中考英语专项突破——动词1. You’re _______ your time trying to persuade him, he’ll never join us.A. spendingB. wastingC. losingD. missing2. "What did you think of her speech?" "She _______ for an hour but didn’t ______ much."A. spoke; speakB. spoke; sayC. said; speakD. said; say3. I don’t know the restaurant, but it’s ______ to be quite a good one.A. saidB. toldC. spokenD. talked4. All the leading newspapers ______ the trade talks between China and the United States.A. reportedB. printedC. announcedD. published5. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It ___ good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea.A. doesB. feelsC. getsD. makes6. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into _______.A. factB. realityC. practiceD. deed7. The captain ______ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.A. madeB. saidC. putD. passed8. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a ____________.A. messageB. letterC. sentenceD. notice9. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining ______.A. badlyB. hardlyC. stronglyD. heavily10. The child is so full of _______ that he cannot keep still.A. forceB. energyC. powerD. strength11. He thought the painting was of little ______, so he let me have it for only ten pounds.A. valueB. costC. priceD. spending12. No _______ that you failed in the exam. You have always been so careless.A. matterB. troubleC. wonderD. way13. He has no ______ of time, so he is always playing.A. senseB. ideaC. effectD. feeling14. Many old houses are being pulled down to make ____ for the office building.A. roomB. groundC. spaceD. area15. After waiting for three days, we decided to leave ______ him.A. besidesB. exceptC. butD. without16. There was a fight in the street yesterday. Three people were seriously ________.A. hurtB. killedC. brokenD. cut17. He went from door to door, _____ waste paper and magazines.A. receivingB. achievingC. acceptingD. collecting18. She felt so ______ that she could hardly open his eyes.A. sleepyB. asleepC. sleepingD. sleep19. It is _______that you will pass the college examination.A. sureB. surelyC. certainlyD. like20. He is ill and has _______ in bed for two days already.A. liedB. lainC. laidD. layed21. The guards caught the spy and _____ him very carefully.A. asked forB. searched forC. looked forD. searched22. ______ him to go out if he wants to.A. AllowB. LeaveC. LetD. Have23. It was a _________ difficult exam and many students failed in it.A. fairlyB. tooC. ratherD. enough24. I watched a boxing ______ on TV last night.A. fightB. gameC. matchD. sport25. I bought a shirt because it was good in quality and _____ in price.A. reasonableB. valuableC. comfortableD. enjoyable26. Students sometimes support themselves by _______ of taking evening jobs.A. waysB. offersC. meansD. helps27. I _______ an answer to my letter within a few days.A. hopeB. waitC. look throughD. expect28. He ______. A. robbed me my coat B. stole me my coatC. robbed my coat from meD. stole my coat from me29. I wanted to go there by plane, but I hadn’t enough money to pay for the _______.A. journeyB. travelC. voyageD. fly30. I learned to _______ a bicycle as a small boy.A. driveB. rideC. operateD. run31. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and _______ in a quiet neighbourhood.A. over allB. above allC. all in allD. after all32. I’ve visited a lot of different places and stayed in a lot of different hotels, and nothing else ______ this one.A. matchesB. takesC. makesD. compares33. "Have you got any money with you ?" "Sorry. I never _____ much money about me."A. bringB. takeC. carryD. fetch34. He _______ to me for the mistake he had made.A. excusedB. apologizedC. pardonedD. regretted35. "Where does he come from ?" "I’m not sure, but his spoken English ____ Austr alia."A. suggestsB. soundsC. listensD. hears36. To ______ fit, we must take plenty of exercise.A. keepB. doC. makeD. build37. My brother is very tall. The little bed won’t ______ for him.A. prepareB. careC. fitD. do38. The clock ______ and we realized it was eight o’clock.A. beatB. hitC. rangD. struck39. When they arrived at the crossroads, they went the wrong ______.A. pathB. streetC. wayD. direction40. Careless driving______ a lot of accidents.A. affectsB. makesC. causesD. results41. She ________ much younger than she really is.A. turnsB. becomesC. growsD. appears42. At the moment, we can’t ______ who will be chosen our monitor.A. knowB. speakC. tellD. read43. The horrible noise from t he man’s room simply ______ me mad.A. droveB. turnedC. causedD. offered44. The tailor made him a new ______.A. clothesB. dressC. wearD. suit45. His best-known work that is ______ all praise can be seen in the museum.A. withoutB. beyondC. withD. within46. I ______ Jack to ring up to see if Mary was there.A. suggestedB. hopedC. advisedD. made47. We _______ this recorder for five hundred yuan..A. spentB. costC. boughtD. paid48. "How wide is the Atlantic Ocean?" "That ______. From where to where?"A. changesB. dependsC. remainsD. refers49. We _____ you a pleasant journey to Shanghai.A. hopeB. wishC. wantD. expect50. The hero was not afraid to __________.A. hangB. hungC. be hangedD. be hung51. The ______ candles should be kept for future use.A. lightingB. lightedC. litD. light52. I’m sorry to _______ you to so much trouble.A. putB. addC. giveD. take53. When filled with a gas lighter than air, a balloon can ______ in the air.A. flyB. floatC. wanderD. sail54. If you drive from the airport, go on the motorway and follow the ____ to the city.A. designsB. waysC. pointsD. signs55. Though I spoke to him many times, he never took any ____ of what I said.A. noticeB. remarkC. observationD. attention56. I should like to try that coat on, but I don’t know if it is my _____.A. shapeB. modelC. sizeD. clothes57. Popular music is liked by many people, but it is not to everyone’s _______.A. mannersB. shareC. smellD. taste58. We must ______ the importance of the four modernizations.A. learn by heartB. keep in mindC. remember by heartD. know by heart59. Scientists will continue to ______ living things on the moon.A. look forB. look afterC. look uponD. look at60. The room was so quiet that she could hear the ______ of her heart.A. beatingB. jumpingC. knockingD. striking61. The city’s underground ______ more people than the buses.A. bringsB. carriesC. sendsD. fetches62. If these trousers are too big, buy a smaller _______.A. setB. oneC. copyD. pair63. Would you mind ________ your radio a little, please ?A. turn offB. turning offC. to turn downD. turning down64. When you come to Wuhan, I can put you _____ for the night.A. upB. downC. inD. out65. My brother ______ the Youth League for two years.A. has been inB. has enteredC. has taken part inD. has joined66. Jack is ______ a black jacket today.A. havingB. put onC. wearingD. dressed67. I ______ you will write me back soon.A. wishB. needC. wantD. hope68. The teacher told the class to ______ their books.A. put awayB. put byC. put onD. put up69. I asked him to ____ me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems.A. spendB. saveC. spareD. share70. Mother ______ us stories when we were young.A. was used to tellB. is used to tellingC. used to tellD. used to telling71. The students are _____ young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty.A. mostB. almostC. mostlyD. at most72. Cheap coal ______ a lot of smoke.A. gives upB. gives inC. gives awayD. gives off73. It is well known that Thomas Edison ______ the electric lamp.A. inventedB. discoveredC. foundD. developed74. The sports meet will be ______ till next week because of the bad weather.A. put offB. put awayC. put upD. put down75. They ______ friends since they met in Shanghai.A. have madeB. have becomeC. have beenD. have turned76. How long can I _______ this book ?A. borrowB. getC. lendD. keep77. His father died and _____ him a lot of money.A. gaveB. leftC. sentD. offered78. _______ this book and tell me what you think of it.A. Look throughB. Look onC. Look intoD. look up79. _______ ! There’s a train coming.A. Look outB. Look aroundC. Look forwardD. Look on80. "Will somebody go and get Dr. White ?" "He’s already been _______."A. asked forB. sent forC. called forD. looked for81. How _______ can you finish the drawing ?A. oftenB. soonC. longD. rapid82. Readers can ______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.A. get overB. get inC. get alongD. get through83. We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no _______ but to take a taxi.A. wayB. choiceC. possibilityD. selection84. Everybody _______ me has gone to the party.A. else butB. other butC. more exceptD. else except for85. He gained his _____ by printing ________ of famous writers.A. wealth; workB. wealths; worksC. wealths; workD. wealth; works86. They ____ the train until it disappeared in the distance.A. sawB. watchedC. noticedD. observed87. You will find this map of great ______ in helping you to get round London.A. priceB. costC. valueD. need88. We were _______ by his speech.A. deep movingB. deep movedC. deeply movingD. deeply moved89. Though Tom was not ______, he felt ________.A. alone; lonelyB. alone; aloneC. lonely; aloneD. lonely ; lonely90. The book contains a large ______ of information.A. dealB. amountC. numberD. sum91. Your mother is a good ______.A. cook womanB. cookC. cookingD. cooker92. After two hours of hard fighting, the northern army won the _______.A. attackB. forceC. warD. battle93. His office is on the third ________ of the building.A. floorB. flatC. groundD. level94. The new house has _______ rooms than the old one.A. much moreB. many moreC. largeD. more of95. The price of this kind of sensor is very ________.A. expensiveB. cheapC. DearD. low96. Look for new ways to do old jobs means ________.A. workB. goodnessC. successD. progress97. Bats do not see well. Instead, they ______ where they are going.A. smellB. listen toC. watchD. ask98. I’m _______ to get the tickets for the show, as there are hardly any left.A. worriedB. anxiousC. afterD. troubled99. The more you _____ things to chance, the less chance there is for you.A. leaveB. haveC. takeD. put100.This year the farmers were just able to gather in the ____ before the fine weather came to an end.A. fieldsB. plantsC. seedsD. harvest101.His ____ of the plane was correct and could really fly.A. shapeB. patternC. designD. model102.He left in such a hurry that I ______ had time to speak to him.A. hardlyB. almostC. evenD. nearly103.In a low voice she ______ that someone was moving about upstairs.A. shoutedB. toldC. spokeD. whispered104.There is a lot of food there, but we will need ______ more.A. anyB. a fewC. evenD. little105.All life on the earth _______ on the sun.A. livesB. feedsC. dependsD. keeps106.In the singing class the group leader ________ out a collection of new songs to each member.A. foundB. handedC. putD. called107.Quite a few people watch TV only to ______ time.A. wasteB. spendC. killD. pass108. The speaker _______ his voice so as to be heard.A. increasedB. liftedC. roseD. raised109.It will do you good to ________ a holiday.A. spendB. makeC. takeD. do110.I took the medicine , but it didn’t have any ______ on me.A. effectB. answerC. affectD. work111."What’s your ______ ?" the doctor asked.A. troubleB. matterC. sicknessD. illness112.His na me was on the _____ of my tongue but I couldn’t remember it.A. tipB. topC. edgeD. point113.If women were ______ in this country, they would be given better jobs.A. caredB. valuedC. fedD. treated114.He _______ the person referred to be put into prison.A. saidB. suggestedC. agreedD. believed115.Wipe your tears away and ______ up your pretty, little face, darling.A. doB. dryC. makeD. wash116.I don’t want to go into the sea. I’d rather lie on the _______.A. coastB. bankC. beachD. seaside117.Here’s my card. Let’s keep in _________.A. connectionB. relationC. touchD. friendship118.He is ______ to win the political campaign and become president.A. possibleB. probableC. perhapsD. likely119.He is _______. He is afraid of ________.A. dying; deadB. dead ; deathC. deadly ; dyingD. dying ; death120.Mr Johnson was ______ in the leg while fighting Japanese during the war.A. hurtB. harmedC. injuredD. wounded121.Few people could understand his theory at that time and even fewer would ______ it.A. receiveB. acceptC. knowD. except122.This building ______ an area of 500 square metres.A. takesB. holdsC. coversD. includes123.Advice is something the wise don’t need and fools won’t _______.A. haveB. needC. catchD. take124.These trees can’t be grown in such a cold _____ as ours.A. weatherB. climateC. seasonD. space125.The carriage was ______ by four horses.A. rolledB. pushedC. drivenD. drawn126.I knew Jackson ______ I knew Charlie.A. before longB. long beforeC. long agoD. after long127.There are four _______ of blood. Which is hers ?A. kindsB. sortsC. typesD. styles128.Mother kept inviting Mrs Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she _____.A. gave outB. gave offC. gave inD. gave away129.The train will ______ London at 5: 30.A. arriveB. comeC. getD. reach130.He called me up that day and I ______ his voice.A. understoodB. recognizedC. rememberedD. knew。