英语练习题

英语练习题

Exercise for Unit 1

1. The audience was so ___________by the politician’s speech that they almost forgot to take a breath.

[A] carried out [B] carried on [C] carried away [D] carried in

2. Not surprisingly, he failed to _________her into Christianity since she was so stubborn.

[A] transform [B] transfer [C] change [D] convert

3. Mental illness is a very _________ subject.

[A].complex [B] complicated [C] sophisticated [D] compound

4. The travel agency promised to offer foreign travellers everything from ______________monuments and castles to modern leisure activities .

[A] historic [B] historical [C]history [D] hostile

5. The defeated army had to____________ hastily from the field of battle.

[A] retire [B] retreat [C] repay [D] renew

6. We were for ________________ the cost of production due to the fierce price war in the market.

[A] cutting off [B] cutting in [C] cutting down [D] cutting after

7. The manager arranged for his ___________ to another football club.

[A] transfer [B] transmit [C] transform [D] transcend

8. She never allow her daughter to participate in any violent sports games____________ getting injured.

[A] show signs of [B] in fear of [C] as yet [D] off limits

9. Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to ________ the problem.

[A] relate [B] tackle [C] file [D] attach

10. Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ________ their comfortable home.

[A] come in for [B] catch up with [C] look forward to [D] hold on to

11. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers，_______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

[A] whose [B] which [C] that [D] what

12. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother t o _____ the skills they need to succeed.

[A] require [B] inquire [C] acquire [D] enquire

13. Only when one is______ of one’s getting behind is one more likely to catch up.

[A] critical [B] aware [C] visual [D] effective

14. While studying he was financially dependent____ his wife.

[A] on [B] of [C] to [D] from

15. On the conference, representatives from different countries _________ different viewpoints on this international issue.

[A] put out [B] put off [C] put forth [D] put down

16. However, at times this balance in nature is ____, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.

[A] troubled [B] disturbed [C] confused [D] disgusted

17. As he was aware of the complexity of this problem, his choice was quite ____.

[A] rational [ B] arbitrary [C] mechanical [D]unpredictable

18. When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady ______________and burst into tears.

[A] broke in [B] broke down [C]broke off [D] broke away from

19. During the conference the speaker tried to _____to them his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision.

[A] compel [B] impose [C] imply [D] convey

20. According to the instructions we received, we cannot accept photocopies(复印件), but need the ___

[A] source [B] resources [C] origin [D] original

Exercise for Unit 1

1. If you make a keying error, just delete it and ______.

[A] start in [B] start over [C] start upon [D] start with

2. When workers have sued companies for violating their privacy, judges

have usually ______ the employer.

[A] slided with [B] stepped with [C] sided with [D] started with

3. I had to pay a 500 ______ to the landlord before I could move into

the house.

[A] deposit [B] depose [C] denote [D] debate

4. I'm afraid our opinions ______ from each other on the subject of

politics.

[A] converge [B] emerge [C] reverge [D] diverge

5. There are no such things as ______, there are only things for which

man has not found a cure.

[A] incurable [B] curable [C] disable [D] able

6. She ______ with `Yours ever, Janet'.

[A] saw off [B] signed off [C] set off [D] sighed off

7. Woz’s inventions and machines are ______ with contributing

significantly to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s.

[A] crowded [B] crashed [C] cracked [D] credited

8. If you ______, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking

or running and nearly fall over.

[A] stumble [B] stubborn [C] stamble [D] stample

9. Figures ______ yesterday show retail sales were down in March.

[A] related [B] revealing [C] released [D] relating

10. Disney has returned to what it does best—making full-length ______

feature films.

[A] animaled [B] antimated [C] actioned [D] animated

11. The little boy ______ on the test again. Last time he added two to

two and came up with five in his maths test.

[A] screwed up [B] stood up [C] screamed up [D] started up

12. Four years of hard work on the campus came to fruition at the _____.

[A] communication [B] commencement [C] conferencement [D] commitment

13. There is something wrong with my TV set, I must have it ______.

[A] checking [B] check [C] to check [D] checked

14. “Was the rally successful?’

“No, because the number of ______ was smaller than we had expected.”

[A] people who attend [B] attended people [C] people attending [D]

attendance of people

15. The management urged that the cost of production ______.

[A] to be further reduced [B] was further reduced

[C] be further reduced [D] should further reduced

16. He is working hard for fear that he ______ to pass the exam.

[A] fails [B] may fail [C] should fail [D] would fail

17. It’s high time you ______.

[A] start to work [B] would start to work [C] started to work [D]

had started to work

18. Everything ______ if Albert hadn’t called the fire brigade.

[A] will be destroyed [B] will have been destroyed

[C] would be destroyed [D] would have been destroyed

19. If you hadn’t gone with Tom to the party last night, ______.

[A] you would meet John already [B] you won’t have missed John

[C] you will have met John [D] you would have met John

20. The doctor’s advice is that the patient ______ about his real physical

condition.

[A] be not told [B] not be told [C] will not be told [D] must not

be told

Exercise For Unit 3

1. All the key words in the article are printed in ______ type so as to attract readers’ attention.

[A] dark [B] dense [C] black [D] bold

2. Bruce Stephen gripped the ________ wheel hard as the car bounced up and down.

[A] stirring [B] driving [C] steering [D] revolving

3. _________ popular belief that classical music is too complete, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.

[A] Subject to [B] Contrary to

[C] Familiar to [D] Similar to

4. David likes country life and has decided to _________ farming.

[A] go in for [B] go back on

[C] go through with [D] go along with

5. It is said that the fingerprints found on the rifle will be used to

_______ him.

[A] charge [B] accuse [C] convict [D] sue

6. My doctor ________ me to dangers of smoking.

[A] warned [B] told [C] alarmed [D] alerted

7. With the development of industry, this region will surely ________.

[A] develop [B] profit [C] succeed [D] thrive

8. This ticket _________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.

[A] gives [B] grants [C] entitles [D] credits

9. Yesterday he __________ $1000 to cancer research.

[A] gave [B] gifted [C] presented [D] donated

10. There’s a whole ________ of bills waiting to be paid.

[A] stock [B] stack [C] number [D] sequence

11. This diploma _______ that you have completed high school.

[A] entitles [B] certifies [C] secures [D] approves

12. If the rain doesn’t stop, people will be faced _______ serious flooding.

[A] to [B] about [C] with [D] by

13. The giant corporation was making a take-over ______ for a fertilizer plant.

[A] control [B] bid [C] effort [D] proposal

14. Yet in a _______ democracy, such a declaration can’t easily be made; indeed the opposite must be proclaimed.

[A] liberal [B] liable [C] liberated [D] reliable

15. The article_______ China’s educational achievements during the past

20 years and outlined its development plans for the new century.

[A] predicted [B] witnessed [C] highlighted [D] intensified

16. The manager promised to have my complaint ________ .

[A] looked through [B] looked into

[C] looked over [D] looked after

17. He is watching TV? He’s _________ to be cleaning his room.

[A] known [B] supposed [C] regarded [D] considered

18. I recognized him at once, but his name ______ me for the moment.

[A] escaped [B] missed [C] failed [D] ignored

19. I have already commented that colours will not show up unless the _________ of the light is sufficiently great.

[A] intensity [B] density [C] intention [D] temperature

20. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _______ free medical care.

[A] involved [B] associated [C] entitled to [D] assigned to

Exercise for Unit 3

1. The film producer sent him the ______ and assured him there was no

question of him appearing on stage in the role.

[A] scrape [B] catalog [C] category [D] script

2. Fertile soil helps Canada ______ among the world's leading wheat

producers.

[A] rank [B] occupy [C] arrange [D] classify

3. Seven hundred thousand tons of ______ oil has poured out of the damaged

tanker into the sea.

[A] raw [B] rough [C] crude [D] tough

4. ______ some other low-income countries in Africa, most children here

do eventually get to primary school and stay there for a few years.

[A] Contrary to [B] In regard to [C] In contrast to [D] With respect

to

5. According to the Centers for Disease Control, women will soon ______

80 percent of those diagnosed with HIV.

[A] make up [B] build up [C] stand for [D] conform to

6. When I come back, I feel ______ and many new ideas occur to me.

[A] renewed [B] recreated [C] reshaped [D] refreshed

7. You may laugh at my idea but I'm in deadly ______.

[A] intensive [B] generous [C] earnest [D] voluntary

8. It was the third time in three weeks that such ugly scenes had been

______ in London.

[A] endeavored [B] demonstrated [C] witnessed [D] judged

9. Japanese banks, once ______ competitors in the British banking market,

have all but disappeared.

[A] bold [B] fierce [C] wild [D] harmful

10. The Watergate ______ was exposed by two investigative journalists

working for the Washington Post.

[A] shame [B] conviction [C] rumor [D] scandal

11. The girls were all ______ of Grace because she was so pretty, with

beautiful hands and a face like a film-star's.

[A] greedy [B] controversi [C] competitive [D] jealous

12. The fact that we underestimated our ______ led to our bitter defeat.

[A] opponent [B] candidate [C] colleague [D] advocate

13. The citizens in the neighborhood all ______ for the local government's

decision to close the small paint factory.

[A] claimed [B] cracked [C] clapped [D] crashed

14. This swimming costume is made of ______ material.

[A] elastic [B] clumsy [C] coarse [D] delicious

15. Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately ______ without trial.

[A] murdered [B] convicted [C] executed [D] punished

16. For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of ______ against

the moral values that had been the pride of the past generations.

[A] revolt [B] rebel [C] chaos [D] challenge

17. The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as yellow on the outside

and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never

think or ______ like Chinese.

[A] direct [B] accustom [C] adjust [D] behave

18. The political weakness of these countries ______ their economic

weakness.

[A] compromised with [B] competed with

[C] communicated to [D] corresponded to

19. Somewhat to my ______, the police will soon eliminate her from their

inquiries.

[A] entertainment [B] judgment [C] relief [D] relaxation

20. A ______ broke out at the stadium when the home team lost 5-0.

[A] rebel [B] strike [C] violation [D] riot

Exercise for Unit 4

1. Cancellation of the flight many passengers to spend the night at the airport.

[A] resulted [B] obliged [C] demanded [D] recommended

2. It has been revealed that some government leaders their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

[A] employ [B] take [C] abuse [D] overlook

3. Harry was by a bee when he was collecting the honey.

[A] stung [B] bitten [C] stuck [D] scratched

4. Putting in a new window will cutting away part of the roof.

[A] include [B] involve [C] contain [D] comprise

5. This ticket you to a free meal in our new restaurant.

[A] gives [B] grants [C] entitles [D] credits

6. American women were the right to vote unit 1920 after many years of a hard struggle.

[A] ignored [B] refused [C] neglected [D] denied

7. Our hopes and fell in the same instant.

[A]arose [B] rose [C]raised [D] aroused

8. In developing countries people are into overcrowded cities in great numbers.

[A] breaking [B] pouring [C] filling [D] hurrying

9. please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you the new carpet.

[A] crash [B] spot [C] pollute [D] stain

10. I hate people who the end of a film that you haven’t seen before.

[A] reveal [B] rewrite [C] revise [D]reverse

11.Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, themselves.

[A] stretching [B] extending C prolonging [D] expanding

12. Certain animal species completely from the earth leaving only their rock-like remains for the study by human beings.

[A] faded [B] died [C] vanished [D] yielded

13. His decision some improvement in the work.

[A] affected [B] awarded [C] effected [D] affirmed

14. The patient with chicken pox was so that his disease would not be passed on to others.

[A] isolated [B] separated [C] singled out [D] divided

15. The nurse his pain by giving him a cooling drink.

[A] relieved [B] conclude [C] released [D] reduced

16. Leaves which fall to the ground and become part of the soil.

[A] disappear [B] fade [C] close [D] decay

17. Mike just discovered that his passport had three months ago.

[A] expired [B] amended [C]abolished [D] constrained

18. The old couple decided to a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.

[A] adapt [B] bring [C] receive [D] adopt

19.We’ll you for any damage done to you r house while we are in it.

[A] compensate [B] remedy [C]supplement [D] retrieve

20.If you the bottle and cigarettes, you’ll be much healthier.

[A] take off [B] get off [C] keep off [D] set off