2012年公共英语三级词汇练习题及答案(15)

　　1. Britain ahs the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
　　A） popularity B） density C） intensity D） prosperity
　　2. How is it ________ your roommate‘s request and yours are identical
　　A） if B） so C） what D） that
　　3. In my opinion， he‘s ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
　　A） in all B） at best C） for all D） by far
　　4. He didn‘t have time to read the report word for word： he just ________ it.
　　A） skimmed B） observed C） overlooked D） glanced
　　5. The leader of the expedition ________ everyone to follow his example.
　　A） promoted B） reinforced C） sparked D） inspired
　　6. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching， particularly between researchers and teachers.
　　A） intensive B） concise C） joint D） overall
　　7. Their products are frequently overpriced and ________ in quality.
　　A） influential B） inferior C） superior D） subordinate
　　8. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ________ lot.
　　A） valid B） vacant C） vain D） vague
　　9. These people once had fame and fortune； now ________ is left to them is utter poverty.
　　A） all that B） all what C） all which D） that all
　　10. To our ________， Geoffrey‘s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
　　A） anxiety B） relief C） view D） judgment
　　11. Many people like white color as it is a ________ of purity.
　　A） symbol B） sign C） signal D） symptom
　　12. This research has attracted wide ________ coverage and has featured on BBC television‘s Tomorrow’s World.
　　A） message B） information C） media D） data
　　13. I would never have ________ a court of law if I hadn‘t been so desperate.
　　A） sought for B） accounted for C） turned up D） resorted to
　　14. The energy ________ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
　　A） transferred B） released C） delivered D） conveyed
　　15. During the process， great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk from damage.
　　A） sensitive B） tender C） delicate D） sensible
　　16. Though _____ in a big city， Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
　　A） grown B） raised C） tended D） cultivated
　　17. If people feel hopeless， they don‘t bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed.
　　A） adopt B） acquire C） accumulate D） assemble
　　18. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers.
　　A） accused B） charged C） scolded D） cursed
　　19. All her energies are ________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
　　A） guided B） aimed C） directed D） focused
　　20. Everyone should be _____ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.
　　A） attributed B） entitled C） identified D） justified
　　21. His wife is constantly funding ________ with him， which makes him very angry.
　　A） errors B） shortcomings C） fault D） flaw
　　22. Vitamins are complex ________ that the body requires in very small mounts.
　　A） matters B） materials C） particles D） substances
　　23. The police are trying to find out the ________ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
　　A） evidence B） recognition C） status D） identity
　　24. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the ________ they keep from someone they talk with.
　　A） distance B） scope C） range D） boundary
　　25. We have planned an exciting publicity ________ with our advertisers.
　　A） struggle B） campaign C） battle D） conflict
　　26. ________ the help of their group， we would not have succeeded in the investigation.
　　A） Besides B） Regardless of C） But for D） Despite
　　27. ________ much is known about what occurs during sleep， the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.
　　A） Because B） For C） Since D） While
　　28. John doesn‘t believe in ________ medicine； he has some remedies of his own.
　　A） standard B） regular C） routine D） conventional
　　29. Owing to __ competition among the airlines， travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
　　A） fierce B） strained C） eager D） critical
　　30. In Africa， educational costs are very low for those who are __ enough to get into universities.
　　A） ambitious B） fortunate C） aggressive D） substantial
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