英语专业一年级基础训练（7） Part I Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1.He wants to read a book, ________ is most unusual for him. A) which B) that C) this D) what 2.He speaks English as if he ________ a native speaker. A) were B) had been C) was D) be 3.My sister framed the photograph and ________ it on the wall of her room. A) to hang B) hangs C) hung D) hanging 4.You don't object ____ you by your first name, do you? A) to me to call B) to my calling C) me to call D) my calling 5.John found _____ so complicated a question. A) it hard to answer B) himself hard to answer C) hard for him to answer D) himself hard answering 6.One of the things she wrote about ____ life on a small farm in Virginia. A) has been B) were C) had been D) was 7.The country seems to be moving ____ war. A) for B) against C) over to D) towards 8.If you had told me about your problem, I ____ able to help you. A) might be B) may have been C) may be D) might have been 9.Education is a top ______. A) principal B) priority C) prize D) privacy 10.Don't be ______ by his charm -- he's ruthless. A) taken apart B) taken off C) taken in D) taken out 11.Little ______ how happy I had been. A) she had realized B) did she realize C) she realized D) had she realized 12.The workers' demands are ______, they're asking for only a small increase in their wages. A) moderate B) abnormal C) commercial D) complicated 13.When the first settlers came to America, their ______ utensils consisted of a few pots, pans, and some bowls ______ in one corner of the house. A) house ... stacked B) household ... stacked C) kitchen ... stacking D) home ... piled 14._____ at high speed, we must break free from convention and use advanced technology as much as possible. A) Our economy developing B) For our economy to develop C) With our economy to develop D) To our economy to developing 15.So far there is no proof______ people from other planets do exist. A) which B) how C) what D) that 16.Do you have any ____ about what living beings on other planets would be like? A) ideal B) comprehension C) notion D) intelligence 17.Here are some toys. You can ____ one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me. A) single out B) pick out C) carry out D) work out 18.This law ____ the number of accidents caused by children running across the road when they get off the bus. A) intending to reduce B) intends reducing C) intended reducing D) is intended to reduce 19.____ inspected this radio should have put his work permit number on the box. A) Whom B) Whoever C) Who D) Which 20.Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very ____. A) precious B) rewarding C) worth D) challenging 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. Nowadays most people decide quite __21__ what kind of work they would do. When I was at school, we had to choose__22__ when we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. "__23__, scientists will earn a lot of money, " my parents said. __24__I tried to learn physics and chemistry, but in the _25___ I decided that I __26__ a scientist. It was a long time _27___ I told my parents that I wasn't happy at school. "I didn't think you were," said my mother. "_28___," said my father. "Well, the best thing to do now is to look for a job." I __29__ about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. __30__ of them _31___ suggest anything, but they promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later__32__ I was still in bed, _33___ telephoned. "Is that Miss Jenkins?" a man's voice asked. "I __34__ your hobby is photography and I've got a job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson." He seemed pleasant on the phone .__35__ I went to see him. I was so excited that I almost forgot __36__ goodbye. "Good luck!" my mother said to me. I arrived _37___ early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I __38__ waiting a long time. "No, not long." I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he __39__ me a job -- not as a photographer though, __40__ a model! 21. A) early B) presently C) soon D) quickly 22. A) what should study B) what be studied C) what to study D) what studied 23. A) For the future B) In the future C) For future D) In future 24. A) In three years B) For three years C) Three years D) After three years 25. A) close B) last C) end D) final 26. A) would be never B) never would be C) would not be ever D) would never be 27. A) before B) as C) when D) while 28. A) I didn't either B) Nor I did C) So didn't I D) Also didn't I 29. A) told B) asked C) talked D) said 30. A) Both B) Neither C) Nor D) Not all 31. A) could B) should C) might D) must 32. A) since B) while C) whereas D) before 33. A) everyone B) anyone C) no one D) someone 34. A) understand B) suggest C) recognize D) inform 35. A) so B) later C) that D) at last 36. A) saying B) to say C) speaking D) to speak 37. A) much B) more C) a bit D) a lot 38. A) had been B) would be C) was D) might be 39. A) afforded B) offered C) paid D) decided 40. A) being B) as C) to be D) but Part III Fill in the blanks with the words in the brackets. Change the form where necessary. You can not bring out the best in your _____ except by rewarding success.(employ) Make sure your _____ offers all the information that your recipient needs.(invite) Do you have any ____ that it was Henry who stole the computer?(prove) Her comments about my clothes made me feel ______.(comfort) His ____ may be a symptom of brain trouble.(forget) Key: Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. B Part II Cloze 21.A 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.C 26.D 27.A 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.A 32.B 33.D 34.A 35.A 36.B 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.D Part III 1.employees 2.invitation 3.proof 4.uncomfortable 5. forgetfulness