大学英语竞赛

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Vocabulary & Grammar

1. Animals are one of the most important resources for human beings, however, by 2030, many species will

have ______ according to recent research.

A. used up

B. died out

C

. gone up

D

. got rid of

2. If the government refused to appropriate funds, the slum-clearance program might be _____ .

A. rejected

B. contended

C. abused

D. terminated

3. We are in the full _____ that the current situation will improve sooner or later.

A. understanding

C. consciousness

B. appreciation

D. conviction

4. The reporters exposed the corruption of several high officials in the government; _____ they were asked

to resign from office.

A. constantly

C. consequently

B. consistently

D. consecutively

5. Helping his little daughter with her physics homework reminded him of things he had long _____.

A. cared about

C. dreamed about

B. forgotten about

D. complained about

6.

You

should

never

provide

your

personal

information

_____

a

request

you

did

not

ask

for

over

the

Internet.

A. in response to

C. prior to

B. according to

D. thanks to

7. The new chairman urged the members of committee to _____ their differences and settle down to work.

A. wear out

B. break out

D. set aside

C. calm down

8. Why so many students graduate from high school with inadequate skills in reading and mathematics is a

question that continues to _____ American educators.

A. harass

B. intimidate

C. trouble

D. oppress

9.

–

I need some help with my homework!

–

_____

I’ve

got lots of work to do myself, and besides, it

’

s your problem, not mine!

A. No problem, just a moment!

B. Sorry, I can

’

t help you right now.

C. Yes, I need your help as well.

D. Wait, it

’

s a piece of cake for me.

10.

–

I spilled some coffee on my jacket! _____

–

You

’

ll see a place on Madison Avenue between the First Street and the Second Street. It

’

s beside the

bank.

A. How can you get it ironed?

B. Do you know the way to the factory?

C. Who is to blame for the accident?

D. Where can I get it cleaned?

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Vocabulary & Grammar

1. What we all work for is to free ____time for the things we really want to do.

A. off

B. up

C. aside

D. in

2. You ___ his words seriously. He was talking nonsense.

A. won’t take

B. may not take

D. needn’t have taken

C. mustn’t have taken

3. Never hesitate to ___ the first opportunity that comes along.

A. seize

B. draw

C. arrest

D. obtain

4. His mother_____ hated city life longed to return to the village in ______ she grew up.

A. that; where

C. who; that

B. who; which

D. who; where

5. All things________ , I think I’d better take your advice.

A. considering

C. considered

B. to be considered

D. have been considered

6. Twelve European countries ______over to the Euro on January 1st, 2002.

A. transformed

B. switched

C. reversed

D. altered

7. She isn’t anything________ unpleasant as people say she is.

A. as like

B. like

C. as

D. like as

8. Stop complaining. You really ______my nerves.

A. get down

B. get along

C. get off

D. get on

9. There wasn’t _____truth in wha

t he said.

A. a grain of

C. a point of

D. a drop of

10

. ______for my savings, I wouldn’t be able to survive these miserable days.

A. Was it not

B. Were it not

D. Hadn’t it been

11. There was a power cut this morning. _____ , I couldn’t do anything w

ith my computer.

A. Supposedly

B. Presumably

C. Consequently

D. Essentially

12. Alarm clocks needlessly wake households. I want to design something targeted at the individual sleeper.

A. whole

B. total C. full D. high

13. _____both parties agree on these issues will a contract be signed soon.

A. If only

B. Unless

C. Should

D. Only if

14.

—

I’ve run out of cash. Could you lend me a few pounds this evening?

—

________ I’ll just have to find time to get to the bank and make a withdrawal.

A. I can lend you some now.

B. I’m not sure I’ve got any either.

C. Sorry, I haven’t got a penny in my account.

D. My credit card must be left home.

15.

—

We’re all going to the New Skyline Restaurant for our end

-of-year get- together. Can we count you

in?

—

Oh, thanks, Sara, but________

A. I didn’t find you then.

B. I’ve been to the restaurant once.

C. I’ll pass this time.

D. I’ll meet you there at 5:00.

Vocabulary & Grammar

1. Jessica told me that she had absolutely no ______

of ever meeting them before.

A. review

B. recollection

D. mind

C. memorization

2. I cannot bear the noise of my brother

’

s radio; it ______ me from my work

A. distracts

B. interferes

C. dismisses

D. interrupts

3. you don

’

t object ______ you by your first name, don

’

t you?

A. my calling

C. for me to call

B. to my calling

D. me calling

4. After careful deliberation the shareholders voted to ______ the offer of a merger.

A. refute

B. refrain

C. retreat

D. reject

5. To rid the world ______ , many people believe that we must ______ some fundamental changes in the way

many of us live.

A. to pollution; have

C. of pollution; make

B. with pollution; take

D. in pollution; bring

6. The wife of Steve Carvey, the baseball star, ______ about being left alone too often.

A. bitterly has complained

B. has bitterly complaining

D. has been complaining bitterly

7. The doctors efforts were ______ . The patient refused to accept the treatment.

A. of no avail

B. in no avail

D. on no avail

C. by no avail

8. It is thought that modern corn may be a ______ of teosint and other wild species that no longer exist.

A. hybrid

B. combination

C. compound

D. mixture

9.

–

Didn

’

t you think that joke was funny?

–

No, I didn

’

t really get it.

–

You are like my grandmother. She can

’

t understand jokes.

–

__________

I’

m not that old yet.

A. You should teach her a lesson!

B. I think it takes time to do that.

C. Well, it

’

s not her fault.

D. Come on, you are so mean.

10.

–

My doctor has suggested that I try music therapy to reduce my pain.

–

Really? __________

–

At the hospital or at a private office.

A. Do you think it will work?

B. Where can you get music therapy?

C. How come you would believe in it?