英语专业一年级基础训练(9 ) Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1.At first, I didn't recognize her because she ________ at least fifty pounds. A) lost B) might lose C) had lost D) would lose 2.There is not much news in today's paper, ________? A) is it B) isn't it C) is there D) isn't there 3.They showed me the spot ________ the accident took place. A) there B) that C) where D) which 4.He speaks English as if he ________ a native speaker. A) were B) had been C) was D) be 5.In Britain, and on the Continent too, the Japanese are sometimes _____ a threat to domestic industries. A) looked like B) varied with C) thought for D) viewed as 6.The country seems to be moving ____ war. A) for B) against C) over to D) towards 7.As preparations were not completed in time, the conference had to be ____ till the next Tuesday. A) put away B) cancelled C) put aside D) postponed 8.I remember ______ this phrase somewhere. A) come across B) to come across C) coming across D) to have come across 9.She _____ yesterday's test, but she didn't. A) should have studied B) would study C) might be studying D) must have studied 10.Professor Smith is reading a very old book, the pages of which are ______ from ages. A) yellow B) loose C) lost D) missed 11.The general ____ a junior officer to get the supplies for Mrs. Van Metre. A) compelled B) instructed C) persuaded D) constructed 12.Bring the flowers into a warm room ________ they'll soon open. A) and B) so C) then D) but 13.______ I found that nearly half of the audience had left the hall. A) Not long before it was B) Not long it was before C) It was not long before D) Not before it was long 14.She pretended _____ my name. A) to forget B) to have forgotten C) to be forgotten D) to have been forgotten 15.The man was sent to prison for six months, having been found ____ of theft. A) crime B) guilty C) disrepute D) misbehavior 16.The selling price of that house and _____ is $50,000. A) many furnitures B) some furniture C) several furniture D) a furniture 17.His illness grew out of his tendency to _____ neglect of his health. A) utter B) awful C) ugly D) utmost 18.A single technical term will frequently cover an idea that would otherwise _____ a long phrase or clause. A) call for B) make for C) allow for D) stand for 19.The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the accused man's ____, but in vain. A) mistake B) guilt C) fault D) defect 20.When it is ____ to catch the animals the tiger has been accustomed to eating, it is driven by necessity to killing human beings. A) unable B) enabled C) allowed D) forced 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. An interesting theory in economics is demonstrated by the Head Man of a small mountain tribe. It 21 this tribe was very good 22 straw mats that had great sales potential in the 23 market. The representative of an American company went 24 the tribe and tried to 25 a good business deal. He 26 to the Head Man and declared that his company would like 27 several thousand pieces. Undoubtedly, he said, the business 28 would be profitable to the tribe. After some thought, the Head Man 29, but announced that the price 30 would be higher on 31 order than it would be if 32 a small order 33 placed. The representative was more than 34 shocked 35 the business sense of the Head Man and 36 that the price should be lower because of the large volume, and 37 not higher. "No," replied the head of the tribe stubbornly. "But 38 not?" asked the American. "Because 39 is so tiresome to make 40 article over and over," answered the Head Man. 21. A) seemed that B) seems that C) seemed to be D) seems to be 22. A) at making B) for making C) to make D) in making 23. A) worldly B) global C) world D) globe 24. A) visiting B) and visited C) to visit D) for visiting 25. A) take B) make C) create D) do 26. A) told B) said C) asked D) spoke 27. A) ordering B) order C) and ordered D) to order 28. A) exchange B) affair C) deal D) matter 29. A) promised B) agreed C) allowed D) permitted 30. A) for piece B) per piece C) for the pieces D) per a piece 31. A) so a big B) such a big C) so big an D) such big an 32. A) only B) almost C) nearly D) certainly 33. A) was B) would be C) were D) had been 34. A) a little B) rather C) little D) so 35. A) for B) on C) at D) about 36. A) to insist B) insisting C) had insisted D) insisted 37. A) yet B) actually C) but D) certainly 38. A) what B) how C) which D) why 39. A) that B) it C) this D) what 40. A) alike B) the same C) likely D) same Part III Fill in the blanks with the words in the brackets. Change the form where necessary. In all ______ he will go with you to the museum.(probable) He is always telling lies; he is a _____.(lie) I have acted in our school play. I am an amateur ____.(act) He is recognized as one of the greatest ____ of the century.(sail) I’ve just begun collecting coins. I am a _____.(begin) Key: Part I Vocabulary and Structure 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. A Part II Cloze 21.B 22.A 23.C 24.C 25.B 26.D 27.D 28.C 29.B 30.B 31.B 32.A 33.C 34.A 35.C 36.D 37.D 38.D 39.B 40.B Part III 1. probabilities 2.liar 3. actor/actress 4. sailors 5. beginner