练习1：

1． We should not complain about taxes.
A) feel unhappy
B) say bad things
C) care
D) praise
2. What were the effects of the decision she made?
A) reasons
B) results
C) causes
D) bases

3.People don t realize how serious this recession has actually been.
A) know
B) think
 
C) doubt
D) remember

4.First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.
A) at any place
B) at any price
C) in any language
D) in any country

5. About a quarter of the workers in the United States are employed in factories.
A) third
B) fourth
C) tenth
D) fifteenth

6. In a bullfight, it is movement, not the color, of subjects that arouses the bull.
A) confuses
B) excites
C) scares
D) diverts

7.Passenger ships and planes are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.
A) highways
B) railroads
C) sailboats
D) aircraft

8. The firemen acted quickly because lives were at stake
A) in danger
B) in despair
C) out of condition
D) out of danger

9.Mary called me up very late last night.
A) shouted at me
B) visited me
C) telephoned me
D) waked me

10. Mary gets up at the same time every morning.
A) arises
B) raises
C) arrives
D) stands up

11. Helen will leave immediately.
A) far away
B) right away
C) right here
D) soon

12.Susan is looking for the dictionary, which she lost yesterday.
A) finding
B) looking up
C) looking at
D) trying to find

13.John talked over the new job offer with his wife.
A) discussed
B) mentioned
C) accepted
D) rejected

14. While I sympathize, I can t really do very much to help.
A) when
B) but
C) although
D) where

15.A beautiful woman attended to me in that store yesterday.
A) waited on
B) talked to
C) spoke to
D) stayed with

key: ABABB BDACA BDACA

练习2：

1． America s emphasis on the importance of education for everyone has spurred scientific research.
　A) encouraged B) endangered C) endorsed D) enlarged
2. Photojournalist Margaret White became famous for her coverage of significant events during the Second World War.
　A) baggage B )orphanage C)reportage D ) usage
3. Below 600 feet ocean waters range from dimly lit to completely dark.
　A) inadequately B ) hardly C) faintly D) sufficiently
4. "I m not meddling ". Mary said mildly. "I m just curious".
 
　A) gently B )shyly C) weakly D) sweetly
5. In 1861 it seemed inevitable that the Southern states would break away from the Union.
　A) strange B) certain C) inconsistent D) proper
6. Many of novelist Carson McCullers characters are isolated, disappointed people.
　A) solitary B) gloomy C) feeble D) frugal
7. The workers finally called off the strike.
　A) put off B) ended C) cancelled D) participated in
8. John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting .
　A) wanted B) promised C) decided D) agreed
9. I catch cold now and then.
　A) always B) occasionally C ) constantly D) regularly
10. He often finds fault with my work.
　A) criticizes B) praises C) evaluates D) talks about
11. The little girl grasped her mother s arm as she across the street.
　A) understood B) had a hold over C) took hold of D) left hold of
12. In judging our work you should take into consideration the fact that we have been very busy recently.
　A) thought B) mind C) account D) memory
13. I can no longer tolerate his actions.
　A) put up with B) accept C) take D) suffer from
14. The doctors have abandoned the hope to rescue the old man.
　A) left B) given up C) turned down D) refused
15. Have you talked to her lately?
　A) lastly B) shortly C) recently D) immediately

KEY:
ACCABACCBACCABC

练习3：

1. Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.
　A) expressive B) physical C) exaggerated D) dubious
2. Techniques to harness the energy of the sun are being developed.
　A) convert B) store C) utilize D) receive
3. Many residents of apartment complexes object to noisy neighbors.
　A) managers B) occupants C) landlords D) caretakers
4. The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.
　 
A) continuously B) quickly C) excessively D) exceptionally
5. Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches.
　A) disrupt B) diagnose C) evaporate D) cure
6. John Hanson helped draft instructions for Maryland s delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.
　A) clarify B) formulate C) revise D) contribute
7. Practically all species of animals communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes.
　A) Simultaneously B) Almost C) absolutely D) Basically
8. Sulphur has occasionally been found in the earth in an almost pure state.
　A) regularly B) accidentally C) sometimes D) successfully
9. When doves are about two weeks old, they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings.
　A) grow B) wrap C) hide D) test
10, I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.
　A) normally B) seldom C) continuously D) usually
11.When she was invited to the party, she readily accepted.
　A) willingly B) suddenly C) firmly D) quickly
12. The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
　A) take out B) repair C) pull D) dig
13. You must shine your shoes.
　A) lighten B) clean C) wash D) polish
14. The majority of people around here are decent people.
24f 　A) honest B) rich C) good-looking D) high-ranking
15. A deadly disease has affected these animals.
　A) contagious B) serious C) fatal D) worrying

KEY:
B C B A D B B C D B A A D A C