英语练习Unit1-Unit8

New Horizon College English Practice (from Unit 1 to Unit 8) Part 1 Vocabulary and Structure (每小题：0.5 分) Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1. Ellen was determined to ______A______, despite the late hour. A.stay awake B.stay awaking C.stay awoken D.stay awaken 2. _____A_____ the hotel before soldiers armed with pistols and clubs charged into the crowd. A. Scarcely had they left B. Scarcely they had left C. Scarcely they left D. Scarcely left they 3. In the film, the peaceful life of a monk ___D_____ the violent life of a murderer. A. is compared with B. is compared to C. is contrasted to D. is contrasted with 4. _______C____ to pay for an order is simplicity itself. A. Use plastic B. Using plastics C. Using plastic D. Used plastic 5. The children will now play some pieces of music that they __________ themselves. A. were taught B. composed C. accomplished D. worked 6. While she waited, she tried to __________ her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. A. occupy B. compose C. think D. intensify 7. The psychologist advised them to __________ a certain portion of time each evening for homework. A. set about B. set apart C. set aside D. set out 8. It is __________ that a prospective employer should want to know if someone has a criminal record. A. reasoning B. a reason for C. reasoned D. reasonable 9. A police car sped down the street, __________. A. lights flashing B. lights flashed C. lights were flashing D. lights to flash 10. The general health situation in the city seems reasonably _________. A.satisfied B.satisfying C.satisfactory D.satisfaction 11. Take this baggage and _______ you can find enough space. A. hang it which B. hang it in which C. hang it wherever D. hang it when 12. "Well, here I am at last," she said."Good! I was worried _______ be back on time." A. if that you'd B. so you'd C. whether you wouldn't D. that you wouldn't 13. Have you seen Henry lately? My teacher wants to know _______. A. how is he getting along B. how he is getting along C. what is he getting along D. what he is getting along 14. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _______, of course, made the others jealous. A. what B. which C. who D. that 15. Without a passport, leaving the country is _______. A. out of question B. without question C. in the question D. out of the question 16. You _______ too careful with your work. A. cannot being B. cannot be C. cannot to be D. can be 17. I don't think there is _______ to worry about, _______? A. nothing... do I B. something... isn't there C. anything... is there D. anything... is it 18. _______ is a spell of warm sunshine. A. What do all of us need B. What all of us need do C. What need all of us D. What all of us need 19. Young _______ he is, he is equal to the task. A. although B. because C. as D. however 20. He ran ________ no one could catch him. A. so fast as B. very fast that C. that fast for D. so fast that 21. It was in China ________ Dr. Bethune gave his life to the cause of the revolution. A. that B. for where C. in which D. at which 22. We consider ________ the instrument be adjusted each time it is used. A. that it necessary B. necessary that C. it necessary D. that necessary 23. The Broadcasting Museum also offers Saturday workshops to ________ children with the world of radio. A. contrive B. acquaint C. acquire D. admit 24. Don't offer him a cigarette; he's trying to give it ________. A. in B. for C. off D. up 25. As a teacher you have to ________ your methods to suit the needs of slower children. A. enlarge B. adjust C. affect D. afford 26. They have ________ as the leading scientists in their field. A. emerged B. known C. broken D. recognized 27. One reason why Hamlet is such a successful play is that _______. A. it appeals different to people B. different people are appealed C. it appeals to different people D. people find it appealing to them very much 28. _______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer. A. That B. Which C. It D. As 29. No one in our class _______ in sports than he. A. are more interested B. are much interested C. is much interested D. is more interested 30. _______ received law degrees as today. A. Never so women have B. Never have so many women C. The women aren't ever D. Women who have never 31. We can't speak _______ our teacher. A. too highly of B. too high of C. highly of too D. to highly of 32. He could remember ________ along the road just before the accident happened but he couldn't remember the accident itself. A. to have driven B. driving C. to drive D. having driving 33. A man walked in off the street and fell flat ________ his face, unconscious. A. for B. on C. against D. in 34. When I'm going out in the evening I use the bike if I can, ________ the car. A. regardless of B. more than C. other than D. rather than 35. We were told that most of our luggage would be ________ by sea. A. approached B. transported C. handled D. communicated 36. The writer clearly ________ his readers to identify with the main character. A. tends B. extends C. intends D. designs 37. Most people believe that he is quite ________ of lying to get out of trouble. A. capable B. enabled C. able D. skilled 38. Such thoughts will ________ the way the courts decide on what sentence to pass on the accused. A. effect B. impress C. absorb D. affect 39. He looked ________ the pile, trying to decide which one to pick. A. upon B. out C. through D. in 40. I went to the photo shop to have my photos _______________ to cover my walls at home. A. enlarged B. adjusted C. adopted D. afforded 41. Mr. Clark and Mr. Chrétien may indeed ________ to make up after years of conflict. A. contrive B. acquaint C. acquire D. admit 42. Still, in their journal articles, these researchers are ________ about telling people to give up dieting. A. accurate B. cautious C. apparent D. aware 43. At the end of the game, the whole crowd ________ their feet and cheered wildly. A. emerged from B. rose from C. got to D. stood up 44. He always knew what time it was, as if by ________. A. instinct B. imagination C. reaction D. reality 45. Most people have no real idea how to change to healthy food, and Maureen was no ________. A. foundation B. possibility C. exception D. ignorance 46. English words are not always spelled _______. A. the way they sound B. the way they to sound C. the way they are sounding D. as they are sounding 47. _______ thought this was a good thing. A. Not everybody B. Not anybody C. Only somebody D. Just somebody 48. No sooner _________ than the truck started off. A. his luggage was loaded B. had his luggage been loaded C. loaded his luggage D. his luggage was being loaded 49. Hardly ____________ when the bus suddenly pulled away. A. they had got to the bus stop B. did they get to the bus stop C. were they got to the bus stop D. had they got to the bus stop 50. __________ that the pilot couldn't fly through it. A. The storm so severe was B. So severe was the storm C. So the storm was severe D. Such was the storm severe 51. Good managing of a company ________ great efforts. A. calls for B. calls out C. calls in D. calls at 52. He made up his mind to ________ the post till the end of the year. A. keep in B. remain under C. stay at D. go on 53. With the job ________, he went to see a film with his colleagues. A. done B. doing C. to do D. do 54. I haven't read this book, and my brother hasn't ________. A. either B. neither C. also D. too 55. ________ to what they had expected, the film ended up a total failure. A. Oppose B. Contrary C. Against D. Opposing 56. He lived in Shanghai and Beijing, but doesn't like ________ city very much. A. neither B. both C. each D. either 57. ________ the trashman went to the garden to pick up garbage, the old lady would stare at him in surprise. A. Each time B. At a time C. At one time D. Once upon a time 58. The thief's actions ________ a heavy punishment, and the judge sentenced him to ten years in prison. A. called out B. called at C. called for D. called on 59. You can ________ how surprised I was when I was told that I had received the highest marks on the final examination. A. imagine B. register C. boast D. yell 60. He said he had caught a bad cold and told me to ________ him. A. stay at B. stay up C. stay in D. stay away from 61. The dog was nowhere __________. A. to find B. to be found C. to finding D. found 62. Do you remember _______ to Professor Smith during your last visit? A. to be introduced B. being introduced C. having introduced D. to have introduced 63. Having eaten a hasty and simple lunch, _______. A. the judge has been ready to seriously consider the circumstances B. the circumstances were considered seriously by the judge C. the circumstances were seriously considered by the judge D. the judge was ready to consider the circumstances seriously