北京成人英语三级模拟试题三(2)

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Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

  Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

  16.In arithmetic the rules of addition are basic, and all the other rules are built on this __________.
  A. basis  B. bases  C. base  D. basises

  17.Then the speaker __________ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
  A. went for   B. went after  C. went into   D. went on

  18.Cake __________ of flour, sugar, egg and some other ingredients.
  A. contained   B. consists   C. includes   D. composed

  19.Mr. Tyler asked his son to pay more __________ to his study.
  A. notice   B. attraction
  C. concern   D. attention

  20.He is __________ of an actor.
  A. anybody   B. anything   C. somebody D. something

  21.I remember __________ to help us if we ever got into trouble.
  A. once offering B. him once offering C. to offer him   D. something

  22.Shall I turn on the television? - No, I''d rather not __________ television tonight.
  A. have watched B. to watch   C. watch   D. for watching

  23.When I was younger I __________ long distance, but now I''m out of practice.
  A. was used to walk     B. got used to walk
  C. was used to walking   D. used to walking

  24.It is the Party __________ has been leading us from victory to victory.
  A. since   B. which   C. who   D. that

  __________ sets man apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is his ability to speak.
  A. Which B. Whom C. Who   D. What

  25.Poverty depresses most people, __________ my father it was otherwise.
  A. in case B. in case of  C. in the case of
  D. in any case

  26.he weather __________ us from climbing the mountain.

  A. discharged  B. disguised   C. disturbed D. discouraged

  27.The teacher said that the classroom was empty __________ a few chairs.
  A. but for   B. except for  C. apart from D. besides

  28.This is the hotel __________ I like to stay.
  A. in which   B. at which   C. to which D. at that

  29.The child took a spoonful and tasted it carefully __________ it was hot.
  A. in case   B. provided   C. if   D. unless

  30.__________ impossible to make a living in real estate, Nancy added insurance as a side line.
  A. It''s being   B. Its being   C. It is  D. It being

  31.She __________ in wearing that old - fashioned hat.
  A. insists   B. persists   C. assists   D. consists

  32.The __________ horse ran away from the fire.
  A. having frightened B. frightening C. frightened  D. frighten

  33.Dr. Bruce will first give you a summary of the situation and then discuss it __________.
  A. at interval  B. at random  C. at issue   D. at length

  34.The secret agent kept looking back because he was afraid of __________.
  A. followed     B. being followed
  C. having followed     D. having been followed

  35.The mother flatly rejected my suggestion that she __________ her daughter the next week.
  A. meet  B. would meet C. met   D. had met

  36.Something is wrong with your truck. You''d better have it __________.
  A. repairing   B. repair   C. repaired   D. to be repaired

  37.The storm delayed __________ Yokohama Harbor.
  A. the ship to leave     B. the ship''s leaving
  C. the leaving ship     D. to leave the ship

  38.Evidence came up __________ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old.
  A. what  B. which   C. that  D. /

  39.__________ is often the case, workers have over fulfilled their work program.
  A. Which   B. It   C. That   D. As

  40.Let''s have a look at what we''ve got here, __________?
  A. will you   B. shall we   C. don''t we D. will we

  41.__________ he come tomorrow, I should give him the dictionary he needs.
  A. Had   B. Should   C. Were   D. Would

  42.The French pianist who had been praised very highly __________ to be a great disappointment.
  A. turned off   B. turned up   C. turned out D. turned down

  43.With increased taxation and rising prices, I am going to have to __________ on quite a lot of things - clothes, records and so on.
  A. cut off   B. cut in   C. cut out   D. cut down

  44.The boy would do everything but __________ his fault.
  A. to admit   B. admitting   C. admit   D. would admit

  45.The employee was told to finish the job _____ what happened.
  A in spite of B regardless of C ahead of D for the sake of