词汇语法专项试题f7

词汇语法专项试题7Paper OnePart I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. Some criminals were printing ________ dollar bills until they were arrested.A) decent B) fake C) patent D) artificial2. Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in the attic of Buckingham Palace, but the extent of the damage has not been ________.A) assessed B) estimated C) valued D) justified3. There are some things that we understand, but ________ animals know nothing.A) that B) which C) about which D) for which4. I can honestly say that I have no interest ________ in this movie.A) somewhere B) whatsoever C) however D) whichever5. In the United States, more cities have recently switched from ________ to friend of day laborers.A) acquaintance B) foe C) partner D) confederate6. He promised that he would take my proposal into _____.A) notice B) thought C) account D) practice7. We are about to ____ a revolution in transport both above and below the surface of the sea.A) give B) handle C) establish D) witness8. They must be bored to death sitting all day with nothing to do but _____ the lamp and trim the wick.A) abandon B) abolish C) polish D) to polish9. The film is so dull and wordy that it _____ in every frame Powell’s assertion that the director knew very little about directing.A) bears out B) makes out C) carries out D) rules out10. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could____.A) stand up to B) make up for C) come up with D) put up with11. The committee ______ ten members.A) is consisted of B) consists in C) is consisted in D) consists of12. He wants to read a book, ________ is most unusual for him.A) which B) that C) this D) what13. No one has yet succeeded in explaining the _____ of how life began.A) cause B) confusion C) reason D) puzzle14. Some people think that running away from a crime ________ an admission of guilt.A) provides for B) amounts to C) regards as D) adds to15. The birds sang to warn other birds off their ____.A) land B) region C) habitat D) territory16. He drank gin _____ excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece.A) to B) in C) into D) beyond17. Do what you think is right, ________ they say.A) whatever B) whichever C) whenever D) however18. I always do _____ sports, for it is cold outdoors.A) indoor B) interior C) internal D) inside19. He couldn’t decide whether he should repeat the subject or ________ it entirely.A) to drop B) dropping C) dropped D) drop20. If he refuses to pay I shall take _______ against him.A) process B) punishment C) approaches D) measures21. Americans eat _______ as they actually need every day.A) twice as much protein C) protein as much twiceB) twice protein as much D) protein as twice much22. We must ________ on our reputation to expand the business.A) improve B) build C) develop D) weigh23. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _____.A) rejection B) restriction C) retreat D) recession24. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.A) adaptable B) comfortable C) convenient D) available25. ____________ a scientist is being deliberately informal, he will tend to speak like a book whenhe is explaining science.A) Although B) While C) Even if D) Unless26. Harvard is one of the most ______ universities in the United States.A) prestigious B) everlasting C) representative D) durable27. The newcomers found it impossible to ______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to makepermanent homes in the new country.A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate28. Fortunately, the ______ changed in my favor, and the attackers ran back to the safety of theircar, yelling that they’d be back the next day to blow me away.A) odds B) condition C) tendency D) story29. After dinner my wife went off for a ______ walk around the garden.A) leisure B) relaxing C) leisurely D) pleasant30. The indecisive man was __________ persuaded into changing his mind.A) hardly B) unwillingly C) voluntarily D) readily。