续集单词练习B3U1-4

Unit 1

1.

It

is

sometimes

possible

for

a

student

to

master

English

grammar

and

__A____

a

large

vocabulary, even without the help of a teacher.

A) acquire

B) require

C) enquire

D) inquire

2. She was __D____ of the success of his new book, saying that he had copied from her.

A) curious

B) anxious

C) conscious

in abilities.

A) than

B) to

C) with

D) for

4. He is not an intimate friend of mine; he is only a(n) _D_____.

A) rival

C) friend

B) companion

D) acquaintance

D) jealous

3. The boy was in a state of depression because he suddenly felt inferior

B______ his classmates

5.

France

’

s

__D____

of

nuclear testing

in

the

South

Pacific

last month

triggered

political

debates and mass demonstrations.

A) assumption

C) presumption

armed forces.

A) overcome

B) consumption

D) resumption

6. It has been proved by history that it is always impossible to __

A____ a nation by the use of

B) become

C) welcome

D) outcome

7. The sight of his garden always puts him in a good __B____, even after a bad day at work.

A) feeling

B) mood

C) emotion

D) passion

8. Darwin points out that animals or plants will be __D____ if they are physically weak and

cannot protect themselves.

A) imitated

B) estimated

C) isolated

D) eliminated

9. We are __A____ of another depression unless the economy improves radically in the next few

months.

A) fearful

B) frightful

C) terrible

D) horrible

10.

In

India,

they

mounted

a

campaign

of

__A____

resistance

with

no

arms

against

the

British

colonists.

A) passive

C) positive

B) active

D) negative

11. We had __C____ thirty people for the job and found that none of them was qualified.

A) viewed

B) reviewed

C) interviewed

D) previewed

12.

They made experiments with _B_____ materials in order to find the right one for rigid

steel frameworks.

A) numeral

B) numerous

C) continual

D) continuous

13. One important feature of the series of books is the way science is related to situations which

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are __A____ to be familiar to children.

A) likely

B) possible

C) alike

D) possibly

14. He tried to __C____ his neglect of his responsibilities on the grounds of his ill health.

A) modify

B) qualify

C) justify

D) classify

15. In

our university there

are many

students

coming

from

high school

attached

__A____

some universities.

A) to

C) by

B) in

D) with

16. After the __C____ of the cook, we had to make our meals ourselves.

A) disposal

B) denial

C) dismissal

D) proposal

17.

Nearly a third of London’s population today are young people with a modern _

C_____

on life.

A) opinion

C) outlook

B) attitude

D) viewpoint

18.

The

Prime

Minister

began his speech

by

expressing

his

__D____

for

the

help

he

had

enjoyed from his government.

A) attitude

B) altitude

C) aptitude

D) gratitude

19.

We bought the car four years ago and it’s certainly __

C____ our expectations so far.

A) added up to

C) lived up to

B) looked up to

D) stood up to

20.

Although

modern

dances

have

strong

attraction

for

young

people,

the

older

generation

sometimes ___C___ such pleasure.

A) insist on

B) approve of

C) frown on

D) dispose of

21.

Fears

were

doubled

when

a

tremendous

rain

of

hot

ashes

began

to

fall

and

people

__D____ were in a crazy fruitless dash toward safety.

A) in effect

B) in turn

C) in vain

D) in despair

22.

__A____

to

his

brother

who

was

thoughtless,

he

was

considerate

in

his

treatment

of

others.

A) In contrast

B) By contrast

C) In addition

D) In proportion

23. Since a great deal of money is needed to operate

a business, _B_____ people are needed to

become part owners.

A) many a

C) a good deal of

B) a good many

D) a large amount of

24. The young beginner of stamp collecting may do better with a printed album, with one or more

pages __D____ for each country and squares marked for placing the stamps.

A) set down

C) set back

B) set about

D) set aside

25. When the mother is out to work in the evening, the father has to _C_____ their children. This

has become a common practice in some families.

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A) take charge of

C) take care of

B) take advantage of

D) take the place of

26. It is easy to get __A____ from your family when you first go overseas.

A) cut off

B) cut down

C) cut in

D) cut out

27.

She felt herself ___A__ sadness she could not understand.

A) in the grip of

B) in the charge of

C) in the face of

A) speak of

D) in the event of

B) speak for

28.

If you don’t approve of what your associates are doing, why don’t you ____

D__?

C) speak to

D) speak up

29. He worried a lot and felt upset, but __B____ at once when I promised to help him.

A) came up

B) cheered up

C) showed up

D) turned up

30. It is believed that selfishness and unhappiness often go _A_____.

A) hand in hand

C) little by little

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. D

5. D

6. A

7. B

8. D

9. A

10. A

11. C

12. B

13. A

14. C

15. A

16. C

17. C

18. D

19. C

20. C

21. D

22. A

23. B

24. D

25. C

26. A

27. A

28. D

29. B

30. A

B) step by step

D) over and over

Unit 2

1. I feel jealous ___C___ his being able to buy a new car.

A) at

B) with

C) of

D) from

2.

More than six thousand _C_____ ventures were established last year in the coastal areas.

A) combined

B) united

C) joint

D) associated

3.

For

sea

creatures

and

plants

to

become

oil,

it

was

necessary

that

they

should

be

imprisoned between _C_____ of rock for an enormous length of time.

A) films

B) coats

C) layers

D) covers

4. I could not afford to rent a house like that, _B_____ it.

A) leave alone to buy

B) let alone buy

C) to say nothing to buy

D) say nothing of buying

5. With all its advantages, the laptop is by no means without its __D____.

A) boundaries

B) confinements

C) restraints

D) limitations

6. It is a very happy time for all when the bus returns to the village with its __B____ of children

proudly showing the certificates they had been given.

A) group

B) load

C) carriage

D) pack

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. In reform, the greatest step is to transform the operational ___A___ of an enterprise.

A) mechanism

C) mechanics

B) mechanic

D) mechanical

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8. The American anthropologists were making research into the customs peculiar ___B___ these

Indian tribes.

A) by

C) with

B) to

D) about

9. The custom, practice, idea and belief have been __A____ from generation to generation.

A) passed down

B) carried down

C) passed over

D) carried forward

10. The airport has a VIP lounge, and it provides special chairs with TV sets_C_____ to them.

A) accommodated

C) attached

B) attributed

D) attended

11. The doctor ___A___ the mother that he would do his best to save the child

’

s life.

A) assured

B) ensured

C) insured

D) made sure

12. The death of his mother and the sickness of his father __C____ him deeply and he began to

drink from then on.

A) infected

C) affected

B) rejected

D) reflected

13.

The semi-final will be a chance for the losing team to get their __B____ on the winning

team for their earlier defeat.

A) certainty

B) revenge

C) despair

D) temptation

14.

The general __C____ the tourists safe passage to the American embassy during the war.

A) entitled

C) granted

B) bounded

D) contributed

15.

My aunt never married because her father didn

’

t __A____ to her marriage to the man

she loved.

A) consent

B) consult

C) approve

D) appreciate

16.

The author of the report is well __A____ with the problems in the hospital because he has

been working there for many years.

A) acquainted

B) informed

C) adjusted

D) advised

17.

Many

regional

associations

are_A_____

the

government

so

that

they

promote

their

common interests together.

A) registered with

B) combined with

C) kept track of

D) transferred to

18.

I

don’t

think

your

proposal

is

quite

_

A_____,

and

I

suggest

you

give

me

a

new

piece

tomorrow.

A) in place

C) in its place

B) in place of

D) out of place

19. Many girls have their ears __A____ so that they may wear ear-rings.

A) pierced

B) pinched

C) pitched

D) plugged

20. She made it __A____ that she did not approve by throwing something at me.

A) plain

C) frank

B) sincere

D) revealed

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21. The drugs must ______ in every way to the standards set up by the government.

A) conform

B) confirm

C) comply

D) correspond

22.

In spite

of

his

virtually

complete

ignorance

of

the

language,

he

managed

______

to

make

himself understood.

A) on the average

C) by no means

A) consciousness

C) instinct

B) on the whole

D) as the whole

B) impulse

D) response

23. He was a second-rate performer but he had a(n) ______ for attracting publicity.

24.

Though

he

was

not

a

professional

writer,

he

became

an

______

member

of

the

Writers

’

Association.

A) honorable

B) honor

C) honored

D) honorary

25. Working hard is not only a ______ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.

A) consequence

C) symbol

B) guarantee

D) confirmation

26. Food which is kept too long ______ because it is attacked by yeasts, moulds and bacteria.

A) damages

B) defects

C) decays

D) declines

27. I did not get a single word of ______ for all my trouble.

A) attitude

B) altitude

C) gratitude

D) multitude

28. She was so ______ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.

A) sensible

B) sensitive

C) sensational

D) sentimental

29.

Short-term

memories

are

those which

are

______

only

for

a

few

minutes,

not

permanently

stored in the brains.

A) attained

B) retained

C) contained

D) obtained

30. We believe that younger generation will prove ______ of our trust.

A) worth

B) worthy

C) worthless

D) worthwhile

1. C

2. C

3. C

4. B

5. D

6. B

7. A

8. B

9. A

10. C

11. A

12. C

13. B

14. C

15. A

16. A

17. A

18. A

19. A

20. A

21. A

22. B

23. C

24. D

25. B

26. C

27. C

28. D

29. B

30. B

Unit 3

1. It has been very difficult to ______ all of the local agencies into the national organizations.

A) embrace

C) integrate

B) alternate

D) gear

2. The guide is ______ a line of tourists through the narrow passage with the help of his torch.

A) conducting

B) taking

C) indicating

D) displaying

3. The house was very quiet, ______ as it was on the side of a mountain.

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