第三课时

1. News reports say peace talks between the two countries have _______ with no agreement reached.
A. broke down   B. broke out   C. broke in   D. broke up
2. The falling of the new building _______ its soft base.
A. resulted in    B. suffered from     C. led to     D. lay in
3. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ________ the helplessness of the crew at sea.
A. added to   B. resulted from   C. turned out   D. made up
4. --- Why haven't you bought any butter?
--- I _________ to but I forgot about it.
A. liked   B. wished   C. meant    D. expected
5. --- Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?
--- Yes. They have better players, so I __________ them to win.
A. hope 　　B. prefer 　　C. expect 　　D. want
6. _________ him and then try to copy what he does.
A. Mind　　　B. Glance at　　 C. Stare at　　　D. Watch
7. All the leading newspapers _______ the trade talks between China and the United States.
A. reported　　 B. printed　  C. announced　　D. published
8. The thing that ____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
A. matters　    B. cares     C. considers　 　　D. minds
9. It is wise to have some money　________　for one's old age.
A. put away　　B. kept up　　C. given away　　 D. laid up
10. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It　　good to lie in the sun or swim in　　the cool sea.
A. does　　    B. feels　 　C. gets　  　D. makes
11. What you said just now _________ me of that American professor.
A. mentioned   B. informed��C. reminded   D. memorized
12. Our English teacher _______ our buying a good English-Chinese dictionary.
A. asked   B. ordered��C. suggested   D. required
13. Every classroom in this modern school is ________ with a new TV set.
A. equipped     B. installed��  C. fixed     D. placed
14. Happily for John's mother, he is working harder to _______ his lost time.
A. make up for    B. keep up with��C. catch up with   D. make use of
15. I really don't want to go to the party, but I don't see how I can             it.
A. get back from   B. get out of   C. get away    D. get off
16. I don't know the restaurant, but it's __________to be quite a good one.
A. said　　   B. told     C. spoken　　　D. talked
17. --- What did you think of her speech?
---- She _________ for one hour but didn't __________ much.
A. spoke; speak　　B. spoke; say  　 C. said; speak　  D. said; say
18. It seems difficult to _______ “hurt” from “injure” in meaning.
A. judge     B. tell     C. divide    D. separate
19. Some of the students have already learned enough English to ________ a conversation with an English speaker.
A. go on    B. carry on    C. keep on    D. hold on
20. Important people don't often have much free time as their work _______ all their time.
A. takes away    B. takes up   C. takes over   D. takes in
21. --- Why did you eat your words, Billy?
--- Sorry, dear. But I really forgot where I was _________ to meet you.
A. demanded    B. imagined    C. supposed    D. guessed
22. Nothing _____________ after the terrible fire which had been caused by someone smoking in bed.
A. remained   B. continued   C. left    D. kept
23. It was dark. We decided to _______ for the night at a farmhouse.
A. put away    B. put down    C. put up    D. put on
24. With the weather worsening, they have ________ the voyage from London to Australia.
A. called off   B. called in   C. called out   D. called for
25. --- Mum, it's nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.
--- Don't you think the ice on the lake is too thin to ______ your weight?
A. stand     B. bear     C. catch     D. take
26. --- What's the matter with you?
--- After such a long walk, my legs _______ and I couldn't go any further.
A. gave out   B. gave off   C. gave in    D. gave up
27. He is unfit for the job, which _______ patience and creativeness.
A. calls in   B. calls off   C. calls for   D. calls up
28. The happy look on his face ______ that he had passed the exam successfully.
A. explained   B. suggested    C. expressed   D. described
29. John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to _______ all his trousers to his measure.
A. let out   B. give away   C. bring in     D. make up
30. Afraid of being scolded by the teacher, Tom ______ a story to explain why he was late.
A. wrote     B. provided       C. told      D. invented

答案：1-5 ADACC         6-10 DAAAB     11-15 CCAAB 16-20 ABBBB    21-25 CACAB    26-30 ACBAD