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B) 1.No one knew the man’s age until he __________ it by accident.
A. reviewed B. revealed C. recovered D. recalled D) 2.This discovery marks a significant technological __________.
A. process B. adventure C. project D. advance A) 3.Tornadoes (龙卷风) __________ when a warm weather front meets a body of very cold
air.
A. occur B. happen to C. result in D. predict
C) 4.She __________ the opinion of several experts, but even the experts disagree.
A. thought B. taught C. sought D. bought
D) 5.American cars are generally too large for the Japanese market, __________ Japanese
cars are popular in the US.
A. which B. because C. therefore D. whereas B) 6.It’s a six-hour drive from Penarth to Norwich. I nearly fell __________ at the wheel a
couple of times.
A. sleeping B. asleep C. sleepy D. sleep
A) 7.Experts are __________ that unemployment will fall slowly next year.
A. predicting B. preparing C. previewing D. preventing
C) 8.An airplane had _________ into the mountain, killing all two hundred passengers.
A. cracked B. crossed C. crashed D. crowded D) 9.We’ve had to _________ our visit to London because Jim is ill.
A. disturb B. progress C. focus D. cancel
B) 10.I had to wait two hours for the train. It really put me in a bad _________.
A. mode B. mood C. move D. motion A) 11.I have been very much pleased by your _________ of the situation.
A. analysis B. impact C. volume D. focus
C) 12.We couldn’t imagine what had happened to _________ him but he wouldn’t stop
crying.
A. awake B. spot C. upset D. spoil D) 13.She must learn to _________ herself to English life.
A. arrange B. admire C. acquire D. adjust
C) 14.We must work _________ the difficulties until we find an answer.
A. off B. by C. through D. away B) 15.That teacher is very popular ___________ her pupils.
A. for B. with C. in D. at B) 16.Most of the relief work was done by ____.
A. performers B. volunteers C. subjects D. participants D) 17.I don’t think the color control on this TV is properly ________.
A. exchanged B. indicated C. predicted D. adjusted A) 18.Every night, I ___ my thoughts on the problems of the day.
A. focused 聚焦的专心的 B. separated C. awakened D. spotted
B) 19.My drinking was starting to have a(n) ___ effect on my work. I couldn’t concentrate
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on my work for long.
A. neutral中立 B. negative 消极 C. shattered 破碎 D. instant瞬间 立刻 A) 20.She won the lottery and her life changed ___.
A. overnight B. overseas C. overall D. overhead D) 21.The nice weather puts me in a cheerful ___.
A. mode B. model C. emotion D. mood B) 22.My uncle was ___ on the subject of woman’s rights.
A. familiar B. neutral C. disturbing D. apparent
B) 23. He has a(n) ___ on what the business will be like 20 years from now.
A. vision B. outlook 观点 C. overlook D. diversion
D) 24.She’s actually rather insecure, and her rudeness is just a defense ___.
A. frustration B. enthusiasm C. function D. mechanism 机制 原理 C) 25. I have met him before on two _____ occasions场合 机会, but I didn’t remember his name.
A. ancient 古代的 B. pioneer 先锋 C. previous以前的 D. original 原件 原理 Unit 6
D) 1. He is ____ enough to understand me from my body language.
A. efficient有效的 B. proficient 熟练的 C. sufficient 足够的 D. intelligent智能的 A) 2.I can’t understand _____ a decision until it is too late.
A. his postponing推迟 to make B. him to postpone to make C. his postpone to make D. his postponing making
A) 3.Only through sheer luck, ____ to get the signature of the pop singer.
A. did he manage B. managed he C. he has managed D. he managed C) 4.I haven’t read the first chapter, ___ finished the whole novel.
A. much less B. much more C. rather than C. as well as
B) 5.Most parents discourage their children to take an active part in social events ___ those events don’t interfere with their studies.
A. lest 唯恐 B. though C. provided假如 D. unless A) 6.Such ____ the case, you have no ground to justify your complaints.
A. being B. is C. be D. was B) 7.That vase is old and valuable; please ___ it with care.
A. place B. handle处理 C. help D. treat A) 8.It is a ___ in the United States to have turkey on Thanksgiving.
A. custom习俗 B. habit C. reality D. rule
A) 9.Fred had difficulty swimming across the river, but he finally succeeded on his forth ___.
A. attempt尝试 B. progress进步 C. process处理 过程 D. instance实例 A) 10.My younger sister is very ___ about food and clothing.
A. particular挑剔 B. strange C. interested D. special A) 11.Our English teacher is a woman of American ___.
A. origin 起源 出身 B. context C. country D. family C) 12.It didn’t take the hungry boys long to ___ the loaf of bread.
A. consult B. content C. consume消耗 D. converse A) 13.I assure you it is not my ___ to act without reflection.
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A. character 性格上的特征 B. characteristic人或事物上的特征 C. feature D. strongpoint
B) 14. The contents of the box were curiously 好奇地___.
A. various 多 B. varied 不同 C. differentiate D. curious C) 15.He considered it a ___ duty to fulfill his dead father’s wishes.
A. scarce缺乏 B. secret 秘密 C. sacred 神圣的 D. scare惊吓
C) 16.They had had the town council pass a law ___ the distribution of handbills.
A. rejected B. prohibit C. forbidding D. refusing
D) 17.Ancient Egyptians knew of means to ____ dead bodies from decay.
A. conserve 保存 B. reserve 储存 C. deserve D. preserve保护 D) 18.They wanted to form a new and completely ____ political party.
A. extinct灭绝的 B. instinct 本能 C. institute 学会 D. distinct独特的 A) 19.Education must be ___ with productive labor.
A. associated 关联的 B. related C. combined 结合 D. represented B) 20.The judge rejected the prisoner’s ___ for a new trial.
A. request 请求 B. appeal 上诉 C. requisition 征用 D. demand要求 需要
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D) 1.Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially
true ______ it comes to classroom tests.
A. before B. as C. since D. when
A) 2.He can only have picked _____ such excellent English by living in the foreign country.
A. up B. with C. out D. at B) 3.The road is full of ____ turns.转弯
A. urgent 紧急 B. abrupt生硬的 突然的C. accidental意外的 偶然的 D. swift迅速 C) 4. To undertake this duty involves _____ on holidays; however, she doesn’t mind it at all.
A. work B. to work C. having to work D. to have to work
A) 5. People in other parts of the world have been ____Christmas for many centuries.
A. observing B. attending C. engaging D. enjoying
C) 6.I’ll get Bill to accompany伴奏 me _____ the piano when I sing a song at the school concert.
A. by B. with C. on D. to B) 7. He _____ me that Dr. Black would come.
A. ensured 保证 B. assured 确定的 C. insured D. secured B) 8.Our manager often acts ____ the consequences后果 结果 影响.
A. regarding B. regardless of C. as regards D. with regard to C) 9. _____ man forgets his wife’s birthday, which will have bad effect on the marital life.
A. Many B.A great many C. Many a D. Much a A) 10.They are very _____ in appearance外貌.
A. like B. likely C. same D. likewise B) 11. Our school _____ for the summer holidays on July 10th.
A. breaks off折断 B. breaks up 结束 C. breaks down 分解 D. breaks forth C) 12.They are studying English in order to read Shakespeare_____.
A. of origin B. in origin C. in the original原文 D. in source
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B) 13.The truth is quite _____ what you think.
A. more than超出 B. other than 除了 ，不同于 C. rather than而不是 D. less than小于
A) 14.My brother _____ second on the list.
A. ranks 把排列起来 B. covers C. ranges D. rates
C) 15.It’s reported that an increasing number of people_____ building more nuclear power
plants.
A. assent上级对下级 长辈对晚辈的同意 B. agree C. favor 赞成 D. flavor C) 16.The words were all ____ and well chosen.
A. suitable B. appropriately 适当的 C. apt 恰当的 D. fit
C) 17.More than six thousand _____ ventures were established last year in the coastal areas.
A. combined B. united C. joint D. joined
C) 18.The early pioneers had to ______ many hardships to settle on the new land. A. go along with 赞同 B. go back on 违背 C. go through 经受 D. go into Unit 8
D) 1.She ______ her mother in character, but not in appearance.
A. seems B. alike C. assembles D. resembles在…方面类似 A) 2.The young man looked with perfect ______ at his beautiful wife.
A. contentment满足 B. contented C. contents D. contenting D) 3.The boy opened the package with ________ pleasure希望.
A. possible B. likely C. inviting 有魅力的 D. evident明显的明白的 A) 4.She tried to carry out执行 her New Year ________, but she couldn’t.
A. resolution B. solution C. dissolution D. involvement D) 5.Is it possible to __________ when one will die?
A. indicate B. foreshadow预示 C. reveal D. predict预言 预知 C) 6.She ________ that he was not much of a pianist钢琴家.
A. denied 拒绝 B. exclaimed惊呼 C. commented评价 D. contributed有助于 D) 7.The young candidate候选人 had little confidence ___ _ his success in the election.
A. of B. about C. for D. in
C) 8.Although I didn’t earn much money from the job, I still _______ a lot from the
experience.
A. lost B. deprived C. profited有益于 D. grieved A) 9.He was fined for __________ the speed limit.
A. exceeding 超越的 B. rising C. excelling胜过 D. excessing 超额，过度 B) 10. In the highly competitive society, young people must keep on _______ themselves.
A. besting B. bettering C. raising D. making
A) 11. Although the old couple lead a very ________ life, they enjoy true happiness.
A. plain 朴素的 B. miserable C. clear D. luxurious
A) 12. On hearing the horrible shriek in the next room, everybody sprang _____ his feet.
A. to B. on C. up D. by
B) 13. The whole play is a success but the scene by the river in _______ is wonderful.
A. special B. particular C. especial D. particularly
A) 14.The young mother has got no time for her one-year- old baby, because she is fully
occupied 占有_______ her own work.
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A. with B. by C. in D. For Unit 10
A 1. His failure in the examination is _______ to the plan. A) fatal B) essential C) crucial D) vital
A 2. Mr. Black was asked to ________ five hours before he left the hotel. A) check out B) check in C) set out D) set off
B 3. The government had ________ them permission to leave the country.
A) promoted B) granted C) qualified D) attributed D 4. The doctor knew how to ________ an emergency like this.
A)deal in B) settle with C) act on D) cope with处理
C 5. It is improper for a person in such a high _______ in the company to behave so badly in
public. A) profession B) situation C) position位置 D) standard标准 D 6. We watched as the plane ________ behind the clouds.
A) lost B) escaped逃走 C) flew 飞翔 D) vanished销声匿迹
D 7. If I correct someone, I will do it with good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one ________.
A) to correct B) correcting C) having corrected D) being corrected纠正 A 8. The house was very quiet, ________ as it was on the side of a mountain. A) isolated B) isolating C) being isolated D) having been isolated孤立 分离 C 9. Continuous 深度评估________ is made of all students’ work.
A) amusement B) embarrassment窘迫 难堪 C) assessment评估 D) achievement B 10.There has been a(n) _________ improvement in your handwriting.
A) available B) noticeable 显而易见的 C) confident D) tricky
D 11.The economic situation is certainly improving, although recent trade figures suggest the _______.
A) diverse B) adverse C) converse D) reverse D 12. This service is ________ to be available to all of us before long. A) possible B) probable C) perhaps D) likely B 13. An example will _________ what I mean.
A) classify B) clarify C) modify D) verify C 14. The criminal was arrested on _________ of murder.
A) suspect B) doubt C) suspicion D) wonder C 15. He paused in the _________ of pouring his beer.
A) middle B) mid C) midst D) amidst D 16. An outsider who can offer a fresh point of view may _________ new ideas. A) trigger B) perform C) promote D) stimulate B 17. An individual bird can _________ the call of its own species. A) realize B) identify C) aware D) discover C 18. He got _________ when his computer wouldn’t work properly.
A) inspired B) discouraged C) depressed沮丧 D) suppressed
B 19. I would rather read than watch television; the programs seem __________ all the time. A) to get worse B) to be getting worse. C) to have got worse D) getting worse
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20. The pressure压力 causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them __________ under a constant emotional strain. A) to complete B) completly C) to be completed D) having completed
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