公共英语PETS3级词汇练习第十八单元

　　1. He asked us to ________ them in carrying through their plan.

　　A） provide B） arouse C） assist D） persist

　　2. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates， ________ was to be expected.

　　A） that B） what C） so D） as

　　3. He was such a ____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.

　　A） specific B） dynamic C） heroic D） diplomatic

　　4. Arriving home， the boy told his parents about all the ______ which occurred in his dormitory.

　　A） occasions B） matters C） incidents D） issues

　　5. The opening between the rocks was very narrow， but the boys managed to ________ through.

　　A） press B） squeeze C） stretch D） leap

　　6. They are trying to ________ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.

　　A） expose B） exhaust C） exhibit D） exploit

　　7. The manager urged his staff not to ________ the splendid opportunity.

　　A） drop B） miss C） escape D） slide

　　8. ________ I admire David as a poet， I do not like him as a man.

　　A） Much as B） Only if C） If only D） As much

　　9. Because of a ________ engagement， Lora couldn‘t attend my birthday party last Saturday. A） pioneer B） premature C） prior D） past

　　10. The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.

　　A） set back B） set off C） set out D） set aside

　　11. Not having a good command of English can be a serious ________ preventing you from achieving your goals.

　　A） obstacle B） fault C） offense D） distress

　　12. It‘s very ________ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.

　　A） concerned B） careful C） considerable D） considerate

　　13. Many a player who had been highly thought of has ________ from the tennis scene.

　　A） disposed B） disappeared C） discouraged D） discarded

　　14. She‘s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll ________.

　　A） come round B） come along C） come on D） come out

　　15. All their attempts to ________ the child from the burning building were in vain.

　　A） regain B） recover C） rescue D） reserve

　　16. Computer technology will ________ a revolution in business administration.

　　A） bring around B） bring about C） bring out D） bring up

　　17. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of ________ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.

　　A） regulating B） halting C） interrupting D） combating

　　18. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching， particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.

　　A） joint B） intensive C） overall D） decisive

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

　　A） route B） transmission C） vision D） manner

　　20. When I go out in the evening I use the bike ________ the car if I can.

　　A） rather than B） regardless of C） in spite of D） other than

　　21. There is no ________ evidence that people can control their dreams， at least in experimental situations in a lab.

　　A） rigid B） solid C） smooth D） harsh

　　22. Every culture has developed ________ for certain kinds of food and drink， and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.

　　A） preferences B） expectations C） fantasies D） fashions

　　23. It is reported that Uruguay understands and ________ China on human rights issues.

　　A） grants B） changes C） abandons D） backs

　　24. Only a few people have ________ to the full facts of the incident.

　　A） access B） resort C） contact D） path

　　25. His trousers ________ when he tried to jump over the fence.

　　A） cracked B） split C） broke D） burst

　　26. So far， ___ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.

　　A） governing B） blowing C） prevailing D） ruling

　　27. The author was required to submit an ________ of about 200 words together with his research paper.

　　A） edition B） editorial C） article D） abstract

　　28. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed， new official tongues began to ________ at an increasing rate.

　　A） bring up B） build up C） spring up D） strike up

　　29. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital， ________ they have no schedules to keep.

　　A） even though B） for C） as if D） since

　　30. Some plants are very ________ to light； they prefer the shade.

　　A） sensible B） flexible C） objective D） sensitive

　　KEY：Unit 18

　　1-5 CDBCB 6-10 DBACA 11-15 ADBAC 16-20 BDCBA 21-25 BADAB 26-30 CDCAD