词汇与结构专项练习.doc

词汇与结构专项练习
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41 When Bob was eighteen he ___________going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.
A) took to B) took up C) took for D) took on
42. Having gone _____ far, Brown did not want to turn back.
A) enough B) such C) much D) that
43. After I covered fifty kilometers that day, my legs under me ______
A) gave in B) gave off C) gave out D) gave away
44. They are going to construct the airport in ______ with another firm.
A) association B) comparison C) touch D) tune
45. It is a request by the hotel management that guests ______ the day before their departure.
A) check in B) check out C) would check in D) would check out
46. It is suggested that students should take an active part in social event,______ those events do not interfere with their studies.
A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided
47. It is necessary to ______ to a rapidly changing society.
A) adopt B) adapt C) adhere D) adept
48. Truth is something proven by experiment, so nothing should be _____
A) born in mind B) taken into consideration
C) put up with D) taken for granted
49. ______ a scientist is being deliberately informal, he will tend to speak like a book when he is explaining science. A) Although B) Even if C) While D) Unless
50.Guilin, a city in Southern China,______ its beautiful scenery, surpassing that of any other place in the world.
A) is well known as B) well known as C) well known for D) is well known for
51. After much persuasion the boy _____ that he had broken the window.
A) confessed B) admitted C) acknowledged D) confused
52. You may get away with dishonesty for a while, but sooner or later you’ll be ______
A) seen out B) found out C) recognized D) found up
53. He felt rather ______ as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party.
A) in place B) in the way C) by the way D) out of place
54. The grand targets of the National Economic Plan have been _____ ahead of schedule.
A) completed B) finished C) accomplished D) fulfilled
55. Once again Tom checked his test paper carefully to _____ all the spelling mistakes from it.
A) eliminate B) abandon C) withdraw D) diminish
56. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always ______ her place.
A) losing B) looking for C) missing D) slipping
57. To my surprise, at yesterday’s meeting he again ______ the plan that had been disapproved a week before.
A) brought about B) brought on C) brought up D) brought in
58. We have little ______ information about development in this field.
A) virtual B) present-day C) modern D) up-to-date
59. Earthworms occur ______ adequate moisture and food and the necessary soil conditions are found.
A) however B) and C) wherever D) but
60. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ______ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A) which B) that C) what 1)) where
61. When he was questioned about the missing pen, he firmly _____ that he had ever seen it.
A) denied B) refused C) claimed D) stated
62. The candidate ______ his opponent ______ evasion of the basic issues.
A) accused, with B) charged, with C) accused, by D) charged, by
63. By that time black people in the south had been ______ , nominally at least from slavery.
A) rescued B) delivered C) saved D) relieved
64. Which sport has the most expenses ______ training experiment, players personal equipment and uniforms?
A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of
65. If I ______ the books on the reading list before, I would have attended the lecture.
A) would have read B) have been reading C) had read D) have read
66. The audience in the theatre waited until the curtain had risen and then ______ into applause.
A) made B) cheered . C) burst. D) got
67. There is a supermarket near here, so they have quite a lot of things
A) to be chosen B) to choose from C) of choosing from D) for choosing
68. ______ that the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar gas cloud.
A) It is believed B) To believe C) To be believed D) Believed
69.Nowhere else in the world ______ more attractive scenery than in China.
A) you have found B) can you find C) has been found D) you can find
70. There is a real concern that food supplies will not be ______ to feed the increasing population in the world.
A) equal B) sufficient C) satisfied D) satisfactory
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31.London is one of the important ______ centres of the world.
A) economical B) economic C) financial D) finance
32. No sooner ______ they left the house than it ______ to rain.
A) have. . . began B) ..... . begun C) had. . . begins D) had.. . began
33. Under no circumstances ______ his personal interest first.
A) should a communist place B) a communist places
C) a communist should place D) shouldn’t a communist place
34. ______ is something they take for granted.
A) To smoke is harmful to one’s health B) Smoke is harmful to one’s health
C) That smoking is harmful to one’s health D) It is harmful to one’s health to smoke
35. I want to buy a new tie to ______ this brown suit.
A) go with B) go after C) go into D) go by
36. Plastics are the best insulator of electricity, rubber ______ it closely.
A) followed B) to follow C) following D) being followed
37. His salary went into five ______ a year.
A) figures B) numerals C) numbers D) fatigue
38. It is much earlier to talk about social change than to ______
A) bring it to B) bring it about C) bring it up D) bring it out
39. Having been asked to speak at the convention,_____
A) some notes were prepared for Dr. Smith B) Dr. Smith prepared some notes
C) the convention members were pleased to hear Dr. Smith D) some notes were prepared by Dr. Smith
40.It snowed heavily for three days ______ and we were isolated from the outside world.
A) in the end B) on end C) by the end D) at the end
41.Although she has two daughters of her own, she sometimes has the sweetness and _____ of a child.
A) innocent B) innocence C) pure D) ease
42. Ever since the Smiths moved to the suburbs a year ago they _____ better health.
A) could have enjoyed B) had enjoyed C) have been enjoying D) are enjoying
43. In recent years, housework has been much easier by electrical ______
A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment
44. ______ all the exercise, the teacher went on to explain the test.
A) The students have done B) The students doing
C) The students to do D) The students having done
45. If only he ______ what I tell him, but he won’t.
A) had done B) would do C) would have done D) has done
46. When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter.
A) cut in B) cut down C) cut hack D) cut off
47.If you had studied hard before, you _____ about the coming exam now.
A) could not have been worried B) would not have been worried C) could be worried D) would not be worried
48.He struck me while I was _____ my guard.
A) by B) with C)off D)on
49.Pick me up at 8 o’clock, I _____ my bath by then.
A) may have B) will have had C) will be having D) can have had
50. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others ,_____,of course, made the others jealous.
A) who B) that C) what D) which
51. My camera can be ______ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A) treated B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied
52.The international dispute was solved at last ______ the equally bilateral beneficial principle.
A) in the spirit of B) in the interests of C) in accordance with D) in connection with
53. I am _____ myself for not having written long ag6
A) shy of B) shy to C) ashamed of D) sorry of
54. Only New York, it seems, attracts this peculiar ______ of lone and homeless women who live in an isolated, mistrustful world of their own.
A) human B) population C) person D) populace
55. How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.
A) have B) having C) has D) to have
56. The picture ______ my school days to my mind.
A) recalled B) reminded C) remembered D) recollected
57. After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A) being interviewed B) interviewing C) interviewed D) having interviewed
58. You may rely upon it that we can contact your nearest relative ______ any accident occurring.
A) in spite of B) in the event of C) in the place of D) on account of
59. Five minutes earlier,_____ we could have caught the last train.
A)and B)or C)so D)but
60. The goals ______ he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.
A) after which B) for which C) with which D) at which
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21. In this battle, about one thousand soldiers were killed and one thousand more_____
A) injured B) hurt C) wounded D) damaged
22. When he came back from work, he found _____ his lost wallet on the doorway of his house.
A) none but B) none other than C) nothing but D) no other than
23. There is no more delightful____ than to train those who are eager to learn.
A) profession B) employment C) occupation D) trade
24. Not that he is unwilling to help,______ it’s beyond his power.
A) but that B) in that C) but D) and that
25. The sounds of the music grew ______ in the distance.
A) feign B) feint C) faint D) bleached
26. 1 believe that our teacher will take your illness into ______ ,for she is very considerable.
A) account B) regard C) observation D) respect
27. The committee ______ the suggestions the experts made.
A) acted as B) acted for C) acted on D) acted up
28. Never before ______ so highly successful in his attempts to modify the weather on a very small scale.
A)man has been B)man is C) has man been D)will be man
29. Zip code on letters and packages indicates the postal _____ to which they are being sent.
A) area B) district C) region D) zone
30. Mrs. Brown is offering a _____ of 50 dollars to anyone who finds her missing purse.
A) award B) toward C) reward D) forward
31. If your coat is too large, the tailor can ______ it to fit you.
A) alter B) change C) convert D) modify
32. The teacher was using many new words, and the children could not _____ what she was saying.
A) take in B) take away C) take to D) take about
33. A dog ran in front of my mother’s car and she ______ stop very quickly.
A) ought to B) had better C) must D) had to
34. As a result of the strike, the Government is urging people to be ______ with electricity.
A) economic B) economical C) economy D) economics
35. It is five years since I was ______ with them, so I don’t know how they are getting along.
A) out of control B) out of the question C) out of touch D) out of sight
36. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A) When compared B) Compare C) While comparing D) Comparing
37. We didn’t know his telephone number; otherwise, we _____ him.
A) would have telephoned B) would telephone C) must have telephoned D) had telephoned
38. You may go on with your experiment, but I don’t think anything will _____ it.
A) come to B) come across C) come of D) come from
39. During the war, soldiers had to keep guns with them all the time _____ emergency and danger.
A) because of B) in any case C) in case of D) for the purpose of
40. You can believe him; he told the ____ truth.
A) serious B) severe C) strict D) secret
41.1 suppose that when I come back in ten years’ time all these old houses_____ down.
A) will have been pulled B) will be pulling C) will have pulled D) will be pulled
42. ______,a man who express himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A) Other things being equal B) Were other things equal
C)To be equal other things D)Other things to be equal
43. I wish I ______ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.
A) have slept B) slept C) might have slept D) could have slept
44. He was _____ of having asked such a silly question.
A) sorry B) guilty C) ashamed D) miserable
45. The banker manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to _____ the investment plan.
A) work out B) put out C) make out D) bring out
46. The band are playing this song _____ request of the Queen.
A)by B)for C)in D)to
47. He has a little money ______ and intends to take a holiday.
A) put aside B) put out C) put away D) put off
48. ______ regards the cause of the fire, we shall make a further investigation.
A)As B) With C)In D)For
49. His success was due to______ he had been working hard.
A) that B) the fact of C) the fact which D) the fact that
50.San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles _____
A) is rarely B) rarely is C) hardly is D) is scarcely
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31.The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the course of the people.
A) by B) from C) after D) with
32. If I take this medicine twice a day, it should ______ my cold.
A) heal B) recover C) cure D) treat
33. The statistics on traffic accidents in this city _______ increasing.
A)is B)has been C)are D) is to be
34. Her wish was that he ______ at Beijing University at once.
A) studies B) studied C) study D) will study
35. The man in the mines stopped working when they heard the whistle ______
A) to blow B) blow C) blew D) is blowing
36. The furniture in his room is quite different ______ in yours.
A) from those B) from that C) from that one D) from those ones
37. He ______ live in the country ______ in the city.
A) would rather to. . . than B) would rather. . . than
C) would rather. . . than to live D) would rather to. . . than to live
38. The three men were given work according to their ______ abilities.
A) respectable B) respective C) respectful D) respecting
39. The government official explained that there’s no point ______