词汇及语法训练三Multiple choice:1. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against acompletely innocent old man is a clear sign of ______.A. impulseB. insanityC. inspirationD. disposition2. The Prime Minister was followed by five or six ______ when he got off the plane.A. laymenB. servantsC. directorsD. attendants3. There is no doubt that the ______ of these goods to the others is easy to see.A. prestigeB. superiorityC. priorityD. publicity4. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ______ and had a very good time.A. feastB. congratulationsC. festivalD. recreation5. The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive thefreight ______ are.A. paymentsB. chargesC. fundsD. prices6. The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated.A. assuranceB. assumptionC. sanctionD. insurance7. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ______.A. temperamentB. contaminationC. scrutinyD. symmetry8. We are doing this work in the ___ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.A. contextB. contestC. pretextD. texture9. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leadingto a successful treatment could come much sooner.A. a distinctionB. a breakthroughC. an identificationD. an interpretation10. Doctors are often caught in a ________ because they have to decide whether they should tell theirpatients the truth or not.A. puzzleB. perplexityC. dilemmaD. bewilderment11. To ________ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.A. commendB. memorizeC. propagateD. commemorate12. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to ________ his position in thegovernment.A. contriveB. consolidateC. heaveD. intensify13. Please do not be ________ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.A. distractedB. disregardedC. irritatedD. intervened14. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should ________ them as soon as possible.A. rectifyB. reclaimC. refrainD. reckon15. He wouldn’t answer the reporters’ questions, nor would he ________ for a photograph.A. summonB. highlightC. poseD. marshal16. The club will ________ new members the first week in September.A. enrollB. subscribeC. absorbD. register17. If you don’t ________ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they’ll just run riot.A. mobilizeB. warrantC. manipulateD. supervise18. Already the class is ________ about who our new teacher will be.A. foreseeingB. speculatingC. fabricatingD. contemplating19. We should ________ our energy and youth to the development of our country.A. dedicateB. caterC. ascribeD. cling20. Just because I’m ________ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without showing me anyrespect.A. redundantB. trivialC. versatileD. subordinate21. Many scientists remain ________ about the value of this research program.A. scepticalB. stationaryC. spaciousD. specific22. Depression is often cause by the ________ effects of stress and overwork.A. totalB. increasedC. terrificD. cumulative23. A human’s eyesight is not as ________ as that of an eagle.A. eccentricB. acuteC. sensibleD. sensitive24. It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.A. abruptB. absurdC. adverseD. addictive25. Shoes of this kind are ________ to slip on wet ground.A. feasibleB. appropriateC. aptD. fitting26. We’ll be very careful and keep what you’ve told us strictly ________.A. rigorousB. confidentialC. privateD. mysterious27. The members of Parliament were ________ that the government had not consulted them.A. impatientB. tolerantC. crudeD. indignant28. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately ________, and still others aresupported by religious organizations.A. ensuredB. attributedC. authorizedD. endowed29. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if ________ in any way.A. intervenedB. incurredC. provokedD. poked30. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other________.A. drawbacksB. handicapsC. bruisesD. blunders31. It was ______ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.A. addictedB. allegedC. assaultedD. ascribed32. The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness.A. activatedB. alleviatedC. medicatedD. deteriorated33. He is the only people who can ______ in this case, because the other witnesses were killedmysteriously.A. testifyB. chargeC. accuseD. rectify34. Professor Hawking is ______ as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.A. dignifiedB. clarifiedC. acknowledgedD. illustrated35 The financial problem of this company is further ______ by the rise in interest rates.A. increasedB. strengthenedC. reinforcedD. aggravated36. We shall probably never be able to ______ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.A. assertB. impartC. ascertainD. notify37. All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colourful balloons ______slowly into the sky.A. ascendingB. elevatingC. escalatingD. lingering38. Many years had ______ before they returned to their original urban areas.A. floatedB. elapsedC. skippedD. proceeded39. What you say now is not ______ with what you said last week.A. consistentB. persistentC. permanentD. insistent40. Military orders are ______ and cannot be disobeyed.A. defectiveB. conservativeC. alternativeD. imperative41. Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe thiskind of ______ grouping is advisable.A. homogeneousB. instantaneousC. spontaneousD. anonymous42. Even sensible men do ______ things sometimes.A. abruptB. absurdC. acuteD. apt43. The commission would find itself ______ at every turn if its members couldn’t’ reach an agreement.A. collidedB. savagedC. crumbledD. hampered44. Grain production in the world is ______, but still millions go hungry.A. staggeringB. shrinkingC. soaringD. suspending45. He developed a ______ attitude after years of frustration in his career.A. sneakingB. disgustedC. drasticD. cynical46. They believed that this was not the ______ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.A. climaxB. summitC. pitchD. maximum47. Several guests were waiting in the ______ for the front door to open.A. porchB. ventC. inletD. entry48. As the mountains were covered with a ______ of cloud, we couldn’t see their tops.A. coatingB. filmC. veilD. shade49. We couldn’t really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid monthly ______.A. investmentsB. requirementsC. arrangementsD. installments50. The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an ______.A. illusionB. impressionC. imageD. illumination51. A good education is an ______ you can fall back on for the rest of your life.A. assetB. ethicC. inventoryD. obligation52. Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their ______ and theimportance you place upon the relationship.A. solidarityB. priorityC. superiorityD. hospitality53. The designer has applied for a ______ for his new invention.A. tariffB. discountC. versionD. patent54. The toy maker produces a ______ copy of the spaced station, exact in every detail.A. minimalB. minimumC. miniatureD. minor55. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget ______.A. dispositionB. discrepancyC. defectD. deficit56. They have decided to ______ physical punishment in all local schools.A. put awayB. break away fromC. do away withD. pass away57. Astronauts are ______ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.A. inclined toB. subjected toC. prone toD. bound to58. Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include______ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.A. drawing onB. drawing inC. drawing upD. drawing down59. Up until that time, his interest had focused almost ______ on fully mastering the skills andtechniques of his craft.A. restrictivelyB. radicallyC. inclusivelyD. exclusively60. All the ceremonies at the 2000 Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor, ______ of theirmulticultural communities.A. noticeableB. indicativeC. conspicuousD. implicit。