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 government is determined to __________ an end to inflation.

A. give B. bring

C. take D. set

37. The outcome of the football match was not as what we had_________ .

A. expanded B. expensed

C. expired D. expected

38. The university is very unlikely to recruit any student who fails to meet the__________ for admission.

A. conditions B. requests

C. requirements D. conception

39. __________ emergency, it is advisable to remain calm and do not panic.

A. Because of B. In case of

C. By means of D. In spite of

40. The city is ________ of three sections, which are separated by rivers.

A. consist B. made

C. composed D. comprised

41. The strong earthquake happened without any hints and in the end few people ________.

A. revived B. survived

C. relieved D. surrounded

42. Some students ________ school due to financial difficulties.

A. dropped on to B. dropped in at

C. dropped out of D. dropped off from

43. The ________of telephone has brought much convenience to people around the world.

A. innovation B. resolution

C. revolution D. invention

44. The public ________the officials of neglecting their duty.

A. ashamed B. related

C. blamed D. reflected

45. With the conditions constantly changing, the result of the experiment is not always _____________.

A. changeable B. reliable

C. reasonable D. variable

46. Make sure all the members of our club arrive on time, _______ there will be little time left for the discussion.

A. however B. while

C. therefore D. otherwise

47. If no evidence could be provided to prove Martin is guilty, he will soon be _______by the Police.

A. relieved B. released

C. relied D. relayed

48. A variety of factors ________to the final resolution of the economic conflicts between the two countries.

A. constituted B. attributed

C. contributed D. distributed

49. Such rude behavior is too much for a fair lady like Miss Davis to ________.

A. tolerate B. accuse

C. terrify D. account

50. Ashley is very showy and she always wants to be the _____ of attention in public.

A. subject B. emphasis

C. top D. focus

51. The troops marched quietly into the village __________ alert the enemies.

A. not as to B. so that

C. so as not to D. in order to

52. Since you are still waiting for the result of the examination, why not find a __________ job?

A. long lasting B. easy-going

C. temporary D. terminal

53. Years of experience in the stock exchange market has made him an ________ stock consultant.

A. outstanding B. outbreaking

C. outspoken D. outlasting

54. You were not listening to what the professor had said and your answer was totally______.

A. indirect B. irrelevant

C. irresponsible D. indefinite

55. The Japanese car, which is more economical, has long been considered a _________ to US car makers.

A. competing B. competitive

C. competition D. competitor

56. You need to know that ________ arrest is a crime in itself.

A. resisting B. the resisting

C. resisted D. to be resisted

57. She has no interest in cooking and shopping, _______ I.

A. so do B. neither do

C. so too am D. nor am

58. By 2011, the university ________ 10000 postgraduates.

A. trains B. will be training

C. will be trained D. will have trained

59. Seldom ____ any mistakes during his ten-year service in this company.

A. did he make B. he ever made

C. should he make D. he would make

60. For a green-hand babysitter, it seems a very difficult task ______.

A. to stop the child to cry B. to stop the child crying

C. stopping the child to cry D. stop the child crying

61. Many things______ almost impossible in the ancient times are very common today.

A. being considered B. considering

C. to consider D. considered

62. There are five factories in this region, _______over 100 workers.

A. with each have B. each having

C. each has D. with each has over

63. Who________ that first discovered America---the New Continent?

A. was B. it was

C. was it D. did

64. The two tourists __________I shared the room were both British.

A. whom B. who

C. in which D. with whom

65. Hardly ______ the people rushed towards it.

A. the bus stopped before B. was the bus stopping then

C. had stopped the bus than D. had the bus stopped when

66. Being defeated for the third time, it seemed to him that it was no use_______ anything any more.

A. to try doing B. trying to do

C. to try to do D. tried to do

67. Since 1970, Mr. Johnson ________in this hospital and he loves the job very much.

A. has worked B. will be working

C. has been working D. is working

68. The Great Pyramid ________the west bank of the Nile River, not far from Cairo.

A. is located on B. is situated in

C. is located at D. is situated of

69. Could you please tell me _____ to repair our fax machine?

A. how much it costs B. how much cost is

C. how much costs it D. how much does it cost

70. This instrument is ________that one.

A. almost as useful than B. as almost useful as

C. almost as useful as D. as useful almost as

71. What would you do if war _________?

A. breaking out B. will break out

C. breaks out D. were to break out

72. Although__________ happened in the Arctic region sounds like fairy tale, it truly exits.

A. it B. what

C. which D. that

73. The question is ______ to send troops to take part in the war.

A. if worthwhile it will B.whether it will be worthwhile

C. whether worthwhile it will be D. if will be it worthwhile

74. ______ that Martin had passed the important exam, his friends called to congratulate him.

A. Having been heard B. To have heard

C. Being heard D. Having heard

75. She wanted to join the group of men________ was to explore the mysteries of the planets.

A. who B. which

C. whose work D. their work

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