公共英语三级词汇练习题

　　4. A good friend is one who will ________ you when you are in trouble.

　　A) stand for B) stand by C) stand up to D) stand up with

　　5. The speaker ________ his notes before the lecture.

　　A) ran down B) ran into C) ran out D) ran over

　　6. I find this treatment very ________ to my health.

　　A) advisable B) invaluable C) beneficial D) worthy

　　7. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ________ a criminal.

　　A) anything but B) but for C) rather than D) nothing but

　　8. As a ________ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.

　　A) prior B) previous C) late D) former

　　9. The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be ________.

　　A) weakened B) omitted C) restricted D) lowered

　　10. Is it advisable to ________ our body to the sunlight.

　　A) reveal B) display C) expose D) show

　　11. ________ the punishment was unjust. Helen accepted it without complaint.

　　A) However B) So long as C) Even though D) Since

　　12. It is not difficult to ________ the idea that machines may communicate information to us.

　　A) admit B) receive C) accept D) convince

　　13. I have not the least ________ of hurting your feelings.

　　A) concept B) intention C) mind D) purpose

　　14. As the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their ________.

　　A) share B) place C) role D) shape

　　15. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to ________ the cold in a few day.

　　A) get over B) get away C) get off D) get out

　　16. Although the weather was very had, the buses still ran on ________.

　　A) list B) plan C) schedule D) arrangement

　　17. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.

　　A) mindless B) unaware C) brainless D) unconscious

　　18. The car is quite ________ of petrol.

　　A) economic B) economical C) saving D) sparing

　　19. ________ his great wealth, he always remained a man of simple tastes.

　　A) Except for B) With regard to C) Despite D) Although

　　20. The socks were too small and it was only by ________ them that he managed to get them on.

　　A) spreading B) extending C) lengthening D) stretching

　　21. Language can be defined as a tool by which human beings ________ with one another.

　　A) associate B) connect C) communicate D) correspond

　　22. As a small boy, he was slow ________ learning to read and write.

　　A) on B) with C) in D) about

　　23. Tony was ________ a mile of the hotel when he ran out of petrol.

　　A) within B) inside C) about D) off

　　24. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money ___.

　　A) in the long run B) in conclusion C) at long last D) at the end

　　25. I don’t know why he ________ in the middle of a sentence.

　　A) broke off B) broke out C) broke through D) broke away

　　26. It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be.

　　A) impression B) reaction C) comment D) opinion

　　27. There were some ________ flowers on the table.

　　A) artificial B) unnatural C) false D) unreal

　　28. We are interested in the weather because it ________ us so directly-what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

　　A) benefits B) affects C) guides D) effects

　　29. Will all those ________ the proposal raise their hands?

　　A) in relation to B) in contrast to C) in excess of D) in favor of

　　30. Children are very curious ________.

　　A) at heart B) in person C) on purpose D) by nature

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