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SFLEP College English (New Edition) Achievement Test (Band 1) 1

大学英语单选集

III．Vocabulary and Structure (15%)

Directions: For each of the following incomplete sentences, there are four words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

41. I was so _______ in my book that I didn’t hear the door bell ring.

A. concentrated

B. absorbed

C. engaged

D. occupied

42. It’s important to locate industries in areas where a supply of raw materials is ________.

A. preferable

B. available

C. dependable

D. favourable

43. We cannot judge a person simply on the ________ of his education.

A. condition

B. principle

C. basis

D. situation

44. Only one little boy ________ the accident. Everyone else was killed.

A. survived

B. surpassed

C. surrounded

D. suffered

45. His parents ________ on with higher education after he graduated from the medical school.

A. encouraged him going

B. suggested him to go

C. urged that he go

D. insisted on him to go

46. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were

________ and many houses collapsed.

A. wrecked

B. spoiled

C. torn

D. injured

47. The car _________ halfway for no reason.

A. broke off

B. broke down

C. broke up

D. broke out

48. Marge’s bedroom was in a _________, with books and papers covering every possible surface.

A. litter

B. mess

C. rubbish

D. disorder

49. ________ people are contemptuous of those who make obscene calls.

A. Respectable

B. Respectful

C. Respective

D. Respected

50. Most robots are used to perform ________, dangerous or otherwise undesirable work in

factories.

A. jealous

B. vicious

C. tedious

D. precious

51. His attitude is _______ of contempt for ordinary people.

A. evident

B. positive

C. indicative

D. apparent

52. In 1800 Congress and the rest of the government moved from Philadelphia to Washington,

where they _______ ever since.

A. are located

B. were located

C. have been located

D. had been located

53. By the time jet aircrafts could fly at a speed faster than sound, train transportation in the United

States ________ over several decades.

A. had declined

B. had been declined

C. would have declined

D. had been declining

54. Not on my life ________ money into that type of business.

A. I would risk to put

B. I would risk putting

C. would I risk to put

D. would I risk putting

55. No students are able to pursue nuclear science ________ mathematics.

A. with no solidly grasp of

B. without solidly grasping of

C. without a solid grasp of

D. with no grasping solidly of