and then have a meal; that is my morning _________.
A) routine 日常的 B) regular C) order D) regulations A
It is really _______ for a teacher to find such mistakes in a student's essay. A) annoying 讨厌的 B) annoyed C) boring D) bored A
He is now a major ___________ of the nuclear industry. A) critical B) critic 批评家 C) criticize D) criticism B
The falling inflation rate is _________ to a decrease in the amount of borrowing. A) attributed 归于 B) referred C) subjected D) submitted A
It is essential that these application forms ________ back as early as possible. A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent 发送 D
I was quite impressed by her ___________ determination to succeed. A) subtle
B) inherited C) crucial D) dogged 顽强的 D
I have already rented an apartment, for I don't want to ________ your hospitality and kindness. A) abandon B) damage C) abuse 虐待 D) injure C
In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to _______ dreams were likely to be highly respected. A) interpret 解释 B) intervene C) inherit D) impart A
He ________ his life to the service of his country. A) devote B) contributed C) attributed D) dedicated 献身 D
A ______ from every person, no matter how small, will help the Red Cross reach the goal of$100,000. A) contract
B) contribution 捐赠 C) concentration D) construction A
His tastes and habits ______ with those of his wife. A) agree
B) coincide 极其类似 C) correspond D) match
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B
Darwin believed that modern men and apes have both been ______ from the same ancestor. A) extended B) preserved
C) descended 从一个祖先传下来的 D) transformed C
The old carpet stands up the ______ of continual use.
A) finger-tipped B) wear and tear 磨损 C) full-time D) back-to-basics B
They believed that this was not the _________ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning. A) climax 高潮 B) summit C) pitch D) maximum A
The trumpet player was certainly playing loud. But I wasn't bothered by loudness _________ by his lack of talent. A) more than B) than
C) so much as 甚至于 D) as C
We were ________ by the news that they were getting divorced; they got married just a month ago and were considered such a perfect match. A) relieved B) startled 震惊 C) dismayed D) disillusioned B
Anyone who has been overwhelmed by something only sees its ________, paying no attention to its defects.
A) grace 优雅 B) grate C) gracious D) graceful A
Everyone cries sometimes — it's nothing to be ashamed __________. A) for B) about C) over D) of 关于 D
______ raw materials into useful products is called manufacturing. A) Transform 改变 B) Transforming C) Being transformed D) When transforming A
Another big issue _________ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens. A) confining B) confirming C) conforming D) confronting 面对 D
We all know that it is imagination______ people usually lack______ makes the world colorful. A) /; which B) /; that 那个 C) which; which D) what; that B
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in
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words which appeal powerfully to our minds and ________. A) sensations B) passions C) emotions 情绪 D) moods C
Recently, many songs sung by The Cranberries constantly ________ to me. A) recurring B) recurred 重现 C) minded D) reminded B
The distance from the Earth to the spacecraft is often determined very accurately from the
time ______ between two radio signals. A) interaction B) alternative C) interference D) interval 间隔 D
It was due to luck ______ judgment ______ the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident. A) better than / when
B) rather than / that 而不是/ C) other than / when D) more than / that B
My wife's birthday ________ our wedding anniversary.
A) coincides with 与 B) collides with C) converses with D) along with A
He is a skillful and ________ performer on several musical instruments.
A) effort B) effortful
C) effortless 容易的 D) efforted C
His refusal to walk through the metal detector before boarding the plane ______ the guard's
suspicion. A) awakened B) aroused 唤醒 C) predicted D) forecast B
______ in some rural schools that the teacher is even unable to walk through the rows of desks.
A) The classroom is as crowded
B) So crowded is the classroom 所以拥挤的教室
C) As crowded the classroom is D) The classroom is such crowded B
He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. A) optimistic 乐观的 B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious A
There could be no doubt that he deserved the ______ for the republic's political
consolidation. A) credit account B) credit 信用 C) credit note D) credit card B
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We sat in the car with the radio on, ______ along behind a long line of other cars. A) crawled B) was crawling C) to crawl D) crawling 爬行 D
The politician doesn't understand ________ about foreign policy. He doesn't even have a
passport. A) nothing B) first thing
C) the first thing 首先要做的事 D) last thing C
_______ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A) As for B) Except for C) Despite 轻视 D) But for C
As early as 1647, Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established
in every town _________ 50 households or more. A) having 所有 B) to have C) to have had D) having had A
The teacher warned that anyone who was caught ________ during the test would be punished. A) cheating 行骗 B) being cheated C) to cheat D) to be cheating
A
If the pain in your leg becomes worse, get it _________ at once. A) to see B) seen to 见到 C) seeing to D) be seen to B
Even an expert would find it hard to ______ between the original painting and the copy. A) distinctive B) distinguish 区别 C) distinction D) distinct B
We need a ______ management system, able to meet the changing needs of our customers. A) futile B) fertile
C) flexible 灵活的 D) feeble C
American justice works on the ________ that an accused person is innocent until he or she
is proved guilty. A) state B) assumption C) premise . 前提 D) suppose C
Suffering from the earthquake, the ______ farmers gritted their teeth to rebuild their
hometown all by themselves. A) well-off
B) hard-pressed 被紧迫追赶的 C) strong-willing D) high-end
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B
Although they are now working ______ they are aware that nothing can stand in their way. A) in their own way B) out of control
C) at a disadvantage 处于不利地位 D) in contrast C
Arguing about details ________ many hours of the board's valuable time. A) sacrificed B) absorbed C) consumed 消耗 D) assimilated C
I advised her that in the presence of the princess, she should not say anything until
_________. A) being asked B) asked 问道 C) to be asked D) having been asked B
We are very ________ about what we let the children watch on TV. A) elective B) choosy
C) selective 选择性的 D) elect C
You would think that with all the money I make, I could at least have a ______ place to sleep. A) deceit B) decease C) decent 得体的 D) delete
C
I was desperately unhappy in that job, but had to ______ and stay smiling for the sake of
my children.
A) bite my tongue B) bite my teeth
C) grit my teeth 勇气我的牙齿 D) grit my tongue C
When it ______ the section of health, most of them felt sorry that they didn't attach importance to it. A) talked to B) mentioned to C) came to 来到 D) turned to C
Jessica thoroughly enjoyed the voyage and was _______ sea-sick. A) nothing but
B) not in the least 一点不怕 C) at any rate D) by all accounts B
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