英语专业一年级基础训练 (1) Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1.Does he speak English or Russian? ---He doesn't speak ________. A) either B) neither C) all D) none 2.Do you consider ________ more people over? A) it any good sending B) any good sending C) that any good sending D) any good to send 3.If you won't ________ her solve the problem by herself, she will never learn. A) put B) set C) let D) want 4.Her parents insisted that she ________ until she finished her degree. A) stayed B) stays C) stay D) would stay 5.He invented a plough _____ any other in existence. A) far superior to B) more superior than C) more superior to D) much superior than 6.We have not fixed the date ____ we shall start our holidays. A) and B) that C) when D) which 7.We found that the plane _____ when we got to the airport. A) already took off B) had already taken off C) was already taking off D) was already taken off 8.He _______ well in the interview. A) came over B) came down C) came through D) came by 9.I haven't decided which hotel _________. A) to stay B) is to stay at C) to stay at D) is for staying 10.You __________ that letter to James. However, you didn't. A) ought to write B) ought to have written C) should write D) should be writing 11.If he hears something he can't understand, my brother always ______ in his mind until he can make sense of it. A) turn it up B) turn it against C) turn it in D) turn it over 12.The dancers sank down one by one, _______. A) all their strength exhausting B) to be exhausted C) all their strength to be exhausted D) all their strength exhausted 13.They get along very well with each other since they are in _____in the way of doing things. A) accordance B) tune C) term D) relation 14.We were expecting James at twelve o'clock, but it _____ that he was delayed and didn't arrive until three. A) proved B) happened C) occurred D) ended 15.All the while he was terrified by the fear ______ he had cancer of the stomach. A) which B) what C) that D) such 16.I'm in no ____ this evening to listen to popular music. A) feeling B) attitude C) mood D) tendency 17.While driving along the treacherous mountain road, _____. A) my right rear tyre blew out B) my right rear tyre had a blowout C) I had a blowout on my right rear tyre D) I had my right rear tyre blow out 18.Here is a message of importance to every man and woman who _____. A) votes B) vote C) have voted D) is voted 19.Germany ____ Poland in 1939, and that started the Second World War. A) introduced B) invaded C) invested D) invited 20.It has taken years for the government to work out the policy and _____ effectively. A) hand it down B) put it into practice C) apply it D) take credit for it Part II Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Our aeroplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw luggage going out _____1_____ it on trolleys and being loaded from_____2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ____3_____ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ____4____ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ____5_____ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to _____6____ the seats they wanted. I was ____7____ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ______8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat____9____ before we took off and tried to ____10_____my nervousness. After an hour's flying I ___11____black clouds ahead through my window. My ___12_____ immediately returned. An electric sign flashed ___13_____: "Fasten your seat belts, please," and one of the hostesses made a ___14__ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but _____15___cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___16_____. The plane shook all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ____17____. Then very suddenly it rose twenty feet and a great flash of ____18____ lit up the passenger compartment. For five minutes the three hostesses did their best to give out anti-sickness pills and__19______ the passengers. The plane rose and fell. Then we noticed it was climbing higher and higher. The sky became light again and soon we were flying steadily. The pilot had __20_______ to get above the storm. I realized then that the plane was definitely stronger than it looked, but for all that I felt nervous. Part III Fill in the blanks with the words in the brackets. Change the form where necessary. The director wanted to hear all the _____ for and against the proposal before he made a decision. (argue) The President came under attack from all sides for his ______ to tackle the country’s severe social problems. (able) I am afraid I won’t be able to accomplish the project on time because something has ____ happened.(expect) He seemed to be still ______ about his failure in the examination.(anxiety) We have succeeded because we had the _____ to invest in new technology. (sight) Key: Part I 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. B Part II 1.to 2.under 3.entered 4.told 5.out 6.get 7.unable 8.stronger 9.belt 10.forget 11.noticed 12.nervousness 13.on 14.similar 15.added 16.about 17.wing 18.lightening 19.comfort 20.managed Part III 1. argument 2. inability 3.unexpectedly 4.anxious 5.foresight