2014年公共英语三级考试词汇模拟题及答案(8)

　　1. It is not easy to learn English well， but if you ________， you will succeed in the end.

　　A) hang up B) hang about C) hang on D) hang onto

　　2. Last year the advertising rate ________ by 20 percent.

　　A) raised B) aroused C) arose D) rose

　　3. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages： several fishing boats were ________ and many houses collapsed.

　　A) wrecked B) spoiled C) torn D) injured

　　4. The manager lost his ________ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.

　　A) mood B) temper C) mind D) passion

　　5. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ________ the new carpet.

　　A) crash B) pollute C) spot D) stain

　　6. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ________ in grocery stores.

　　A) ready B) approachable C) probable D) available

　　7. Some old people don‘t like pop songs because they can’t ________ so much noise.

　　A) resist B) sustain C) tolerate D) undergo

　　8. ______ one time， Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.

　　A) On B) By C) At D) Of

　　9. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ________， though in public he is extremely cheerful.

　　A) by himself B) in person C) in private D) as individual

　　10. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ________ chemist‘s.

　　A) each B) some C) certain D) any

　　11. You cannot be ________ careful when you drive a car.

　　A) very B) so C) too D) enough

　　12. In general， the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total ________ for living expenses.

　　A) acceptable B) available C) advisable D) applicable

　　13. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to ______ the color of his skin.

　　A) with the exception of B) in the light of

　　C) by virtue of D) regardless of

　　14. Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full ________.

　　A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility

　　15. I hate people who ________ the end of a film that you haven‘t seen before.

　　A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse

　　16. He‘s watching TV? He’s ________ to be cleaning his room.

　　A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered

　　17. The old couple decided to ________ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.

　　A) adapt B) bring C) receive D) adopt

　　18. The government is trying to do something to ________ better understanding between the two countries.

　　A) raise B) promote C) heighten D) increase

　　19. The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire.

　　A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity

　　20. The soldier was ________ of running away when the enemy attacked.

　　A) scolded B) charged C) accused D) punished

　　21. Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought， ________ a good family life， friendship and work satisfaction.

　　A) as for B) in view of C) in case of D) such as

　　22. He will agree to do what you require ________ him.

　　A) of B) from C) to D) for

　　23. ________ that my head had cleared， my brain was also beginning to work much better.

　　A) For B) Now C) Since D) Despite

　　24. By 1929， Mickey Mouse was as popular ________ children as Coca-Cola.

　　A) for B) in C) to D) with

　　25. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact， he ________ his opinion.

　　A) struck at B) stove for C) stuck to D) stood for

　　26. You should have been more patient ________ that customer; I‘m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

　　A) of B) with C) for D) at

　　27. ________ he works hard， I don‘t mind when he finishes the experiment.

　　A) As soon as B) As well as C) So far as D) So long as

　　28. We love peace， yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.

　　A) up B) to C) in D) at

　　29. Which sport has the most expenses ________ training equipment， players‘ personal equipment and uniforms?

　　A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of

　　30. I‘m sure he is up to the job ________ he would give his mind to it.

　　A) if only B) in case C) until D) unless

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