Unit 3
1. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were_____.
A. hung up B. hung back C. cut down D. cut off
2.She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend_____here so that she could learn more about the city.
A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times
3.Ms. Green has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be_____with everyone who comes to the store.
A. accepted B. admitted C. admired D. acquainted
4.He does not_____as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
A. equal B. match C. qualify D. fit
5.Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been_____the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.
A. pursuing B. chasing C. reaching D. winning
6.The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that_____the speakers stopped for refreshments.
A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
7.When travelling, you are advised to take travellers' checks, which provide a secure _____to carrying your money in cash.
A. substitute B. selection C. preference D. alternative
8.I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such _____a character.
A. gracious B. suspicious C. unique D. particular
9.Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this_____ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption B. transition C. consumption D. interaction
10.I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely_____ my ideas to prove your point.
A. revising B. contradicting C. distorting D. distracting