专题三1. Ill spend half of my holiday practising English and _half learning drawing.A. anotherB. the otherC. othersD. other2. I have seldom seen my mother _pleased with my progress as she is now.A. soB. veryC. tooD. rather3. Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _schedules to make it easier to care for their children.A. heavyB. smoothC. flexibleD. complex4. People have always been _about exactly how life on earth began.A. curiousB. excitedC. anxiousD. careful5. It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was _ journey.A. three hourB. a three-hoursC. a three-hourD. three hours6. Studies show that people are more _ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.A. likelyB. possibleC. probableD. sure7. Computers and mobile phones , though they are indeed making our life _ and more _, have reduced the need for face-to-face communications.A. easily; efficientB. easier; efficientC. easy ; efficientlyD. easily; efficiently8. Volunteering is becoming _popular inChina.Yeah , people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves.A. naturallyB. successfullyC. splendidlyD. increasingly9. I have been convinced that the print media are usually more _and more reliable than television.A. accurateB. ridiculousC. urgentD. shallow10. Do you think shopping online will _take the place of shopping in stores?A. especiallyB. frequentlyC. merelyD. finally11. Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun. Isnt it rather risky, _？A. thoughB. alsoC. eitherD. too12. _, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile.A. Shy and cautiousB. Sensitive and thoughtfulC. Honest and confidentD. Lighthearted and optimistic13. Jim went to answer the phone. _, Harry started to prepare lunch.A. HoweverB. NeverthelessC. BesidesD. Meanwhile14. We only had $100 and that was _to buy a new computer.A. nowhere near enoughB. near enough nowhereC. enough near nowhereD. near nowhere enough15. The island is _attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.A. partlyB. merelyC. nearlyD. equally16. Mr. Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been _.A. popularB. more popularC. most popularD. the most popular17. Father _goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.A. hardlyB. seldomC. sometimesD. never18. In this lecture, I can only give you a purely _view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.A. privateB. personalC. uniqueD. different19. Mistakes dont just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes _.A. favourableB. preciousC. essentialD. worthwhile20. If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my _reaction will be to tell the police.A. physicalB. immediateC. sensitiveD. sudden21. I wasnt blaming anyone; I _said errors like this could be avoided.A. merelyB. mostlyC. rarelyD. nearly22. The school was moved out of downtown as the number of students had grown too _.A. smallB. fewC. largeD. many