D. looks
21. A carpenter can work best when he uses the ____tools. A. fit
B. suitable C. proper D. appropriate
22. We ____him out of going on such a dangerous journey. A. argued B. discussed C. debated D. disputed
23. All ads are intended to be ____, but they can stir up interest and curiosity in varying ways, through humour, information and so on. A. provocative B. cooperative C. effective
D. comparative
24. No one’s face is perfectly ____ . For example, one eye is often slightly higher than the other. A. similar B. subtle C. balanced
D. symmetrical
25. My brother’s habit of giving advice without being asked makes him seem ____. A. presumptuous B. premature C. presumptive D. predominant
1. Little is known of his childhood ____ at a factory at the early age of ten.
A. to begin to work B. beginning to work
C. save that he began to work D. about that he worked
2. There is a general understanding among the members of the Board of Directors that chief attention ____to the undertaking that is expected to bring highest profit. A. is given B. gives
C. should be given
D. must be given
3. They did not find ____ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.
A. worth their while B. it worthwhile C. it worth D. it worthy 4. Quarter horses can start more quickly, turn more sharply, and run faster over short courses ____ breeds can. A. than the other B. other C. than other
D. of all other
5. Most insurance agents would rather you ____ anything about collecting claims until they investigate the situation. A. do
B. didn’t do C. don’t D. didn’t
6. “I’m surely dirty, ____?” A. am I B. isn’t I C. aren’t I D. am not I
7. ____ illness, he retired. A. Thanks to
B. According to C. Owing to
D. For the sake of
8. This car has many features including ____.
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas B. good music, safe devices, air conditioning,and gas C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage 9. Every boy and girl must have ____ hair neatly combed. A. his B. her C. its
D. their
10. I wish you ____ Jim so much. He is still very depressed. A. not to hurt B. didn’t hurt
C. would not D. had not hurt
11. Before the school ____ what students must wear, they wore just about anything. A. managed B. authorized C. regulated D. standardized
12. While the population of the United States includes a great variety ofracial and ethnic backgrounds, Japan’s population is ____. A. autonomous B. homogeneous C. ambitious D.anonymous
13. The contents of the safety deposit box are ____being held by the police until the trial. A. theoretically B. temporarily C. rationally D. naturally
14. ____ of halfstarving foxes were roaming the snowcovered mountain areas. A. Herds B. Packs C. Flocks D. Crowds
15. The very idea of her winning the English competition is quite ______. A. strange B. absurd C. unlikely D. sensible
16. The earnest student waited with some slight ____while the teacher was reading his composition. A. despair B. upset
C. nervousness D. hatred
17. The woman in the kitchen ____ to the doctor that the water was hot. A. motioned B. mentioned C. meant
D. motivated
18. Two years later the opportunity came for him to take a ____American look at the Old World. A. distinctly B. distinctively C. distinct
D. distinctive
19. The audience disliked the film thoroughly and were ____by whistling and stamping their feet.
A. protecting B. protesting C. projecting D. proposing
20. In brief, it should be our goal to ____ as much of the original beauty of nature as we can. A.restore B. introduce C. suit D. supply
21. We should ____ with the difficulties we were confronted with. A. accord B. acquaint C. brood D. contend
22. She is the person who likes to ____ her knowledge. A. show up B. show in C. show off
D. show round
23. The discovery of gold can bring great ____ to our country. A. property B. rich C. wealth D. sum
24. I am ____ that many readers are favorably impressed with your writings. A. confirmed B. confident C. indifferent D. confused
25. His ____ at the meeting yesterday hurt her a lot. A. conduct B. action C. behavior D. act
试题答案与解析 1． C)
【句意】人们对他的童年了解得很少，只知道他早在10岁就在工厂里工作。
【难点】此处save为介词，相当于except，但不太通俗，其后除接名词或代词外，也可接that 引导的从句。
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