2018年PETS二级考试口语词汇练习题（4）

1. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe ________ by the judge.

A) service B) sentence C) crime D) crisis

2. ________ is known to the world, Mark Twain is great American writer.

A) That B) Which C) As D) It

3. You can’t afford to let the situation get worse. You must take ________ to put it right.

A) decisions B) directions C) sides D) steps

4. Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to ________ some money.

A) pull B) pick C) gain D) draw

5. Frankfurt, Germany, is in one of the most ________ populated regions of Western Europe.

A) densely B) vastly C) enormously D) largely

6. The police set a ________ to catch the thieves.

A) plan B) device C) trap D) trick

7. We have to try every means to ________ the costs of the construction project.

A) bring off B) bring forth C) bring down D) bring back

8. The students were participating ________ an international energy-saving competition between towns in New England and Canada.

A) for B) in C) to D) at

9. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her ________ of responsibility.

A) field B) limit C) extent D) range

10. We welcome rain, but a(an) ________ large amount of rainfall will cause floods.

A) extensively B) extremely C) specially D) constantly

11. Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him as ________ other musicians.

A) superior to B) more superior than C) more superior to D) superior than

12. I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t ________ anything.

A) withdraw B) omit C) reduce D) lead

13. She is a very ________ secretary: she never forgets anything or makes a mistake.

A) anxious B) effective C) adequate D) efficient

14. I’ll accept any job ________ I don’t have to get up early.

A) lest B) as long as C) in case D) though

15. Once out of the earth’s gravity, the astronauts is ________ by the problem of weightlessness.

A) affected B) effected C) inclined D) related

16. Medical research has shown that the widespread of use of cigarettes contributes ________ the increase of cancers.

A) towards B) for C) with D) to

17. The computer has brought about surprising technological changes ________ we organize and produce information.

A) in a way B) in the way C) in that way D) in no way

18. He is late again today. I’ll ________ that he will not be late tomorrow.

A) be sure B) hope for C) felt D) to be felt

19. This popular sports car is now being ________ at the rate of a thousand a week.

A) turned down B) turned out C) turned up D) turned on

20. In Britain people drive ________ the left.

A) at B) on C) to D) in

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