大二下期英语考试复习题

Uint 11. They are hoping to ____ the Japanese market with their latest product.A) transmit B) plunge C) penetrate D) filter3. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ____.A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety4. Out of ____ revenge (复仇), he did his worst to blacken her character and ruin her reputation.A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) thorough5. I’ve already had one holiday in Africa, and I’m not ____ on going there again.A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen6. To call the music of another music-culture “primitive” is ____ one’s own standards on a group that does not recognize them.A) putting B) imposing C) forcing D) emphasizing7. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ____ enough to eat.A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender8. The manager needs an assistant that he can ____ to take care of problems in his absence.A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out9. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to ____ to any military threat.A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal10. What I hate most is making a great ____ about such a simple matter.A) confusion B) initiative C) fuss D) bark11. Paul said he would give me a piece of cake if I stayed here, but I didn’t give in to the ____.A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm12. The first thing Jim did when he got off the train was to look for a(n) ____ because he had too much luggage with him.A) porter B) employee C) servant D) assistant13. The speaker ____ his angry words with forceful movement of the hands.A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied14. Don’t joke with Linda; she takes everything far too ____.A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically15. The car won’t start because the battery has ____.A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off16. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make ____ judgments.A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational18. Space scientists believe that the black hole is ____, and would draw everything, even light, toward its center.A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow20. The inquiry found that the innocent civilians had been ____ to inhumane treatment for too long.A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resisted21. ____ your long service to this country, we have decided to give you this gold watch as an expression of our thanks.A) By means of B) By nature of C) By way of D) By virtue of23. The planet’s surface temperature is a 100 degrees below zero centigrade at night, so that butter put outside will not ____.A) thaw B) dissolve C) melt D) harden24. The thieves ____ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring.A) spread B) scratched C) burned D) scattered25. Joe had many regrets when he ____ the years he spent abroad.A) looked up to B) looked down on C) looked back on D) looked forward to26. Cultural ____ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.A) transformation B) transaction C) transport D) transmission1. Jack’s shirt was burned by ____ from the fire.A) spots B) spills C) sparks D) sprays2. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ____ into fragments.A) broke off B) broke away C) broke up D) broke through3. We shall have to ____ the meeting until next week, I’m afraid.A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last4. To our ____, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A) entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation5. The working of the machine ____ that of the human brain.A) compromises with B) competes with C) communicates to D) corresponds to6. The attack was the latest in a series of border ____ in that area.A) accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences7. The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don’t ____ themselves better.A) direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave8. The oppressed peasants rose up in armed ____.A) revolt B) rebel C) chaos D) challenge9. I had to shake him several times to ____ him from his sleep.A) rouse B) stimulate C) motivate D) prompt10. Three days after the trial the prisoner was ____ secretly, and the body was buried under a tree inside the prison.A) murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished11. His skin was ____ from years of working outdoors.A) elastic B) clumsy C) coarse D) delicious12. Three people were killed in a head-on ____ between a bus and a car.A) collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush13. Ruth has gone back to California ____. She will not return to the East.A) for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good14. When the singer appeared, the audience started to ____ loudly.A) claim B) crack C) clap D) crash15. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a ____ going around the office that Mr. Smith is leaving at the end of the month.A) news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb16. I guess Jones didn’t hav e a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city voted for his ____.A) opponent B) candidate C) colleague D) advocate19. The dog waiting behind the gate looked so ____ that I did not dare to go in.A) bold B) fierce C) wild D) harmful25. In Britain today women ____ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.A) make up B) build up C) stand for D) conform to27. There are several possible explanations for the greater job stability in Japan ____ the great job mobility in the United States.A) contrary to B) in regard to C) in contrast to D) with respect to28. Gasoline is processed from ____ oil.A) raw B) rough C) crude D) tough29. New Y ork ____ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.A) ranked B) occupied C) arranged D) classified30. After reading the ____ of the play, the director made several changes.A) scrape B) catalog C) category D) script1. We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of ____ materials.A) primitive B) rough C) original D) raw2. The social security system provides ____ for retired citizens.A) wages B) pensions C) profits D) rewards3. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ____ free medical care.A) entitled to B) involved in C) associated with D) assigned to4. Although she was not very rich, she was quite ____ with her money.A) noble B) flexible C) liberal D) liable5. He received a letter of thanks for his ____ of books to the Shakespeare library.A) publication B) donation C) acquisition D) quotation6. The bus ran over the cliff because its ____ failed.A) brakes B) controls C) gears D) signals7. Not long ago, a government official whom I know very well was ____ a bribery.A) related to B) involved in C) included in D) subjected to8. They put in the highest ____ for the house.A) currency B) proposal C) bid D) purchase9. A good hunting dog is ____ to every sound and movement in the field.A) alert B) aware C) cautious D) nervous10. This diploma ____ that you have completed high school.A) proves B) certifies C) secures D) approves11. He was accused of ____ vital secrets to the enemy.A) leaking B) loosening C) relieving D) issuing12. Only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can ____ this phenomenon.A) account for B) count on C) account of D) count for13. At the end of his trial, he was ____ of murder.A) convicted B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned14. Most flowers will not ____ without sunshine.A) cultivate B) boom C) sustain D) thrive15. The company has an employee ____ of everyone working for them.A) profile B) acquaintance C) administration D) acknowledgement16. When Mary paid the bill, she was given a ____ for her money.A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label27. He ____ for the day when he would see his hometown again.A) desired B) counted C) longed D) urged28. The insurance company paid him $ 10,000 in ____ after his accident.A) installment B) compensation C) substitution D) commitment29. The noise ____ until she couldn’t stand it any longer.A) set up B) rang up C) built up D) called up30. They ____ for a progressive cause and died willingly.A) bled B) wounded C) devoted D) departedUnit41. The class remained ____ when the teacher asked a formidable question.A) clumsy B) deaf C) dumb D) still2. The captured criminals were ____ in chains through the streets.A) exhibited B) displayed C) paraded D) revealed3. As a summary, the long story was ____ into a few sentences.A) condensed B) condemned C) concealed D) concentrated4. She took an ____ course in cooking before her marriage.5. Deeply cursed with prison life, the prisoners became ____ for breakout.A) discarded B) disappointed C) intensive D) desperate6. Being very hungry, she gave the two dishes a thorough ____.A) script B) click C) lick D) scrape7. The problem with the country is how to lift its economy out of ____.A) reservation B) recreation C) reversion D) recession8. Be careful with a cat. It may ____ you if you make it angry.A) punch B) scrape C) tear D) scratch9. He ____ much of his time in learning the new language.A) invested B) involved C) invented D) integrated10. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ____A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat11. The ____ on this apartment runs out in a year’s time.A) treaty B) lease C) agenda D) deadline12. He has put his car entirely at our ____ for the holiday.A) usage B) application C) disposition D) disposal13. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was optimistic. They expected increased tax ____.A) efficiency B) privileges C) revenues D) validity14. If you ____ in taking this attitude, we’ll have to ask you to leave.A) persist B) insist C) resist D) assist15. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was ____ behind as usual.A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging16. Communication is the process of ____ a message from a source to an audience via a channel.A) transmitting B) submitting C) transforming D) switching17. The computer has become smaller and cheaper and ____ more available to a greater number of people.A) yet B) hence C) still D) nevertheless21. Improved consumer confidence is ____ to an economic recovery.A) crucial B) competitive C) acute D) satisfactory22. It would be wise to ____ your property against storm damage.A) ensure B) insure C) integrate D) guarantee24. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ____ to the health service.A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access25. V ery few scientists ____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.A) come up with B) come out C) come round D) come up to26. After she qualified as a lawyer, she decided to specialize ____ contract law.A) on B) in C) with D) of27. A prime minister cannot expect to have much time to ____ to purely personal matters.A) devote B) reserve C) concentrate D) spare29. There are not many teachers who are strong ____ of traditional methods in English teaching.A) sponsors B) contributors C) advocates D) performers30. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country: ____ is this more true than in Europe.A) hardly B) little C) seldom D) nowhereUnit51. It took him several months to ____ the wild horse.A) tend B) cultivate C) breed D) tame2. I don’t think it was an accident. He did it on ____.A) choice B) purpose C) intention D) designA) passed B) copied C) dictated D) declared4. He was of ____ birth; his parents had no money and lived poorly.A) humble B) harsh C) wicked D) wrecked5. On the way to school, there was no shelter from the rain, so the students were soaked ____.A) wet B) to the skin C) on the skin D) over6. The smoke from the burning building almost ____ the firemen and forced them to wear masks.A) blocked B) provoked C) choked D) stroked7. He smil ed again with an air of ____ contentment and said, “It’s the first time I’ve ever done what I wanted to do.”A) supreme B) superficial C) supplementary D) superior8. We might say that ____ has been done when a man’s innocence and guilt h as been proved beyond doubt.A) judgment B) jury C) justice D) wrong9. He has given all the facts at great ____ so that you may judge for yourself.A) detail B) extent C) degree D) length10. She hasn’t found an apartment yet; she’s staying with her aunt ____.A) for a long time B) for the first timeC) for the time being D) from time to time11. On receiving sound waves, our eardrums ____ and cause minute electrical signals to be sent to the brain.A) shiver B) shake C) vibrate D) tremble14. Here were cycles of industrial prosperity which always collapsed into industrial ____.A) booms B) nightmaresC) depressions D) disadvantages15. All men or women, young or old, short or tall, should not ____ any form of discrimination, because sooner or later we are all likely to fall victim to this dangerous practice.A) resist B) sustain C) undergo D) tolerate16. Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they ____ to violence to escape.A) resort B) appeal C) proceed D) incline22. Don’t let the child play with scissors ______ he cuts himself.A) only if B) in case C) now that D) so that23. I’d grown ____ of the place and it was difficult to leave.A) considerate B) accustomed C) attached D) fond24. He had no qualifications; ____, he got the job.A) but B) nevertheless C) despite D) instead25. Don’t forget to ____ the letter before you pos t it.A) stick B) fasten C) seal D) enclose27. The bond of true affection had pulled us—six very different men from six very different countries—across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren’t very different ____.A) after all B) as usual C) in particular D) for all。