出自:西安交通大学--英语三

We hope to become more _____ in predicting tsunamis (海啸). A. precise B. exact C. accurate D. correct
He doesn’t have the slightest ______ of buying a new house. A. attitude B. intention C. statement D. temptation
A person.s calorie requirements vary ___ his life. A. across B. throughout C. over D. within
Niagara Falls is a great tourist _______, drawing millions of visitors every year. A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement
I’m looking for the _______ section in today’s paper. A. column B. combination C. comb D. classified
I hate people who _____ the end of a film that you haven.t seen before. A. reveal B. rewrite C. revise D. reverse
She often talks with a _______ appearance but in fact she is always telling lies. A. tidy B. sincere C. worship D. merry
We all think that _____ no need to make laws to prevent the young from getting married during their college life. A. it is B. there has C. it has D. there is
Postage ______, the necklace will cost you at least 650 yuan. A. including B. included C. include D. to be included
With his eyes ______ on the family album, he thought of the fun he had when he lived with his parents. A. fixing B. fixed C. to be fixed D. being fixed
George applied for the position three times ______ he finally got it. A. before B. until C. when D. after
This robot is supposed to save a lot of labor, but it remains a problem if it ______. A. is B. saves C. does D. has
There were many more people who got injured in the big fire than _______. "A. was reported B. it was reported C. were reported D. they were reported "
He doesn’t know what to say, for it is the first time that he ______ with a girl. A. went out B. goes out C. has gone out D. had gone out
_______ which way to take, the little boy behaved like a real gentleman who comforted his sister from time to time. "A. Leaving to wonder B. Having left to wonder C. Left wondering D. Left to wonder "
During the tourist season, there are many people wandering in this city to see the old castles _____ in the sixteenth century. "A. to be built B. being built C. having been built D. built "
When do you think ______ start the new attack? A. they will B. will they C. they can D. can they
It took them about one month to ______ how to start the equipment. "A. make out B. come out C. get out D. figure out "
While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ______ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner. "A. a distinction B. a breakthrough C. an identification D. an interpretation "
He tried to expand his reading because he thought good reading can _____ people’s mind. A. train B. nurture C. capture D. invade
______ that no one was ever prepared for it. "A. So suddenly did the bad news come B. So suddenly the bad news came C. So did the bad news come suddenly D. Did the bad news come so suddenly "
“______ the friendship between our two people last forever!”, and with this sincere hope, the president concluded his speech. A. Could B. May C. Would D. Must
We need a more capable leader, ______ with strong will and as well as good humour. A. who B. that C. one D. which
Many people attend various public lectures, chiefly ______ themselves familiar with the latest development of different fields. A. getting B. to get C. to have got D. got
It is no longer a problem _______ the poor children in this district can go to school. A. that B. whether C. so D. because
Of all the applicants, ______ do you think is fit for the position? A. who B. whoever C. whomever D. whichever
Part of the work is to be finished today and ______ by this weekend. A. another B. the others C. the rest D. the other
Generally speaking, the harder one works, _______. "A. the better he gets result B. the better result he gets C. he gets better result D. does he get better result "
" Astronauts are ______ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft. " A. inclined to B. subjected to C. prone to D. bound to
Recently there has been a great ______ for “green product”. A. demand B. claim C. application D. request
We often hold fairs here. There are a lot of things ______. A. to choose from B. to choose C. to be chosen D. for choosing
Every boy and every girl ______ to the museum this afternoon. A. is to go B. are to go C. were to go D. is gone
"Not until science became prominent ___ be abolished", some people argue. "A. that slavery came to B. slavery to C. had slavery come to D. did slavery come to "
His poor health __________ him to resign from his job. A. compelled B. treasured C. transplanted D. trimmed
The house was very quiet, ____ as it was on the side of a mountain. "A. isolated B. isolating C. being isolated D. having been isolated "
Professor Allington asks his students to read the newspapers to keep ____ of current events. A. watch B. observation C. track D. information
Could you take a _____ sheet of paper and write your name at the top? A. bare B. vacant C. hollow D. blank
The film provides a deep _______ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings. A. insight B. imagination C. fancy D. outlook
With the worldwide oil crisis, the price of oil has been raised ______ 15%. A. about B. with C. of D. by
The lectures, ______ the current international issues, are well received. A. are covered B. covered C. covering D. to cover
Peter is very angry about ______ of the changed timetable. "A. not informing B. not being informed C. being not informed D. not to be informed "
It is ______ that terrorism is a great threat to world peace. "A. widely accepted B. widely accepting C. wide accepted D. wide accepting "
The house built of stone lasts longer than ____ built of wood. A. the one B. one C. that D. its
E-mail as well as telephones ____ more and more popular in daily communication. A. have become B. become C. are becoming D. is becoming
This kind of cloth ____ well. A. washes B. wash C. is washed D. is washing
What do you mean ____ saying that you’ve never heard of it before? A. in B. by C. as D. with
He’s an intelligent boy. He ____ made such a foolish mistake. A. can’t have B. may not have C. might not have D. mustn’t have
Each of the engineers and professors is working hard at their posts, ____ to accomplish the goal as soon as possible. A. wish B. for wishing C. wishing D. to wish
She is _____ of expressing her viewpoints. A. careful B. prudent C. cautious D. delicate
Jack noticed that the noisy little Indian boy’s chin was _____. A. quivering B. quavering C. shaking D. quaking