新概念2词汇选择练习题

Unit 2

1.Tom ___along the street when he ran into an old friend who used to help him with his studies.

A was walking

B had worked

C would walk

D walked

2. Do you remember the people______ we met at the party last month?

A which

B who

C when

D where

3. As they got old, their lives changed but they _____ continued writing to one another.

A ever

B never

C still

D rather

4. ______ the novel last year on holiday, I was looking forward to seeing the film

A Having read

B Reading

C To read

D Having to read

5. I was under the impression that he was a very slow boy_____ he succeeded in

Writing a big book

A when

B after

C as

D until

6. My friend put me in a ___ position the other day.

A real difficulty

B really difficulty

C really difficult

D real and difficult

7. I can’t wait to ____ you. Please write to me soon.

A hear from

B hear of

C write to

D write for

8. I ____ wear a suit to work, but I something come in jeans and a T-shit

A should

B can

C may

D will

9. Y ou ___ leave yet. There’s an all-night bus.

A mustn’t

B don’t have to

C aren’t able to

D can’t

10. He was at home _____ on an important report that has to be finish today.

A works

B work

C working

D worked

Unit 3

1.If you’d rather be____, I’ll leave you.

A alone

B lonely

C yourself

D your own

2. The sky looks brighter. I think the weather is clearing ______.

A out

B off

C up

D away

3. It _____ be quiet late now. We must be going home.

A can

B must

C would

D may

4. “Excuse me.” I said to the two ladies I saw ____ together, “could you tell me the way to the manager’s office please?”

A talked

B to talk

C talking

D were talking

5. The play was ____ . it was badly acted and far too long,

A to disappoint

B to be disappointed

C disappointed

D disappointing

6. The man has been playing the guitar _____ he was a boy.

A during

B when

C since

D as

7. The little boy has not learned how to _____ the time yet.

A see

B know

C understand

D tell

8. ---Mum, can you smell something ______?

---Oh, dear! It must be the rice.

A burns

B to burn

C burning

D to be burning

9. --______, Peter, That step is not safe.

--Thanks.

A Look up

B Look out

C Look on

D Look round

10. ---Sam, you get up at 6:00 every morning, Do you like it?

---Not really, but ____

A I used to it

B I used to do it

C I’m used to do it

D I’m used to it

Unit 5

1 The No.6 bus ______ to Fenghui, and not to Daxiang.

A is gone

B gone

C goes

D has gone

2 “________” your best? Y our exercise is not satisfactory.I’m afraid you will have to do it agagin.

A Did you try

B Do you try

C Are you tried

D Will you try

3 The students in my class never need to be made ______ They all work hard.

A to learn

B learning

C to have learned

D learn

4 It was a great surprise to everyone ______ John changed his mind to soon.

A why

B how

C that

D when

5 _____Battle of Waterloo, which finally led to Napoleon’s defeat, was fought in ___ year 1815.

A x; the

B The; x

C x; x

D The; the

6 The first room I had of my own was a small one, only 3 _____ 4 meters square.

A by

B with

C in

D of

7 I heard London has a larger population than______ in the United Kingdom.

A any city

B any other city

C all cities

D all other city

8 –Jake, do you think the Gibbs will mind if I turn down the invitation? I’m just too busy.

--_____ There’s nothing wrong with your refusing the invitation.

A NO, I don’t

B Of course not

C Never mind

D Don’t mention it

9 The Old Man and the Sea and many other novels ______ Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for literature.

A earned

B obtained

C owned

D owed

10 ---Xiao Zhang, I can’t play ping-pong at all. I wonder if you could teach me.

---________. Just name the day.

A Let me see

B Go ahead

C As you like it

D With pleasure

Unit 7

1. Janet was sure she had got the job.______ a letter of refusal came, which she certainly wasn’t expecting.

A Then

B When

C Thus

D Therefore

2. I’ve been walking round town all day and got very ______. I’m looking forward to a rest at home.

A excited

B bored

C interested

D tired

3. -----How do you like Chinese food?

-----Well, it’s not bad. Now ______ hot pot meat.

A used to eat

B am used to eat

C used to eating

D am used to eating

4. ---Which tie do you think I should wear to the party?

---I like the one with little stars _____ the others.

A more than

B more like

C better to

D same as

5. ---Did Jane give you the money she owed you?

---She said she ________, but she didn’t.

A will

B would

C must

D could

6. ---Would you like to see the movie Titanic with me?

---Thanks, but I ________ it already.

A had seen

B have been seeing

C have seen

D was seen

7. ---I can’t open the top of this orange juice bottle.

---___ it

A Have Mike done

B Have Mike do

C Mike has to do

D Mike has done

8. ----Y our homemade chocolate cake tastes so good. How did you make it?

-----_______ a good chocolate cake, you need to put enough chocolate.

A To make

B Making

C For making

D Make

9. Since there was very heavy traffic on the main road, the driver took a _____ street.

A wide

B single

C side

D near

10. He took the TV into the kitchen because he wanted to watch the news______ he was preparing the dinner.

A during

B while

C after

D as

Unit 9

1 ---Do you have any tickets _______ for tonight’s performance of Swan Lake.

---No, I’m sorry. The last one was out a minute ago.

A left

B taken

C sold

D bought

2 ---How is your new job?

---I’m ____ ever.

A more busy than

B busier than

C more busier than

D much more busy

3 ---Is the party almost over?

---I think so. A lot of people ________ to leave.

A have begun

B began

C will begin

D are beginning

4 ---What a beautiful river.

---Y es, and it’s also famous ______ its fish.

A about

B by

C for

D with

5 ---Who is going to win the race. Bob or John?

---It’s hard to tell. They are running so ________ .

A quickly

B closely

C nearly

D immediately

6 ---Why do you seem so unhappy?

---I dislike ______ me by my first name.

A your calling

B you call

C you to call

D calling

7 ---Why did you change your major from history to languages?

---Because history isn’t so interesting to me ______ languages.

A than

B like

C as

D that

8 ---Could you tell me how felt when you took the driving test?

---I can’t even remember when _______

A did it happen

B I had

C I did it

D It was done

9 ---I don’t think you have your car washed very ______

---I have it cleaned once a week!

A common

B fast

C early

D often

10 Someone ought to eat these vegetables because they are going bad. Otherwise I shall have to ______ them away.

A throw

B put

C take

D move

Unit 12

1 Y ou ____ have heard their phone ring. They haven’t got a phone.

A didn’t

B won’t

C shouldn’t

D couldn’t

2 I want the boy ______ up hating violence but his father keeps buying him guns and swords.

A growing

B grown

C grows

D to grow

3 Professor Green is away on holiday. He _____ to Paris.

A is gone

B has gone

C has been

D went

4 Anna has been working in Berlin _____

A for six months

B since six months

C six months ago

D six months before

5 She works quite har d. Y ou can’t _____ her of being lazy.

A charge

B accuse

C punish

D blame

6 Who’s going to _______ after your children while you’re at work?

A look

B take

C run C care

7 I’ve lost one of my gloves. I ____ it somewhere in this room.

A must drop

B must have dropped

C must be dropping

D must have been dropping

8 I first met Hunter two years ago when we ______ at Beijing University together.

A have worked

B were working

C had been working

D had worked

9 ---I’ll go t o see my grandpa in the hospital, would you mind taking care of my puppy?

--Not at all.______

A I’ve no time

B I’d rather not

C Y ou can leave

D I’ve be happy to

10 It was not until 1949 ______ Chinese people took on a new look.

A that

B since

C when

D which

Unit 14

1 The train ______ arrive at 10:20 but it was an hour late.

A supposed to

B is supposed to

C was supposed to

D has supposed to

2 I’m tired. I’d rather _____ out this evening. If you don’t mind.

A not going

B not to go

C don’t go

D not go

3 “Shall I stay here?” “I’d rather ______ with us.”

A you come

B you to come

C you came

D you would come

4 We are looking forward ________ Ann again this term.

A seeing

B to see

C to be seeing

D to seeing

5 I am sure I will have no _______ the English exam.

A difficulty to pass

B difficulties to pass

C difficulties passing

D difficulty passing

6 Do you know the man _____ ?

A I borrowed his car

B which car I borrowed

C whose car I borrowed

D his car I borrowed

7 My best friend could not come to the party, __________ was a pity.

A that

B it

C what

D which

8 Y ou should insure your new car ______ stolen.

A in ease it will be

B if it will be

C in case it is

D if it is

9 Why are you so unfriendly _______ Tom? What’s wrong between you two?

A of

B to

C with

D for

10 Long after the discovery of electricity, man found that he could use the great power _____ it.

A to produce

B producing

C to have produced

D produce

Unit 15

1 Y ou can tell the difference between a new car and one _______ engine has been repaired.

A how

B which

C when

D whose

2 –What do you want to do this afternoon?

--We ______ go for a drive in the country or have a rest in the garden.

A have to

B need to

C could

D must

3 I know some prices, but _____ the biggest painting over there. Have you any idea how much it costs?

A not of

B not that of

C that not if

D of that not

4 –How did they dare to cross _____ a dangerous road every morning?

--They had to.

A such

B quite

C rather

D even

5 V ery few people are ______ in the streets after 8:00 pm in this small town.

A to be seeing

B being to see

C to be seen

D being seen

6 I _____ this kitchen clean by the time I get back every day.

A hope

B want

C wish

D think

7 A group of students was hiking ______ one of them broke his leg. The teacher went down into the village for help.

A because

B though

C since

D when

8 Since he became the manager of the company. He’s hardly had ________ for his family.

A any time

B no time

C some time

D much time

9 –Do we need to _______ all this material to find the answer?

--Hopefully not.

A cross over

B pass by

C see through

D go over

10 Don’t just walk straight _____ like that! Y ou should knock on the door before coming in.

A along

B in

C ahead

D forward

Unit 17

1 –Do you think Norman would lend me the car?

--I think so, if you __________ him to.

A asked

B had asked C’ll asked D’re to ask

2 Of the two courses I am taking, I find “An Introduction to Home Economics”________.

A the easiest

B the easier

C easy

D easiest

3 We have a growing population and we are ______ in need of more and more food.

A so

B hence

C however

D therefore

4 The computer room,_________ last month, is very popular among the students.

A open

B opens

C opened

D opening

5 _________ a reply, we decided to make a long-distance call.

A Receiving not

B Not receiving

C Not having received

D Having not received

6 ---Did you go to Plymouth or Brighton for your holiday?

---We went to ______ A week in Plymouth and a week in Brighton,

A all

B both

C either

D neither

7 Roger is smart, polite, and well-behaved. ______, he is admirable.

A At the same time

B By the way

C As a result

D In a word

8 –Have you been to Hangzhou yet?

--Y es. I _____ there twice last year.

A went

B had gone

C had been

D have been

9 Sorry, I can’t lend you any money. All _______ I’ve got is a pound.

A which

B what

C that

D this

10 If you want to be sure of a safe _______ don’t drink and drive!

A way

B route

C travel

D journey

Unit 17

1 –Do you think Norman would lend me the car?

--I think so, if you __________ him to.

A asked

B had asked C’ll asked D’re to ask

2 Of the two courses I am taking, I find “An Introduction to Home Economics”________.

A the easiest

B the easier

C easy

D easiest

3 We have a growing population and we are ______ in need of more and more food.

A so

B hence

C however

D therefore

4 The computer room,_________ last month, is very popular among the students.

A open

B opens

C opened

D opening

5 _________ a reply, we decided to make a long-distance call.

A Receiving not

B Not receiving

C Not having received

D Having not received

6 ---Did you go to Plymouth or Brighton for your holiday?

---We went to ______ A week in Plymouth and a week in Brighton,

A all

B both

C either

D neither

7 Roger is smart, polite, and well-behaved. ______, he is admirable.

A At the same time

B By the way

C As a result

D In a word

8 –Have you been to Hangzhou yet?

--Y es. I _____ there twice last year.

A went

B had gone

C had been

D have been

9 Sorry, I can’t lend you any money. All _______ I’ve got is a pound.

A which

B what

C that

D this

10 If you want to be sure of a safe _______ don’t drink and drive!

A way

B route

C travel

D journey

Unit 20

1 Astonishing as it might seem, we ______ one-fifth less food than we were in the 1970s.

A have eaten

B are eating

C eat

D ate

2 The number of cars per household _____ rapidly, and very few people now walk to work.

A are increased

B is increased

C have increased

D has increased

3 I took a pill for my cold this morning but it ______ I have to go and see the doctor.

A didn’t work

B hadn’t worked

C isn’t working

D won’t work

4 –I usually go to Plymouth by plane.

--Why not _____ by train for a change?

A trying to go

B try going

C to try to go

D to try going

5 –How often does the bus to the city center run?

--________

A Any twenty minutes

B Each twenty minutes

C Every twenty minutes

D Some twenty minutes

6 It seems very unlikely to happen, but if it _____, we need to be well prepared.

A should

B could

C would

D might

7 How can you say you don’t like playing chess ______ you’ve never even tried it!

A as

B despite

C when

D where

8 Ian said the work would be done by March, _____ personally I doubt very much.

A which

B that

C where

D there

9 –I passed my driving test yesterday.

--Did you?______!

A Chess

B Good luck

C Congratulations

D Many happy returns of the day

10 Richard wants to work for _____ newspaper when he leaves _______ school.

A a; the

B the; a

C the;/

D a;/

Unit 21

1 The journey was terrible, but _______ we’d arrived we had a wonderful ti me.

A as

B once

C since

D while

2 We expected a flood of applications for the job, but we _____ them in ones and twos.

A only receive

B will only receive

C are only receiving

D had only received

3 The Old Man and the Sea and many other books ________ Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.

A earned

B fixed

C delivered

D recognized

4 We ________ try to calm down so that we may begin to discuss the situation sensibly.

A might

B would

C could

D should

5 –How do you think I should receive the reporter?

--__________ you feel about him, try to be polite.

A How

B What

C Whatever

D However

6 A healthy life is frequently though to be related to the open countryside, and _____food to eat.

A home-grown

B home-growing

C home-grow

D home-to-grow

7 Management theories are ______ but the method of doing business is different.

A the same pretty much

B much pretty the same

C pretty much the same

D the same much pretty

8 The course normally attracts 20 students per year _____ whom up to half will be from foreign countries.

A in

B of

C to

D from

9 Dr. Wilson’s talk ______ a wide variety of topics, including the summer work carried out by young college students.

A united

B supplied

C covered

D reviewed

10 I’ve got a terrible stomachache. I tried _______ some medicine but it didn’t work.

A taking

B to take

C take

D to have taken

Unit 23

1 Travel firms in Britain have been _____ package tours to Southeast Asia for years.

A operating

B sending

C managing

D leading

2 Y oung college graduates, who have just found jobs, need _______ to prove themselves.

A a way

B courage

C a chance

D advice

3 In the past, the British people seemed to eat ________ but tasteless, plain meat and potatoes with everything.

A anything

B nothing

C everything

D something

4 His friend Baker would like to buy his house if Bill is willing to ______ a more reasonable price.

A sell

B repair

C offer

D give

5 Results of a recent study appear to explain the long-standing question of why many women develop lung cancer. _______ they themselves are non-smokers.

A if

B unless

C but

D although

6 Leaders of most countries in the world attended the UN meeting _______ in South Africa earlier this year.

A to be held

B to hold

C held

D holding

7 About the difference between British English and American English, Mark Twain once said, “The British and the Americans are ____ by the sane language.”

A divided

B disappointed

C determined

D disturbed

8 Nobody wants to be impolite, but it is easy to get it _____ in international communicative situations.

A rude

B misunderstood

C mistaken

D wrong

9 In most cases good value and high quality are more important than the sales technique in making customers _______ a product.

A trust about

B believe in

C use

D support

10 Some students are more interested in passing exams than _______ knowledge in school.

A seeking

B learning

C gaining

D acquiring

Unit 25

1 With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web businessmen don’t do as much _______ as they used to.

A travel

B travels

C traveling

D traveling

2 At the Y outh Travel Agency the tourists wanted to know whether the ride to Shaoshan by train ________ longer than the bus ride.

A take

B takes

C will take

D would take

3 The cross-continental trip is tiring ________ the plane is fast.

A because

B but

C as though

D even though

4 John had to take sick leave for two days last week; he is _____ for the lost time this week.

A making up

B doubling work

C repairing

D overworking

5 To improve their relations a number of meetings were held ________ the government officials of the two countries.

A for

B between

C among

D by

6 It is said that few students think geography is a very interesting __________

A work

B study

C field

D object

7 –Is the famous Chinese exercise called Tai chi chuan healthy?

--Y es, of course. It ______

A does you good

B makes you happy

C helps you strong

D goes well with you

8 –Miss May, I’m afraid the composition I wrote is a bit too l ong.

--Oh,________ .It won’t take me too long to read it.

A don’t mention it

B of course not

C never mind about that

D I don’t like it

9 –Would you mind if I turned the radio up?

--________

A Y es, please

B No, go right ahead

C No, tha nk you

D Y es, that’ll be all right

10 Einstein became professor of physics at Princeton in 1933, ______ he lived until his death in 1955.

A when

B the time

C the place

D where

Unit 27

1 To some people, social life still means _______more than drinking in bars of dancing in discos.

A something

B nothing

C anything

D everything

2 Social workers ____ their time between caring for the elderly and finding shelter for the homeless.

A spend

B pass

C divide

D share

3 A businesswomen’s organization in our city is setting up a _______ to assist other women in starting up business in information technology.

A promises

B advice

C instructions

D suggestions

4 –Carlos, don’t you like grapes ?

--Y es, I do, but these grapes taste_____

A terrible

B nice

C fresh

D sweet

5 Some drivers took traffic signs as ______ rather than law.

A promises

B advice

C instructions

D suggestions

6 In the past few years, “ My Heart Will Go On” was a popular song among young people, _______were often heard singing it at parties.

A which

B who

C they

D that

7 When the murderers were arrested, police found nine guns in their _______

A hands

B hold

C control

D possession

8 People are willing to support local governments ________ services like education and garbage pickup are direct and clearly seen.

A because

B for

C where

D whose

9 Many recent college graduates have gotten several job offers instead of the hundred rejection letters they _____ a few years ago.

A received

B had received

C might receive

D might have received

10 As a child and then as a teenager, I dreamt of traveling all over the world and seeing all the places that my grandfather, a geography professor, _______ about.

A had talked

B talked

C would talk

D used to talk