2015届高考英语总复习词汇短语测试100题
1. When giving evidence in a law court, people are expected to tell the ________ truth.
A. maximum
B. perfect
C. positive
D. absolute
2. If a person does not receive the gene for right-handedness he may become right-or left- handedness ___________ chance and the person’s surroundings.
A. because of
B. according to
C. due to
D. related to
3. Attracting women into science will require a change in the culture that assumes girls are less ___________ than boys of doing science and entering the profession.
A. suitable
B. superior
C. capable
D. qualified
4. Being a capable woman, Nancy _________ to be considered as merely a housewife.
A. agrees
B. admits
C. refuses
D. rejects
5. We all have experienced occasions when we have spoken our _______ to someone, telling them exactly what we feel.
A. mind
B. heart
C. words
D. thought
6. In order to gain more profits, more and more young people are into IT industry.
A. entertained
B. appointed
C. employed
D. attracted
7. An ___________ diet is highly necessary for one’s health.
A. adequate
B. effective
C. advanced
D. efficient
8. Professor Hawkin asks his students to read the newspapers to keep _________ of current events.
A. watched
B. observed
C. informed
D. noticed
9. Most children in Great Britain are educated at the public ___________
A. expense
B. charge
C. pay
D. credit
10. I could just see a boat in the distance, but I couldn’t what color it was.
A. make of
B. make out
C. make up
D. make for
11. Please come and help me with this application form beca use I don’t know how to _______it.
A. set about
B. set out
C. set up
D. set aside
12. She had a ______in which she saw her boyfriend coming with a bunch of red roses.
A. view
B. image
C. vision
D. Sight
13. Under no __________whatsoever will I elect Mr. White president of the university.
A. environments
B. occasions
C. circumstances
D. Surroundings
14. The side effect of this medicine may make you feel_____ and slow down your reactions.
A. asleep
B. sleeping
C. sleepy
D. Sleepless
15. The wrong doer who spat at me, lacking in _______, did not say a word for apology.
A. words
B. manners
C. behavior
D. duties
16. You may have some difficulty at first when carrying out the plan but you’ll find it easier as you
A. go around
B. go ahead
C. go along
D. go through
17. There are times when you find yourself unable to work out a problem and it is at this ___________ that the way in which you use your teacher is important.
A. course
B. point
C. thought
D. opportunity
18. I don’t know how she __________ his cruelty to her.
A. puts up with
B. comes up with
C. makes up with
D. lives up to
19. At the front of the book is a table of ________, giving details of what is in the book.
A. concept
B. contexts
C. contents
D. contests
20. It is almost unbelievable that many people would rather sit in silent ___ than admit not understanding in classroom study.
A. disapproval
B. ignorance
C. nervousness
D. depression
21. Her irresponsible behavior _________ her father many sleepless nights.
A. costs
B. takes
C. spends
D. pays
22. We must at all _______ prevent them from finding out about the plan.
A. expenses
B. payments
C. costs
D. price
23. Students are asked to _____ themselves in this boarding school and they are only allowed to go back home once a week.
A. act
B. behave
C. perform
D. observe
24. The best way to _______ the goal is to do it at once.
A. complete
B. make
C. accomplish
D. realize
25. I always persuade Mary to have both feet on the ____ as she wants to marry a millionaire and accomplish her goals in an easy way.
A. ground
B. earth
C. location
D. place
26. As the President car arrived, the crowd ___________ into loud applause.
A. fell
B. came
C. broke
D. poured
27. He ____________ a good knowledge of English by constantly communicating with native speakers.
A. acquired
B. required
C. inquired
D. Possessed
28. The new system appears to be __________ difficult from the old one.
A. generally
B. entirely
C. constantly
D. Mostly
29. To cure deep-rooted disease is generally a long ___________
A. progress
B. process
C. project
D. Profession
30. The danger ___________ him to a sense of duty.
A. remembered
B. recalled
C. memorized
D. reminded
31. It was reported that the plane _______ into the mountains and no victims could be found.
A. bumped
B. struck
C. beat
D. crashed
32. The____ stuck on the envelope says “Air Mail”.
A. sign
B. signal
C. label
D. leaflet
33. He ___________ from Marx’s works to s upport his point of view.
A. remarked
B. recited
C. mentioned
D. quoted
34. The poet expressed his burning ___________ for the girl he loved.
A. passion
B. interest
C. heat
D. appreciation
35. As everyone knows, the Stock Exchange is __________ to political situation.
A. steady
B. stable
C. sensitive
D. sensible
36. My boyfriend said to me that he would always love me and never ___________ me.
A. accompany
B. approach
C. abandon
D. approve
37. I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the article. Don’t __________ any letters.
A. leak
B. lack
C. minus
D. omit
38. You can’t get to that remot e country ___________ by air.
A. rather than
B. other than
C. instead of
D. except for
39. When the escaped prisoner realized the policeman had spotted him, he ___________ the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made out
B. made off
C. made up
D. made for
40 — How many doctors and nurses the medical team?— Twenty.
A. consist of
B. compose of
C. make up
D. make up of
41. I love her for her _____as well as for her virtues.
A. mistakes
B. errors
C. wrong
D. faults
42. The government will __________ the country through the difficulties ahead.
A. direct
B. lead
C. guide
D. draw
43. In the storm many fishing boats were ___________ and several houses collapsed.
A. spoiled
B. injured
C. wrecked
D. separated
44. The house is easily ___________ out from the rest, for it has Gothic style.
A. selected
B. chosen
C. picked
D. preferred
45. I can’t put up with the ___________ atmosphere here.
A. silent
B. aimless
C. lifeless
D. deadly
46. Where can I __________ my dollars for Renminbi?
A. exchange
B. change
C. replace
D. turn
47. The book is __________ of 20 stories, each with a different topic.
A. consisted
B. composed
C. made
D. combined
48. He’s __________ to win the first prize in the English reading contest, for he is the most competitive among the participants.
A. probable
B. possible
C. likely
D. capable
49. A pound __________ 16 ounces.
A. holds
B. contains
C. involves
D. includes
50. The teacher is _____the students in relative clause.
A. practising
B. drilling
C. exercising
D. training
51. More information becomes______ if you can surf the Internet.
A. extensive
B. flexible
C. adequate
D. available
52. She had had a very exciting career __________ in Birmingham.
A. most
B. mostly
C. nearly
D. almost
53. We have worked out a new set of _______for using the new type of the computer.
A. processes
B. programs
C. projects
D. profits
54. Jack was sure to get this year’s scholarship as the standards of scholarship were not terribly_________
A. tough
B. rough
C. difficult
D. demanding
55.Urban street crime____ from a combination of poverty and poor education and a lack of opportunity to work.
A. rises
B. arises
C. raises
D. causes
56. Our school library boasts to have a set of Dickens’ works in 24 ___________
A. volumes
B. numbers
C. series
D. ranges
57. Her parents tried to ____________ some pressure on her to do well in the college entrance examination so that she can be admitted to a prestige university.
A. bring
B. put
C. bear
D. keep
58. He would be __________ of solving such a difficult problem.
A. incapable
B. uncritical
C. unconscious
D. ignorant
59. When she learned her son died of the war, her heart ___________
A. dropped
B. broke
C. sank
D. lost
60. Although the fake diamond ring fooled many people, they did not ________close examination.
A. stand up to
B. live up to
C. keep up to
D. look up to
61. It was here that the spare parts of the cars were ___________
A. assembled
B. resembled
C. concentrated
D. organized
62. My parents have the ___________ say on the matter.
A. final
B. important
C. basic
D. critical
63. Some doctors are criticized for __________ patients to buy too many medicines.
A. advising
B. demanding
C. suggesting
D. driving
64Some people believe that organic food is safe for people, but others are worried that it will result in ___________ effects.
A. effective
B. efficient
C. positive
D. negative
65They were trying to remove harmful ___________ from cigarettes.
A. content
B. substances
C. materials
D. mixtures
66The doctor told me to __________ for a week.
A. lay aside
B. lay out
C. lay off
D. lay down
67The people present offered their ___________ for the poor children by donating money or books of various kinds.
A. relief
B. emotion
C. disappointment
D. sympathy
68It is said only the experts can ___________ this kind of natural silk from artificial.
A. tell
B. judge
C. divide
D. separate
69Smith was deeply ___________ at their refusal to come.
A. offended
B. disturbed
C. bothered
D. interrupted
701 saw Bush make an address on TV and on that ___________ he was brilliant.
A. situation
B. occasion
C. state
D. spot
71Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health ___________ poor.
A. proves
B. remains
C. maintains
D. continues
72After much __________, the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%.
A. debating
B. discussing
C. chatting
D. bargaining
73What they said at the meeting implied they must have ___________ a good education.
A. accepted
B. kept
C. assisted
D. received
74In______ , the Chinese are keen on rice while the Westerners are fond of bread.
A. common
B. total
C. general
D. particular
75It is good for young people to be ___________ involved in art training.
A. patiently
B. eagerly
C. honestly
D. actively
76As supermarkets can offer a of goods more and more people like shopping there.
A. variety
B. mixture
C. combination
D. range
77The latest scientific research shows light music will help people to ___________
A. release
B. loosen
C. relax
D. free
78Milk is not an important element in chocolate , but coca powder is ___________
A. unique
B. essential
C. natural
D. adequate
79She is so weak today that she has not enough __________ to walk upstairs.
A. power
B. force
C. energy
D. strength
80The secret of his success is that he does everything ___________
A. eagerly
B. curiously
C. efficiently
D. effectively
81. Go and join in the singing performance. __________ it to me to do the house cleaning.
A. Get
B. Remain
C. Leave
D. Send
82. According to the recent research, hamburger eating and weight gaining is not necessarily__________ and effect.
A. reason
B. cause
C. fact
D. influence
83. The boy’s measles (J) soon ___________ to other children.
A. grew
B. spread
C. carried
D. developed
84. Every Saturday morning we can see that old woman __________ shopping.
A. loaded with
B. stocked with
C. equipped with
D. dealt with
85. That small plastics factory is planning a joint __________ with an American company.
A. adventure
B. expectation
C. venture
D. event
86. Broadly speaking, I would agree with Ammie, though not __________.
A. widely
B. thoroughly
C. entirely
D. extensively
87. My grandma is as ____________ as a youth and takes an active part in different social activities.
A. enthusiastic
B. energetic
C. talkative
D. sensitive
88. “1 don’t think it’s my __________ that the window has been broken. I just played football with my friends and John kicked the ball forwards the win dow.” said the boy.
A. error
B. mistake
C. fault
D. duty
89. Some customers complain that it usually ___________ so long to get refund for the inferior goods they bought.
A. costs
B. takes
C. spends
D. spares
90. It was in the 1920s that Albert Einstein himself as a great scientist in the world.
A. errected
B. recognized
C. admitted
D. established
91. The leaflet says that a ( n) _____ adult requires $ 500 to cover the cost of accommodation, transport and other items.
A. single
B. only
C. independent
D. unique
92. To regain their after a long walk ,the tourists lay in the grass for nearly half an hour.
A. force
B. power
C. energy
D. health
93. The collapse of the World Trade Center has put US economy in a difficult __________
A. occasion
B. case
C. situation
D. background
94. If you want to know the train schedule, you can __________ at the booking office.
A. require
B. demand
C. acquire
D. inquire
95. Many people swarmed into big cities to seek their __________ , but most of them failed.
A. money
B. earnings C salary D. fortune
96 I could tell that the teacher was satisfied with our recent examinations from the ____ on his face.
A. view
B. expression
C. appearance
D. sight
97The archaeologists ___________ the ancient caves.
A. observed
B. watched
C. explored
D. exploited
98He always __________ a piece of chewing gum when he does his homework.
A. eats
B. swallows
C. bites
D. chews
99Is $ 10____ for the expenses of your journey?
A. sufficient
B. efficient
C. satisfactory
D. effective
100The first performance of the musical play “The Sound of Music” aroused ____ in audience. A. affection B. Importance C. enthusiasm D. Influence
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学位英语考试词汇语法选择练习题及答案 1._____ you were busy, I wouldn’t have bothered you with my questions. A. If I realized B. Had I realized C. Did I have realized that D. As I realized 答案解析：B 【句意】如果知道你忙，我就不会问问题打扰你了。 【解析】此题为省略if的虚拟条件状语从句，其结构为had+主语+过去分词+句子其它，主句结构为：主语+ would had done. 2.Tom said that he wouldn’t mind _____. A. to wait for us B. waiting for us C. wait for us D. for waiting us 答案解析：B 【句意】汤姆说他不介意等我们。 【解析】mind，avoid，admit，enjoy，escape，finish，can’t help，postpone，practise，risk，suggest等动词后要求用动名词doing做宾语。 3.They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theater, the
cinema or the opera, _____, perhaps, that show is disappointing. A. only to discover B. only discovering C. only so as to discover D. only for discovering Best Answer: A 详解：应选A项。only to do sth意为“结果只是……”，其逻辑主语是they. 4.For a child to give up his less mature idea for a more mature one, it requires that the child _____ psychologically really for the new idea. A. would be B. were C. be D. is Best Answer: C 详解：应选C项。require要求从句的谓语省略should +动词原形。 5.The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments. A. climate B. weather C. temperature D. state
1.impose将……强加于……express 表示，表达enclose用……围住， 把……放入封套，信封，包裹中expose显露，暴露，揭穿，揭露His partner has threatened to expose his scandal to the public.他的同伙威胁将他的丑闻公之于世。 2.deteriorate 变化，恶化，变质determine 确定，决定，下定决心detect 发现，察觉或查出……detain阻止某人离开或做某事，拘留，扣押His failure of memory deteriorated with age. 3.throw/cast/shed light on sth. 使某事物清楚些The paintings throw some light on the local folklore in Qing Dynasty.这些画使人们对清朝当地的民间习俗有更多了解。 4.capability能做某事的素质，能力competence胜任某些工作的能 力，称职capacity for/of sth. 容纳某事物的能力，生产，体会，理解或学习的能力ability做体力/脑力/机械工作的能力或天分，天资，天分This famous auto firm has a quarterly capacity of 6000 cars. 5.express表示，表达confess承认（错误、罪行等），坦白verify 证 实，核对（某事物），证明……有道理acknowledge对某事物表示感谢，承认……属实，供认……He acknowledged with gratitude the help of his supervisor in the accomplishment of his B.A thesis. 他对老师在他写文科学士论文过程中给予的帮助深表感激。 6.decline 谢绝，拒绝，变小，变弱reject 拒绝接受某物/某人，抛弃， 剔除accept 欣然接受，接收，相信某事物receive收到，得到，接纳，接待I fell terribly sorry that I must decline your invitation due to
一、选择题 1．--- Alice’s room is tidy, isn't it? ---Yes. She always _____ her toys after playing with them. A．looks for B．puts away C．sweeps away D．pays for 2．People often make a wish before candles when they celebrate birthday. A．bringing out B．laying out C．finding out D．blowing out 3．—The fire was finally____ in Jilin on June 3. Unfortunately, 119 people lost their lives. —I hope the accident like this won’t happen again. A．put down B．put away C．put out D．put up 4．He drove at such a high speed at the turning that the car almost went ______the road. A．on B．along C．from D．off 5．--All right. I’ll take it. But I tell you, it is the last time I will ______ this kind of work. ---Come on, buddy! Don’t be so serious. A．take out B．take up C．take on D．take off 6．-What do you think of this story? -It's interesting, but Miss Lin asked us to __________ a story by ourselves, not to find one on the Internet. A．make up B．look up C．listen to D．take away 7．As the road to the airport is under repair, we will have to _______ early to get there in time. A．turn off B．take off C．put off D．set off 8．—What are you doing? —I’m looking ________ the Internet for some information for my article. A．for B．at C．up D．through 9．High technology is used in EURO 2016 to the matches are fair enough in France. A．make up B．make sure C．come out D．come over 10．My cousin is heavy because he often eats fast food． A．too much；too many B．too many；too much C．much too；too much D．too much；much too 11．When you come across new words in reading, it is not a good idea to in a dictionary at once. A．make up them B．look up them C．make them up D．look them up 12．---___________ is it from here to his home? ---Not far. You can arrive on foot ______________.
实用文档 初中英语语法测试100 题 1.—How many________are there in your school,T om?—Two. A．Japanese B．American C．Germen D．Australian 2.________room is big and bright.They like it very much. A．T om and Sam B．T om's and Sam C．T om and Sam's D．T om's and Sam's 3.The students didn't find much_______about the topic on that website. A．report B．article C．information D．story 4.There are many________at the foot of the hill. A．cow B．horse C．sheep D．fish 5.They are from________.They're________． A C ．Germany;Germans ．German;Germany B．Germans;Germany D．Germany;Germen 6.—What would you like to drink,girls?—________，please. A．Two glass of water B．Two glass of waters C．Two cups of tea D．Two cups of teas 7.Kate is________girl.She's very happy at school. A C ．a eighteen-year-old ．an eighteen-years-old B．an eighteen-year-old D．a eighteen-years-old 8.In our school,there are fifty-five________. A C ．women teachers ．women teacher B．woman teachers D．woman teacher 9.My cousins have collected stamps for two years.They have________stamps from different countries. A．a little B．many C．much D．little 10.________of the twins went to watch Peking Opera last Sunday.They were staying at home all that day. A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None
词汇测试100题 I. 单项选择 1. With the _______of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party. A. exhibition B. exception C. except D. reception 2. Although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed. A. spare B. fast C. moderate D. moral 3. All the memories of his childhood had _______ from his mind by the time he was 65. A. faded B. illustrated C. confined D. concerned 4. This river is so big that it is impossible to build a _______ under it without modern technology. A. canal B. tunnel C. channel D. cable 5. The _______ is nearly dead , so I can not start the car again. A. bean B. beam C. bake D. battery 6. When making modern cameras , people began to _______ plastics for metal. A. surround B. substance C. stretch D. substitute 7. With the help of the government, a large number of people ---_______ after the flood in 1991. A. survived B. suspended C. suffered D. subjected 8. He always has a lot of _______ ideas in his mind , and sometimes we do not even know what he is thinking about. A. novel B. spoil C. acceptable D. additional 9. Please be serious. I am not _______. You should consider it carefully A. sorting B. joking C. counting D. comparing 10. We do not have a _______ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. . A. continue B. bay C. assistance D. graduate 11. In the United States, the foreign policy is decided by the ________ government, not by each state. A. federal B. figure C. scientific D. service 12. He works in our university as a visiting _______, not as a formal faculty member. A. traditional B. scholar C. nurse D. pilot 13. When you fill in the application form, please use your _______ address so that we can contact you easily later. A. policy B. plain C. permanent D. principal 14. John _______ to be a polite man. But in fact he is very rude. A. pretends B. assures C. affords D. melts 15. We can not trust him any more because he often ________ his duty. A. owes B. spoils C. deserts D. neglects 16. In order to increase our output, we need to import more production _______. A. facilities B. hens C. votes D. artists 17. When a spacecraft travels, on e of the major problems is reentry into the Earth’s _______. A. surface B. atmosphere C. attitude D. bent 18. This river forms a natural _______ between China and Korea. A. boundary B. string C. spot D. zone 19. She is already 16 years old. But she _______as if she were still a little girl.
一、选择题 1．—What do you think of the performance today? —Great! ________ but a musical genius could perform so successfully. A．All B．None C．Anybody D．Everybody 2．—Jerry looks so tired. He works too hard. —He has to ________ a family of four on his own. A．offer B．support C．provide D．remain 3．In modern life, shopping online is________ used by many people, especially for teenagers. A．exactly B．badly C．heavily D．widely 4．I once worked for a travel magazine for one year and the ________ helped me get a job as a reporter. A．experiment B．information C．experience D．instruction 5．—Oh, my God! I have ________ five pounds after the Spring Festival. —All of the girls want to lose weight, but easier said than done. A．given up B．put on C．got on D．grown up 6．— Sorry, I can't afford to go abroad. — What about having a country travel with a little________ price? A．cheaper B．higher C．lower D．less 7．People who always do sports are in spirits than those who don't. A．high B．higher C．tall D．taller 8．You should be careful to pay over the Internet, ________it’s not always safe. A．so B．because C．after D．as soon as 9．Kangkang usually does her homework ________ it is very late at night. A．until B．when C．before D．after 10．— Is your home close to the school, Tom? — No, it's a long way, but I am________ late for school because I get up early daily. A．always B．usually C．never D．sometimes 11．We 'll have a trip to America ______ February. A．of B．at C．on D．in 12．一Where is Mr. Brown? 一I think he's _____________ the music hall. A．on B．in C．over D．from 13．He wrote his phone number ________ a piece paper. A．on B．for C．in D．from 14．You can’t ___ how I missed my mother at that time. A．offer B．provide C．imagine D．dream 15．In 2018, trade between China and Hungary rose by 7.5 percent, and recently on Friday companies from China and Hungary________ several cooperation (合作) agreements under the
中考语法综合练习 一、用所给动词的适当形式填空: 1、Tom (be) in Paris since 2 years ago. 2、I (be) to the Great Wall twice. 3、My uncle (be) in this city for many years. 4、We (visit) our teacher already. 5、 May (go) home yet? 6、He (read) the book 3 times. 7、They just (leave) the farm. 8、She (not play) football these days. 9、My friend (see) the film before. 10、He never (meet) a foreigner. 11、He (give) you the answer as soon as he (come) back. 12、There (be) a meeting tomorrow. Please (come) on time. 13、My mother (work) for 3 years. 14、 (be) there much snow last winter? No, there (not). 15、We (start) at 10 if it (stop) raining. 16、The plane (take off) in a moment. 17、It (rain) for 3 days. There are too much rain is year. 18、How long you uncle (live) in Beijing.
It was already midnight. At one end of the big house, on a sort of a raised platform, Major was already sitting in comfort on his bed of straw. He was twelve years old and had __1__ grown rather fat, but he was still a majestic-looking (威武的) pig, with a wise and kind appearance. Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves __2_ _ after their different fashions. First came the three dogs, Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher, and then the pigs, who settled down in the straw immediately in front of the platform. The hens rested themselves beside the window. The pigeons flew up to the rafters(房梁). The sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs. The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs (马蹄) with great care in case there should be some small animal __3_ in the straw. Clover was a motherly horse ___4___ middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth baby. Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses ___5____ __ together. A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance, and in fact he was not of first-rate ___6__ __, but he was ___7__ __ respected for his steadiness of character and ___8___ powers of work. After the horses came Muriel, the white goat, and Benjamin, the donkey. Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst ___9___ __. He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some ironical __10__ _----for instance, he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would rather have had no tail and no flies. Alone among the animals on the farm he never laughed. If asked why, he would say that he saw nothing to laugh at. BJGHEKCDAI When Minnesota Bank and Trust opened in 2008, CEO Kate Kelly was determined to make it a place people wanted to work. So she __1__ three volunteers to the employee event committee and waited to see what would happen. Soon, there was lawn bowling, miniature golf, blue-jean Fridays and a(n) __2__ _ holiday trip to Wal-mart where each worker got $ 10 to buy a Secret Santa gift. ‘It is nice every once in a while to just laugh,’ Kelly said. ‘There is a(n) ___3__ _ difference in the mood here after an event. Everyone is chatting and laughing. You d on’t have to spend a lot of money.’ Yet the __4_ __ is significant: people want to work there. And that’s important, according to a report __5__ __ by the Society of Human Resources Management. If employers don’t want their best talent to slip out the door for good, they need to develop the programs aimed at keeping their employees. Some executives say they are determined to keep their best talent and to spend the time and money necessary to __6 __ that all workers have a fun, engaging workplace where they feel ___7_ _. Kelly said her bank grew from 20 employees to 33 in four years. At the same time, she’s lost just three workers since 2008. It takes 12 to 18 months of training to replace a person who leaves. So her ___8_ __ in fun makes a lot of sense. Jessica Pecoraro is a member of the Women President Organisation. Every leader in that group ‘is looking for _9__ methods other than salary to motivate people, one, so they perform and two, so th ey stay.’ Beyond money, they look for ways to have fun. Other _10__ on investments come in all sizes of smiles and in all manner of nuttiness(疯狂) that often have little to do with the job at hand.
Vocabulary 1. He was ______ as the best model football player of 200 2. A. designated B. asserted C. named D. rejected 2. The government is ______ about what should be done to solve the problem. A. regulating B. diagnosing C. deliberating D. wandering 3. You must ______ your paper by the end of this month. A. draft B. submit C. modify D. revise 4. Now in China many large stores use discount coupons as ______ to attract customers. A. motives B. incentives C. awards D. rewards 5. He was regarded as a great ______ to the committee. A. asset B. profit C. prosperity D. interest 6. According to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the ______ of maturity. A. achievements B. fulfillment C. establishment D. accomplishment 7. The fight could have been avoided if both of you had been able to ______ your anger. A. hold back B. hold on C. hold out D. hold up 8. In speaking, the choice of words is of the utmost importance. But too often careless use of words ______ a meeting of the minds of the speakers and the listener. A. prevents B. stirs C. destroys D. offers 9. He always acts on his own ______. A. initiative B. creative C. infinitive D. aggressive 10. Football, baseball and basketball are ______ sports --- that is, only a few people actually take part in them while many more only watch them. A. spectator B. spectacle C. spectrum D. spectacular 11. Sally wanted to go to Florida for the holiday, but her husband thought ______, saying that they would go to New York to join his parents for Christmas. A. likely B. likewise C. meanwhile D. otherwise 12. We are trying to make people more ______ to the difficulties faced by the laid-off workers. A. sensible B. sensational C. sentimental D. sensitive 13. Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to ______ or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s. A. revolve B. revolt C. revive D. reverse 14. Traditional Chinese medicine is famous for using herbs with healing ______. A. possessions B. estate C. purpose D. attributes 15. To a first-year student, the doctoral degree is a distant ______. A. aspect B. respect C. spectacle D. prospect 16. The strong wind with sand comes from the ______ hill in front of their house. A. empty B. isolated C. remote D. bare 17. At the meeting, John argued ______ in favor of the proposal. A. warmly B. severely C. heavily D. forcefully 18. He gave a brief ______ of the history of the university before the opening of the conference. A. reference B. statement C. comment D. account 19. The picturesque scenery of his hometown has often ______ him to write poems. A. excited B. induced C. attracted D. inspired 20. Please come and help me with this form because I don’t know how to ______ it. A. set off B. set aside C. set up D. set about 21. The engine has more than 300 ______, made of a number of different materials.
一、选择题 1．(2016●苏州市)If the customer rings up for me again, please the call to the sales department . A．run through B．look through C．go through D．put through 2．—Tommy, there are so many mistakes in your chemistry paper, what will you do with it?—Oh, I am sorry, Miss Lee. , I'll do more exercises and learn from the mistakes to make progress. A．In case that B．In case C．In that case 3．---___________ is it from here to his home? ---Not far. You can arrive on foot ______________. A．How long; ten minutes later B．How far; in ten minutes C．How far; after ten minutes D．How long; in ten minutes 4．People often make a wish before candles when they celebrate birthday. A．bringing out B．laying out C．finding out D．blowing out 5．He drove at such a high speed at the turning that the car almost went ______the road. A．on B．along C．from D．off 6．She________live alone. But she________living alone because she feels lonely. A．used to, doesn’t used to B．is used to, was used to C．used to, is not used to D．was used to, doe sn’t used to 7．When you come across new words in reading, it is not a good idea to in a dictionary at once. A．make up them B．look up them C．make them up D．look them up 8．________, the Internet was only used by the government. But now it’s widely us ed in every field. A．As usual B．At first C．After all D．So far 9．Millie Beijing now. A．don't live in B．doesn't lives in C．don't lives in D．doesn't live in 10．Vivien worked very hard at all her lessons. __________, she became the top student in her class. A．In order to B．As a result C．As usual D．For example 11．--You hate that TV play, don’t you? --Not _______. I just think it’s a bit boring. A．likely B．exactly C．nearly D．carefully 12．The math problem is so difficult that only few students can _______. A．work on it B．work for it C．work it over D．work it out 13．—How about going hiking this weekend?