公共英语PETS3级词汇练习第十二单元

　　1. I was advised to arrange for insurance ________ I needed medical treatment.

　　A） nevertheless B） although C） in case D） so that

　　2. Our new house is very ________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

　　A） adaptable B） comfortable C） convenient D） available

　　3. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ________ at different villages.

　　A） unceasingly B） gradually C） continuously D） continually

　　4. I‘m very sorry to have ________ you with so many questions on such an occasion.

　　A） interfered B） offended C） impressed D） bothered

　　5. The price of beer ________ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.

　　A） altered B） ranged C） separated D） differed

　　6. Our son doesn‘t know what to ________ at the university； he can’t make up his mind about his future.

　　A） take in B） take up C） take over D） take after

　　7. Although they plant trees in this area every year， the tops of some hills are still ________.

　　A） blank B） hollow C） vacant D） bare

　　8. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life， with a lot of traveling ________ heavy schedules.

　　A） with regard to B） as to C） in relation to D） owing to

　　9. Tony is very disappointed ________ the results of the exam.

　　A） with B） for C） toward D） on

　　10. William Penn， the founder of Pennsylvania， ________ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.

　　A） peculiarly B） indifferently C） vigorously D） inevitably

　　11. When people become unemployed， it is ________ which is often worse than lack of wages.

　　A） laziness B） poverty C） idleness D） inability

　　12. ________ his sister， Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

　　A） Dislike B） Unlike C） Alike D） Liking

　　13. ________ you are leaving tomorrow， we can eat dinner together tonight.

　　A） For B） Since C） Before D） While

　　14. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ________ in the market.

　　A） batteries B） bargains C） baskets D） barrels

　　15. In previous times， then fresh meat was in short ________， pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

　　A） store B） provision C） reserve D） supply

　　16. After the guests left， she spent half an hour ________ the sitting-room.

　　A） ordering B） arranging C） tidying up D） clearing away

　　17. I was ________ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.

　　A） to B） on C） at D） in

　　18. A lorry ________ Jane‘s cat and sped away.

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

　　19. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ________.

　　A） appreciated B） approved C） appealed D） applied

　　20. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ________， drawing millions of visitors every year.

　　A） attention B） attraction C） appointment D） arrangement

　　21. The hopes， goals， fears and desires ________ widely between men and women， between the rich and the

　　poor.

　　A） alter B） shift C） transfer D） vary

　　22. Some diseases are ________ by certain water animals.

　　A） transplanted B） transformed C） transported D） transmitted

　　23. It is our ________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

　　A） consistent B） continuous C） considerate D） continual

　　24. Between 1974 and 1997， the number of overseas visitors expanded ________27%.

　　A） by B） for C） to D） in

　　25. Although many people view conflict as bad， conflict is sometimes useful ________ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.

　　A） by which B） to which C） in that D） so that

　　26. He is ________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.

　　A） optimistic B） optional C） outstanding D） obvious

　　27. The director was critical ________ the way we were doing the work.

　　A） at B） in C） of D） with

　　28. In a sudden ________ of anger， the man tore up everything within reach.

　　A） attack B） burst C） split D） blast

　　29. In Britain people ________ four million tons of potatoes every year.

　　A） swallow B） dispose C） consume D） exhaust

　　30. I‘d ________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community， and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

　　A） take into account B） account for C） make up for D） make out

　　KEY：Unit 12

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