《成人英语三级》词汇习题
习题一：
1. Let's the problem for the time being: we can return to it later.
A. settle C. interrupt
B. stop D. leave
2. Those opinions are now out of .
A. fashion C. order
B. mood D. form
3. He finds it difficult to himself to the climate.
A. apply C. avail
B. account D. accustom
4. When she heard the bad news, she ______completely.
A. broke away C. broke out
B. broke down D. broke through
5. This is much _____ to the one I bought last week.
A. worse C. inferior
B. lower D. equal
6. You should not _____ too much from him.
A. expose C. express
B. expect D. experience
7. The novel ended happily, and the young couple were married in the ___ .
A. final C. end
B. closing D. conclusion
8. Why were the talks scheduled for that afternoon _____off at last minute?
A. called C. stopped
B. cancelled D. abandoned
9. The building _____ mostly undamaged after the earthquake, and only minor repairs were necessary.
A. recovered C. lasted
B. consisted D. remained
10. I saw a traffic _____ this morning.
A. event C. conflict
B. accident D. damage
11. The desert was regarded as _____ for settlement.
A. uncertain C. unfit
B. unable D. unlike
12. Kindness is the most important _____ a man can have.
A. habit C. quality
B. property D. effect
13. They rose one after ______and walked out.
A. the other C. others
B. each other D. another
14. _____ you ought to do is to see a doctor.
A. How C. Which
B. What D. That
15. He said ______was not within his power to answer the question.
A. that C. such
B. this D. it
16. Mrs. Jonson ______about it before me.
A. would not like speaking C. had better not speaking
B. would not like to speak D. had better speaking not
17. I like to get up early so that I can get plenty of work _____ before lunch.
A. to do C. done
B. doing D. being done
18. John suggested _____ anything about it until they found out more facts.
A. not to say C. to say not
B. not say D. not saying
19. His theory is very difficult, but _____ people understand it.
A. a few C. a little
B. few D. little
20. Do you consider _____ more people over?
A. it any good sending C. that any good sending
B. any good sending D. any good to send
21. You'd _____ tell him the truth before it is too late.
A. better C. most
B. rather D. like
22. The policeman ______the thief down the road.
A. rushed C. chased
B. ran D. raced
23.We are opposed to _____ without him.
A. have a party C. us have a party
B. we have a party D. having a party
24. _____one occasion he helped an old woman who was in danger _____ the risk of his life.
A. In/at C. By/with
B. On/at D. At/in
25. Three months after she settled down in America she began to get _____ and homesick.
A. bore C. boring
B. bored D. boredom
26. It was getting late, so we set off______.
A. to home C. for home
B. at home D. home
27. Every child in Britain is _____to free education at school.
A. cared C. liable
B. entitled D. given
28. I didn't buy the apples; she gave them to me _____ nothing.
A. as C. in addition to
B. for D. due to
29. He could not _____ his teacher that he was telling the truth.
A. admit C. convince
B. trust D. ensure
30. He _____the present, but he didn’t accept it.
A. took C. received
B. accepted D. gained
31. The earthquake left 3,000 homeless
A. violent C. endless
B. extensive D. furious
32. They _____ the aid of the United States but did not receive it.
A. asked C. sought
B. found D. obtained
33. Some members of the committee were opposed _____the club members’ money to redecorate the meeting hall.
A. to use C. to have use
B. to using D. to be used
34. A man's _____ lessens as he grows old.
A. life C. temper
B. effort D. vigor
35. Will you _____ my clothes while I go for a swim?
A. watch C. intend
B. notice D. attend
36. This room _____ 10 meters across.
A. broadens C. averages
B. measures D. lengthens
37. It didn’t take the children long to _____out the correct answer.
A. get C. calculate
B. figure D. see
38. His life as a river-boat-pilot came to a sudden end and he was _____to leave the Mississippi at the outbreak of the war.
A. committed C. compelled
B. convinced D. compared
39. Jean _____to own a car but I don’t believe her.
A. confirms C. completes
B. claims D. convinces
40. “Shall I remove the ink stains on the writing table?”
“No, please do not _____.”
A. bother C. matter
B. disturb D. distract
41. How far was he _____for what had happened?
A. reliable C. responsible
B. respective D. provided
42. George took _____of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.
A. advantage C. interest
B. profit D. charge
43. The plan is not practical and is ______to failure.
A. due C. doomed
B. expected D. certain
44. The ______of their performance was expressed in their prolonged applause.
A. understanding C. appreciation
B. judgement D. determination
45. You needn't wait; you are free _____ whenever you like.
A. going C. to go
B. and going D. and go
46. _____ gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems.
A. Not only C. Unless
B. Except D. Besides
47. Does he speak English or Russian? ---- He doesn't speak ____.
A. either C. all
B. neither D. none
48. Can you tell me _____ a post office near here?
A. whether is there C. if there is
B. that is there D. what them is
49. The benefit concert isn't a recorded one. It is ______.
A. alive C. live
B. living D. lived
50. The airport is five miles _____.
A. from here far C. far from here
B. from here away D. away from here
5l. My dog has never _____ anyone, except when provoked.
A. bitten C. biting
B. bit D. bite
52. Father said such a thing _____ to happen again.
A. ought to be not allowed C. ought to be allowed not
B. ought not to be allowed D. not ought to be allowed
53. She ______her hair into her cap.
A. pressed C. tucked
B. touched D. tightened
54. Mary was very annoyed when her husband made a ______of himself before her colleagues.
A. spectator C. game
B. plan D. spectacle
55. He was left alone with _____to look after him.
A. not one C. anyone
B. no one D. someone
56. _____ since she was a young girl, she had wanted to become an actress.
A. Always C. Long
B. Ever D. Frequently
57. Business letters must always be ______but we should write in a natural way to friends.
A. formal C. former
B. normal D. casual
58. Arabic is a language I found ____ to learn.
A. it difficult C. difficult it
B. that difficult D. difficult
59. We _____ to get what we want, anyway.
A. operated C. controlled
B. managed D. handled
60. We have received a (an) ______from the neighboring college to play them at football.
A. demand C. order
B. challenge D. requirement
61. Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near you must be very ______.
A. lonely C. single
B. alone D. sole
62. ______, the temperature of a body rises when it receives heat.
A. As for C. As a rule
B. As yet D. As such
63. He drove fast and arrived an hour ______of schedule.
A. in advance C. abreast
B. ahead D. in front
64. Finding it difficult to______to the climate in the city, he decided to move to the north.
A. fit C. suit
B. adopt D. adapt
65. She was ______in white like a nurse.
A. clothing C. wearing
B. dressed D. worn
66. It was a good game, and at the end the ______was Argentina 3, West Germany 2.
A. account C. score
B. mark D. record
67. I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly ______to me.
A. occurred C. appeared
B. happened D. lighted
68. Is there anyone who ______the plan put forward by the committee?
A. differs C. objects
B. disagrees D. opposes
69. She told her children that they must not, ______, play with matches.
A. on any account C. in no sense
B. to good account D. by no means
70. Our public transportation system is not ______for the needs of the people.
A. complete C. normal
B. adequate D. perfect
71. Tom and I are ______seeing you, so don't disappoint us!
A. looking for C. looking to
B. looking forward to D. looking out on
72. Smoking in bed ______1000 fires a year.
A. burns C. keeps
B. catches D. causes
73. The United States ______a population of over 200 million.
A. possesses C. owns
B. have D. has
74. She opened the door very ______so as not to wake the baby.
A. attentively C. patiently
B. cautiously D. nervously
75. He speaks English ______better than I.
A. very C. much
B. so D. too
76. I enjoy playing basketball and then ______.
A. eating C. eat
B. to eat D. ate
77. You don't object ______you by your first name, do you?
A. to me to call C. me to call
B. to my calling D. my calling
78. He apologized ______having to leave so early.
A. because of C. owing to
B. since D. for
79. 9. There is no_____ in insisting on the impossible.
A. mind C. sense
B. meaning D. help
80. Professor Black had us ______compositions every Friday.
A. to write C. write
B. wrote D. writing
81. He didn't know ______or go home.
A. if to wait C. whether to wait
B. to wait D. either to wait
82. How can you avoid mistakes when you're in such a _____ ?
A. speed C. hastening
B. worry D. hurry
83. We must begin testing this instrument, no matter ______difficult it is.
A. however C. whatever
B. how D. what
84. One of my ____ sayings is "there is no smoke without fire. "
A. favourite C. favourable
B. alike D. likely
85. He makes a good living ______selling used car.
A. for C. of
B. on D. out of
86. I am _____ of the same old breakfast every morning.
A. worn out C. ill
B. tired D. exhausted
87. I couldn't understand the lecture, and ______.
A. neither could Sue C. Sue couldn't neither
B. so couldn't Sue D. Sue couldn't also
88. She's going to the photographer's ______.
A. that her photograph be taken C. to have her photograph taken
B. to have her photograph taking D. to have taken her photograph
89. ______people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
A. Not much C. Only a small number
B. Little D. Few
90. I don't talk with them in English ______.
A. no longer C. not any longer
B. any more D. no more
91. He lent me a few books, but ______are easy to read.
A. neither of them C. not either of them
B. none of them D. not both of them
92. There is something wrong with my TV set. I must have it ______.
A. check C. to check
B. checking D. checked
93. Which door does this key ____ to ?
A. set B. become C. fit D. belong
94. He's lived in London ______.
A. since a long time C. long before
B. for some time D. some time ago
95. Try to make as ______mistakes as possible in your homework.
A. less C. least
B. a few D. few
96. The child was ______to open the refrigerator door.
A. barely tall enough C. tall barely enough
B. barely enough tall D. enough barely tall
97. You can't go that way, I'm afraid, as the road is ______repair.
A. for C. under
B. in D. on
98. We have to produce more food to _____ the demand of the ever-growing population.
A. suit C. meet
B. fill D. respond
99. That field _____ a good crop of potatoes last year.
A. planted C. raised
B. grew D. yielded
100. When he was in prison he was not allowed to _____ with his family.
A. commit C. commission
B. communicate D. command
习题二：
1. Where did you _____ the magazine I was reading?
A. lay B. lie
C. remain D. let
2. It's my turn on _____ tonight, but I don't feel at all well.
A. work B. task
C. duty D. obligation
3. _____ these books to the library, as they will soon be overdue.
A. Bring B. Take
C. Fetch D. Leave
4. They say more boys are born than girls _____.
A. as a whole B. in whole
C. wholly D. on the whole
5. The chairman _____ a question for discussion.
A. aroused B. raised
C. arose D. rose
6. He is an honest official and never _____ any gifts from people who sought his help.
A. received B. expected
C. accepted D. took up
7. I suddenly _____ that it was past ten o'clock.
A. realized B. recognized
C. understood D. happened
8. Any student who _____ his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.
A. reduces B. offends
C. practises D. neglects
9. The car was repaired but not quite to my _____.
A. joy B. pleasure
C. attraction D. satisfaction
10. They seem to have no interest in _____.
A. mutual B. ordinary
C. common D. usual
11. Solar cells have been developed primarily to _____ electric power for spacecraft.
A. seek B. provide
C. apply D. insure
12. I can't _____ that loud music.
A. persist in B. put out
C. hold on to D. put up with
13. If you can’t turn the key, try _____ some oil in the lock.
A. to put B. putting
C. put D. to have put
14. The blackout caused the meeting _____ .
A. to break up B. stopped at once
C. coming to an end D. couldn’t continue
15. It makes _____ to me to stay on or to leave.
A. no doubt B. no problem
C. no use D. no difference
16. I don’t _____ it against the young man that he spent three years in jail.
A. think B. hold
C. view D. consider
17. She has been so _____ lately that I think she must be sick.
A. annoyed B. irritable
C. furious D. angry
18. She _____ her ambition of becoming a Fellow of American Science Academy.
A. acquired B. obtained
C. earned D. attained
19. The succession of events described in the famous fairy tale “Alice in the Wonderland” is _____.
A. image B. imagine
C. imaginary D. imaginable
20. I’m quite determined to have the thing _____ with before you go.
A. ended B. coped
C. done away D. done
21. The student spent four months _____ the information for his paper.
A. rounding up B. looking after
C. looking forward D. rounding together
22. They made great efforts to build _____ the friendship between the two people.
A. / B. up
C. on D. upon
23. Jean ____to own a car but I don’t believe her.
A. confirm B. claims
C. complete D. convince
24. Every child in Britain is ____to free education at school
A. cared B. entitled
C. liable D. given
25. We’ll discuss it ____our dinner.
A. while B. with
C. over D. from
26. What’s your____ in doing so stupid a thing?
A. end B. meaning
C. point D. idea
27. The thief was _____by the police with breaking the law.
A. accused B. commented
C. criticized D. charged
28. Don’t invest in such a project, you’ll risk____ your money.
A. losing B. lose
C. to lose D. lost
29. She was not aware of his ____ in the room until he was asked to relate his recent experiences in the expedition.
A. presence B. present
C. absence D. absent
30. John found _____ so complicated a question.
A. it hard to answer B. himself hard to answer
C. hard for him to answer D. himself hard answering
31. The next afternoon I went to _____ Miss Barkley again.
A. call on B. call out
C. call forth D. call off
32. People usually say "facts are eloquent ______."
A. clue B. consideration
C. prove D. proof
33. His pupils used to make him so angry that he threw books ______them.
A. in B. for
C. towards D. at
34. Sorry I can't answer your question. I know _____ about the subject.
A. a little B. little
C. some D. few
35. It's _____ my power to make final decision on the matter.
A. outside B. beyond
C. out of D. above
36. Dick usually looks forward to _____ from her.
A. hear B. be heard
C. hearing D. have heard
37. That family is always quarrelling ______themselves.
A. within B. with
C. between D. among
38. She grabbed me ______and pulled me onto the bus.
A. by an arm B. by the arm
C. on the arm D. with the arm
39. I don't think this is a good idea. Has he ______suggestion?
A. any one B. the other
C. any other D. some another
40. My sister framed the photograph and ______it on the wall of her room.
A. hanged B. hangs
C. hung D. hanging
41. I shall ______you by telephone on Friday.
A. contend B. contact
C. constitute D. conflict
42. Two ships were barely ______on the horizon.
A. sensible B. passable
C. visible D. available
43. If he refuses to pay I shall take ______against him.
A. process B. approaches
C. punishment D. measures
44. She had not as yet ______to any special work.
A. been trained B. been practised
C. learned D. studied
45. It was then that I ______a change come over her face.
A. watched B. fixed
C. noted D. located
46. With such poor ______he really needs glasses.
A. vision B. sense
C. view D. scene
47. After that ______exercise you will feel very tired.
A. breathless B. vigorous
C. attentive D. fearful
48. I'll never ______to her marrying that man.
A. promise B. content
C. consent D. allow
49. It is only by ______that you see me here. I ought to be in the office.
A. surprise B. mistake
C. incident D. accident
50. Don't ______that you can succeed without hard work.
A. intend B. suppose
C. endeavor D. seek
51. No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ______of how life began.
A. cause B. reason
C. confusion D. puzzle
52. Mr. Black built fences to ______the boundaries of his land.
A. mark B. confine
C. sign D. post
53. He was very upset by the _____ of his English examination.
A. effect B. losing
C. result D. final
54. I ______watching this program because it is very interesting.
A. amuse B. delight
C. please D. enjoy
55. The clock ______and we realized it was two o'clock.
A. hit B. struck
C. rang D. sounded
56. The paper parcel ______a clean shirt, socks and a handkerchief.
A. composed B. contained
C. constituted D. was made up of
57. Each apartment could _____ a family of six.
A. house B. make
C. cover D. include
58. They are nice boys and I'm sure you'll get on ______them very well.
A. by B. with
C. toward D. beside
59. Bill's getting along better than ______in his class.
A. somebody B. somebody else
C. anybody D. anybody else
60. He ______live in the country than in the city.
A. had better B. prefers to
C. would rather D. would like
61. The committee _____ a conclusion only after days of discussion.
A. achieved B. reached
C. arrived D. completed
62. She asked that the letter be _____ in order that the contents should remain a secret.
A. eliminated B. ruined
C. destroyed D. spoiled
63. You are always ______fault with what I do.
A. thinking B. seeing
C. discovering D. finding
64. A dog was ______by a bus and killed.
A. run over B. taken over
C. felled down D. tripped up
65. I know I have seen that man before. I can't ______where.
A. wonder B. recognize
C. remind D. recall
66. Can you ______me to the library, please?
A. instruct B. describe
C. direct D. appoint
67. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous ______.
A. pace B. measure
C. progress D. rate
68. ______, that step is not safe!
A. Look around B. Look out
C. look up D. Look down
69. He was standing by an electric heater, and his nightdress ______fire.
A. took B. caught
C. started D. set
70. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept ______all night.
A. noisily B. sensitively
C. soundly D. quickly
71. The visit of the President will increase the ______between the two countries.
A. peace B. knowledge
C. understanding D. assistance
72. When I am tired I frequently make silly arithmetical ______.
A. mistakes B. follies
C. faults D. defects
73. Trains stop here in order to ______passengers only.
A. get off B. get on
C. pull up D. pick up
74. His wife's death ______him deeply.
A. affected B. offended
C. effected D. infected
75. _____ I look old, I have not lost the use of my limbs.
A. Though B. In spite of
C. Despite D. No matter
76. The population of many Chinese cities has _____ doubled in the past thirty years.
A. as great as B. larger than
C. quite a bit D. more than
77. Fortunately, the demonstration ______to be quite peaceful.
A. turned in B. turned out
C. showed off D. showed up
78. If you won't _____ her solve the problem by herself, she will never learn.
A. put B. set
C. let D. want
79. He is no fool, he’ll catch _____ soon enough to what you are saying.
A. on B. up
C. in D. up with
80. It was not _____ the speaker finished his speech
A. before long B. long before
C. before D. after
81. _____ her age, she really had done a good job in such a short time.
A. Giving B. Gives
C. Give D. Given
82. He didn’t want to _____ with any plans she might have in view.
A. trouble B. interest
C. interview D. interfere
83. The blackout caused the meeting _____ .
A. to break up B. stopped at once
C. coming to an end D. couldn’t continue
84. It makes _____ to me to stay on or to leave.
A. no doubt B. no problem
C. no use D. no difference
85. He's a very naughty boy and is always in _____ for his mischief.
A. difficulty B. punishment
C. misery D. trouble
86. He climbed up into the tree but the apples were still _____ his reach.
A. inside B. within
C. at D. beyond
87. This ward of the hospital is _____ Dr. Green.
A. in charge of B. in the charge of
C. take charge of D. responsible of
88. It is the business of novelist to _____ up into existence the world of imagination.
A. build B. round
C. flare D. conjure
89. It is by no means _____to learn a second language well _____ to learn your native tongue.
A. so easier; as B. so easier; that
C. as easily; as D. as easy; as
90. The Johnsons always kept on good _____with their next-door neighbors.