2008年成人英语三级A卷试题(2)
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure
Directions:Inthispart,thereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorresponding
16.Hearingthegunshot,allthebirdsflew_____everydirection.
A.in
B.on
C.to
D.toward
17.Thefactoryhadto_____numberofemployeesbecauseoftheeconomicdeclineinthecountry.
A.layout
B.layoff
C.layaside
D.laydown
18.Hisparents_____hismoney,soheisintroublenow.
A.cutoff
B.cutthrough
C.gaveup
D.broughtdown
19.Canyou_____thedifference_____thetwophrases?
A.tell,between
B.speak,from
C.say,of
D.talk,between
20.IfanyonehappenstodropinwhileIamout,_____himorherleaveamessage.
A.have
B.get
C.ask
D.tell
21.Thereisnodoubt_____youwillpasstheexamthistime.Youhaveworkedsohardinthepastmonths.
A.whether
B.that
C.if
D.what
22.I_____theboytosavemoney,buthewouldn’tlisten.
A.hoped
B.suggested
C.wanted
D.made
23.Imadeacalltomyparentsyesterday.Tomydisappointment,_____ofthemansweredit.
A.either
B.none
C.neither
D.nobody
24.Nomatter_____heisabletocometothepartyornot,wewillinvitehim.
A.when
B.whether
C.how
D.why
25.Theidea_____tohiminhisdreamandhedecidedtocarryitout.
A.happened
B.struck
C.appeared
D.occurred
26.Hewouldhavepaid_____forthehouseifthesalesgirlhadinsistedbecausehereallywantedit.
A.twiceasmuch
B.muchastwice
C.asmuchtwice
D.twicemuchas
27.Theydecidedtochasethecowaway_____itdidmoredamage.
A.unless
B.until
C.before
D.although
28.Wewantedanewtablefordinner,somyfatherbought_____fromafurniturestoreyesterday.
A.itself
B.one
C.himself
D.another
29.Alibrarywithfivethousandbooks_____tothenationasagift.
A.isoffered
B.hasoffered
C.areoffered
D.haveoffered
30._____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.
A.Which
B.When
C.What
D.As
31.Itisno_____talkingtohim,becausehewillneverchangehismind.
A.help
B.use
C.time
D.way
32.ThewayIthoughtof_____theanimalwasofgreatvalue.
A.protecting
B.protect
C.beingprotected
D.toprotect
33.Inanotheryearorso,you_____allaboutit.
A.forget
B.wouldforget
C.haveforgotten
D.willhaveforgotten
34.Nooneherebelievesthereason_____hegaveforhislateness.
A.that
B.why
C.forwhich
D.what
35.ThenovelIboughtlastweekisworth____,Ithink.
A.reading
B.beingread
C.toread
D.toberead
36.Afterthefire,_____wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.
A.that
B.it
C.which
D.what
37.Didyounoticethelittleboy_____away?
A.tookthecandyandrun
B.takingthecandyandrun
C.takethecandyandrun
D.whotakingthecandyandrunning
38._____givespeoplemoreknowledgeofthesocietythanliterature.
A.Anything
B.Nothing
C.Something
D.Everything
39.IfMarycatches_____herdiary,she’llbeangry.
A.youreading
B.yoursreading
C.youread
D.youtoread
40.Don’tworrymenow,Iwillmendthatcoat_____.
A.byandby
B.offandon
C.backanforth
D.nowandthen
41.Pleasejoinus.Wecaneasilymake_____foronemoreatthistable.
A.seat
B.place
C.room
D.space
42.Youmaydependon____willnotrepeathismistakes.
A.itthat
B.that
C.himthat
D.whichthat
43.“Thatlatestcarmusthavecostyouaprettypenny.”“Oh,no,_____.”
A.itdidn’t
B.itmustn’t
C.ithasn’t
D.itmusthaven’t
44._____thefirsttousenuclearweapons.
A.AtnotimeChinawillbe
B.NeverChinawillbe
C.WillChinaneverbe
D.AtnotimewillChinabe
45.Encouragementissometimesmuchmore_____thancriticism.
A.effective
B.efficient
C.executive
D.extensive