英语专业一年级基础训练（5 ） Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1.How can you avoid mistakes when you're in such a ________? A) speed B) worry C) hastening D) hurry 2.________ I look old, I have not lost the use of my limbs. A) Though B) In spite of C) Despite D) No matter 3.It's very expensive to _____ the fashion. A) go along with B) get on with C) keep up with D) carry on with 4.If he refuses to pay I shall take _______ against him. A) process B) punishment C) approaches D) measures 5.I enjoy playing basketball and then ______. A) eating B) to eat C) eat D) ate 6.July is the month _____ is usually the hottest. A) whose weather B) the weather C) its weather D) when the weather 7.It's high time _______ him a severe lesson for being often late. A) you give B) you gave C) you'll give D) you should give 8.But for the storm, I ______ home before night. A) would be B) was C) would have been D) had been 9.Since the playground is wet this morning, _________ last night. A) it must rain B) it must be raining C) it must have rained D) it should have rained 10.Statistics _____ that the spread of SARS has been under control. A) show B) shows C) showed D) has shown 11.In no circumstances _____ in public places. A) smoking should be allowed B) should smoking be allowed C) smoking is allowed D) allow smoking 12.He was severely ill, _____ he had to lie in bed. A) as much as that B) so many so that C) so serious so that D) so much so that 13.You'd better hurry. The food is ________ cold. A) going B) getting C) changing D) growing 14.Excuse me for ______ you with such a small matter. A) troubling B) taking C) interrupting D) making 15.There was so much noise that the speaker couldn't make himself ______. A) heard B) to hear C) hearing D) being heard 16. It ______ I was not in London at that time. A) so happened that B) was considered that C) was supposed that D) was proved that 17. I think we ______ buy this one. We're not going to find anything cheaper. A) can possibly B) would rather C) may well D) may as well 18.His elegant clothes _____ sharply with his rough speech. A) compared B) contested C) conflicted D) contrasted 19.Paul would like to be one of that _____. A) teachers classes B) teacher's classes C) teachers' classes D) teacher classes 20.The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thirty years _____. A) in an evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar system B) indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can about our solar system C) how we want to learn more about the solar system D) showing our intention to know a lot more about our solar system Part II Cloze Directions: There are a number of blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Planning is a very important activity in our lives. It can give pleasure, even excitement, __21___cause quite severe headaches. The more significant the task ___22__ is, the more careful the planning requires. Getting to school or to work on time is a task requiring ___23__ or no planning, and it is almost a ___24__. A month's touring holiday__25___, or better__26___, getting married, is a different matter altogether. If the __27___ involves a church wedding, with fifty guests, a reception, a honeymoon in Venice, and ___28__ to a new home, this requires even more planning to make ___29__ that it is successful. Planning is our way of trying to ensure success and __30___ avoiding costly failures we cannot afford. It is __31___ essential to mankind as a __32___, to individual nations, to families and single people; the __33___ may vary, but the __34___ of importance does not. In essence, a nation planning its resources and __35___ does not differ from the ___36__ weekly shopping or monthly household budget (预算). __37___ are designed to ensure an adequate supply of essentials, __38___ a rate of spending within the limits of __39___, and if properly carried out, will _40____ shortages, wastage and over-expenditure. 21. A) so B) and C) or D) but 22. A) ahead B) aside C) ago D) above 23. A) least B) little C) much D) plenty 24. A) task B) routine C) duty D) deed 25. A) abroad B) aboard C) again D) above 26. A) still B) more C) than D) yet 27. A) matter B) latter C) holiday D) trip 28. A) visiting B) attending C) taking D) returning 29. A) known B) believe C) sure D) clear 30. A) in B) for C) of D) by 31. A) mainly B) equally C) virtually D) utterly 32. A) whole B) group C) fact D) unity 33. A) scope B) scale C) range D) extent 34. A) degree B) height C) depth D) grade 35. A) procedures B) requirements C) processes D) needs 36. A) similar B) popular C) familiar D) regular 37. A) Some B) Many C) All D) Both 38. A) with B) by C) at D) in 39. A) property B) production C) wage D) income 40. A) keep B) avoid C) cause D) solve Part III Fill in the blanks with the words in the brackets. Change the form where necessary. The city’s importance as a _____ center has evolved slowly.(finance) Gas central heating provides instant warmth and a _____ supply of hot water.(continue) Your ____ interruptions are making it very difficult for me to concentrate.(continue) _____ from the students began arriving at the principal’s office.(complain) The new tax is ____ to force companies to adopt energy-saving measures.(mean) Key: Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. B Part II Cloze 21.C 22.A 23.B 24.B 25.A 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.C 30.C 31.B 32.A 33.B 34.A 35.D 36.C 37.D 38.C 39.D 40.B Part III 1. financial 2. continuous 3. continual 4. complaints 5. meant