大学英语三级词汇专项练习

1、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) aboardB) ab

2、road C) board D) broad2. Tom, why were you _ from school yesterday?-I got a bad cold and my mother took me to the doctors. A) absent B) present C) left D) lost3. He found his uncle _ in the reading of the Sunday newspaper. A) interestingB) focused C) absorbed D) involving4.Mary invited me to her bir

3、thday party last night, but since I had to look after my younger brother, I didnt her invitation.A) acceptB) receive C) answer D) reply5.Students have to the library during the vacation.A) admission B) allowance C) approval D) access6.Last time I ran across Jack, my roommate in high school, by .A) a

4、ctionB) accident C) incident D) luck7.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) count8. I dont think anyone can me of being dishonest. A) accuse B) complain C) charge D) scold9

5、.The ability to use a language can be _only by the act of using the language.A) acquired B) required C) accompanied D) realized10. _ language, maths and history, the children are also taught music and art. A) Beside B) Except C) In spite of D) In addition to11.There was a serious water shortage in t

6、he area as there wasnt rain for nearly four months.A) plentyB) many C) adequate D) efficient12.You cant see through a telescope unless it is _correctly to your sight. A) appointed B) adjusted C) operated D) shifted13.The thief to taking the gold watch without paying for it.A) suggested B) managed C)

7、 tried D) admitted14. The factory has new methods of producing high quality washing machines.A) adopted B) adapted C) raised D) increased15.The farmers took of the fine weather to gather in the crops last week.A)chance B) hold C) advantage D) adventure16.I dont think the snow will our plans for a pi

8、cnic.A)affectB) effect C) infer D) differ17. I do like this new car, but I cant it. Ive spent almost all my savings on the decoration of my house.A) obtainB) apply C) afford D) buy18.The twins are so much that I cant tell which is which.A) likelyB) unlike C) alike D) like19.Children need many things

9、, but they need love.A) above allB) after all C) all over D) at all20.The boy was so interested in the radio that he took it to see how it runs.A) open B) part C) around D) apart21. The scientists have _ to the government to take actions against pollution. A) announced B) appeared C) appealed D) app

10、roached22.Scientific discoveries are often _ to industrial production methods.A) provided B) prepared C) applied D) appointed23.Ive made an _ to see Dr. Lewis at 3 oclock this afternoon,A) appointment B) application C) attention D) apartment24. He would much _ it if you could do him that favor.A) pl

11、ease B) satisfy C) thank D) appreciate25.As winter _ the weather became colder.A) nearby B) advanced C) passed by D) approached26.She wouldnever do anything that was not _ of by her parents.A) agreed B) appointed C) approved D) pleased27. We should consider other of the problem as well as seriousnes

12、s.A) sides B) areas C) aspects D) respects28.The new line of the factory can produce 100 bicycles every day.A) assembly B) working C) collection D) producing29.We naturally Einstein with the Theory of Relativity.A) accomplish B) appreciate C) accompany D) associate30.A witness in a murder trial is t

13、o know the facts in the case.A) assumed B) resumed C) assured D) insured31.Investigations us of the soundness of the plan.A) insured B) assured C) ensured D) reassured32.The government of every country should great importance to environmental protection.A) attach B) approach C) pay D) spend33.It wou

14、ld 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) attract34.There was a large _at the pop concert last night.A) viewers B) listeners C) audience D) incidence35.Id like to have a table for four at 6 oclock.Im sorry. There are n

15、o tables this evening.A) available B) favorable C)ready D) prepared36.It was several minutes before I was of what was happening.A) realizedB) aware C) awake D) curious37. We should maintain a(n) between work and play.A) peace B) agreement C) relation D) balance38.All that they had ever had were the

16、necessities of life.A)empty B) bare C) alone D) lonely39.The _New Zealander prefers to buy for his family a separate house.A) averageB) mean C)common D) ordinary40. I bought a radio for only $ 5 at the sales; it was a real .A) present B) buying C) bargain D) purchase41.On the of these theories Godwi

17、n working out his picture of the state of the future.A) base B) basis C) case D) fund42.Tom, if you dont _yourself, you will be kept out of this classroom!A) behave B) believe C)perform D) polite43.Rebuilding the canal has already brought many _to our national economy.A) interests B) developments C)

18、 advances D) benefits44.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 of45.If you keep on working hard, you are to succeed.A) bound B) bond C) doomed D) insisted46.You cant leave the city; all the roads ar

19、e by snow.A) held B) caught C) delayed D) blocked47.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 off48. The Presidents speech was an hour long, but what he declared, , was that we were ready to fight against any invading

20、 enemies.A)in detail B) in common C) in brief D) in part49.I was born in New York and in Texas.A) brought about B) brought forth C) brought down D) brought up50.Many a large and important business has been from small beginnings.A) brought up B) built up C) held up D)caught up51.During the famous com

21、edians performance, the audience out laughing several times.A) broke B) burst C) brought D) burned52.I hope to _you at your office at three oclock today. A) call at B) call on C) call off D) call out53. The whole nation is involved in the to stop drug abuse(滥用毒品). A)crime B) ease C) campaign D) batt

22、le54. The poison was of causing death within a few minutes. A) possible B) probable C) able D) capable55.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 of56.I had some difficulty in the plan.A) carry

23、ing off B) carrying on C) carrying out D) carrying away57. _ 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 of58.I walked as fast as I could, but I couldnt him.A) catch on B) catch hold of C)catch in D) catch up with59. The value of this exer

24、cise is that it the students to express themselves in an imaginative way.A) charges B) changes C) challenges D) judges60. 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 of61.Under these , you might agree with us that

25、 it is rather difficult for your products to get a footing in this market.A) situations B) conditions C) circumstances D) cases62.She never wears clothes made of material.A) coarse B) course C) cause D) coast63.When an element is caused to with oxygen it is oxidized.A) compare B) compete C) combine

26、D) compose64.I this book in an old bookstore on Fourth Avenue. A) came on B) came across C) came up D) came over65.The minister refused to _ on the new agreement between the two countries. A) describe B) report C) complain D) comment66.During the Second World War, the Japanese Invaders many horrible

27、 crimes against the Chinese people.A) admitted B) committed C) created D) produced67.Havent you enough _sense to know that its unwise to go swimming just after a big meal?A) usual B) ordinary C) common D) general68.This machine costs more than the other, but considering its quality and efficiency, i

28、t is really cheaper _A) in contrast B) in comparison C) by contrast D) by comparison69.The customer to the storekeeper about the poor quality of the refrigerator.A) accuse B) criticized C) complained D) explained70. The professor seemed to be able to put _ thoughts into simple words.A) complicated B

29、) combined C) convenient D) immense71.So far as Im , some other arrangement would have been satisfactory.A) concerning B) concerning with C) concerned D) concerned with72._ , 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

30、conclusion D) The conclusion73.You may borrow the book, on that you do not lend it to anyone else.A) terms B) condition C) situation D) account74.The on international economic problems met in Geneva last Monday.A) reference B) inference C) conference D) difference75.Jim was very popular with those w

31、ho could vote, and he was that he could win the election.A) confident B) believable C) trusted D) confined76.This is a word because it has two meanings.A) double B) foreign C) separate D) confusing77.There has been a growth of light industries in the region.A) giantB) considerable C) available D) ra

32、pidly78.It is important in scientific experiments that all the conditions should be _ .A) constant B) instant C) changeable D) comfortable79.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) contract80.I suppose the movie w

33、asnt very interesting. , it was fascinating!A) On the other hand B) On the contrary C) In the other hand D) In the contrary81.The students have _ generously to the Red Cross, which is raising money for the homeless.A) attributedB) distributed C) contributed D) determined82.Bob thinks highly of himse

34、lf. No one can _ him of his mistakes in the work.A) realizeB) notice C) approve D) convince83.Henry never keeps his promises. His actions do not with his words.A) relate B) correspond C) respond D) responsible84. I suppose I can _you for your help in repairing my TV set.A) account forB) count on C)

35、be dependent D) be reliable85.All the passengers were killed in the air .A) crash B) trouble C) crush D) dash86.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 down87.The book has been revised and brought _ A) up to date B) into date C) out

36、 of date D) to date88.The train should have arrived an hour ago. I wonder what could have caused the _ A) late B) later C) delay D) relay89.This is a very _piece of apparatus. You must handle it with care.A) delicateB) accurate C) complicated D) indicated90.Postmen are responsible for the of letters

37、 to our houses.A)sending B) distribution C) division D) delivery91.The experiment _that energy is required to produce a change of state.A)concentrated B) demonstrated C) exhibited D) displayed92.It was difficult to see through the _fog.A)thin B) blank C) dense D) narrow93.I 100 dollars in my savings

38、 account this morning. A) departed B) deposited C) ordered D) provided94. “Such bad behaviour a beating.” said the father to his naughty son.A) rewards B) is worth C) deserves D) is worthy95. In teaching it is highly _ to know exactly what one is hoping to achieve.A) unable B) reliable C) unreasonab

39、le D) desirable96.He _of ever being able to pay off his debts.A) complained B) thought C) despaired D) talked97.In his new book, the author described his adventure in the desert island.A) in detail B) in turn C) in fact D) in reality98.The tennis player told the reporters that he was to win the cham

40、pionship this time.A) decided B) reminded C) determined D) concluded99.After I had graduated from medical colleges I _myself to research on the cure of cancer.A) involved B) spent C) absorbed D) devoted100.English greatly from Chinese in many respects.A) infer B) refer C) confer D) differ101.Being a

41、lways late for work, John was _ by his boss. A) disagreedB) disappointed C) disengaged D) dismissed102. It is not hard to _ a hawk from a crow. A) divideB) compare C)distinguish D) separate103.Would you mind my keeping the radio on?No, its quite all right. You dont _me at all.A) disturb B) interfere

42、 C) distribute D) embarrass104.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 about105.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) doubtfully106.Teena

43、gers who _ of high school have trouble finding jobs.A) break out B) bring out C) drop Out D) put out107. The truck bumped into a wall _ the drivers carelessness. A) because B) as for C) now that D) due to108.After the examination, all the students are _ to learn about the results.A) eager B) curious

44、 C) thirsty D) hurried109.His achievement in research _ him respect and admiration.A) received B) beat C) won D) earned110.She is an _housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.A) economic B) economical C) enormous D) effective111.The new system of taxation will take _ next May.A) affect B) effect C)

45、affection D) efficiency112.Trade Union representatives are chosen by _ ; all the members have a vote.A) chance B) choice C) election D) selection113.How can you expect to succeed without even the most _ knowledge of the field?A) special B) usual C) elementary D) extraordinary114.His speech had an effect on our _ rather than on ourreason.A) movements B) motions C) emotions D) temper115. The accidents happened because too little was placed on the safety regulations.A) emphasis B) importance C) weights D) seriousness116. The new law _ a man to claim money from the State if he has no w