大学英语专科(III)网络作业(1)

上海交通大学医学院网络学院大专英语复习Revision for College English (Level III)

大学英语(3) 网络作业(1) Revision Exercise 1

Part I Vocabulary and structure

Section A

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

1.Bill was very ______ when he saw the people injured in the car accident.

A. awkward

B. emotional

C. indignant

D. relaxed

2.Only those who are strong can ______ the severe sufferings in overcoming life’s

difficulties.

A. endure

B. recall

C. accomplish

D. fortify

3.What ______ is there to do well in this course? Will we get a grade for our

work?

A. promotion

B. advantage

C. incentive

D. reaction

4.By chance she and her friend came to the party wearing ______ dresses.

A. radical

B. identical

C. excessive

D. liberal

5.The recent welfare law was passed to ______ the poor living conditions of many

citizens.

A. conquer

B. ignore

C. relieve

D. inspect

6.The professor didn’t answer questions during his lecture because he wanted to

complete the material without ______.

A. interruption

B. privilege

C. challenge

D. disgrace

7.Our city has many buildings which ______ those found in the West.

A. possess

B. resemble

B. accumulate D. locate

8.The enemy warned us that they were going to ______ the peace talks.

A. result in

B. stick to

C. break off

D. depend on

9.The boss told his secretary to ______ his order without delay.

A. hold up

B. talk over

C. carry out

D. set aside

10. In view of global warming, coastal buildings should ________ sea-level rise.

A. prompt

B. anticipate

C. discourage

D. prevent

11. I feel ________ you will extend a helping hand to those who are suffering from

cold and hunger.

A. complacent

B. unlike

C. apparent

D. confident

12. Why don’t you _____ the break to have a cup of coffee and relax yourself.?

A. look into

B. hold up

C. come up with

D. take advantage of

13. My attitude to aging is that it's ______ so there's very little we can do about

it.

A. inevitable

B. steady

C. contagious

D. psychological

14. We had better move forward, for it will not do us any good to ________ the

past.

A. shrug off

B. dwell on

C. live on

D. single out

15. They took emergency steps to protect themselves from the ________ disease.

A. conveyed

B. dreaded

C. dispersed

D. exploded

16. Susan is never known to be ________ to follow fashions, however attractive

they may seem.

A. addicted

B. prompted

C. tempted

D. granted

17. The ability to sing and dance has become increasingly important in the entertainment industry nowadays, and there are few actors who don't ________ some musical and dance skills.

A. own

B. pursue

C. occupy

D. possess

18. The spending cuts made it impossible to fill the posts left ________ by retired

teachers.

A. depressed

B. jealous

C. vacant

D. dissatisfied

19. They will give presentations on those aspects of engineering that are having an

________on the development of military equipment.

A. impact

B. indication

C. intent

D. application

20. Have you ______ enough time to do quality work and meet the company’s standards?

A. brought about

B. leaned on

C. taken over

D. put in

21. Automatic machines can only do the jobs they ______ to do.

A. have been asked

B. have asked

C. ask D will ask