大学英语三级考试强化
词汇练习 Test 1:
1. The price of beer _____ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
a. altered b. ranged c. separated d. differed
2. There?s no point in dwelling too much _____ your mistakes long after the test was over.
a. at b. on c. for d. with
3. The boy tried his best to live up to his parents? _____, but finally failed. a. rejections b. impressions c. expectations d. competitions 4. The idea that women were inferior to men used to gain a wide _____. a. acceptance b. coincidence c. amazement d. disappointment 5. Your answers on these tests are too much _____. You must have cheated. a. like b. liking c. alike d. likely
6. Bill _____ to his mother for a larger allowance, but she said no. a. appealed b. contributed c. approved d. attached 7. Bob _____ me that he would pay back the loan.
a. insured b. assured c. guaranteed d. assumed 8. Are you _____ to serve on the committee?
a. available b. attainable c. engaged d. flexible 9. You need a good sense of _____ to ride a bicycle. a. level b. skill c. balance d. capacity
10. The judges _____ a gold medal to the gymnast from Romania. a. rewarded b. devoted c. declared d. awarded 11. Few people can _____ a summer home on the lake. a. apply b. afford c. affect d. effect
12. She was _____ at your saying that. Actually, she seldom got angry. a. bothered b. troubled c. annoyed d. worried
13. Police have _____ to the public to come forward with any information which might help them in their inquiries.
a. urged b. appealed c. claimed d. called 14. We shopped all day, but didn?t see any _____.
a. bubbles b. bargains c. bundles d. borders
15. The two tourists had a language _____ and could not understand each other.
a. barrier b. obstacle c. boundary d. burden
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16. Both sides exchanged their views on a wide _____ of topics they were interested in at the meeting.
a. extent b. degree c. collection d. range
17. He was a man of noble _____. He came from an old and prominent family in Vermont.
a. origin b. source c. root d. resource
18. These experiments all _____ that a liquid exerts an upward force on any object placed in it.
a. indicate b. signal c. mean d. imply
19. Owing to the effective measures adopted by the government, the disease has stopped _____.
a. extending b. expanding c. spreading d. stretching 20. All the other rooms are occupied. May I use this _____ room? a. bare b. blank c. vacant d. hollow Test 2:
1. The football player is hoping to _____ to another club soon. a. transfer b. transform c. transmit d. transport
2. Will you please _____ that the amounts on your bill are correct? a. inform b. affirm c. confirm d. conform
3. The _____ from childhood to manhood is often a difficult time for a young man.
a. transaction b. transformation c. transmission d. transition 4. Though the long-term _____ can?t be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
a. effort b. effect c. affect d. afford
5. The department?s _____ didn?t include money for electricity. a. budget b. estimate c. outcome d. scheme 6. The picnic was _____ because of the rain.
a. called for b. called out c. called on d. called off 7. My office doesn?t have _____ desks for its employees.
a. sufficient b. efficient c. effective d. efficiency
8. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____. a. facilities b. instruments c. appliances d. equipment 9. We must _____ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible. a. assure b. secure c. ensure d. insure
10. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
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a. change b. variation c. revision d. alteration
11. The soldier was _____ of running away when the enemy attacked. a. complained b. accused c. charged d. punished
12. It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _____ knowledge.
a. extensive b. expansive c. intensive d. expensive
13. Difficulties and hardships have _____ the best qualities of the young geologist.
a. brought out b. brought about c. brought forth d. brought up 14. We must be _____ to the community?s needs.
a. selective b. synthetic c. specific d. sensitive
15. The engineer had a _____ plan to build a bridge over the English Channel. a. bold b. bare c. blank d. bolt
16. There is no beer left and the pubs are shut so you have to _____. a. go without b. go off c. go over d. go for 17. I?ll just _____ the train times.
a. look out b. look up c. look for d. look through 18. Tim has _____ offers from several different law firms.
a. turned away b. turned out c. turned to d. turned down 19. Don _____ at the red light and we stopped behind him.
a. pull through b. pull down c. pulled up d. pull off 20. He will respect you more if you _____ to him.
a. stand up b. look forward c. hold on d. live up Test 3:
1. The body _____ itself to changes in temperature.
a. abandons b. adjusts c. abuses d. absorbs 2. _____ to education is the right of every citizen.
a. Access b. Absence c. Reception d. Accent 3. Mary _____ Tom on the piano.
a. companied b. accompanied c. combined d. composed 4. I was not able to _____ all I set out to do.
a. acquire b. attain c. reach d. accomplish 5. The police _____ Bill of being at the scene of the crime. a. accused b. charged c. blamed d. criticized 6. Since Bill couldn?t _____ to college life, he left school. a. accustom b. adapt c. admit d. adopt 7. I have a few _____ to take care of this week.
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a. affairs b. events c. incidents d. adventures 8. We all love the cheerful _____ of Christmas.
a. environment b. background c. situation d. atmosphere 9. If he can _____ the speed, he will win the race. a. maintain b. contain c. make d. take
10. _____ from the pain came as the medicine began to take effect. a. Release b. Relief c. Increase d. Decrease
11. Scientists have discovered a close _____ between smoking and several serious diseases.
a. action b. union c. connection d. combination 12. They _____ that the library be kept open during the holidays. a. convinced b. persuaded c. impressed d. urged
13. When they heard how well the new company was doing, they took a calculated _____ and invested all their money in it. a. venture b. chance c. opportunity d. risk
14. Her book gave me an _____ into the way government actually works. a. information b. insight c. instinct d. inspiration 15. We must _____ that the telegram arrives in time. a. secure b. ensure c. assure d. capture 16. David _____ his proposal to the company president.
a. permitted b. admitted c. committed d. submitted 17. Every teacher ought to be _____ kids to think about current issues. a. descending b. disturbing c. challenging d. eliciting 18. The beauty of the scenery _____ all my expectations.
a. surpassed b. suppressed c. represented d. entertained 19. The _____ of terrorism is increasing in big cities. a. accident b. event c. item d. incidence 20. She will have to learn to _____ herself to English life. a. adapt b. adopt c. afford d. apply Test 4:
1. Working around the clock, they _____ the project on time.
a. delivered b. endured c. recalled d. accomplished 2. The plan had been _____, which made him very angry.
a. called up b. called on c. called off d. called in
3. In the experiment, you could show that a liquid, too, can _____ sound by ringing a small bell beneath the surface of water in a sink. a. transport b. transmit c. transplant d. transform
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4. It seems to me that few people are _____ to vanity or jealousy. a. avoided b. committed c. immune d. likely
5. To improve the relationship between the two countries, it?s important that both sides take a(n) _____ attitude.
a. progressive b. effective c. constructive d. responsive
6. You will find that _____, your roommate will turn out to be your best friend.
a. after all b. for the most part c. in the long run d. at the end 7. His knowledge of French literature _____ mine.
a. is superior to b. is superior than c. is more superior than d. is more superior to
8. Well, let?s put our head together and find a _____ to the problem. a. reply b. way c. solution d. method
9. He was _____ his brother because he was the star of the school team. a. envious of b. envious for c. envy of d. envy for
10. The actual cost of the building was much higher than our original _____. a. consideration b. judgment c. estimate d. plan
11. In the advance course students must take performance tests at monthly _____.
a. gaps b. length c. intervals d. distance 12. _____ all my efforts I failed.
a. Despite of b. Although c. As d. In spite of
13. Now you can compare your translation _____ the model translation on the blackboard.
a. with b. at c. by d. from
14. I?m afraid he can?t _____ to the idea of having a woman as his boss. a. adapt b. adopt c. advise d. admire
15. Wise mother never _____ her children _____ the slightest possibility of danger.
a. exposes, to b. supposes, to c. adjusts, to d. coordinates, with 16. He left the scene immediately, afraid of being _____ in trouble. a. connected b. associated c. related d. involved 17. The receptionist said he would see that she _____ the message. a. get b. would get c. got d. was getting
18. Jim talked _____ contentedly, unaware of the embarrassed look on his girlfriend?s face.
a. out b. up c. away d. off
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