Unit 4 Unforgettable Experiences
( )1.Don’t panic; just ____ that rock and I’ll come and fetch you down. A.hold on to B. come up with C. go ahead with D. give in to
( )2. It was _____to watch small children play games. A. pleased B. pleasure C. glad D. fun
( )3. They went into the room and saw a large piano standing _____ the wall, covered with thick dirt. A. against B. onto C. behind D. across
( )4. He got ____ when the teacher asked him to answer some questions. A. on the foot B. on his feet C. off his feet D. to his foot
( )5. He started at the dark object, with a __ of fright. A. scene B. air C. look D. sense
( )6. _____ she could think twice, a new great wave came, sweeping her down.
A. When B. Until C. After D. Before
( )7. Shelly sent him ___ to explain the reason why she couldn’t go to his birthday party.
A. one letter or the other B. letters after letters
C. a letter after the other D. letter after letter
( )8. I called a travel agent ____ telephone number I found in a newspaper. A. which B. that C. of which D. whose
( )9. Maybe there are sone things among the girl’s papers, like her school reports , old photos and so on. Can you ____ them and give me whatever you fin? A. go through B. go across C. Go over D. go with
( )10. I’ll have to stay in Africa for two years. But it would be ____ for me. A. a wonderful experience B. wonderful experience
C. wonderful experiences D. wonderfully experienced
( )11. My son ____ his English composition last night, and now he is continuing it. A. wrote B. was writing C. had written D. has written
( )12. Rose was wild with joy ____ the result of the examination A. to B. at C. by D. as
( )13. Her grandfather looks much ____ after a good night’s rest. A. live B. lively C. alive D. living
( )14. The ___ is just around the corner and you won’t miss it. A. bicycle’s shop B. bicycle shop C. bicycles shop D. bicycles’ shop
( )15. I arrived at the shop ___ I’d left all my money at home.
A. to find B. only to find C. finding D. only finding
( )16. Talking over such matters with a foreigner is __ for me. A. quite a new experience B. quite new experience
C. a quite new experience D. quite new experiences
( )17. She heard a great noise, ___ grew to a roar. A. that B. which C. what D. where
( )18. Someone called me up in the middle of the night , but they hang up ____ I could answer the phone. A. as B. since C. until D. before
( )19. We had to ask our neighbours to ____ our house while we were away on holiday.
A. see B. notice C. observe D. watch
( )20. I had not driven many miles when I was ____ by a policeman. He asked to see my license. A. pulled up B. picked up C. brought up D. taken up
( )21. We lost the match ____ one goal. The score is 2-3. A. by B. for C. with D. off
( )22. The roof fell ____ he had time to rush out. A. until B. before C. when D. since
( )23. You should ____ the opportunity to go abroad. It may never come again. A. catch B. hold C. seize D. grasp
( )24. The fire started from the top floor. It didn’t ____ long before the whole building was swallowed up by the big fire. A. take B. need C. cost D. spend
( )25. __ in a heavy traffic jam is quite an unpleasant experience. A. Caught B. Having caught C. Being caught D. To catch
( )26. She run to the second floor. There she stopped, listening to the strange sounds, ___ the whole house moved. A. when B. while C. before D. after
( )27. --- I knocked but nobody answered the door.
---They ____ asleep then and didn’t hear you. A. must be B. should be C. must have been D. should have been
( )28. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to ____ it. It might be valuable. A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after
( )29. --- What happened to the priceless works of art?
---_______. A. They were destroyed in the earthquake B. The earthquake was destroying them C. They destroyed in the earthquake D. The earthquake destroyed them
( )30. When he was a boy, he used to go there and watched __. A. to repair B. bikes’ repairing C. bike being repaired D. repairing bikes
( )31. Many of the men have gone off in search of higher pay, ____ women to carry on with the farm work. A. left B. leaving C. to leave D. having left
( )32. The missing boys were last seen ____ near the river. A. playing B. to be playing C. play D. to play
( )33. They knew her very well. They had been her ____ up from childhood. A. grow B. grew C. was growing D. to grow
( )34. She heard a terrible noise, ___ brought her heart into her mouth. A. it B. which C. this D. that
( )35. Alice received an invitation from her boss, ____ came as a surprise. A. it B. that C. which D. he
( )36. The weather turned out to be very good. ___ was ore than we could expect. A. what B. which C. That D.it
( )37. We walk as fast as we could, ___ to catch the early train. A. hoped B. having hoped C. for hoping D. hoping
( )38. The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, ___ that he had enjoyed his stay here. A. having added B. to add C. adding D. added
( )39. Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain ___ an inch. A. by B. at C. to D. from
( )40. They escaped death by ___. A. inches B. inch C. the inch D. the inches
( )41. Our teacher has advanced the deadline for handing in homework ___. A. by one week B. by week C. by a week D. by weeks
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