英语选择题7

Comment [y]: endure [in'djuə]vt. 忍耐；容忍vi. 忍耐；持续

Comment [y]: ridge [ridʒ]n. 山脉；山脊；屋脊vt. 使成脊状；作垄

vi. 成脊状

Comment [y]: rival ['raivəl]n. 竞争者；对手vt. 与…竞争；比得上某人vi. 竞争adj. 竞争的601. Sometimes the machine will go wrong without any _______ cause.a. actual b. apparent c. natural d. excusable602. Polar explorers have to be extremely ______ to endure the climate and other hardships.a. rough b. hard c. tough d. cautious603. The Himalayas are the highest mountain ______ in the world.a. range b. ridge c. peak d. summit604. We searched for the ring, but there was no ________ of it anywhere.a. symbol b. signal c. sigh d. sign605. She is making herself ill with _______ over her son's future.a. thought b. annoyance c. worry d. consideration606.The office lift is out of ________ again.a. order b. work c. movement d. standard607. I can't ________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.a. spend b. spare c. afford d. stand608. He knew himself to be raw, quite _____of making mistakes through his inexperience.a. able b. possible c. likely d. capable609. Things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his _____ seemed to change.a. chance b. luck c. career d. opportunity610. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any ________ of what I said.a. notice b. regard c. observation d. attention611. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the ______ it involves.a. force b. trial c. attempt d. effort612. The _______ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.a. pay b. wage c. fee d. fare613. We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly ______ by the weather.a. damaged b. spoiled c. hurt d. destroyed614. He has _______ his heart on pursuing his studies abroad.a. set b. made c. determined d. resolved615. He knows so much about the stars that I am sure it would k impossible to find his_____.a. rival b. equal c. partner d. equivalent .616. When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay ________ on a clock I bought.a. fine b. fee c. tax d. duty617. At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a(n) _______ across Europe.a. travel b. voyage c. journey d. excursion618. All the students were excited at the ____ of a weekend sports competition.a. intention b. idea c. consideration d. view619. This theory , ________ from the work of certain early 20th century scientists.a. results b. rises b. arises d. raises620. Well-mannered children have usually been properly _______ by their parents-a. made up b. worked up c. brought up d. taken up

621. The sight of the clock ________ me that I was late.

a. remembered b. reminded c. assured d. confirmed

622. The soldiers were put in prison because they ________ to obey orders.

a. rejected b. defied c. denied d. refused

623. The workmen made so much _______ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three

days cleaning up afterwards.

a. trouble b. damage c. mess d. disorder

624. He explained to her at length what he ________ doing the week fo11owing.

a. intended b. expected c. wanted d. meant

625. He grew very angry when he realized how he had been _______ out of his

money.a. deceived b. robbed c. made d. tricked

626. At the first _____ of twelve everyone stopped for lunch.

a. strike b. stroke c. hit d. blow

627. The water in the river was m clear that it ________ the trees on the bank.

a. shadowed b. shaded c. reflected d. deflected

628. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister take

________ of the house.

a. hold b. responsibility c. management d. charge

629. Carry this glass of milk into the next room, land be careful not to _____any

on the floor.

a. flow b. spill c. spoil d. spray

630. Science has made great _________ during the past 20 years.

a. advances b. developments c. movements d. increases

631. The old man got into the _______ of storing money under his bed.

a. tradition b. custom c. habit d. practice

632. If you make a cat angry, it may _________ you.

a. tear b. scratch c. snatch d. scrape

633 The map was drawn to the standard ________of 1 to100, 000, so there was

not much detail.

a. portion b. rate c. balance d. scale

634. Please be quiet ; I don't want to _______ a word of the news on the radio.

a. miss b. lose c. avoid d. fail

635. I’m afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us.

a. possibility b. chance c. choice d. selection

636. He may be a very clever research worker, but he’s very poor at putting his

ideas

_______ his audience.

a. across b. about c. away d. forward

637. They decided to leave a big _______ to the waiter because the food and

service had been excellent.

a. fee b. tip c. prize d. reward

638. His stomach began to ________ because of the bad food he had eaten.