1、1. We all went to the exhibition_______ (besides , except )the director, who was too busy to go. 2. Many people here have got other income _______ (besides , except) their wages. 3. She likes to sit _______ ( besides , beside) the window. 4. The internal situation of a country usually_______ (eff
2、ects , affects) its foreign policy. 5. Their hard work _______ (effected , affected) rapid progress in the work. 6. A large ________ (amount , number) of cement was used for this project. 7. A large _______ (amount , number) of people volunteered to do this difficult job. 8. The chairman made s
3、ome __________ (complimentary ,complementary), remarks about the speakers. 9. His strong points and hers are __________ (complimentary ,complementary). 10. She is an ________ (eminent , imminent )artist in this city. 11. As a result of overproduction, a depression seems ________(eminent , imminen
4、t ) in this rich country. 12. There will be ________ (farther ,further)changes in the itinerary. 13. This group of explorers went________ (farther ,further)in the desert than that one. 14. She can now spend _______ (less , fewer) time preparing her lessons than that one. 15. She spent _______ (
5、less , fewer) days in the city than planned. 16. Many beautiful paintings were ________ (hung , hanged) on the walls. 17. It is reported that some of the leaders of the coup in that country were ________ (hung , hanged). 18. He tried _______ (hard , hardly )but failed to finish his work in time.
6、 19. The interpreter could _______ (hard , hardly ) catch up with the fluent speaker. 20. What the minister has said _______ (implies , infers) that there will be a change in the economic policy. 21. From his statement the listeners _______ (imply , infer) that there will be a change in the econo
7、mic police. 22. He put all his things _______ (in , into)his suitcase. 23. All his things were _______ (in , into) his suitcase. 24. _______ (Its , It’s) Jim who has helped me. 25. I like the cut of the jacket, but I don’t like _______(its , it’s) color. 26. He _______ (lay , laid )his pen on t
8、he desk and began reading. 27. He _______ (lay , laid ) on the grass, looking at the sky. 28. She treats the orphan_______ (as , like )her son. 29. _______ (as , like ) a friend I would advise you to stop smoking at once. 30. The inspector ________ (may be ,maybe) here any day. 31. ________ (m
9、ay be, maybe) Jesse knows where she is. 32. His horse jumped and he fell _______ (of , off) it. 33. At 80 he died _______ (of , off) a heart attack. 34. One of her __________ (principal , principles )is that honesty is the best policy. 35. The __________ (principal , principle ) of the school w
10、ill resign because of poor health. 36. Rice is the __________ (principal , principle ) food of the inhabitants of this area. 37. The director is a very __________ (practical , practicable) man; he has no fanciful ideas. 38. These plans are good and __________ (practical , practicable). 39. He __
11、rose , raised )from his seat to greet the guests. 40. He _______(rose , raised ) his voice and said,”NO!”. 41. I _______ (am used , used) to working at a quick tempo. 42. I _______ (am used , used) to work 11 hours a day, but I can’t do that any more. 43. She is ________ (proud , arrogant)
12、 of the success her group has won. 44. That aristocrat often speaks in a (an) ________ (proud , arrogant) tone. 45. One of her __________ (questions , problems) is that she is pressed for time. 46. The speaker said at the end of his talk that __________ (questions , problems) were welcome. 47.
13、The day was ________ (typical , representative) of deep winter here: it was snowing heavily and a north wind was welcome. 48. This may be considered his ________ (typical , representative) novel. 49. She wishes she were as _______ (thin , slim) as Jane. 50. She had only two _______ (thin ,slim) s
14、lices of bread for breakfast. 51. He illustrated his theory with convincing _______(examples , samples). 52. Here are two________ (examples , samples) of student compositions. 53. Chinese culture has a ________ (continual , continuous ) histoty of 5000 years. 54. The _______ (continual , continu
15、ous ) rain slowed down the construction. 55. The chairman talked about future plans_______(at , toward) the end of his report. 56. They had snacks _______ (at , toward) the end of the meeting. 57. We waited for a long time._______ (Finally , At last) she came. 58. The chairman summed up the resu
16、lts of the discussion.________(Finally, At last) he thanked all the participants for coming . 59. This salesman made frequent________ (trips , travels) to nearly cities. 60. He enjoys_______ (making trips , traveling ) to foreign countries. 61. Their ______ (voyage , journey) across Europe was ev
17、entful. 62. I ______ (hope , wish) she will recover quickly from her illness. 63. I_______ (hope , wish) she were here with us. 64. The audience clapped loudly to________ (request , require) more songs. 65. Students who have borrowed books from the library are ________ (required , requested) to
18、 return them on time. 66. I______ (doubt , suspect) whether this plan will work. 67. I ______ (doubt , suspect) that he is not telling the truth. 68. Our invitations have all been _________ (received , accepted). 69. He said he had _________ (received , accepted) my letter. 70. She_________ (re
19、ceived , accepted) the gift but did not __________(receive , accepted) it. 71. She said she would come and _________ (send , bring) me the book. 72. She said she would__________ (send , bring) me the book by air mail. 73. I don’t know what I should do. I’d like to have your________ (opinion , adv
20、ice). 74. What is your________(opinion , advice) of these two new dictionaries? 75. Would you like to stop by my ________(family , home) and have a cup of tea? 76. He was born into a revolutionary_________(family , home). 77. Many new _________ (houses , rooms) have been built along this road.
21、78. I share the ______ (house , room) with two other students. 79. This is a _______ (personal , private) visit. There is no need for formalities. 80. We’re discussing the work of the company. Let us avoid being_______(personal , private) . 81. Reforms have brought about rapid_________ (economic
22、 economical) growth in China in recent years. 82. We should be _______ (economic , economical) of our time and avoid doing anything unnecessary. 83. This is an interesting book with vivid accounts of _______ (historic ,historical) events and people. 84. His article discusses the _________ (histo
23、ric , historical) significance of the May 4th Movement from a new angle. 85. During the fighting a few soldiers were _______ (injured , wounded). 86. In the accident his right leg was _________ (injured , wounded). 87. Smoking ________ (hurts , does great harm to)one’s lungs; it can severely ____
24、damage, hurt) one’s health. 88. These unfair criticisms_______ (hurt, did harm to) his feelings. 89. Of these two old people the former has died and the ________ (later , latter) is alive and healthy. 90. She returned from the beach a few days_________ (later ,latter), happy and energetic.
25、 91. We should bear in________ (heart ,mind) all these important rules. 92. His parents want him to take the exam again but his _______ (heart , mind ) isn’t in it. 93. I happened to have no money with me and he ________ (lent , borrowed) me 50 dollars. 94. I had to _______ (lent , borrow) some m
26、oney to buy this expensive book. 95. There was a ________ (terrible , terrific) accident on this road yesterday. 96. The dinner she served was_________ (terrible , terrific)----we enjoyed it greatly. 97. Later he ______ (found, found out) that the real cause of the fire was negligence on the part of the man on duty. 98. On arriving in the ancient city he ______ (found, found out) that it was very quiet and beautiful. 99. Do you know the ________ (cause , reason) why he has resigned? 100. The main _________ (cause , reason) of the stoppage was the insufficient supply of raw material.






