English Exercises (B3 Unit Three 词汇)[下学期]

English Exercises (B3 Unit Three 词汇)
He ______ a bag of candy that Bill would not do it.
A. bet me B. bet me for C. bet to me D. bet me to
The great leader came ______ just when his country needed him.
A. on the scene B. in the scene C. on the scenes D. on a scene
I prefer to tell the ______ of my experience.
A. tale B. tales C. word D. words
Let’s go swimming tonight, weather ______.
A. permits B. permitting C. allowing D. letting
You cannot enter a military base without ______.
A. demand B. remind C. permit D. hope
I don’t think Jim saw me; he ______ into space.
A. just stared B. was just staring C. had just stared D. has just stared
The courageous revolutionary, ______ the enemies around him, stepped onto the platform and faced the death bravely.
A. glared at B. stared at C. glaring at D. staring at
His character is without a ______.
A. field B. spot C. place D. ground
Hangzhou is a famous scenic______.
A. ground B. spot C. field D. grounds
He was so poor that he had to ______ his passage by doing jobs on the ship.
A. earn B. bring C. take D. win
That fog ______ the delay of the train.
A. is accounted for B. accounted for C. counted to D. counted for
The ______ on his face told me that he was angry.
A. impression B. sight C. appearance D. expression
I’ll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little ______.
A. wait B. time C. patience D. rest
Mr. Martin is a man who is jealous ______ anybody’s achievement.
A. to B. for C. with D. of
Jack got a nice job---Mary was ______ of him.
A. envy B. envious C. jealousy D. jealously
I don’t think what he said is ______.
A. believed B. believing C. believable D. believer
You shouldn’t be so rude ______ your sister.
A. to B. on C. with D. in
It is bad ______ to talk with your finger ______ at the other person.
A. manners; points B. manner; to point C. manner; pointed D. manners; pointing
His method of studying English is ______.
A. by translating B. to translate C. with translating D. translating
A friend in need is a friend ______.
A. true B. really C. indeed D. in need
I don’t think that you should bow ______ your manager’s opinion.
A. with B. on C. in D. to
The path ______ down to the beach.
A. wind B. wound c. wounded D. winded
How ______ did you ______ typing this article into computer last night
A. soon; cost B. soon; pay C. often; spend D. long; spend
He will spend as much time as he could ______ English this term.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learns.\
Our manager is a man who has ______ sense of humour.
A. not B. no C. none D. nothing
Generosity is part of the American ______.
A. character B. mood C. characterize D. moody
Physical training can train your ______.
A. character B. characters C. characteristic D. charactering
When the police arrived, the crowd arrived ______ all directions.
A. to B. from C. in D. on
Martin is our ______ of education.
A. direct B. director C. directer D. direction
The problem of ______ becoming a serious one.
A. dealing with waste plastics have B. dealing with waste plastics has
C. deal with waste plastics have D. to deal with waste plastics has
It’s time for us to make a ______ decision.
A. finally B. final C. later D. last
The following is the decision that he ______ at the meeting.
A. did B. said C. made D. spoke
Many farmers ______ a living by selling vegetables.
A. do B. take C. have D. make
The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. ______ most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.
A. As last B. In fact C. In a word D. As a result
Your uncle seems to be a good driver; ______, I wouldn’t dare to travel in his car.
A. even so B. even though C. therefore D. so
I grew up in Africa, ______ at least I should say that I spent much of the first ten years of my life there.
A. and B. or C. so D. but
It’s no use thinking about your ________ youth.
A. gone B. lost C. missed D. losing
I got ______ in the fog that day.
A. lost B. losing C. gone D. missed
When I came out, I found him ______.
A. went B. gone C. missed D. losing
One in seven ______ is caused by sleepy drivers.
A. accident B. accidents C. incidents D. events
Mary got into acting purely ______.
A. accidental B. accident C. by accident D. with accident
Though he was thrown into prison, John didn’t ______.
A. give out B. give in C. give off D. give away
At first she thought of applying for the job, but she ______ on second thought.
A. gave in B. gave up C. gave out D. gave off
She earned ______ a part-time secretary.
A. a life as B. a living as C. a life for D. a living for
In the years ______, she still worked hard and was determined to be successful.
A. followed B. following C. that followed D. to follow
It’s the present situation in poor areas that ______ much higher spending on education and training.
A. answers for B. provides for C. calls for D. plans for
They’ve ______ us ￡150,000 for the house. Shall we take it
A. provided B. supplied C. shown D. offered
______ you the truth, I feel asleep in the middle of his speech.
A. Telling B. Tell C. To tell D. Have told
______ with you, I think your son has little chance of passing the exam.
A. To be truth B. Be frank C. Frankly D. Frank
–Did you hear of the flower ______
--Yes, many beautiful and rare flowers are on ______ along the bank of the river.
A. show; show B. show; shown C. showed; show D. shown; show
We went to Canada to travel and my cousin ______ as our guide.
A. played B. showed C. acted D. performed
The exciting performances ______ the passenger’s attention.
A. caught B. held C. turned D. paid
Our manager didn’t even look up; all his attention was ______ on the book he was reading.
A. fixed B. paid C. given D. draw
We ______ on the weather and planned to have the party outside.
A. make a chance B. take a chance C. made chances D. take chances
–My family usually goes skating for vacation. I like skating, but I want to try something different this year.
--__________.
A. Let’s go B. Cheer up C. Like what D. Take care
Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ______ to carry all the way home.
A. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much
The coat costs ______; what’s more, it is ______ small for me.
A. much too; too much B. very much; very
C. too much; much too D. very much; much
______ homework did we have to do that we had no time to take a rest.
A. So much B. Too much C. Too little D. So little
You’d better take something to read when you go to see the doctor _____ you have to wait.
A. even if B. in case C. as if D. in order to
There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, ______ she was an only child.
A. even since B. now that C. even though D. even as
A large number of vegetables, not worth ______, have been carried to the shop.
A. to buy B. to be bought C. buying D. to be buying
Washington, a state in the United States, was named ______ one of the greatest American presidents.
A. in honor of B. instead of C. in favor of D. by means of
My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ______ it.
A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in search of
He was about to tell me the secret ______ someone patted him on the shoulder.
A. as B. until C. while D. when
In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they ______.
A. have survived B. are to survive C. would survive D. will survive
Those tablets are ______ out of the reach of children.
A. keeping B. going to be kept C. to be kept D. about to be kept
Much of the work is ______ before sunset.
A. finished B. to finish C. to be finished D. being finished
I ______ visit you yesterday but my cousin called on me.
A. was going to B. would C. had D. was about to
You’ll find this map of great ______ in helping you to get around London.
A. price B. lost C. value D. usefulness
The next morning, he found the girl ______ in bed, dead.
A. lying B. lie C. lay D. laying
It is these poisonous products ______ can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headache and aching muscles.
A. who B. that C. how D. what
Why! I have nothing to confess, ______ you want me to say
A. What is it that B. What it is that C. How is it that D. How it is that
It was for this reason ______ her uncle moved out of New York and settled down in a small village.
A. which B. why C. that D. how
It is said that in Australia there is more land than the government knows ______.
A. what to do it with B. what to do it with
C. what to do with it D. to do what with it
______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.
A. As B. That C. This D. It
76. –Oh, dear! I’ve just broken a window. --________. It can’t be helped.
A. Never mind B. All right C. That’s fine D. Not at all
–We missed you at this morning’s meeting, Diana.
--______, but if I hadn’t had to meet a friend, I would have been there.
A. Me, too B. I’m sorry C. Never mind D. Thank you
Would you mind if I ______ you type-recorder
A. use B. shall use C. used D. should
It’s high time that he settled down in the city and ______ a new life.
A. start B. started C. starting D. starts
It will be the first time that I ______ to London.
A. haven’t been B. have been C. will have been D. am
I thought her nice and honest ______ I met her.
A. first time B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time
______ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.
A. No matter what B. No matter which C. Whatever D. Whichever
We were told that we should follow the main road ______ we reached the central railway station.
A. whenever B. until C. while D. wherever
This woman is hard ______.
A. to get on B. to get in C. to get along with D. to get along
We all think it necessary ______ you to give up smoking.
A. of B. for C. to D. about
It’s very clever ______ you to refuse her.
A. for B. to C. of D. about
Keys:
01—05 A A A B C 06—10 B C B B A
11—15 B D C D B 16—20 C A D A C
21—25 D B D B B 26—30 A A C B B
31—35 B C D B A 36—40 B B A B B
41—45 C B B B C 46—50 C D C A A
51—55 C A A B C 56—60 A C A B C
61—65 C A A D B 66—70 C C A C A
71—75 B A C C D 76—80 A B C B B
81—86 C D B C B C
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