大学英语三级考试考前辅导练习二

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大学英语三级考试考前辅导练习二

101. 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

102. 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

103. The book has been revised and brought ___________.

A. up to date B. into date C. out of date D. to date

104. The train should have arrived an hour ago. I wonder what could have caused the

_________.

A. late B. later C. delay D. relay

105. Postmen are responsible for the __________of letters to our houses.

A. sending B. distribution C. division D. deliver

106. 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

107. The tennis player told reporters that he was ___________to win the championship this

time.

A. decided B. reminded C. determined D. concluded

108. After I had graduated from medical college, I ________myself to research on the cure

of cancer.

A. involved B. spent C. absorbed D. devoted

109. Being always late for work, John was __________by his boss.

A. disagreed B. disappointed C . disengaged D. dismissed

110. It is not hard to ___________a hawk from a crow.

A. divide B. compare C. distinguish D. separate

111. __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

112. 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

113. Teenagers who ___________of high school have trouble finding jobs.

A. break out B. bring C. drop out D. put out

114. The truck bumped into a wall ____________the driver’s carelessness.

A. because B. as for C. now that D. due to

115. After the examination, all the students are ___________to learn about the results.

A. eager B. curious C. thirsty D. hurried

116. His achievement in research __________him respect and admiration.

A. received B. beat C. won D. earned

117. The new system of taxation will take ___________next May.

A. affect B. effect C. affection D. efficiency

118. An egg is _________half a pound of steak in protein value.

A. similar B. equal to C. same as D. just like

119. The teacher asked me to rewrite my composition as there were too many __________in it.

A. missing B. errors C. lies D. faults

120. Noises is unpleasant ,__________when you are trying to sleep.

A. surely B. exclusively C. generally D. especially

121. There were___________9 , 997 people at the opening ceremony of the games.

A. approximately B. nearly C. apparently D. exactly

122. There was an _________of greetings among the old friends at the beginning of the party.

A. exchange B. appreciation C. invitation D. contribution

123. After the 90-minute match, all the football players were ___________.

A. lost B. tied C. exhausted D. exhibited

124. 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

125. Mr. Smith is a good father and husband .He is __________to his wife and children.

A .favorite B. familiar C. faithful D. friendly

126. The name of that pop singer is __________to almost everyone in the country.

A. familiar B. sound C. popular D. heard

127. 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

128. Tim can’t ___________the math problem he is working at.

A. figure out B. count out C. find out D. seek out

129. 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

130. London is one of the important __________centers of the world.

A. currency B. cash C. financial D. money

131. Mr. Lee is _________in both English and Chinese.

A. frequent B. fluent C. accurate D. bright

132. 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

133. 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

134. 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

135. Contraction should not be used in ___________writing.

A. formal B. former C. familiar D. popular

136. The Communist Party of China was __________in July 1921.

A. found B. founded C. built D. published

137. We had to fall back on dried milk as __________milk wasn’t available.

A. instant B. wet C. fresh D. natural

138. If you make a promise, you should _________it .

A. carry B. fulfill C. obey D. catch

139. This is thought to be the area where __________research is needed.

A. available B. plus C. further D. evident

140. Young people and their parents sometimes do not understand each other. It is said that

there is a generation ___________between them.

A. gap B distance C .issue D. gulf

141. After the death of their parents, the sisters got ___________well and never quarreled.

A. along B. away C. across D. at

142. 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

143. As neither of us would give __________, the bargain fell through.

A. away B. in C. off D. out

144. I kept telling myself never to take anything for _________.

A. granted B. certainly C. caused D. generally

145. I’m very ___________to you for having taken so much trouble to help me.

A. appreciate B. grateful C. bothered D. graceful

146. When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary ___________.

A. at hand B. to hand C. in hand D. over hand

147. When the accident occurred I ___________ to be on the spot and saw the whole of it.

A. happened B. turned C. placed D. occurred

148. We held a big party __________my grandpa’s 80th birthday.

A. in favor of B. in spite of C. in honor of D. in return of

149. He was determined to do good not to any __________person but to a country.

A. separate B. dependent C. invisible D. individual

150. That Shelley became a poet may have been due to his mother’s __________.

A. education B. incidence C. literature D. influence

151. Students often find _____ jobs during their summer vacations.

A. temporary B. permanent C. lasting D. part

152. The new product is on _______ before it is put on the market.

A. test B. trial C. experiment D. inspection

153. The manager thought he was a _____ person and told him all about the new plan.

A. confident B. famous C. reliable D. dependent

154. She never seems at ease________.

A. in his presence B. with his presence

C. with presence of his D. at his presence

155. After reading the article, the teacher asked us to ____ the main points in two sentences.

A. add up B. draw up C. show up D. sum up

156. Facing the ______ situation the sales manager looked _____.

A. puzzling, puzzled B. puzzling, puzzling

C. puzzled, puzzled D. puzzled, puzzling

157. In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep _______ with the rapid

changes of society.

A. step B. progress C. pace D. touch

158. His pocket was_____ full of cards written in English which he used to remember words.

A. stuffed B. stiff C. suffered D. staff

excellent educational background ______ him for the job.

A. qualifies B. promises C. encourages D. leads