《高级英语(三)》期末考核试题
I.vocabulary(30%)
1. Can you vouch for Fred’s integrity? D
a. withdraw b. deny c. believe d. attest to
2. The crew gave an exuberant shout when the boat got under way. a. stentorian b. boisterous c. enthusiastic d. shrilling 3. Unfriendly aliens may be deported. A a. kept out b. sent out c. put into prison d. tried in court 4. To curtail expending: A
a. reduce b. increase c. plan d. disclose 5. Pageant B
a. weary b. spectacle c. heaven d. ostensible 6. Hectic C
a. Cogent b. heinous c. feverish d. avid 7. Offset D
C
a. Journey b. decline c. start d. compensate 8. tentions: D
a.Was carried away b. was taken c. was legalized d. was proposed 9.We must quieten the restive animals. B
a. Buoyant b. restless c. remorseful d. resistant 10.He was famous for his repartee and his sarcasm. A
a. Witty retort b. will full departure c. monologue d. sacrifice 11.Superannuated man was indignant because he felt that he could still perform a good day’s work. C
a. Senile b. experienced c. retired d. attenuated 12.The king enjoyed the sycophantic attentions of his followers. B
a. Quiet b. servilely flattering c. frolicsome d. eagerly awaiting 13.At one time in history, temporal rulers assumed that they had been given their thrones by Divine right. C
a. Priestly b. scholarly c. secular d. sporadic 14.tenacious salesmen B
a. lax b. unyielding c. imperfect d. impatient
15. Many of President Roosevelt’s critics felt that he was too autocratic. B a. democratic b. self-powerful c. concealing the truth d. upper-class II. fill in the blank with a proper word from the words given(20%): included, excluded, like, dislike, companion, accommodation, traffic, hope for, thankful to, whatever, wherever, liners, berths I was prepared to ___1___Max Kelada even before I knew him. The war had just finished and the passenger ___2____ in the ocean-going ___3__ were heavy. ____4__ was very hard to get and you had to put up with ___5___ the agents chose to offer you. You could not ____6___a cabin to yourself and I was ___7___be given one in which there were only two__8__. But when I was told the name of my __9__, my heart sank.
It suggested closed port-holes and the night air rigidly__10___. 1. Dislike