PETS3-解答选择200题.doc

PETS3解答选择题1. I pressed my foot down hard on the _ but to my horror the car didnt slow down. A. track B. brake C. trunk D. horn2. “ What do you think you are doing ?” she asked _ . A. intently B. sharply C. apparently D. miraculously3. The quickest way to get here is to take the uptown _ . A. accelerator B. conductor C. freight D. express4. He saved the child at considerable _ to his own life. A. cost B. expense C. risk D. danger5. That meant the river had to be more than 400 feet beyond its bank, flooding the roadway, their only _ of escape. A. means B. instant C. function D. shelter6. I didnt even see him, _ speak to him. A. no less B. more than a bit C. much less D. more less7. She turned down拒绝 the _ of a free trip to Milan in Italy. A. offer B. request C. price D. need8. My camera can be _ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions. A. treated B. adjusted【调节】 C. adopted D. reflected9. It only took us a few hours to _ the paper off all four walls. A. collapse B. squeeze C. scrape D. flash10. Taiwan issue is regarded as one of the _ affairs in China. A. internal B. interval C. inward D. insightful11. Dont forget _ when you are finished with the electric iron. A. to turn it off B. to have turned it off C. turning it off D. having turned it off12. The branch of the tree _ but didnt break when the boy climbed along it. A. echoed B. messed C. crashed D. bent13. When the chairman of the IOC committee Samaranche declared that the host city of the 2008 Olympiad was Beijing, people in the square jumped _ and screamed excitedly. A. to and fro B. inside and outside C. up and down D. front and backwards14. I wanted to pay by check but the landlord insisted that _ pay him in cash. A. I must B. I had to C. I can D. I15. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _ enough to eat. A. mild B. slight C. light D. tender16. _ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope wit a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything. A. As far as B. As long as C. As well as D. As soon as17. All their attempts to _ the child from the burning house were in vain in the end. A. regain B. recover C. rescue D. reserve18. In that department store the shirt is _ in small, medium and large sizes.A. original B. visible C. available D. delicate19. The lawyer asked the witness to try to _ as much about the accident as possible. A. attach B. recall C. resume D. claim20. He couldnt tell _ from a distance whether it was George or Tom. A. sure enough B. so sure of C. sure thing D. for sure21. They _ the mother _ the way she had trained her disabled child. A. complimented on B. relieved of C. talked into D. presented with22. Professor Jones will be _ a lecture on contemporary American literature at 3:00 p.m. A. inquiring B. approaching C. delivering D. mentioning23. There are fears that the companys traditions of service and quality will be _ to achieve profit. A. switched B. sacrificed C. reserved D. accomplished24. To my great disappointment , all the students _ us two passed the examination. A. more than B. fewer than C. other than D. rather than25. Only after much and serious discussion did they finally _ to a decision. A. come B. reach C. arrive D. go26. The traditional approach _ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems. A. to dealing B. in dealing C. dealing D. to deal27. The tomato juice left a brown _ on the front of my jacket. A. track B. trace C. spot D. point28. It was very _ of you to bring the sandwiches here. We are all starving. A. graceful B. fruitful C. shameful D. thoughtful29. The mere fact _ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur. A. what B. which C. that D. why30. They complained because one of the _ events, climbing the mountain , had been canceled by the travel agency for no reason. A. dated B. scheduled C. interested D. discarded31. After the guests left , she spent half an hour _ the sitting-room. Tidying up A. ordering B. arranging C. cleaning up D. clearing away32. Professor Taylors talk has indicated that science has a very strong _ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists. A. challenge B. equation C. initiative D. impact33. Mr. Taylor looked untidy this morning, his tie was pulled _ and his collar hung open. A. loose B. erect C. elaborate D. humble34. Translators can now work from home, _ electronic mail system. A. pressing B. punching C. via D. squeezing35. Its true the other day Mary was looking very _ in that miniskirt in the party. A. insightful B. reluctant C. distinguished D. provocative36. The police were _ immediately after the disturbance began in the inner-city area. A. run into B. waited on C. brought about D. sent for37. They spent the whole summer _ the buried treasure in the woods. A. hunting for B. glancing over C. running for D. picking out38. As he was speaking a regional dialect , I couldnt _ what he wanted to know. A. put out B. make out C. come out D. think out39. It wont take long to _ the situation. But I need some more time before I come up with a plan to solve the problem. A. sum up B. size up C. figure out D. wipe out40. She _ when she heard the news, and for a long time she couldnt recover. A. broke up B. broke out C. broke off D. broke down41. The police are trying to find out the _ of the woman killed in the traffic accident. A. evidence B. clue C. status D. identity 42. The woman sighed with _ when she heard her husband survive the operation. A. pleasure B. excitement C. relief D. entertainment43. Although they had been trapped in the cave for two days, they were _ by the knowledge that help would come soon. A. supported B. sustained C. released D. rescued44. The attack was successful at first , but then they _ , giving the enemy troops time to fight back. A. broadened B. straightened C. disgusted D. hesitated45. I wont go with you because its too far, too late, and _ , too dangerous. A. for all B. in all C. after all D. above all46. The instant she heard the baby crying Jordan _ up from his chair and rushed into the room. A. leaped B. scared C. snapped D. alarmed47. While we were away on vacation , a lot of letters _ in our mailbox. A. approached B. accumulated C. jammed D. swayed48. All the people in the lecture hall stared at her _ when she quarreled with her friend and even punched him on the nose. A. in admiration B. in emergency C. in amazement D. in observation49. Catching sight of her old friend Tom, Lucy _ for him to come over and sit in a seat next to her. A. moved B. swayed C. signaled D. twisted50. I dont know what is wrong with the machine. We need an engineer to _ the problem. A. undertake B. encounter C. reveal D. identify51. Our teacher would _ the main points of the lesson before he ended the class. A. hang on B. size up C. give in D. sum up52. People living in _ could be as noble as those wearing fine clothes and living in grand houses. A. poverty B. ignorance C. luxury D. property53. The director seems to have _ new ideas. His recent productions are nothing but copies of his old films. A. fallen short of B. lost touch with C. come up with D. run out of54. Looking through the telescope, the captain _ a whale slowly emerging from the water. A. revealed B. searched C. scanned D. spotted55. Though man has _ the universe and made numerous discoveries, even to this day he is still very ignorant of himself. A. acquired B. assessed C. explored D. calculated56. I still remember that my parents bought me a _ radio set at my 20th birthday. A. portable B. handful C. industrial D. competent57. She was _ of her husbands illegal activities. Otherwise she would have done everything possible to stop him. A. upset B. ignorant C. dominant D. sensible58. In the subway, there are always some people so tired that they fell asleep _ standing. A. while B. as C. by D. via59. Some people are worried that there will be a great _ in the stock market. A. luxury B. incident C. decline D. faculty60. Some parents are just too protective. They want to _ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined. A. shelter B. locate C. prevent D. release61. When people become unemployed, it is _ which is often worse than lack of wages. A. laziness B. poverty C. idleness D. inability62. If you want to _ someones attention, look him directly in the eyes but dont stare. A. throw B. signal C. strike D. draw63. Though life is mean to the family, neither the parents nor the child _ confidence in life. A. lost B. lose C. loses D. have lost64. The audience broke into _ applause at the end of her performance. A. visible B. effective C. magnificent D. thunderous65. The magician came to the stage with a bunch of flowers. And then, _ , the flowers turned into a bird. A. with all his strength B. in an instant C. in the first place D. out of the way 66. He _ no attention to what the teacher said in the class, as a result, he failed in the recent exam. A. gave B. paid C. laid D. offered 67. _ the little girl _ over the broken toy, the boy offered to buy her some new toys. A. Seeing to cry B. Having seen having cried C. Seeing crying D. Having seen to be crying 68. I just _ my copy paper. Could you lend me some ? A. ran down B. ran out of C. ran off D. ran up 69. The search for the missing pilot is expected to _ early next morning. A. release B. drive home C. acquire D. resume 70. Its going to rain; wed better _ our things and go indoors. A. put up B. put out C. put down D. put away71. As she was reading the newspaper, Granny _ asleep. A. falling B. fell C. had fallen D. falls72. The local peasants gave the soldiers clothes and food without which they _ of cold and hunger. A. died B. will die C. would be dead D. would have died73. You have to act _ if you are to save his life. A. lastly B. immensely C. firstly D. immediately74. Im sorry Im late. I was held up in a traffic _ . A. block B. crush C. group D. jam75. The weather in Guilin _ that in San Francisco. A. is likely B. just likes C. is same D. is similar to 76. The Prime Minister was _ by five or six attendants when he got off the plane. A. followed B. directed C. commanded D. enjoyed77. I drove to Zhuhai for a visitor last week. Is that _ you had a few days off ? A. what B. when C. why D. where 78. It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants. A. however B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever 79. The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible, so I was _. A. wounded B. confused C. embarrassed D. insulted80. As so many English words sound similar, misunderstandings among English-speaking people are _ uncommon. A. not B. very C. so D. quite81. He sent me an e-mail, _ to get further information. A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope82. The bell _ the beginning of class rang, interrupting our game of basketball. A. indicating B. indicated C. indicates D. indicate 83. After school she headed straight _ the airport to meet her father. A. to B. on C. at D. for84. _ is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month. A. It B. As C. That D. What85. _ the poem a second time, the meaning of it will become clearer to you.A. Your having read B. If reading C. When you read D. While reading86. I was so angry that I felt like _ something at him. A. throw B. to throw C. throwing D. thrown87. The experiment _ the discovery of a cure of cancer. A. happened to B. led up C. resulted in D. set up88. He asked her so many times to do it that _ she did so. A. on end B. by the end C. to the end D. in the end89. This idea was first _ during the 1990s. A. thought of B. laid out C. made out D. come up90. I received a _ parcel yesterday and I am still wondering who may have sent it. A. maximum B. mysterious C. fortunate D. sincere91. He is talking so much about America as if he _ there. A. had been B. has been C. being D. has gone92. For many Beijingers, dreams of living in green area are becoming reality. A. a; a B. the; the C. 不填；不填 D. 不填；a93. If only I _ my watch !A. hadnt lost B. havent lost C. am not losing D. dont lose94. Every spring she looks forward to _ the flower-lined garden.A. visit B. paying a visit C. walk in D. walking in95. The exciting play has been skillfully _ from the original short story. A. adopted B. adapted C. accepted D. avoided96. Upon arriving home, the girl discovered that she _ her bag at her friends.A. left B. had left C. was leaving D. was left97. She came to the scene _ she heard the news.A. the moment B. while C. lest D. so as98. Im very sorry to have _ you with so many questions on such an occasion.A. interfered B. impressed C. bothered D. appreciated99. “Im absolutely excited _ what I have to do,” he declared. A. to do B. to have done C. doing D. having done100. _ everybody knows about it, I dont want to talk any more.A. Although B. Even C. Since D. However101. Im sorry I am late. I never _ the taxi would take so long to get here.A. thought B. planned C. waited for D. expected102. Mr. Bensons assistants enjoy working for him because he _ them with respect.A. receives B. considers C. expects D. treats103. Dont _ that you can succeed without hard work. A. intend B. suppose C. guess D. seek104. When we got on the bus, we found a couple of _ seats. A. bare B. blank C. vacant D. mere105. He claimed _ in the supermarket when he was shopping yesterday.A. badly treated B. treating badly C. to have been badly treated D. to treat badly 106. Once you have cured the water pollution p