Unit 11. The safari hunter was nearly _____ to death by a herd of elephants.A. stampededB. trampledC. trodD. stamped2. She felt that she was too ______ with problems to be able to study properly.A. burdenedB. tiredC. grievedD. disturbed3 The roof ______ under the weight of the snow.A. fellB. submergedC. collapsedD. descended4. Juvenile _______ is becoming a very difficult problem for society to overcome.A. negligenceB. crimeC. delinquencyD. offence5. The current spirit of _____ among the various departments of the university have led toa number of interdisciplinary publications which might not otherwise have been written.A. competitionB. patriotismC. cooperationD. futility6. Ben derived a lot of ______ from his boss’s apology.A. comfortB. easeC. gratificationD. Satisfaction7. His criticism injured Jenny’s ______. So she is feeling sad now.A. divinityB. indignityC. egoD. mind8. Hundreds of people ______ on the playground for watching the Dragon Lantern Show.A. contrivedB. conformedC. conferredD. converged9. Beware of the cream on the floor. An elderly lady ______ and fell down there just not.A. spilledB. slippedC. slidD. Split10. She had been educated in England, which accounted for her ______ in the English language.A. efficiencyB. proficiencyC. effectivenessD. effectuality11. A sweet smile is a figurative expression, but sweet coffee is a ______ one.A. literalB. literaryC. literateD. illiterate12. I missed the last bus. I could do nothing but ______ in the village for the night.A. stayingB. stayedC. to stayD. stay13. International football matches do not always make ______ better understanding between countries.A. upB. forC. intoD. out14. Cambridge can look very attractive ______ of year.A. at the same timeB. at one timeC. at this timeD. at times15.There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.A. being thereB. should there beC. thereD. there having been16. ______ for the timely investment form the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.A. Had it not beenB. Were it notC. Be it notD. Should it not be17. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ______ wait instead of searching for it.A. would ratherB. had toC. cannot butD. had best18. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ______ for.A. be demonstratingB. demonstrateC. had been demonstratingD. have demonstrated19. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal one.A. rather thanB. other thanC. better thanD. less than20. The business of each day, ______ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly.A. it beingB. be itC. was itD. it wasKey:1-5DACCC 6-10DCDBB 11-15AD(C)BCB 16-20ADCABUnit 21. Her jewelry _______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.A. blazedB. dazzledC. glaredD. glittered2. Weeks ______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.A. elapsedB. expiredC. overlappedD. terminated3. Often such arguments have the effect of _____ rather than clarifying the issues involved.A. blockingB. obscuringC. tacklingD. prejudicing4. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and _______ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.A. jerkedB. twistedC. shruggedD. Tugged5. She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ______ in starting her own business.A. dwell onB. base onC. draw uponD. come upon6. I can’t give you that for nothing. What do you take me _____ ?A. upB. ForC. toD. After7. Let me _____ the broken glass before someone walks on it.A. cover upB. clear upC. wash upD. spring up8. If you keep in mind the process of word deviation, you’ll be able to _____ the meaning of many words.A. reason withB. make upC. count onD. figure out9. Scientists will have to come _____ new methods of increasing the world’s food suppl y.A. up withB. up foC. down withD. down to10..A thought ______ me that we ought to make a new arrangement.A. occurredB. struckC. turned toD. struck to11. _____ in a recent science competition, three individuals were awarded scholarships totaling 36,000.A. Judged the bestB. Judging for the bestC. Judging the bestD. Having judged the best12. You never told us why you were late for the last meeting, _____?A. weren't youB. didn’t youC. had youD. did you13. He has ______ that it is difficult for him to travel.A. too heavy a work loadB. a too heavy work loadC. so heavy a work loadD. such heavy a work load14. ______ I’ll marry him all th e same.A. Whether he being rich or poorB. He be rich or poorC. He being rich or poorD. Be he rich or poor15. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, _____ good all the other ideas might be.A. whateverB. thoughC. whatsoeverD. however16. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ____ to the body.A. the greater the stressB. the stress is greaterC. greater the stress isD. greater is the stress17. —Could you give this book to Mr. Chen?—Certainly, ______ him about something else in any case, so it won’t be any bother at all.A. I’ll seeB. I seeC. I can seeD. I’ll be seeing18. _____ their assistance, we would be in serious difficulty.A. If it is not forB. Be it not forC. It being not forD. Were it not for19. Some days go by much more quickly than others. Some hours as if they _____.A. would never endB. should never endC. will never endD. might never end20. When she arrived, she found _____ the aged and the sick at home.A. none butB. nothing butC. none otherD. no other thanKEY:1-5DADAC 6-10BBDAB 11-15ADCBD 16-20 ADDAAUNIT 31. In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.A. dimensionB. magnitudeC. volumeD. scope2. The tourist is forbidden to enter a country if he does not have a(n) _____ passport.A. operativeB. effectiveC. validD. Efficient3. Gone with the Wind deals with questions__________America’s Civil war and the experiences of two couples of lovers.A. concernedB. concerned withC. concerning withD. concerning4. She was very interested in the work of certain charities, and made a_______ regular to them.A. subscriptionB. contributionC. allowanceD. Tribute5. Anthropology is a science _____ anthropologist use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.A. in thatB. that inC. thatD. in6. People under the age of 18 are not___________to join the club.A. capableB. legitimateC. availableD. Eligible7. Essentially, a theory is an abstract symbolic representation of ___________reality.A. what it is conceivedB. that is conceivedC. that is being conceivedD. what is conceived to be8. Although some students graduate from high school, they are virtually illiterate writing a business letter.A. in the event ofB. in the light ofC. in case ofD. in terms of9. Sometimes the tension produced by fears is so great that we cannot suppress it. Atsuch times we need to the tension by laughing or crying.A. discardB. disperseC. disguiseD. discharge10. We are all agreed that the plan is practical and feasible, but he thinks .A. notB. the reverseC. contrarilyD. Otherwise11. Go and ask his wife. She must be__________ the know.A. inB. forC. atD. under12. She knew that she was__________against very strong opposition.A. atB. upD. with D. On13.Until the 1800s, communication had been _____ by distance and time.A. curbedB. inhibitedC. limitedD. restricted14. This car is cheaper to buy _____ the other one is more economical to run.A. althoughB. sinceC. thanD. whereas15. The score is 3 to 2 in their favor. This is not _____ result as we expected.A. a badB. as a badC. bad aD. as bad a16.Hardly a day goes by _____ I write to my family.A. whenB. sinceC. butD. Before17. The old man strolled to the beach, _____.A. his dog following himB. his dog followed himC. his dog was followedD. following by his dog18. I don’t believe your dad is over fifty. He looks _____ forty.A. no older thanB. not older thanC. no older asD. none older as19. The Prime Minister walked onto the platform and seated herself in a chair, _____ to answer questions.A. had preparedB. being preparedC. preparedD. preparing20. There can be no economy _____ there is no efficiency.A. unlessB. whereC. provided thatD. BecauseKEY:1-5 DCDBA 6-10DDDDD 11-15 ABDDD 16-20 CAACBUNIT 41.The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ___ the speakers stopped for refreshments.a. at largeb. at easec. at intervalsd. at random2. This kind of material can ____ heat and moisture.a. propelb. repelc. compeld. Constrain3. Hamlet ___ his father’s death on his uncle.a. reversedb. revengedc. revertedd. averted4. In a sense, tennis and Taijiquan are similar in that they both require your full attention, and if done ____, take your mind off daily problems and preoccupations.a. successfullyb. consecutivelyc. conscientiouslyd. compulsively5. Strict ____ is observed in connection with depositors’accounts.a. sectionb. securityc. secrecyd. segregation6. The remarkable ___ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.a. classificationb. densityc. varietyd. Diversion7. The owner of a car is no longer forced to rely on public transportation and is therefore, not ____ to work locally.a. compelledb. obligedc. restrictedd. repelled8. The doctors don’t ____ that the patient will live much longer.a. monitorb. manifestc. articulated. Anticipate9. She should be ___ and not make unreasonabledemands.a. sensationalb. sensiblec. sensitived. sensual10. Europe’s earlier industrial growth was ____ by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc.a. constrainedb. remainedc. sustainedd. detained11. His kindness was ___ that we will never forget him.a. whatb. whichc. whod. such12. I walked too much yesterday and ___ are still aching now.a. my leg’s musclesb. my muscles of legc. my leg musclesd. my muscles of the leg13. I think the Red Team will win the final game; it’s ____ that they will.a. almost surelyb. very likelyc. rather possiblyd. quite certainly14. Fond of singing as she is, she is ____ a good singer by profession.a. everything butb. anything butc. nothing butd. something but15. I didn’t go to his party last night, because ____ I changed my mind.a. on a second thoughtb. on second thoughtc. by second thoughtd. on the second thought16. We left the meeting, there obviously ____ no point in staying.a. wereb. to bec. beingd. Having17. The manager would rather his daughter ____ in the same office.a. had not workedb. not to workc. does not workd. did not work18. I’d rather read than watch television, the programs seem ____ all the time.a. to get worseb. getting worsec. to have got worsed. to be getting worse19. Many a student and teacher ___ making a careful study of ___ own problems.a. are; theirb. is; theirc. are; hisd. is; his20. It is not unusual for workers ____ in that region.a. to be paid more than a month lateb. to be paid later than more a monthc. to pay later than a month mored. to pay late more than a monthKEY:1-5CBBCC 6-10CCDBC 11-15DCBBB 16-20CDDDAUNIT 51.Only ten to twenty percent of cold viruses are transmitted by carriers, who, sneezing and coughing, ___ the viruses into the air.a. sprayb. sprinklec. spreadd. sprout2. While taking a walk to the department store, I____ an old schoolmate this morning.a. ran overb. ran offc. ran intod. ran to3. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ______.a.pull backb. pull upc.pull throughd. pull out4. A scientist usually directs his attention towards problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for ____ relationship even if the data available seem to be unconnected.a. underliningb.underneathc. underlyingd. Undergoing5. Because of the mistake made in his work, he has been obliged to ____ from his job.a. resignb. dismissc. abandond. retire6. You’d better ask professor Smith—he has got the whole subject ______.a. at the fingersb. at his fingersc. at his fingers’tipsd. at the fingers’tips7. The tenant left nothing being except some____ of paper, cloth, etc.a. sheetsb. scrapsc. pagesd. Slices8. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ______.a. minorityb. scarcityc. rarityd. minimum9. I couldn’t sleep because the tap in the bathroom was _________.a. drainingb. droppingc. spillingd. dripping10. Failure to follow the club rules ________ himfrom the volleyball team.a. disfavoredb. dispelledc. disqualifiedd. Dismissed11. Because one is grown up, _____ he/she can become more intelligent.a. but it isn’t thatb. but it can’t follow thatc. it is not followed thatd. it does not follow that12. Do help yourself to some fruit, _____ you? (TEM4-2000)a. can’tb. don’tc. wouldn’td. won’t13. Wait for me. You _____ impatient. I am still having my breakfast.a. areb. are beingc. wered. have been14. You and I could hardly understand, _____?(TEM4-1995)a. could Ib. couldn’t youc. couldn’t wed. could we15. I wish to pay you a visit tomorrow, _____?a. shall Ib. didn’t Ic. may Id. would I16. She ought to go to Shanghai by plane, _____?a. ought sheb. shouldn’t shec. won’t shed. wouldn’t she17. I’m surely happy, _____?a. am Ib. isn’t Ic. aren’t Id. am not I18. Very important in our daily life _____.a. is the weather forecastb. the weather forecast isc. the weather is forecastedd. forecasts the weather19. Cars moved very slowly in the 1920s, but they ____ move more quickly than ina. were tob. didc. willd. can20. To say is one thing, and to do is quite _____.a. one otherb. the otherc. anotherd. something elseKEY:1-5ACCCA 6-10CBADC 11-15 DDBDC 16-20 BCABCUNIT 61. I only know the man by ___ but I have never spoken to him.A. chanceB. heartC. sightD. experience2. Being colour-blind, Sally can’t make a _____ between red and green.A. differenceB. distinctionC. comparisonD. Division3. You must insist that students give a truthful answer ___ with the reality of their world.A. relevantB. simultaneousC. consistentD. practical4. In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to ___ with some of her most treasured possessions.A. divideB. separateC. partD. Abandon5. The car was in good working ___ when I bought it a few months ago.A. orderB. formC. stateD. circumstance6. The customer expressed her ___ for that broad hat.A. disapprovalB. distasteC. dissatisfactionD. Dismay7. In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be ___.A. restless C. strongB. skilled D. versatile8. His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in ___ to his income.A. comparisonB. proportionC. associationD. Calculation9. Although he has become rich, he is still very ___ of his money.A. economicB. thriftyC. frugalD. careful10. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ___ the weekly staff meeting.A. presideB. IntroduceC. chairD. Dominate11. Basically a robot is a machine which moves, manipulates, joins or processes ____ in the same way as human hand or arm.A. charactersB. componentsC. cataloguesD. collections12. Of course, talking about something which affects them personally is ____ motivating for students.A. chieflyB. correctlyC. currentlyD. eminently13. Most importantly, such an experience helps ____ a heightened sensitivity to other cultures and will bring about a greater appreciation of one’s own culture as well.A. coachB. forsakeC. fosterD. censor14. When Ann broke the dish she tried to put the ____ back together.A. fragmentsB. piecesC. bitsD. slices15. ____ drills that have no real topic have to remain as they are.A. ManufactureB. ManipulativeC. ManipulateD. Manifest16. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost ____ of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library.A. traceB. trailC. trackD. touch17. The audience waited in ____ silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.A. respectiveB. respectC. respectfulD. respectable18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____ .A. counted forB. looked upC. accounted forD. checked up17. The audience waited in ____ silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.A. respectiveB. respectC. respectfulD. respectable18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____ .A. counted forB. looked upC. accounted forD. checked upKEY:1-5CBCCA 6-10BDBCC 11-15BDCAB 16-20CCCBDUnit 81. ______ at conveying her underlying message through topical plots and contemporary characters that by 1940 her book had sold some three million copies.a.So successful, Grace Leeb. So successful was Grace Leec. Grace Lee, so successfuld. Because Grace Lee was so successful2. We must urge that delegates ______ from the various factories in a district.a.should electb. will be electedc. be electedd. must have been elected3. It wasn’t such a good dinner ______ she had promised.a.thatb. asc. whichd. what4. By the end of this month, we surely ______ a satisfactory solution to the problem.a.have foundb. will have foundc. will findd. will be finding5. The doctor insisted that his patient ______ the medicine.a. takeb. takesc. to taked. taking6. ______ they will not come to join us, we have to change our plan.a.Seeing thatb. forc. Whend. As soon as7. Since the family moved here last year, they ______ better health.a.were enjoyingb. had enjoyedc. have been enjoyingd. enjoyed8. Living in the Central Australian desert has its problems, ______ obtaining watering is not the least.a. of whichb. for whatc. asd. Whose9. The heart is ______ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.a.not sob. not muchc. much mored. no more10. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ______ all practical value by the time they were finished.a.could loseb. would have lostc. might losed. ought to have lost11. ______ to deliver this letter to the secretary?a.Would you be so kindb. Would you be so kind asc. Would you be as kind asd. Would you be kind12. Having no money but ______ to know, Tom simply said he would go without dinner.a.not to want anyoneb. not wanting anyonec. wanted no oned. to want no one13. It isn’t cold enough for there ______ a frost night, so I can leave Jim’s car out quite safely.a.would beb. beingc. wasd. to be14. A hundred and thirty dollars ______ for that fur coat.a.is a reasonable priceb. are a reasonable pricec. are not a reasonable priced. is a too reasonable price15. Mrs. Brown is supposed ______ for Italy last week.a.to have leftb. to be leavingc. to have been leftd. to leave16. It seems absurd to wait any longer for those materials. We ______ start the project without them.a. as wellb. just as wellc. may as welld. well off17. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.a.dob. don’t doc. didd. didn’t do18. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ______ his argument in favor of the new theory.a.which to base onb. to base on whichc. on which to based. which to be based on19. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of universe ______ it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.a.so thatb. but thatc. in thatd. provided that20. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal one.a. rather thanb. other thanc. better thand. less thanKey:1-5bcbba 6-10acadb 11-15bbdaa 16-20cdccaUnit 91. Knowing that he had been admitted to Cambridge University, he was too excited to be _______ on the phone.a. coincidentalb. identicalc. samed. coherent2. Hard work and malnutrition _______ his health and he looked thin and pale.a. impairedb. promotedc. acceleratedd. Smashed3. Although he is in his fifties, his _______ arms are as powerful as those of a young man.a. energeticb. giganticc. musculard. effective4. By preliminary _______, the damage caused by the accident amounted to $1,000,000.a. apprehensionb. comprehensionc. proposald. Appraisal5. He proposed at the meeting that _______ restrictions should be imposed on the construction of more expensive housing projects.a. graveb. grimc. rigorousd. reckless6. The purpose of the lecture was to _______the masses of the United States with the elementary problems of Latin America.a. informb. acquaintc. instructd. Announce7. Our teacher didn’t have time so far to go into it_______, but he gave us an idea about his plan.a. in turnb. at handc. in conclusiond. at length8. She often says her greatest happiness _______serving the handicapped children.a. consists inb. relies onc. composes ofd. comprises in9. No one who breaks the law is _______punishment.a. discrete fromb. immune fromc. exceptional tod. invulnerable to10. Since you changed lanes without signaling, you are as much to _______for the accident as us.a. condemnationb. chargec. accusationd. Blame11. ______is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.a. Thatb. Whichc. Asd. It12. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ______your advice.a. followb. had followedc. would followd. have followed13. I remember ______to help us if we ever were in difficulties.a. once offeringb. him once offeringc. him to offerd. to offer him14. Helen apologized for ______the party.a. her not being able to attendb. her being not able to attendc. her being able not to attendd. not her being able to attend15. It’s a pity that we should stay at home when we have ______weather.a. so fineb. such finec. such a fined. so fine a16. His proposal is that the machine ______at once.a. is stoppedb. would be stoppedc. be stoppedd. is being stopped17. Without your help, we ______so much.a. will not achieveb. didn’t achievec. don’t achieved. would not have achieved18. The grass has grown a lot this past week. It needs ______.a. cutb. to be cutc. that we cutd. to cut19. It was with great joy ______he received the news that his long—lost son would soon return home.a. thatb. soc. sinced. For20. Everybody likes to go, ______?a. aren’t theyb. isn’t hec. don’t theyd. doesn’t heKey:1-5DACDC 6-10BDABD 11-15CBBAB 16-20 CDBACUNIT 111) Nothing spoils friendship _____an exaggerationof a friend’s merits.A. such asB. just likeC. that much likeD. so much as2) By the year 2050, this area will hold twice as_____ today.A. much people as it doesB. much people as it isC. many people as it doesD. many people as it is3) Nowadays few people can remember _______ radios, and it is difficult to imagine getting along without the benefits of radio technology.A. not havingB. not to haveC. to be withoutD. been without4) Heathrow, “the Gateway to the World”, __, is one of the busiest airports in the world.A. so it is proudly calledB. as it proudly calls itselfC. so proudly be calledD. as it proudly called5) If there is one main characteristic of the modern world that makes our lives different from ____, it is probably speed.A. that of our grandparentsB. our grandparent’sC. those of our grandparentsD. our grandparents6) If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for _____.A. our ownB. our own’sC. that of usD. those of ours7) ___ to use a computer will hurt a person’s chances of finding a job as a secretary.A. Been unableB. To be unableC. Not ableD. Not being able8) Service in a just cause rewards the worker with more real happiness and satisfaction than ___ venture in life.A. many otherB. any otherC. anotherD. other’s9) ___ employees feel about work, their primary motivation to work is to earn a living.A. WhateverB. WhatC. HoweverD. How10) The increasing use of robots—machines that do the jobs of human beings—will mean ___ jobs for blue-collar workers.A. fewB. much fewC. a fewD. Fewer11) Almost three-fifths of the nation’s income ____ from the tertiary/service industries, ______ commercial and professional services.A. come, likeB. comes, such asC. is coming, asD. are coming, say12) Ten percent of the university’s budget _______ capital construction and maintenance.A. is spent onB. are spent onC. go inD. goes in13) Alcoholism is a disease ____ the drinking of alcoholic beverages interferes with some aspects of life.A. thatB. in thatC. whichD. in which14) A great many animals live in ______ water, chiefly because there is much more room for them than on __________ land.A. /, theB. the, aC. the, /D. the, the15) Human beings can eat many different kinds of food, although some eat _____ plant foods and seeds.A. anything butB. nothing butC. everything exceptD. something except16) Some of the amazing social relationships that exist among animals are dependent on the signals ________ they communicate.A. by whichB. in whichC. whereasD. WhereinKEY:1-5DCABC 6-10ADBCD 11-15 BADCB 16-20A。