第三册词汇练习(unit 3)

buDirections: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

Unit 3

1. You must take the _____ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you.

A) primitive B) preliminary C) primary D) practicable

2. How can you best ______ in your students the speech habits of the English language?

A) civilize B) cultivate C) evolve D) train

3. After three hours of heated debate, the _____ bill was passed by a narrow majority .

A) virtual B) universal C) controversial D) substantial

4. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

A) comprehensive B) integrated C) redundant D) productive

5. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _____ way of greeting.

A) conventional B) conservative C) constant D) convenient

6. If you _____ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions.

A) overtake B) fix C) highlight D) suspend

7. I am afraid that you have to alter your _____ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.

A) indifferent B) distressing C) optimistic D) pessimistic

8. Stamping on any country’s national flag is an _____ to its people.

A) inflation B) ingredient C) insult D) invasion

9. When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the _____ of hearing.

A) organ B) possession C) conduct D) faculty

10. If you _____ bright sunlight _____ dry wood with a glass, it will start burning.

A) expose … to B) concentrate … on C) aim … at D)

focus … on

11. The manufacturers refused to take all _____ for damage caused by misuse.

A) duty B) responsibility C) obligation D) share

12. The noise was so faint that you had to ______ your ears to hear it.

A) stir B) strengthen C) strain D) stride

13. We’ve done our ______ to make the pr ocess as simple as possible.

A) terminal B) utmost C) extreme D) supreme

14. What he said was too ______ for me to understand.

A) compound B) complex C) comprehensive D) conventional

15. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.

A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate

16. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect _____ so a walk along Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery.

A) control B) order C) harmony D) action

17. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.

A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive

18. If your baby is losing weight, you should _____ your doctor promptly.

A) advocate B) consult C) enquire D) investigate

19. I have worked on three _____ Saturdays.

A) continuous B) consistent C) successive D) regular

20. With the introduction of _____ technology, information flows faster than it ever did.

A) involved B) complicated C) sophisticated D) complex

21. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _____ behind as usual.

A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging

22. It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _____ will be conducted by computer.

A) transformations B) transmissions C) transitions D) transactions

23. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed _____ in China’s particular situation.

A) useful B) available C) feasible D) desirable

24. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _____ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.

A) in proportion to B) in reply to C) in relation to D) in contrast to

25. We _____ the cook because her cooking was so poor.