成人英语三级

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

36. The plan is not based on a careful survey and analysis and therefore is _______ to failure.

A. supposed B. doomed

C. certain D. likely

37. During the heavy storm last week, we had to take ________ under a flyover.

A. shade B. shelter

C. shadow D. shield

38. The three men were assigned jobs according to their_________ abilities.

A. respectful B. respectable

C. respective D. respecting

39. We don’t know if the story is true or not, but we hope to _________ the truth in it.

A. confirm B. introduce

C. recognize D. conduct

40. It is a desire shared by all those delegates present at the conference that financial cooperation ________ carried on in such a difficult situation.

A. must be B. be

C. has to be D. got to be

41. __________ with the size of the ocean on earth, world continents seem really small.

A. When compared B. While comparing

C. Compare D. Comparing

42. Scientists have discovered that many animals seem to be highly __________ to various signals associated with earthquakes.

A. sensible B. sensual

C. sensuous D. sensitive

43. Our guests will be guided to safety through the fire-escape ________ a fire.

A. as a result of B. in case of

C. in the case of D. in the sake of

44. Nowadays only a few university students manage to meet the __________, both mentally and physically, for the heavy burden in future work and life.

A. request B. requirements

C. qualities D. competence

45. When told by their parents to eat some vegetables, many children only do so __________.

A. readily B. unconsciously

C. purposefully D. reluctantly

46. Most homes in China’s cities have been equipped with electrical ________, such as refrigerators and washing machines.

A. appliances B. facilities

C. instruments D. equipment

47. We worked far into the night, but no one _________ a satisfactory solution.

A. came up with B. kept up with

C. caught up with D. checked up with

48. Goodness, economy, and honesty are considered as some universal ________ a man should have.

A. habits B. customs

C. characters D. virtues

49. It is quite necessary for a senior manager to have good manners and ________ knowledge.

A. extensive B. intense

C. excessive D. expensive

50. He was really depressed when his project proposal was ________ for the third time.

A. turned aside B. turned against

C. turned over D. turned down

51. I stared at her, __________ that anyone could have changed so much.

A. astonished B. astonishing

C. to astonish D. to be astonished

52. I don’t really mind what time he arrives at the office ________ he finishes his tasks in time.

A. so far as B. since

C. so long as D. unless

53. New York’s Statue of Liberty was designed to be a beacon for ships and a monument __________.

A. as well B. by the way

C. besides D. either

54. He took _________ of their hospitality and stayed there for a month without paying them anything.

A. charge B. the place

C. care D. advantage

55. The lost car of the Johnson’s was found __________ in the woods off the expressway.

A. vanished B. scattered

C. rejected D. abandoned

56. Some of the most important breakthroughs in engineering should be _________ to mathematical researches.

A. contributed B. summed up

C. attributed D. delivered

57. Too much _________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

A. disclosure B. exhibition

C. contact D. exposure

58. The British Parliament is _________ of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

A. composed B. consisted

C. made D. combined

59. Just as your supervisor advised, you ought to devote your time and energy to something _________ researching into.

A. valuable B. precious

C. worth D. worthy

60. Please don’t be _________ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.

A. irritated B. distorted

C. disregarded D. intervened

61. The remarkable _________ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.

A. classification B. diversity

C. density D. difference

62. The English language contains a(n) _________ of words which are comparatively seldom used in everyday conversation.

A. attitude B. altitude

C. multitude D. latitude

63. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping __________ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

A. consistently B. instantly

C. eventually D. occasionally

64. Between 1897 and 1919, at least 29 movies _________, in which artificial beings of various kinds were portrayed.

A. had produced B. has been produced

C. would have produced D. had been produced

65. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe _________ it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

A. so that B. but that

C. in that D. provided that

66. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than __________ in the public mind today.

A. exists B. exist

C. existing D. existed

67. The professor didn’t have time enough to go into it ___________, but he promised to discuss it with us at the office hour.

A. at a glance B. at hand

C. in turn D. at length

68. Their demand for a pay rise has not the slightest _________ of being met.

A. prospect B. prediction

C. prosperity D. pursuit

69. Many American householders failed to carry out the mortgage provisions, and now they have to _________ the consequences.

A. run into B. hold up

C. take up D. answer for

70. A safety analysis __________ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.

A. would identify B. would have identified

C. will identify D. will have identified

71. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two anecdotes, each __________ one major point in contrast with the other.

A. makes B. made

C. is to make D. making

72. He does not __________ as a teacher of English, for his pronunciation is far from perfect.

A. qualify B. equal

C. match D. deserve

73. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything _________ going on in the world.

A. as is B. it is

C. there is D. what is

74. To survive in the fierce competition, we must _________ the quality and variety of our products to the world-market demand.

A. improve B. guarantee

C. enhance D. adjust

75. Language, culture, and personality may be considered __________ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.

A. instinctively B. irrelevantly

C. indistinctly D. independently

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