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

　　参考答案：1-5 BCDDA　6-10 CCBDB

　　11-15 ABDBA 16-20 DBBBB