专题三  （名词）
1. 【  】（00沪春 3 ）The suit fitted him well _____ the colour was a little brighter.
  A. except for B. except that  C. except when D. besides
2. 【  】（01沪 28） Sandy could do nothing but ______ to his teacher that he was wrong.
  A. admit B. admitted C. admitting D. to admit
3. 【  】（01沪 21 ）The _____ is just around the corner and you won’t miss it.
  A. bicycle’s shop B. bicycle shop C. bicycles shop D. bicycles’ shop
4. 【  】（01京春 22）In that case, there is nothing you can do _____ than wait.
  A. more B. other C. better D. any
5. 【  】（01上海春招）I wrote him a letter to show my ______ of his thoughtfulness.
  A. achievement B. agreement C. attention D. appreciation
6. 【  】（01上海春招）There are usually at least two _____ of looking at every question
  A. means B. ways C. views D. directions
7. 【  】(01上海春招) It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to ____.
  A. rewards B. prizes C. awards D. results
8. 【  】(02上海春招) I saw Bob play the piano at John’s party and on that _____ he was simply brilliant.
  A. scene B. circumstance C. occasion D. situation
9. 【  】(2003北京)—I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.
         —There is no ____ for this while you are no duty
  A. reason B. excuse C. cause D. explanation
10. 【  】(03春招) Perhaps we need to clear away these books to make ______ for our new students.
  A. place B. area C. space D. room
11. 【  】(03上海) One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n) _____ in the number of natural disasters.
  A. result B. account C. reason D. increase
12. 【  】(03上海) “I don’t think it’s my _____ that the TV blew up I just turned it on, that’s all,” said the boy.
  A. error B. mistake C. fault D. duty
13. 【  】(04 全国II) If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off ____.
  A. a price B. price C. the price D. prices
14. 【  】(04上海 52) In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the ______ in personality.
  A. contact B. contrast C. connection D. conflict
15. 【  】(04 全国 IV) The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ____ of 60 miles.
  A. length B. distance C. way D. space
16. 【  】(04湖北 21) Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ______ of little children.
  A. hand B. reach C. space D. distance
17. 【  】(04上海 53) Chinese arts have won the _____ of a lot of people outside China.
  A. enjoyment B. appreciation C. entertainment D. reputation
18. 【  】(05 湖北30) He hasn’t slept at all for three days. ____ he is tired out.
  A. There is no point B. There is no need
  C. It is no wonder D. It is no way
19. 【  】(05 北京春) It took us quite a long time to get here. It was ____ journey.
  A. three-hour B. a three hour C. a three-hour D. three hours’
20. 【  】(05 广东21) Tom: Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I’m sure we will win.
  A. Congratulations B. Cheers C. Best wishes D. Good luck
21. 【  】(05 浙江16) I am sure David will be able to find the library—he has a pretty good ____ of direction.
  A. idea B. feeling C. experience D. sense
22. 【  】(05 上海 43) He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his ____ was seen at its best when he worked with others.
  A. temper B. appearance C. talent D. character
23. 【  】(05 福建22) —Would you like ____, sir?
         —No, thanks. I have had much.
  A. some more oranges B. any more oranges
  C. some more orange D. any more orange
24. 【  】(05 辽宁 27) The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has ____ all over the country.
  A. companies B. branches C. organizations D. businesses
25. 【  】(05 天津 10) Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ____.
  A. ability B. force C. strength D. mind
26. 【  】(名校联考一) I listened to Dr. Wilson’s lecture about the protection of wild animals, but I was unable to grasp its key _____.
A. words B. notes C. dots D. points
27. 【  】(名校联考四) She is always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it a _____.
A. decision B. chance C. pride D. pleasure
28. 【  】You should take the medicine after you read the _____.
A. lines B. words C. instructions D. suggestions
29. 【  】The girl raised her finger to her lips as a sign for ____.
A. happiness B. silence C. sadness D. surprise
30. 【  】(江苏调研) —Your ______, please!
         —Why don’t you ring and ask Mr. King inside the hall? It was he who asked me to come to the party.
A. food B. money C. invitation D. suggestion
31. 【  】(西城抽样) Don’t put the chair too close to the stove. Dry wood _______ fire easily, you know.
A. lights B. burns C. makes D. catches
32. 【  】Teachers are not happy when they find in class their students sending ____ to their friends by mobile phone.
A. letters B. messages C. notes D. informations
33. 【  】Is there ____ in ____ newspaper?
  A. an important news; today B. an important news; today’s
  C. any important news; today’s D. important news; today
34. 【  】Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their ____, some people drink alcohol.
A. temper B. mood C. pressures D. consciousness
35. 【  】He came in ____ in the 400-metre race.
A. seconds B. the second C. a second D. second
36. 【  】(湖北八校) If you want to see a doctor, you fix a date with him ahead of time. That is a common ______ in the USA.
A. sense B. practice C. rule D. reality
37. 【  】(西城5月) As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further ______.
A. news B. information C. notice D. message
38. 【  】(宣武质检一) How much would you ____ for repairing my watch?
A. spend B. cost C. charge D. pay
39. 【  】The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) ____ of courage and power.
A. example B. sign C. mark D. symbol
40. 【  】(宣武质检) —This is my new dog. His name is Wisdom.
          —That’s interesting. Why _____ did you give him such a name?
A. in the earth B. in world C. on earth D. on the world
41. 【B】I saw ____ running about at the foot of the mountain.
A. cattle B. a head of cattle C. two cattles D. much cattle
42. 【  】____ came that professor Yang would drop in on his way here to have ____ with me.
A. The word; a word B. Words; words
  C. A word; the word D. Word; a word
43. 【  】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
44. 【  】(成都诊断) It is the prevention of disease _____ its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.
A. rather than B. including C. but also D. less than
45. 【  】(四校联考) She’s already got her air ticket and will go to Canada _____.
A. little by little B. bit by bit C. by and by D. step by step
46. 【  】In one of his ____, he described how coal was first discovered in China.
A. copy B. copies C. work D. works
47. 【  】After two hours of hard fighting, the northern army won the ____.
A. enemy B. force C. war D. battle
48. 【  】Is there a ____ for rising prices?
A. way B. cure C. medicine D. method
49. 【  】The new law will come into ____ on the day it is passed.
A. effect B. use C. service D. existence
50. 【  】Everybody thinks little of the film. In fact, there is no ____ of it being tried out in the film festival.
A. sign B. use C. possibility D. doubt
51. 【  】Before we moved into the new house, we bought many ____.
A. furnitures B. furniture C. pieces of furnitures D. pieces of furniture
52. 【  】(杭州一测29) His behavior at the party last night seemed rather ______. Many of us were quite surprise.
A. out of practice B. out of place
  C. out of politeness D. out of pity
53. 【  】(洛阳二联) 28—He may not offer you much help.
         —Really? _____, I won’t go.
A. If possible B. In that case C. Unluckily D. However
54. 【  】(云南质量) —Some people believe that robots will take over the world ______ one day.
                  —What if that is the _____?
A. thing B. result C. case D. end
55. 【  】(太原测评) The collapse of the World Trade Center has put US economy in                  a difficult _____.
A. occasion B. case C. situation D. background
56. 【  】(湖北重点联考)Jason has been preparing carefully for his English   examination so that he could be sure of passing it at his first _____.
A. purpose B. desire C. attempt D. intention
57. 【  】—What do you think of the TV play “The Meteor Garden”?
         —I take no interest in it. One of the reasons is that such a life is out of our ____.
A. mind B. point C. reach D. sight
58. 【  】We all know that ____ speak louder than words.
A. movements B. performances C. operations D. actions
59. 【  】—Shall we take a walk after dinner?
         —Oh, yes, ____ is my favorite time of day.
  A. the early evening it B. in the early evening
  C. in the early evening it D. early evening
60. 【  】I’m sorry I hurt your feelings; if wasn’t my ____.
A. idea B. thought C. mind D. intention
61. 【  】He went back to the hall to try his ____ at finding his lost gold watch, but never found it.
A. best B. success C. result D. luck
62. 【  】Thanks for the ____ you did me to move away the stone.
A. favour B. good C. trouble D. kindness
63. 【  】The news that his sick fellow student was getting well and strong brought great ____ to him.
A. courage B. friendship C. comfort D. happy
64. 【  】东城四月We all do more speaking ______, even when we have a break after class.
A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less
65. 【  】郑州质量The president’s speech was _____ boring; it is, in fact, rather inspiring and interesting.
A. anything but B. nothing but C. no more D. all but
66. 【  】江西联考I can’t go to the New Year’s concert, _____, 100 dollars is just too much for me to spend in one evening.
A. in other words B. that is C. in particular D. I mean
67. 【  】Pop music is loved by lots of young people, but it is not to everyone’s ____.
A. smell B. taste C. sound D. favor
68. 【  】It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the ____ in language studies.
A. situation B. condition C. translation D. expression
69. 【  】(孝感 33) She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power _____.
A. failure B. lack C. absence D. drop
70. 【  】(孝感 34) This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.
A. on the other hand B. on the contrary
  C. in short D. or else
71. 【  】(太原测评 33) In China _____ graduates go abroad to have a further study every year.
A. a great deal of B. many a
C. a plenty of D. masses of
72. 【  】Telling Bob he no longer had a position in the company was an unpleasant ____ for the manager.
A. work B. duty C. task D. way
73. 【  】—What ____ shall we need for our mountain climbing?
         —Food, clothes, shoes and so on.
A. quantities B. supplies C. matters D. materials
74. 【  】(昆明一测23) Not that John doesn’t want to help you, _____ it’s beyond his power.
A. but that B. for that C. and that D. in that
75. 【  】As the plane came down through the clouds, green fields and white houses came into ____.
A. light B. sight C. eyes D. effect

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