公共英语五级考试预测训练题(五)
选择题
1. Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ________ of the motor industry is uncertain.
A) terminal B) benefit C) fate D) estimate
2. To speed up the ________ of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.
A) treatment B) delivery C) transmission D) departure
3. These overseas students show great ________ for learning a new language.
A) enthusiasm B) authority C) convention D) faith
4. The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ________ of the murder committed last month.
A) observers B) witnesses C) audiences D) viewers
5. Politically these nations tend to be ________, with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.
A) unstable B) reluctant C) rational D) unsteady
阅读理解
"Thank you" means that you recognize that someone has done something for you. Thus we thank people all day ( 1) even for the smallest, most ( 2) things. If a waitress brings you a ( 3) of coffee, you say "Thank you". When you ( 4) your food and get your ( 5), you say "Thank you" to the ( 6). If someone gives you ( 7) in the street, you say "Thank you". If someone ( 8) you to dinner, you say "Yes, thank you, I'd ( 9) to come." However, that's more than (10). Excessive expressions of gratitude (11) Westerners extremely (12) and gives asense of (13) thanks, a sense of formal or required Kowtowing (叩头) which does not (14) gratitude but insincerity. For example, if your advisor spends a half-hour of his time (15) you edit some letter you've just written, you will (16) to say "Thank you, I really (17) your time." But one or two phrases of that (18) is enough. If you go on and on (19) statements about his kindness, the person will feel not thanked but (20) and will not be anxious to help you again.
1.long round over about
2.ordinary tiny usual often
3.bottle tin can cup
4.pay back pay off pay up pay for
5.coins change bills charge
6.customer cashier principal postman
7.suggestion direction hints interview
8.orders brings demands invites
9.want love need move
10.efficient enough full certain
11.take do make cause
12.unhappy unlucky unlikely uncomfortable
13.empty full grateful troubled
14.indicate tell signify direct
15.helping to help on helping helped
16.want use need bother
17.waste appreciate spend cost
18.sort type variety style
19.to through with by
20.dissatisfied annoyed hated disturbed
选择题:CBABA
阅读理解:AADDB BBDBB CDACA CBACB