1a 41. They are currently _________ in lengthy trade negotiations. A) engaged B) busy C) obliged D) occupied正确答案： A
42.At the first _______ of twelve all the workers in the factory stopped for lunch. A) strike B) bell C) stroke D) hit 正确答案： C
43.A solar day is the length of time _______ the Earth to revolve once around the Sun. A) takes B) takes it C) it takes D) one takes 正确答案： C 44.He obviously displays a great ______ for some of your poems. A) consent B) admiration C) respect D) pleasure正确答案： B
45.The teachers ______ themselves with planning out the work of the coming semester. A) employed B) involved C) occupied D) engaged 正确答案： C 46. I prefer to be a _____ because I don't like to operate.
A) doctor B) surgeon C) physician D) specialist正确答案： C
47.The _____ of tests in the United States institutions can be a new and frightening experience for many foreign students.
A) frequency B) presence C) efficiency D) confidence正确答案： A 48.As it had not rained for several months, there was a _____ of water. A) waste B) drop C) loss D) shortage正确答案： D
49.Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards. A) equivalent B) alike C) uniform D) likely正确答案： A
50. The mechanic said that the work would be done quickly, but he would not _____ himself to a specific time.
A) admit B) permit C) commit D) submit 正确答案： C
51. The war may _____, but victory is sure to belong to the peace-loving people.
A) drag out B) drag on C) drag up D) drag along正确答案： B
52. _______ to the Independent War, the United States was an English colony. A) Before B) Prior C) Following D) Preceding 正确答案： B
53.She continued to type as fast as ever, though her thumb was badly swollen ______ a hurt. A) in B) for C) with D) from正确答案： D
54.She looks to be ______ 40, but as a matter of fact, she is 50.
A) older than B) in the neighbourhood of C) at age of D) approximately about正确答案:B 55. The crust of the Earth was thin here, and other conditions appeared ______ for drilling. A) favorable B) imaginable C) curable D) durable正确答案： A 56.The Russians were attacked and forced to _____.
A) advance B) retire C) retreat D) draw正确答案： C 57. Tom _____ off the field with a foot injury.
A) limped B) limbed C) limned D) lambed正确答案： A 58. The new ________ was put into operation early in 1939. A) tactic B) tact C) toxic D) tract正确答案： A 59.Britain made a(n)______ of war on Germany in 1914.
A) announcement B) statement C) claim D) declaration正确答案： D 60. You mustn’t lose heart, sooner or later your effort will pay ______.
A) for B) out C) off D) up 正确答案： C
1b41. The speech which he made ______ the project has bothered me greatly.
A) being concerned B) concerned C) concerning D) be concerned正确答案： C
42.Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 without a/an _________ of war. A) announcement B) information C) declaration D) notice正确答案： C
43.There are more and more discussions amongst workers about the need for a general strike to try to __________ the series of attacks they have suffered.
A) turn the tide against B) turn the flank of C) turn the tide for D) turn a deaf ear to 正确答案： A
44. New difficulties kept ______ as they built the railway tunnel. A) arising B) arousing C) raising D) rising 正确答案： A
45.Long sentences and difficult sentence patterns in this novel have been ______, but it still keeps much of the charm and flavour of the original.
A) adopted B) applied C) simplified D) polished正确答案： C 46.His ______ is for beef rather than lamb.
A) preference B) affection C) passion D) prejudice 正确答案： A 47.The roof of the mine _____ as a result of the explosion.
A) dropped in B) broke down C) pressed down D) caved in正确答案： D 48.Today, people object to our family privacy being _____.
A) commented B) invited C) invested D) invaded 正确答案： D 49. Many of the shopkeepers are poor. There isn't much _____ in this town. A) prosperity B) advantage C) failure D) indigence正确答案： A 50. Plants _____ their own food by photosynthesis.
A) promote B) manufacture C) grow D) raise正确答案： B 51. After breakfast, mother _____ her regular household duties. A) set off B) set up C) set back D) set about正确答案： D 52.After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theatre.
A) drew B) poured C) dismissed D) left 正确答案： B
53.Finding a job in such a big company has always been _____ his wildest dreams. A) under B) over C) above D) beyond正确答案： D
54. Life is interesting to people who _____ themselves to new ideas. A) present B) expose C) exhibit D) explain正确答案： B 55._______ with the picture, Mary tore it to pieces.
A) Dissatisfying thoroughly B) Being thoroughly dissatisfied C) To dissatisfy thoroughly D) To be thoroughly dissatisfied 正确答案： B
56.The children were ______ so that the sick mother could have a rest in a quiet room. A) sent off B) sent out C) set off D) set in正确答案： B
57. This was a good and just war fought not for _______ but for liberty. A) control B) conquest C) prevention D) avoidance正确答案： B 58. Her parents’ opposition is an ________ to her marriage. A) fault B) offense C) obstacle D) distress正确答案： C
59. Hong Kong Special Administrative _____ was established on July 1, 1997. A) Area B) Neighborhood C) District D) Region正确答案： D 60.You mustn’t lose heart, sooner or later your effort will pay ______. A) for B) out C) off D) up正确答案： C
1c 41. The socks were too small and it was only by ______ them that he managed to get them on. A) spreading B) extending C) lengthening D) stretching正确答案： D
42.The manufacturers had to raise their prices because of the increase in the cost of _______ materials.
A) raw B) original C) rough D) primitive正确答案： A 43.By _______ Mr Zhang is a taxi driver.
A) profession B) work C) occupation D) employment正确答案： C 44. _______ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.
A) As soon as B) As well as C) So far as D) So long as 正确答案： D 45.I was lucky _______ I was able to find a good baby-sitter. A) by that B) at that C) on that D) in that正确答案： D
46 .She continued to type as fast as ever, though her thumb was badly swollen ______ a hurt. A) in B) for C) with D) from正确答案： D
47.My parents, ______ touring in Britain, are looking forward to a traditional English afternoon tea in a beautiful setting.
A) nowadays B) instantly C) presently D) publicly正确答案： C 48.A ______ wind was blowing from the water.
A) staff B) stiff C) stuff D) stuffy正确答案： B
49.There are rumours _____ that prices will rise sharply soon.
A) in the air B) in the open air C) on the air D) off the air正确答案： A
50.He thought this would take a heavy ____ of American lives and prolong the war indefinitely. A) toll B) injure C) damage D) harm正确答案： A 51.Greater effort is needed to ______ children in road safety. A) conduct B) tutor C) inform D) instruct正确答案： D
52.Children in our country are taught to _____ the right-and-wrong principle through thick and thin. A) take to B) see to C) stick to D) live up to正确答案： C 53.The climbers were _____ by the steep cliff.
A) hindered B) insisted C) divided D) disturbed 正确答案： A
54.This _____ general burnt down a building, regardless of the women and children in it. A) military B) illegal C) cruel D) violent正确答案： C 55.Plants _____ their own food by photosynthesis.
A) promote B) manufacture C) grow D) raise正确答案： B 56.Let's wait here for her. I am sure she'll _____ before long.
A) turn off B) turn up C) turn over D) turn out正确答案： B 57.Fertilizers will _____ the growth of plants.
A) accumulate B) accelerate C) manipulate D) generate正确答案： B
58.Many of the minor illnesses of modern industrial society — headaches, tiredness and stomach upsets — are thought to _____ breathing polluted air.
A) bring about B) arise from C) derive from D) associate with正确答案： B 59.Careless motorists are _____ to meet with accidents. A) apt B) liable C) inclined D) subject正确答案： B
60.The _____ of nuclear weapons in nearby countries poses a serious threat to peace.
A) employment B) deployment C) exposure D) reliance正确答案： B 1d 41.The doctors don’t _______ that he will live much longer.
A) articulate B) anticipate C) manifest D) monitor正确答案： B 42. The speech which he made ______ the project has bothered me greatly.
A) being concerned B) concerned C) concerning D) be concerned 正确答案： C 43. Napoleon was sent into ______ on an island after his failure at Waterloo. A) exile B) excess C) excel D) access 正确答案： A 44. Heavy smoking and drinking will _________ a person’s health.
A) take toll on B) take toll of C) take its toll of D) take its toll on正确答案： D
45. The ________ figures below are presented both in numbers and as a percent of the total forces mobilized.
A) causalities B) casualty C) casual D) casuals正确答案： B
46. The defeated enemy soldiers had to _______ from the battlefield to the mountain. A) draw B) retreat C) return D) retire正确答案： B
47. One day the lady met with a real ______ who had been sleeping on the streets for years. A) down-and-out B) down-to-earth C) out-and-out D) in-and-out正确答案： A 48. The teachers ______ themselves with planning out the work of the coming semester. A) employed B) involved C) occupied D) engaged正确答案： C
49. This _____ general burnt down a building, regardless of the women and children in it. A) military B) illegal C) cruel D) violent正确答案： C
50. The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the workforce.
A) conference B) intervention C) consultation D) assembly正确答案： C 51. There is no doubt that their support will _____ in our cause.
A) make an impact B) have effect C) be different D) make a difference正确答案： D 52. Don't count your chickens before they're _____.
A) laid out B) hatched C) raised D) grown up正确答案： B 53. It was the first time she _____ at skating on the ice.
A) took a crack B) was taking a crack C) had taken a crack D) take a crack正确答案： C 54. The money collected for the celebrations _____ to $8,920.
A) counted B) totaled C) arrived D) amounted正确答案： D
55. A solar day is the length of time _______ the Earth to revolve once around the Sun. A) takes B) takes it C) it takes D) he takes正确答案： C
56. My grandmother was a very ______ person, and she only spent money when she needed something badly.
A) polite B) economic C) economical D) patient正确答案： C
57. Finally the soldiers threw back the enemy troops ______ them from the rear. A) pressing to B) pressing for C) pressing into D) pressing on正确答案： D 58. He succeeded in _____ public opinion against the barbarity of modern warfare.
A) making a change in B) turning the tide of C) taking a turn of D) switching to 正确答案： B
59.Israel said it had no choice but to launch an _______ against Hamas to stop such rocket attacks.
A) offence B) action C) operation D) offensive正确答案： D
60. The company took a ________ by cutting the price of their product, and it paid off.
A) gamble B) balance C) chance D) bow正确答案： A
1f 41. The ________ figures below are presented both in numbers and as a percent of the total forces mobilized.
A) causalities B) casualty C) casual D) casuals正确答案： B
42. Data on Australian house-building approvals released on Tuesday showed housing construction would continue to __________ throughout the next year. A) pull on B) drag on C) push on D) dash on正确答案： B
43. A solar day is the length of time _______ the Earth to revolve once around the Sun. A) takes B) takes it C) it takes D) one takes正确答案： C
44. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _______ obtaining water is not the worst.
A) for which B) to which C) of which D) in which 正确答案： C 45. His remarks left me _______ about his real purpose.
A) wondered B) wonder C) to wonder D) wondering 正确答案： D 46. Improved consumer confidence is _____________ to an economic recovery. A) coordinate B) crucial C) collective D) satisfactory正确答案： B 47. An American presidential _______ lasts for eighteen months.
A) activity B) event C) occasion D) campaign正确答案： D
48.My parents, ______ touring in Britain, are looking forward to a traditional English afternoon tea in a beautiful setting.
A) nowadays B) instantly C) presently D) publicly正确答案： C 49. Tom _____ off the field with a foot injury.
A) limped B) limbed C) limned D) lambed正确答案： A 50. He played the guitar so well that everyone was ______.
A) affected B) aroused C) effected D) impressed正确答案： D
51. The crust of the Earth was thin here, and other conditions appeared ______ for drilling. A) favorable B) imaginable C) curable D) durable正确答案： A 52. A good hunting dog is _____ to every sound and movement in the field. A) alert B) sensible C) watchful D) awake正确答案： A 53. Even the smallest baby can _____ its mother by her voice. A) confirm B) know C) claim D) identify正确答案： D
54. The war may _____, but victory is sure to belong to the peace-loving people. A) drag out B) drag on C) drag up D) drag along正确答案： B
55. The gymnast seemed to _____ to give a performance on the balance beam.
A) exercise herself B) signify her readiness C) be poised D) be trained 正确答案： C
56. A tree fallen across the road was a(n) ______ to our car and we had to push it away. A) difficulty B) stop C) help D) obstacle正确答案： D
57. Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are heavily populated. A) due to B) in spite of C) but for D) with regard to正确答案： A 58. Let me know if any difficulties _____.
A) come B) rise C) arise D) happen正确答案： C
59. It is claimed that with this approach the memory can be _____.
A) ten times more efficient B) more than ten times efficient C) more efficient for ten times D) efficient for more than ten times正确答案： A
60. The changes to the national health system will first be _____ in some provinces for a try next year and carried out all over the country based on the experience later.
A) fulfilled B) popularized C) implemented D) drafted正确答案： C