2013年公共英语五级听力词汇巩固练习16
1. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ________ repair.
A) beyond B) for C) without D) under
2. The computer revolution may well change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.
A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively
3. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ________.
A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety
4. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to ________ it.
A) postpone B) refuse C) delay D) cancel
5. Young people are not ________ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
A) conservative B) content C) confident D) generous
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6. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ________.
A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remedied
7. The clothes a person wears may express his ________ or social position.
A) curiosity B) status C) determination D) significance
8. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ________ opportunity to change his mind.
A) accurate B) urgent C) excessive D) adequate
9. The early pioneers had to ________ many hardships to settle on the new land.
A) go along with B) go back on C) go through D) go into
10. I didn‘t know the word. I had to ________ a dictionary.
A) look out B) make out C) refer to D) go over
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11. There are signs ________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.
A) that B) which C) in which D) whose
12. I think I was at school, ________ I was staying with a friends during the vacation when I heard the news.
A) or else B) and then C) or so D) even so
13. It is said that the math teacher seems ________ towards bright students.
A) partial B) beneficial C) preferable D) liable
14. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took ___ trouble over the figures.
A) extensive B) spare C) extra D) supreme
15. Everybody ________ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined
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