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1. John and Edwards are, , the producer and director of the film that won the prize just now.
A) collectively B) relatively C) respectively D) definitely
2. The young officer was very with the new soldiers in their training.
A) strict B) hard C) serious D) hostile
3. Many people lay face down on the beach, their backs to the sun.
A) exposing B) exposed C) were exposed D) are exposed
4. Their achievements are remarkable the fact that they had to rely entirely on their own efforts.
A) in view of B) in spite of C) in case of D) in charge of
5. George has prepared carefully for his driving test so that he might pass it on his first .
A) attempt B) attention C) purpose D) desire
6. Many northerners find it difficult to get accustomed the hot Sichuan food.
A) for B) to C) with D) against
7. Looking through my drawers I the missing papers.
A) came across B) came over C) came through D) came to
8. He saw the thief in his room he opened the door.
A) in the moment B) on the moment C) the moment D) for the moment
9. The director seems to have new ideas. His recent productions are nothing but copies of his films.
A) made use of B) put forward C) run out of D) kept up with
10. The investigation has some serious faults in the operation system of the assembly line.
A) involved B) revealed C) encountered D) recovered
11. A mother’s behavior always has a great on the children.
A) pressure B) power C) influence D) affection
12. One of my sayings is “Talking mends no holes”.
A) favorite B) favorable C) alike D) likely
13. It is impossible for you to avoid mistakes when you’re in such a .
A) speed B) hasting C) worry D) hurry
14. The policeman the thief down the road.
A) rushed B) chased C) ran D) raced
15. The committee a conclusion after several days’ discussion.
A) achieved B) arrived C) reached D) completed
16. Can you me to the Classroom-building, please?
A) instruct B) direct C) describe D) appoint
17. They were sleeping when the house fire.
A) took B) caught C) started D) set
18. In spite of thunderstorm, the children slept all night.
A) noisily B) sensitively C) soundly D) quickly
19. When you don’t follow the right steps the problems will .
A) raise B) rise C) aroused D) arise
20. It is said that travel the mind.
A) stretches B) widens C) broadens D) completed
21. The classroom 10 meters across.
A) broadens B) measures C) averages D) lengthens
22. Who should be for what had happened?
A) reliable B) respective C) responsible D) provided
23. The farmers took of the fine weather to do sowing.
A) advantage B) profit C) interest D) charge
24. He was very much upset by the of his English examination.
A) effect B) losing C) result D) end
25. Her husband’s death him deeply.
A) affected B) offended C) effected D) infected
26. The suitcase a clean shirt, socks and a handkerchief.
A) composed B) contained C) constituted D) made up of
27. Each room could six people.
A) house B) cover C) make D) include
28. I shall you by telephone on Friday.
A) content B) contact C) constitute D) conflict
29. This is the only seat .
A) sensible B) possible C) visible D) available
30. With such poor he really needs glasses.
A) vision B) view C) sense D) scene
31. Can you explain the of how life began?
A) cause B) confusion C) reason D) puzzle
32. Mr. Brow built fences to the boundaries of his land.
A) mark B) sign C) confine D) post
33. It is very difficult to between Jane and Mary, who are identical twins.
A) finish B) abolish C) distinguish D) extinguish
34. She didn’t herself to the life there, so she moved to other place.
A) fit B) adopt C) suit D) adapt
35. Jane was in white like a nurse.
A) clothing B) dressed C) wearing D) worn
36. When the game ended the was China 3, America 2.
A) account B) mark C) score D) record
37. I don’t know what to do but then an idea suddenly to me.
A) occurred B) happened C) appeared D) lighted
38. Those who the suggestion please put up their hands.
A) differ B) disagree C) object D) oppose
39. Our public transportation system is not for the needs of people.
A) suitable B) adequate C) normal D) lighted
40. She usually herself on the bed for a while after work.
A) lays B) lies C) remains D) lets
41. It’s your turn on tonight, and I hope you’ll do it well.
A) work B) task C) duty D) obligation
those useless things out of the room for it is too crowded.
A) Bring B) Take C) Fetch D) Leave
43. When the class began the teacher a question for discussion.
A) aroused B) raised C) arose D) rose
44. She is an honest official and never any gifts from people who sought his help.
A) receive B) got C) accepted D) took up
45. Those who his homework is unlikely to pass the examination.
A) reduce B) offends C) practice D) neglects
46. The work was finished but not quite to my .
A) joy B) pleasure C) attraction D) satisfaction
47. The two brothers seem to have no interest in
A) mutual B) ordinary C) usual D) common
48. The service center can all kinds of help to the citizens.
A) seek B) provide C) apply D) ensure
49. It’s too expensive for me. I can’t it.
A) spend B) cost C) afford D) pay
50. The outside the house said “No Smoking!”.
A) notice B) paper C) wood D) signal
51. She is the most singer in her country.
A) public B) popular C) respecting D) referred
52. Mr. Smith doesn’t work but he gets a good from his investment.
A) income B) earning C) money D) wage
53. He’s far of the others in mathematics.
A) advanced B) forward C) above D) ahead
54. he stood waving until the train was out of .
A) view B) sight C) glimpse D) reach
55. The desks and chairs can be to the height of each child.
A) adjusted B) adopted C) adapted D) objected
56. Though I’ve taken the medicine three times it hasn’t had any
A) effort B) response C) effect D) affect
57. Do you like to watch wrestling ?
A) match B) fight C) game D) sport
58. You ought to take every of improving your English.
A) time B) chance C) thing D) case
59. As preparations were not completed in time, the conference had to be till the next Tuesday.
A) held B) cancelled C) attended D) postponed
60. He is to know the answer.
A) perhaps B) likely C) possible D) maybe
61. Did you Mr. Brown’s lecture yesterday?
A) hear B) attend C) listen D) watch
62. My father me to become a doctor.
A) thinks B) makes C) considers D) hopes
63. The picture me of my childhood
A) remembers B) reminds C) recalls D) relies
64. Tom was $20 for driving too fast.
A) given B) punished C) fined D) paid
65. She the key on the table.
A) left B) reminded C) lost D) missed
66. The poor driver was still when freed from under his car.
A) alive B) lively C) live D) living
67. He to her for being late.
A) apologized B) excused C) pardoned D) forgave
68. We must protect those children at all .
A) accounts B) conditions C) payments D) costs
69. The production has increased at a surprising these months.
A) step B) rate C) measure D) progress
70. The of this area is suitable for growing such crops.
A) weather B) climate C) temperature D) nature
71. He was promoted to be owing to his remarkable work.
A) colonist B) colonel C) colonial D) colony
72. He drove all the to New York.
A) journey B) trip C) way D) trip
73. Many people tried but succeeded.
A) a few B) few C) a little D) litttle
74. The football match will be televised .
A) lively B) live C) alive D) living
75. It is said that she will go abroad this month.
A) some time B) some times C) sometime D) sometimes
76. After she finished washing, she the clothes on the string.
A) hanged B) was hanged C) was hung D) hung
77. Such kind of book was of little .
A) value B) cost C) expense D) price
78. Don’t talk so in the library.
A) aloud B) alouder C) loud D) louder
79. Since she went to college, Mary has lived at an apartment house.
A) lonely B) alone C) singly D) only
80. Bad weather crops greatly.
A) efforts B) affords C) effects D) affects
81. Would you me ten dollars?
A) borrow B) lend C) afford D) hold
82. When did you the party
A) join B) join in C) participate D) take part in
83. What do you usually get up in the morning?
A) hour B) clock C) time D) o’clock
84. She was so tired that she soon fell .
A) sleep B) asleep C) sleepy D) sleeping
85. The new problem when they began to work.
A) raised B) rose C) arose D) lifted
86. He came here to see you.
A) especially B) specially C) supportively D) specifically
87. The book is on the top, out of .
A) touch B) distance C) way D) reach
fish tastes delicious.
A) Living B) Live C) Lively D) Alive
89. Compass was by Chinese people.
A) discovered B) found C) invented D) created
90. Tom from the horse and had his leg injured.
A) fell B) fall C) feel D) felt
91. Before liberation the old man couldn’t to go to school.
A) provide B) supply C) finish D) afford
92. The kite flew in the sky.
A) highly B) high C) tall D) long
93. She sings well because she has a beautiful .
A) noise B) sound C) voice D) noisy
94. Our country is very rich in natural .
A) resources B) sources C) origin D) original
95. With the memory of the bombing in his mind, Jack becomes increasingly angry.
A) new B) late C) fresh D) recent
96. They wanted to find out what are the public was about it.
A) opinion B) mind C) idea D) thought
97. According to the doctor, the old man was in a helpless .
A) spot B) location C) place D) situation
98. If you don’t go to see the film, I will not .
A) too B) also C) either D) so
99. It’s they will lose the game
A) likely B) possible C) maybe D) probable
100. I guess there were 100 people at Mary’s wedding .
A) festival B) invitation C) service D) reception
101. After half a year’s hard talk the two sides signed a
A) contact B) contrast C) contract D) content
102. This is a easy book for the beginners.
A) rather B) fairly C) slow D) quickly
103. Joe is a fellow.
A) beautiful B) pretty C) charming D) handsome
104. Pan Duo was the first woman climbing the mountain in the world.
A) tallest B) shortest C) thickest D) highest
105. The in business this month has been reduced a lot.
A) advantage B) profit C) benefit D) goodness
106. On such days the sea is very .
A) calm B) quiet C) silent D) still
107. Their factory is a -controlled one.
A) country B) nation C) state D) land
108. After one year’s hard work, he made an stove.
A) economy B) economic C) economical D) economics
109. Of the two men the former is dead, the still alive.
A) late B) later C) latter D) lately
110. Next month little Tom with his will move to the south.
A) house B) home C) family D) room
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11. The union representative put across her argument very effectively.
A )explained B) invented C) considered D))accepted
He talks tough but has a tender heart.
A) heavy B) strong C) kind D )wild
It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
A) making B) taking C) discussing D) expecting
Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.
A) waste B )buy C) use D) sell
The fuel tanks had a capacity of 140 liters.
A )function B) ability C) power D) volume
Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs.
A) tensely B) nearly C) carefully D) closely
Her faith upheld her in times of sadness.
A) supposed B) excited C) inspired D) directed
The book provides a concise analysis of the country’s history.
A) clean B) perfect C) real D) brief
It is laid down in the regulations that all members must carry their membership cards at all times.
A) suggested B) warned C ) stated D )confirmed
The council meeting terminated at 2 o’clock.
A ) began B) continued C) ended D) resumed
However bad the situation is, the majority is unwilling to risk change.
A ) reluctant B) eager C) pleased D) angry
It has been said that the Acts provided a new course of action and did not merely regulate or enlarge an old one.
A) limit B) control C) replace D) offset
The secretary is expected to explore ideas for post-war reconstruction of the area.
A) deny B) investigate) C) stress D) create
The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.
A) gradually B) suddenly C) excessively D) exceptionally
25. Each was personally inscribed and red stamped with the initials JAM.
A) signed B) described C) counted D) decorated
26.He joined the Navy during World War II, where he complied colorful fictional accounts based on the exotic people he encountered in the South Seas.
A) interesting B) invented C) realistic D) literary
Michener lived modestly, and his money accumulated.
A) worked B) decreased C) increased D) qualified
But first he hand another obligation to fulfill: he hadn’t finished reading Hana’s story.
A) task B) responsibility C) wish D) plan
On October 6, 1997, I called and spoke with his devoted caretaker, Amelia, who said the end was near.
A) dedicated B) responsible C) serious D) fortunate
We should not complain about taxes.
A) feel unhappy B) say bad things C) care D) praise
What were the effects of the decision she made?.
A) reasons B) results C) causes D) bases
People don’t realize how serious this recession has actually been.
A) know B) think C) doubt D) remember
First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.
A) at any place B) at any price C) in any language D) in any country
About a quarter of the workers in the United States are employed in factories.
A) third B) fourth C) tenth D) fifteenth
In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, or objects that arouses the bull.
A) confuses B) excites C) scares D) diverts
Passenger ships and planes are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to-land radio telephones.
A) highways B) railroads C) sailboats D) aircraft
The firemen acted quickly because lives were at stake.
A) in danger B) in despair C) out of condition D) out of danger
Mary called me up very late last night.
A) shouted at me B) visited me C) telephoned me D) waked me
Mary gets up at the same time every morning..
A) began B) continued C) ended D) resumed
Helen will leave immediately.
A) far away B) right away C) right here D) soon
Susan is looking for the dictionary, which she lost yesterday..
A) finding B) looking up C) looking at D) trying to find
42. John talked over the new job offer with his wife.
A) discussed B) mentioned C) accepted D) rejected
43. While I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help.
A) When B) But C) Although D) Where
A beautiful woman attended to me in that store yesterday.
A) waited on B) talked to C) spoke to D) stayed with
45.America’s emphasis on the importance of education for everyone has spurred scientific research.
A) encouraged B) endangered C) endorsed D) enlarged
46.He joined the Navy during World War II, where he complied colorful fictional accounts based on the exotic people he encountered in the South Seas.
A) interesting B) invented C) realistic D) literary
But first he had another obligation to fulfill: he hadn’t finished reading Hana’s story.
A) task B) responsibility C) wish D) plan
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词组的搭配与练习:
As the manager can’t go to the reception, I’m representing the company .
A) on his account B) on his behalf C) for his part D) on the whole
2. The completion of the project has been owing to strike.
A) held off B) held over C) held on D) held up
3. The exhibition was designed to the latest products.
A) show up B) show over C) show off D) show out
4. He was making every effort to his own business.
A) work on B) fit in C) build up D) feed on
5. If you have joke with her she’ll think you’re insulting her .
A) on purpose B) by accident C) by chance D) in advance
6. At first we worried about it but everything smoothly in the end.
A) carried out B) grew up C) looked after D) worked out
7. Jane was rather excited because she an old friend of hers in the street yesterday.
A) ran over B) ran into C) ran after D) ran down
8. They all before they reached the end of the journey.
A) gave out B) gave off C) gave up D) gave away
9. The project was Mr. Brown.
A) in charge of B) in the charge of C) taking charge of D) taking the charge of
10. I’d like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and in a quiet environment.
A) before all B) first of all C) after all D) above all
11. She was completely by his appearance.
A) taken away B) taken in C) taken through D) taken up
12. He was only in the third round.
A) count in B) count up C) count off D) count out
13. Water is hydrogen and oxygen.
A) made up B) made of C) made up of D) made from
14. Sorry, I took your coat .
A) with mistake B) by mistake C) with error D) by error
15. It is always not easy to one’s bad habit.
A) get over B) get away C) get away with D) get rid of
16. The earthquake last week hundreds of people’s death.
A) brought up B) bring with C) brought forward D) brought about
17. The sun a deal of light and heat.
A) sends off B) sends in C) sends out D) sends for
18. The librarian is for all the books in the library.
A) dutiful B) dependent C) responsible D) confident
19. It is a common thing in west countries to travel by standing at the roadside hoping to be by passing motorists.
A) picked out B) run over C) picked up D) made out
20. It is the boy’s carelessness that his failure in the examination.
A)resulted from B) happened to C) resulted in D) led into
21. The young lady wanted a hat to her dress.
A) go over B) go after C) go with D) go without
heavy rain she went shopping as usual.
A) In spite of B) In the course of C) In the case of D) In case of
23. Mary often stories to amuse her little brother.
A) makes up B) makes out C) makes of D) puts up
24. When she heard the bad news, Jean completely.
A) broke away B) broke down C) broke out D) broke through
25. Without enough air, the fire will easily .
A) get off B) get over C) go out D) go off
26. No one can that loud noise.
A) persist in B) put out C) hold on to D) put up with
27. His car on the way so he had to walk to the station.
A) fell down B) fell over C) broke down D) broke up
28. I wonder how she has been at home alone.
A) getting off B) getting across C) getting on D) getting at
29. There was no one there who could the problem.
A) deal with B) treat C) see off D) set up
30. Jean the children for me while I was not in.
A) took care B) waited on C) took charge D) looked after
31. As long as you smoking you’ll get better.
A) give off B) give out C) give over D) give up
32. His parents died young so he was by his aunt.
A) bred B) fed up C) grown up D) brought up
33. It is not a easy thing to keep the trains running in winter.
A) in time B) at the time C) on time D) at a time
34. she told me to use my dictionary to anything I didn’t understand.
A) look out B) look up C) look for D) look at
35. This office licenses for motor cars.
A) furnishes with B) deals in C) provides for D) deals with
36. They had to their house because they would move to the south.
A) deal with B) dispose of C) put up D) break down
37. With his love for science the boy will probably into a scientist.
A) grow up B) born with C) make up D) feed on
38. Scientists will have to effective methods of increasing the production.
A) composed of B) come up with C) put up with D) make up of
39. This new method needs to be
A) tried for B) tried on C) tried out D) tried to
40. your letter of application we have forwarded it to our head office.
A) With the help of B) In terms of C) According to D) With regards to
41.