he was once a thief. But it doesn't mean you can always

regard him as a thief.

A. deny

B. denied

C. denies

D. denying

16. Hearing a _____________ noise in the backyard, Pamela went there to have a look.

A. cracking

B. crack

C. cracked

D. cracker

17. If we carry out our plan with _____________, we will surely achieve our goal sooner or later.

A. conditions

B. determination

C. competition

D. frowns

18. Some of the passengers escaped serious ____________ in the traffic accident.

A. enquiry

B. wound

C. inquiry

D. injury

19. Having ___________ the bear in the woods for one week, the man was almost out of food.

A. caught

B. shot

C. trailed

D. seeking

20. Jessica ____________ her father on the knee and asked him not to worry about his health.

A. patted

B. struck

C. stroked

D. paced

21. I was surprised to see the little girl play the piano so skillfully; she must have a(n)

___________ future in music.

A. promised

B. processed

C. promising

D. processing

22. Sherry is a member of a(n) ___________ dramatic club. She goes there after work for

practice twice a week.

A. grateful

B. amusing

C. assertive

D. amateur

23. With the price ___________, the fruits are selling much better now.

A. lowering

B. is lowered

C. having been lowered

D. is being lowered

24. Our university celebrated its 100th ___________ the year before last.

A. anniversary

B. birthday

C. year

D. birth

25. Jane sometimes complains that her husband is not ___________ enough. He never thinks of

buying her any gift on special days.

A. acceptable

B. romantic

C. assertive

D. restless

26. If you are always ____________ to others' troubles, you won't get any help whenever you

are in trouble yourself.

A. indifferent

B. regretful

C. romantic

D. phenomenal

27. Having walked in the hot sun for most of the day without any water, the man felt

____________.

A. fatiguing

B. having fatigued

C. fatigued

D. to have fatigued

28. After a(n) ___________ rise in prices of daily purchases, people feel that money is tight.

A. acceptable

B. expensive

C. massive

D. explosion

29. They took a taxi to meet you at the hotel just now, so they will arrive ____________ half

an hour later if there is no traffic on the way.

A. hardly

B. approximately

C. instantly

D. lately

30. The ____________ army was commanded by a general who had always been dissatisfied with the

king.

A. romantic

B. determining

C. rebellious

D. competitive

31. First of all, I would like to express my ___________ to my parents, who have cared about

me all the time.

A. satisfaction

B. regret

C. attitude

D. gratitude

32. The athlete refused to accept the silver medal, ____________ that the judgment was unfair.

A. asserting

B. to assert

C. having been asserted

D. being asserting

33. Laura lost her patience finally and asked her mother to stop ____________ .

A. to make a fuss

B. fussing

C. to fuss

D. fussing up

34. Do you know who is the chairperson of the conference now in ____________?

A. running

B. ending

C. session

D. meeting

35. The stepmother was kind to her own daughters but cruel to Cinderella. But the poor girl

could do nothing about the ____________ treatment.

A. fair

B. diffucult

C. unfair

D. indifferent

36. Admired by people in many nations, Mr. Zhou Enlai is ___________ among the world's

greatest leaders.

A. regarded

B. considered

C. believed

D. ranked

37. If the bad weather ___________, the farmers will suffer great loss this year.

A. persists

B. insists

C. purchases

D. explores

38. The young man gave a speech with great ___________ and moved all those who were present.

A. direction

B. passion

C. indifference

D. regret

39. After the little girl lost her parents in the traffic accident, she kept __________ all

the time and never smiled again.

A. frowning

B. to frown

C. frowned

D. having frowned

40. A(n) ____________ of anger drove him almost mad and then he really did something stupid.

A. burst

B. outburst

C. occasion

D. output

41. A dancer has to practice hundreds of times to achieve ___________ in performance.

A. successfully

B. excellence

C. amazingly

D. high

42. A strong ___________ between state and church is an interesting phenomenon in this nation.

A. fight

B. bond

C. break

D. oppose

43. ___________ the effects of inflation (通货膨胀), the government has announced some new

policies.

A. To counter

B. Counting

C. Having countered

D. To be countered

key-R-U2-Vocabulary 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D

16. A 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. A 40. B 41. B 42. B 43. A

R-U3-Vocabulary

1. The football match had to be _________ owing to (由于) the bad weather.

A. cancelled

B. advanced

C. arranged

D. held

2. The starter (赛跑发令员) gave the ________ for the race to begin.

A. advice

B. signal

C. glow

D. attention

3. This lovely old town has a _________ you couldn't find in a big city.

A. condition

B. standard

C. situation

D. charm

4. They were under the _________ that the company was doing well, but in fact it was in

serious trouble.

A. conclusion

B. expression

C. enjoyment

D. illusion

5. I didn't know what to do, but then an idea suddenly ________ to me.

A. appeared

B. happened

C. occurred

D. emerged

6. Pipes made of plastic are now widely used in building as they are light and do not become

_________ in water.

A. ripe

B. instant

C. rotten

D. mature

7. We watched the plane _________ behind the clouds.

A. disappearing

B. disappeared

C. diving

D. dived

8. The United Nations Conference on Global Environment, which took place earlier this year in

Vienna, was a very ________ meeting.

A. productive

B. communicative

C. aggressive

D. protective

9. The local government tried its best to ensure each of its citizens a _________ supply of

food at regular intervals (时间间隔).

A. consistent

B. continual

C. continuous

D. numerous

10. It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be.

A. reaction

B. excitement

C. impression

D. opinion

11. There have been many ___________ in their marriage but they still love each other.

A. ups and downs

B. from head to toe

C. time and again

D. over and over

12. The father advised her to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong

reasons ________ he found the young man charming and intelligent.

A. as though

B. even though

C. because of

D. due to

13. She _________ a new idea for increasing sales.

A. came up with

B. came up at

C. came by

D. came for

14. The rain stopped and the sun __________ to shine.

A. came down

B. came out

C. came off

D. came on

15. After several days of heavy rain the roof __________ with a loud noise, crashing (坠落)

onto the ground.

A. came out

B. came down

C. came on

D. came at

16. The boy __________ the dog with a thick stick but the dog did not yield.

A. came at

B. came with

C. won over

D. won at

17. The lawyer __________ the jury (陪审团) by his moving defense.

A. won at

B. won over

C. came at

D. came down

18. The government will have to work hard to __________ the confidence of the people after the

terrible event.

A. win back

B. win through

C. come up with

D. come at

19. Sally has made a complete _______ influenza (流行性感冒).

A. pass by

B. decision against

C. recovery from

D. care of

20. He does his work carefully but he is terribly _______ it.

A. careful about

B. good at

C. slow at

D. interested in

21. A teacher should always be thoughtful _______ what's best for his pupils. A. in B. by C. of D. at

22. On hearing the bad news, she was _______ and didn't know what to do.

A. on her guard

B. without a clue

C. over her head

D. in her time

23. To increase our working efficiency, it is necessary to _______ every moment we have.

A. include in

B. keep from

C. take advantage of

D. look up to

24. My parents are not interested in modern music. They are _______.

A. before the date

B. behind the times

C. after the fashion

D. against the tides (潮流)

25. She has nothing to do with the murder case. She is not _______ it.

A. concerned with

B. related in

C. involved in

D. concerned in

26. I _______ Alice, who was on her way to see how I was getting along.

A. came up with

B. got out of

C. ran over

D. ran into

key to R-U3-Vocabulary: 1. A 2. B

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

D D C C A A A A A B A B B A B A C C C B C B C D