大英三级练习题
3. Get your house in order the day before the dinner party so that . A. you may find yourself less stressed than you need to be B. you won’t get up so early on the party day
C. you will have little time to enjoy the party D. your guests will be much happier 4. Which statement is NOT true according to the information given in the passage? A. Making lists helps. B. A simple menu must be boring as well.
C. Music can make the party go smoother. D. Allowing guests to help themselves makes things easier. 5. What’s the third paragraph mainly about?
A. How to save time for a dinner party. B. How to entertain your guests. C. How to plan a party. D. How to enjoy yourself at a party.
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Man cannot go on 1 his numbers at the present rate. In the 2 30 years man will face a period of crisis. 3 experts believe that there will be a widespread food 4 . Other experts think this is 5 pessimistic, and that man can prevent things 6 worse than they are now. But 7 that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now.
One thing that man can do is to limit 8 of babies born. The need 9 this is obvious, but it is 10 to achieve. People have to 11 to limit their families. In the countries of the population 12 , many people like big families. The parents think that this 13 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look 14 them in old age. Several governments have 15 birth control policies in recent years. 16 them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some 17 the results have not been 18 . Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People 19 to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year 20 .
1. A) increasing B) to increase C) and increase D) with increasing 2. A) second B) recent C) next D) late 3. A) Any B) Some C) More D) All 4. A) need B) want C) absence D) shortage 5. A) so B) much C) too D) enough 6. A) getting B) from getting C) to get D) get 7. A) remember B) remembering C) to remember D) remembers 8. A) an amount B) a number C) the amount D) the number 9. A) for B) in C) of D) about 10. A) not easy B) no easy C) not easily D) no ease 11. A) persuade B) be persuading C) be persuaded D) persuading 12. A) bursting B) explosion C) raising D) extension 13. A) takes B) brings C) makes D) earns 14. A) upon B) for C) into D) after 15. A) adjusted B) created C) adopted D) presented 16. A) Of B) Among C) Between D) Out of 17. A) exceptions B) examples C) events D) cases
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18. A) success
19. A) were encouraged 20. A) presently 2.
B) succeeded B) encouraged B) at present C) successful C) are encouraged C) in time D) succeeding D) encourage D) on time
In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the West this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true 1 women, and even more 2 if the inquirer is a man. However, it is very 3 to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind being 4 either. In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to 5 the age, especially if they feel they look young 6 their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a 7 question like “How old are you?”. If elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment (恭维话) on how young they look, they may easily bring 8 the topic themselves, and ask the other person to 9 how old they are. 10 such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age 11 . They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, rather than being 12 that they look very old!
Even 13 westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 14 that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask 15 else for the information, 16 else they may try to 17 the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational 18 and the number of years of working experience may provide some 19 , but this is not always the 20 . Of course, individuals also vary in what they are interested or willing to talk about. 1. A) with B) for C) of D) to 2. A) that B) such C) than D) so 3. A) normal B) average C) formal D) unusual 4. A) said B) asked C) informed D) talked 5. A) reveal B) reflect C) release D) react 6. A) to B) with C) for D) at 7. A) short B) strange C) funny D) direct 8. A) about B) up C) along D) to 9. A) guess B) know C) learn D) predict 10. A) For B) With C) On D) In 11. A) exactly B) leisurely C) freely D) approximately 12. A) told B) corrected C) warned D) reminded 13. A) when B) then C) if D) though 14. A) include B) intend C) mean D) determine 15. A) anyone B) someone C) one D) everyone 16. A) or B) rather C) so D) and 17. A) approach B) solve C) address D) explain 18. A) level B) background C) knowledge D) systems 19. A) topics B) clues C) evidence D) suggestions 20. A) case B) truth C) reality D) fact
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