基英练习

TEST SIX

1. ______, all the sophomores in colleges and universities must take part in the College English Test.

A. Beginning that year B. Beginning on that year C. Beginning in that year D. Beginning that year on

2. I am determined that my son ______ have a better start than I did. A. can B. shall C. must D. will

3. _____ an answer, they decided to send an express telegram to them.

A. Received not B. Having received not C. Not received D. Not having received

4. I object to them _____ burning cigarette ends about.

A. leave B. leaving C. to have left D. to leave

5. The suggestion that everybody ______ one poor pupil had been adopted. A. subsidizes B. will subsidize C. subsidize（资助） D. would subsidize

6. ______ the severe cold, tourism was _____ full swing.

A. Though, on B. Despite, on C. Though, in D. Despite, in

7. In 1948, Harry Trueman was re-elected ______ president of the U.S. to the surprise of all those who ______ his defeat.

A. a, predicted B. the, had predicted C. /, had predicted D. /, predicted

8. He rushed into the room, his face _____ with sweat.

A. dripping B. dripped

C. being dripped D. was dripping

9. They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird’s-eye view of the city.

A. for fear that B. in order that C. in case D. as a result

10. He didn’t dare to do it, ______?

A. did he B. didn’t he

C. dare he D. daren’t he

11. You’d better _____ the dispute.

A. to leave them setting B. to leave them to settle C. leave them settling D. leave them to settle

12. Bacon and eggs ______ common Sunday breakfast in England. A. is an B. are the C. is a D. are

13. Here are some books by Agatha Christie. You can read _____ you like. A. whichever one B. whose C. whatever one D. what

14. I can assure you that under no circumstances ______ his motherland. A. he will betray B. will be betray C. he will not betray D. will he not betray

15. They designed ______ than a matchbox.

A. no bigger a model B. a no bigger model C. a bigger model no D. a model no bigger

16. The members in the testing team were quite ______ and could change their schedule upon request.

A. lenient B. supple C. flexible D. gentle

17. As Mr. Best was passing the bookshop, he thought he’d just _______ to see whether any interesting books were on sale.

A. look in B. look up C. look around D. look for

18. Marge’s bedroom was in a ______, with books and papers covering every possible surface.

A. litter B. mess C. rubbish D. disorder

19. Burton said he could not swim until the _____ came in because the sea was too far out.

A. current B. tide（潮汐） C. water D. flood

20. The highest _______ of the Himalayas can scarcely be seen from below as it is usually hidden in cloud.

A. peak（山峰，峰顶） B. top C. view D. plane

21. Tim, the footballer, always scores ______ at football matches, but he feels frustrated at each examination.

A. points B. games C. goals D. targets

22. After the cameraman had taken three or four photographs of the soldier ants, he found they had ______ all over his feet.

A. gathered B. flocked（畜牲之类的羊，牛聚集） C. crowded D. swarmed（挤满，爬）

23. Sylvia was in low spirits because her throat infection left her very ______ and made her solo at the party impossible.

A. dumb B. hoarse（嘶哑的） C. silent D. speechless

24. It’s not far no the village if we take the short ______ through the jungle. A. pass B. corner C. turning D. cut

25. Lenny advised me to have a _______ of brandy（白兰地） because it will make me less nervous.

A. bite B. lick C. sip（小口喝） D. touch

26. If we let our eyes glide ______ the lines of a book, we will probably be unable to come up with an understanding of what we have read.

A. across B. in C. from D. with

27. At the party the ______ shy Chelsea felt comfortable enough to offer to give the guests a piano solo.

A. always B. ordinarily C. never D. completely

28. Working under the new expert who always encourages creativity in young people, we have been _____ with better ideas in test design.

A. coming down B. coming out C. coming along D. coming up

29. This performance is a big stride（一大步）, ______, towards adapting the western mind to the traditional Chinese opera.

A. as it is B. as it was C. as it were D. as it has been

30. If one slat in a Venetian blind is ____ in the wrong direction, Murray can’t have a moment’s peace until he has fixed it.

A. tipped（倾覆） B. topped C. tapped D. toyed

TEST TEN

1. It’s no use _____ that you don’t understand their dialect.

A. pretending B. pretended C. pretend D. to pretend

2. In the corner of the room _______ . A. a small round wooden table was B. was a small round wooden table C. a wooden small round table was D. was a wooden small round table

3. Up _____ into the air second countdown was over.

A. the rocket shot B. shot the rocket

C. was the rocket shot D. the rocket was shot

4. This problem is _____ an economic than political problem.

A. no more B. not more C. much more D. not better

5. It’s Sunday today. You needn’t ______ so early this morning.

A. got up B. to get up C. getting up D. have got up

6. They are all favor of his suggestion that the expenses ______ be reduced. A. / B. would C. need D. may

7. She shouldn’t bear ______ of fun like that.

A. made B. being making C. being made D. making

8. He has hoping for a rise in salary for a year but he ____ ask for it.

A. daren’t B. doesn’t dare C. hadn’t dare D. won’t dare