book 3 Vocabulary and Structure

1.

The company may be reluctant to ________ too far

from the basic terms of this agreement, but there are a

number of things that are negotiable.

A. deviate

B. disconnect

C. detach

D. distract

2.

As

manager

of

our

computer

department,

I

________

your

employee,

John

Doe,

for

the

prompt

and polite service he provided to us last week.

A. comment

B. celebrate

C. claim

D. commend

3.

Let us be exact in what we say so as to ________

any possibility of misunderstanding.

A. reply

B. alleviate

C. preclude

D. proclaim

4.

The company has been developing in a big way and

is gaining ________ internationally.

A. prestige

B. dedication

C. humanity

D. persecution

5.

My usual feeling of respect, ________ with a little

fear, had been replaced by the warmest concern.

A. migrated

B. matched

C. mingled

D. melted

6.

The

pill

cannot

cure

a

common

cold,

but

it

can

________ the symptoms (

症状

).

A. aggravate

B. alleviate

C. medicate

D. bypass

7.

As a small boy, Thomas Edison was slow ________

learning to read and write.

A. on

B. with

C. about

D. in

8.

His

________

to

help

the

poor

people

earn

him

great prestige.

A. dilemmas

B. icons

C. endeavors

D. accommodation

9.

Due

to

the

________

domestic

market,

the

business has to adjust its import and export policies.

A. diligent

B. tedious

C. suspicious

D. slack

10.

He

realized

that

it

was

difficult

to

________

on

this infertile land any longer.

A. inhibit

B. inhabit

C. gather

D. retreat

11.

I suggest

we

put the

scheme

into

effect,

for

it

is

quite ________.

A. vulnerable

B. probable

C. practicable

D. sustainable

12.

That part of the city has long been

________ for

its street violence.

A. responsible

B. illegal

C. historical

D. notorious

13.

Under

the

guidance

of

their

teacher,

the

pupils

are building a model boat ________ by steam.

A. hauled

B. towed

C. tossed

D. propelled

14.

Rumors

are

everywhere,

spreading

fear,

damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into

________ ones.

A. vulnerable

B. turbulent

C. suspicious

D. tragic

15.

In

spite

of

the

________

economic

forecasts,

manufacturing output has risen slightly.

A. bleak

B. feeble

C. obscure

D. shadowy

16.

Here

he

was

stressing

________

his

original

principle that his unit should be used strategically.

A. regrettably

B. forcibly

C. graciously

D. gravely

17.

The

author was

________

by the

audience's

lack

of interest.

A. dreaded

B. encouraged

C. dismayed

D. impressed

18.

The

excuse

was

too

________

for

the

teacher

to

believe.

A. subtle

B. detailed

C. feeble

D. slender

19.

Each member of the alliance agrees to take such

action

as

it

________

necessary,

including

the

use

of

armed force.

A. suggests

B. deems

C. requires

D. appraise

20.

The

ball

________

two

or

three

times

before

rolling down the slope.

A. bounced

B. hopped

C. swayed

D. escorted

21.

News

media

worked

overtime

to

________

the

country as open and

A. thrill

B. transcend

C. portray

D. spot

22.

We

provided

information

to

site

administrators

about typical functions of ________ library programs.

A. sampling

B. carefree

C. descriptive

D. exemplary

23.

Gemini

(

双子座

)

is

an

airy,

intellectual

sign,

and

your

ever- active

mind

tends

to

________

from

one

thought to another with dizzying speed.

A. dart

B. damn

C. dare

D. deal

24.

A

soft

evening

breeze

brought

a

________

smell

from the company sink.

A. formal

B. funny

C. foul

D. fool

25.

We

just

go

on

in

our

habitual

ways

until

we

are

stopped

short

by

one

of

the

many

illnesses

that

________ our civilization today.

A. occur

B. effect

C. afflict

D. exist

26.

At

the

time,

I

could

not

stand

my________

schedule and I would always be envious of my friends

who enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in.

A. rigorous

B. bored

C. energetic

D. powerful

27.

Just

thinking

about

all

the

________

I

received

about my dramatic weight loss, and the proud way my

husband looked when we went out in public, made me

feel that what I had done was worthwhile.

A. criticisms

B. skepticism

C. compliments

D. achievements

28.

The

situation

could

quickly

develop

into

a

________

disaster

if

the

world

does

not

start

paying

attention to the plight of these people.

A. anonymous

B. humanitarian

C. rigorous

D. conspicuous

29.

Then you do believe in God, but you guess that I

do

not,

and

you

fear

that

the

admission

of

your

true

belief would ________ your chance of employment.

A. jeopardize

B. contrive

C. transform

D. mount

30.

Mrs.

Cummins,

very

________

in

her

duties,

watched the whole process with a sensitive eye.

A. hopeful

B. conscientious

C. modest

D. fascinating

31.

All I wanted was a ________ log cabin in Maine,

somewhere

deep

in

the

woods,

to

enjoy

the

night

under the stars.

A. enormous

B. stimulating

C. cozy