单选题专练 薛飞 12

单选题专练薛飞12.161. We can kill bacteria in meat by cooking it at_____.A. high temperature enoughB. enough high temperatureC. high enough temperatureD. temperature high enough2. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still_____.A. blankB. emptyC. vacantD. bare3. We are interested in the weather because it ______ us so directly what we wear, whatwe do and even how we feel.A. benefitsB. affectsC. guidesD. effects4. The magician picked several persons ______ from the audience and asked them tohelp him with the performance.A. by accidentB. at randomC. on occasionD. on average5. There was a big hole in the road which _____the traffic.A. set backB. stood backC. held upD. kept down6. On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ______ which attracts a crowd ofa million or more people.A. affairB. incidentC. caseD. event7. When the whole area was___ ___by the food, the government sent food there by the helicopter.A. cut awayB. cut downC. cut upD. cut off8. Don’t _____ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.A. releaseB. relieveC. relateD. retain9.They took _____measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.A. fruitfulB. beneficialC. profitableD. effective10. He became famous ______.A. in the sixtiesB. in the sixtyC. in sixtiesD. in sixty11.Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.A. attentionB. attractionC. appointmentD. arrangement12. __ __no doubt that the dog will find the way home.A. There hasB. There isC. It isD. It has13. ______,the amount left in the bank is hardly worth mentioning.A. Having paid my taxesB. Paying my taxesC. My taxes having been paidD. My taxes had been paid14. ---Are you going with me?---If so, I can tell you what we quarreled about ______ we talk along.A. whenB. forC. afterD. before15.--- How many dictionaries do you have at hand?--- __ __.A. No oneB. None oneC. NoneD. Nothing16.When we got off the train, it happened ____.A. to snowB. snowingC. to be snowingD. be snowing17.It was not until dark ____ he found ____ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.A. that, whatB. that, thatC. when, whatD. when, that18.Of the two sisters, Jane is ____.A. more prettyB. the prettierC. prettiestD. most pretty19.The woman ____ is Mrs. Smith.A. wears a blue dark skirtB. with dark blue skirtC. with a blue dark skirtD. in a dark blue skirt20.The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ____ is often the case in other countries.A. asB. thatC. soD. it21.I should have done ____ I could _ __ the violence.A. what, stopB. all, stopC. what, to stopD. that, to stop22. I could hardly get sleep__ _the noise outside so loud.A. asB. forC. withD. because23. A teacher cannot give ____ attention to each pupil if his class is large.A. personalB. privateC. independentD. individual24. If memory _____ me, today is your birthday.A. servesB. tellsC. remindsD. informs25. When you read a book in a hurry, you can ____ some less important details.A. skipB. jumpC. leaveD. skim26. We hav e _____ for a new secretary but we haven’t had any replies yet.A. advertisedB. claimedC. demandedD. applied27. He _____ me by two games to one.A. beatB. gainedC. wonD. hit28. Their eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they always give him whateverwants.A. wastedB. spoiledC. destroyedD. disabled29. The____ outside the house said “Private”.A. billB. signalC. noticeD. symbol30. Our main concern is to raise the people’s ____ of living.A. degreeB. conditionsC. situationD. phenomenon31. He is very___ and well qualified, so he should reach the top of his profession.A. ambitiousB. urgentC. demandingD. imposing32. Please do not ___ to ask me if you have any questions.A. pauseB. preserveC. hesitateD. wait33.Alice trusts you; only you can ____ her to give up the foolish ideaA. suggestB. attractC. temptD. persuade34.Her brother ____ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.A. declaredB. threatenedC. warnedD. exclaimed35.Her son, to whom she was so ____, went abroad ten years ago.A. lovedB. caredC. devotedD. actively36.--- Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?--- No, it’s out of ____.A. rangeB. reachC. controlD. distance37.The cows got out of the field through a ____ in the fence.A. gapB. crackC. passD. cut38.Although he supports the council, he does not take an active ____ in politics.A. roleB. forceC. partD. play39.New products are sometimes given away in small quantities called ____.A. examplesB. samplesC. proofsD. patterns40.When Jane won the prize, I ____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.A. congratulatedB. appreciatedC. approvedD. remarked41.Their cheerful voices showed they were having a __ __ discussion.A. boringB. seriousC. deepD. friendly42.Four people were seriously ____ in an accident on the motorway.A. injuredB. damagedC. spoiledD. broken43.He said he had done nothing wrong, so he had a clear ____.A. willB. characterC. spiritD. conscience44.We couldn’t see much because there was only a _ __ light in the room.A. darkB. dullC. paleD. dim45.I’ve taken my watch to a jeweler to be ____.A. restoredB. regainedC. recoveredD. repaired46.He’s a good man; If you need anything, you can ____ on him to help.A. relyB. restC. trustD. expect47.The homeless couple ____ at last in finding a flat to rent.A. succeededB. enabledC. managedD. reached48.If you think you can do the work, you should ____ for the job.A. demandB. applyC. requestD. appeal49. We all know that speak louder than words.A. movementsB. performancesC. operationsD. actions50. On the special sale for Christmas, I a digital camera for only 1,600 yuan.A. paidB. spentC. costD. bought。