2018年PETS二级考试口语词汇练习题（2）
1.Scientists in the world are expected to find a(n)________to the problem of overpopulation.(2006年12月真题)
A) reply B)solution C)response D) answer
正确答案：B。 句意为：科学家们有望能找到一种解决人口过剩问题的方法。
are expected to do 有望做........./reply to 回复，答复/solution to 表示解决.....的方法/response to反应，回答，响应/answer to 答案。A solution to a problem 解决问题的方法。
2.The poor old man was _______yesterday when he was crossing the street . (2006年12月真题)
A)run into B)run out C)run over D)run through
正确答案：C。 句意为：这位可怜的老太太昨天过马路的时候被车压过去了。
Run into 偶然遇到，陷入/run out 用尽，耗尽/run over 在.......上驶过，碾过/run through 跑着穿过，贯穿，匆匆处理。例如：My son came near being run over by a truck , 我的儿子差点被大卡车碾过。
3.We have been told that the contract in question is ________for one year starting from the fifteenth of June of this year . (2006年12月真题)
A)useful B)efficient C)practical D)effective
正确答案：D。 句意为：我们被告知正在讨论的合同从今年的6月15日开始起生效，有效期为一年。
useful有用的/efficient 有效率的，能干的/practical 使用的/effective 有效的，例如：When does the new system become effective ?新制度何时生效?
4.The eastern part of Australia is _______ in climate to the western part . (2005年6月真题)
A) better B) warmer C)splendid D)superior
正确答案：D。句意为：在气候方面澳大利亚东部比西部好。
better(than)比……好/ warmer(than)比……暖和/ splendid极好的,辉煌的/ superior(to)优于,胜过。例如：This cloth is superior to that .这种布比那种好。与superior(to)意思相反的词为interior(to)表示“比……差”，用法相同。
5.Where unemployment and crime rates are high, it can be assumed that the _____is due to the former. (2006年12月真题)
A)later B)last C)latter D)late
正确答案：C。句意为：我们认为在失业率和犯罪率高发的地区，高犯罪率是由高失业率引起的。
Later 更迟的，后面的/last 最后的，最近的/latter 后者的，后者/late 迟的，晚的，已故的。
Former 和 latter 构成一对反义词，分别表示(刚提及的两人或物中的)前者和后者。例如：Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive. 这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。
6.Do you let your kids go out alone at night ? (2007年6月真题)__________ !
A) Absolutely B)Extremely C)Actually D) Eventually
正确答案：A。句意为：你让你的孩子晚间单独出行吗?—绝对不!
extremely的意思是“极端地，极度地”，例如：Earthquakes are extremely difficult to predict.地震是非常难以预测的。actually的意思是“事实上”，例如：Did he actually hit you or just threaten you ?他真的打了你还是只是吓唬你?eventually的意思是“最后，终于”，例如：He eventually escaped and made his way back to England .他最终得以逃脱并回到了伦敦。
7.Julia likes to rent a house , which is comfortable, well-equipped and , _______,in a quiet neighborhood . (2006年12月真题)
A)all in all B)at all C)above all D)after all
正确答案：C。 句意为：朱丽娅想租一间房子，要求舒适，设施完善，最重要的是附近要比较安静。
All in all 总而言之/at all 根本/above all 最重要的，压倒一切的/after all 毕竟。
8.It wasn't a good thing, _____, it was a huge mistake . (2006年12月真题)
A)on the whole B)on the contrary C)on the average D)on the other hand
正确答案：B。句意为：这不是一件好事，相反，是个极大的错误。
9.You can go out , _______ you promise to come back before 11 o’clock . (2007年6月真题)
A) as far as B)as soon as C)so far as D)so long as
正确答案：D。句意为：你可以出去，只要你答应11点之前回来。as far as / so far as 通常用在As far as/ So far as I know…As far as/ So far as someone/something is concerned等句式中,例如：As far as I can see，there is nothing else to discuss .在我看来已经没什么可以讨论的了。As far as we are concerned ,you can go whenever you want .就我们而言，你们随时想走都可以走。as soon as 通常用在as soon as possible，as soon as you can或as soon as+从句的句式中，例如：Try and get the car fixed as soon as possible .尽快把车修好。As soon as she entered the room ,she knew there was something wrong .她一进房间就觉得有问题。
10.The couple are unable to have children of their own , so they decided to ______ a daughter. (2005年12月真题)
A)adapt B)adjust C)adopt D)appoint
正确答案：C。句意为：这对夫妻没有生育能力，因此决定领养一个女儿。adapt的意思是“(使)适应”，例如：The children are finding it hard to adapt to the new school.孩子们发现很难适应新学校的生活。adjust的意思是“调整”，例如：Check and adjust the brakes regularly . 汽车刹车系统需要经常性的调整。appoint的意思是“任命”，例如：Schreiber was appointed director of human resources. Schreiber被任命为人力资源部主任。adopt的意思是“收养，接受”等。
