M5 第二单元词汇练习
1. After a long ____ the bill was passed by the House of the Commons.
A. argue B. debates C. discuss D. quarrel
2. Children won’t work hard if they feel ____ about their future.
A. sure B. confident C. worried D. secure
3. These new books are a very welcome ____ to the school library.
A. addition B. arrival C. attitude D. audience
4. I would ____ very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie
5. He ____ on the ground ____ to me that his hen ____ two eggs a day.
A. lied; laying; had laid B. lay; lying; had laid
C. laid; lay; had lain D. lay; lied; has laid
6. They really had a great time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ____ the angles and so on.
A. looking out B. taking out C. finding out D. figuring out
7. My ____ in teaching is different from yours.
A. altitude B. appear C. approach D. approval
8. The board of the company had decided to ____ its operations to include all aspects of
the clothing business. A. widen B. spread C. lengthen D. expand
9. His trousers is too short, so they require ______.
A. widening B. to spread C. lengthening D. to expend
10. The destruction of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult ____.
A. occasion B. case C. situation D. background
11. Since no one else has volunteered, Sheila will be ____ food for the trip.
A. responsible to supply B. responsible for supplying
C. the responsible person to supply D. responsible to supplying
12. The government tried to keep commodity prices ____.
A. moveless B. stable C. stationary D. unchangeable
13. One ____ of the rapid advance of technology is the breakdown of the traditional
division of labor between sexes. A. outlet B. output C. outbreak D. outcome
14. The new tax will not _____ until next month.
A. do its work B, be in the effect C. come into the effect D. take effect
15. Tony is ____ the guidebook, looking for information about Japan, where he will
travel soon. A. tracing B. skipping C. inspecting D. scanning
16. That rich woman is tired of city life, so she is ____ to live in the country.
A. afraid B. willing C. discontent D. tiring
17. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ____ run over
by a car. A. have B. get C. become D. turn
18. We are ____ water. We’d better store some.
A. running out B. running out of C. run out D. run out of
19. The long speech given by that old professor seemed ____ and endless. He felt so
_____ that he Nearly fell asleep. A. disappointed; boring
B. disappointed; bored C. disappointing; bored D. disappointing; boring
20. _____ the airport, he was arrested by the police.
A. As soon as arriving B. Upon he arrived C. On arriving D. Upon arrival at
21. It was raining heavily, Little Marry felt cold, so she stood _____ to her mother.
A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing
22. India, which is one member of the United ____, is a developing ____ with the second
largest population in the world.
A. States; state B. Nations; country C. Countries; nation D. Nations; state
23. Modern civilization depends greatly on _____.
A. technique B. technological C. technical D. technology
24. Our school library is equipped ____ a lot of new computers.
A. with B. for C. on D. about
25. I realized strength and courage are always ____ in medals and victories, but in the
struggles we overcome. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
26. The Smiths were not rich, but they _____ to send their two daughters to colleges.
A. tried B. managed C. attempted D. failed
27. Without proper lessons, you could ____ a lot of bad habits when laying the piano.
A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up
28. At 7:30 I’ll driver over to ____ you ____. Please get ready at that time.
A. pick; on B. pick; out C. pick; up D. pick; off
29. He ____ his voice so that everybody in the room could hear him.
A. lifted B. held C. rose D. raised
30. The number of students in this school _____ by 5% every year.
A. rise B. raise C, rises D. raises
31. In summer, the temperature sometimes ____ as high as 39’C.
A. rises B. lifts C. adds D. raises
32. I ____ back the money. A. rely on him to pay B. rely on his paying
C. depend on him to pay D. all the above
33. Your success has resulted ____ your hard work. His angry words resulted ____ a
Fight. A. from; from B. in; in C. in; from D. from; in
34. I advise you to take school more seriously, otherwise you’ll have to go out and work
____. A. as a result B. now and then C. in a word D. at that moment
35. The discovery of new evidence led to _____. A. the thief having caught
B. catch the thief C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught
36. ____ is ____ for young people to master a foreign language.
A. It; importance B. This; important C. That; importance D. It; important
37. Many young people visited him in his office for ____ on their studies; others came to
his home for social evenings.
A. support B. explanation C. experience D. advice
38. ---Did you give your father ____? ---Yes, I advise he ____ smoke.
A. an advise; should giving up B. any advice; give up
C. any advice; giving up D. a piece of advise; to give up
39. ____ for a job is a painful experience but nearly everyone must bear at least once in a
lifetime. A. Finding B. Hunting C. Regarding Reviewing
40. Nowadays more and more peasants rush into big cities to ____ wealth.
A. find B. look C. search D. hunt for
41. ____ this heading was a long article about that event.
A. With B. For C. In D. Under
42. SARS spreads so quickly that many countries in the world were ____ last spring.
A. under control B. under attack C. under study D. under examination
43. Examinations are not the only means of _____ someone’s ability.
A. guessing B. assessing C. valuing D. praising
44. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains ____ whether
they will enjoy it. A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen
45. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the ____.
A. 20$ remained B. remaining 20$ C. remained 20$ D. 20$ to remain
46. ---What do you think of the TV play “The Meteor Garden”?
---I take no interest in it. One of the reasons is that such a life is out of our ____.
A. mind B. reach C. sight D. point
47. I keep medicines on the top shelf out of the children’s ____.
A. reach B. hand C. hold D. place
48. To the joy of his parents, the boy was ____ to achieve his goal.
A. making every efforts B. making all effort
C. make an effort D. sparing no effort
49. Time should be made good use ___ our lessons well.
A. of learning B. to learn C. to learning D. of to learn
50. What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which
51. ---Did you loose the match? ---Yes, we lost the match ____ one goal.
A. by B. at C. with D. only
52. ---When will the game begin? ---It will begin later than usual ____ 15 minutes.
A. in B. on C. by D. in
53. The teacher agreed to the suggestion that the students ____ tow weeks to prepare for
the exam.
A. give B. should give C. be given D. would be given
54. One of the requirement for the fire is that the material ____ to its burning
temperature.
A. is heated B. will be heated C. would be heated D. be heated
55. The black ____ in the United States before the Civil War. A. looked on as
B. were looked down upon as C. were looked on as D. were looked down upon
56. He gave me a book as a present, whose title is An Introduction _____ English
Grammar. B. of B. by C. to D. for
57. ____ the ability to fight against disease, but also helps us build our body.
A. Vitamin C not only provide B. Not only does Vitamin C provide
C. Not only Vitamin C provides D. Vitamin C, which not only provides
58. Don’t all speak ____. One at a time, please.
A. in time B. on time C. at the same time D. at one time
59. ____, I lost heart in English learning, but my teacher often said to me, ‘Keep on
working hard; you’ll succeed ____.” A. At a time; in time
B. At a time; on time C. At one time; in time D. At one time; on time
60. None of us expected the chairman to _____ at the party, we thought he was still in
hospital. A. turn in B. turn over C. turn up D. turn down
61. Scientists believe this will be ____ into realities in not very long time.
A. got B. turned C. produced D. made
62. Do what you are told and don’t ____ me.
A. argue with B. argue against C. argue about D. argue into
63. I could see the ____ of a woman against the window.
A. pattern B. figure C. edge D. body
64. Winter vacation is ____, I can’t wait to go back home. Which is wrong?
A. coming B. nearing C. following D. approaching
65. It is theorized that the universe is ____ at a rate of fifty miles per second per million
light years. A. launching B. traveling C. rising D. expanding
66. It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the ____ in language
studies. A. situation B. expression C. condition D. translation
67. He was told to be responsible ___ the answer ____ the question.
A. to; of B. at; to C. for; to D. with; of
68. Though the long term ____ can not be predicated, the project has been approved by
the committee. A. affect B. effect C. result D. effective
69. The detective _____ the murder case _____ the body and _____ the scene of the
crime.
A. examining; inspected; investigated B. inspecting; examined; investigated
C. investigating; inspected; examined B. investigating; examined; inspected
70. They are _____ to prefer the better when the best is unattainable(难以达到的).
A. like B. willing C. will D. anxious
71. ____ moved by the teachers’ words, he made up his mind to study ____ into the night
to catch up with his classmate in his studies.
A. Deeply; deeply B. Deep; deeply C. Deeply; deep D. Deep; deep
72. My parents tell me to _____ the railway.
A. keep out of B. keep off from C. stay away D. stay away from
73. We sometimes refer to the people of a _____ as the ____.
A. country; nation B. nation; state C. country; state D. nation; country
74. To protect the environment, the local government has _____ such firm measures ____
Birds of many kinds, which disappeared in the past, are returning now.
A. made; that B. taken; so that C. given; because D. taken; that
75. The Smiths _____ not rich, but they, but they ____ to send their two daughters to
colleges. A. were; tried B. were; managed C. was; attempted D. was; failed
76. ---I hear John refused to tell the truth and was taken away by the police.
A. pick that up B. pick that out C. put that up D. take that out
77. What ____ the experts most is the increasing level of pollution in our cities.
A. faces B. concerns C. bores D. relates
78. He is a man _____.
A. to be relyed B. to be relyed on C. to be relied on D. to be relied
79. After his first novel was published, he was _____ one of the most outstanding new
authors of his generation. Which is wrong?
A. looked upon as B. seen as C. thought as D. taken as
80. Sincerely, I ____. Which is wrong?
A. appreciated it if you could help me B. appreciated your helping me
C. am in appreciation of your help D. appreciat to you for your help
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