新视野第三版第三册期末测试词汇与语法题库Vocabulary and Structure

Unit 1 Part 15 Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete each sentence.

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

Correct answer: A

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

Correct answer: D

3. Let us be exact in what we say so as to ________ any possibility of misunderstanding.

A. reply

B. alleviate

C. preclude

D. proclaim

Correct answer: C

4. She has remained loyal to him throughout his ________.

A. shortcoming

B. misfortune

C. circuit

D. tragedy

Correct answer: B

5. The company has been developing in a big way and is gaining ________ internationally.

A. prestige

B. dedication

C. humanity

D. persecution

Correct answer: A

6. The glamorous actress always went shopping with many ________ crowding round her.

A. participants

B. managers

C. statesmen

D. attendants

Correct answer: D

7. When he is confronted with a ________, he usually makes an arbitrary decision by throwing a coin.

A. paradox

B. prejudice

C. dilemma

D. conflict

Correct answer: C

8. During the construction of high buildings, cranes (起重机) are used to ________ building materials to the upper floors.

A. toss

B. increase

C. hoist

D. enhance

Correct answer: C

9. Students and teachers should have ________ attitudes toward each other.

A. respectful

B. respected

C. respective

D. respectable

Correct answer: A

10. My usual feeling of respect, ________ with a little fear, had been replaced by the warmest concern.

A. migrated

B. matched

C. mingled

D. melted

Correct answer: C

11. The purpose of many such small-scale adaptations is to ________ the enterprise forward.

A. propose

B. doom

C. toss

D. propel

Correct answer: D

12. The pill cannot cure a common cold, but it can ________ the symptoms (症状).

A. aggravate

B. alleviate

C. medicate

D. bypass

Correct answer: B

13. I did not switch on the light in case it should ________ her.

A. glare

B. shine

C. faint