公共英语(PETS)三级语法与词汇例题解析(二)
6. He _____ me to give up the holidays in Spain next month.
A. had B. convinced C. agreed D. persuaded
答案: D
解析: persuade 劝说,说服; persuade sb to do sth 劝说某人做某事。
7. The girl immediately shut the window to _____ the rain.
A. keep out B. keep down C. keep up D. keep back
答案: A
解析: keep out 把…挡在外面; keep down 镇压; keep up 使…不倒下, 保持…不衰退; keep back 阻止,隐瞒。
8. Our school-run factory _____ various kinds of chemical devices last year.
A. turned into B. turned up
C. turned out D. turned off
答案: C
解析: turn into 转变,变成; turn up 卷起,发现; turn off 关掉; turned out 生产,制造.
9. Mary and I _____ the new college life soon, but Tom didn’t.
A. see to B. used to C. adapted to D. stuck to
答案: C
解析: see to 负责,注意,照料; used to 后面没有跟动词,所以不对。 adapt to 适应; stick to 坚持。
10. What he said was quite _____ , therefore, I would do everything to help him.
A. valuable B. principle C. reasonable D. superior
答案: C
解析: valuable 值钱的,有价值的; principle 原则,原理,主义; reasonable 有道理的; superior 较高的,优越的。 本句话的意思是说:他说的话有道理,因此,我愿竭力帮助他。