Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: There are 80 incomplete statements in this part, for each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentences , and then write the choice in the brackets.

[ C  ]1. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy

        ______    for her examination.

       A. to prepare    B. to be prepared    C. preparing     D. being prepared

[ C  ]2.The computer doesn’t work well, so something     ____wrong.

A.     can have gone                  B should have gone 

C. must have gone                  D.ought to have gone

[ C  ]3.Although Mary is satisfied with her success, she wonders     will happen to her private life.

       A.how         B. who          C. what        D. that

[ B  ]4.The concert usually takes place at the People’s Square, with the audience     on the ground.

       A.seating      B. seated       C.be seating       D.to seat

[ D ]5.If the whole program     beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

       A. was not planned                     B.were not planned    

C. would not be planned                 D. had not been planned

[ A ]6.Isn’t it about the time you     to do morning exercises?

A. began      B. begin      C. should begin     D.have begun       .

[ D  ]7.I am very grateful to you for what you’ve given me and    you have done for me.

       A.which      B.that       C.all what        D.all that

[ B  ]8. It was not until she had arrived home     remembered her appointment with the doctor.

       A. when she    B. that she    C. and she     D. she

[  A ]9.Determined to      as if everything were normal, he responded with a kind of indifference.

       A. carry on     B. account for    C. bring up   D.get through

[ C ]10.He     to arrange a loan through a finance company.

       A. tried        B. succeeded     C.managed   D. endeavored

[ B  ]11. Jack is good, kind, hard working and intelligent.       , I can’t speak too highly of him.

       A. As a result    B. In a word     C. By the way   D. On the contary

[ D  ]12.I      going to the doctor, but I wish I hadn’t.

       A. pick out      B. make out      C.give off      D. put off

[ B  ]13.Young children often can’t    between TV programs and commercials.

       A. separate      B. distinguish     C. compare     D. contrast

[ A  ]14. The morning paper     a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.

        A. carried      B. extended     C. brought      D. took

[ C  ]15.And what we got to      is a disgrace.

       A. come up with   B. catch up with    C.put up with   D. keep up with

[ B  ]16.If you take this medicine twice a day, it should      your cold.

       A. heal          B. cure        C. treat         D. recover

[B   ]17. When Mr. Black retired, his son     the business from him.

       A. took in        B. took over    C. took after    D. took off

[  A ]18. Her health has been affected, and may    altogether if the strain continues.

       A.break down     B. break off    C. break out    D. break up

[ B  ]19.I’d like to    this old car for a new model, but I can’t afford it.

       A.interchange    B. exchange      C. replace     D. convert

[ A  ]20. There were 50 people in the restaurant when the bomb blew     .

        A.up           B. over          C. out        D. in

[ D  ]21. Your essay, on the whole, is good, but it is too long and has to be    .

       A. written        B. made         C. taken       D. cut

[ A  ]22.He would give no      for his behavior.

    A. reason        B. aim       C. target        D. cause

[ B  ]23. I    you had returned the book yesterday.

       A. want       B.would rather    C. liked     D. had better

[ C  ]24. The police looked    the past record of the suspect.

        A. in        B. after      C. into         D. up to

[ D  ]25. There is no     in applying for that job as you are not properly qualified.

       A. reason      B. result     C. chance       D. point

[ B  ]26. As a matter of fact, children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined      high level of self confidence.

       A. possess      B. to possess   C. to have possessed  D. possessing

[ C  ]27.He managed, with his friend’s assistance,       his design before the deadline.

       A. being finished   B. be finished   C. to finish    D. finished

[ A  ]28. He checked carefully to      the possible errors in his design.

       A. eliminate      B. exceed        C. enlarge    D. vibrate

[ C  ]29.The experiments showed that the strange behavior of the rat population is

___________to that of human beings .

A. partial         B. patriotic       C. parallel    D. particular

[  D ]30.You should    these tables and buy new ones.

       A. throw off       B. throw down    C. throw up    D. throw away

[ A  ]31. There are some    flowers on the desk.

        A. artificial       B. false          C. unreal     D. untrue

[ C  ]32.The workers are practicing    a new song for the coming evening party of the New Year’s Eve.

       A. to sing          B. to be singing   C. singing    D.being sung

[ B  ]33.Many year ago there was an about    building named Moonlight near the square.

       A. twenty-meters-high         B. twenty-meter-high

       C. twenty meter high          D. high twenty meter

[  A ]34.If the snow doesn’t stop till tomorrow, our plan will  

       A. fall through      B. fall out     C. fall off     D. fall back

[ B  ]35.High in the sky a      of birds was flying southward.

       A.swarm           B. flock       C. crowd     D. herd

[ B  ]36. The sorrowful man stayed at the pub until he was half    leaving in a   

        manner.

       A. drunk; drinking          B. drunk; drunken

       C. drinking; drunken        D. drunken; drunk

[ A  ]37. Despite the temporary difficulties, the manager prefers increasing the output to      it.

        A. decreasing       B. being decreased  

  C. decrease         D. have decreased

[  C ]38. “How about going to movies tonight?”

        “I’m sorry, but I have too much homework ________.

        A. to be done      B. done      C. to do     D. do

[ A  ]39. “You look tired”.

   “That’s because my teacher had us   exercises all afternoon.”

     A. do     B. to do      C. doing      D. done

[ D  ]40. “Have you seen the film on show?”

“No, but I’m certainly looking forward ________it.”

A. of seeing    B. to see   C. for seeing  D. to seeing

[ C  ]41. TOEFL is a test for students    native language is not English.

       A.that              B.of whom      C. whose       D.which

[  C ]42.He told me how he had given me shelter and protection without which I  of hunger.

       A. would be died     B. would die    C. would have died     D. will die

[ B  ]43.The article dealing with the natural phenomenon   most interesting to everyone.

       A. are              B. is           C. they are       D. it is

[  D ]44.He studied hard in his youth   contributed to his great success in later life.

      A.that               B. it            C. what          D.which

[ D  ]45.We booked rooms at the hotel ______we should find no vacancies on our arrival.
A) wheneverB) if      C) since  D) lest

[ B  ]46. He’s determined to finish the job    long it takes.

A. no matter     B. however      C. wherever      D.whatever      .

[ B  ]47.Hardly ever   get a good job these days without a good education.

       A. people might   B. can people    C.people do      D. have people

[ C  ]48. Nowhere else in the world   more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.

       A. you can find    B. is found      C. can you find    D. has been found

[  C ]49.Children learn best by studying at their own    .

       A. rate           B. speed        C. pace          D. growth

[  A ]50.The committee is due to    its report by the end of this year.

       A. release         B. relieve       C. relate          D. retain

[  C ]51.She’s an only child, but they didn’t really   her.

       A. hurt           B. damage       C. spoil          D. harm

[ D  ]52.His parents   him the opportunity to go to university.

       A. ignored        B. neglected      C. refused        D. denied

[ D  ]53.    all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.\

       A. As for         B. Besides        C. Except        D. Despite

[ C  ]54. For a successful business, friendly and   staff are essential.

       A. sufficient       B. effective       C. efficient       D. respective

[  C ]55. To   their new shampoo, they are selling it at half price for month.

       A. progress        B. proceed       C. promote        D. propose

[  D ]56.There are several characteristics of the textbook    attention.

       A. worthwhile      B. worth of      C. worthy         D. worthy of

[  C ]57.The    driver thinks that accidents only happen to other people.

       A. most           B. usual         C. average         D. general

[ A  ]58.________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

[ C  ]59.He didn’t  his mother that he was telling the truth.

       A. admit          B. insure         C. convince       D. believe

[  C ]60.The effect of the shock will soon   .

       A. wear down      B. wear away     C. wear off        D. wear out

[  A ]61.Owning an automobile   greater expense than he had expected.

       A. entailed         B. rendered       C. thrust         D. contributed

[ B  ]62.You may get good grades by studying only before examinations, but you will only succeed   by studying hard every day.

       A. in particular      B. in the long run    C. in season    D. in the end

[ B  ]63. The policeman declared that the blow on the victim's head ________ from behind.
A. should have been madeB. must have been made

C. would have been made        D. ought to have been made

[  B ]64. Finding a job can be ________and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.
A. exploitingB. frustratingC. profiting  D. misleading

[ C  ]65. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawall, has ________a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.
A. installedB. equipped C. devised     D. formatted

[ B  ]66. There are two   mistakes in this sentences. Can you point them out?

      A.arranged        B. deliberate       C. planned        D. calculated

[  A ]67.However, if you want to know his real meaning , you have to pay   attention to what is being said.

       A. constant       B. temporary       C. regular        D. continual

[  D ]68. If the tailor comes today, please have him   my shirts.

       A. shortened      B. shortening      C. to shorten      D. shorten

[ A  ]69.The current, which is very   , makes the river dangerous.

       A. rapid          B. fast            C. quick         D. hurry

[ D  ]70.According to Chinese traditions, unmarried are   to stayed together at night.

       A. banned         B. prohibited       C. objected      D. forbidden

[  D ]71. 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

[  A ]72.I didn’t  to hurt you, so don’t take it to heart.

       A. mean         B. assume           C. hope       D. suppose

[  C ]73.I feel   to say that I can not believe what he said.

       A. wanted        B. observed         C. obliged      D. wandered

[  D ]74.Some scientists    that the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere would cause the Earth to warm up.

       A. estimated      B. prescribed         C. established    D. predicted

[  D ]75.The boss decided to   a sign to attract more customers.

       A. put off        B. put down         C. put out      D. put up

[  C ]76. A skillful man has an advantage   others in getting a job.

       A. for           B. on              C. over         D. about

[ D  ]77. 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

[  C ]78.The liquid gave   a strong smell.

       A. away          B. of             C. off          D. in

[  D ]79. It’s high time you got down   some solid work.

       A. on            B. to             C. over         D. for

[  A ]80. Henry listened carefully   he might discover exactly what he wanted.

      A. so that          B. except that      C. for fear that   D.in that