______综合练习 十一
Direction: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.
1. We can kill bacteria in meat by cooking it at_____.
A. high temperature enough B. enough high temperature
C. high enough temperature D. temperature high enough
2. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still_____.
A. blank B. empty C. vacant D. bare
3. We are interested in the weather because it ______ us so directly what we wear, what
we do and even how we feel.
A. benefits B. affects C. guides D. effects
4. The magician picked several persons ______ from the audience and asked them to
help him with the performance.
A. by accident B. at random C. on occasion D. on average
5. There was a big hole in the road which _____the traffic.
A. set back B. stood back C. held up D. kept down
6. On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ______ which attracts a crowd of
a million or more people.
A. affair B. incident C. case D. event
7. When the whole area was___ ___by the food, the government sent food there by the
helicopter.
A. cut away B. cut down C. cut up D. cut off
8. Don’t _____ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.
A. release B. relieve C. relate D. retain
9.They took _____measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A. fruitful B. beneficial C. profitable D. effective
10. He became famous ______.
A. in the sixties B. in the sixty
C. in sixties D. in sixty
11.Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement
12. __ __no doubt that the dog will find the way home.
A. There has B. There is C. It is D. It has
13. ______,the amount left in the bank is hardly worth mentioning.
A. Having paid my taxes B. Paying my taxes
C. My taxes having been paid D. My taxes had been paid
14. ---Are you going with me?
---If so, I can tell you what we quarreled about ______ we talk along.
A. when B. for C. after D. before
15. --- How many dictionaries do you have at hand?
--- __ __.
A. No one B. None one C. None D. Nothing
16. When we got off the train, it happened ____.
A. to snow B. snowing C. to be snowing D. be snowing
17. It was not until dark ____ he found ____ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.
A. that, what B. that, that C. when, what D. when, that
18. Of the two sisters, Jane is ____.
A. more pretty B. the prettier C. prettiest D. most pretty
19. The woman ____ is Mrs. Smith.
A. wears a blue dark skirt B. with dark blue skirt
C. with a blue dark skirt D. in a dark blue skirt
20. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ____ is often the case in other countries.
A. as B. that C. so D. it
21. I should have done ____ I could _ __ the violence.
A. what, stop B. all, stop C. what, to stop D. that, to stop
22. I could hardly get sleep__ _the noise outside so loud.
A. as B. for C. with D. because
23. A teacher cannot give ____ attention to each pupil if his class is large.
A. personal B. private C. independent D. individual
24. If memory _____ me, today is your birthday.
A. serves B. tells C. reminds D. informs
25. When you read a book in a hurry, you can ____ some less important details.
A. skip B. jump C. leave D. skim
26. We have _____ for a new secretary but we haven’t had any replies yet.
A. advertised B. claimed C. demanded D. applied
27. He _____ me by two games to one.
A. beat B. gained C. won D. hit
28. Their eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they always give him whatever
wants.
A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D. disabled
29. The____ outside the house said “Private”.
A. bill B. signal C. notice D. symbol
30. Our main concern is to raise the people’s ____ of living.
A. degree B. conditions C. situation D. phenomenon
31. He is very___ and well qualified, so he should reach the top of his profession.
A. ambitious B. urgent C. demanding D. imposing
32. Please do not ___ to ask me if you have any questions.
A. pause B. preserve C. hesitate D. wait
33. Alice trusts you; only you can ____ her to give up the foolish idea
A. suggest B. attract C. tempt D. persuade
34. Her brother ____ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.
A. declared B. threatened C. warned D. exclaimed
35. Her son, to whom she was so ____, went abroad ten years ago.
A. loved B. cared C. devoted D. actively
36. --- Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?
--- No, it’s out of ____.
A. range B. reach C. control D. distance
37. The cows got out of the field through a ____ in the fence.
A. gap B. crack C. pass D. cut
38. Although he supports the council, he does not take an active ____ in politics.
A. role B. force C. part D. play
39. New products are sometimes given away in small quantities called ____.
A. examples B. samples C. proofs D. patterns
40. When Jane won the prize, I ____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.
A. congratulated B. appreciated C. approved D. remarked
41. Their cheerful voices showed they were having a __ __ discussion.
A. boring B. serious C. deep D. friendly
42. Four people were seriously ____ in an accident on the motorway.
A. injured B. damaged C. spoiled D. broken
43. He said he had done nothing wrong, so he had a clear ____.
A. will B. character C. spirit D. conscience
44. We couldn’t see much because there was only a _ __ light in the room.
A. dark B. dull C. pale D. dim
45. I’ve taken my watch to a jeweler to be ____.
A. restored B. regained C. recovered D. repaired
46. He’s a good man; If you need anything, you can ____ on him to help.
A. rely B. rest C. trust D. expect
47. The homeless couple ____ at last in finding a flat to rent.
A. succeeded B. enabled C. managed D. reached
48. If you think you can do the work, you should ____ for the job.
A. demand B. apply C. request D. appeal
49. We all know that speak louder than words.
A. movements B. performances C. operations D. actions
50. On the special sale for Christmas, I a digital camera for only 1,600 yuan.
A. paid B. spent C. cost D. bought
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