第一单元
1. John often attends public lectures at the University of Oxford, chiefly ________ his English.
A) to improve B) improving C) to have improved D) improved 【参考答案】：A
2. It was suggested at the meeting that effective measures ________ to solve the problem.
A) were taken B) be taken C) must be taken D) take 【参考答案】：B
3. They are building the dam in ________ with another firm. A) comparison B) association C) touch D) tune 【参考答案】：B
4. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, ________ those events do not interfere with their studies.
A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided 【参考答案】：D
5. He is ________ a writer as a reporter.
A) more B) rather C) not so much D) not much 【参考答案】：C
6. To be sure, some insects can build complex societies ________ different types of individuals performing different tasks.
A) taken from B) made of C) composed of D) developed from 【参考答案】：C
7. The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I ________ to it. A) have not gone B) did not go
C) had not gone D) should not have gone 【参考答案】：C
8. I found my daughter sitting in the kitchen, crying ________. A) strongly B) bitterly C) heavily D) deeply 【参考答案】：B
9. What ________ to him is whether the job allows him to pursue his studies. A) matters B) refers C) happens D) applies 【参考答案】：A
10. It is predicted that heavy rains are ________ to flood the area in a few days. A) frightening B) threatening C) scattering D) warning 【参考答案】：B
11. In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is ________ by school age children.
A) directed B) discharged C) derived D) delivered 【参考答案】：D
12. There were some ________ flowers on the table. A) artificial B) unnatural C) false D) unreal 参考答案】：A
13. We are interested in the weather because it ________ us so directly----what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.
A) benefits B) affects C) guides D) effects
【参考答案】：B
14. Will all those ________ the proposal raise their hands?
A) in relation to B) in contrast to C) in excess of D) in favor of 【参考答案】：D
15. I appreciate ________ to your home.
A) to be invited B) to have invite C) having invite D) being invited 【参考答案】：D
16. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ________ when judging my examination.
A) regard B) counting C) account D) observation 【参考答案】：C
17. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work ________ all their time.
A) takes away B) takes over C) takes up D) takes in 【参考答案】：C
18. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ________ it .
A) got off B) got across C) got away D) got over 【参考答案】：D
19. Many people complain of the rapid ________ of modern life. A) rate B) speed C) pace D) growth 【参考答案】：C
20. I couldn’t find ________, and so I took this one.
A) a large enough coat B) an enough large coat C) a large coat enough D) a coat enough large 【参考答案】：A
21. I always ________ what I have said.
A) get to B) hold to C) lead to D) see to 【参考答案】：B
22. Evidence came up ________ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A) what B) which C) that D) whose 【参考答案】：C
23. He was ________ of having asked such a silly question. A) sorry B) guilty C) ashamed D) miserable 【参考答案】：C
24. ________ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A) As for B) Besides C) Except D) Despite 【参考答案】：D
25. The little boy was ____________ when buying the watch from a stranger in town.
A) taken on B) taken in C) taken down D) taken for 【参考答案】：B
26. Scarcely had he crossed the finishing line ________ he sat down to rest. A) when B) than C) then D) until
【参考答案】：A
27. There is little chance that mankind would __________ a nuclear war. A) retain B) endure C) maintain D) survive 【参考答案】：D
28. The French pianist who had been praised very highly __________ to be a great disappointment.
A) turned around B) turned in C) turned out D) turned down 【参考答案】：C
29. I had a sudden urge _________ the boss what I thought of him. A) telling B) being telling C) to tell D) to have told 【参考答案】：C
30. Once Jack decides what he needs to do, he’ll __________ it with single-mindedness.
A) go after B) go across C) go about D) go along 【参考答案】：A
31. In spite of Spanish origin, Brazil also has certain things which make her __________.
A) specific B) species C) specialized D) distinctive 【参考答案】：D
32. The supreme authority _________ in the President.
A) lives B) resides C) exists D) inhabits 【参考答案】：B
33. On more ________ reflection, I resolved to turn down the offer.