Unit 1Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence1. Fuel scarcities and price increases ____ automobile designers to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.A) prompted B) persuaded C) imposed D) enlightened2. As he was the only person who has the key, Simon felt himself ____ suspicion.A) under B) in C) beyond D) upon3. It was such a grand view that it ____ strong emotion in us sight-seers.A) roused B) rose C) arose D) aroused4. It was ____ of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep.A) considerate B) careful C) considering D) considerable5. Some of the old ____ about the space age are coming true.A) fantasies B) delusions C) nightmares D) impressions6. A lot of old buildings in the town were ruined during the earthquake, butthey were beautifully ____ soon by the local people.A) recovered B) restored C) resumed D) returned7. Reading ____ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinkingthat makes what we read ours.A) rectifies B) prolongs C) minimizes D) furnishes8. While the development of the suburbs has created problems, it has alsoprovided ____ modern housing for millions of people.A) excessive B) immense C) memorable D) substantial9. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would ____her long effort. A) justifyB) testify C) rectify D) verify10. Hunger could be his only for killing a living thing.A) sensation B) cause C) purpose D) motive11. I will ____ my lawyer to write out the agreement.A) inform B) notify C) announce D) report12. A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitableorganization has bought out at a discounted price and ___ funds by sellingtickets at a full price.A) furnishes B) raises C) accumulates D)contributes12. A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitable organizationhas bought out at a discounted price and ___ funds by selling tickets at afull price.A) furnishes B) raises C) accumulates D) contributes13. Although these people knew that their boss was in a difficult situation, theywere still ____ him. A) sticking to B) stickingwith C) sticking on D) sticking by14. The secret agent concealed his real mission, so many local peoplewere____ into thinking that he was a good person.A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived D) convinced15. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ____ our society and economy. A) transferred B) transformed C) transmitted D)transported16. One day, you will have to ____ this foolish behavior. A) pay B) pay for C) pay back D) pay off17. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ____ to be a great disappointment. A) turned up B) turned out C) turned in D) turned down18. He has never done this type of work before; I am not sure how he will fit_____ with it.A) in B) on C) into D) up19. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake20. Your advice would be ___ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits’end.A) exceedingly B) excessively C) extensively D) exclusively21. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in thecountry, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ___ to another subject.A) committed B) switched C) favored D) transmitted22. On hearing the bad news, she sprang up ______.A) for a start B) with a start C) at the start D) from the start23. Wouldn’t it be wise to _____ the possibility of rain before planning thegarden party?A) check in B) check through C) check out D) check on24. It was such a solemn occasion that not even a child ____ a sound.A) delivered B) uttered C) voiced D) spoke25. My father seemed to be in no ____ to look at my school report.A) emotion B) mood C) attitude D) feeling26. His face ____ with pain when badly hurt by the shopkeeper.A) contracted B) was twisted C) was twinkled D) twisted27. The naughty boy ____ in his shoes when he saw the cane in his father’s hand.A) shivered B) trembled C) frightened D) feared28. The students couldn’t _____ what the teacher was trying to explain.A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch29. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ____ a gas station or two in recent decades.A) except for B) in addition to C) except D) besides30. Having come from a ____ society, Dick found it hard to adjust to a small town.A) abundant B) wealthy C) sufficient D) largeKeys: AADAA BDABD BBDCB BBABA BBDBB BACABUnit 21. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly ____ his national reputation.A) magnify B) enlarge C) strengthen D) enhance2. Humidity (湿度) is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to ____ it.A) maintain B) persist C) endure D) sustain3. The suspect’s fingerprints on the gun were the main ____ against him.A) crime B) information C) conviction D) evidence4. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling ____.A) income B) allowances C) pay D) wages5. Be careful with those fireworks; they are ____ to go off unexpectedly.A) easy B) probable C) available D) liable6. He ran so fast that he was out of ____.A) air B) oxygen C) breath D) wind7. When you go to the doctor he asks you to describe your ____ so that he can make a diagnosis (诊断).A) indications B) signs C) symbols D) symptoms8. In general , the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total ____ for living expenses.A) acceptable B) available C) advisable D) applicable9. His inability to learn foreign languages was a(n) ____ to his career.A) objection B) defect C) obstacle D) depression10. The ratio of the work done by the machine ____ the work done on it is called the efficiency of the machine.A) against B) with C) to D) for11. During the war she always kept a ____ of tinned food in the house.A) load B) substitute C) conservation D) reserve12. This machine works very well so long as no one ____ with it.A) interferes B) disturbs C) upsets D) interrupts13. In Britain people ____ four million tons of potatoes every year.A) consume B) swallow C) exhaust D) dispose14. That’s really typical ____ John. He says he’ll come but he never turns up.A) for B) of C) to D) with15. No effective ____ has been found for this fatal disease which claims thousands of lives each year.A) settlement B) method C) remedy D) prescription16. She was _____ what she had written so as to make the theme stand out more clearly.A) repairing B) revising C) remedying D) reforming17. The one pleasure that Einstein ____ his great fame was the ability it gave him to help others.A) resulted from B) stirred up C) turned out D) derived from18. The rain was heavy and ____ the land was flooded.A) consequently B) continuously C) constantly D) consistently19. The present difficulties _____ from our failure to deal with the problem when it first arose.A) step B) stem C) steer D) sponsor20. Universal peace would be ____ to all mankind.A) beneficial B) valid C) advisable D) worthy21. The local government leaders are making every effort to ____ the problem of poverty.A) loosen B) tackle C) remove D) encounter22. We have not ______ information to state the exact damage.A) abundant B) sufficient C) plenty D) efficient23. The court considers a financial ____ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty24. The explorers were told to ____ themselves with everything they wouldneed for the voyage.A) associate B) equip C) retreat D) feed25. What he ____ was that you didn’t tell the whole truth.A) referred B) implied C) inclined D) accorded26. He hopes to ____ his paintings before the public in New York very soon.A) exhibit B) expose C) express D) experience27. German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome ____.A) relatively B) reluctantly C) respectively D) relevantly28. This vast stock of computerized images has ____ the possibilities open to the artist.A) speculated B) sponsored C) generated D) multiplied29. We don’t know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to ____ on what happened.A) infer B) speculate C) guess D) infer30. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to ____ on it.A) cope B) complain C) comment D) confirmKeys: DCDBD CDBCC DAABC BDABA BBDBB ACDBCUnit 31. You must take the _____ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you.A) primitive B) preliminary C) primary D) practicable2. How can you best ______ in your students the speech habits of the English language?A) civilize B) cultivate C) evolve D) train3. After three hours of heated debate, the _____ bill was passed by a narrow majority .A) virtual B) universal C) controversial D) substantial4. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.A) comprehensive B) integrated C) redundant D) productive5. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _____ way of greeting.A) conventional B) conservative C) constant D) convenient6. If you _____ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions.A) overtake B) fix C) highlight D) suspend7. I am afraid that you have to alter your _____ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.A) indifferent B) distressing C) optimistic D) pessimistic8. Stamping on any country’s national flag is an _____ to its people.A) inflation B) ingredient C) insult D) invasion9. When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the _____ of hearing.A) organ B) possession C) conduct D) faculty10. If you _____ bright sunlight _____ dry wood with a glass, it will start burning.A) expose … to B) concentrate … on C) aim … at D) focus … on11. The manufacturers refused to take all _____ for damage caused by misuse.A) duty B) responsibility C) obligation D) share12. The noise was so faint that you had to ______ your ears to hear it.A) stir B) strengthen C) strain D) stride13. We’ve done our ______ to make the process as simple as possible.A) terminal B) utmost C) extreme D) supreme14. What he said was too ______ for me to understand.A) compound B) complex C) comprehensive D) conventional15. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality. A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate16. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect _____ so a walkalong Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery.A) control B) order C) harmony D) action17. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive18. If your baby is losing weight, you should _____ your doctor promptly.A) advocate B) consult C) enquire D) investigate19. I have worked on three _____ Saturdays.A) continuous B) consistent C) successive D) regular20. With the introduction of _____ technology, information flows faster than it ever did.A) involved B) complicated C) sophisticated D) complex21. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _____ behind as usual.A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging22. It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _____ will be conducted by computer.A) transformations B) transmissions C) transitions D) transactions23. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed _____ in China’s particular situation.A) useful B) available C) feasible D) desirable24. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _____ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.A) in proportion to B) in reply to C) in relation to D) in contrast to25. We _____ the cook because her cooking was so poor.A) dismissed B) deserted C) resigned D) withdrew26. Dogs are often praised for their ______; they almost never abandon their masters.A) faith B) loyalty C) trust D) truthfulness27. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _____ those events do not interfere with their studies.A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided28. We must _____ these trash ideas.A) discard B) dispose C) discharge D) dismiss29. She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without _____ herself.A) executing B) inserting C) exerting D) devoting30. Our holiday plans _____ because of transport strikes.A) fell out B) fell through C) fell over D) fell behind Keys: BBCAA DCCDD BCBBB CABCC DDCDA BDACBUnit 41. If my plan isn’t ______ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.A) approved B) consented C) agreed D) admitted2. Everybody ______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined3. Mr. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday.A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent4. The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.A) after B) with C) by D) from5. Most people were no longer listening to his long ______ story.A) annoying B) boring C) tiring D) exhausting6. Each of them had a different ______ of what actually happened, but herswas by far more believable.A) message B) theory C) version D) comment7. His latest piece of work was ______ by a song he heard on the radio.A) released B) inspired C) assessed D) composed8. As we know, blood types A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receiveA or B. Type O can give to any other group; hence it is often called the_____ donor.A) general B) popular C) universal D) common9. Very few scientists _____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.A) catch up with B) come up with C) keep up with D) put up with10. The socks were too small, and it was only by _____ them that he managed to get them on.A) spreading B) extending C) lengthening D) stretching11. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and arguethat the power of the medium is _____. A) granted B) impliedC) exaggerated D) remedied12. Of all the soldiers they had the _____ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest.A) recognition B) reservation C) recreation D) reputation13. She _____ along the path, glad to be able to take her time.A) hurried B) marched C) progressed D) wandered14. The company has _____ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.A) involved B) resolved C) evolved D) revolved15. During the war, the government _____ many soldiers from the workers and farmers.A) adopted B) collected C) integrated D) recruited16. Some of his suggestions have been adopted but others have been turned_____ as they are quite impracticable.A) away B) back C) out D) down17. All the key words in the article are printed in _____ type so as to attractreaders’ attention.A) dark B) dense C) black D) bold18. This story is not real; it is only ______.A) imaginary B) imaginative C) imaginable D) imagined19. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ______.A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance20. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____ Europe into a great war.A) imposed B) pitched C) inserted D) plunged21. He bought the house with a(n) _____ to making a quick profit out of it.A) goal B) purpose C) eye D) reason22. I’m very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion.A) interfered B) offended C) impressed D) bothered23. They are giving away free _____ of this new kind of cooking oil.A) illustrations B) demonstrations C) examples D) samples24. The scientists made ______ plans for landing a man on the moon.A) acute B) elaborate C) virtual D) delicate25. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills arestill ______.A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare26. All the streets were ______ with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation.A) supplied B) mended C) decorated D) pasted27. You can’t drive a car unless you hold a driving ______.A) permission B) ticket C) pass D) license28. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was _____ between the lorry and the wall.A) crushed B) clapped C) split D) cracked29. The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the _____ price for it is $28.A) virtual B) massive C) retail D) singular30. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _____.A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively keys: 1~5 AADAB 6~10 CBCBD 11~15 CDDCD16~20 DDABD 21~25 CDDBD 26~30CDACCUnit 51. The children performed a very ____ dance for their parents.A) precise B) smart C) graceful D) successive2. In the _____ paragraph some comments had been made of it.A) proceeding B) preceding C) progressing D) processing3. The dog’s collar was so ____ that it came off over his head.A) loose B) slight C) broad D) excessive4. We finally managed to ____ the committee’s approval of our plans.A) secure B) arouse C) exert D) execute5. Thousands of people died of starvation during the ____ in that African country.A) objection B) poverty C) consumption D) famine6. Four people were seriously ____ in an accident on the motorway.A) damaged B) harmed C) injured D) wounded7. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.A) gaps B) lengths C) distances D) intervals8. While admitting that this forecast was _____ exaggerated, the scientistswarned against treating it as a cry of wolf.A) anyhow B) somewhere C) somewhat D) anyway9. The thief tried to open the locked door but _____.A) in no way B) in vain C) at a loss D) without effect10. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollow11. Stone does not ____, and so the tools of long ago have remained wheneven the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace.A) crack B) decay C) destroy D) crush12. The swimming pool is so ____ that it’s safe for small children.A) stable B) smooth C) superficial D) shallow13. Being named the best athlete of the year was an important ____ in the baseball player’s life.A) segment B) ingredient C) contribution D) episode14. Only hotel guests have the ____ of using the private beach.A) occasion B) possibility C) privilege D) habit15. Many people save money to ____ for their old age. A) supply B) offer C) provide D) yield16. Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting all the accommodationagencies in the city. A) went up B) went down C) went out D) went about17. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A) ignored B) refused C) neglected D) denied18. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.A) reduced B) improved C) released D) relieved19. As I had earlier made up my mind to run for governor, I could not ____. Imust go on with the fight.A) vary B) withdraw C) undergo D) discard20. The water was so ____ that we could see the fish inside clearly.A) transparent B) obvious C) apparent D) visible21. While studying he was financially dependent ____ his wife.A) to B) of C) on D) from22. He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.A) sucked B) swallowed C) licked D) digested23. Another big issue ____ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.A) confining B) confirming C) conflicting D) confronting24. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ____.A) arbitrary B) rational C) mechanical D) unpredictable25. His parents no longer worry about him. He has a good job and can live ____ his own now.A) at B) by C) on D) with26. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain _____. He neither stood on hiswife’s side nor on his mother’s side.A) natural B) neutral C) nervous D) native27. Do you believe these two ____ friends used to be bitter enemies?A) intimate B) emotional C) intense D) supreme28. As he had worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, hehad every ____ for the job.A) privilege B) obligation C) qualification D) commitment29. She was very ____; she cried even when her husband left for another city on business.A) sensitive B) indifferent C) reluctant D) emotional30. Young children soon ____ words they hear their elders use.A) put forward B) look forward to C) turn up D) pick up Keys: 1~5 CBAAD 6~10 CDCBC 11~15 BDDCC16~20 DDDBA 21~25 CBDAC 26~30BACDDUnit 61. Since many insects have already become ____ to DDT, scientists have to look for some new insecticide.A) active B) resistant C) tough D) gradual2. It is a type of desert bush that can ____ extremes of temperature.A) adapt B) withdraw C) withstand D) shade3. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make ____ judgments.A) sensitive B) sentimental C) sensible D) sensational4. Whenever he writes to his parents, he ____ a cheque with his letter.A) encloses B) contains C) reserves D) invests5. You should save your work often as a ____ against computer failure.A) sanction B) precaution C) shield D) shelter6. It took millions of years for order to grow out of the ____ of the universe.A) adjustment B) change C) chaos D) profile7. According to the weather ____, it’s going to be fine today.A) prediction B) indication C) provision D) forecast8. Accidents are of frequent ____ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely heavy here.A) arrival B) proportion C) scale D) occurrence9. Her pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty ____ it.A) inspecting B) detecting C) touching D) contacting10. There is need to check the ____ of the report.A) frequency B) accuracy C) emergency D) efficiency11. The old man did not seem to attach any importance ____ the question.A) to B) with C) towards D) for12. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all ____ our seat belts.A) tied B) locked C) fastened D) closed13. Professor Collins was ____ of the latest developments in physics becausehe had been in hospital for several months.A) unconscious B) negative C) robbed D) ignorant14. It has been revealed that some government leaders ____ their authority andposition to get illegal profits for themselves.A) employ B) take C) abuse D) overlook15. Fertilizer will ____ the growth of these tomato plants. A) accomplish B) accelerate C) accumulate D) account16. Years of ____ labor had hardened his muscles. A) survival B) mental C) restless D) manual17. Very few plants will ____ without water. A) flourish B) fade C) stem D) cultivate18. We rarely perceive more than a minute ____ of the sights and sounds thatfall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.A) fiction B) function C) fraction D) fragment19. I guess the whole paper has to be rewritten; only the first few paragraphs may be ____.A) sustained B) contained C) maintained D) retained20. The police will give you a ticket if you ____ the speed limit.A) break B) reject C) suspend D) exceed21. The wise man exercises ____ in his behavior and enjoyments.A) limitation B) interest C) restriction D) restraint22. When Jack was eighteen he ____ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.A) took to B) took for C) took up D) took on23. Which is the most expensive ____ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of24. The survival of civilization, as we know, is ____ threat.A) within B) under C) towards D) upon25. George took ____ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.A) chance B) effect C) occasion D) advantageKeys: 1~5 BCCAB 6~10CDDBB 11~15ACDCB16~20 DACDD 21~25 DABBDUnit 71. Gary has planned to take a tour around the Great Lakes in the comingsummer vacation and _____ great pleasure from the visit.A) acquires B) anticipates C) recalls D) reckons2. They are two dollars each but if you buy ten, you get a _____ of ten per cent.A) discount B) recession C) depression D) discharge3. Money _____ as it goes from person to person.A) speaks B) scatters C) circulates D) distributes4. His hope _____ when he heard that there were some survivors in the shipwreck.A) highlighted B) soared C) inspired D) flourished5. I bought a washing-machine and asked to have it sent to my house. Themanager of the store promised to make a prompt _____.A) delivery B) relay C) supply D) transport6. He _____ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening.A) distributed B) discharged C) spread D) sprayed7. His company went _____ after he failed in the business.A) decent B) negative C) bankrupt D) acute8. She always makes notes in the _____ of a book.A) border B) blank C) margin D) edge9. A new spaceship was _____ at Cape Kennedy yesterday.A) motivated B) released C) transmitted D) launched10. Don’t _____ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.A) relieve B) release C) relate D) retain11. The noise was caused by a dog _____ a cat through the garden.A) chasing B) following C) catching D) fighting12. Although the two players are _____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.A) partners B) enemies C) rivals D) companions13. We can _____ the possibility of total loss from our calculations.A) exclude B) prevent C) excuse D) discard14. I felt _____ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech.A) fatigued B) tired C) exhausted D) bored15. The two friends said goodbye and then went their _____ ways. A) relevant B) relative C) reluctant D) respective16. They _____ the flood after a heroic fight lasting five days and four nights. A) conquered B) combated C) won D) withdrew17. Two men were _____ a large log over the rough ground with the help of a rope. A) pushing B) drawing C) dragging D) carrying18. They claimed that _____ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.A) sufficiently B) approximately C) considerably D) properly19. Everyone _____ around quietly to avoid waking the baby.A) cracked B) crashed C) crawled D) crept20. Lower taxes would _____ investment and help economic growth.A) harness B) highlight C) spur D) soar21. John always arrives on time. He’s so _____.A) rapid B) timely C) punctual D) likely22. What’s the Chinese _____ for the English word “refer”?A) equality B) equal C) equivalent D) equation23. The soldier was _____ of running away when the enemy attacked.A) scolded B) charged C) accused D) punished24. She _____ all criticism and calmly went on with the project.A) smashed up B) left off C) hung up D) shrugged off25. Success now seemed very remote and Bernard felt _____.A) pessimistic B) optimistic C) positive D) objective26. This is _____ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.A) by rights B) by itself C) by oneself D) by far27. The price of beer _____ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.A) altered B) ranged C) separated D) differed28. Only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can _____ this phenomenon.A) account for B) count on C) account of D) count for29. On his back the man carried a heavy _____ of old clothes.A) bulk B) bundle C) stock D) mass30. There was a 0.3 per cent rise in the cost-of-living _____.A) mark B) grade C) indication D) indexKeys: 1~5 BACBA 6~10 DCCDB 11~15 ACADD16~20ACBGC 21~25 CCCDA 26~30 DBABD。