英语课后习题

1. Alice hasn’t told me ___ when_____ she expected to goto California.

2. A look of _surprise____came into his eyes as he read the telegram.

3. A new English-Chinese dictionary will soon ___ come _____ out.

4. A personal friendof an artist may have a real __ advantage____ in writing criticism, as he may learn about

the artistic intentions which arenot explained to others.

5. Accepting this job__ involves___ frequently leaving away from home.

6. As time went on,the theory she had stuck ___ proved_____ correct.

7. As neither _management____nor labor would give in, the union organized a strike.

8. Any sound can be a__distraction___ to me when I’m trying to study.

9. After a long andexhausting journey, they arrived _ at the end_____.

10. All thosewho know him ___admire__ him for his frankness.

11. At 6:30 a.m. next morning the train____ pulled into __ Central Station, Glasgow.

12. Before he sailedround the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already _surprised____ his

friendsseveral times.

13. Bike riding is ahealthy activity.

14. But it is __ evident_that publishers, to stay in business, need to bring out a large number oftitles every year.

15. Do you know that woman____in__ black?

16. Do you have any evidence that Charles stole the Jewels (宝石)?

17. Don' t place too much reliance_ 0n what he says. He' s not reliable.

18. Drinking a cup ofhot water should help to _ relieve_the pain in the shot term, but, if it persists,you should see

a doctor as soon as possible.

19. Dr. Bethune began to work the ___moment__ he arrived at the front.

20. Dr. Wang takesgreat _ pleasure__ in helping children to learn painting.

21. Excuse me forcalling you so __late____ in the evening.

22. Everyone learnsbest form his own __ experience________.

23. Enid was a good teacher. She was very __ patient___with her pupils.

24. Every man hasmoved into position and must remain silent and unobserved until the ___ critical___moment.

25. Mary used to __ act ___in plays when she was in college.

26. Many of thestudents ___ complained __ that the math examination was too difficult.

27. may say in all__ sincerity__ that I did not mean to hurt you.

28. -----Nancy is not coming tonight.

29. ----- But she__ promised ___!

30. Nobody noticed thethief slip into the house because the lights happened to _ go out ____.

31. Nobody can workwell if he is __ distracted____.

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33. _ Having been given_____ such a goodchance, he planned to learn more.

34. _ Having sent____the childrento bed, she began to correct the students' exercises.

35. __ There is______ a teacher and some students in the classroom,.

36. (Fortunately) for us, thedamage to the car was not very serious.

37. ___Misfortunes________ never comesingly.

38. __Two-thirds____ of the apples in the fruit market are soft and sweet.

39. ___Bored__ with detective (侦探的) stories, Jimmy has now taken an interestin modern poetry.

40. __Once _you understand this rule, you’ll have no further difficulty.

41. Silver is the bestconductor of electricity, copper __ following ____ it closely.

42.

Summer is_ the hottest__ season of the year.

43. Swimming is a veryuseful skill, _ apart from __ being fun and good exercise.

44. She won't beafraid as __ long ___ as you are here.

45. She did theexercise again. She forgot ___ doing __ it.

46. She coped with thepress with _astonishing skill for someone who was just nineteen years old. 47. She’s beenreported missing and we’re checking her movements for the two weeks before she_vanished_

48. She asked you when he would come_ again? -Tell her thatI'll let her know when he comes_.

49. She pressed herlips together, trying to ___ hold back __ tears.

50. She thought I was talking about herson_ while _ actually; I was talking about my son.

51. Shirley __was writing___a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.（wrote ）

52. Since you are sobusy, why not to hire an __efficient___ secretary to assist you?

53. He had a _doubtful____look on his face.

54. He feels lonely.He has __ few____ friends here except me.

55. He kept walking ahead __ even if____ it rained heavily.

56. He knew nothing about it __until____ his friend told him.

57. He was very much__ disappointed ___ with his son, who had failed again in his final exams.

58. He did the work ina more __ efficient___ way and save a lot of time.

59. He likes classicalmusic ever since ___ childhood ___.

60. He suggested___ we go____ to tomorrow’s exhibition together.

61. He’s tried manythings with no particular success, but he is __ by no means___ an incapable person.

62. He is always __eager___to see new places and keen to meet new people.