82. He has not received any message from his girlfriend ever since they said good-bye at the international airport ten days ago, which __________ him no good. A. bodes B. binds C. bounds D. bides 参考答案:bodes
83. Five-year-old Jackson is a little timid with strangers and he always __________ his big brothers around when his mother is away. A. pursues B. tags C. labels D. sticks 参考答案:tags
84. When all the evidence __________, I became aware that Halliday was the one who betrayed me.
A. added to B. added up C. added upon D. added in 参考答案:added up
85. An __________ school is a school for children from about five to seven years of age. But unfortunately there is no such a school nearby, so Jane has to home-school her young son. A. infant B. insanity C. inability D. insecurity 参考答案:infant
86. Last night around 9 o'clock a fire suddenly broke out in the National Theatre. A few minutes later, the theatre was __________ in flames.
A. enveloped B. evolved C. involved D. revolved 参考答案:enveloped
87. The tragedy __________ us up to the danger facing our city and the need for safety precautions.
A. woke B. raised C. awakened D. rose 参考答案:woke
88. A senior officer from Pentagon announced __________ that terrorists are planning a suicide car bomb attack in the American embassy in Iraq.
A. portentously B. pretentiously C. predictably D. protectively 参考答案:portentously
89. More elective courses have been designed, but we can't __________ to meet the demands of all students.
A. assume B. ensure C. guarantee D. confirm 参考答案:guarantee
90. Do you think the government will find out other solutions to this problem? The present one would very probably cause __________ to the public once it was implemented. A. interruption B. disorder C. disturbance D. distraction 参考答案:disturbance
91. Jack broke up with his girlfriend six years ago. But he loved her so much that he just couldn't get her out of his mind. Old sweet memories constantly __________ to him. A. recurred B. reassured C. reminded D. revived 参考答案:recurred
92. In recent years there is a trend that more and more adults make use of their spare time to study in all kinds of schools. This __________ in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country. A. span B. boom C. hike D. wallop
参考答案:boom
93. Jim read an advertisement in a local newspaper that a newly founded company needed an interpreter. He __________ his application form and waited for only two weeks before he was told to have an interview.
A. turned in B. sent in C. got in D. edged in 参考答案:sent in
94. Sam is a very cautious person, who usually doesn't express his own opinion in public. He always __________ his words thoroughly before uttering them. A. ponders B. reflects C. estimates D. weaves 参考答案:ponders
95. The tower has been viewed as a __________, visible for miles, but now the growing high-rises around are likely to overshadow it.
A. landscape B. landmark C. portrait D. signal 参考答案:landmark
96. She can't come to attend this conference, because her mother is about to __________ a major operation.
A. underlie B. underpass C. undergo D. understand 参考答案:undergo
97. He did say that the job was rewarding for the first two years, but he also admitted that he was not __________ with his present salary.
A. content B. contentious C. comply D. contend 参考答案:content
98. To be a mountaineer is by no means romantic. You must __________ cold, altitude reaction and any possible danger.
A. tolerate B. stand C. endure D. carry 参考答案:endure
99. The old man always __________ his youngest son as a model of hard work. A. held on B. held out C. held to D. held up 参考答案:held up
100. Owing to the rapid development of economics and technology, the __________ of newborn baby has been dramatically reduced in most rural areas of that developing country. A. mortality B. morality C. moron D. mock 参考答案:mortality
101. At dawn, Jeff set off with his dog for the adventures that __________ them. A. awaited for B. expected for C. waited for D. stayed for 参考答案:waited for
102. Words spread out that the president of that company has decided to announce the bankruptcy of the company before the end of the year. But it turns out that it was all __________. A. anecdotal B. expressive C. analytic D. synthetic 参考答案:anecdotal
103. It's true that the fire was an accident, but who's responsible for the __________ and care of the mansion?
A. maintenance B. manipulation C. manufacturing D. manuscript 参考答案:maintenance
104. The child's vomiting seems to have been caused by eating too much __________ food. A. indigestible B. indigestable C. undigestible D. undigestable 参考答案:indigestible
105. Mary received a lot of fashion birthday presents from her friends. Among those gifts there was a __________ of pearls, which became her favorite in the following years. A. flock B. herd C. string D. school 参考答案:string
106. Between August and November, the profit of domestic tourist industry shrank __________ 65%.
A. for B. into C. to D. by 参考答案:by
107. With more and more communication between different countries, one culture is inevitably influenced by another. For example, many Chinese idioms have __________ into the Japanese language.
A. infiltrated B. infected C. inflamed D. infilled 参考答案:infiltrated
108. While the terrorists no longer have a(n) __________ in Afghanistan, they are now forming what one intelligence official calls \ A. attic B. safe C. cellar D. haven 参考答案:haven
109. The government is stepping up the efforts in __________ on violators, which results in good effect on the whole society.
A. putting down B. breaking down C. cracking down D. turning down 参考答案:cracking down
110. Economics is not only learned from books; even the increases in postal and telephone __________ may imply changes in the economic environment. A. fare B. charges C. fee D. tuition 参考答案:charges
111. When I stop to consider my ambitions, I realize my main goals consist of doing well in school, graduating, and __________.
A. to find a rewarding job B. be finding a rewarding job C. finding a rewarding job D. find a rewarding job 参考答案:finding a rewarding job
112. Through years of hard work and persistent passion for his career, he finally grew from a(n) __________ poet to a world-renowned master in the field of literature. A. secure B. obscure C. unusual D. unfettered 参考答案:obscure
113. Since half the students were late, there was nothing to do but __________ the experiment. A. to repeat B. repeats C. repeating D. repeat 参考答案:repeat
114. The director of this organization must know __________. A. money management, selling, and able to satisfy the stockholders
B. how to manage money, selling his products, and be able to satisfy the stockholders C. how to manage money, sell his products, and satisfy the stockholders
D. money management, selling, the idea of being able to satisfy the stockholders 参考答案:how to manage money, sell his products, and satisfy the stockholders 115. Historians often suspect that __________.
A. it is not politicians or journalists but that they have the deepest insight into the contemporary events
B. not politicians or journalists but they have the deepest insight into the contemporary events C. they have, and not politicians or journalists, the deepest insight into the contemporary events D. it is not politicians or journalists but it is they who have the deepest insight into the contemporary events
参考答案:it is not politicians or journalists but it is they who have the deepest insight into the contemporary events
116. __________ took office as the first Superintendent of Public Instruction for the territory of New Mexico.
A. J. Francisco Chaves who B. If J. Francisco Chaves C. J. Francisco Chaves D. In that J. Francisco Chaves 参考答案:J. Francisco Chaves
117. It is heartening to see millions on the earth who had nothing but a record of misery and hunger __________ to improve their life.
A. having the chance B. to have the chance C. have the chance D. who have the chance 参考答案:have the chance
118. Social reformer Jane Adams __________ a prominent role in the formation of the National Progressive Party in 1912.
A. playing B. who played C. played D. to play 参考答案:played
119. Be what you are, give what you can, and the rest of the time __________. A. you can mind your own business B. please mind your own business C. you will mind your own business D. mind your own business 参考答案:mind your own business
120. In the United States, the majority of periodicals are concerned with business topics, and __________ or more publications for every industry and occupational category. A. they are one B. there are one C. are one D. one are 参考答案:there are one
Unit 8
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previous interaction checking into
English language : BDCDB Societies : BCCDA If investing : CADDD New Zealand : DBDAA
61. He not only made the audience sleepy, but spoilt the poem by reading it in a __________
voice.
A. expressive B. monotonous C. absorbing D. blunt 参考答案:monotonous
62. __________ a curious coincidence, my roommate and I have the same birthday and graduated from the same university. A. At B. With C. On D. By 参考答案:By
63. He does not spend so much time reading newspapers as you thought; he just __________ through the morning paper during every day's breakfast. A. brushes B. glances C. flashes D. skips 参考答案:glances
64. Too much regulating will confine the children's creativity; instead, they should be encouraged to explore, invent, __________ things __________, and put them together. A. take ... over B. take ... down C. take ... apart D. take ... in 参考答案:take ... apart
65. In western countries tanned skin is regarded as a symbol of health and beauty. So every summer, almost every resort beach is ___________ with bathers. A. fleeting B. flocking C. swarming D. gliding 参考答案:swarming
66. He had made up his mind to go on diet because he realized that he was so fat that when he ran along his fat thighs __________.
A. bubbled B. trembled C. wobbled D. dangled 参考答案:wobbled
67. Suffering a lot of stress from work, he had trouble falling asleep at night. Even when it was deep into the night, he still ___________ in bed.
A. wondered about B. thrashed about C. brought about D. thought about 参考答案:thrashed about
68. Never tell him a secret; he's got such a __________ tongue that any secret he is told would go around the town as soon as possible.
A. loosened B. loose C. tightened D. tight 参考答案:loose
69. The habit of __________ water or drinks through a straw may cause wrinkles around your lips.
A. licking B. sucking C. sipping D. lapping 参考答案:sucking
70. You should dry-clean curtains if possible, as they are likely to __________. A. contract B. slim C. shrink D. dissolve 参考答案:shrink
71. At the Autumn Trade Fair in Guangzhou, he __________ his former middle-school classmate, Jenny, who was also the girl he had admired secretly for years. A. came up with B. came out C. came with D. came upon 参考答案:came upon
72. This country suffers from an annual cycle of drought __________ with flood, which is also the main cause of its poverty.