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1. Multi-symptom cold medicines include a
mix of ingredients, some of ________ may be useful
and some not, depending on what your
most severe symptoms are.
A. them
B. which
C. these
D. that
2.
Unlike
some
kids
who
graduate
high
school
eager
to
start
a
life
away
from
home,
Matt
________ a college
about 30 miles from his home so that he could
remain devoted to family, and
especially his mother.
A. applied to
B. applied for
C. replied to
D. replied for
3. A recent survey found a solid
majority of women and men in agreement that
________ equal
sharing of housework
when both parents work full time.
A. it should have
B. it should be
C. there should
have
D. there
should be
4.
I
wouldn't
want
to
go
into
________
on
those
particular
issues
right
now,
but
I
want
to
emphasize that drastic measures must be
taken to effectively address them.
A. a too great detail
B. too a great
detail
C. too
great a detail
D. a great detail too
5. In 1980, the average textile
(
纺织业的
) worker in the United
States was earning $$6.32 an hour,
while
his ________ in some developing countries was
making only 80 cents an hour.
A. counterpart
B. colleague
C. comrade
D. companion
6. When Jim purchased the
land five years ago, he had a scenario that
included potential ________
of it to a
holiday resort.
A. diversion
B. conversion
C. innovation
D. conservation
7. There seems to be no debate about
the ________ that the world will be warmer and
warmer if
we keep pumping large amounts
of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
A. preposition
B.
proposition
C. persuasion
D. perception
8. Corey said his time working with the
professor was the most rewarding experience he had
ever
had in his life, far ________
anything that he might have dreamed of or
imagined.
A.
surpassing
（超过）
B. surpassed
C. surpass
D. to surpass
9. According to a recent study, if
somebody gets into a car and tries to pull out,
they often take
longer to do so if
there's somebody waiting to get into that parking
________.
A.
venue
B. lot
C. space
D. zone
10. After the layoffs were
announced, Mr. Hollande ________ that the plan
therefore it will not be
accepted
A.
refuted
B.
resented
C.
reverted
D.
retorted
11. With the
collapse of the stock market, many ________
professionals and executives have been
stripped of their huge gains on stock
option packages and investments.
A. well-fed
B. well-off
C. well-timed
D. well-earned
12. Denise has
a worsening eye problem that leaves her unable to
drive. ________, she recently
fell and
broke her ankle and has to use a wheelchair now to
get around her house.
A. To keep things as bad
B. To make things worsening
C. To put bad
things together
D. To make matters worse
13. ________ that his
eldest son had a drug addiction and liked to use
painkillers and different
medications.
A. There' s no
secret
B. There
isn't secret
C.
It's no secret
D. It's not a secret
14. The smiling
champion said she was lucky ________ she came
along at a time when there were
places
where she could learn and people who would give
her the opportunity to learn.
A. in that
B. given that
C. provided that
D. now that
15. Experts
carry heavy responsibilities when assessing the
risk of the epidemic for the health of
the population and ________ enormous
pressure to be both efficient and accurate.
A. are supposed
to
B. are
subject to
C.
are inclined to
D. are likely to
16. Some people dread the idea of
eating the same thing for dinner two nights
________. They
prefer to cook fresh
food for themselves every day.
A. at a stretch
B. at a time
C. in any case
D. in a row
17.
Environmental
issues
such
as
global
warming
and
acid
rain
have
captured
public
attention
recently. Concern about such issues has
led many to ________ far-reaching solutions.
A. call for
B. call upon
C. call up
D. call in
18. Last year's
rate increases ________ the worst bear market in
bonds since records were started
in the
early 1920s.
A.
evoked
B.
aroused
C.
triggered
触发
D. inspired
19.
Officials
of
the
company
have
repeatedly
denied
in
public
statements
and
sworn
________
that they sought to sell cigarettes to
those under 18.
A. oath
B. testimony
证词
C. confession
D. evidence
20. Beyond keeping detailed
records, our company needs to have a plan in place
for the ________
and preservation of
documents after a demand letter is served.
A.
retrieval
恢复
B. renewal
C. rescue
D. retention
21. I can't believe she spent five
hours loafing around in the open garden outside
the pyramids,
________ on the bare
ground, watching the comings and goings of people
around her.
A.
sat
B. to sit
C. seated
就座
D.
to be seated
22. The media says that the new prime
minister risks ________ the economy by pushing
through a
higher sales tax that may
damp consumption.
A. to stall
B. stall
C. having stalled
D. stalling
停转
23.
In
an
era
with
few
well-paid
jobs
available,
job
seekers
are
usually
unable
to
speak
up
for
themselves ________ losing badly needed
employment.
A.
by virtue of
B.
for fear of
C.
at risk of
D.
in case of
24.
The event has ________ young people since it was
launched because of the discussions they
can have with their peers in a
supportive environment.
A. appealed to
B. stuck to
C. contributed to
D. adapted to
25. The water used to cool the city's
buildings travels in a closed ________ inside
48-inch pipes
that run for 15 miles
beneath the city.
A. whirl
B. spiral
C. circuit
D. loop
圈
26. Questions concerning the origins of
the laws of nature are beyond the ________ of
science,
and in areas where only
philosophers and theologians
(
神学家
) dare access.
A. bound
B. branch
C.
realm
领域，范围
D. reach
27. His apartment was one of three that
had been ________ out of a glamorous old house
built in
the 1930s.
A. partitioned
隔开
B.
separated
C.
isolated
D.
allocated
28. Let's take a
check of the weather and see what's going on all
across the country. Shall we?
________
we are going to see some rain move through parts
of the country.
A. It looks
B. It looks as
C. It looks alike
D. It looks like
29. If a prophet had come
to our village in those days and told us what
things ________, none of
our people
would have believed him.
A. were to take place
B. were taking
place
C. had
taken place
D.
took place
30.
________,
you
may
want
to
mark
that
question
for
review
and
return
to
it
once
you
have
completed the other test questions.
A. If you stuck
on a difficult question
B. If you get stuck on a difficult
question
C. If
a difficult question stuck on you
D. If a difficult question
gets stuck on you
Unit 2
1. All public pools in the
country must have a lift for the disabled
installed by next month, a lift
________ the one you are now seeing on
your screen.
A.
to
B. like
C. as
D. of
2. Agreement
and harmony
are
much
easier
to
achieve
in
a(n)
________
group or
organization
where everyone shares the
same values, beliefs, and cultures.
A. cautious
B. erroneous
C. simultaneous
D. homogeneous
同类的
3.
The
museum
is
hardly
the
only
artistic
center
grappling
with
tough
financial
times.
Ballets,
theaters, ________, and museums across
the country are cutting programs.
A. symphonies
交响乐
B. symptoms
C. testimonies
D. ceremonies
4. While he was sitting in
the car and thinking whether he should knock on
the door, he noticed a
simple ________
of Christmas lights around the front window.
A. sample
B. scratch
C. strand
股
D.
sketch
5. Jack and I were riding in the back
of a long black car, insulated from the heat and
dust as it
follows a deserted highway
through a ________ desert landscape.
A. barren
贫瘠的
B. bound
C. radiant
D. robust
6. I
would like someone to
invent a rain-sensitive windshield
wiper, ________, a computerized
wiper
that would know how fast to go according to how
hard it was raining.
A. in another way
B. in no way
C. in other words
D. in no word
7. She decided to buy that car because
it used less gasoline and had the two ________ she
couldn't
live without: a GPS and a CD
player.
A.
alternatives
B.
accessories
附件
C. artifacts
D. attributes
8.
The
mayor's
ambitious
plan
to
build
affordable
housing
for
low-income
residents
was
controversial because of the prevailing
________ against public housing.
A. session
B. sense
C. setback
D. sentiment
情绪
9.
The company's long-term power contract, signed
before electricity prices went up, is ________
expire, and it says it can not pay the
new rate being offered by suppliers.
A. about to
B. down to
C. up to
D. out to
10.
Now
she
works
from
home
as
a
full-time
employee,
providing
technical
support
for
companies' websites ________ telephone
or email.
A.
beyond
B.
versus
C. from
D. via
经过
11. He
recalled his own experience of seeing a television
for the very first time 30 years ago, when
it was still a ________. He felt
delight and fascination.
A. necessity
B. neglect
C. novelty
新奇
D. notation
12. Stomach and
intestinal (
肠的
) problems,
insufficient intake of iron from daily foods, as
well as
other factors may all cause
________ levels of stored iron in the body.
A. effective
B. efficient
C. defective
D. deficient
不足的
13. Temporary workers of the company
were once not entitled to decent health care
because they
were just short-term
A. no problem
B. no
matter
C. whatever
D. however
14.
Last
December,
the
company
completed
a
successful
test
flight
of
a
reusable
________
capable of carrying up to seven people
to the space.
A. council
B. venue
C. capsule
胶囊
D. avenue
15. She didn't set out to
have a child-centered marriage, but it just
happened when commercial and
cultural
pressures ________ with her own intentions.
A.
collided
相撞
B. confirmed
C. clustered
D. consented
16.
The
United
Nations
World
Assembly
on
Aging
has
forecast
a
much
older
population
on
a
global scale than now, with many people
________ beyond 80 by the year 2050.
A. lived
B. living
C. are living
D. being lived
17. The two
teams each have their strengths and their
weaknesses, and thus they can ________
each other when working on the project
together.
A.
conceive
B.
confront
C.
complement
补充
D. compliment
18. These gas transmission
lines were mostly installed before 1970, which
means that many pipes
may have started
to ________ and that the need to inspect them is
urgent.
A.
collide
B.
corrode
侵蚀
C. convert
D. conflict
19.
To
play
sports
is
________
winning
and
losing
a
game.
More
importantly,
it
is
________
doing
your best and building your character.
A. not on ... on
B. about ...
not about
C. on
... not on
D.
not about ... about
20. Her
job at the clothing factory was just standing on
the assembly line and ________ labels to
clothes in precisely the same place.
A. affix
附加
B.
accord
C.
acquire
D.
approach
21.
They
started
joking
about
his
house
at
the
end
of
the
dinner,
partly
out
of
respect
for
his
brilliance, partly out of ________ for
his success.
A.
aspect
B.
prospect
C.
sympathy
D.
jealousy
嫉妒
22. Until age 14, Dennis lived in an
orphanage, and then he moved to a slum
neighborhood of
racial ________ between
whites, blacks, and Hispanics.
A. campaign
B. warfare
战争
C.
contest
D.
awareness
23.
A
key
point
that
should
be
________
in
all
population
and
development
planning
for
this
region is the provision of and access
to basic social services.
A. underestimated
B. undertaken
C. underscored
下划线
D. undermined
24.
As
a
top
industrial
designer
in
the
world
today,
he
thinks
design
is
________
just
making
attractive products.
It can also help change the way people live.
A. more than
B. less than
C. fewer than
D. better than
25.
Mrs.
McBride,
my
neighbor,
was
a
fanatic
(
狂热的
)
gardener,
planting
lots
of
flowers
and
vegetables on the
________ at the back of her house.
A. installment
B. segment
C. allotment
分配
D.
fragment
26.
Your personal sense of photographic ________ helps
you determine how you will depict the
subject and whether your image is
acceptable.
A.
esthetics
美学
B. ethics
C. exploration
D. exposition
27. On the wall of his
office, there was a big picture of a(n) ________
of soldiers, and another of a
man in an
air-force uniform standing in the park.
A. enrollment
B. arrangement
C. regiment
团
D.
recruitment
28.
My
sister
likes
visiting
the
art
museum,
and
she
always
says
real
art
gives
people
not
just
________
pleasure but also intellectual stimulation.
A. sensitive
B. sensual
感觉
C.
sensational
D.
sensible
29.
The new drug could extend life significantly, but
the problem was ________ the treatment was
too expensive to be made available to
patients in the developing world.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. when
30. It was no surprise that
they were perceived as rude and ________ because
they always boasted
about the glory of
their past achievements.
A. addicted
B. absorbed
C. absolute
D. arrogant
自大的
Unit three
1.
Substances
like
sugar,
salt,
spices,
and
vitamins
are
generally
recognized
________
safe
additives (
添加剂
)
which could be used directly in food
manufacturing.
A. of
B. for
C. as
D. to
2.
During
his
trip
in
Spain
ten
years
ago,
he
suddenly
________
of
a
plan
to
serve
coffee
and
snacks
in his bookstores.
A. acquired
B. perceived
C. acknowledged
D. conceived
想出
3. The army is often seen as the last
line of defense against both foreign and domestic
threats, thus
it has been significantly
funded and held in high ________.
A. reward
B. regard
认为
C.
guard
D.
regards
4.
Thomas Paine declared that the Revolutionary War
than any human event that ever ________
it.
A. preceding
B. preceded
C. precedent
D. precedes
5.
To our great surprise, the champion in the cycling
race this year ________ his success to the
accident which harmed his legs earlier
in the year.
A.
attributed
认为。
。
。是
B. distributed
C. contradicted
D. contributed
6. Though we know nothing
about the content of the lecture, we can still
________ from the large
crowd that the
speaker is very popular.
A. decree
B. induce
C. deduce
推论
D. inflict
7.
Though
being
born
________
a
wealthy
family
clan,
he
built
his
career
from
nothing
and
refused any help from his family.
A. from
B. with
C. of
D. into
8.
The economist ________ both individual investors
and institutional investors and blamed them
for the imbalanced development in
economy.
A.
picked on
选上
B. picked up
C. picked from
D. picked out
9.
If
you're
a
good
observer,
you
can
see
a
________
of
anger
leaking
through
the
seemingly
indifferent
comments of the speaker.
A. trait
B. trace
追踪
C. trail
D. track
10.
The
project
is
the
________
of
our
community
council,
which
calls
on
volunteers
to
build
houses for and with
poor people, who then pay for the cost of the
materials.
A.
brainwave
B.
brainchild
脑力劳动的产物
C. brainpower
D. brainstorm
11. The escape of the president to
other countries ________ the whole plan of the
government and
led to riots in some
cities.
A.
interrupted
B.
erupted
C.
disrupted
扰乱
D. corrupted
12. Within limited time, he drafted a
________ for his design and started to look for
investors.
A.
portrait
B.
profile
C.
preface
D.
prototype
原型
13. ________ by the boy's remarkable
achievements in school, the president is
determined to have
the boy enrolled in
his university.