公共英语PETS3级词汇练习第十七单元

　　1. Many people lost their jobs during the business ________.

　　A） desperation B） decrease C） despair D） depression

　　2. Whenever a big company ________a small one， the product almost always gets worse.

　　A） gets on with B） cuts down C） takes over D） puts up with

　　3. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________.

　　A） mature B） deliberate C） meaningful D） innocent

　　4. The beam that is ________ by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.

　　A） emitted B） transported C） motivated D） translated

　　5. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________ the isolation of life in Alaska.

　　A） break through B） break down C） break into D） break out

　　6. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor； it must be ________ by the oppressed.

　　A） demanded B） commanded C） required D） requested

　　7. Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.

　　A） on B） for C） to D） with

　　8. ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe， these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.

　　A） Thanks to B） By means of C） In line with D） With regard to

　　9. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware ________ price.

　　A） on account of B） regardless of C） in addition to D） not to mention

　　10. Three university departments have been ________ $600，000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.

　　A） promoted B） included C） secured D） awarded

　　11. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ________ in which people communicate across time and space.

　　A） mood B） mission C） manner D） vision

　　12. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________ the closing of all recreation facilities for

　　such games.

　　A） assists B） acknowledges C） advocates D） admits

　　13. Workers in the fine arts ________ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.

　　A） transmit B） elaborate C） convey D） contribute

　　14. Finding a job can be __ and disappointing， and therefore it is important that you are prepared.

　　A） exploiting B） frustrating C） profiting D） misleading

　　15. It British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a top priority.

　　A） procedure B） protection C） allowance D） access

　　16. Louis Herman， at the University of Hawaii， has ________ a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.

　　A） installed B） equipped C） devised D） formatted

　　17. Researchers at the University of Illinois determined that the ________ of a father can help improve a child‘s grades.

　　A） involvement B） interaction C） association D） communication

　　18. We can accept your order ________ payment is made in advance.

　　A） in the belief that B） in order that C） on the excuse that D） on condition that

　　19. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ________ paper money for almost every purchase.

　　A） exchange B） reduce C） replace D） trade

　　20. Any donation you can give will help us ________ the suffering and isolation of the homeless this New Year.

　　A） lift B） patch C） comfort D） ease

　　21. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken， ________ which only fourteen are recognized as official.

　　A） of B） in C） with D） within

　　22. Techniques for ________ sleep would involve learning to control both mind and body so that sleep can occur.

　　A） cultivating B） promoting C） pushing D） strengthening

　　23. It is important to ___ between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.

　　A） determine B） identify C） explore D） distinguish

　　24. It is too early to say whether IBM‘s competitors will be able to ________ their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost.

　　A） adapt B） stick C） yield D） adopt

　　25. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________ and has featured on BBC television‘s Tomorrow’s World.

　　A） data B） source C） message D） media

　　26. I had just posted the letter when I remembered that hadn‘t ________ the cheque.

　　A） imposed B） involved C） enclosed D） contained

　　27. She had a tense expression on her face， ________ she were expecting trouble.

　　A） even though B） as though C） even as D） now that

　　28. They were ________ admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.

　　A） denied B） declined C） deprived D） rejected

　　29. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________.

　　A） prospect B） print C） process D） press

　　30. Residents were cutting their lawns， washing their cars and otherwise ________ a pleasant， sunny day.

　　A） idling away B） taking away C） chasing away D） driving away

　　KEY：Unit 17

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