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? 2013级大学英语2Quiz3 Part 1 Vocabulary and Structure ????(Each item: 1) Directions:Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1. Shall we request the chairman __________ our suggestion again? A. to consider B. considering C. consider D. considered 2. Some say yes and others say no; I dont know __________ to follow. A. whether B. what C. whom D. how 3. An explosion is a sudden increase in amount __________. A. rapid burning causes it B. to be caused by rapid burning C. causing its burning to be rapid D. caused by rapid burning 4. We forgave her anger because we knew that her fathers illness had put her under great _________. A. shelter B. crisis C. stress D. nervousness 5. He never _________ to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page. A. worried B. noticed C. pained D. bothered 6. Since we cant hear you at the back of the hall, youll have to __________ your voice. A. improve B. increase C. raise D. open 7. The price they offered for my old car was so low that I _________ it down. A. brought B. turned C. called D. refused 8. The noise of the traffic _________ Paul from his work. A. prevented B. distracted C. angered D. upset 9. People appreciate _____________ with him because he has a good sense of humor. A. working B. to have worked C. to work D. having worked 10. Inquiries _____________ the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone. A. revealing B. concerning C. affecting D. following 11. Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness of big businesses will _________ down the economy. A. put B. settle C. drag D. knock 12. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat _____________ . A. accept B. agree C. refusal D. decline 13. Our department _______ courses in several foreign languages. A. accepts B. considers C. o