TEM-4语法词汇题集
Unit 1
1. This rock has to be _______ in order to build a road.
A. blasted B. explored C. hired D. maintained
2. He did not go to the party last night, which _______ her feelings deeply.
A. wounded B. injured C. hurt D. injury
3. When they returned to the river, they found that the boat had _______ away.
A. framed B. frosted C. frowned D. floated
4. If you need further information, please _______ our office.
A. constant B. construct C. contact D. contain
5. During the war, many soldiers were killed not by _______, but by disease.
A. bullets B. devil C. bible D. depth
6. We watched the ship until it became only a _______ in the distance.
A. point B. jar C. stove D. dot
7. The English proverb ‘_______ the rod and spoil the child’ means that if you deep from punishing the child, you will spoil its character.
A. rule B. rug C. clap D. spare
8. The _______ was only sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000.
A. worm B. trial C. tube D. criminal
9. Higher education in China is free but the _______ for entrance is strong.
A. comparison B. consequence C. competition D. crawl
10.The light is too _______ for me to read. I can not stand any more.
A. rid B. ripe C. soup D. dim
11.The water _______ from the tap and damaged all the books in my study.
A. sprayed B. puzzled C. inclined D. exported
12. In the United States, congress makes the laws and the President _______ them.
A. orders B. conquers C. executes D. hedges
13. She is too _______ to answer questions in the class.
A. eagle B. cough C. eager D. couch
14. We enjoy seeing the glorious _______ of the rising sun.
A. beams B. beans C. beef D. bead
15.In the _______ English reading course, the students have to read a lot.
A. extensive B. mechanical C. mercury D. opera
16.He gave up his study in college in _______.
A. bundle B. butcher C. ash D. despair
17.Several people _______ the car accident.
A. witnessed B. proved C. swallowed D. drugged
18.They will _______ the project with the necessary funds.
A. refer B. relate C. furnace D. furnish
19.I took it for _______ that you wouldn’t come here again.
A. grand B. tame C. granted D. thumb
20.He was sent to London on a special _______.
A. missing B. missile C. mission D. mistress
21.This light shelf is strong enough to _______ all the books here.
A. wipe B. wax C. survey D. sustain
22.The _______ Court is the highest court in the United States.
A. Vital B. Thunder C. Reverse D. Supreme
23.Our university has an international student exchange _______ with the University of Wyoming in the United States.
A. procession B. provision C. profession D. program
24.He ________ of me the best way to go.
A. investigated B. inquired C. frightened D. resorted
25.Mr. White tried to _______ this job through the influence of his father.
A. harness B. fetch C. curse D. obtain
26.The police dog finally found the _______ of the prisoners of war.
A. steep B. resolution C. porter D. trail
27.As the only _______ in the small village, he not only fixed the furniture but also made furniture for the villagers.
A. symbol B. source C. pan D. carpenter
28.A big crowd gathered around the bus, almost _______ the traffic.
A. affecting B. blocking C. creating D. mating
29.As far as I see, this book has its own _______.
A. merit B. signal C. visible D. swift
30.This tree is too _______ to be planted in this area.
A. tremendous B. vigorous C. shy D. tender
31.This product is _______ to change without notice.
A. despite B. evil C. subject D. crust
32.I don’t know how he can _______ himself for such conduct.
A. justify B. locate C. rear D. swear
33.The stolen watch has been _______ to its owner.
A. retired B. pitched C. restored D. cured
34.It is _______ cold this winter in Xi’an.
A. considerably B. tight C. naval D. moreover
35.It has been my _______ to meet with this accident.
A. journal B. reduction C. affect D. fate
36.Her smile _______ her secret even though she didn’t admit the fact.
A. reviewed B. reversed C. responded D. revealed
37.He ________ that he could finish the job without any help.
A. designed B. headed C. claimed D. preserved
38.Professor Li _______ his success to his mother.
A. owns B. ruins C. owes D. roars
39.The election _______ for the State governor has begun this year.
A. campaign B. bolt C. hell D. immense
40.Anyone without _______ illness can do this simple job.
A. mild B. mind C. mental D. mend
41.Glass may _______ at high temperature.
A. profit B. pronounce C. sting D. melt
42.Silver _______ electricity far better than other materials.
A. equips B. strikes C. cracks D. conducts
43.Everyone is encouraged to _______ food or clothing for those who suffered a great deal in the flood.
A. attribute B. distribute C. contribute D. drift
44.White teeth are a sharp _______ to black skin.
A. content B. contract C. contrast D. contain
45.Tom is _______ about photography. He spends nearly all his money on it.
A. justice B. innocent C. fierce D. crazy
46.We need help from the other countries. But we do not _______ on others for support.
A. engage B. lean C. strip D. multiply
47.We will _______ the plan because of the cost.
A. council B. journal C. damp D. oppose
48.Our train is _______ at Shanghai at seven o’clock this evening.
A. due B. crystal C. cushion D. cooperation
49.Her voice was _______ in the noise.
A. filled B. entertained C. enormous D. drowned
50.He is very _______ in his family and never does anything against his wife.
A. hence B. possess C. outer D. humble
Unit 2
1.Freshman____ provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.
A. orientation B. acquaintance C. directory D. dictation
2.The volcano that raised the islands are still ____ in places.
A. inactive B. enormous C. energetic D. lively
3.This law is so difficult to understand that only a lawyer can ____ us.
A. enlighten B. illustrateC. explain D. demonstrate
4.The king ____ his people with terrible taxes and punishment.
A. depressed B. impressed C. oppressed D. expressed
5.I have no ____ but to listen to my boss.
A. privilege B. respect C. priority D. option
6.Perhaps you are aware that I am your legal ____ till you are of age.
A. guard B. guardian C. escort D. supervisor
7.Shortly after the ____of war he was enrolled in the army.
A. outcome B. outletC. output D. outbreak
8.The old man did not smoke himself and was so____ that he did not allow his friends to smoke when they visited him.
A. intolerable B. tolerable C. intolerant D. tolerant
9.He attends to the ____ of important business himself.
A. transition B. transaction C. transformation D. transmission
10.The scene is so beautiful that it ____ my power of description.
A. ascends B. descendsC. transcends D. overtakes
11.The two cities were connected to each other by a ____ after flood cut them off.
A. suspension B. diversion C. highway D.
12.On hearing her son’s voice on the line, all her fears and anxiety ____.
A. retired B. relayedC. dissipated D. tightened
13.In the 1980’s, four cities in southern China were first ____ as special economic zones, enjoying special policies.
A. designated B. judged C. emerged D. nominated
14.He is a man who believes in strict____ and he seldom deviates from his principles.
A. wisdom B. brotherhood C. worship D. discipline
15.He has been ____with a certain form of mental disorder for twenty years.
A. afflicted B. addictedC. affiliated D. consulted
16.The city is setting about regulating the installation of ____ wires for the sake of smooth traffic and the safety of pedestrians.
A. underground B. marineC. acid D. aerial
17.Hamlet was in (a) ____ when he said “To be or not to be?”, for it is really hard for one to decide whether to die or to live!
A. consciousness B. delightC. dilemma D. rage
18.Any irresponsible explosion of nuclear weapons may bring ____ results to the environment and the mankind.
A. desirable B. disastrous C. radical D. rational
19.Death is a ____ to everyone. God is impartial on this matter.
A. glory B. privilege C. destiny D. farewell
20.A sharp increase in military expenditure brought the cabinet a budget ___.
A. deficit B. debt C. red D. estimation
21.The wellequipped swimming pool is the favorite____ of the boys in summer.
A. residence B. site C. haunt D. hotel
22.Don’t mention the failure in Mary’s ____or she will go crazy.
A. distance B. hearingC. range D. neighborhood
23.The professor had to explain the profound theory in a/an ____language because of the audience’s poor knowledge in this field.
A. luminous B. abstract C. dull D. theoretical
24.The Forbidden City, known as the former ____palace, is still kept intact at the center of the metropolis.
A. emperor B. imperial C. feudal D. ancient
25.The driver no longer____ himself in drinking after experiencing that accident.
A. indulged B. devoted C. immersed D. induced
26.Since the complex moved away, this town has only a ____ of its former population.
A. remain B. remainder C. majority D. remnant
27.Malnutrition(营养不良) and hard work____ her health and she looked thin and pale.
A. promoted B. impairedC. accelerated D. smashed
28.Some people like to____ the old systems and traditions; others like to preserve them.
A. innovate B. persist C. insist D. adhere
29.He gave us ____ consent to take the apples for he smiled when he saw us do it.
A. explicit B. implicitC. ambiguous D. negative
30.I expected her to do well in the final examination, but she has been____ by her illness.
A. caught B. fascinatedC. discouraged D. handicapped
31.The machine looked like a large, __________,old-fashioned typewriter.
A. forceful B. clumsy C. intense D. tricky
32. Though she began her______ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star..
A. employment B. career C. occupation D. profession
33. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to__________ with the local police
A. inquire B. consult C. register D. profession
34.Considering your salary, you should be able to __________at least twenty dollars a week
A. put forward B. put up C. put out D put aside
35. As he has__________ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.
A. torn B. wasted C. exhausted D. consumed
36.These teachers try to be objective when they__________ the integrated ability of their students
A. justify B. evaluate C. indicate D. reckon
37. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and __________,and many girls envy her.
A. slender B. light C. faint D. minor
38. Tomorrow the mayor is to __________a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
A. coordinate B. cooperate C. accompany D. associate
39. I'm ______enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.
A. realistic B. conscious C. register D. resolve
40.Can you give me even the __________clue as to where her son might be?
A. simplest B. slightest C. least D. utmost
41. Norman Davis will be remembered by many with _______not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful
and faithful friend
A. kindness B. friendliness C. warmth D. affection
42. Salaries for ________positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.
A. legal B. optional C. voluntary D. temporary
43. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. __________it has affected the
traditional role of men.
A. Above all B. In all C. At most D. At last
44. Science and technology have __________in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production.
A. attached B. assisted C. contributed D. witnessed
45. As an actor he could communicate a whole __________of emotions.
A. frame B. range C. number D. scale
46. This is what you should bear in mind: Don't __________a salary increase before you actually get it.
A. hang on B. draw on C. wait on D. count on
47. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated __________instead of mechanically.
A. artificially B. automatically C. manually D. synthetically
48. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't __________her grip on my arm.
A. loosen B. remove C. relieve D. dismiss
49. He never arrives on time and my __________is that he feels the meetings are useless.
A. preference B. conference C. inference D. reference
50. Mrs. Smith was so __________about everything that no servants could please her.
A. specific B. special C. precise D. particular
Unit 3
1. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war.
A) protecting B) preserving C) protesting D) prosecuting
2. I’m afraid I will have to ____her invitation to the party.
A) refuse B) refute C) ignore D) decline
3. The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ____ for it.
A) as much twice B) much as twice C) as twice much D) twice as much
4. He can’t start the car because the battery has ____.
A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off
5. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge ____ our thinking.
A) upon which to base B) which to base uponC) which to be based on D) to base on which
6. This design is ____ that one.
A) more superior to B) far superior than C) more superior than D) far superior to
7. I wondered what her ____ to the news would be.
A) impression B) reaction C) comment D) opinion
8. She shouldn’t have stood in a queue; she ____ her underground ticket from the machine.
A) has got B) must have got C) could have got D) got
9. Don’t worry. ____ that you will be treated equally.
A) I’ll look forward to it B) I’ll try my utmost C) I’ll be on the alert D) I’ll see to it
10. The workers agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demand.
A) call off B) call out C) call to D) call on
11. I’d rather you ____ so rudely to her.
A) don’t speak B) won’t speak C) should not speak D) didn’t speak
12. Today many kinds of electrical ____ are available, which has made housework much easier than before.
A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment
13. The author is going to ____ his play for television.
A) add B) adopt C) adapt D)adjust
14. ____ for your help, I’d never have been able to achieve such a success.
A) If I had not been B) Had it not beenC) If it were not D) Had it not
15. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ____.
A) boundaries B) limitations C) confinements D) restraints
16. I’m afraid I can’t ____ you ____; you’ll have to go to a hotel.
A) put ...up B) pick ... up C) pull ... up D) wake ... up
17. The guests said that they wouldn’t mind ____.
A) to have a little light music B) having a little light music
C) have a little light music D) if they have a little light music
18. Although this area is very poor just now, its ____ wealth is great.
A) previous B) profound C) potential D) primary
19. He ran quickly to the classroom, two books ____ under his arm.
A) to be hold B) held C) were held D) holding
20. We must try our best to lower the cost of our products. Otherwise the high cost will ____ our profit.
A) cut off B) cut in C) cut short D) cut into
21. Tom is not very clever, but he is the most ____ pupil in the class.
A) industrious B) indulgent C) industrial D) indifferent
22. No sooner had he arrived home ____ he was asked to start another journey.
A) when B) than C) then D) until
23. Young children easily ____ words that their parents frequently use.
A) put up B) turn up C) bring up D) pick up
24. Only when you have obtained all the information about it ____ come to a sound judgment.
A) you can B) you will C) would you D) can you
25. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored B) neglected C) denied D) refused
26. All ____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A) what is needed B) the thing needed C) which is needed D) that is needed
27. The factory has ____several workers because of the drop in sales.
A) laid off B) laid out C) laid aside D) laid down
28. There were no tickets ____ for Friday’s performance.
A) applicable B) approachable C) attainable D) available
29. There was a traffic jam; otherwise I ____ here on time.
A) would be B) had been C) should be D) would have been
30. If you don’t work hard, you are bound to fall behind others, ____ smart you might be.
A) whatever B) though C) whatsoever D) however
31. Harold is a good student, ____ his best subject.
A) as English B) English asC) being English D) English being
32. They ____ through the woods talking about the current affairs.
A) wandered B) strayedC) rambled D) wondered
33. Tom felt awfully sorry ____ her about his absence in the party.
A) about B) forC) with D) on
34. We chose this flat for it is very ____ for my office.
A) suitable B) comfortableC) near D) convenient
35. Chinese is the ____ language of most Chinese.
A) mother B) nativeC) natural D) home
36. He has been ____ such a bad temper all day.
A) in B) onC) by D) at
37.While at home, she preferred ____
A) doing something to doing nothing B) to do something rather do nothing
C) doing something rather do nothing D) to do something to doing nothing
38. ____she finds out that you’ve lost her dog?
A) What though B) What ifC) What about D) What ever
39. All the machines in the lab are ____ Miss White.
A) in charge of B) in the charge ofC) under the charge ofD) under charge of
40. We agreed to you plan____, but we think it needs modification in some area.
A) in principal B) on principalC) in principle D) on principle
41. You will surely succeed in passing CET-4, ____ you work hard at your English.
A) so long as B) in caseC) in that D) as soon as
42. The whole journey ____ a full week by the time it ends in France.
A) will have lasted B) would lastC) has lasted D) must have lasted
43. Autumn now approaching, the peasants are ____.
A) at busiest B) at their busiestC) on busiest D) on their busiest
44. She is fully occupied everyday with ____.
A) her not intelligent son B) her not very intelligent son
C) the not intelligent son of her D) the not intelligent son of hers
45. Not until ____ to go on strike.
A) all the demands has been turned down the workers decided
B) had all the demands been turned down the workers decided
C) all the demands had been turned down did the workers decide
D) had all the demands been turned down did the workers decide
46. As heir ____ his parent’s property, he will get 8 million dollars.
A) on B) byC) to D) at
47. The ____ of the meal were thrown away.
A) remainder B) restC) ruins D) remains
48. The best student in each class will ____ a prize at the end of term.
A) award B) possessC) reward D) receive
49. Great efforts to increase wheat production must be made if bread shortages ____ avoided.
A) will be B) are to beC) can be D) were to be
50. There are more than 50 proposals ____ at the conference.
A) to discuss B) to be discussedC) discussing D) having been discussed
Unit 4
1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting?
A) explain B) excuseC) describe D) account
2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do.
A)admired B) amazedC) amused D) curious
3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.
A) power B) voiceC) volume D) sound
4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.
A) quantity B) numberC) share D) amount
5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely.
A) all but B) nothing butC) something but D) anything but
6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.
A) take place B) take overC) take down D) take the place of
7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.
A) For there to be B) As there to beC) For there being D) As there being
8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.
A) that B) whoseC) what D) which
9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.
A) laid B) lyingC) lain D) laying
10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.
A) studied B) should studyC) study D) had studied
11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.
A) to take B) taking C) of taking D) to taking
12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.
A) into B) onC) of D) under
13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.
A) intervals B) basesC) gaps D) times
14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.
A)cut up B)cut offC)cut across D)cut down
15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts.A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow
16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.
A) equipment B) facilitiesC) appliances D) apparatus
17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.
A) to face B) face C) facing D) faces
18. They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10,000 yuan. They liked it
so much that they would have paid ____ for it.
A) twice as much B) as much twiceC) as twice much D) much as twice
19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her.
A) she B) when she C) that she D) and see
20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than____ in the class
A) anyone’s B) anyone elseC) anyone else’s D) anyone’s else
21. The first prize goes to ____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.
A) whomever B) whicheverC) no matter who D) whoever
22. Society is a building, to the construction of ____ every member brings a brick.
A) that B) which C) it D) this
23. The applicant filled in the form，but he didn’t know which office room ____.
A) to send it to B) to be sent to C) to have it sent to D) to sent it
24. Young ____ he was, he was trusted with an important task.
A)because B)althoughC)as D)since
25. Tom broke the glass of the neighbor’s window. I’ll ____ that he will not do it again.
A) hope for B ) be sure C) see to it D) make it so
26.The new cars of the Volkswagon Company are now being ____at the rate of 1,000 every week.
A) turned out B) turned downC) turned up D) turned on
27. It was urgent that he ____ her immediately.
A) calls B) calledC) call D) would call
28. I don’t ____ going to the movie.
A) feel for B) feel likeC) feel out D) feel
29. The meeting drew to a ____ late in the afternoon.
A) near B) close C) point D) tail
30. John regretted ____ to the meeting last week.
A) not going B) not go to C) not having been going D) not to be going
31. The great us of a school education is ____ to teach you things ____ teach you the art of learning.
A) as much ... asB) much as ... asC) not so much ...as toD) not to be going
32. Mr. Smith has been away from home for a long time. He is looking forward to ____ his wife.
A) hear from B)hearing from C)hear of D)hearing of
33. Whenever we visited them, they ____ television.
A)have watched B)watchC)are watching D)were watching
34. He couldn’t say what it was ____ bothered him.
A) what B) itC) that D) which
35. The master was very angry and had all the men ____ before him.
A) brought B) be brought C) to be brought D) being brought
36. Evidence has been piled up ____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as five months old. A) what B) which C) whose D) that
37. She doesn’t want to work right now, because she thinks that if she ____ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to visit her friends very often.
A) has to getB) were to getC) had gotD) could have got
38. It’s reported that by the end of this year the output of cement in the factory ____ by about 20%.
A) will have risen B) will be rising C) has risen D) has been rising
39. You ____ her in her office last week; she has been out of the city for two months.
A) needn’t have seenB) might have seenC) must have seenD) can’t have seen
40. It’s politely requested by the hotel management that radios ____ after
10 o’clock at night.
A) were not playedB) not to playC) not be played D)did not play
41. By buying ten books every month, he soon ____ a good library.
A) accumulated B) assembled C) collected D) acquired
42. Mary doesn’t want to work right away because she thinks that if she ____ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her boy friends very often.
A)has to get B) had got C)were to get D) could have got
43. They are all for your proposal that the seminar ____.
A) be put off B) was put off C) should put off D) is to put off
44. She never laughed, ____ cry.
A) or she ever did B) nor did she ever C) or did she ever D) nor she ever did
45. The United Nations ____ trying to find a better way to bring the two parties together.
A) is B) are C) be D) being
46. You can ____ meat or fish in salt.
A) preserve B) reserve C) remain D) maintain
47. He ____ the newspaper while having his breakfast .
A) observed B) overlooked C) scanned D) glanced
48. ____ her sister, Mary is careless and irresponsible.
A) likely B) unlike C) dislike D) alike
49. Although his gestures were elaborate, his face was ____.
A) blank B) empty C) vacant D) hollow
50. It is universally____ that dogs have an acute sense of smell.
A) confessed B) acknowledged C) admitted D) conceded
Unit 5
1. Ability to get along with people is an ____ in business.
A) capital B) property C) goods D) asset
2. Many Africans were ____ to Christianity.
A) changed B) transformed C) converted D) exchanged
3. The ____ scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye.
A) significant B) magnificent C) superstitious D) substantial
4. A lot of traffic accidents____ from carelessness.
A) arouse B) arise C) raise D) rise
5. The teacher____ me____ for disobedience.
A) called ...down B) called...upon C) called...off D) called...out
6. Some areas, ____their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A) due to B) but for C) in spite of D) with regard to
7. I left for the school earlier than usual this morning ____ traffic jam.
A) in terms of B) in case of C) for the sake of D) at the risk of
8. John felt very ____ when everyone laughed at his question.
A) boring B) complex C) embarrassed D) encouraged
9. He criticized everything and everybody, and even ____ his teachers.
A) ran over B) ran down C) ran against D) ran into
10. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____.
A) had been dreaming B) have been dreaming C) are dreaming D) had dreamt
11. It was several hours before I was ____ of what was happening.
A) alive B) aware C) awake D) ware
12. Understanding this article is ____ a seven-year-old child’s capacity.
A) on B) up C) down D) beyond
13. Frequent cultural exchange will certainly help ____friendly relations between our two universities.
A) foster B) utilize C) cherish D) raise
14. Such a difficult operation may not succeed, it’s a(n) ____ gamble.
A) essential B) fundamental C) elementary D) inevitable
15. The Chinese nation is____ for its diligence and courage.
A) disgusted B) distinguished C) discouraged D) disappointed
16. ____ right now, she would not be late for the class.
A) Would she leave B) If she leave C) Were she to leaveD) If she had left
17. The student was very excited when he ____ his teacher in this important lecture.
A) assisted B) insisted C) resisted D) persisted
18. In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had ____strength of body and mind
A) retreated B) recorded C) recovered D) replaced
19. He was bothered by the____ bark of dogs in the neighborhood every night.
A) constant B) perpetual C) long D) steady
20. The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions____ world civilization.
A) to B) towards C) with D) in
21. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ____ situation.
A) similar B) alike C) same D) likely
22. In this factory , suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ____.
A) admitted B) acknowledgedC) absorbed D) considered
23. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’____.
A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise
24. In a typhoon , winds____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.
A) assume B) accomplish C) attain D) assemble
25. Difficulties and hardships have ____the best qualities of the young geologist.
A) brought out B) brought aboutC) brought forth D) brought up
26. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to____ the investment plan within a week.
A) work out B) put out C) make out D) set out
27. Richard doesn’t think he could ever____ what is called “free-style” poetry.
A) take on B) take over C) take to D) take after
28. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____by the same federal laws.
A) stand B) conform C) abide D) sustain
29. The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope, ____to orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky.
A) subject B) owing C) available D) due
30. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no ____ to speed up deliveries.
A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress
31.The tourist will be prevented from entering a country if he does not have ____ passport.
A) an operative B) a valid C) an efficient D) an effective
32. With prices ____so much, it’s hard for the company to plan a budget.
A) fluctuating B) waving C) swinging D) vibrating
33. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ____ going to the doctor.
A) put off B) hold backC) put aside D) hold up
34. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ____very little.
A) put off B) hold back C) put aside D) hold up
35. A really powerful speaker can ____ the feelings of the audience to the fever of excitement.
A) work out B) work over C) work at D) work up
36. Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society , which ____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A) deprives B) restricts C) rejects D) denies
37. Though ____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A) raised B) grown C) developed D) cultivated
38. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ____ without scientific basis.
A) process B) practice C) procedure D) program
39. We cannot always____ the wind , so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.
A) hang on B) count on C) hold on D) come on
40.Craing assured his boss that he would ____all his energies in doing this new job.
A) call forth B) call atC) call on D) call off
41. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns , cancer of other damage to the body.
A) disclosure B) exhibition C) contact D) exposure
42. When confronted with such questions , my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A) dim B) blank C) faint D) vain
43. More than two hundred years ago the United States ____ form the British Empire and became an independent country.
A) got offB) pulled down C) broke awayD) dropped off
44. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is____ loud continuous noise.
A) subjected to B) filled with C) associated withD) attached to
45. Some of the most important concepts in physics their success ____ to these mathematical systems.
A) oblige B) due C) contribute D) attribute
46. I support your decision , but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ____ to it.
A) connected B) fastened C) bound D) stuck
47. The English language contains a(n)____of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.A) altitude B) latitude C) multitude D) attitude
48. So forcefully ____ that we were all convinced.
A) he did speak B) he spoke C) did he speak D) that he spoke
49. We shall start at seven if it ____ by that time.
A) will stop raining B) stops to rainC) has stopped raining D) will have stopped to rain
50.____ you may be right, I can’t altogether agree.
A) As B) While C) If D) Since
Unit 6
1.____ all behavior is learned behavior is a basic assumption of social scientists.
A) Nearly B) That nearlyC) It is nearly D) When nearly
2. On cloudy nights it is not possible to see the stars with ____ eye.
A) naked B) bareC) flesh D) pure
3. During the storm we took ____ in the doorway of a shop.
A) rescue B) shelterC) shield D) proof
4. The ship’s captain and members of the ____welcomed us on board.
A) staff B) crewC) team D) chain
5. At the first ____ of twelve everyone stopped for lunch.
A) sound B) strokeC) moment D) minute
6. The map was drawn to the standard____ of 1/100,000 so there was not much detail.
A) base B) lineC) rate D) scale
7. Her skirt had been so ____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
A) crushed B) tornC) dirty D) untidy
8. We are taking ____a collection to buy flowers for John because he is in the hospital.
A) to B) upC) over D) off
9. It’s not what she says that bothers me. It’s the reason she says it. You’ve got to read ____ the lines with her.
A) among B) amongstC) between D) through
10. I mistook you ____ your brother.
A) for B) asC) to be D) by
11. I am easily hurt because my feelings are very ____.
A) sensible B) sensationalC) sensitive D) sentimental
12. The medical record shows that it was the drug, not the disease, ____ killed him several years ago.
A) the effects of whichB) the effects of it C) finally D) that
13. What you have done is ____ the doctor’s orders.
A) attached to B) responsible to) resistant to D) contrary to
14. You can’t see through a telescope unless it is ____ correctly to your sight.
A) adapted B) adoptedC) adjusted D) accustomed
15. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of ____.
A) crisis B) urgencyC) emergency D) emergence
16.____ nothing more to discuss, the secretary-general got to his feet, said goodbye and left the room.
A) There was B) BeingC) There being D) As there being
17. I ____you that the machine will arrive next week.
A) insist B) confirmC) assure D) undertake
18. Many new ____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A) opportunities B) necessitiesC) probabilities D) realities
19. His discovery counts ____nothing though he tried very hard.
A) on B) forC) in D) up
20. He has never felt himself so powerfully ____to the scientific ideal.
A) interested B) absorbedC) confident D) attracted
21. If you don’t put the food in the refrigerator, it may go ____.
A) off B) overC) wrong D) out
22. If this university ____ such a good reputation, I would not have come here.
A) didn’t have B) hadn’t hadC) doesn’t have D) hasn’t had
23. He agreed with the plan in ____, but thought that in practice it would not work.
A) attitude B) approach C) viewpoint D) principle
24. If only we ____ then the disease was curable.
A) knew B) could know C) had known D) would have known
25. The weather is highly ____ at this time of the year and it is hard to know what to wear.
A) various B) variantC) variable D) varied
26. Our company decided to ____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.
A) destroy B) refuse C) assume D) cancel
27. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the U.S. to ____ the centennial（一百周年）of A. Einstein’s birth.
A) congratulate B) applaudC) celebrate D) participate
28.Not until midnight ____him in the hotel.
A) we found B) we did findC) found we D) did we find
29. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t ____what color it was.
A) make out B) look to C) look out D) take in
30. High in the sky a ____ of birds was flying southward.
A) swarm B) flockC) crowd D) herd
31. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course
A) he was knowing B) he is knowingC) having a knowledge of D) knows
32. You ____that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
A) ought to write B) ought to have writtenC) should write D) should be writing
33. Joseph was very lucky____ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
A. to escape B. to have escapedC. to escaping D. to be escaping
34. Bread and butter____ liked by Westerners.
A. is B. are C. were D. be
35. The back garden of our house contains a lawn,____very pleasant to sit on in summer.
A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is
36. He set up in business ____ his own and was very successful.
A. in B. of C. on D. by
37. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ____ last night.
A. must study B. should have studiedC. must have studied D. is sure to study
38. Frank almost never received any education, ____?
A. would he B. did heC. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he
39. Even if his letter ____tomorrow, it ____too late to do anything.
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...wereC. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be
40. We can hear ____from the back of the room.
A. just as good B. just as easy C. just as well D. easily as well
41. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ____of paint on a clean surface.
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
42. The small mountain village was ____ by the snow for more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut outC. cut off D. cut away
43. Miss Green was ____ $100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed
44. Modern ____ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A. technique B. technology C. tactics D. tendency
45. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ____ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming
46. Under this ____ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky
47. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ____ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum
48. Nancy was surprised that they have____. They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out
49. The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists.
A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity
50. Our ____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory
Unit 7
1. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they always give him whatever he wants.
A. wasted B. spoiledC. destroyed D. uneducated
2. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ____ a gas.
A. give into B. give overC. give off D. give away
3. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ____ with him at once.
A. peace B. large C. ease D. best
4. —Can you take the day off tomorrow?
—Well, I’all have to get ____from my boss.
A. permission B. permitC. allowance D. possession
5. The ____in Janet’s character has hindered her from advancement in her career.
A. weakness B. meritC. defect D. shortcoming
6. As a _____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A. flexible B. versatile C. sophisticated D. productive
7. As a salesman, he works on a (an) _____ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells.
A. income B. commission C. salary D. pension
8. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _____ targets and moving targets.
A. stationary B. standing C. stable D. still
9. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _____.
A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say
10. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _____ our seat belt.
A. tied B. locked C. fastened D. closed
11. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly _____ to another subject.
A. committed B. switched C. favored D. transmitted
12. At no time _____ other countries.
A. China will invade B. will invade China C. will China invade D. invade will China
13. Be here on Friday _____ the latest.
A. at B. by C. for D. in
14. Because the whole country is in a financial dilemma, the government calls on us to _____ economy.
A. make B. practice C. carry D. develop
15. Before he started the work, I asked the builder to give me an _____ of the cost of repairing the roof.
A. assessment B. estimate C. announcement D. evaluation
16. Beryl hardly ever goes to _____ the cinema.
A. neither the theatre or B. either the theatre nor
C. neither the theatre nor D. the theatre or
17. Beside being expensive, the food tastes _____.
A. badly B. too much bad C. too badly D. bad
18. Britain's press is unusual _____ it is divided into two very different types of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.
A. in how B. in what C. in which D. in that
19. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _____ the surroundings.
A. explore B. expose C. exploit D. expand
20. Cancer is second only _____ heart disease as a cause of death.
A. of B. to C. with D. from
21. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud continuous noise.
A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to
22. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ______ directed.
A. like B. so C. which D. as
23. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption B. transition C. consumption D. interaction
24. Charles can't go to work today because he _____ a cold.
A. has B. feels C. takes D. thinks
25. Charles has not the least ______ of giving up his research.
A. intention B. decision C. idea D. hope
26. Columbus' decision to sail west to reach the East _____ on his belief that the earth was round.
A. existed B. sat C. relaxed D. rested
27. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _____ movie could not hold our attention.
A. three-hours B. three-hour C. three-hours' D. three-hour's
28. Difficulties can _____ a person's best qualities.
A. bring up B. bring out C. bring about D. bring to
29. Doctors sometimes _____ old cures when modern medicine doesn't work.
A. fall on B. fall down on C. fall back on D. fall in upon
30. Does brain power _____ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers.
A. descend B. decline C. deduce D. collapse
31. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _____ it comes to classroom tests.
A. when B. since C. before D. after
32. Don't worry. The company will _____ all your expense.
A. satisfy B. meet C. pay D. submit
33. Eventually, people spread throughout the continent, ______ the entire species.
A. wiping out B. wiping away C. wiping off D. wiping up
34. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy.
A. preserve B. stay C. maintain D. reserve
35. Faced with the ______ difficulties, they are determined to carry on their program.
A. satisfactory B. attributable C. innocent D. intangible
36. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, ______ the same company.
A. all else B. much worse C. let alone D. less likely
37. Flying in an airplane was once thought to be an impossible ______.
A. task B. profession C. promise D. contest
38. Fresh vegetables are straight from the ______ and raw vegetables are ______.
A. earth...cooked B. soil...uncooked C. floor...cooked D. ground...uncooked
39. From this material we can _____ hundreds of what you may call direct products.
A. derive B. discern C. diminish D. displace
40. Fruit is cheapest _____ season.
A. at B. on C. in D. through
41. Fruit pickers are paid at the _____ of '4.00 an hour.
A. rate B. scale C. sum D. value
42. Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are ______.
A. notorious B. anxious C. noxious D. delicious
43. George wasn't in class today, Professor Brown excused him ______.
A. from attending B. of attending C. to attend D. attending
44. Class will _____ at a high temperature and will be in a liquid condition.
A. dissolve B. disappear C. melt D. evaporate
45. Hamlet _____ his father's death on his uncle.
A. reversed B. reverted C. revenged D. revealed
46. He _____ tennis every day since he ______ sixteen.
A. has played... is B. played... has been
C. was playing...has been D. has been playing...was
47. He appeared _____ with our team's performance.
A. satisfying B. to be satisfying C. to satisfy D. satisfied
48. He believed that the greatest of his _____ was that he'd never had a college education.
A. grieves B. misfortunes C. disasters D. sorrows
49. He delivered _____ orders for a Chinese restaurant for the whole summer vacation so as to earn enough money for his tuition.
A. take off B. take over C. take up D. take out
50. He does not _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
A. equal B. match C. qualify D. fit
Unit 8
1. He finished _____ in the 1,500-meter run.
A. champion B. championship C. first D. No. one
2. He has been asked to account _____ his absence.
A. for B. on C. of D. about
3. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _____ on what he promises.
A. faith B. belief C. credit D. reliance
4. He is _____ the run from the police.
A. in B. off C. on D. after
5. He is an artist with seemingly unlimited _____.
A. creativity B. creature C. creation D. creative
6. He knows the rules but does not know how to ______ it.
A. control B. direct C. apply D. run
7. He made a ____ inspection of the doors and the windows before leaving.
A. slowly B. leisurely C. carefully D. seriously
8. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new building after him.
A. genuine B. minimum C. modest D. generous
9. He must have had an accident, or he _____ then.
A. would have been here B. had to be here C. should be here D. would be here
10. He often sat in a small bar drinking considerably more than _____.
A. he was in good health B. his health was good
C. his good health was D. was good for his health
11. He pointed out that the living standard of urban and _____ people continued to improve.
A. remote B. municipal C. rural D. provincial
12. He said nothing at all, but his eyes spoke _____ him.
A. for B. up C. out D. against
13. He took me _____ task for not doing it.
A. into B. upon C. to D. on
14. He used examples to _____ his argument.
A. strengthen B. increase C. fix D. underline
15. He was here _____ the stroke.
A. in B. on C. with D. to
16. He was one of the greatest writers _____ had ever lived.
A. who B. which C. that D. as
17. He would try to ingratiate himself _____ his clients in order to earn more money.
A. into B. with C. for D. from
18. Her address made a great impression _____ the audience.
A. at B. of C. in D. on
19. Here is one of the most interesting novels that _____ been published _____ the war.
A. has ... after B. have ... after C. have ... since D. has ... since
20. His companions have threatened to _____ his crimes to the police.
A. impose B. express C. enclose D. expose
21. His extravagance reduced him _____ for his living.
A. to beg B. from begging C. to begging D. into begging
22. His death _____ with age.
A. deteriorated B. determined C. detected D. detained
23. His long service with the company was _____ with a present.
A. admitted B. acknowledged C. attributed D. accepted
24. His novel _____ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.
A. sends B. provides C. throws D. puts
25. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife.
A. combine B. compete C. coincide D. compromise
26. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _____ point.
A. in B. on C. to D. for
27. His work is only _____, certainly not distinguished.
A. fair B. remarkable C. good D. wonderful
28. Hot metal _____ as it grows cooler.
A. contracts B. reduces C. condenses D. compresses
29. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.
A. capacity B. strength C. length D. possibility
30. How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.
A. has B. have C. having D. to have
31. I _____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
A. express B. confess C. verify D. acknowledge
32. I always _____ what I have said.
A. get to B. see to C. lead to D. hold to
33. I am not used _____ to like that.
A. to being spoken B. to speak C. being spoken D. to speaking
34. I am sorry that I must _____ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.
A. decline B. reject C. accept D. receive
35. I appreciate _____ to your home.
A. to be invited B. to have invited C. being invited D. having invited
36. I can _____ some noise while I'm studying, but I can't stand loud noises.
A. come up with B. catch up with C. put up with D. keep up with
37. I cannot give you _____ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.
A. an expense B. a charge C. a purchase D. an order
38. I didn't quite _____ to what you had said. Would you mind repeating it?
A. catch on B. get hold C. catch up D. go on
39. I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely _____ my idea to prove your point.
A. revising B. contradicting C. distorting D. distracting
40. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _____ something occurred which attracted my attention.
A. unless B. until C. when D. while
41. I have the honor of introducing to you Mr. Alan, who will _____ you on his recent tour abroad.
A. address B. speak C. talk D. converse
42. I have two boys but _____ of them likes sweets.
A. both B. neither C. either D. none
43. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _____ for it.
A. more than to go B. than going C. rather than to go D. more than going
44. I regret _____ so much time and money on stamps.
A. to waste B. for wasting C. having wasted D. at wasting
45. I was greatly disappointed _____ that affair.
A. out B. in C. to D. toward
46. I would like to have a talk with him _____ his convenience.
A. in B. at C. for D. with
47. I'd rather you _____ those important documents with you.
A. don't take B. didn't take C. won't take D. not take
48. If a couple are divorced and their child lives with his mother, he is said to suffer from lack of _____ love.
A. maternal B. fraternal C. paternal D. parental
49. If English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that the native speaker of English does not even have to _____.
A. think out B. think about C. think over D. think for
50. If it _____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea.
A. isn't B. wasn't C. weren't D. hadn't been
Unit 9
1. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _____ in the courtyard.
A. converge B. assemble C. crowd D. accumulate
2. If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1995, the housing problems now in some parts of the country _____ so serious.
A. wouldn't be B. wouldn't have been C. will not be D. would have not been
3. If Tom wins tomorrow, he _____ thirty races in the past four years.
A. will win B. has won C. would have won D. will have won
4. If we believe something is good and true we should _____ to it.
A. hold up B. keep on C. hold on D. keep up
5. If you _____ James, ask him to phone me.
A. should see B. must see C. might see D. would see
6. If you are required to do some work, it must be done _____.
A. sooner or later B. after all others C. at last D. in the long run
7. If you know what the trouble is, why you don't help them to _____ the situation?
A. simplify B. modify C. verify D. rectify
8. I'm sorry, but what he thinks is not of the _____ important to me.
A. worthy B. valuable C. valueless D. priceless
9. I'm sure your suggestion will _____ the problem.
A. contribute to solving B. be contributed to solve
C. contribute to solve D. be contributed to solving
10. I'm very much obliged to you _____ the information.
A. on B. for C. with D. of
11. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _____ and many jobs on campus are reserves for students.
A. scales B. ranks C. grades D. patterns
12. In Beijing, the season of the year is probably _____ fall.
A. later B. last C. latter D. late
13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed
14. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _____ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only
three or four days before the party date.
A. admired B. regarded C. expected D. worshipped
15. In that country, students will be _____ admittance to their classroom if they are not properly dressed.
A. declined B. deprived C. denied D. deserted
16. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____.
A. hand B. place C. hold D. reach
17. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed
18. The river is already _____ its banks because of excessive rainfall, and the city is threatened with a likely flood.
A. parallel to B. level in C. flat on D. flush with
19. The bedcover has _____ because of long wear.
A. fainted B. lightened C. weakened D. faded
20. The matter was soon forgot and never _____.
A. put into operation B. taken into account C. kept in sight D. brought to mind
21. When I spoke to him about our trip to China, he didn't make any _____ to your coming with us.
A. comments B. references C. inquiries D. remarks
22. They were forced to _____ production for lack of raw materials.
A. cut across B. cut in C. cut off D. cut back
23. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.
A. addition B. association C. application D. affection
24. I'm happy to see you've made such a swift _____ from your illness.
A. recovery B. restoration C. renewal D. retreat
25. The new traffic regulations will come into _____ in May.
A. efficiency B. affection C. effect D. influence
26. The student couldn't _____ what the teacher was trying to explain.
A. grip B. seize C. grasp D. snatch
27. A person of 18 should stop _____ on his parents.
A. dependent B. independent C. dependence D. independence
28. There is virtually no _____ to this grammar rule.
A. except B. accept C. exception D. acceptation
29. General Brown was older than any other officer in his regiment, but he was unwilling _____.
A. retiring from military service B. to be retired by military service
C. to retire from military service D. to be retired from military service
30. Your window wants _____, you'd better have it _____ this week.
A. cleaning, do B. to be cleaned, do C. cleaning, done D. being cleaned, done
31. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.
A. abandoning B. be abandoned C. abandoned D. to be abandoned
32. I'd just as soon _____ rudely to her.
A. that you won't speak B. your not speaking C. you not speak D. you didn't speak
33. Whatever _____ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.
A. were B. have been C. be D. are
34. The fact _____ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep.
A. that B. which C. what D. when
35. _____ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month, or year.
A. Like B. As C. The same as D. Such as
36. My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _____ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind.
A. although B. while C. if D. unless
37. Nowadays, school children do _____ just _____ classes. There are many of them demanded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society.
A. no more than, attend B. no less than, attending
C. far less than, attending D. far more than, attend
38. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A. During the 1960's B. It was in the 1960's C. That it was in the 1960's D. It was the 1960's
39. Weather _____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.
A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting
40. The large houses are being painted, but _____.
A. of great expense B. in a lot of expenses C. at a great expense D. by high expenses
41. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you ____ of it?
A. gather B. make C. get D. feel
42. Now that we've identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of ____.
A. action B. progress C. solution D. development
43. Since the couple couldn't ____ their difference, they decided to get a divorce.
A. reconcile B. identify C. adjust D. coincide
44. We attended a ____ of the new manufacturing process.
A. demonstration B. display C. showing D. manifestation
45. How many people do you think his car would ____?
A occupy B. hold C. fit D. load
46. It never ____ my mind that he might refuse the request.
A. passed B. filled C. crossed D. occurred
47. People become less ____ to new ideas as they grow older.
A. receptive B. available C. attentive D. attractive
48. Is he really ____ to judge a brass band contest?
A. competent B. skillful C. capable D. efficient
49. The new airport will be ____ from all directions.
A. available B. accessible C. obtainable D. achievable
50. The team's recent wins have now ____ them for the semi-finals.
A. fitted B. promoted C. qualified D. selected
Unit 10
1. For parents, one of the problems ____ by rising prices is the continual demand for more
pocket money.
A. given B. posed C. provided D. forced
2. The police managed to ____ down the owner of the car.
A. trace B. track C. search D. pursue
3. The party's reduced vote was ____ of lack of support for its polices.
A. indicative B. confirming C. revealing D. evidence
4. The football match was televised ____ from the Workers' Stadium.
A. alive B. life C. live D. lively
5. Having considered the problem for a while she thought better ____ her first solution.
A. to B. than C. from D. of
6. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, ____ good all the other ideas might be.
A. whatever B. though C. whatsoever D. however
7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ____ to the body.
A. the greater the stress B. the stress is greater C. greater the stress is D. greater is the stress
8. That's your sister, ____?
A. isn't it B. isn't that C. isn't she D. aren't you
9. It's high time we ____ a rest.
A. have B. had C. are having D. should have
10. If you ____, you'd better go outside in the fresh air.
A. faint B. have fainted C. are going to faint D. will faint
11. I don't know ____.
A. why do this B. why to do this C. why doing this D. why we ought to do this
12. The man over there is ____ our principal.
A. no other but B. no other than C. no one than D. none other than
13. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ____ very young.
A. having been trained B. trained C. to be trained D. being trained
14. -- When can we come to visit you?
-- Any time you feel ____.
A. for it B. to it C. like it D. so
15. His honesty is ____: nobody can doubt it.
A. in question B. out of the question C. beside the question D. without question
16. You won't get a loan _______ you can offer some security.
A. lest B. in case C. unless D. other than
17. ______ time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.
A. Having B. Given C. Giving D. had
18. I _____ the party much if there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.
A. would enjoy B. will have enjoyed C. would have enjoyed D. will be enjoying
19. This company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performances at work.
A. which B. where C. whether D. what
20. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _______ insufficiently popular with all members.
A. having considered B. was considered C. was being considered D. being considered
21. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.
A. hunted B. hunting C. that hunted D. are hunted
22. The office has to be shut down ______ funds.
A. being a lack of B. from lack of C. to a lack of D. for lack of
23. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid _____.
A. from being beaten B. being beaten C. beating D. to be beaten
24. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up B. must not have dressed up
C. did not need to dress up D. must not dress up
25. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _____ Eastern Nebraska.
A. in B. it receives in C. does D. it does in
26. _____ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.
A. There was B. Since C. Being D. There being
27. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.
A. so as to B. such as to C. so that D. such that
28. If he _____ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.
A. carries on B. carries off C. carries by D. carries away
29. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ____ close examination.
A. look up B. pay up C. keep up D. stand up
30. He must give us more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.
A. consequently B. otherwise C. therefore D. doubtlessly
31. When there was a short ______ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
A. blank B. space C. pause D. wait
32. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the ____ it involves.
A. effort B. strength C. attempt D. force
33. The main road through Little bury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ____ two lorries.
A. involving B. including C. combining D. containing
34. Very few scientists _____ with completely new answers to the world's problem.
A. come to B. come round C. come on D. come up
35. Hotel rooms must be _____ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.
A. departed B. abandoned C. vacated D. displaced
36. The ____ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.
A. respectable B. respectful C. respective D. respecting
37. I'll try to get in touch with him but he's_____ ever at home when I phone.
A hardly B almost C rarely D occasionally
38. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very ____ artist.
A. profound B. productive C. prosperous D. plentiful
39. The city suffered ______ damage as a result of the earthquake.
A. considered B. considerate C. considerable D. considering
40. Undergraduate students have no _____ to the rare books in the school library.
A. access B. entrance C. way D. path
41. We were all taken ____ by the news of the Chairman's resignation.
A. about B. apart C. aback D. aside
42. My _______ to his proposal was not quite what he expected.
A. feeling B. conduct C. outlook D. reaction
43. Rickets can result from a diet _____ in vitamin D.
A. short B. deficient C. inadequate D. failing
44. Peter clearly had no ______ of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam.
A. desire B. ambition C. willingness D. intention
45. Sports are a good ______ for a young boy's energy.
A. overflow B. exit C. outlet D. exhaust
46. Visitors are _______ to beware of pickpockets.
A. commanded B. informed C. notified D. advised
47. It was nearly an hour before the sleeping pill took _____.
A. influence B. effect C. force D. action
48. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ____ of it before setting down to a thorough study.
A. detail B. run C. gist D. core
49. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up B. must not have dressed up C. did not need to dress up D. must not dress up
50. We threw water over the woman to bring her_____.
A. up B. back C. round D. over
Unit 11
1. Their educational qualifications ____ them to a higher alary.
A. confers B. entitles C. grants D. credits
2. Not knowing she had _____ out with her boyfriend, I make the mistake of inviting them both to the party.
A. fallen B. quarreled C. parted D. separated
3. John is ______ to be washing the car, but he is watching TV now.
A. asked B. supposed C. requested D. ordered
4. We caught a ____ of a river as the train pass over a bridge.
A. glance B. glimpse C. look D. sight
5. You may be eligible for a ______ to help you study.
A. fund B. grant C. prize D. reward
6. Here are all the books I have,. You may borrow ____ you like.
A. whichever B. that C. which D. however
7. Would you be _____ to close the door?
A. too kind B. kind enough C. as kind D. so kind
8. Oh dear, I don't feel very well. I think _____.
A. I'll faint B. I'm going to faint C. I'm fainting D. I've fainted
9. By the time you receive this letter. I _____ for America.
A. will leave B. have left C. would have left D. will have left
10. I'll call you tonight at 10' clock _______ I can find a telephone that works.
A. unless B. suppose C. when D. provided
11. Fortunately, the bank clerk ____ press the alarm button before the robbers got away.
A. could B. was able to C. succeeded in D. managed
12. I'll try to get in touch with him but he's _____ ever at home when I phone.
A. hardly B. almost C. rarely D. occasionally
13. I bought a large Chinese ______ lampshade to put in my bedroom.
A. old B. round C. white D. paper
14. His courage is ____ he does not know the meaning of fear.
A. so B. so that C. such that D. that
15. I'd rather they ______ deliver the new refrigerator tomorrow.
A. wouldn't B. didn't C. shouldn't D. mustn't
16. The Committee had met many times, but had not come up with _____ to the problem.
A. a way B. an idea C. a solution D. a method
17. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they _____ the names given by the witness.
A. puzzled B. confused C. bewildered D. perplexed
18. I am _____ obliged to you for the many kindnesses you have known my son.
A. excitedly B. exceedingly C. evidently D. excessively
19. The highlight of his acting career was the opportunity of playing the _____ of Hamlet.
A. character B. personality C. play D. part
20. He narrowly _____ being seriously hurt, if not killed, by the explosion.
A. missed B. failed C. lost D. dropped
21. In the _____ of my not being there to meet you, our representative will take you to your hotel.
A. possibility B. occurrence C. occasion D. event
22. Paul was so _____ that he took no credit to himself for his good work.
A. moderate B. modest C. medium D. moral
23. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _____ of what I said.
A. notice B. attention C. consideration D. warning
24. It is no easy thing to _____ the meaning of every idiom in English.
A. get by B. get in C. get on D. get at
25. The book only _____ the causes of the war and does not do justice to the influence of the slave trade.
A. counts on B. touches on C. takes on D. pulls on
26. We must take a firm _____ against the lowering of educational standards.
A. stand B. place C. position D. reason
27. It never _____ my mind that he might refuse the request.
A. passed B. filled C. crossed D. occurred
28. At the sight of the police officer, the thief _____.
A. got to his feet B. took to his heels C. rose to his feet D. dragged his heels
29. The guide told us that an incident _____ here in 1925.
A. took place B. was taking place C. had been taking place D. had taken place
30. _____, one must understand mathematics.
A. A good scientist B. In order to be a good scientist
C. It's a good scientist D. Being a good scientist
31. Susan had worked for three years to be a computer analyst but found her progress _____.
A. discouraging B. to be discouraged C. discouraged D. to be discouraged
32. _____, all the quarrels came to an end.
A. The lost money was found B. Was the lost money found
C. Because the lost money found D. With the lost money found
33. He speaks mandarin with strong Sichuan accent, so he _____ brought up in Sichuan or some places close to Sichuan.
A. must have been B. must be C. may have been D. can't have been
34. _____ today, he would get there on Sunday.
A. Was he leaving B. Were he to leave C. If he leaves D. If he is leaving
35. His remark was _____ you might have expected.
A. that B. which C. whichever D. what
36. My car is in _____ bad condition _____ I can't drive it.
A. such, that B. too, to C. so, that D. such a, that
37. Few people said full attention to their health conditions _____ they were seriously ill.
A. when B. if C. until D. before
38. -- What do you think of their _____ play?
-- I like it much better than their _____ one.
A. last, latest B. later, last C. later, latest D. latest, last
39. _____ the 1500's _____ the first European explores the coast of California.
A. It was not until, then B. It is until, that C. It is not until, when D. It is not until, that
40. He opened his lips as if _____ some reply.
A. making B. having made C. to be made D. to make
41. The _____ of reliable data makes it impossible to reach a prompt decision.
A. presence B. consequence C. dependence D. absence
42. The first time he spoke in public he was _____ nerves.
A. overcome B. inhibited C. numbed D. frozen
43. Though he wasn't well educated, his _____ sense guided him through life.
A. common B. usual C. general D. ordinary
44. The Plate is made of a kind of plastic _____.
A. stuff B. stiff C. staff D. stick
45. The curator of the Museum was most _____ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript.
A. favorable B. gratifying C. obliging D. pleasing
46. There is pressure on the American government to _____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the US.
A. limit B. refrain C. confine D. decrease
47. The word "must" is often used to indicate _____ while "might" refers to possibility.
A. capacity B. probability C. equality D. ability
48. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be _____.
A. deceptive B. defective C. deficient D. ineffective
49. We couldn't cut the string because the _____ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A. edge B. side C. border D. front
50. In order to buy a house she had to obtain a _____ from the bank.
A. finance B. capital C. loan D. debt
Unit 12
1. Every year I have my doctor _____ on my physical condition.
A. check in B. check up C. check into D. check out
2. This ticket _____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A. gives B. entitles C. grants D. credits
3. A child who does well in exams is always _____ on to do better.
A. encouraged B. approved C. spurred D. inspired
4. The local peasants gave the soldiers clothes and food without which they _____ of hunger and cold.
A. would die B. will die C. would be dead D. would have died
5. _____ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only three fingers and a thumb.
A. Saved B. Saves C. To save D. The saving
6. Riding my bicycle home from school, _____ as I went around the corner.
A. a car hit me B. I was striked by a car C. I was struck by a car D. I was struck with a car
7. Jane was scolded by the director because he left the office with the door _____.
A. unlocking B. not being locked C. unlocked D. not locking
8. They _____ the lecture, but upon learning that we would discuss something irrelevant to their field of study, they gave it up.
A. were going to attend B. were to attend C. had attended D. would have attended
9. Without electronic computers, much of today's advanced technology _____.
A. have not been achieved B. would not achieve
C. would not have been achieved D. would not be achieved
10. _____ knows the truths about it will tell you.
A. Who that B. That C. Whoever D. That who
11. It was not yet eleven o'clock _____ a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.
A. what B. when C. that D. which
12. Women workers wear hats _____ their hair gets caught in the machinery.
A. if B. in case C. unless D. because
13. No sooner had they come back _____ they went to sleep.
A. when B. then C. until D. than
14. It _____ our teacher came that we begun the test.
A. was until B. was not until C. not until D. until was
15. _____, glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes.
A. When well fitted B. Being fitted C. was fitted D. fitted
16. We should make a clear _____ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.
A. distinction B. discrimination C. deviation D. separation
17. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ______ ones.
A. tragic B. turbulent C. vulnerable D. suspicious
18. I was deeply impressed by the hostess' ________ and enjoyed the dinner party very much.
A. hostility B. indignation C. hospitality D. humanity
19. All imaginative _______ is a reflection of the real world.
A. invention B. creation C. discovery D. illusion
20. Two discussions from different points of view may ______ each other.
A. complexion B. compliment C. appendix D. complement
21. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from ______ on earth rather than
on Mars.
A. configuration B. constitution C. condemnation D. contamination
22. The library has a vital role in our search for knowledge. It serves as a workshop for the entire college or university, students and ______ alike.
A. executives B. faculty C. crew D. staffs
23. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the ______ concern of state government.
A. extinct B. excluding C. excessive D. exclusive
24. The old sailor had never studied navigation, but he had good _____ knowledge of it.
A. periodical B. tropical C. empirical D. vertical
25. He _______ the truth at last by questioning all the bots in the school.
A. caused B. resulted C. aroused D. elicited
26. The new secretary has written a remarkably ______ report only in a few pages but with all the details.
A. concise B. clear C. precise D. elaborate
27. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of _______.
A. impulse B. disposition C. insanity D. inspiration
28. The two playwrights worked in close ______ with each other on the script.
A. collaboration B. circulation C. coalition D. inspiration
29. The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home, because I was ______ the speed limit.
A. transcending B. exceeding C. surpassing D. overtaking
30. Some people are more _____ to sea-sickness.
A. inclined B. liable C. likely D. apt
31. I think she hurt my feeling ______ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A. virtually B. deliberately C. literally D. appropriated
32. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _______, and still others are supported by religious organizations.
A. ensured B. attributed C. authorized D. endowed
33. Parents take a great interest in the _____ questions raised by their children.
A. nasty B. naive C. obscure D. offensive
34. He is well _______ with the history of the company.
A. blessed B. conformed C. complied D. acquainted
35. He wrote to me last week regarding a teaching _____ he thought might interest me.
A. profession B. proportion C. provision D. proposition
36. Competition would promote _____ and innovation.
A. stagnancy B. efficiency C. complacency D. inadvertency
37. The survey gave further _____ of continuing strength in investment.
A. incidence B. prudence C. prevalence D. evidence
38. Authorities are mounting a campaign to combat an alarming rise in juvenile _____ and drug taking.
A. delinquency B. mistake C. evil D. crime
39. Office politics is a universal problem that _____ culture.
A. goes into B. goes for C. goes with D. goes beyond
40. The Federal Reserve and other central banks spend a(n) ________ $1 billion to $3 billion buying the US currency.
A. estimated B. exact C. evaluated D. calculated
41. One may call this a crisis situation because the dollar has _____ quite steadily.
A. depreciated B. converted C. circulated D. alleviated
42. It is very discourteous to be _____ during someone's conversation.
A. in the way B. in a way C. leading the way D. giving way
43. The problem is ______ easy. But I am sure you will find a solution to it if you work.
A. above all B. terribly C. nothing but D. anything but
44. The first phone cards went into ______ in Italy in 1976. Since then they have been issued in every country.
A. circulation B. business C. currency D. force
45. If you spend all your time and energy trying to _____ out what words got said, you miss out on comprehending the message.
A. finger B. feature C. nurture D. figure
46. Language and cultural ______ have prevented many people from moving easily in American society.
A. barriers B. similarities C. problems D. disagreement
47. He wrote against people who would not show _____ to all religions.
A. complacency B. mercy C. incompetence D. persistency
48. The painting is thought to be _____. There is not another one like it in the world
A. peculiar B. unique C. single D. sterile
49. The school _____ to him missing classes without permission.
A. objected B. adjusted C. appealed D. conformed
50. His car is a much older _____ than ours.
A. model B. pattern C. manufacture D. form
Unit 1
1. This rock has to be _______ in order to build a road.
A. blasted B. explored C. hired D. maintained
2. He did not go to the party last night, which _______ her feelings deeply.
A. wounded B. injured C. hurt D. injury
3. When they returned to the river, they found that the boat had _______ away.
A. framed B. frosted C. frowned D. floated
4. If you need further information, please _______ our office.
A. constant B. construct C. contact D. contain
5. During the war, many soldiers were killed not by _______, but by disease.
A. bullets B. devil C. bible D. depth
6. We watched the ship until it became only a _______ in the distance.
A. point B. jar C. stove D. dot
7. The English proverb ‘_______ the rod and spoil the child’ means that if you deep from punishing the child, you will spoil its character.
A. rule B. rug C. clap D. spare
8. The _______ was only sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000.
A. worm B. trial C. tube D. criminal
9. Higher education in China is free but the _______ for entrance is strong.
A. comparison B. consequence C. competition D. crawl
10.The light is too _______ for me to read. I can not stand any more.
A. rid B. ripe C. soup D. dim
11.The water _______ from the tap and damaged all the books in my study.
A. sprayed B. puzzled C. inclined D. exported
12. In the United States, congress makes the laws and the President _______ them.
A. orders B. conquers C. executes D. hedges
13. She is too _______ to answer questions in the class.
A. eagle B. cough C. eager D. couch
14. We enjoy seeing the glorious _______ of the rising sun.
A. beams B. beans C. beef D. bead
15.In the _______ English reading course, the students have to read a lot.
A. extensive B. mechanical C. mercury D. opera
16.He gave up his study in college in _______.
A. bundle B. butcher C. ash D. despair
17.Several people _______ the car accident.
A. witnessed B. proved C. swallowed D. drugged
18.They will _______ the project with the necessary funds.
A. refer B. relate C. furnace D. furnish
19.I took it for _______ that you wouldn’t come here again.
A. grand B. tame C. granted D. thumb
20.He was sent to London on a special _______.
A. missing B. missile C. mission D. mistress
21.This light shelf is strong enough to _______ all the books here.
A. wipe B. wax C. survey D. sustain
22.The _______ Court is the highest court in the United States.
A. Vital B. Thunder C. Reverse D. Supreme
23.Our university has an international student exchange _______ with the University of Wyoming in the United States.
A. procession B. provision C. profession D. program
24.He ________ of me the best way to go.
A. investigated B. inquired C. frightened D. resorted
25.Mr. White tried to _______ this job through the influence of his father.
A. harness B. fetch C. curse D. obtain
26.The police dog finally found the _______ of the prisoners of war.
A. steep B. resolution C. porter D. trail
27.As the only _______ in the small village, he not only fixed the furniture but also made furniture for the villagers.
A. symbol B. source C. pan D. carpenter
28.A big crowd gathered around the bus, almost _______ the traffic.
A. affecting B. blocking C. creating D. mating
29.As far as I see, this book has its own _______.
A. merit B. signal C. visible D. swift
30.This tree is too _______ to be planted in this area.
A. tremendous B. vigorous C. shy D. tender
31.This product is _______ to change without notice.
A. despite B. evil C. subject D. crust
32.I don’t know how he can _______ himself for such conduct.
A. justify B. locate C. rear D. swear
33.The stolen watch has been _______ to its owner.
A. retired B. pitched C. restored D. cured
34.It is _______ cold this winter in Xi’an.
A. considerably B. tight C. naval D. moreover
35.It has been my _______ to meet with this accident.
A. journal B. reduction C. affect D. fate
36.Her smile _______ her secret even though she didn’t admit the fact.
A. reviewed B. reversed C. responded D. revealed
37.He ________ that he could finish the job without any help.
A. designed B. headed C. claimed D. preserved
38.Professor Li _______ his success to his mother.
A. owns B. ruins C. owes D. roars
39.The election _______ for the State governor has begun this year.
A. campaign B. bolt C. hell D. immense
40.Anyone without _______ illness can do this simple job.
A. mild B. mind C. mental D. mend
41.Glass may _______ at high temperature.
A. profit B. pronounce C. sting D. melt
42.Silver _______ electricity far better than other materials.
A. equips B. strikes C. cracks D. conducts
43.Everyone is encouraged to _______ food or clothing for those who suffered a great deal in the flood.
A. attribute B. distribute C. contribute D. drift
44.White teeth are a sharp _______ to black skin.
A. content B. contract C. contrast D. contain
45.Tom is _______ about photography. He spends nearly all his money on it.
A. justice B. innocent C. fierce D. crazy
46.We need help from the other countries. But we do not _______ on others for support.
A. engage B. lean C. strip D. multiply
47.We will _______ the plan because of the cost.
A. council B. journal C. damp D. oppose
48.Our train is _______ at Shanghai at seven o’clock this evening.
A. due B. crystal C. cushion D. cooperation
49.Her voice was _______ in the noise.
A. filled B. entertained C. enormous D. drowned
50.He is very _______ in his family and never does anything against his wife.
A. hence B. possess C. outer D. humble
Unit 2
1.Freshman____ provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.
A. orientation B. acquaintance C. directory D. dictation
2.The volcano that raised the islands are still ____ in places.
A. inactive B. enormous C. energetic D. lively
3.This law is so difficult to understand that only a lawyer can ____ us.
A. enlighten B. illustrateC. explain D. demonstrate
4.The king ____ his people with terrible taxes and punishment.
A. depressed B. impressed C. oppressed D. expressed
5.I have no ____ but to listen to my boss.
A. privilege B. respect C. priority D. option
6.Perhaps you are aware that I am your legal ____ till you are of age.
A. guard B. guardian C. escort D. supervisor
7.Shortly after the ____of war he was enrolled in the army.
A. outcome B. outletC. output D. outbreak
8.The old man did not smoke himself and was so____ that he did not allow his friends to smoke when they visited him.
A. intolerable B. tolerable C. intolerant D. tolerant
9.He attends to the ____ of important business himself.
A. transition B. transaction C. transformation D. transmission
10.The scene is so beautiful that it ____ my power of description.
A. ascends B. descendsC. transcends D. overtakes
11.The two cities were connected to each other by a ____ after flood cut them off.
A. suspension B. diversion C. highway D.
12.On hearing her son’s voice on the line, all her fears and anxiety ____.
A. retired B. relayedC. dissipated D. tightened
13.In the 1980’s, four cities in southern China were first ____ as special economic zones, enjoying special policies.
A. designated B. judged C. emerged D. nominated
14.He is a man who believes in strict____ and he seldom deviates from his principles.
A. wisdom B. brotherhood C. worship D. discipline
15.He has been ____with a certain form of mental disorder for twenty years.
A. afflicted B. addictedC. affiliated D. consulted
16.The city is setting about regulating the installation of ____ wires for the sake of smooth traffic and the safety of pedestrians.
A. underground B. marineC. acid D. aerial
17.Hamlet was in (a) ____ when he said “To be or not to be?”, for it is really hard for one to decide whether to die or to live!
A. consciousness B. delightC. dilemma D. rage
18.Any irresponsible explosion of nuclear weapons may bring ____ results to the environment and the mankind.
A. desirable B. disastrous C. radical D. rational
19.Death is a ____ to everyone. God is impartial on this matter.
A. glory B. privilege C. destiny D. farewell
20.A sharp increase in military expenditure brought the cabinet a budget ___.
A. deficit B. debt C. red D. estimation
21.The wellequipped swimming pool is the favorite____ of the boys in summer.
A. residence B. site C. haunt D. hotel
22.Don’t mention the failure in Mary’s ____or she will go crazy.
A. distance B. hearingC. range D. neighborhood
23.The professor had to explain the profound theory in a/an ____language because of the audience’s poor knowledge in this field.
A. luminous B. abstract C. dull D. theoretical
24.The Forbidden City, known as the former ____palace, is still kept intact at the center of the metropolis.
A. emperor B. imperial C. feudal D. ancient
25.The driver no longer____ himself in drinking after experiencing that accident.
A. indulged B. devoted C. immersed D. induced
26.Since the complex moved away, this town has only a ____ of its former population.
A. remain B. remainder C. majority D. remnant
27.Malnutrition(营养不良) and hard work____ her health and she looked thin and pale.
A. promoted B. impairedC. accelerated D. smashed
28.Some people like to____ the old systems and traditions; others like to preserve them.
A. innovate B. persist C. insist D. adhere
29.He gave us ____ consent to take the apples for he smiled when he saw us do it.
A. explicit B. implicitC. ambiguous D. negative
30.I expected her to do well in the final examination, but she has been____ by her illness.
A. caught B. fascinatedC. discouraged D. handicapped
31.The machine looked like a large, __________,old-fashioned typewriter.
A. forceful B. clumsy C. intense D. tricky
32. Though she began her______ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star..
A. employment B. career C. occupation D. profession
33. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to__________ with the local police
A. inquire B. consult C. register D. profession
34.Considering your salary, you should be able to __________at least twenty dollars a week
A. put forward B. put up C. put out D put aside
35. As he has__________ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.
A. torn B. wasted C. exhausted D. consumed
36.These teachers try to be objective when they__________ the integrated ability of their students
A. justify B. evaluate C. indicate D. reckon
37. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and __________,and many girls envy her.
A. slender B. light C. faint D. minor
38. Tomorrow the mayor is to __________a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
A. coordinate B. cooperate C. accompany D. associate
39. I'm ______enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.
A. realistic B. conscious C. register D. resolve
40.Can you give me even the __________clue as to where her son might be?
A. simplest B. slightest C. least D. utmost
41. Norman Davis will be remembered by many with _______not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful
and faithful friend
A. kindness B. friendliness C. warmth D. affection
42. Salaries for ________positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.
A. legal B. optional C. voluntary D. temporary
43. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. __________it has affected the
traditional role of men.
A. Above all B. In all C. At most D. At last
44. Science and technology have __________in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production.
A. attached B. assisted C. contributed D. witnessed
45. As an actor he could communicate a whole __________of emotions.
A. frame B. range C. number D. scale
46. This is what you should bear in mind: Don't __________a salary increase before you actually get it.
A. hang on B. draw on C. wait on D. count on
47. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated __________instead of mechanically.
A. artificially B. automatically C. manually D. synthetically
48. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't __________her grip on my arm.
A. loosen B. remove C. relieve D. dismiss
49. He never arrives on time and my __________is that he feels the meetings are useless.
A. preference B. conference C. inference D. reference
50. Mrs. Smith was so __________about everything that no servants could please her.
A. specific B. special C. precise D. particular
Unit 3
1. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war.
A) protecting B) preserving C) protesting D) prosecuting
2. I’m afraid I will have to ____her invitation to the party.
A) refuse B) refute C) ignore D) decline
3. The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ____ for it.
A) as much twice B) much as twice C) as twice much D) twice as much
4. He can’t start the car because the battery has ____.
A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off
5. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge ____ our thinking.
A) upon which to base B) which to base uponC) which to be based on D) to base on which
6. This design is ____ that one.
A) more superior to B) far superior than C) more superior than D) far superior to
7. I wondered what her ____ to the news would be.
A) impression B) reaction C) comment D) opinion
8. She shouldn’t have stood in a queue; she ____ her underground ticket from the machine.
A) has got B) must have got C) could have got D) got
9. Don’t worry. ____ that you will be treated equally.
A) I’ll look forward to it B) I’ll try my utmost C) I’ll be on the alert D) I’ll see to it
10. The workers agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demand.
A) call off B) call out C) call to D) call on
11. I’d rather you ____ so rudely to her.
A) don’t speak B) won’t speak C) should not speak D) didn’t speak
12. Today many kinds of electrical ____ are available, which has made housework much easier than before.
A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment
13. The author is going to ____ his play for television.
A) add B) adopt C) adapt D)adjust
14. ____ for your help, I’d never have been able to achieve such a success.
A) If I had not been B) Had it not beenC) If it were not D) Had it not
15. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ____.
A) boundaries B) limitations C) confinements D) restraints
16. I’m afraid I can’t ____ you ____; you’ll have to go to a hotel.
A) put ...up B) pick ... up C) pull ... up D) wake ... up
17. The guests said that they wouldn’t mind ____.
A) to have a little light music B) having a little light music
C) have a little light music D) if they have a little light music
18. Although this area is very poor just now, its ____ wealth is great.
A) previous B) profound C) potential D) primary
19. He ran quickly to the classroom, two books ____ under his arm.
A) to be hold B) held C) were held D) holding
20. We must try our best to lower the cost of our products. Otherwise the high cost will ____ our profit.
A) cut off B) cut in C) cut short D) cut into
21. Tom is not very clever, but he is the most ____ pupil in the class.
A) industrious B) indulgent C) industrial D) indifferent
22. No sooner had he arrived home ____ he was asked to start another journey.
A) when B) than C) then D) until
23. Young children easily ____ words that their parents frequently use.
A) put up B) turn up C) bring up D) pick up
24. Only when you have obtained all the information about it ____ come to a sound judgment.
A) you can B) you will C) would you D) can you
25. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored B) neglected C) denied D) refused
26. All ____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A) what is needed B) the thing needed C) which is needed D) that is needed
27. The factory has ____several workers because of the drop in sales.
A) laid off B) laid out C) laid aside D) laid down
28. There were no tickets ____ for Friday’s performance.
A) applicable B) approachable C) attainable D) available
29. There was a traffic jam; otherwise I ____ here on time.
A) would be B) had been C) should be D) would have been
30. If you don’t work hard, you are bound to fall behind others, ____ smart you might be.
A) whatever B) though C) whatsoever D) however
31. Harold is a good student, ____ his best subject.
A) as English B) English asC) being English D) English being
32. They ____ through the woods talking about the current affairs.
A) wandered B) strayedC) rambled D) wondered
33. Tom felt awfully sorry ____ her about his absence in the party.
A) about B) forC) with D) on
34. We chose this flat for it is very ____ for my office.
A) suitable B) comfortableC) near D) convenient
35. Chinese is the ____ language of most Chinese.
A) mother B) nativeC) natural D) home
36. He has been ____ such a bad temper all day.
A) in B) onC) by D) at
37.While at home, she preferred ____
A) doing something to doing nothing B) to do something rather do nothing
C) doing something rather do nothing D) to do something to doing nothing
38. ____she finds out that you’ve lost her dog?
A) What though B) What ifC) What about D) What ever
39. All the machines in the lab are ____ Miss White.
A) in charge of B) in the charge ofC) under the charge ofD) under charge of
40. We agreed to you plan____, but we think it needs modification in some area.
A) in principal B) on principalC) in principle D) on principle
41. You will surely succeed in passing CET-4, ____ you work hard at your English.
A) so long as B) in caseC) in that D) as soon as
42. The whole journey ____ a full week by the time it ends in France.
A) will have lasted B) would lastC) has lasted D) must have lasted
43. Autumn now approaching, the peasants are ____.
A) at busiest B) at their busiestC) on busiest D) on their busiest
44. She is fully occupied everyday with ____.
A) her not intelligent son B) her not very intelligent son
C) the not intelligent son of her D) the not intelligent son of hers
45. Not until ____ to go on strike.
A) all the demands has been turned down the workers decided
B) had all the demands been turned down the workers decided
C) all the demands had been turned down did the workers decide
D) had all the demands been turned down did the workers decide
46. As heir ____ his parent’s property, he will get 8 million dollars.
A) on B) byC) to D) at
47. The ____ of the meal were thrown away.
A) remainder B) restC) ruins D) remains
48. The best student in each class will ____ a prize at the end of term.
A) award B) possessC) reward D) receive
49. Great efforts to increase wheat production must be made if bread shortages ____ avoided.
A) will be B) are to beC) can be D) were to be
50. There are more than 50 proposals ____ at the conference.
A) to discuss B) to be discussedC) discussing D) having been discussed
Unit 4
1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting?
A) explain B) excuseC) describe D) account
2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do.
A)admired B) amazedC) amused D) curious
3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.
A) power B) voiceC) volume D) sound
4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.
A) quantity B) numberC) share D) amount
5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely.
A) all but B) nothing butC) something but D) anything but
6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.
A) take place B) take overC) take down D) take the place of
7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.
A) For there to be B) As there to beC) For there being D) As there being
8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.
A) that B) whoseC) what D) which
9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.
A) laid B) lyingC) lain D) laying
10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.
A) studied B) should studyC) study D) had studied
11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.
A) to take B) taking C) of taking D) to taking
12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.
A) into B) onC) of D) under
13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.
A) intervals B) basesC) gaps D) times
14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.
A)cut up B)cut offC)cut across D)cut down
15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts.A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow
16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.
A) equipment B) facilitiesC) appliances D) apparatus
17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.
A) to face B) face C) facing D) faces
18. They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10,000 yuan. They liked it
so much that they would have paid ____ for it.
A) twice as much B) as much twiceC) as twice much D) much as twice
19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her.
A) she B) when she C) that she D) and see
20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than____ in the class
A) anyone’s B) anyone elseC) anyone else’s D) anyone’s else
21. The first prize goes to ____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.
A) whomever B) whicheverC) no matter who D) whoever
22. Society is a building, to the construction of ____ every member brings a brick.
A) that B) which C) it D) this
23. The applicant filled in the form，but he didn’t know which office room ____.
A) to send it to B) to be sent to C) to have it sent to D) to sent it
24. Young ____ he was, he was trusted with an important task.
A)because B)althoughC)as D)since
25. Tom broke the glass of the neighbor’s window. I’ll ____ that he will not do it again.
A) hope for B ) be sure C) see to it D) make it so
26.The new cars of the Volkswagon Company are now being ____at the rate of 1,000 every week.
A) turned out B) turned downC) turned up D) turned on
27. It was urgent that he ____ her immediately.
A) calls B) calledC) call D) would call
28. I don’t ____ going to the movie.
A) feel for B) feel likeC) feel out D) feel
29. The meeting drew to a ____ late in the afternoon.
A) near B) close C) point D) tail
30. John regretted ____ to the meeting last week.
A) not going B) not go to C) not having been going D) not to be going
31. The great us of a school education is ____ to teach you things ____ teach you the art of learning.
A) as much ... asB) much as ... asC) not so much ...as toD) not to be going
32. Mr. Smith has been away from home for a long time. He is looking forward to ____ his wife.
A) hear from B)hearing from C)hear of D)hearing of
33. Whenever we visited them, they ____ television.
A)have watched B)watchC)are watching D)were watching
34. He couldn’t say what it was ____ bothered him.
A) what B) itC) that D) which
35. The master was very angry and had all the men ____ before him.
A) brought B) be brought C) to be brought D) being brought
36. Evidence has been piled up ____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as five months old. A) what B) which C) whose D) that
37. She doesn’t want to work right now, because she thinks that if she ____ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to visit her friends very often.
A) has to getB) were to getC) had gotD) could have got
38. It’s reported that by the end of this year the output of cement in the factory ____ by about 20%.
A) will have risen B) will be rising C) has risen D) has been rising
39. You ____ her in her office last week; she has been out of the city for two months.
A) needn’t have seenB) might have seenC) must have seenD) can’t have seen
40. It’s politely requested by the hotel management that radios ____ after
10 o’clock at night.
A) were not playedB) not to playC) not be played D)did not play
41. By buying ten books every month, he soon ____ a good library.
A) accumulated B) assembled C) collected D) acquired
42. Mary doesn’t want to work right away because she thinks that if she ____ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her boy friends very often.
A)has to get B) had got C)were to get D) could have got
43. They are all for your proposal that the seminar ____.
A) be put off B) was put off C) should put off D) is to put off
44. She never laughed, ____ cry.
A) or she ever did B) nor did she ever C) or did she ever D) nor she ever did
45. The United Nations ____ trying to find a better way to bring the two parties together.
A) is B) are C) be D) being
46. You can ____ meat or fish in salt.
A) preserve B) reserve C) remain D) maintain
47. He ____ the newspaper while having his breakfast .
A) observed B) overlooked C) scanned D) glanced
48. ____ her sister, Mary is careless and irresponsible.
A) likely B) unlike C) dislike D) alike
49. Although his gestures were elaborate, his face was ____.
A) blank B) empty C) vacant D) hollow
50. It is universally____ that dogs have an acute sense of smell.
A) confessed B) acknowledged C) admitted D) conceded
Unit 5
1. Ability to get along with people is an ____ in business.
A) capital B) property C) goods D) asset
2. Many Africans were ____ to Christianity.
A) changed B) transformed C) converted D) exchanged
3. The ____ scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye.
A) significant B) magnificent C) superstitious D) substantial
4. A lot of traffic accidents____ from carelessness.
A) arouse B) arise C) raise D) rise
5. The teacher____ me____ for disobedience.
A) called ...down B) called...upon C) called...off D) called...out
6. Some areas, ____their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A) due to B) but for C) in spite of D) with regard to
7. I left for the school earlier than usual this morning ____ traffic jam.
A) in terms of B) in case of C) for the sake of D) at the risk of
8. John felt very ____ when everyone laughed at his question.
A) boring B) complex C) embarrassed D) encouraged
9. He criticized everything and everybody, and even ____ his teachers.
A) ran over B) ran down C) ran against D) ran into
10. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____.
A) had been dreaming B) have been dreaming C) are dreaming D) had dreamt
11. It was several hours before I was ____ of what was happening.
A) alive B) aware C) awake D) ware
12. Understanding this article is ____ a seven-year-old child’s capacity.
A) on B) up C) down D) beyond
13. Frequent cultural exchange will certainly help ____friendly relations between our two universities.
A) foster B) utilize C) cherish D) raise
14. Such a difficult operation may not succeed, it’s a(n) ____ gamble.
A) essential B) fundamental C) elementary D) inevitable
15. The Chinese nation is____ for its diligence and courage.
A) disgusted B) distinguished C) discouraged D) disappointed
16. ____ right now, she would not be late for the class.
A) Would she leave B) If she leave C) Were she to leaveD) If she had left
17. The student was very excited when he ____ his teacher in this important lecture.
A) assisted B) insisted C) resisted D) persisted
18. In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had ____strength of body and mind
A) retreated B) recorded C) recovered D) replaced
19. He was bothered by the____ bark of dogs in the neighborhood every night.
A) constant B) perpetual C) long D) steady
20. The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions____ world civilization.
A) to B) towards C) with D) in
21. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ____ situation.
A) similar B) alike C) same D) likely
22. In this factory , suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ____.
A) admitted B) acknowledgedC) absorbed D) considered
23. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’____.
A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise
24. In a typhoon , winds____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.
A) assume B) accomplish C) attain D) assemble
25. Difficulties and hardships have ____the best qualities of the young geologist.
A) brought out B) brought aboutC) brought forth D) brought up
26. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to____ the investment plan within a week.
A) work out B) put out C) make out D) set out
27. Richard doesn’t think he could ever____ what is called “free-style” poetry.
A) take on B) take over C) take to D) take after
28. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____by the same federal laws.
A) stand B) conform C) abide D) sustain
29. The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope, ____to orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky.
A) subject B) owing C) available D) due
30. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no ____ to speed up deliveries.
A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress
31.The tourist will be prevented from entering a country if he does not have ____ passport.
A) an operative B) a valid C) an efficient D) an effective
32. With prices ____so much, it’s hard for the company to plan a budget.
A) fluctuating B) waving C) swinging D) vibrating
33. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ____ going to the doctor.
A) put off B) hold backC) put aside D) hold up
34. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ____very little.
A) put off B) hold back C) put aside D) hold up
35. A really powerful speaker can ____ the feelings of the audience to the fever of excitement.
A) work out B) work over C) work at D) work up
36. Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society , which ____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A) deprives B) restricts C) rejects D) denies
37. Though ____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A) raised B) grown C) developed D) cultivated
38. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ____ without scientific basis.
A) process B) practice C) procedure D) program
39. We cannot always____ the wind , so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.
A) hang on B) count on C) hold on D) come on
40.Craing assured his boss that he would ____all his energies in doing this new job.
A) call forth B) call atC) call on D) call off
41. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns , cancer of other damage to the body.
A) disclosure B) exhibition C) contact D) exposure
42. When confronted with such questions , my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A) dim B) blank C) faint D) vain
43. More than two hundred years ago the United States ____ form the British Empire and became an independent country.
A) got offB) pulled down C) broke awayD) dropped off
44. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is____ loud continuous noise.
A) subjected to B) filled with C) associated withD) attached to
45. Some of the most important concepts in physics their success ____ to these mathematical systems.
A) oblige B) due C) contribute D) attribute
46. I support your decision , but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ____ to it.
A) connected B) fastened C) bound D) stuck
47. The English language contains a(n)____of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.A) altitude B) latitude C) multitude D) attitude
48. So forcefully ____ that we were all convinced.
A) he did speak B) he spoke C) did he speak D) that he spoke
49. We shall start at seven if it ____ by that time.
A) will stop raining B) stops to rainC) has stopped raining D) will have stopped to rain
50.____ you may be right, I can’t altogether agree.
A) As B) While C) If D) Since
Unit 6
1.____ all behavior is learned behavior is a basic assumption of social scientists.
A) Nearly B) That nearlyC) It is nearly D) When nearly
2. On cloudy nights it is not possible to see the stars with ____ eye.
A) naked B) bareC) flesh D) pure
3. During the storm we took ____ in the doorway of a shop.
A) rescue B) shelterC) shield D) proof
4. The ship’s captain and members of the ____welcomed us on board.
A) staff B) crewC) team D) chain
5. At the first ____ of twelve everyone stopped for lunch.
A) sound B) strokeC) moment D) minute
6. The map was drawn to the standard____ of 1/100,000 so there was not much detail.
A) base B) lineC) rate D) scale
7. Her skirt had been so ____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
A) crushed B) tornC) dirty D) untidy
8. We are taking ____a collection to buy flowers for John because he is in the hospital.
A) to B) upC) over D) off
9. It’s not what she says that bothers me. It’s the reason she says it. You’ve got to read ____ the lines with her.
A) among B) amongstC) between D) through
10. I mistook you ____ your brother.
A) for B) asC) to be D) by
11. I am easily hurt because my feelings are very ____.
A) sensible B) sensationalC) sensitive D) sentimental
12. The medical record shows that it was the drug, not the disease, ____ killed him several years ago.
A) the effects of whichB) the effects of it C) finally D) that
13. What you have done is ____ the doctor’s orders.
A) attached to B) responsible to) resistant to D) contrary to
14. You can’t see through a telescope unless it is ____ correctly to your sight.
A) adapted B) adoptedC) adjusted D) accustomed
15. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of ____.
A) crisis B) urgencyC) emergency D) emergence
16.____ nothing more to discuss, the secretary-general got to his feet, said goodbye and left the room.
A) There was B) BeingC) There being D) As there being
17. I ____you that the machine will arrive next week.
A) insist B) confirmC) assure D) undertake
18. Many new ____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A) opportunities B) necessitiesC) probabilities D) realities
19. His discovery counts ____nothing though he tried very hard.
A) on B) forC) in D) up
20. He has never felt himself so powerfully ____to the scientific ideal.
A) interested B) absorbedC) confident D) attracted
21. If you don’t put the food in the refrigerator, it may go ____.
A) off B) overC) wrong D) out
22. If this university ____ such a good reputation, I would not have come here.
A) didn’t have B) hadn’t hadC) doesn’t have D) hasn’t had
23. He agreed with the plan in ____, but thought that in practice it would not work.
A) attitude B) approach C) viewpoint D) principle
24. If only we ____ then the disease was curable.
A) knew B) could know C) had known D) would have known
25. The weather is highly ____ at this time of the year and it is hard to know what to wear.
A) various B) variantC) variable D) varied
26. Our company decided to ____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.
A) destroy B) refuse C) assume D) cancel
27. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the U.S. to ____ the centennial（一百周年）of A. Einstein’s birth.
A) congratulate B) applaudC) celebrate D) participate
28.Not until midnight ____him in the hotel.
A) we found B) we did findC) found we D) did we find
29. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t ____what color it was.
A) make out B) look to C) look out D) take in
30. High in the sky a ____ of birds was flying southward.
A) swarm B) flockC) crowd D) herd
31. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course
A) he was knowing B) he is knowingC) having a knowledge of D) knows
32. You ____that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
A) ought to write B) ought to have writtenC) should write D) should be writing
33. Joseph was very lucky____ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
A. to escape B. to have escapedC. to escaping D. to be escaping
34. Bread and butter____ liked by Westerners.
A. is B. are C. were D. be
35. The back garden of our house contains a lawn,____very pleasant to sit on in summer.
A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is
36. He set up in business ____ his own and was very successful.
A. in B. of C. on D. by
37. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ____ last night.
A. must study B. should have studiedC. must have studied D. is sure to study
38. Frank almost never received any education, ____?
A. would he B. did heC. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he
39. Even if his letter ____tomorrow, it ____too late to do anything.
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...wereC. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be
40. We can hear ____from the back of the room.
A. just as good B. just as easy C. just as well D. easily as well
41. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ____of paint on a clean surface.
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
42. The small mountain village was ____ by the snow for more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut outC. cut off D. cut away
43. Miss Green was ____ $100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed
44. Modern ____ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A. technique B. technology C. tactics D. tendency
45. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ____ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming
46. Under this ____ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky
47. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ____ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum
48. Nancy was surprised that they have____. They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out
49. The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists.
A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity
50. Our ____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory
Unit 7
1. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they always give him whatever he wants.
A. wasted B. spoiledC. destroyed D. uneducated
2. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ____ a gas.
A. give into B. give overC. give off D. give away
3. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ____ with him at once.
A. peace B. large C. ease D. best
4. —Can you take the day off tomorrow?
—Well, I’all have to get ____from my boss.
A. permission B. permitC. allowance D. possession
5. The ____in Janet’s character has hindered her from advancement in her career.
A. weakness B. meritC. defect D. shortcoming
6. As a _____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A. flexible B. versatile C. sophisticated D. productive
7. As a salesman, he works on a (an) _____ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells.
A. income B. commission C. salary D. pension
8. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _____ targets and moving targets.
A. stationary B. standing C. stable D. still
9. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _____.
A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say
10. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _____ our seat belt.
A. tied B. locked C. fastened D. closed
11. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly _____ to another subject.
A. committed B. switched C. favored D. transmitted
12. At no time _____ other countries.
A. China will invade B. will invade China C. will China invade D. invade will China
13. Be here on Friday _____ the latest.
A. at B. by C. for D. in
14. Because the whole country is in a financial dilemma, the government calls on us to _____ economy.
A. make B. practice C. carry D. develop
15. Before he started the work, I asked the builder to give me an _____ of the cost of repairing the roof.
A. assessment B. estimate C. announcement D. evaluation
16. Beryl hardly ever goes to _____ the cinema.
A. neither the theatre or B. either the theatre nor
C. neither the theatre nor D. the theatre or
17. Beside being expensive, the food tastes _____.
A. badly B. too much bad C. too badly D. bad
18. Britain's press is unusual _____ it is divided into two very different types of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.
A. in how B. in what C. in which D. in that
19. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _____ the surroundings.
A. explore B. expose C. exploit D. expand
20. Cancer is second only _____ heart disease as a cause of death.
A. of B. to C. with D. from
21. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud continuous noise.
A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to
22. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ______ directed.
A. like B. so C. which D. as
23. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption B. transition C. consumption D. interaction
24. Charles can't go to work today because he _____ a cold.
A. has B. feels C. takes D. thinks
25. Charles has not the least ______ of giving up his research.
A. intention B. decision C. idea D. hope
26. Columbus' decision to sail west to reach the East _____ on his belief that the earth was round.
A. existed B. sat C. relaxed D. rested
27. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _____ movie could not hold our attention.
A. three-hours B. three-hour C. three-hours' D. three-hour's
28. Difficulties can _____ a person's best qualities.
A. bring up B. bring out C. bring about D. bring to
29. Doctors sometimes _____ old cures when modern medicine doesn't work.
A. fall on B. fall down on C. fall back on D. fall in upon
30. Does brain power _____ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers.
A. descend B. decline C. deduce D. collapse
31. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _____ it comes to classroom tests.
A. when B. since C. before D. after
32. Don't worry. The company will _____ all your expense.
A. satisfy B. meet C. pay D. submit
33. Eventually, people spread throughout the continent, ______ the entire species.
A. wiping out B. wiping away C. wiping off D. wiping up
34. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy.
A. preserve B. stay C. maintain D. reserve
35. Faced with the ______ difficulties, they are determined to carry on their program.
A. satisfactory B. attributable C. innocent D. intangible
36. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, ______ the same company.
A. all else B. much worse C. let alone D. less likely
37. Flying in an airplane was once thought to be an impossible ______.
A. task B. profession C. promise D. contest
38. Fresh vegetables are straight from the ______ and raw vegetables are ______.
A. earth...cooked B. soil...uncooked C. floor...cooked D. ground...uncooked
39. From this material we can _____ hundreds of what you may call direct products.
A. derive B. discern C. diminish D. displace
40. Fruit is cheapest _____ season.
A. at B. on C. in D. through
41. Fruit pickers are paid at the _____ of '4.00 an hour.
A. rate B. scale C. sum D. value
42. Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are ______.
A. notorious B. anxious C. noxious D. delicious
43. George wasn't in class today, Professor Brown excused him ______.
A. from attending B. of attending C. to attend D. attending
44. Class will _____ at a high temperature and will be in a liquid condition.
A. dissolve B. disappear C. melt D. evaporate
45. Hamlet _____ his father's death on his uncle.
A. reversed B. reverted C. revenged D. revealed
46. He _____ tennis every day since he ______ sixteen.
A. has played... is B. played... has been
C. was playing...has been D. has been playing...was
47. He appeared _____ with our team's performance.
A. satisfying B. to be satisfying C. to satisfy D. satisfied
48. He believed that the greatest of his _____ was that he'd never had a college education.
A. grieves B. misfortunes C. disasters D. sorrows
49. He delivered _____ orders for a Chinese restaurant for the whole summer vacation so as to earn enough money for his tuition.
A. take off B. take over C. take up D. take out
50. He does not _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
A. equal B. match C. qualify D. fit
Unit 8
1. He finished _____ in the 1,500-meter run.
A. champion B. championship C. first D. No. one
2. He has been asked to account _____ his absence.
A. for B. on C. of D. about
3. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _____ on what he promises.
A. faith B. belief C. credit D. reliance
4. He is _____ the run from the police.
A. in B. off C. on D. after
5. He is an artist with seemingly unlimited _____.
A. creativity B. creature C. creation D. creative
6. He knows the rules but does not know how to ______ it.
A. control B. direct C. apply D. run
7. He made a ____ inspection of the doors and the windows before leaving.
A. slowly B. leisurely C. carefully D. seriously
8. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new building after him.
A. genuine B. minimum C. modest D. generous
9. He must have had an accident, or he _____ then.
A. would have been here B. had to be here C. should be here D. would be here
10. He often sat in a small bar drinking considerably more than _____.
A. he was in good health B. his health was good
C. his good health was D. was good for his health
11. He pointed out that the living standard of urban and _____ people continued to improve.
A. remote B. municipal C. rural D. provincial
12. He said nothing at all, but his eyes spoke _____ him.
A. for B. up C. out D. against
13. He took me _____ task for not doing it.
A. into B. upon C. to D. on
14. He used examples to _____ his argument.
A. strengthen B. increase C. fix D. underline
15. He was here _____ the stroke.
A. in B. on C. with D. to
16. He was one of the greatest writers _____ had ever lived.
A. who B. which C. that D. as
17. He would try to ingratiate himself _____ his clients in order to earn more money.
A. into B. with C. for D. from
18. Her address made a great impression _____ the audience.
A. at B. of C. in D. on
19. Here is one of the most interesting novels that _____ been published _____ the war.
A. has ... after B. have ... after C. have ... since D. has ... since
20. His companions have threatened to _____ his crimes to the police.
A. impose B. express C. enclose D. expose
21. His extravagance reduced him _____ for his living.
A. to beg B. from begging C. to begging D. into begging
22. His death _____ with age.
A. deteriorated B. determined C. detected D. detained
23. His long service with the company was _____ with a present.
A. admitted B. acknowledged C. attributed D. accepted
24. His novel _____ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.
A. sends B. provides C. throws D. puts
25. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife.
A. combine B. compete C. coincide D. compromise
26. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _____ point.
A. in B. on C. to D. for
27. His work is only _____, certainly not distinguished.
A. fair B. remarkable C. good D. wonderful
28. Hot metal _____ as it grows cooler.
A. contracts B. reduces C. condenses D. compresses
29. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.
A. capacity B. strength C. length D. possibility
30. How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.
A. has B. have C. having D. to have
31. I _____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
A. express B. confess C. verify D. acknowledge
32. I always _____ what I have said.
A. get to B. see to C. lead to D. hold to
33. I am not used _____ to like that.
A. to being spoken B. to speak C. being spoken D. to speaking
34. I am sorry that I must _____ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.
A. decline B. reject C. accept D. receive
35. I appreciate _____ to your home.
A. to be invited B. to have invited C. being invited D. having invited
36. I can _____ some noise while I'm studying, but I can't stand loud noises.
A. come up with B. catch up with C. put up with D. keep up with
37. I cannot give you _____ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.
A. an expense B. a charge C. a purchase D. an order
38. I didn't quite _____ to what you had said. Would you mind repeating it?
A. catch on B. get hold C. catch up D. go on
39. I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely _____ my idea to prove your point.
A. revising B. contradicting C. distorting D. distracting
40. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _____ something occurred which attracted my attention.
A. unless B. until C. when D. while
41. I have the honor of introducing to you Mr. Alan, who will _____ you on his recent tour abroad.
A. address B. speak C. talk D. converse
42. I have two boys but _____ of them likes sweets.
A. both B. neither C. either D. none
43. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _____ for it.
A. more than to go B. than going C. rather than to go D. more than going
44. I regret _____ so much time and money on stamps.
A. to waste B. for wasting C. having wasted D. at wasting
45. I was greatly disappointed _____ that affair.
A. out B. in C. to D. toward
46. I would like to have a talk with him _____ his convenience.
A. in B. at C. for D. with
47. I'd rather you _____ those important documents with you.
A. don't take B. didn't take C. won't take D. not take
48. If a couple are divorced and their child lives with his mother, he is said to suffer from lack of _____ love.
A. maternal B. fraternal C. paternal D. parental
49. If English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that the native speaker of English does not even have to _____.
A. think out B. think about C. think over D. think for
50. If it _____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea.
A. isn't B. wasn't C. weren't D. hadn't been
Unit 9
1. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _____ in the courtyard.
A. converge B. assemble C. crowd D. accumulate
2. If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1995, the housing problems now in some parts of the country _____ so serious.
A. wouldn't be B. wouldn't have been C. will not be D. would have not been
3. If Tom wins tomorrow, he _____ thirty races in the past four years.
A. will win B. has won C. would have won D. will have won
4. If we believe something is good and true we should _____ to it.
A. hold up B. keep on C. hold on D. keep up
5. If you _____ James, ask him to phone me.
A. should see B. must see C. might see D. would see
6. If you are required to do some work, it must be done _____.
A. sooner or later B. after all others C. at last D. in the long run
7. If you know what the trouble is, why you don't help them to _____ the situation?
A. simplify B. modify C. verify D. rectify
8. I'm sorry, but what he thinks is not of the _____ important to me.
A. worthy B. valuable C. valueless D. priceless
9. I'm sure your suggestion will _____ the problem.
A. contribute to solving B. be contributed to solve
C. contribute to solve D. be contributed to solving
10. I'm very much obliged to you _____ the information.
A. on B. for C. with D. of
11. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _____ and many jobs on campus are reserves for students.
A. scales B. ranks C. grades D. patterns
12. In Beijing, the season of the year is probably _____ fall.
A. later B. last C. latter D. late
13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed
14. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _____ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only
three or four days before the party date.
A. admired B. regarded C. expected D. worshipped
15. In that country, students will be _____ admittance to their classroom if they are not properly dressed.
A. declined B. deprived C. denied D. deserted
16. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____.
A. hand B. place C. hold D. reach
17. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed
18. The river is already _____ its banks because of excessive rainfall, and the city is threatened with a likely flood.
A. parallel to B. level in C. flat on D. flush with
19. The bedcover has _____ because of long wear.
A. fainted B. lightened C. weakened D. faded
20. The matter was soon forgot and never _____.
A. put into operation B. taken into account C. kept in sight D. brought to mind
21. When I spoke to him about our trip to China, he didn't make any _____ to your coming with us.
A. comments B. references C. inquiries D. remarks
22. They were forced to _____ production for lack of raw materials.
A. cut across B. cut in C. cut off D. cut back
23. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.
A. addition B. association C. application D. affection
24. I'm happy to see you've made such a swift _____ from your illness.
A. recovery B. restoration C. renewal D. retreat
25. The new traffic regulations will come into _____ in May.
A. efficiency B. affection C. effect D. influence
26. The student couldn't _____ what the teacher was trying to explain.
A. grip B. seize C. grasp D. snatch
27. A person of 18 should stop _____ on his parents.
A. dependent B. independent C. dependence D. independence
28. There is virtually no _____ to this grammar rule.
A. except B. accept C. exception D. acceptation
29. General Brown was older than any other officer in his regiment, but he was unwilling _____.
A. retiring from military service B. to be retired by military service
C. to retire from military service D. to be retired from military service
30. Your window wants _____, you'd better have it _____ this week.
A. cleaning, do B. to be cleaned, do C. cleaning, done D. being cleaned, done
31. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.
A. abandoning B. be abandoned C. abandoned D. to be abandoned
32. I'd just as soon _____ rudely to her.
A. that you won't speak B. your not speaking C. you not speak D. you didn't speak
33. Whatever _____ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.
A. were B. have been C. be D. are
34. The fact _____ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep.
A. that B. which C. what D. when
35. _____ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month, or year.
A. Like B. As C. The same as D. Such as
36. My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _____ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind.
A. although B. while C. if D. unless
37. Nowadays, school children do _____ just _____ classes. There are many of them demanded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society.
A. no more than, attend B. no less than, attending
C. far less than, attending D. far more than, attend
38. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A. During the 1960's B. It was in the 1960's C. That it was in the 1960's D. It was the 1960's
39. Weather _____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.
A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting
40. The large houses are being painted, but _____.
A. of great expense B. in a lot of expenses C. at a great expense D. by high expenses
41. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you ____ of it?
A. gather B. make C. get D. feel
42. Now that we've identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of ____.
A. action B. progress C. solution D. development
43. Since the couple couldn't ____ their difference, they decided to get a divorce.
A. reconcile B. identify C. adjust D. coincide
44. We attended a ____ of the new manufacturing process.
A. demonstration B. display C. showing D. manifestation
45. How many people do you think his car would ____?
A occupy B. hold C. fit D. load
46. It never ____ my mind that he might refuse the request.
A. passed B. filled C. crossed D. occurred
47. People become less ____ to new ideas as they grow older.
A. receptive B. available C. attentive D. attractive
48. Is he really ____ to judge a brass band contest?
A. competent B. skillful C. capable D. efficient
49. The new airport will be ____ from all directions.
A. available B. accessible C. obtainable D. achievable
50. The team's recent wins have now ____ them for the semi-finals.
A. fitted B. promoted C. qualified D. selected
Unit 10
1. For parents, one of the problems ____ by rising prices is the continual demand for more
pocket money.
A. given B. posed C. provided D. forced
2. The police managed to ____ down the owner of the car.
A. trace B. track C. search D. pursue
3. The party's reduced vote was ____ of lack of support for its polices.
A. indicative B. confirming C. revealing D. evidence
4. The football match was televised ____ from the Workers' Stadium.
A. alive B. life C. live D. lively
5. Having considered the problem for a while she thought better ____ her first solution.
A. to B. than C. from D. of
6. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, ____ good all the other ideas might be.
A. whatever B. though C. whatsoever D. however
7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ____ to the body.
A. the greater the stress B. the stress is greater C. greater the stress is D. greater is the stress
8. That's your sister, ____?
A. isn't it B. isn't that C. isn't she D. aren't you
9. It's high time we ____ a rest.
A. have B. had C. are having D. should have
10. If you ____, you'd better go outside in the fresh air.
A. faint B. have fainted C. are going to faint D. will faint
11. I don't know ____.
A. why do this B. why to do this C. why doing this D. why we ought to do this
12. The man over there is ____ our principal.
A. no other but B. no other than C. no one than D. none other than
13. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ____ very young.
A. having been trained B. trained C. to be trained D. being trained
14. -- When can we come to visit you?
-- Any time you feel ____.
A. for it B. to it C. like it D. so
15. His honesty is ____: nobody can doubt it.
A. in question B. out of the question C. beside the question D. without question
16. You won't get a loan _______ you can offer some security.
A. lest B. in case C. unless D. other than
17. ______ time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.
A. Having B. Given C. Giving D. had
18. I _____ the party much if there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.
A. would enjoy B. will have enjoyed C. would have enjoyed D. will be enjoying
19. This company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performances at work.
A. which B. where C. whether D. what
20. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _______ insufficiently popular with all members.
A. having considered B. was considered C. was being considered D. being considered
21. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.
A. hunted B. hunting C. that hunted D. are hunted
22. The office has to be shut down ______ funds.
A. being a lack of B. from lack of C. to a lack of D. for lack of
23. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid _____.
A. from being beaten B. being beaten C. beating D. to be beaten
24. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up B. must not have dressed up
C. did not need to dress up D. must not dress up
25. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _____ Eastern Nebraska.
A. in B. it receives in C. does D. it does in
26. _____ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.
A. There was B. Since C. Being D. There being
27. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.
A. so as to B. such as to C. so that D. such that
28. If he _____ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.
A. carries on B. carries off C. carries by D. carries away
29. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ____ close examination.
A. look up B. pay up C. keep up D. stand up
30. He must give us more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.
A. consequently B. otherwise C. therefore D. doubtlessly
31. When there was a short ______ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
A. blank B. space C. pause D. wait
32. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the ____ it involves.
A. effort B. strength C. attempt D. force
33. The main road through Little bury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ____ two lorries.
A. involving B. including C. combining D. containing
34. Very few scientists _____ with completely new answers to the world's problem.
A. come to B. come round C. come on D. come up
35. Hotel rooms must be _____ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.
A. departed B. abandoned C. vacated D. displaced
36. The ____ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.
A. respectable B. respectful C. respective D. respecting
37. I'll try to get in touch with him but he's_____ ever at home when I phone.
A hardly B almost C rarely D occasionally
38. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very ____ artist.
A. profound B. productive C. prosperous D. plentiful
39. The city suffered ______ damage as a result of the earthquake.
A. considered B. considerate C. considerable D. considering
40. Undergraduate students have no _____ to the rare books in the school library.
A. access B. entrance C. way D. path
41. We were all taken ____ by the news of the Chairman's resignation.
A. about B. apart C. aback D. aside
42. My _______ to his proposal was not quite what he expected.
A. feeling B. conduct C. outlook D. reaction
43. Rickets can result from a diet _____ in vitamin D.
A. short B. deficient C. inadequate D. failing
44. Peter clearly had no ______ of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam.
A. desire B. ambition C. willingness D. intention
45. Sports are a good ______ for a young boy's energy.
A. overflow B. exit C. outlet D. exhaust
46. Visitors are _______ to beware of pickpockets.
A. commanded B. informed C. notified D. advised
47. It was nearly an hour before the sleeping pill took _____.
A. influence B. effect C. force D. action
48. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ____ of it before setting down to a thorough study.
A. detail B. run C. gist D. core
49. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up B. must not have dressed up C. did not need to dress up D. must not dress up
50. We threw water over the woman to bring her_____.
A. up B. back C. round D. over
Unit 11
1. Their educational qualifications ____ them to a higher alary.
A. confers B. entitles C. grants D. credits
2. Not knowing she had _____ out with her boyfriend, I make the mistake of inviting them both to the party.
A. fallen B. quarreled C. parted D. separated
3. John is ______ to be washing the car, but he is watching TV now.
A. asked B. supposed C. requested D. ordered
4. We caught a ____ of a river as the train pass over a bridge.
A. glance B. glimpse C. look D. sight
5. You may be eligible for a ______ to help you study.
A. fund B. grant C. prize D. reward
6. Here are all the books I have,. You may borrow ____ you like.
A. whichever B. that C. which D. however
7. Would you be _____ to close the door?
A. too kind B. kind enough C. as kind D. so kind
8. Oh dear, I don't feel very well. I think _____.
A. I'll faint B. I'm going to faint C. I'm fainting D. I've fainted
9. By the time you receive this letter. I _____ for America.
A. will leave B. have left C. would have left D. will have left
10. I'll call you tonight at 10' clock _______ I can find a telephone that works.
A. unless B. suppose C. when D. provided
11. Fortunately, the bank clerk ____ press the alarm button before the robbers got away.
A. could B. was able to C. succeeded in D. managed
12. I'll try to get in touch with him but he's _____ ever at home when I phone.
A. hardly B. almost C. rarely D. occasionally
13. I bought a large Chinese ______ lampshade to put in my bedroom.
A. old B. round C. white D. paper
14. His courage is ____ he does not know the meaning of fear.
A. so B. so that C. such that D. that
15. I'd rather they ______ deliver the new refrigerator tomorrow.
A. wouldn't B. didn't C. shouldn't D. mustn't
16. The Committee had met many times, but had not come up with _____ to the problem.
A. a way B. an idea C. a solution D. a method
17. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they _____ the names given by the witness.
A. puzzled B. confused C. bewildered D. perplexed
18. I am _____ obliged to you for the many kindnesses you have known my son.
A. excitedly B. exceedingly C. evidently D. excessively
19. The highlight of his acting career was the opportunity of playing the _____ of Hamlet.
A. character B. personality C. play D. part
20. He narrowly _____ being seriously hurt, if not killed, by the explosion.
A. missed B. failed C. lost D. dropped
21. In the _____ of my not being there to meet you, our representative will take you to your hotel.
A. possibility B. occurrence C. occasion D. event
22. Paul was so _____ that he took no credit to himself for his good work.
A. moderate B. modest C. medium D. moral
23. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _____ of what I said.
A. notice B. attention C. consideration D. warning
24. It is no easy thing to _____ the meaning of every idiom in English.
A. get by B. get in C. get on D. get at
25. The book only _____ the causes of the war and does not do justice to the influence of the slave trade.
A. counts on B. touches on C. takes on D. pulls on
26. We must take a firm _____ against the lowering of educational standards.
A. stand B. place C. position D. reason
27. It never _____ my mind that he might refuse the request.
A. passed B. filled C. crossed D. occurred
28. At the sight of the police officer, the thief _____.
A. got to his feet B. took to his heels C. rose to his feet D. dragged his heels
29. The guide told us that an incident _____ here in 1925.
A. took place B. was taking place C. had been taking place D. had taken place
30. _____, one must understand mathematics.
A. A good scientist B. In order to be a good scientist
C. It's a good scientist D. Being a good scientist
31. Susan had worked for three years to be a computer analyst but found her progress _____.
A. discouraging B. to be discouraged C. discouraged D. to be discouraged
32. _____, all the quarrels came to an end.
A. The lost money was found B. Was the lost money found
C. Because the lost money found D. With the lost money found
33. He speaks mandarin with strong Sichuan accent, so he _____ brought up in Sichuan or some places close to Sichuan.
A. must have been B. must be C. may have been D. can't have been
34. _____ today, he would get there on Sunday.
A. Was he leaving B. Were he to leave C. If he leaves D. If he is leaving
35. His remark was _____ you might have expected.
A. that B. which C. whichever D. what
36. My car is in _____ bad condition _____ I can't drive it.
A. such, that B. too, to C. so, that D. such a, that
37. Few people said full attention to their health conditions _____ they were seriously ill.
A. when B. if C. until D. before
38. -- What do you think of their _____ play?
-- I like it much better than their _____ one.
A. last, latest B. later, last C. later, latest D. latest, last
39. _____ the 1500's _____ the first European explores the coast of California.
A. It was not until, then B. It is until, that C. It is not until, when D. It is not until, that
40. He opened his lips as if _____ some reply.
A. making B. having made C. to be made D. to make
41. The _____ of reliable data makes it impossible to reach a prompt decision.
A. presence B. consequence C. dependence D. absence
42. The first time he spoke in public he was _____ nerves.
A. overcome B. inhibited C. numbed D. frozen
43. Though he wasn't well educated, his _____ sense guided him through life.
A. common B. usual C. general D. ordinary
44. The Plate is made of a kind of plastic _____.
A. stuff B. stiff C. staff D. stick
45. The curator of the Museum was most _____ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript.
A. favorable B. gratifying C. obliging D. pleasing
46. There is pressure on the American government to _____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the US.
A. limit B. refrain C. confine D. decrease
47. The word "must" is often used to indicate _____ while "might" refers to possibility.
A. capacity B. probability C. equality D. ability
48. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be _____.
A. deceptive B. defective C. deficient D. ineffective
49. We couldn't cut the string because the _____ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A. edge B. side C. border D. front
50. In order to buy a house she had to obtain a _____ from the bank.
A. finance B. capital C. loan D. debt
Unit 12
1. Every year I have my doctor _____ on my physical condition.
A. check in B. check up C. check into D. check out
2. This ticket _____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A. gives B. entitles C. grants D. credits
3. A child who does well in exams is always _____ on to do better.
A. encouraged B. approved C. spurred D. inspired
4. The local peasants gave the soldiers clothes and food without which they _____ of hunger and cold.
A. would die B. will die C. would be dead D. would have died
5. _____ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only three fingers and a thumb.
A. Saved B. Saves C. To save D. The saving
6. Riding my bicycle home from school, _____ as I went around the corner.
A. a car hit me B. I was striked by a car C. I was struck by a car D. I was struck with a car
7. Jane was scolded by the director because he left the office with the door _____.
A. unlocking B. not being locked C. unlocked D. not locking
8. They _____ the lecture, but upon learning that we would discuss something irrelevant to their field of study, they gave it up.
A. were going to attend B. were to attend C. had attended D. would have attended
9. Without electronic computers, much of today's advanced technology _____.
A. have not been achieved B. would not achieve
C. would not have been achieved D. would not be achieved
10. _____ knows the truths about it will tell you.
A. Who that B. That C. Whoever D. That who
11. It was not yet eleven o'clock _____ a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.
A. what B. when C. that D. which
12. Women workers wear hats _____ their hair gets caught in the machinery.
A. if B. in case C. unless D. because
13. No sooner had they come back _____ they went to sleep.
A. when B. then C. until D. than
14. It _____ our teacher came that we begun the test.
A. was until B. was not until C. not until D. until was
15. _____, glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes.
A. When well fitted B. Being fitted C. was fitted D. fitted
16. We should make a clear _____ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.
A. distinction B. discrimination C. deviation D. separation
17. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ______ ones.
A. tragic B. turbulent C. vulnerable D. suspicious
18. I was deeply impressed by the hostess' ________ and enjoyed the dinner party very much.
A. hostility B. indignation C. hospitality D. humanity
19. All imaginative _______ is a reflection of the real world.
A. invention B. creation C. discovery D. illusion
20. Two discussions from different points of view may ______ each other.
A. complexion B. compliment C. appendix D. complement
21. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from ______ on earth rather than
on Mars.
A. configuration B. constitution C. condemnation D. contamination
22. The library has a vital role in our search for knowledge. It serves as a workshop for the entire college or university, students and ______ alike.
A. executives B. faculty C. crew D. staffs
23. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the ______ concern of state government.
A. extinct B. excluding C. excessive D. exclusive
24. The old sailor had never studied navigation, but he had good _____ knowledge of it.
A. periodical B. tropical C. empirical D. vertical
25. He _______ the truth at last by questioning all the bots in the school.
A. caused B. resulted C. aroused D. elicited
26. The new secretary has written a remarkably ______ report only in a few pages but with all the details.
A. concise B. clear C. precise D. elaborate
27. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of _______.
A. impulse B. disposition C. insanity D. inspiration
28. The two playwrights worked in close ______ with each other on the script.
A. collaboration B. circulation C. coalition D. inspiration
29. The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home, because I was ______ the speed limit.
A. transcending B. exceeding C. surpassing D. overtaking
30. Some people are more _____ to sea-sickness.
A. inclined B. liable C. likely D. apt
31. I think she hurt my feeling ______ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A. virtually B. deliberately C. literally D. appropriated
32. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _______, and still others are supported by religious organizations.
A. ensured B. attributed C. authorized D. endowed
33. Parents take a great interest in the _____ questions raised by their children.
A. nasty B. naive C. obscure D. offensive
34. He is well _______ with the history of the company.
A. blessed B. conformed C. complied D. acquainted
35. He wrote to me last week regarding a teaching _____ he thought might interest me.
A. profession B. proportion C. provision D. proposition
36. Competition would promote _____ and innovation.
A. stagnancy B. efficiency C. complacency D. inadvertency
37. The survey gave further _____ of continuing strength in investment.
A. incidence B. prudence C. prevalence D. evidence
38. Authorities are mounting a campaign to combat an alarming rise in juvenile _____ and drug taking.
A. delinquency B. mistake C. evil D. crime
39. Office politics is a universal problem that _____ culture.
A. goes into B. goes for C. goes with D. goes beyond
40. The Federal Reserve and other central banks spend a(n) ________ $1 billion to $3 billion buying the US currency.
A. estimated B. exact C. evaluated D. calculated
41. One may call this a crisis situation because the dollar has _____ quite steadily.
A. depreciated B. converted C. circulated D. alleviated
42. It is very discourteous to be _____ during someone's conversation.
A. in the way B. in a way C. leading the way D. giving way
43. The problem is ______ easy. But I am sure you will find a solution to it if you work.
A. above all B. terribly C. nothing but D. anything but
44. The first phone cards went into ______ in Italy in 1976. Since then they have been issued in every country.
A. circulation B. business C. currency D. force
45. If you spend all your time and energy trying to _____ out what words got said, you miss out on comprehending the message.
A. finger B. feature C. nurture D. figure
46. Language and cultural ______ have prevented many people from moving easily in American society.
A. barriers B. similarities C. problems D. disagreement
47. He wrote against people who would not show _____ to all religions.
A. complacency B. mercy C. incompetence D. persistency
48. The painting is thought to be _____. There is not another one like it in the world
A. peculiar B. unique C. single D. sterile
49. The school _____ to him missing classes without permission.
A. objected B. adjusted C. appealed D. conformed
50. His car is a much older _____ than ours.
A. model B. pattern C. manufacture D. form
答案及部分题目详解
Unit 1
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.A 16.D 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.C 21.D 22.D 23.D 24.B 25.D 26.D 27.D 28.B 29.A 30.D 31.C 32.A 33.C 34.A 35.D 36.D 37.C 38.C 39.A 40.C 41.D 42.D 43.C 44.C 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.D 50.D
Unit 2
1-5 ACACD 6-10 BDCBC 11-15 BCADA 16-20 DCBCA
21-25 CBABA 26-30 DBABD 31-35 BBCDC 36-40 BACBB
41-45 DDACB 46-50 DCACD
Unit 3
1. 【答案】C
【译文】有一大群示威者在抗议战争（的爆发）。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】to protest against ... 意为“抗议，反对”。to protect ... (from ...) 意为“保护……（使之不受……）”。to preserve 意为“保护，防护，维护”。to prosecute 意为“对……起诉；进行，坚持下去”。
2. 【答案】D
【译文】我恐怕不得不谢绝她的晚会邀请。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】decline 意为“婉谢，谢绝”，指对别人的邀请、帮助等比较委婉地回绝。refuse 意为“拒 绝”，指对别人的要求、请求等比较直率的，有时比较不客气的拒绝。refute 意为驳斥，反驳。ignore 意为“忽视，忽略，不
3. 【答案】D
【译文】我昨天买的大衣一点也不贵，事实上，花两倍的价钱买它我都愿意。
【试题分析】本题考察表示倍数和比较的用法。
【详细解答】本句实际上隐含了一个又“as...as...”引导的比较状语从句。完整的句子是“I would gladly have paid twice as much as I paid for it”。当有表示倍数的词时，要放在“as...as...”比较级之前。
4. 【答案】B
【译文】由于电池耗尽了，他的汽车发动不了。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】run down 意为“（动力等）耗尽；（身体）衰弱，疲乏；（钟表）停了，(使)失灵”。run up 意为“升起（旗帜）；欠下（钱财）”。run over意为“撞倒，辗过”。run off意为“撵走，吓跑”。
5. 【答案】A
【译文】如果没有事实依据，我们就不能形成正确的主张，因为我们要把想法建立在事实的基础上。
【试题分析】介词＋关系代词＋不定式作后置定语。
【详细解答】此句需要一个后置定语来修饰factual knowledge，根据句意应是base our thinking (upon) on factual knowledge，因此应使用“介词＋关系代词＋不定式”的结构作后置定语。
6. 【答案】D
【译文】这个设计比那个要好的多。
【试题分析】superior 表比较的用法。
【详细解答】superior 意为“优越的，优良的”，后接介词to，表示比较，单词本身没有比较级。通常在前面加“far”表示“比……好得多”。
7. 【答案】B
【译文】我想知道她对这个消息的反应如何。
【试题分析】词语固定搭配题。
【详细解答】reaction 意为“对……的反应”。impression与on 搭配，表示“给……留下……印象”。comment 与on 搭配，表示“对……做出……评价”。opinion on意为“对……发表看法（意见）”。
8. 【答案】C
【译文】她不应该去排队买票，她本来可以通过售票机买地铁票的。
【试题分析】本题考察情态动词could 的完成式用法。
【详细解答】前半句用“shouldn’t have done”的形式，表示“本不应该做……”；后半句则提供了另一种可能性，“本来可以……”，因为是过去可能做，而实际上未做的事情，故应使用could的完成式。
9. 【答案】D
【译文】不要担心，我会关照，好让你受到平等对待的。
【试题分析】see （to it ）that＋从句的用法。
【详细解答】see （to it ）that……意为“务必，留神，注意做到”。其他三个选项在结构上都不能接从句，在语义上，look forward to意为“希望，盼望”；try one’s utmost 意为“竭尽全力”；be on the alert 意为“警惕，提防”。
10. 【答案】A
【译文】工人们同意如果公司满足他们的要求就取消罢工。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】call off 意为“取消”。call out 意为“叫（请）出来；叫出（名字）”。call to 意为“向……喊”。call on 意为“号召，呼吁，要求”。
11. 【答案】D
【译文】我宁愿你不对她这么无礼。
【试题分析】would rather 后宾语从句的虚拟语气。
【详细解答】would rather 表示愿望，后接的宾语从句谓语动词要用虚拟语气。表示与现在事实相反的愿望时，用过去时；表示与过去事实相反的愿望时，用过去完成时。
12. 【答案】B
【译文】如今可供使用的电器很多，这使得做家务事比以前容易多了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】appliance 意为“器具，器械”，electrical appliance 意为“电器”。facility 意为“设备，设施”。instrument 意为“仪器”，尤指用于精致工作的工具或仪器。equipment 意为“设备，装备”。
13. 【答案】C
【译文】作者将要把他的剧本改编为电视剧。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】adapt意为“改编，翻改；使适应”。add 意为“增加，加强”。adopt意为“采纳，采取（态度）；收养”。adjust意为“调整，适应”。
14. 【答案】B
【译文】如果不是你的帮助，我永远都不会取得这样的成功。
【试题分析】本题测试虚拟条件句的倒装。
【详细解答】根据句意和时态，前半句应为“If it had not been for your help”。当虚拟条件句的谓语动词含有were, had, should 时，可以省略if, 将were, had, should 移至主语的前面。
15. 【答案】B
【译文】虽然电脑有很多好处，但绝不是没有局限性。
【试题分析】同义词语辨析题。
【详细解答】limitation意为“限制，局限”。boundary 意为“边境线，分界线”。confinement意为“限制（在范围内），监禁”，。restraint意为“抑制，遏制，制止”，常接介词from。
16. 【答案】A
【译文】恐怕我不能给你提供住处，你得去住旅馆。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】put ... up意为“留……住宿；举起；搭建”。pick ... up 意为“拾起，拿起；学会，学到”。pull ... up意为“使（车子）停下”。wake ... up意为“叫醒”。
17. 【答案】B
【译文】客人们说来一点轻音乐也好。
【试题分析】mind +动名词表示“介意，反对”。
【详细解答】mind 作“在乎，介意”讲时，主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中，后面若有动词作宾语，要用动名词。
18. 【答案】C
【译文】虽然目前这一地区很贫穷，但它的潜在财富却是巨大的。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】potential意为“潜在的”。previous 意为“以前的，从前的”。profound意为“深奥的，博学的”。primary意为“初级的；主要的；基本的”。
19. 【答案】B
【译文】他胳膊下夹着两本书，飞快地向教室跑去。
【试题分析】独立主格结构作伴随状语。
【详细解答】由于句子前后以逗号隔开，没有连词，因此后半句只能是伴随状语，要使用名词＋分词的独立主格结构，此句中books是分词动作hold的承受者，故应使用过去分词。
20. 【答案】D
【译文】我们必须全力降低产品的成本，否则高成本将使利润大打折扣。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】cut into意为“减少，降低；插嘴，打断”。cut off 意为“切断；隔绝，挡住；切下来”。cut in意为“插嘴，夹塞”。cut short意为“打断（谈话），中断（活动）”。
21. 【答案】A
【译文】汤姆并不十分聪明，但他却是班里最勤奋的学生。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】industrious意为“勤奋的，勤勉的”。indulgent 意为“纵容的，溺爱的”。industrial意为“工业的，实业的”。indifferent意为“冷淡的，漠不关心的；平淡无奇的”。
22. 【答案】B
【译文】他刚到家，就被要求开始另一个旅程。
【试题分析】测试 “no sooner...than”引导的时间状语从句。
【详细解答】 “no sooner...than” 是一个关联从属连词，意为“一……就…… ”，故B为正确答案。当 “no sooner”置于句首时，要用倒装语序。
23. 【答案】D
【译文】小孩子们会很容易学会父母常使用的话语。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】pick up 意为“拾起；（非正规地）学会，学到”。put up 意为“举起；修建；留……住宿”。turn up 意为“出现，出席”。bring up 意为“抚养大；提出”。
24. 【答案】D
【译文】只有当你得到关于它的所有信息后，才能得出合理的判断。
【试题分析】倒装结构。
【详细解答】“Only+状语（状语从句）”置于句首时，主句的主、谓语需采用部分倒装的结构。如果谓语中含有情态动词、助动词或动词be 时，只要将其移至主语前即可。
25. 【答案】C
【译文】美国妇女很长时间都未被赋予选举的权利，经过多年的斗争，直到1920年她们才争取到了这一权利。
【试题分析】同义词语辨析题。
【详细解答】deny sb. sth.表示“拒绝给予……”。ignore 意为“忽视，忽略，不理睬”。neglect 意为“疏忽，忽视”。refuse 意为“拒绝”。
26. 【答案】D
【译文】全部所需要的就是对基本生活必需品的源源不断的供应。
【试题分析】that 引导的限制性定语从句。
【详细解答】All 后需要一个定语从句，而all后面的定语从句只能由that 引导
27. 【答案】A
【译文】由于销售量下降，这家工厂已经解雇了一些工人。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】lay off意为“解雇”。lay out 意为“设计，布局；花费，使用”。lay aside意为“放在一边”。lay down意为“放下；规定，说明”。
28. 【答案】D
【译文】星期五的演出已经没有票了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】available意为“可以得到的，可供利用（使用）的”。applicable 意为“适用的，有效的”。approachable意为“可以到达的，容易接近的”。attainable意为“可以达到的”。
29. 【答案】D
【译文】我遇到交通堵塞了，否则我会按时到这的。
【试题分析】隐含的虚拟条件句。
【详细解答】此题中前半句是一个陈述句，后半句中otherwise相当于一个虚拟的条件从句“If the traffic had not been very busy”，是对过去的情况的一个假设，因此主句中的谓语要用“would have done”的形式。
30. 【答案】D
【译文】不管你有多聪明，如果你不努力，注定会落在别人后面。
【试题分析】however 引导让步状语从句。
【详细解答】however 引导让步状语从句相当于“no matter how”，后接形容词或副词，表示“不管多么……”。whatever 和whatsoever （语气比whatever 强）引导让步状语从句时，相当于“no matter what”，后接名词。此句如选though，后半句应为“though you might be smart”。
31. 【答案】D
【译文】哈罗德是个好学生，英语是他最拿手的。
【试题分析】本题主要考核考生对分词独立结构的了解和使用能力。
【详细解答】句中的English being his best subject 是分词独立结构，在句中起到补充说明 的作用。
32．【答案】A
【译文】 他们在树林里边走边讨论着时事。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个动词近义词的辨认。wander指无目的地漫步；stray走失；ramble 闲逛、漫游；wonder迷惑。
33．【答案】B
【译文】 他为自己没有参加晚会而感到很对不起她。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】feel sorry for sb. about sth. 因为某事而对某人愧疚。
34．【答案】D
【译文】 我们选择这套公寓是因为离我的公司很近。
【试题分析】固定搭配。
【详细解答】be convenient for sth. 对……而言很方便，在本句中指的是离得很近。suitable合适的，comfortable舒适的，near 近的，后面直接加名词。
35．【答案】B
【译文】 汉语是大多数中国人的母语。
【试题分析】惯用语
【详细解答】母语，mother tongue 或native language, natural自然的，home家（的）。
36．【答案】A
【译文】 他一整天都是这么坏的脾气。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】in a bad temper 脾气很坏。
37．【答案】A
【译文】 在家时，她喜欢做点事而不喜欢闲着。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】prefer+名词或动名词A）+to+名词或动名词B)，表示喜欢A而不喜欢B。其他几个选项都有语法错误。
38．【答案】B
【译文】 如果她发现你把她的狗丢了，那会怎么样？
【试题分析】句型
【详细解答】what if +从句表示推测会发生什么事情，what if +名词或名词短语表示征求对
方的意见，what though 后面的从句要用虚拟语气。
39．【答案】B
【译文】 实验室里的所有机器都由怀特小姐负责。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】sb. + be+in charge of sth.某人管理、负责某事，sth.+be+in the charge of sb.
某事由某人负责。本句的主语是物，所以选择B。
40．【答案】C
【译文】 我们基本上同意你的计划，但是我们认为有些地方要做些改动。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】in principle 基本上、原则上，principle 原则，principal 主要的。
41．【答案】A
【译文】 只要你努力，你肯定能通过CET-4的。
【试题分析】句型
【详细解答】so long as/as long as 引导条件状语从句，表示“只要……”,in case 以防，in that因为，as soon as 一……就……
42．【答案】A
【译文】 到在法国结束时为止，整个旅程将持续一个礼拜。
【试题分析】时态题
【详细解答】by the time 引导时间状语从句，表示到将来某时为止，主句用将来完成时。
43．【答案】B
【译文】 秋天到了，农民最忙的时间到了。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】at one’s busiest最忙的时候，其它选项都不对。
44．【答案】B
【译文】 她整天忙于她的弱智儿子。
【试题分析】修饰问题
【详细解答】形容词前不可以直接加not ,所以选择B。
45．【答案】C
【译文】 所有的请求被拒绝之后，工人们才决定开始罢工。
【试题分析】句型
【详细解答】否定副词用于句首时，主句谓语半倒装，即助动词和主语倒装。本句中，did 提前。
46．【答案】C
【译文】 作为父母的财产继承人，他得到了8百万美元。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】heir +to表示“是……的继承人”。
47．【答案】D
【译文】 剩饭被扔掉了。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。remainder 余额、余下的部分；the rest 其余的；ruins 废墟；remains剩余物，往往指吃剩或用剩的残留物。
48．【答案】D
【译文】 最好的学生在学期结束时会受到奖励。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。award sb. sth. 颁发给某人某物；reward sb.sth. 奖励、回报某人某物；possess拥有。本句的主语是学生，A、C都不合适，B的含义与上下文不符，所以选择D.
49．【答案】B
【译文】 如果想要避免粮食危机的话必须努力增加小麦产量。
【试题分析】非谓语动词
【详细解答】 be+动词不定式表示按计划将来要发生的事。本句的意思是如果一定要避免粮食危机的话，语气较强。will 表示的将来往往带有个人意愿，语气较轻。
50．【答案】B
【译文】 将有50多件提案要在会议上讨论。
【试题分析】非谓语动词
【详细解答】动词不定式的被动形式to be discussed 在句中做定语，修饰proposals,表示这些提案将会被讨论。
Unit 4
1．【答案】D
【译文】 你怎么解释你开会迟到了？
【试题分析】短语动词
【详细解答】account for 解释、导致；explain解释；excuse 原谅；find excuse for 找借口；describe 描述。
2．【答案】B
【译文】 听到消息，这位妈妈震惊得不知所措。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个形容词近义词的辨认。admired 敬慕的,amused 被逗乐的，curious好奇的，be amazed at 对……很震惊。
3．【答案】C
【译文】 他喜欢听音乐时把音量开到最大。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。power电力、功率、权力；voice 声音、说话声；sound声音、声响；volume 音量、容量。本句话说的是把收音机的音量开到最大，所以选择C。
4．【答案】C
【译文】 教练必须对这次足球赛的失败负大部分责任。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。quantity量、数量；number数目、数字；amount数量、总数，share份额。这里讲的是一大部分的责任，所以选择C。
5．【答案】D
【译文】 尽管房子里只有他一人，但他忙于自己的工作所以一点也不感到孤独。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】这道题目主要是测试学生对于anything but 及nothing but 的掌握，anything but一点也不、决不, nothing but只不过……而已。
6．【答案】D
【译文】 由于从国外引进了先进技术，所以很有必要用熟练工人取代不熟练工人。
【试题分析】动词短语
【详细解答】take place发生；take down 记下；take over 接管；take the place of 取代 。根据上下文，选择D
7．【答案】A
【译文】 街上人这么少，真奇怪。
【试题分析】句法结构
【详细解答】there to be 句型做主语时，通常用for做引导词。所以选择A项。
8．【答案】A
【译文】 有迹象表明，互联网正越来越受到青少年的喜爱。
【试题分析】名词性从句
【详细解答】名词sign后面要跟that引导的从句做同位语。
9．【答案】B
【译文】 Bob在满是蒲公英的草地上躺了很长时间才坐起来。
【试题分析】动词变形
【详细解答】本题主要测验学生对几个容易混淆的词的辨认。lie 躺：过去式 lay，过去分词lain；现在分词lying；lie撒谎：过去式lied，过去分词lied，现在分词lying；lay放置：过去式laid，过去分词laid，现在分词laying. 句子中是lie(躺)的现在分词。
10．【答案】A
【译文】 Jill宁愿他的女朋友和他在同一个系里学习。
【试题分析】虚拟语气
【详细解答】would rather 后面的从句常用虚拟语气过去式。所以选择A。
11．【答案】B
【译文】她不反对接受这张飞往日内瓦的机票。
【试题分析】考查搭配。
【详细解答】have no objection to doing something表示不反对做什么事情。注意to为介词。 12. 【答案】D
【译文】我模糊记得你给我谈过此事。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】 to be under the impression that 表示有模糊印象发生过什么事情。
13. 【答案】A
【译文】在暑假里，他们有一个计划，每隔一周看一次电影。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】at intervals是考点，表示每隔一段时间或者距离。其余三项均无此义。
14. 【答案】D
【译文】我决定少抽烟。
【试题分析】短语辨义题。
【详细解答】cut up切碎，破碎；cut off 切断，删去；cut across 走捷径，抄近路；cut down 减少，符合题
15. 【答案】A
【译文】因为对外国零件的限制，许多进口飞机已经闲置了数年。
【试题分析】近义词辨析。
【详细解答】idle 空闲的，无用的，懒散的；vacant 空缺的，未占用的；empty空无一物的；hollow中空的
16. 【答案】C
【译文】家电把人们从繁重的家务劳动中解放出来。
【试题分析】近义词辨析。
【详细解答】 equipment 不可数名词表示设备，装备，仪表，一起；facilities表示便利设施；appliances表示用具，家电；apparatus表示仪器和器具。
17. 【答案】C
【译文】这场雨下得及时，它将缓解内陆地区的人们面临的高温。
【试题分析】考查分词短语的用法
【详细解答】 分词短语作定语，它的作用相当于定语从句。现在分词短语表示动作是由前面的名词发出的，既可以表示进行中的动作，又可以表示习惯性动作。过去分词短语表示前面的名词是受动者。
18. 【答案】A
【译文】他们花了10，000元买了一台雅马哈钢琴。他们很喜欢它，甚至愿意出双倍的价钱。
【试题分析】考查英语倍数的表达方法。
【详细解答】 twice as much/many 可以用来表示双倍，谈论不可数的东西时用much； 谈论可数的东西时用many。
19. 【答案】C
【译文】她下了楼梯才发现忘记带钥匙了。
【试题分析】考查强调句型
【详细解答】 强调句型中应该用that 不用其他的引导词。与not ...until 句型连用时注意,当强调 until部分时, not应该和until 部分一起强调。
20. 【答案】C
【译文】麦克很开心，它的英语考试成绩比别人的都高。
【试题分析】考查代词属格。
【详细解答】 表示其他任何人应该用 anyone else；它的属格是anyone else’s.
21. 【答案】D
【译文】为公司做出最大贡献的人可以得到头奖。
【试题分析】考查从句引导词。
【详细解答】虽然介词之后应该用宾格，但因为后面跟的是一个句子，只能选用主格的whoever 不选用whomever；whichever不用来指表示人的主语；no matter who用来引导让步状语从句。
22. 【答案】B
【译文】社会就象是一座建筑，每个人都为它添砖加瓦。
【试题分析】考查定语从句。
【详细解答】 定语从句的复杂介词引导词要结合上下文确定。本句中缺少的是一个关系代词， 指物，且用在介词之后只能选B。
23. 【答案】A
【译文】申请人填完了表格，却不知应该交到哪个办公室。
【试题分析】考查动词不定式短语。
【详细解答】 由疑问词+不定式构成的不定式短语可以用作动词宾语，相当于从句。但不定式的逻辑主语必须是句子的主语，否则应用宾语从句。
24. 【答案】C
【译文】虽然他很年轻，却被委以重任。
【试题分析】考查连接词。
【详细解答】显然逗号前后的部分是让步关系，而because和since都是引导原因状语从句，不合题意。而although不能引导倒装的让步状语从句，所以选C。
25. 【答案】C
【译文】汤姆把邻居家的窗户玻璃打碎了，我会加以注意，让他下一次别这样。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】see to 是一个词组，表示注意照料； 该词组后接从句，构成see to it that.
26. 【答案】A
【译文】大众公司的新车正在以每周1，000辆的速度生产出来。
【试题分析】动词短语的辨析。
【详细解答】turn out 表示生产，制造；turn down关小，调低，拒绝；turn up 出现，出席，被发现；turn on 打开，开启。
27. 【答案】C
【译文】他马上给她打电话是很重要的。
【试题分析】考查虚拟语气
【详细解答】 在it is urgent that... 的从句中应该用虚拟语气，should+动词原形，且 should可以省略.
28. 【答案】B
【译文】我不想去看电影。
【试题分析】考查短语搭配。
【详细解答】 feel like要求加动名词，表示想要； feel for 表示摸着寻找； feel somebody out 表示摸清某人的意图，想法。
29. 【答案】B
【译文】会议在下午结束。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】 draw to a close表示快要结束。come to an end /a close也可以表达同样的意思。30. 【答案】A
【译文】John 很后悔上星期没有去参加那个会议。
【试题分析】考查 regret的用法。
【详细解答】 对以前的事情后悔应该用regret加上doing。
31. 【答案】C
【译文】学校教育的作用与其说是教给你知识不如说是教给你学习的方法。
【试题分析】考查句型
【详细解答】 not so much ... as ... 表示与其说……不如说……。注意as 要连接两个对等的成分。
32. 【答案】B
【译文】Smith先生离家的时间很长了，他盼望着收到妻子的来信。
【试题分析】考查词的固定用法。
【详细解答】 look forward to doing sth.表示盼望某事;hear from表示收到回信。所以B符合题意。
33. 【答案】D
【译文】不管我们什么时候去拜访他们，他们总是在看电视。
【试题分析】考查时态。
【详细解答】 过去进行时表示在过去某个时刻正在发生的事情。本题的事件状语从句表示了具体的过去时间。
34. 【答案】C
【译文】他说不出是什么让他烦恼。
【试题分析】考查强调句型。
【详细解答】该题考查隐含的强调句型。如果把say之后的内容改变回正常的强调句型的语序的话，答案更容易找到： It was what that bothered him.
35. 【答案】A
【译文】主人非常生气，令人把仆人都带到面前。
【试题分析】考查使役动词用法。
【详细解答】使役动词have之后有三种形式：do, doing, done.这是个基本考点。仆人被带到主人面前，因而，应该使用被动形式。
36. 【答案】D
【译文】越来越多的证据表明五个月的婴儿能够识别特定的话语。
【试题分析】考查同位语从句。
【详细解答】 同位语从句一般紧跟在同位短语的后面，如果谓语很短，且结构简单，可以把同位语从句后置。
37. 【答案】B
【译文】她不想马上参加工作，因为她觉得要是工作的话，就没有时间经常看望朋友。
【试题分析】考查虚拟语气。
【详细解答】 were to do表示对将来的假设， 和wouldn’t 相配合。
38. 【答案】A
【译文】据报道，该厂的水泥产量到本年底将增长20%。
【试题分析】考查时态。
【详细解答】 by the end of this year要求与将来完成时连用。
39. 【答案】D
【译文】上一周你不可能在她的办公室见到她，她离开这个城市已经两个月了。
【试题分析】考查情态动词。
【详细解答】 can’t have done 表示在目前看来，过去不可能发生某事。
40. 【答案】C
【译文】饭店管理部门恳请客人晚上10点以后不要开收音机。
【试题分析】考查虚拟语气。
【详细解答】一些动词要求与虚拟语气的从句相配合。这些动词主要有：ask, advise, demand, desire, determine, decide, insist，maintain, propose, order, recommend, require, request, suggest 等。它们后面的从句的动词为should do, should可以省略。
41.【答案】A
【译文】他每月买十本书, 不久便集成一个丰富的藏书库。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“积累，收集”的细微差别。
【详细解答】accumulate指经过一段比较长的时间由少积多的积累；assemble指召集、集合或召集到一起成为一组或整体，把配件或零件装配在一起；collect指收集，聚积；acquire指获得，学到。
42. 【答案】 C
【译文】玛丽不想马上就工作，她认为要是找了工作，就不能经常见到她的男朋友了。
【试题分析】虚拟语气题，要求考生掌握表示将来情况的虚拟语气的用法。
【详细解答】： 该条件句应当用表示将来情况的虚拟语气。 条件从句的谓语用should或were to引出。 因此C) 是本题答案。A) has to get是陈述语气的现在时，不能用于虚拟条件句中。B) had got是虚拟语气的过去时，不能表示将来时间。D) could have got不能用于虚拟语气的条件从句中。
43. 【答案】A
【译文】他们都赞成你的建议，把讨论会推迟。
【试题分析】虚拟语气题，要求考生掌握在哪些名词后要用虚拟语气。
【详细解答】在表示建议、请求、命令等主观意向的名词(suggestion, proposal, requirement, demand, desire, advice, order, insistence…) 做主语时，其后的表语从句或同位语从句中，需用虚拟语气。谓语动词用should+动词原形。注意这种句型中的虚拟语气形式不受主句动词时态的影响。
44. 【答案】B
【译文】她从来不大声笑，也没有哭过。
【试题分析】倒装句。
【详细解答】当前面的分句含否定意义而且后面的分句也含否定的意思时，后面的反句通常用含否定意义的nor（或neither）连接。此外，nor（或neither）连接的分句应当用倒装句。谓语中的情态动词、连系动词或助动词应放在主语之前。
45. 【答案】A
【译文】 联合国正在寻求更有效的方法来调停双方。
【试题分析】主谓一致题，要求考生掌握：专有名词要用单数。
【详细解答】专有名词和不可数名词的谓语一律用单数。前者指人名、地名、国家名、城市名、书名、机构名或重大事件；后者又可分为物质和抽象名词两大类。
46. 【答案】A
【译文】你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“保持，保存”的细微差别。
【详细解答】preserve保存食物，加工水果或食品以防腐坏；reserve指保留，储备；remain保持不变；maintain指维持，维修。
47. 【答案】C
【译文】他在吃早饭的时候浏览了一下报纸。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“看”的细微差别。
【详细解答】observe指观察；overlook指俯瞰，远眺；scan指浏览；glance指扫视，匆匆一看。
48. 【答案】B
【译文】玛丽和她姐姐不同，是个粗心又不负责任的人。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生区分几个“不同、相同”的词性和意思。
【详细解答】likely指很可能，与题意不符；unlike不同的，与题意相符； dislike指不喜欢，是动词，用在此处语法上不对；alike指长的相似。
49. 【答案】A
【译文】虽然他刻意做了一下手势，但面部毫无表情。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“空的”的细微差别。
【详细解答】blank指空白的，没有表情的；empty指空的，空洞的；vacant指空缺的；hollow指中空。
50. 【答案】B
【译文】大家都认为狗的嗅觉敏锐。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“承认”的细微差别。
【详细解答】admit常常暗含不情愿承认某人的行为或接受不同的观点；confess通常指揭露对某人不利或有损坏的事；concede指确认论点的有效性等，通常是指违背某人意愿的。
Unit 5
1. 【答案】D
【译文】在商业界友善跟别人相处是可贵的优点。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“资产”的细微差别。
【详细解答】capital指资本，资产；property指财产，所有物；goods指货物；asset指资产，优点。
2. 【答案】C
【译文】许多非洲人都改信基督教。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“转变”的细微差别。
【详细解答】 transform指在性质上或形态上发生彻底或基本的变化；convert指改变信仰；exchange指交换。3. 【答案】B
【译文】瀑布的宏伟景象真是好看极了。
【试题分析】词义辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形容词的意思。
【详细解答】significant指有意义的，重大的；magnificent指华丽的，雄伟的；superstitious指迷信的；substantial指实质的，坚固的。
4. 【答案】B
【译文】许多的交通事故是由疏忽大意引起的。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考试掌握几个形似，意似的词语的差别。
【详细解答】arouse指唤起，引起；arise(from)指发生，起因于；raise是及物动词指提高，饲养；rise是不及物动词，指升起。
5. 【答案】A
【译文】因我不听话，老师训斥了我
【试题分析】短语辨义题，要求考生掌握几个跟call组成短语的意思。
【详细解答】call down指挑剔、找麻烦,斥责；call upon指命令；要求；call off指取消；call out指召集使集中；召唤。
6. 【答案】A
【译文】有些地区，由于恶劣的天气情况，几乎没有人居住。
【试题分析】短语辨义题。
【详细解答】due to指由于；but for指要不是；in spite of指不管；with regard to指关于。
7. 【答案】B
【译文】我今天提前去学校，以防塞车。
【试题分析】短语辨义题。
【详细解答】in terms of 指根据，按照；in case of指假设，万一；for the sake of指为了；at the risk of指冒危险。8. 【答案】C
【译文】当每个人都嘲笑他的问题的时候，约翰感到很尴尬。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】boring指令人厌烦的；complex指复杂的，合成的；embarrassed指尴尬的；encouraged指被鼓舞的。
9. 【答案】B
【译文】他批评所有的事，所有的人，甚至还诋毁自己的老师。
【试题分析】短语辨析题。
【详细解答】run...over指撞到，碾过；run...down指批评，贬低；run...against 指违反，偶遇；run...into 指进入，偶遇。
10. 【答案】B
【译文】在实验期间，他们被叫醒几次，报告他们刚刚梦到了什么。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握现在完成进行时的用法。
【详细解答】此句要求用现在完成进行时，表示一直进行到现在的动作。
11. 【答案】B
【译文】等我意识到发生了什么时，已经过去几个小时了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】alive指活着的；aware指意识到的；awake指醒的；ware指器皿。
12. 【答案】D
【译文】七岁的小孩是看不懂这篇文章的。
【试题分析】考察介词的意思以及用法。
【详细解答】只有 D) beyond超越与题意相符，为正确答案。
13. 【答案】A
【译文】经常的文化交流肯定有助于发展我们两校之间的友好关系。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个动词的意思和运用。
【详细解答】foster指培养，助长；utilize指运用，利用；cherish指珍爱，怀抱（希望）；raise指提高，饲养。14. 【答案】D
【译文】这样难度很大的手术可能不成功,但这是一次非做不可的冒险。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形容词的意思。
【详细解答】essential指本质的，实质的； fundamental指基本的；elementary指初步的；inevitable指不可避免的。
15. 【答案】B
【译文】中华民族以勤劳勇敢著称。
【试题分析】词义辨析题。
【详细解答】disgusted指厌恶的；distinguished指卓著的，优秀的；discouraged指气馁的；disappointed指失望的。
16. 【答案】C
【译文】如果她立刻就走，她上学就不会迟到。
【试题分析】考虚拟语气，要求学生掌握：省略了if时，句子要倒装。
【详细解答】虚拟语气，省略了if，句子部分倒装。
17. 【答案】A
【译文】那个学生很兴奋他可以在重要的演讲中当老师的助手。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形似的词语的意思。
【详细解答】assist指协助帮助；insist指坚持；resist指抗拒，拒绝；persist指坚持，持久。
18. 【答案】C
【译文】几天之后，巴斯得波先生恢复了身体和思维。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形似的词语的意思。
【详细解答】 retreat指撤退；record指录音；recover指使恢复原状,使(身体)复原；replace指取代，代替。
19. 【答案】A
【译文】每天晚上附近的持续的狗叫声吵得他不得安宁。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“不断的”的细微差别。
【详细解答】constant指始终如一的，不变的，持续地发生或反复地发生；perpetual指永久的，不间断的；steady 指稳定的。
20. 【答案】A
【译文】宋朝为世界文明贡献出三大发明。
【试题分析】搭配题，要求考生掌握contribute和介词的搭配。
【详细解答】contribute和 to 搭配，指贡献，捐献。
21.【答案】A
【译文】只要和孩子们相处一段时间，任何人都会了解到对于相同的情况，男孩和女孩的反应是不同的。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“相似”的差别，并能正确运用。
【详细解答】similar表示“相似的，相同的”。alike表示“相同的，相像的”，只能作句子的表语，不能作定语修饰名词。same表示“相同，完全一致，没有差别的”，需与the连用。likely表示“似真的，可能的，有希望的”，不合句意。
22.【答案】A
【译文】在这座工厂里，建议在被完全采纳前常常要等待数月。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“承认”的差别，并正确使用。
【详细解答】admit表示“承认，接纳”。acknowledge表示“公开承认(错误或事实)，公认，感谢”。absorb表示“吸引，吸收”。consider表示“思考，考虑”。
23.【答案】C
【译文】那个小男孩偷偷溜出房间，去游泳池而没有得到父母的允许。
【试题分析】词语辨析，要求考生能辨析几个形近词的用法。
【详细解答】consent表示“同意，允诺，赞成”。command表示“命令，指挥，指令”。
conviction表示“确信，确定”。compromise表示“妥协，让步”。
24.【答案】C
【译文】当台风来时，风速可以达到每小时120公里以上。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析形近词的意思及用法。
【详细解答】attain 表示“达到，获得”。assume 表示“假定，假设”。
accomplish表示“完成(工作或任务)，达到(某个程度)”。assemble表示“集合，装配”。
25.【答案】A
【译文】艰难和困苦锻炼出了这位年青地质学家的优秀品质。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握bring与介词或副词搭配的词组。
【详细解答】bring out 表示“生产，出版，使出现”。bring about表示“使……(事件)发生”。
bring froth表示“提出，出示”。bring up表示“抚养，养育”。
26.【答案】A
【译文】银行经理问他的助手是否能在一周内设计出投资计划。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握含有out的短语。
【详细解答】work over表示“设计出，计算出”。put out表示“放出，生产”。
make out表示“说明，写出”。set out表示“出发，开始，动身”。
27.【答案】C
【译文】Richard 从不认为自己会喜欢所谓的“自由体”诗歌。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握take类短语。
【详细解答】take to 表示“开始，喜欢，适应”。take on 表示“呈现，具有……”。
take over 表示“接收，接管”。take after表示“模仿，长得像……一样”。
28.【答案】C
【译文】加利福尼亚人和新英格兰人讲同一种语言，且遵守同样的联邦法律。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。要求考生掌握几个“坚持”的用法。
【详细解答】abide by表示“坚持，遵守”。stand by 表示“支持，站在……一边”。
conform 表示“使……一致”，与to连用。sustain表示“支撑，维持”。
29.【答案】D
【译文】期盼已久的哈勃太空望远镜，明年三月预计沿地球轨道运行，它将观测太空中的一些最古老的星体。【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】due表示“预期的，预计的”。due to 接名词表示“因为”。subject to表示“服从，听命于”。
owing to表示“由于，因为”。available表示“有用的，存在的”，可接to sb. 或 to sth.
30.【答案】B
【译文】尽管我们早已告知他们别让我们久等，他们却丝毫没有加速送货的意思。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“试图”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】make与attempt和progress都是常用搭配，make progress(取得进步)不合句意，“没有
尝试加快送货”attempt符合该句句意。
31.【答案】B
【译文】旅游者如果没有有效的护照，将被禁止入境。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“有效的”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】valid是法律用，表示“有效的，正当的”。operative表示“有效果的，能运转的”。
efficient表示“能干的，生效的，”强调效率高。effective表示“有效果的，被实施的”，强调有效性。
32.【答案】A
【译文】由于物价的剧烈波动，公司很难制定预算。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“摆动”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】fluctuating 表示“(物价、电压等的上下)波动”。waving表示“(水流等)的波动，起伏”。
swinging表示“摆动”，用以强调动作。vibrating表示“振动，抖动。”是物理学上的用词。
33.【答案】A
【译文】若你怀疑病情严重的话，你应该尽快毫不迟疑地到医生那儿去。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】put of意为：推迟；hold back为阻止、抑制；put aside为：留下……供将来用；hold up为：举起、支撑。
34.【答案】B
【译文】我们所收集的关于这件事的信息加起来也少得可怜。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握动词+up+副词(介词)的几个词组。
【详细解答】add up to表示“合计达……”make up for表示“补偿”。
come up with表示“提出”。put up with表示“容忍，忍受”。
35.【答案】D
【译文】高明的演讲者能逐渐调动听众的情绪并将其引向高潮。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握work类词组。
【详细解答】work up 表示“逐步建立，逐渐引起”。
work out表示“设计出，计算出”。work over表示“检查，研究”。work at表示“致力于”。
36.【答案】D
【译文】一些年青人对社会心怀不满，尽管他们在生理上已经成熟，但这一点已妨碍他们享有成
人的权利。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“拒绝”的差别，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】deny有两种主要用法。表示“否认”时，其后接名词和动名词，如deny knowing the paln否认知道该计划。作“拒绝”之意时，后面接双宾语，如deny sb. the right...拒绝给予某人权利；deny sb. admittance to 拒绝某人进入……。
37.【答案】A
【译文】尽管在旧金山成长，Dave Mitchell仍宁愿记录在小城镇的真正的生活。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“成长”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】raise表示“抚养，抚育，养育”，强调喂养。如raise pigs (养猪,) raise chickens(养鸡)。
grow作不及物动词表示“生长，成长”，作及物动词时意为“种植”。
develop表示“成长，发展”。cultivate表示“培养，培育”，强调身心方面的成长。
38.【答案】A
【译文】达到精通英语的程度，并不是一个没有科学依据的神秘的过程。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个词形相近词义亦较近的词。
【详细解答】process表示“过程，历程”。practice表示“实践，施行”。
procedure表示“步骤，过程”。program表示“节目，程序”。
39.【答案】B
【译文】我们不能一味依赖风，因此新的风车应该设计成亦能被水驱动。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握与on搭配的动词词组。
【详细解答】count on 表示“指望，依靠”。hang on表示“坚持，有赖于”。hold on表示“继续，不挂断”。come on表示“要求”。
40.【答案】A
【译文】Craing向老板保证他将全心全意投入到新的工作中。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握call类词组。
【详细解答】call forth表示“使产生，使引起，振作起”，符合题意。call at表示“访问”，后面接访部的地方。call on表示“号召，邀请”，作“拜访”讲时后接“人”作宾语。call of表示“放弃，丢掉”，同cancel。
41.【答案】D
【译文】过多地暴露在X射线下会导致皮肤灼伤，癌症或其它病症。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“展示”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】exposure表示“暴露，裸露”。如受……的照射，不加防护地接触病毒、污染等。disclosure表示“揭发，揭露”。exhibition表示“展示，展现”，指正式的展览。contact表示“接触，触摸”。
42.【答案】B
【译文】当被问及这些问题时，我的脑海中一片空白，连自己的生日都记不得了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“空白的”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】从语法看go 可以与形容词搭配构成“系表”结构，但只有go blank合题意。
blank 表示“空白有，空虚的”。dim表示“变得悲观的，沮丧的，变暗淡”。
faint表示“无力的，虚弱的”。vain表示“徒劳无功的，徒然”。常用短语有in vain(徒劳)，通常作状语。
43.【答案】C
【译文】两百多年前，美国脱离了大英帝国，成为一个独立的国家。
【试题分析】词组辨析题。
【详细解答】break away表示“脱离，放弃”。get off表示“下来，动身，摆脱”。pull down表示“推翻”。
drop off表示“离开，减少”。显然A、B、D都与句意不符。
44.【答案】A
【译文】应该考虑要减少人们连续遭受噪音的时间。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生辨析与介词to和with搭配的动词词组。
【详细解答】subject to表示“使服从，使遭受”。fill with表示“使充满”。associate with表示“联系，联合”。
attach to表示“使依附，把……置于”。
45.【答案】D
【译文】一些最著名的物理概念的成功诞生应归因于这些数学体系。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握了与to搭配的动词词组。
【详细解答】due是形容词，常用依due to(由于)。oblige常用作oblige sb. to do sth.意为“迫使某人干……”；be obliged to sb.意为“感谢某人”。contribute...to 意为“把……捐献给”。attribute...to表示“把……归因于”，符合句意。
46.【答案】C
【译文】我支持你的决定，但我必须申明我不会受这种限制。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“缚系”的差异，并正确使用。
【详细解答】从语法上看，四个选项都可以与题干搭配。
be connected to 意为“被接在……上”；
be fastened表示“被扣紧在……上”；stick常与to连用；意为“坚持”；be struck常与with或by搭配。如：The vessel has been stuck here by bad weather.由于恶劣天气，船受阻于此。be bound to被……束缚。
47.【答案】C
【译文】英语语言中包含有大量日常会话中较少使用的词语。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个词形相似的词。
【详细解答】multitude表示“大量，多数”。altitude 表示“高度，海拔”。latitude表示“纬度”。
attitude表示“态度，姿态”。
48.【答案】C
【译文】他讲的话十分有说服力，我们都被说服了。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握倒装结构。
【详细解答】在so...that...结构中，如果把so 置于句首，主句则要求用倒装语序。such...that...的结构用法与so...that...相同。此外，否定词及含否定意义的词如little, few等放于句首，句子也用倒装结构。如Little does he be know about it,他对此几乎一无所知。
49.【答案】C
【译文】如果七点钟雨停下，我们就出发。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握by引导时间状语时句子的时态，及时态的前后一致性。
【详细解答】by引导时间状语，表示到……时候为止，by that time指过去，因此从句中可用一般过
去时或完成时态。另需注意的是，如果从句是将来的时间，主句则用将来完成时或一般将来
时；如果是过去时间，则用过去完成时。例如：①By the end of next month I will have
learned 2000 words. ② By the end of last year I had learned 1000 words.
50.【答案】B
【译文】尽管你可能正确，我也无法完全赞同。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握从属连词的用法。
【详细解答】根据本句中两个分句的意思关系，可以推断出两者是转折关系。as和since在此处，whi
le相当于although。as作“尽管，虽然”之意，只能用于倒装句型中，如：Right as you may be, I can’t altogether agree.用于这种句型中表示“尽管”的连接词除as外，还有what 和though。
Unit 6
1. 【答案】B
【译文】所有的行为都是习得行为是社会学家的一个基本设想。
【试题分析】语法辨析题。
【详细解答】这是一个带主语从句的句子，that 引导出从句。
2. 【答案】A
【译文】在多云的夜晚，不可能用肉眼观察到星星。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】“naked eyes”是固定搭配，即肉眼。
3. 【答案】B
【译文】暴风雨中我们在商店的门廊下避雨。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】rescue是营救，援救；shield是盾牌；防护罩；proof是证据；检验，考验；这三个词都不能跟take搭配，只有shelter可以，take shelter 是寻求庇护的意思。
4. 【答案】B
【译文】船长和船员都在船上欢迎我们。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，了解表示不同人群的词之间的细微差别。
【详细解答】staff指的是职员，职工；team是小组，队；chain是串，连锁：crew是全体船员，乘务员，符合句意，是正确答案。
5. 【答案】B
【译文】刚敲十二点，每个人都停下来去吃午饭。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】钟的敲响声或鸣响用stroke。
6. 【答案】D
【译文】地图是按1：100,000的标准比例绘制的，所以不是很详细。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】rate是一般意义上的比率，而实物与图表之间的比例是scale，所以scale是正确答案。
7. 【答案】A
【译文】她的裙子在包里给压得很皱，出门前她只好把它熨一下。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】衣服给压皱了是crushed，torn是弄破了，dirty是脏了，untidy则是不整齐，没有条理性，所以只有crushed符合句意。
8. 【答案】B
【译文】我们筹款为John买花，因为他住院了。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】take up a collection是一个固定词组，意思是募捐，筹款，其它三个介词都无法和take 和a collection 搭配。
9. 【答案】C
【译文】让我烦的不是她说了什么，而是她为什么要说，你得体会她的言外之意。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】read between the lines是一个固定词组，意思是体会字里行间的言外之意。
10. 【答案】A
【译文】我把你错认作你兄弟了。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】mistake A for B是一个固定词组，意思是将A错认作B。
11. 【答案】C
【译文】我感情上容易受伤是因为我很敏感。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，了解相近词的不同意义和用法。
【详细解答】sensitive意为“敏感的”，符合句意。sensible“理智的”；sensational“令人吃惊的”；sentimental“多愁善感的”，均不符合句意。
12. 【答案】D
【译文】病历表明几年前是毒品而不是疾病导致了他的死亡。
【试题分析】语法辨析题。
【详细解答】此句是强调句型，在强调句中，被强调的主语部分the drug, not the disease是动词killed的动作主体。而强调句又在整个句子中做动作show的宾语。强调句的结构是It is ... that ..., 所以D）为正确答案。
13. 【答案】D
【译文】你的做法违背了医生的建议。
【试题分析】句义理解和词语辨析题。
【详细解答】contrary to意为“与……相反”，符合句意，为正确答案。attached to, responsible to, resistant to则分别表示“连接、附属、依恋”，“对……负责的”，“耐…….的”，意思都与本题不符。
14. 【答案】C
【译文】你没法用望远镜观察，除非你把它调好。
【试题分析】句义理解和词语辨析题。
【详细解答】adjust (to)意为“调整；使适应”，符合句意。adapt sth. to，“改写……以适应……，使……适应（新用途）”；adopt，“采用，收养，通过（法案）”；accustom sb. to，“使某人习惯于……”，均不符合句意。
15. 【答案】C
【译文】救护车必须优先通过，因为它通常是为了紧急情况。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】 emergence意为“出现”；crisis是“危机”，一般是政治、经济或情感危机；urgency也是紧急，但更强调意义重大，而emergency则是意料之外的、危险的紧急情况，更符合句意。
16. 【答案】C
【译文】没有什么可以讨论的了，秘书长站起身来，说了再见，然后离开了房间。
【试题分析】语法辨析题。
【详细解答】本题的前半句是分词独立结构， There being (There be的分词形式)引导的分词短语在句中作原因状语。
17. 【答案】C
【译文】我向你保证，机器下个星期就到。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】assure sb. that意为“向某人保证说，肯定地说”，不存在其他三种搭配。
18. 【答案】A
【译文】将来更多的机会将会对受过大学教育的人开放。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】opportunity意为“（做……的）机会”，符合句意。necessity，“必需品”；probability，“可能的结果”；reality，“现实，实际存在的事物”，均不符合句意。
19. 【答案】B
【译文】他的发现毫无价值，尽管他非常努力。
【试题分析】词组辨析题。
【详细解答】count for意为“有价值，有重要性”，count for nothing即为“没有价值”符合句意。count on“指望，依靠”；count in“把……算进去”；count up“把……加起来”，均不符合句意。
20. 【答案】D
【译文】他从来没发现过自己如此地被科学理想所吸引。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】attracted意为“受……吸引”，后接介词to。interested，“对……感兴趣”，后接介词in；absorbed，
“专心致志于”，后接介词in；confident，“确信的，自信的”，后接介词of或that从句，均不跟介词to。
21. 【答案】C
【译文】你要是不把食物放进冰箱，食物会坏的。
【试题分析】词组搭配题。
【详细解答】go off意为“（食品）变坏，（疼痛）消失”，符合句意。go over sth.，“浏览，检查，复习”；go out，“消灭，参加社会活动”；go wrong，“出错，（机器）坏了，（事情）进展不顺利”，均不符合句
22. 【答案】A
【译文】如果这所大学没有一个好声誉，我也不会来了。
【试题分析】语法分析题。
【详细解答】这是错综时间条件句，是虚拟语气的一种。从句所陈述的条件是与现在事实相反的一种假设，所以动词用一般过去时；而主句表示的动作与过去的事实相反，所以用would have done...的结构。
23. 【答案】D
【译文】原则上他同意这个计划，可是认为在实践中行不通。
【试题分析】句义理解和词语搭配题。
【详细解答】in principle是固定词组，意为“原则上，总的来说”。
24. 【答案】C
【译文】要是那时候我们知道这种病能治就好了。
【试题分析】语法分析题。
【详细解答】if only引导的句子用虚拟语气，表示与过去的事实相反时，动词用过去完成时。因此C）为正确答案。
25. 【答案】C
【译文】每年的这时候，天气特别多变，都不知道穿什么好。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】various意为“各种各样的”；variant意为“不同的”；variable意为“多变的，变化异常的”；varied意为“变化了的，色彩丰富的”。根据句子意思，应选C。
26. 【答案】D
【译文】我们公司决定取消合同，因为很多条款没有满足。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】cancel the contract意为“废止合同”，符合句意。
27. 【答案】C
【译文】世界各地的杰出物理学家们来到美国庆祝爱因斯坦诞辰一百周年。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】celebrate在这里作“庆祝”解，congratulate意为“祝贺”，一般以人作宾语，如：congratulate sb.on sth., applaud 是鼓掌，participate是参加，后面应跟介词in。
28. 【答案】D
【译文】直到半夜，我们才在旅馆找到他。
【试题分析】语法分析题。
【详细解答】not until置于句首时，主句要用部分倒装，即将助动词提前。
29. 【答案】A
【译文】我只能看到远处一辆汽车，可是分辨不出汽车的颜色。
【试题分析】词组辨析题。
【详细解答】make out意为“辩认出，理解”，符合句意。look to“照顾，负责”；look out“当心，提防”；take in“容纳，理解，欺骗（多用于被动态）”，均不符合句意。
30. 【答案】B
【译文】高空中一群鸟儿向南飞去。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】a flock of意为“一群（鸟，羊等）”，为正确答案。a swarm of， a crowd of，a herd of分别意为“一
群（蜂、蚁、蝗虫等）”，“一群（人等）”，“一群（牛、鹿、象等）”。
31. C) 【句意】 虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。
【难点】 know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可数名词，但作“了解”讲时，前面可加“a”，常用于词组have a knowledge of中，所以选C)。
32. B) 【句意】 你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。
【难点】 ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。
33. B) 【句意】 约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。
【难点】 to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。
34. A) 【句意】 黄油面包受西方人青睐。
【难点】 bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。
35. A) 【句意】 我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。
【难点】 which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。
36. C) 【句意】 他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。
【难点】 on one’s own 是个常用的介词词组，意为“独自”；of one’s own表示“某人自己的(东西)”，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。
37. C) 【句意】 约翰的考试分数全班最高；他昨天晚上一定学习了。
【难点】 表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型结构。
38. B) 【句意】 弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育，是不是?
【难点】 这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子，由于主句为否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。
39. C) 【句意】 即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。
【难点】 在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使用将来时。
40. C) 【句意】 我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。
【难点】 as well意为“(程度)同样地好”，是副词短语修饰动词hear；just表示程度，意为“刚好”。
41. A) 【句意】 为获得一个满意的结果，你必须在一个干净的表面上涂两层油漆。
【难点】 coat意为“覆盖物，层”;level意为“(建筑物)楼层”;times意为“次，回”;courses意为“(一层)砖面；一排”。
42. C) 【句意】 这个小山村被大雪封住达一个多月。
【难点】 cut back意为“削减；缩减”;cut out意为“停止；切下”;cut
off意为“切断；使隔断”;cut away意为“切除；砍掉”。
43. A) 【句意】 格林小姐因酒后驾车被罚100美元。
【难点】 fine意为“处…以罚金”;charge意为“要(价)，收(费)，要(人)支付(钱)”;punish意为“罚，惩罚”;pose意为“造成，引起(困难)”。
44. B) 【句意】 现代技术所引发的问题也许比它所能解决的要多。
【难点】 technique意为“技法；具体的技术”;technology意为“工业技术”;tactics意为“战术，兵法，策略”；tendency意为“倾向”。
45. C) 【句意】 玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了，因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。
【难点】 sound意为“作声，发声，响”;ring意为“鸣，发出清脆响亮的声音”;tick意为“发出滴哒声”;hum意为“发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”。
46. C) 【句意】 在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
【难点】 intensive意为“加强的；集中的”;weighty意为“沉重的；笨重的”;intense意为“强烈的，剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的；粗壮的”。
47. C) 【句意】 当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。 【难点】 maximum意为“最大限量；最高点”;minority意为“少数，半数以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度，最低点”。
48. A) 【句意】 南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。
【难点】 split up意为“分裂，离婚”;break down意为“(精神方面)垮掉；(健康)变得衰弱；崩溃”;fall through意为“失败；成为泡影”;knock out意为“使筋疲力尽”
49. B) 【句意】 这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。
【难点】 condition意为“状况；形势”;situation意为“位置，地点，环境”;state意为“状态，情形”;publicity意为“公众的注意，名声”。
50. D) 【句意】 我们的感官能力随着年龄的增
长而下降。比如说，到60岁的时候，多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。
【难点】 sensible意为“明智的，合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉的，不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感觉的，传递感觉的”。
Unit 7
1. B) 【句意】 他们的大孩子被彻底宠坏了，因为他要什么，他们就给什么。
【难点】 waste意为“使衰弱；使消瘦”;spoil意为“宠坏，溺爱”;destroy意为“破坏；毁灭”;uneducated意为“未受(良好)教育的”。
2. C) 【句意】 如果一种物质溶解在水里或被加热，它可能释放出一种气体。
【难点】 give into为非固定搭配；give over意为“托付，交托”；give off意为“散发”；give away意为“送掉，分发(奖品)等”。
3. C) 【句意】 他那平易近人的风度使得博拉
立刻放松了情绪。
【难点】 at peace意为“和平地”;at large意为“自由地；大体地”;at ease意为“不拘束”;at best意为“至多”。
4. A) 【句意】 ——你明天能休一天吗?
——呵，我要征得老板的允许。
【难点】 permission意为“允许”；permit意为“许可证”；allowance意为“津贴”；possession意为“拥有”。5. C) 【句意】 詹妮特的性格缺陷阻碍了她事业进步。
【难点】 weakness意为“弱点；嗜好”;merit意为“优点，长处”;defect意为“缺点，缺陷”;shortcoming意为“缺点，短处”。
6-10 BBAAC 11-15 BCABB 16-20 CDDAB 21-25 ADAAA
26-30 DBBCB 31-35 ABABD 36-40 CBBA A 41-45 CACA C
46-50 CDDBD
Unit 8
1-5 CCADC 6-10 ACBDA 11-15 DCACA 16-20 CBDCD
21-25 CABCC 26-30 AA A AA 31-35 DD A AC 36-40 CDACC
41-45 ABDCB 46-50 BBCBA
Unit 9
1-5 AADCA 6-10 ADBAB 11-15 DDABC 16-20 DADDD 21-25 BDCAC
26-30 CCCCC 31-35 CDCAB 36-40 DDBDC 41-45 BAAAB 46-50 CAABC
Unit 10
1-5 BBACD 6-10 DAABC 11-15 DDBCD 16-20 CBCBD 21-25 ADBAC
26-30 DBADB 31-35 CAADC 36-40 BABCA 41-45 CDBDC 46-50 DBCCC
Unit 11
1-5 BABBB 6-10 ABBDD 11-15 BADCB 16-20 CBBDA 21-25 DBADB
26-30 ACBDB 31-35 ADABD 36-40 DCDDD 41-45 DAAAC 46-50 ABBAC
Unit 12
1-5 BBCDC 6-10 CCDDC 11-15 BBDBA 16-20 ABCBD 21-25 BBDCD
26-30 ACABB 31-35 BDBDD 36-40 BDADA 41-45 AADAD
详解：
36. B stagnancy 停滞, 迟钝efficiency 效率, 功效complacency 满足, 安心inadvertency 不注意, 怠慢
37. D incidence 落下的方式, 影响范围prudence 审慎prevalence 流行evidence 迹象, 根据
38. A delinquency 行为不良, 错失mistake 错误, 过失evil 邪恶, 不幸, 罪恶crime犯罪行为
39. D go into 进入, 加入, 探究, 变得go for 去找, 努力获取, 被认为, 主张, 拥护
go with 伴随, 与...相配go beyond 超出
40. A estimate 估计, 估价, 评估exact 精确的, 准确的, 原样的, 精密的, 严格
41. A depreciate 折旧, (使)贬值, 降低, 贬低, 轻视convert 使转变, 转换...,使...改变信仰
circulate (使)流通, (使)循环 alleviate 使(痛苦等)易于忍受, 减轻
42. A in the way 挡道，妨碍某人in a way 在某种程度上, 稍稍lead the way 带路, 示范
give way 撤退, 让路
43. D above all 最重要, 首先terribly 可怕地, 十分, 极nothing but 只anything but 决不
44. A circulation 循环, 流通, 发行额business 商业currency 流通force 力量, 魄力, 势力, 暴力
go into circulation 是一个短语，意思是“进入流通”。 currency 不和go into 搭配。
45. D finger 用手指拨弄, 伸出 feature vi.起重要作用 vt. 是...的特色, 特写, 放映nurture 养育, 给与营养物, figure out 计算出；明白；推测 句中的miss out 解释为遗漏
46. A barrier (阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障 similarity 类似, 类似处 problem 问题, 难题
disagreement 意见不同, 不调和, 争执, 不和, 争论
47. B complacency 满足, 安心 mercy 仁慈, 宽恕, 怜悯 incompetence 无能力, 不适当
persistency 固执, 持续
48. B peculiar 奇特的, 罕见的, 特殊的unique 唯一的, 独特的
single 单一的, 单身的, 单纯的, 孤独的, 专一的, 个别的
sterile (超纲词)贫脊的, 不育的, 不结果的, 消过毒的, 毫无结果的
49. A object to 反对 adjust to 适应, 调节 appeal to 呼吁, 要求, 诉诸, 上诉, 有吸引力
conform to 符合, 遵照
50. A ★ 词义辨析：model example pattern
model 常用作褒义；example 可指好的或坏的榜样、例子
pattern 常指某种特定的式样，作模范解时，可与model互换
Unit 1
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.A 16.D 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.C 21.D 22.D 23.D 24.B 25.D 26.D 27.D 28.B 29.A 30.D 31.C 32.A 33.C 34.A 35.D 36.D 37.C 38.C 39.A 40.C 41.D 42.D 43.C 44.C 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.D 50.D
Unit 2
1-5 ACACD 6-10 BDCBC 11-15 BCADA 16-20 DCBCA
21-25 CBABA 26-30 DBABD 31-35 BBCDC 36-40 BACBB
41-45 DDACB 46-50 DCACD
Unit 3
1. 【答案】C
【译文】有一大群示威者在抗议战争（的爆发）。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】to protest against ... 意为“抗议，反对”。to protect ... (from ...) 意为“保护……（使之不受……）”。to preserve 意为“保护，防护，维护”。to prosecute 意为“对……起诉；进行，坚持下去”。
2. 【答案】D
【译文】我恐怕不得不谢绝她的晚会邀请。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】decline 意为“婉谢，谢绝”，指对别人的邀请、帮助等比较委婉地回绝。refuse 意为“拒 绝”，指对别人的要求、请求等比较直率的，有时比较不客气的拒绝。refute 意为驳斥，反驳。ignore 意为“忽视，忽略，不
3. 【答案】D
【译文】我昨天买的大衣一点也不贵，事实上，花两倍的价钱买它我都愿意。
【试题分析】本题考察表示倍数和比较的用法。
【详细解答】本句实际上隐含了一个又“as...as...”引导的比较状语从句。完整的句子是“I would gladly have paid twice as much as I paid for it”。当有表示倍数的词时，要放在“as...as...”比较级之前。
4. 【答案】B
【译文】由于电池耗尽了，他的汽车发动不了。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】run down 意为“（动力等）耗尽；（身体）衰弱，疲乏；（钟表）停了，(使)失灵”。run up 意为“升起（旗帜）；欠下（钱财）”。run over意为“撞倒，辗过”。run off意为“撵走，吓跑”。
5. 【答案】A
【译文】如果没有事实依据，我们就不能形成正确的主张，因为我们要把想法建立在事实的基础上。
【试题分析】介词＋关系代词＋不定式作后置定语。
【详细解答】此句需要一个后置定语来修饰factual knowledge，根据句意应是base our thinking (upon) on factual knowledge，因此应使用“介词＋关系代词＋不定式”的结构作后置定语。
6. 【答案】D
【译文】这个设计比那个要好的多。
【试题分析】superior 表比较的用法。
【详细解答】superior 意为“优越的，优良的”，后接介词to，表示比较，单词本身没有比较级。通常在前面加“far”表示“比……好得多”。
7. 【答案】B
【译文】我想知道她对这个消息的反应如何。
【试题分析】词语固定搭配题。
【详细解答】reaction 意为“对……的反应”。impression与on 搭配，表示“给……留下……印象”。comment 与on 搭配，表示“对……做出……评价”。opinion on意为“对……发表看法（意见）”。
8. 【答案】C
【译文】她不应该去排队买票，她本来可以通过售票机买地铁票的。
【试题分析】本题考察情态动词could 的完成式用法。
【详细解答】前半句用“shouldn’t have done”的形式，表示“本不应该做……”；后半句则提供了另一种可能性，“本来可以……”，因为是过去可能做，而实际上未做的事情，故应使用could的完成式。
9. 【答案】D
【译文】不要担心，我会关照，好让你受到平等对待的。
【试题分析】see （to it ）that＋从句的用法。
【详细解答】see （to it ）that……意为“务必，留神，注意做到”。其他三个选项在结构上都不能接从句，在语义上，look forward to意为“希望，盼望”；try one’s utmost 意为“竭尽全力”；be on the alert 意为“警惕，提防”。
10. 【答案】A
【译文】工人们同意如果公司满足他们的要求就取消罢工。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】call off 意为“取消”。call out 意为“叫（请）出来；叫出（名字）”。call to 意为“向……喊”。call on 意为“号召，呼吁，要求”。
11. 【答案】D
【译文】我宁愿你不对她这么无礼。
【试题分析】would rather 后宾语从句的虚拟语气。
【详细解答】would rather 表示愿望，后接的宾语从句谓语动词要用虚拟语气。表示与现在事实相反的愿望时，用过去时；表示与过去事实相反的愿望时，用过去完成时。
12. 【答案】B
【译文】如今可供使用的电器很多，这使得做家务事比以前容易多了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】appliance 意为“器具，器械”，electrical appliance 意为“电器”。facility 意为“设备，设施”。instrument 意为“仪器”，尤指用于精致工作的工具或仪器。equipment 意为“设备，装备”。
13. 【答案】C
【译文】作者将要把他的剧本改编为电视剧。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】adapt意为“改编，翻改；使适应”。add 意为“增加，加强”。adopt意为“采纳，采取（态度）；收养”。adjust意为“调整，适应”。
14. 【答案】B
【译文】如果不是你的帮助，我永远都不会取得这样的成功。
【试题分析】本题测试虚拟条件句的倒装。
【详细解答】根据句意和时态，前半句应为“If it had not been for your help”。当虚拟条件句的谓语动词含有were, had, should 时，可以省略if, 将were, had, should 移至主语的前面。
15. 【答案】B
【译文】虽然电脑有很多好处，但绝不是没有局限性。
【试题分析】同义词语辨析题。
【详细解答】limitation意为“限制，局限”。boundary 意为“边境线，分界线”。confinement意为“限制（在范围内），监禁”，。restraint意为“抑制，遏制，制止”，常接介词from。
16. 【答案】A
【译文】恐怕我不能给你提供住处，你得去住旅馆。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】put ... up意为“留……住宿；举起；搭建”。pick ... up 意为“拾起，拿起；学会，学到”。pull ... up意为“使（车子）停下”。wake ... up意为“叫醒”。
17. 【答案】B
【译文】客人们说来一点轻音乐也好。
【试题分析】mind +动名词表示“介意，反对”。
【详细解答】mind 作“在乎，介意”讲时，主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中，后面若有动词作宾语，要用动名词。
18. 【答案】C
【译文】虽然目前这一地区很贫穷，但它的潜在财富却是巨大的。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】potential意为“潜在的”。previous 意为“以前的，从前的”。profound意为“深奥的，博学的”。primary意为“初级的；主要的；基本的”。
19. 【答案】B
【译文】他胳膊下夹着两本书，飞快地向教室跑去。
【试题分析】独立主格结构作伴随状语。
【详细解答】由于句子前后以逗号隔开，没有连词，因此后半句只能是伴随状语，要使用名词＋分词的独立主格结构，此句中books是分词动作hold的承受者，故应使用过去分词。
20. 【答案】D
【译文】我们必须全力降低产品的成本，否则高成本将使利润大打折扣。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】cut into意为“减少，降低；插嘴，打断”。cut off 意为“切断；隔绝，挡住；切下来”。cut in意为“插嘴，夹塞”。cut short意为“打断（谈话），中断（活动）”。
21. 【答案】A
【译文】汤姆并不十分聪明，但他却是班里最勤奋的学生。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】industrious意为“勤奋的，勤勉的”。indulgent 意为“纵容的，溺爱的”。industrial意为“工业的，实业的”。indifferent意为“冷淡的，漠不关心的；平淡无奇的”。
22. 【答案】B
【译文】他刚到家，就被要求开始另一个旅程。
【试题分析】测试 “no sooner...than”引导的时间状语从句。
【详细解答】 “no sooner...than” 是一个关联从属连词，意为“一……就…… ”，故B为正确答案。当 “no sooner”置于句首时，要用倒装语序。
23. 【答案】D
【译文】小孩子们会很容易学会父母常使用的话语。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】pick up 意为“拾起；（非正规地）学会，学到”。put up 意为“举起；修建；留……住宿”。turn up 意为“出现，出席”。bring up 意为“抚养大；提出”。
24. 【答案】D
【译文】只有当你得到关于它的所有信息后，才能得出合理的判断。
【试题分析】倒装结构。
【详细解答】“Only+状语（状语从句）”置于句首时，主句的主、谓语需采用部分倒装的结构。如果谓语中含有情态动词、助动词或动词be 时，只要将其移至主语前即可。
25. 【答案】C
【译文】美国妇女很长时间都未被赋予选举的权利，经过多年的斗争，直到1920年她们才争取到了这一权利。
【试题分析】同义词语辨析题。
【详细解答】deny sb. sth.表示“拒绝给予……”。ignore 意为“忽视，忽略，不理睬”。neglect 意为“疏忽，忽视”。refuse 意为“拒绝”。
26. 【答案】D
【译文】全部所需要的就是对基本生活必需品的源源不断的供应。
【试题分析】that 引导的限制性定语从句。
【详细解答】All 后需要一个定语从句，而all后面的定语从句只能由that 引导
27. 【答案】A
【译文】由于销售量下降，这家工厂已经解雇了一些工人。
【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。
【详细解答】lay off意为“解雇”。lay out 意为“设计，布局；花费，使用”。lay aside意为“放在一边”。lay down意为“放下；规定，说明”。
28. 【答案】D
【译文】星期五的演出已经没有票了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】available意为“可以得到的，可供利用（使用）的”。applicable 意为“适用的，有效的”。approachable意为“可以到达的，容易接近的”。attainable意为“可以达到的”。
29. 【答案】D
【译文】我遇到交通堵塞了，否则我会按时到这的。
【试题分析】隐含的虚拟条件句。
【详细解答】此题中前半句是一个陈述句，后半句中otherwise相当于一个虚拟的条件从句“If the traffic had not been very busy”，是对过去的情况的一个假设，因此主句中的谓语要用“would have done”的形式。
30. 【答案】D
【译文】不管你有多聪明，如果你不努力，注定会落在别人后面。
【试题分析】however 引导让步状语从句。
【详细解答】however 引导让步状语从句相当于“no matter how”，后接形容词或副词，表示“不管多么……”。whatever 和whatsoever （语气比whatever 强）引导让步状语从句时，相当于“no matter what”，后接名词。此句如选though，后半句应为“though you might be smart”。
31. 【答案】D
【译文】哈罗德是个好学生，英语是他最拿手的。
【试题分析】本题主要考核考生对分词独立结构的了解和使用能力。
【详细解答】句中的English being his best subject 是分词独立结构，在句中起到补充说明 的作用。
32．【答案】A
【译文】 他们在树林里边走边讨论着时事。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个动词近义词的辨认。wander指无目的地漫步；stray走失；ramble 闲逛、漫游；wonder迷惑。
33．【答案】B
【译文】 他为自己没有参加晚会而感到很对不起她。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】feel sorry for sb. about sth. 因为某事而对某人愧疚。
34．【答案】D
【译文】 我们选择这套公寓是因为离我的公司很近。
【试题分析】固定搭配。
【详细解答】be convenient for sth. 对……而言很方便，在本句中指的是离得很近。suitable合适的，comfortable舒适的，near 近的，后面直接加名词。
35．【答案】B
【译文】 汉语是大多数中国人的母语。
【试题分析】惯用语
【详细解答】母语，mother tongue 或native language, natural自然的，home家（的）。
36．【答案】A
【译文】 他一整天都是这么坏的脾气。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】in a bad temper 脾气很坏。
37．【答案】A
【译文】 在家时，她喜欢做点事而不喜欢闲着。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】prefer+名词或动名词A）+to+名词或动名词B)，表示喜欢A而不喜欢B。其他几个选项都有语法错误。
38．【答案】B
【译文】 如果她发现你把她的狗丢了，那会怎么样？
【试题分析】句型
【详细解答】what if +从句表示推测会发生什么事情，what if +名词或名词短语表示征求对
方的意见，what though 后面的从句要用虚拟语气。
39．【答案】B
【译文】 实验室里的所有机器都由怀特小姐负责。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】sb. + be+in charge of sth.某人管理、负责某事，sth.+be+in the charge of sb.
某事由某人负责。本句的主语是物，所以选择B。
40．【答案】C
【译文】 我们基本上同意你的计划，但是我们认为有些地方要做些改动。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】in principle 基本上、原则上，principle 原则，principal 主要的。
41．【答案】A
【译文】 只要你努力，你肯定能通过CET-4的。
【试题分析】句型
【详细解答】so long as/as long as 引导条件状语从句，表示“只要……”,in case 以防，in that因为，as soon as 一……就……
42．【答案】A
【译文】 到在法国结束时为止，整个旅程将持续一个礼拜。
【试题分析】时态题
【详细解答】by the time 引导时间状语从句，表示到将来某时为止，主句用将来完成时。
43．【答案】B
【译文】 秋天到了，农民最忙的时间到了。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】at one’s busiest最忙的时候，其它选项都不对。
44．【答案】B
【译文】 她整天忙于她的弱智儿子。
【试题分析】修饰问题
【详细解答】形容词前不可以直接加not ,所以选择B。
45．【答案】C
【译文】 所有的请求被拒绝之后，工人们才决定开始罢工。
【试题分析】句型
【详细解答】否定副词用于句首时，主句谓语半倒装，即助动词和主语倒装。本句中，did 提前。
46．【答案】C
【译文】 作为父母的财产继承人，他得到了8百万美元。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】heir +to表示“是……的继承人”。
47．【答案】D
【译文】 剩饭被扔掉了。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。remainder 余额、余下的部分；the rest 其余的；ruins 废墟；remains剩余物，往往指吃剩或用剩的残留物。
48．【答案】D
【译文】 最好的学生在学期结束时会受到奖励。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。award sb. sth. 颁发给某人某物；reward sb.sth. 奖励、回报某人某物；possess拥有。本句的主语是学生，A、C都不合适，B的含义与上下文不符，所以选择D.
49．【答案】B
【译文】 如果想要避免粮食危机的话必须努力增加小麦产量。
【试题分析】非谓语动词
【详细解答】 be+动词不定式表示按计划将来要发生的事。本句的意思是如果一定要避免粮食危机的话，语气较强。will 表示的将来往往带有个人意愿，语气较轻。
50．【答案】B
【译文】 将有50多件提案要在会议上讨论。
【试题分析】非谓语动词
【详细解答】动词不定式的被动形式to be discussed 在句中做定语，修饰proposals,表示这些提案将会被讨论。
Unit 4
1．【答案】D
【译文】 你怎么解释你开会迟到了？
【试题分析】短语动词
【详细解答】account for 解释、导致；explain解释；excuse 原谅；find excuse for 找借口；describe 描述。
2．【答案】B
【译文】 听到消息，这位妈妈震惊得不知所措。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个形容词近义词的辨认。admired 敬慕的,amused 被逗乐的，curious好奇的，be amazed at 对……很震惊。
3．【答案】C
【译文】 他喜欢听音乐时把音量开到最大。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。power电力、功率、权力；voice 声音、说话声；sound声音、声响；volume 音量、容量。本句话说的是把收音机的音量开到最大，所以选择C。
4．【答案】C
【译文】 教练必须对这次足球赛的失败负大部分责任。
【试题分析】词义辨析
【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。quantity量、数量；number数目、数字；amount数量、总数，share份额。这里讲的是一大部分的责任，所以选择C。
5．【答案】D
【译文】 尽管房子里只有他一人，但他忙于自己的工作所以一点也不感到孤独。
【试题分析】固定搭配
【详细解答】这道题目主要是测试学生对于anything but 及nothing but 的掌握，anything but一点也不、决不, nothing but只不过……而已。
6．【答案】D
【译文】 由于从国外引进了先进技术，所以很有必要用熟练工人取代不熟练工人。
【试题分析】动词短语
【详细解答】take place发生；take down 记下；take over 接管；take the place of 取代 。根据上下文，选择D
7．【答案】A
【译文】 街上人这么少，真奇怪。
【试题分析】句法结构
【详细解答】there to be 句型做主语时，通常用for做引导词。所以选择A项。
8．【答案】A
【译文】 有迹象表明，互联网正越来越受到青少年的喜爱。
【试题分析】名词性从句
【详细解答】名词sign后面要跟that引导的从句做同位语。
9．【答案】B
【译文】 Bob在满是蒲公英的草地上躺了很长时间才坐起来。
【试题分析】动词变形
【详细解答】本题主要测验学生对几个容易混淆的词的辨认。lie 躺：过去式 lay，过去分词lain；现在分词lying；lie撒谎：过去式lied，过去分词lied，现在分词lying；lay放置：过去式laid，过去分词laid，现在分词laying. 句子中是lie(躺)的现在分词。
10．【答案】A
【译文】 Jill宁愿他的女朋友和他在同一个系里学习。
【试题分析】虚拟语气
【详细解答】would rather 后面的从句常用虚拟语气过去式。所以选择A。
11．【答案】B
【译文】她不反对接受这张飞往日内瓦的机票。
【试题分析】考查搭配。
【详细解答】have no objection to doing something表示不反对做什么事情。注意to为介词。 12. 【答案】D
【译文】我模糊记得你给我谈过此事。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】 to be under the impression that 表示有模糊印象发生过什么事情。
13. 【答案】A
【译文】在暑假里，他们有一个计划，每隔一周看一次电影。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】at intervals是考点，表示每隔一段时间或者距离。其余三项均无此义。
14. 【答案】D
【译文】我决定少抽烟。
【试题分析】短语辨义题。
【详细解答】cut up切碎，破碎；cut off 切断，删去；cut across 走捷径，抄近路；cut down 减少，符合题
15. 【答案】A
【译文】因为对外国零件的限制，许多进口飞机已经闲置了数年。
【试题分析】近义词辨析。
【详细解答】idle 空闲的，无用的，懒散的；vacant 空缺的，未占用的；empty空无一物的；hollow中空的
16. 【答案】C
【译文】家电把人们从繁重的家务劳动中解放出来。
【试题分析】近义词辨析。
【详细解答】 equipment 不可数名词表示设备，装备，仪表，一起；facilities表示便利设施；appliances表示用具，家电；apparatus表示仪器和器具。
17. 【答案】C
【译文】这场雨下得及时，它将缓解内陆地区的人们面临的高温。
【试题分析】考查分词短语的用法
【详细解答】 分词短语作定语，它的作用相当于定语从句。现在分词短语表示动作是由前面的名词发出的，既可以表示进行中的动作，又可以表示习惯性动作。过去分词短语表示前面的名词是受动者。
18. 【答案】A
【译文】他们花了10，000元买了一台雅马哈钢琴。他们很喜欢它，甚至愿意出双倍的价钱。
【试题分析】考查英语倍数的表达方法。
【详细解答】 twice as much/many 可以用来表示双倍，谈论不可数的东西时用much； 谈论可数的东西时用many。
19. 【答案】C
【译文】她下了楼梯才发现忘记带钥匙了。
【试题分析】考查强调句型
【详细解答】 强调句型中应该用that 不用其他的引导词。与not ...until 句型连用时注意,当强调 until部分时, not应该和until 部分一起强调。
20. 【答案】C
【译文】麦克很开心，它的英语考试成绩比别人的都高。
【试题分析】考查代词属格。
【详细解答】 表示其他任何人应该用 anyone else；它的属格是anyone else’s.
21. 【答案】D
【译文】为公司做出最大贡献的人可以得到头奖。
【试题分析】考查从句引导词。
【详细解答】虽然介词之后应该用宾格，但因为后面跟的是一个句子，只能选用主格的whoever 不选用whomever；whichever不用来指表示人的主语；no matter who用来引导让步状语从句。
22. 【答案】B
【译文】社会就象是一座建筑，每个人都为它添砖加瓦。
【试题分析】考查定语从句。
【详细解答】 定语从句的复杂介词引导词要结合上下文确定。本句中缺少的是一个关系代词， 指物，且用在介词之后只能选B。
23. 【答案】A
【译文】申请人填完了表格，却不知应该交到哪个办公室。
【试题分析】考查动词不定式短语。
【详细解答】 由疑问词+不定式构成的不定式短语可以用作动词宾语，相当于从句。但不定式的逻辑主语必须是句子的主语，否则应用宾语从句。
24. 【答案】C
【译文】虽然他很年轻，却被委以重任。
【试题分析】考查连接词。
【详细解答】显然逗号前后的部分是让步关系，而because和since都是引导原因状语从句，不合题意。而although不能引导倒装的让步状语从句，所以选C。
25. 【答案】C
【译文】汤姆把邻居家的窗户玻璃打碎了，我会加以注意，让他下一次别这样。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】see to 是一个词组，表示注意照料； 该词组后接从句，构成see to it that.
26. 【答案】A
【译文】大众公司的新车正在以每周1，000辆的速度生产出来。
【试题分析】动词短语的辨析。
【详细解答】turn out 表示生产，制造；turn down关小，调低，拒绝；turn up 出现，出席，被发现；turn on 打开，开启。
27. 【答案】C
【译文】他马上给她打电话是很重要的。
【试题分析】考查虚拟语气
【详细解答】 在it is urgent that... 的从句中应该用虚拟语气，should+动词原形，且 should可以省略.
28. 【答案】B
【译文】我不想去看电影。
【试题分析】考查短语搭配。
【详细解答】 feel like要求加动名词，表示想要； feel for 表示摸着寻找； feel somebody out 表示摸清某人的意图，想法。
29. 【答案】B
【译文】会议在下午结束。
【试题分析】考查短语。
【详细解答】 draw to a close表示快要结束。come to an end /a close也可以表达同样的意思。30. 【答案】A
【译文】John 很后悔上星期没有去参加那个会议。
【试题分析】考查 regret的用法。
【详细解答】 对以前的事情后悔应该用regret加上doing。
31. 【答案】C
【译文】学校教育的作用与其说是教给你知识不如说是教给你学习的方法。
【试题分析】考查句型
【详细解答】 not so much ... as ... 表示与其说……不如说……。注意as 要连接两个对等的成分。
32. 【答案】B
【译文】Smith先生离家的时间很长了，他盼望着收到妻子的来信。
【试题分析】考查词的固定用法。
【详细解答】 look forward to doing sth.表示盼望某事;hear from表示收到回信。所以B符合题意。
33. 【答案】D
【译文】不管我们什么时候去拜访他们，他们总是在看电视。
【试题分析】考查时态。
【详细解答】 过去进行时表示在过去某个时刻正在发生的事情。本题的事件状语从句表示了具体的过去时间。
34. 【答案】C
【译文】他说不出是什么让他烦恼。
【试题分析】考查强调句型。
【详细解答】该题考查隐含的强调句型。如果把say之后的内容改变回正常的强调句型的语序的话，答案更容易找到： It was what that bothered him.
35. 【答案】A
【译文】主人非常生气，令人把仆人都带到面前。
【试题分析】考查使役动词用法。
【详细解答】使役动词have之后有三种形式：do, doing, done.这是个基本考点。仆人被带到主人面前，因而，应该使用被动形式。
36. 【答案】D
【译文】越来越多的证据表明五个月的婴儿能够识别特定的话语。
【试题分析】考查同位语从句。
【详细解答】 同位语从句一般紧跟在同位短语的后面，如果谓语很短，且结构简单，可以把同位语从句后置。
37. 【答案】B
【译文】她不想马上参加工作，因为她觉得要是工作的话，就没有时间经常看望朋友。
【试题分析】考查虚拟语气。
【详细解答】 were to do表示对将来的假设， 和wouldn’t 相配合。
38. 【答案】A
【译文】据报道，该厂的水泥产量到本年底将增长20%。
【试题分析】考查时态。
【详细解答】 by the end of this year要求与将来完成时连用。
39. 【答案】D
【译文】上一周你不可能在她的办公室见到她，她离开这个城市已经两个月了。
【试题分析】考查情态动词。
【详细解答】 can’t have done 表示在目前看来，过去不可能发生某事。
40. 【答案】C
【译文】饭店管理部门恳请客人晚上10点以后不要开收音机。
【试题分析】考查虚拟语气。
【详细解答】一些动词要求与虚拟语气的从句相配合。这些动词主要有：ask, advise, demand, desire, determine, decide, insist，maintain, propose, order, recommend, require, request, suggest 等。它们后面的从句的动词为should do, should可以省略。
41.【答案】A
【译文】他每月买十本书, 不久便集成一个丰富的藏书库。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“积累，收集”的细微差别。
【详细解答】accumulate指经过一段比较长的时间由少积多的积累；assemble指召集、集合或召集到一起成为一组或整体，把配件或零件装配在一起；collect指收集，聚积；acquire指获得，学到。
42. 【答案】 C
【译文】玛丽不想马上就工作，她认为要是找了工作，就不能经常见到她的男朋友了。
【试题分析】虚拟语气题，要求考生掌握表示将来情况的虚拟语气的用法。
【详细解答】： 该条件句应当用表示将来情况的虚拟语气。 条件从句的谓语用should或were to引出。 因此C) 是本题答案。A) has to get是陈述语气的现在时，不能用于虚拟条件句中。B) had got是虚拟语气的过去时，不能表示将来时间。D) could have got不能用于虚拟语气的条件从句中。
43. 【答案】A
【译文】他们都赞成你的建议，把讨论会推迟。
【试题分析】虚拟语气题，要求考生掌握在哪些名词后要用虚拟语气。
【详细解答】在表示建议、请求、命令等主观意向的名词(suggestion, proposal, requirement, demand, desire, advice, order, insistence…) 做主语时，其后的表语从句或同位语从句中，需用虚拟语气。谓语动词用should+动词原形。注意这种句型中的虚拟语气形式不受主句动词时态的影响。
44. 【答案】B
【译文】她从来不大声笑，也没有哭过。
【试题分析】倒装句。
【详细解答】当前面的分句含否定意义而且后面的分句也含否定的意思时，后面的反句通常用含否定意义的nor（或neither）连接。此外，nor（或neither）连接的分句应当用倒装句。谓语中的情态动词、连系动词或助动词应放在主语之前。
45. 【答案】A
【译文】 联合国正在寻求更有效的方法来调停双方。
【试题分析】主谓一致题，要求考生掌握：专有名词要用单数。
【详细解答】专有名词和不可数名词的谓语一律用单数。前者指人名、地名、国家名、城市名、书名、机构名或重大事件；后者又可分为物质和抽象名词两大类。
46. 【答案】A
【译文】你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“保持，保存”的细微差别。
【详细解答】preserve保存食物，加工水果或食品以防腐坏；reserve指保留，储备；remain保持不变；maintain指维持，维修。
47. 【答案】C
【译文】他在吃早饭的时候浏览了一下报纸。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“看”的细微差别。
【详细解答】observe指观察；overlook指俯瞰，远眺；scan指浏览；glance指扫视，匆匆一看。
48. 【答案】B
【译文】玛丽和她姐姐不同，是个粗心又不负责任的人。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生区分几个“不同、相同”的词性和意思。
【详细解答】likely指很可能，与题意不符；unlike不同的，与题意相符； dislike指不喜欢，是动词，用在此处语法上不对；alike指长的相似。
49. 【答案】A
【译文】虽然他刻意做了一下手势，但面部毫无表情。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“空的”的细微差别。
【详细解答】blank指空白的，没有表情的；empty指空的，空洞的；vacant指空缺的；hollow指中空。
50. 【答案】B
【译文】大家都认为狗的嗅觉敏锐。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“承认”的细微差别。
【详细解答】admit常常暗含不情愿承认某人的行为或接受不同的观点；confess通常指揭露对某人不利或有损坏的事；concede指确认论点的有效性等，通常是指违背某人意愿的。
Unit 5
1. 【答案】D
【译文】在商业界友善跟别人相处是可贵的优点。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“资产”的细微差别。
【详细解答】capital指资本，资产；property指财产，所有物；goods指货物；asset指资产，优点。
2. 【答案】C
【译文】许多非洲人都改信基督教。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“转变”的细微差别。
【详细解答】 transform指在性质上或形态上发生彻底或基本的变化；convert指改变信仰；exchange指交换。3. 【答案】B
【译文】瀑布的宏伟景象真是好看极了。
【试题分析】词义辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形容词的意思。
【详细解答】significant指有意义的，重大的；magnificent指华丽的，雄伟的；superstitious指迷信的；substantial指实质的，坚固的。
4. 【答案】B
【译文】许多的交通事故是由疏忽大意引起的。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考试掌握几个形似，意似的词语的差别。
【详细解答】arouse指唤起，引起；arise(from)指发生，起因于；raise是及物动词指提高，饲养；rise是不及物动词，指升起。
5. 【答案】A
【译文】因我不听话，老师训斥了我
【试题分析】短语辨义题，要求考生掌握几个跟call组成短语的意思。
【详细解答】call down指挑剔、找麻烦,斥责；call upon指命令；要求；call off指取消；call out指召集使集中；召唤。
6. 【答案】A
【译文】有些地区，由于恶劣的天气情况，几乎没有人居住。
【试题分析】短语辨义题。
【详细解答】due to指由于；but for指要不是；in spite of指不管；with regard to指关于。
7. 【答案】B
【译文】我今天提前去学校，以防塞车。
【试题分析】短语辨义题。
【详细解答】in terms of 指根据，按照；in case of指假设，万一；for the sake of指为了；at the risk of指冒危险。8. 【答案】C
【译文】当每个人都嘲笑他的问题的时候，约翰感到很尴尬。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】boring指令人厌烦的；complex指复杂的，合成的；embarrassed指尴尬的；encouraged指被鼓舞的。
9. 【答案】B
【译文】他批评所有的事，所有的人，甚至还诋毁自己的老师。
【试题分析】短语辨析题。
【详细解答】run...over指撞到，碾过；run...down指批评，贬低；run...against 指违反，偶遇；run...into 指进入，偶遇。
10. 【答案】B
【译文】在实验期间，他们被叫醒几次，报告他们刚刚梦到了什么。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握现在完成进行时的用法。
【详细解答】此句要求用现在完成进行时，表示一直进行到现在的动作。
11. 【答案】B
【译文】等我意识到发生了什么时，已经过去几个小时了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】alive指活着的；aware指意识到的；awake指醒的；ware指器皿。
12. 【答案】D
【译文】七岁的小孩是看不懂这篇文章的。
【试题分析】考察介词的意思以及用法。
【详细解答】只有 D) beyond超越与题意相符，为正确答案。
13. 【答案】A
【译文】经常的文化交流肯定有助于发展我们两校之间的友好关系。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个动词的意思和运用。
【详细解答】foster指培养，助长；utilize指运用，利用；cherish指珍爱，怀抱（希望）；raise指提高，饲养。14. 【答案】D
【译文】这样难度很大的手术可能不成功,但这是一次非做不可的冒险。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形容词的意思。
【详细解答】essential指本质的，实质的； fundamental指基本的；elementary指初步的；inevitable指不可避免的。
15. 【答案】B
【译文】中华民族以勤劳勇敢著称。
【试题分析】词义辨析题。
【详细解答】disgusted指厌恶的；distinguished指卓著的，优秀的；discouraged指气馁的；disappointed指失望的。
16. 【答案】C
【译文】如果她立刻就走，她上学就不会迟到。
【试题分析】考虚拟语气，要求学生掌握：省略了if时，句子要倒装。
【详细解答】虚拟语气，省略了if，句子部分倒装。
17. 【答案】A
【译文】那个学生很兴奋他可以在重要的演讲中当老师的助手。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形似的词语的意思。
【详细解答】assist指协助帮助；insist指坚持；resist指抗拒，拒绝；persist指坚持，持久。
18. 【答案】C
【译文】几天之后，巴斯得波先生恢复了身体和思维。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形似的词语的意思。
【详细解答】 retreat指撤退；record指录音；recover指使恢复原状,使(身体)复原；replace指取代，代替。
19. 【答案】A
【译文】每天晚上附近的持续的狗叫声吵得他不得安宁。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“不断的”的细微差别。
【详细解答】constant指始终如一的，不变的，持续地发生或反复地发生；perpetual指永久的，不间断的；steady 指稳定的。
20. 【答案】A
【译文】宋朝为世界文明贡献出三大发明。
【试题分析】搭配题，要求考生掌握contribute和介词的搭配。
【详细解答】contribute和 to 搭配，指贡献，捐献。
21.【答案】A
【译文】只要和孩子们相处一段时间，任何人都会了解到对于相同的情况，男孩和女孩的反应是不同的。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“相似”的差别，并能正确运用。
【详细解答】similar表示“相似的，相同的”。alike表示“相同的，相像的”，只能作句子的表语，不能作定语修饰名词。same表示“相同，完全一致，没有差别的”，需与the连用。likely表示“似真的，可能的，有希望的”，不合句意。
22.【答案】A
【译文】在这座工厂里，建议在被完全采纳前常常要等待数月。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“承认”的差别，并正确使用。
【详细解答】admit表示“承认，接纳”。acknowledge表示“公开承认(错误或事实)，公认，感谢”。absorb表示“吸引，吸收”。consider表示“思考，考虑”。
23.【答案】C
【译文】那个小男孩偷偷溜出房间，去游泳池而没有得到父母的允许。
【试题分析】词语辨析，要求考生能辨析几个形近词的用法。
【详细解答】consent表示“同意，允诺，赞成”。command表示“命令，指挥，指令”。
conviction表示“确信，确定”。compromise表示“妥协，让步”。
24.【答案】C
【译文】当台风来时，风速可以达到每小时120公里以上。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析形近词的意思及用法。
【详细解答】attain 表示“达到，获得”。assume 表示“假定，假设”。
accomplish表示“完成(工作或任务)，达到(某个程度)”。assemble表示“集合，装配”。
25.【答案】A
【译文】艰难和困苦锻炼出了这位年青地质学家的优秀品质。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握bring与介词或副词搭配的词组。
【详细解答】bring out 表示“生产，出版，使出现”。bring about表示“使……(事件)发生”。
bring froth表示“提出，出示”。bring up表示“抚养，养育”。
26.【答案】A
【译文】银行经理问他的助手是否能在一周内设计出投资计划。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握含有out的短语。
【详细解答】work over表示“设计出，计算出”。put out表示“放出，生产”。
make out表示“说明，写出”。set out表示“出发，开始，动身”。
27.【答案】C
【译文】Richard 从不认为自己会喜欢所谓的“自由体”诗歌。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握take类短语。
【详细解答】take to 表示“开始，喜欢，适应”。take on 表示“呈现，具有……”。
take over 表示“接收，接管”。take after表示“模仿，长得像……一样”。
28.【答案】C
【译文】加利福尼亚人和新英格兰人讲同一种语言，且遵守同样的联邦法律。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。要求考生掌握几个“坚持”的用法。
【详细解答】abide by表示“坚持，遵守”。stand by 表示“支持，站在……一边”。
conform 表示“使……一致”，与to连用。sustain表示“支撑，维持”。
29.【答案】D
【译文】期盼已久的哈勃太空望远镜，明年三月预计沿地球轨道运行，它将观测太空中的一些最古老的星体。【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】due表示“预期的，预计的”。due to 接名词表示“因为”。subject to表示“服从，听命于”。
owing to表示“由于，因为”。available表示“有用的，存在的”，可接to sb. 或 to sth.
30.【答案】B
【译文】尽管我们早已告知他们别让我们久等，他们却丝毫没有加速送货的意思。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“试图”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】make与attempt和progress都是常用搭配，make progress(取得进步)不合句意，“没有
尝试加快送货”attempt符合该句句意。
31.【答案】B
【译文】旅游者如果没有有效的护照，将被禁止入境。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“有效的”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】valid是法律用，表示“有效的，正当的”。operative表示“有效果的，能运转的”。
efficient表示“能干的，生效的，”强调效率高。effective表示“有效果的，被实施的”，强调有效性。
32.【答案】A
【译文】由于物价的剧烈波动，公司很难制定预算。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“摆动”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】fluctuating 表示“(物价、电压等的上下)波动”。waving表示“(水流等)的波动，起伏”。
swinging表示“摆动”，用以强调动作。vibrating表示“振动，抖动。”是物理学上的用词。
33.【答案】A
【译文】若你怀疑病情严重的话，你应该尽快毫不迟疑地到医生那儿去。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】put of意为：推迟；hold back为阻止、抑制；put aside为：留下……供将来用；hold up为：举起、支撑。
34.【答案】B
【译文】我们所收集的关于这件事的信息加起来也少得可怜。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握动词+up+副词(介词)的几个词组。
【详细解答】add up to表示“合计达……”make up for表示“补偿”。
come up with表示“提出”。put up with表示“容忍，忍受”。
35.【答案】D
【译文】高明的演讲者能逐渐调动听众的情绪并将其引向高潮。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握work类词组。
【详细解答】work up 表示“逐步建立，逐渐引起”。
work out表示“设计出，计算出”。work over表示“检查，研究”。work at表示“致力于”。
36.【答案】D
【译文】一些年青人对社会心怀不满，尽管他们在生理上已经成熟，但这一点已妨碍他们享有成
人的权利。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“拒绝”的差别，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】deny有两种主要用法。表示“否认”时，其后接名词和动名词，如deny knowing the paln否认知道该计划。作“拒绝”之意时，后面接双宾语，如deny sb. the right...拒绝给予某人权利；deny sb. admittance to 拒绝某人进入……。
37.【答案】A
【译文】尽管在旧金山成长，Dave Mitchell仍宁愿记录在小城镇的真正的生活。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“成长”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】raise表示“抚养，抚育，养育”，强调喂养。如raise pigs (养猪,) raise chickens(养鸡)。
grow作不及物动词表示“生长，成长”，作及物动词时意为“种植”。
develop表示“成长，发展”。cultivate表示“培养，培育”，强调身心方面的成长。
38.【答案】A
【译文】达到精通英语的程度，并不是一个没有科学依据的神秘的过程。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个词形相近词义亦较近的词。
【详细解答】process表示“过程，历程”。practice表示“实践，施行”。
procedure表示“步骤，过程”。program表示“节目，程序”。
39.【答案】B
【译文】我们不能一味依赖风，因此新的风车应该设计成亦能被水驱动。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握与on搭配的动词词组。
【详细解答】count on 表示“指望，依靠”。hang on表示“坚持，有赖于”。hold on表示“继续，不挂断”。come on表示“要求”。
40.【答案】A
【译文】Craing向老板保证他将全心全意投入到新的工作中。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握call类词组。
【详细解答】call forth表示“使产生，使引起，振作起”，符合题意。call at表示“访问”，后面接访部的地方。call on表示“号召，邀请”，作“拜访”讲时后接“人”作宾语。call of表示“放弃，丢掉”，同cancel。
41.【答案】D
【译文】过多地暴露在X射线下会导致皮肤灼伤，癌症或其它病症。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“展示”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】exposure表示“暴露，裸露”。如受……的照射，不加防护地接触病毒、污染等。disclosure表示“揭发，揭露”。exhibition表示“展示，展现”，指正式的展览。contact表示“接触，触摸”。
42.【答案】B
【译文】当被问及这些问题时，我的脑海中一片空白，连自己的生日都记不得了。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“空白的”的差异，并能正确使用。
【详细解答】从语法看go 可以与形容词搭配构成“系表”结构，但只有go blank合题意。
blank 表示“空白有，空虚的”。dim表示“变得悲观的，沮丧的，变暗淡”。
faint表示“无力的，虚弱的”。vain表示“徒劳无功的，徒然”。常用短语有in vain(徒劳)，通常作状语。
43.【答案】C
【译文】两百多年前，美国脱离了大英帝国，成为一个独立的国家。
【试题分析】词组辨析题。
【详细解答】break away表示“脱离，放弃”。get off表示“下来，动身，摆脱”。pull down表示“推翻”。
drop off表示“离开，减少”。显然A、B、D都与句意不符。
44.【答案】A
【译文】应该考虑要减少人们连续遭受噪音的时间。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生辨析与介词to和with搭配的动词词组。
【详细解答】subject to表示“使服从，使遭受”。fill with表示“使充满”。associate with表示“联系，联合”。
attach to表示“使依附，把……置于”。
45.【答案】D
【译文】一些最著名的物理概念的成功诞生应归因于这些数学体系。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握了与to搭配的动词词组。
【详细解答】due是形容词，常用依due to(由于)。oblige常用作oblige sb. to do sth.意为“迫使某人干……”；be obliged to sb.意为“感谢某人”。contribute...to 意为“把……捐献给”。attribute...to表示“把……归因于”，符合句意。
46.【答案】C
【译文】我支持你的决定，但我必须申明我不会受这种限制。
【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生辨析几个“缚系”的差异，并正确使用。
【详细解答】从语法上看，四个选项都可以与题干搭配。
be connected to 意为“被接在……上”；
be fastened表示“被扣紧在……上”；stick常与to连用；意为“坚持”；be struck常与with或by搭配。如：The vessel has been stuck here by bad weather.由于恶劣天气，船受阻于此。be bound to被……束缚。
47.【答案】C
【译文】英语语言中包含有大量日常会话中较少使用的词语。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生辨析几个词形相似的词。
【详细解答】multitude表示“大量，多数”。altitude 表示“高度，海拔”。latitude表示“纬度”。
attitude表示“态度，姿态”。
48.【答案】C
【译文】他讲的话十分有说服力，我们都被说服了。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握倒装结构。
【详细解答】在so...that...结构中，如果把so 置于句首，主句则要求用倒装语序。such...that...的结构用法与so...that...相同。此外，否定词及含否定意义的词如little, few等放于句首，句子也用倒装结构。如Little does he be know about it,他对此几乎一无所知。
49.【答案】C
【译文】如果七点钟雨停下，我们就出发。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握by引导时间状语时句子的时态，及时态的前后一致性。
【详细解答】by引导时间状语，表示到……时候为止，by that time指过去，因此从句中可用一般过
去时或完成时态。另需注意的是，如果从句是将来的时间，主句则用将来完成时或一般将来
时；如果是过去时间，则用过去完成时。例如：①By the end of next month I will have
learned 2000 words. ② By the end of last year I had learned 1000 words.
50.【答案】B
【译文】尽管你可能正确，我也无法完全赞同。
【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握从属连词的用法。
【详细解答】根据本句中两个分句的意思关系，可以推断出两者是转折关系。as和since在此处，whi
le相当于although。as作“尽管，虽然”之意，只能用于倒装句型中，如：Right as you may be, I can’t altogether agree.用于这种句型中表示“尽管”的连接词除as外，还有what 和though。
Unit 6
1. 【答案】B
【译文】所有的行为都是习得行为是社会学家的一个基本设想。
【试题分析】语法辨析题。
【详细解答】这是一个带主语从句的句子，that 引导出从句。
2. 【答案】A
【译文】在多云的夜晚，不可能用肉眼观察到星星。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】“naked eyes”是固定搭配，即肉眼。
3. 【答案】B
【译文】暴风雨中我们在商店的门廊下避雨。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】rescue是营救，援救；shield是盾牌；防护罩；proof是证据；检验，考验；这三个词都不能跟take搭配，只有shelter可以，take shelter 是寻求庇护的意思。
4. 【答案】B
【译文】船长和船员都在船上欢迎我们。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，了解表示不同人群的词之间的细微差别。
【详细解答】staff指的是职员，职工；team是小组，队；chain是串，连锁：crew是全体船员，乘务员，符合句意，是正确答案。
5. 【答案】B
【译文】刚敲十二点，每个人都停下来去吃午饭。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】钟的敲响声或鸣响用stroke。
6. 【答案】D
【译文】地图是按1：100,000的标准比例绘制的，所以不是很详细。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】rate是一般意义上的比率，而实物与图表之间的比例是scale，所以scale是正确答案。
7. 【答案】A
【译文】她的裙子在包里给压得很皱，出门前她只好把它熨一下。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】衣服给压皱了是crushed，torn是弄破了，dirty是脏了，untidy则是不整齐，没有条理性，所以只有crushed符合句意。
8. 【答案】B
【译文】我们筹款为John买花，因为他住院了。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】take up a collection是一个固定词组，意思是募捐，筹款，其它三个介词都无法和take 和a collection 搭配。
9. 【答案】C
【译文】让我烦的不是她说了什么，而是她为什么要说，你得体会她的言外之意。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】read between the lines是一个固定词组，意思是体会字里行间的言外之意。
10. 【答案】A
【译文】我把你错认作你兄弟了。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】mistake A for B是一个固定词组，意思是将A错认作B。
11. 【答案】C
【译文】我感情上容易受伤是因为我很敏感。
【试题分析】词语辨析题，了解相近词的不同意义和用法。
【详细解答】sensitive意为“敏感的”，符合句意。sensible“理智的”；sensational“令人吃惊的”；sentimental“多愁善感的”，均不符合句意。
12. 【答案】D
【译文】病历表明几年前是毒品而不是疾病导致了他的死亡。
【试题分析】语法辨析题。
【详细解答】此句是强调句型，在强调句中，被强调的主语部分the drug, not the disease是动词killed的动作主体。而强调句又在整个句子中做动作show的宾语。强调句的结构是It is ... that ..., 所以D）为正确答案。
13. 【答案】D
【译文】你的做法违背了医生的建议。
【试题分析】句义理解和词语辨析题。
【详细解答】contrary to意为“与……相反”，符合句意，为正确答案。attached to, responsible to, resistant to则分别表示“连接、附属、依恋”，“对……负责的”，“耐…….的”，意思都与本题不符。
14. 【答案】C
【译文】你没法用望远镜观察，除非你把它调好。
【试题分析】句义理解和词语辨析题。
【详细解答】adjust (to)意为“调整；使适应”，符合句意。adapt sth. to，“改写……以适应……，使……适应（新用途）”；adopt，“采用，收养，通过（法案）”；accustom sb. to，“使某人习惯于……”，均不符合句意。
15. 【答案】C
【译文】救护车必须优先通过，因为它通常是为了紧急情况。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】 emergence意为“出现”；crisis是“危机”，一般是政治、经济或情感危机；urgency也是紧急，但更强调意义重大，而emergency则是意料之外的、危险的紧急情况，更符合句意。
16. 【答案】C
【译文】没有什么可以讨论的了，秘书长站起身来，说了再见，然后离开了房间。
【试题分析】语法辨析题。
【详细解答】本题的前半句是分词独立结构， There being (There be的分词形式)引导的分词短语在句中作原因状语。
17. 【答案】C
【译文】我向你保证，机器下个星期就到。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】assure sb. that意为“向某人保证说，肯定地说”，不存在其他三种搭配。
18. 【答案】A
【译文】将来更多的机会将会对受过大学教育的人开放。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】opportunity意为“（做……的）机会”，符合句意。necessity，“必需品”；probability，“可能的结果”；reality，“现实，实际存在的事物”，均不符合句意。
19. 【答案】B
【译文】他的发现毫无价值，尽管他非常努力。
【试题分析】词组辨析题。
【详细解答】count for意为“有价值，有重要性”，count for nothing即为“没有价值”符合句意。count on“指望，依靠”；count in“把……算进去”；count up“把……加起来”，均不符合句意。
20. 【答案】D
【译文】他从来没发现过自己如此地被科学理想所吸引。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】attracted意为“受……吸引”，后接介词to。interested，“对……感兴趣”，后接介词in；absorbed，
“专心致志于”，后接介词in；confident，“确信的，自信的”，后接介词of或that从句，均不跟介词to。
21. 【答案】C
【译文】你要是不把食物放进冰箱，食物会坏的。
【试题分析】词组搭配题。
【详细解答】go off意为“（食品）变坏，（疼痛）消失”，符合句意。go over sth.，“浏览，检查，复习”；go out，“消灭，参加社会活动”；go wrong，“出错，（机器）坏了，（事情）进展不顺利”，均不符合句
22. 【答案】A
【译文】如果这所大学没有一个好声誉，我也不会来了。
【试题分析】语法分析题。
【详细解答】这是错综时间条件句，是虚拟语气的一种。从句所陈述的条件是与现在事实相反的一种假设，所以动词用一般过去时；而主句表示的动作与过去的事实相反，所以用would have done...的结构。
23. 【答案】D
【译文】原则上他同意这个计划，可是认为在实践中行不通。
【试题分析】句义理解和词语搭配题。
【详细解答】in principle是固定词组，意为“原则上，总的来说”。
24. 【答案】C
【译文】要是那时候我们知道这种病能治就好了。
【试题分析】语法分析题。
【详细解答】if only引导的句子用虚拟语气，表示与过去的事实相反时，动词用过去完成时。因此C）为正确答案。
25. 【答案】C
【译文】每年的这时候，天气特别多变，都不知道穿什么好。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】various意为“各种各样的”；variant意为“不同的”；variable意为“多变的，变化异常的”；varied意为“变化了的，色彩丰富的”。根据句子意思，应选C。
26. 【答案】D
【译文】我们公司决定取消合同，因为很多条款没有满足。
【试题分析】词语搭配题。
【详细解答】cancel the contract意为“废止合同”，符合句意。
27. 【答案】C
【译文】世界各地的杰出物理学家们来到美国庆祝爱因斯坦诞辰一百周年。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】celebrate在这里作“庆祝”解，congratulate意为“祝贺”，一般以人作宾语，如：congratulate sb.on sth., applaud 是鼓掌，participate是参加，后面应跟介词in。
28. 【答案】D
【译文】直到半夜，我们才在旅馆找到他。
【试题分析】语法分析题。
【详细解答】not until置于句首时，主句要用部分倒装，即将助动词提前。
29. 【答案】A
【译文】我只能看到远处一辆汽车，可是分辨不出汽车的颜色。
【试题分析】词组辨析题。
【详细解答】make out意为“辩认出，理解”，符合句意。look to“照顾，负责”；look out“当心，提防”；take in“容纳，理解，欺骗（多用于被动态）”，均不符合句意。
30. 【答案】B
【译文】高空中一群鸟儿向南飞去。
【试题分析】词语辨析题。
【详细解答】a flock of意为“一群（鸟，羊等）”，为正确答案。a swarm of， a crowd of，a herd of分别意为“一
群（蜂、蚁、蝗虫等）”，“一群（人等）”，“一群（牛、鹿、象等）”。
31. C) 【句意】 虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。
【难点】 know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可数名词，但作“了解”讲时，前面可加“a”，常用于词组have a knowledge of中，所以选C)。
32. B) 【句意】 你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。
【难点】 ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。
33. B) 【句意】 约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。
【难点】 to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。
34. A) 【句意】 黄油面包受西方人青睐。
【难点】 bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。
35. A) 【句意】 我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。
【难点】 which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。
36. C) 【句意】 他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。
【难点】 on one’s own 是个常用的介词词组，意为“独自”；of one’s own表示“某人自己的(东西)”，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。
37. C) 【句意】 约翰的考试分数全班最高；他昨天晚上一定学习了。
【难点】 表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型结构。
38. B) 【句意】 弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育，是不是?
【难点】 这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子，由于主句为否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。
39. C) 【句意】 即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。
【难点】 在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使用将来时。
40. C) 【句意】 我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。
【难点】 as well意为“(程度)同样地好”，是副词短语修饰动词hear；just表示程度，意为“刚好”。
41. A) 【句意】 为获得一个满意的结果，你必须在一个干净的表面上涂两层油漆。
【难点】 coat意为“覆盖物，层”;level意为“(建筑物)楼层”;times意为“次，回”;courses意为“(一层)砖面；一排”。
42. C) 【句意】 这个小山村被大雪封住达一个多月。
【难点】 cut back意为“削减；缩减”;cut out意为“停止；切下”;cut
off意为“切断；使隔断”;cut away意为“切除；砍掉”。
43. A) 【句意】 格林小姐因酒后驾车被罚100美元。
【难点】 fine意为“处…以罚金”;charge意为“要(价)，收(费)，要(人)支付(钱)”;punish意为“罚，惩罚”;pose意为“造成，引起(困难)”。
44. B) 【句意】 现代技术所引发的问题也许比它所能解决的要多。
【难点】 technique意为“技法；具体的技术”;technology意为“工业技术”;tactics意为“战术，兵法，策略”；tendency意为“倾向”。
45. C) 【句意】 玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了，因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。
【难点】 sound意为“作声，发声，响”;ring意为“鸣，发出清脆响亮的声音”;tick意为“发出滴哒声”;hum意为“发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”。
46. C) 【句意】 在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
【难点】 intensive意为“加强的；集中的”;weighty意为“沉重的；笨重的”;intense意为“强烈的，剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的；粗壮的”。
47. C) 【句意】 当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。 【难点】 maximum意为“最大限量；最高点”;minority意为“少数，半数以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度，最低点”。
48. A) 【句意】 南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。
【难点】 split up意为“分裂，离婚”;break down意为“(精神方面)垮掉；(健康)变得衰弱；崩溃”;fall through意为“失败；成为泡影”;knock out意为“使筋疲力尽”
49. B) 【句意】 这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。
【难点】 condition意为“状况；形势”;situation意为“位置，地点，环境”;state意为“状态，情形”;publicity意为“公众的注意，名声”。
50. D) 【句意】 我们的感官能力随着年龄的增
长而下降。比如说，到60岁的时候，多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。
【难点】 sensible意为“明智的，合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉的，不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感觉的，传递感觉的”。
Unit 7
1. B) 【句意】 他们的大孩子被彻底宠坏了，因为他要什么，他们就给什么。
【难点】 waste意为“使衰弱；使消瘦”;spoil意为“宠坏，溺爱”;destroy意为“破坏；毁灭”;uneducated意为“未受(良好)教育的”。
2. C) 【句意】 如果一种物质溶解在水里或被加热，它可能释放出一种气体。
【难点】 give into为非固定搭配；give over意为“托付，交托”；give off意为“散发”；give away意为“送掉，分发(奖品)等”。
3. C) 【句意】 他那平易近人的风度使得博拉
立刻放松了情绪。
【难点】 at peace意为“和平地”;at large意为“自由地；大体地”;at ease意为“不拘束”;at best意为“至多”。
4. A) 【句意】 ——你明天能休一天吗?
——呵，我要征得老板的允许。
【难点】 permission意为“允许”；permit意为“许可证”；allowance意为“津贴”；possession意为“拥有”。5. C) 【句意】 詹妮特的性格缺陷阻碍了她事业进步。
【难点】 weakness意为“弱点；嗜好”;merit意为“优点，长处”;defect意为“缺点，缺陷”;shortcoming意为“缺点，短处”。
6-10 BBAAC 11-15 BCABB 16-20 CDDAB 21-25 ADAAA
26-30 DBBCB 31-35 ABABD 36-40 CBBA A 41-45 CACA C
46-50 CDDBD
Unit 8
1-5 CCADC 6-10 ACBDA 11-15 DCACA 16-20 CBDCD
21-25 CABCC 26-30 AA A AA 31-35 DD A AC 36-40 CDACC
41-45 ABDCB 46-50 BBCBA
Unit 9
1-5 AADCA 6-10 ADBAB 11-15 DDABC 16-20 DADDD 21-25 BDCAC
26-30 CCCCC 31-35 CDCAB 36-40 DDBDC 41-45 BAAAB 46-50 CAABC
Unit 10
1-5 BBACD 6-10 DAABC 11-15 DDBCD 16-20 CBCBD 21-25 ADBAC
26-30 DBADB 31-35 CAADC 36-40 BABCA 41-45 CDBDC 46-50 DBCCC
Unit 11
1-5 BABBB 6-10 ABBDD 11-15 BADCB 16-20 CBBDA 21-25 DBADB
26-30 ACBDB 31-35 ADABD 36-40 DCDDD 41-45 DAAAC 46-50 ABBAC
Unit 12
1-5 BBCDC 6-10 CCDDC 11-15 BBDBA 16-20 ABCBD 21-25 BBDCD
26-30 ACABB 31-35 BDBDD 36-40 BDADA 41-45 AADAD
详解：
36. B stagnancy 停滞, 迟钝efficiency 效率, 功效complacency 满足, 安心inadvertency 不注意, 怠慢
37. D incidence 落下的方式, 影响范围prudence 审慎prevalence 流行evidence 迹象, 根据
38. A delinquency 行为不良, 错失mistake 错误, 过失evil 邪恶, 不幸, 罪恶crime犯罪行为
39. D go into 进入, 加入, 探究, 变得go for 去找, 努力获取, 被认为, 主张, 拥护
go with 伴随, 与...相配go beyond 超出
40. A estimate 估计, 估价, 评估exact 精确的, 准确的, 原样的, 精密的, 严格
41. A depreciate 折旧, (使)贬值, 降低, 贬低, 轻视convert 使转变, 转换...,使...改变信仰
circulate (使)流通, (使)循环 alleviate 使(痛苦等)易于忍受, 减轻
42. A in the way 挡道，妨碍某人in a way 在某种程度上, 稍稍lead the way 带路, 示范
give way 撤退, 让路
43. D above all 最重要, 首先terribly 可怕地, 十分, 极nothing but 只anything but 决不
44. A circulation 循环, 流通, 发行额business 商业currency 流通force 力量, 魄力, 势力, 暴力
go into circulation 是一个短语，意思是“进入流通”。 currency 不和go into 搭配。
45. D finger 用手指拨弄, 伸出 feature vi.起重要作用 vt. 是...的特色, 特写, 放映nurture 养育, 给与营养物, figure out 计算出；明白；推测 句中的miss out 解释为遗漏
46. A barrier (阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障 similarity 类似, 类似处 problem 问题, 难题
disagreement 意见不同, 不调和, 争执, 不和, 争论
47. B complacency 满足, 安心 mercy 仁慈, 宽恕, 怜悯 incompetence 无能力, 不适当
persistency 固执, 持续
48. B peculiar 奇特的, 罕见的, 特殊的unique 唯一的, 独特的
single 单一的, 单身的, 单纯的, 孤独的, 专一的, 个别的
sterile (超纲词)贫脊的, 不育的, 不结果的, 消过毒的, 毫无结果的
49. A object to 反对 adjust to 适应, 调节 appeal to 呼吁, 要求, 诉诸, 上诉, 有吸引力
conform to 符合, 遵照
50. A ★ 词义辨析：model example pattern
model 常用作褒义；example 可指好的或坏的榜样、例子
pattern 常指某种特定的式样，作模范解时，可与model互换
编辑推荐：
下载Word文档
温馨提示：因考试政策、内容不断变化与调整，长理培训网站提供的以上信息仅供参考，如有异议，请考生以权威部门公布的内容为准！ (责任编辑：长理培训)
点击加载更多评论>>