1、______ by accident ______ by design, he arrived too late to help us.
A.Not only...but also
B.Neither...nor
C.Whether...or
D.Both...and
本题答案：
C
2、We stopped for a coffee break and () working fifteen minutes later.
A.resumed
B.consumed
C.presumed
D.assumed
本题答案：
A
3、It is more than twenty years since premier Zhou (), but he still lives on our hearts.
A.passed away
B.passed off
C.passed over
D.passed for
本题答案：
A
4、In order to increase our output, we need to import more production ____.
A.facilities
B.hens
C.votes
D.artists
本题答案：
A
5、He soon made a ____ for himself on the stage.
A.popularity
B.fame
C.reputation
D.respect
本题答案：
C
6、Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to ____.
A.be put up
B.give in
C.be turned on
D.go out
本题答案：
D
7、It was courageous enough for Galileo to () the falling object theory developed by Aristotle, the authoritative Greek scientist.
A.advance
B.defy
C.justify
D.translate
本题答案：
B
8、We may be able to _______ you in some way if you can not finish your work on time.
A.resist
B.insist
C.assist
D.disease
本题答案：
C
9、With the ____ of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party.
A.exhibition
B.exception
C.except
D.reception
本题答案：
B
10、With the () of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party.
A.exhibition
B.exception
C.except
D.reception
本题答案：
B
11、The ____ is nearly dead, so I can not start the car again.
A.bean
B.beam
C.bake
D.battery
本题答案：
D
12、Much to the students‘ relief, the mid term exam was ().
A.let off
B.taken off
C.let off
D.cancelled
本题答案：
D
13、____, when he lived in his country, he was a university professor, but now he is working toward a high degree at an American university.
A.Formerly
B.Former
C.Formally
D.formal
本题答案：
A
14、The unpleasant taste ____ in his mouth for hours.
A.lingered
B.prolonged
C.rested
D.vanished
本题答案：
A
15、Violence in the local prison has () two lives.
A.removed
B.taken
C.cost
D.slaughtered
本题答案：
C
16、Work paid according to the amount done puts a premium ____ speed and not ____ quality.
A.in, in
B.of, of
C.on, on
D.from, from
本题答案：
C
17、She is fond of ____, so do not approach her and tell her what trouble you. She will make it known to all.
A.comment
B.gossip
C.speech
D.appraisal
本题答案：
B
18、His ____ book will deal with industrial relations.
A.eventual
B.actual
C.forthcoming
D.prompt
本题答案：
C
19、I asked the tailor to make a small ________ to my trousers because they were too long.
A.change
B.variation
C.revision
D.alteration
本题答案：
D
20、I () to speak to you all these days.
A.wanted
B.have wanted
C.shall want
D.shall be wanting
本题答案：
B
21、She is fainted. Having been thrown cold water on her face, she ().
A.came out
B.came through
C.came round
D.came true
本题答案：
C
22、She is fond of (), so do not approach her and tell her what trouble you. She will make it known to all.
A.comment
B.gossip
C.speech
D.appraisal
本题答案：
B
23、The end () the means. This saying implies even a wrong or unfair method may be allowed if the result or purpose of the action is good.
A.modifies
B.justifies
C.purifies
D.testifies
本题答案：
B
24、The Prime Minister refused to () on the rumour that he had planned to resign.
A.explain
B.comment
C.remark
D.talk
本题答案：
B
25、Once you put the folk tale ____, it will be very popular.
A.in white and black
B.in black and white
C.by white and black
D.with black and white
本题答案：
B
26、Modern man faces dangers completely unknown ________ his predecessors.
A.for
B.to
C.of
D.by
27、________ we have all the materials ready, we should begin the new task at once.
A.Since that
B.Since now
C.By now
D.Now that
28、This is a poem about _______ life in the American West.
A.bay
B.chamber
C.frank
D.dozen
29、Look at all the corruption that’s going on. It’s time the city was ().
A.cleaned out
B.cleaned down
C.cleaned away
D.cleaned up
30、Shirley ____ a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.
A.has written
B.wrote
C.had written
D.was writing
31、The historical events of that period are arranged ________.
A.in alphabetical order
B.in an alphabetical order
C.in the alphabetical orders
D.in alphabetical orders
32、A ____ change in policy is needed if relations are ever to improve.
A.severe
B.violent
C.drastic
D.strict
33、The airplane took off soon. It was like being on an old train ______ from side to side and going faster and faster.
A.surrounding
B.foregoing
C.swaying
D.frowning
34、Please be serious. I am not _______. You should consider it carefully
A.sorting
B.joking
C.counting
D.comparing
35、I remember that I () the Party before my graduation from the university.
A.attended
B.partcicipated
C.joined
D.joined in
36、The rising of pieces will ____ off demands for pay increase.
A.trail
B.switch
C.trigger
D.nudge
37、The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the athlete to ____.
A.go on
B.go with
C.go without
D.go by
38、What she achieved in her research might _______ what she had been expecting.
A.exceed
B.exclaim
C.excess
D.extend
39、Great Britain and France will hold a () regarding some European economic problems.
A.conference
B.reference
C.conversion
D.cooperation
40、My mother came here only for a ____ stay. She should fly to Los Angeles the next day.
A.shortened
B.prolonged
C.premature
D.transient
41、The ( )is nearly dead, so I can not start the car again.
A.bean
B.beam
C.bake
D.battery
42、Without the () materials imported from abroad, Japan can hardly produce anything.
A.storey
B.valuable
C.spare
D.raw
43、"How often have you seen cases like this?" one surgeon asked another. Oh, “() times, I guess.” was the reply.
A.hundred of
B.hundreds
C.hundreds of
D.hundred
44、Though he did not say so directly, the inspector () the man was guilty.
A.declared
B.implied
C.disclosed
D.said
45、The water skier () over the water.
A.skimmed
B.floated
C.drifted
D.swam
46、When talking about Chinese culture, people often _______ its origin with the Yellow River.
A.worship
B.vain
C.reveal
D.associate
47、Give me your telephone number () I need your help.
A.whether
B.unless
C.so that
D.in case
48、To some ____, Mary still does not understand this unit. But she herself does not believe so.
A.extend
B.part
C.extent
D.content
49、He soon made a () for himself on the stage.
A.popularity
B.fame
C.reputation
D.respect
50、I just managed to () a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.
A.gain
B.possess
C.grab
D.snatch
