大学英语Ⅲ（19秋）形考作业3

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They actually have ______ their rivals in many aspects and won the competition as people expected.
A:surpassed
B:sufficed
C:surprised
D:supplemented

I decided to join my friends there when I heard of the huge losses ______ upon  cities with no military targets and people with no defence abilities.
A:initiated
B:induced
C:inflicted
D:imparted

You should be aware that someone is trying to ______ the relationship between you  and me.
A:undermine
B:paralyze
C:intimidate
D:denounce

There is no ______ about what education should be, what it is for, either in schools or in other place.
A:sensation
B:clarity
C:consensus
D:ethics

I’ve been ______ the job of looking after the new students.
A:resigned
B:designed
C:assigned
D:signed

The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins, but her doctor  ______ her that it is absolutely harmless.
A:retrieved
B:released
C:reassured
D:revived

Physically he is unusually ______ and has not fallen prey to illness during his long confinement.
A:stalwart
B:tough
C:sturdy
D:weak

Although he was on a diet, the delicious food ______ him enormously.
A:distracted
B:stimulated
C:inspired
D:tempted

Understanding in this sense means being able to perceive structure amongst a set of observations that were at first sight ______ and confusing.
A:perplexing
B:shocking
C:frightening
D:annoying

Industry would be unwilling to invest further in ________ until it      became profitable.
A:recycling
B:underlining
C:overwhelming
D:dominating

Faced with a persistent excess of ______ over income, the school has decided to  cut down the student number.
A:expenditure
B:expense
C:compensation
D:commodity

When the storm came, the ____ passengers had to seek shelter in a cabin near the      sea.
A:strayed
B:secured
C:stranded
D:smashed

Although he has lived there for years he has not yet ________ to the hot climate since he is from the northern part of the country.
A:adopted
B:acquired
C:adapted
D:admitted

Any salesperson who sells more than the weekly ______ will receive a bonus.
A:ratio
B:quota
C:allocation
D:portion

They decided to place a cluster of flashers around a large tree adjacent  ______ the trail that the American would pass during an exercise.
A:to
B:at
C:with
D:from

The airport which was built in 1960s has been too ______ with aircraft for years  to expand its business.
A:living
B:lively
C:alive
D:live

The old church is ______ by the skyscrapers that surround it.
A:dwarfed
B:compressed
C:bullied
D:teased

Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ______ how great their achievements are.
A:in spite of
B:in ways of
C:in favor of
D:in terms of

She wants to be more than just a singer and is planning to ________ a company of her own.
A:perform
B:conduct
C:confer
D:launch

Scientists are now  ______ for safe nuclear power to save human beings from the energy crisis
A:proposing
B:perpetuating
C:propositioning
D:prospecting