Unit 1 Multiple Choice

Unit One : Test Yourself-----Multiple ChoiceDirections: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1. The government has devoted a larger slice of its financial ____ to agriculture than most other countries.A) conditions B) potentialC) budget D) economy2. The long drought caused a(n) ____ shortage of water in this region.A) urgent B) acuteC) dense D) rigid3. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ____ paper money for almost every purchase.A) trade B) replaceC) exchange D) reduce4. The history of life on earth has been a history of ____ between living things and their surroundings.A) introduction B) interviewC) interference D) interaction5. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ____ a criminal.A) anything but B) but forC) rather than D) nothing but6. I’ve seen Donna in lots of movies, but I’ve never seen her ____.A) in person B) in realityC) in practice D) in theory7. The Democratic and Republican parties hold ____ every four years to choose candidates for President.A) concessions B) conservationsC) conversations D) conventions8. The annual income of one school teacher in this place was ____ at $900 on average.A) budgeted B) predictedC) assessed D) accounted9. Reading is a pleasant way to spend one’s ____.A) leisure B) relaxationC) relief D) recreation10. If you want to learn English well, you must first find a ____ teacher.A) able B) favorableC) significant D) competent11. Jane was the only one who ____ all the conditions: she was of the required age, height and degree.A) recovered B) fulfilledC) completed D) contended12. In the United Nations, many countries ____ the proposal to send more troops to the Middle East.C) turned off D) turned over13. There are several characteristics of the book ____ special attention.A) worthy B) worthy ofC) worth of D) worthless14. The consumption market in the western provinces will grow rapidly, ____ the market in the affluent (富饶的) eastern area is likely to grow at a moderate pace.A) nevertheless B) thereforeC) whereas D) consequently15. What one wears does not always ____ what one does but gives clues to one’s taste for life.A) go on B) go withC) go by D) go after16. It is ____ and encouraging to observe the development of this immense process.A) distressing B) incredibleC) amused D) fascinating17. It is reported that the two armies ____ near the borderline again before dawn.A) clashed B) crushedC) crashed D) flashed18. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.A) serious B) mildC) hostile D) plain19. I am very much ____ to hear that Mr. Smith is so seriously ill.A) frightened B) frustratedC) disappointed D) distressed20. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has ____ a series of new experiments to determine the intelligence in some animals.A) installed B) formattedC) devised D) equipped21. There is supposed to be a ____ which serves to give full play to workers’ initiative.A) mechanics B) machineC) mechanic D) mechanism22. W e should make a clear ____ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.A) separation B) selectionC) distinction D) division23. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.A) treated B) adjustedC) adopted D) remedied24. It is highly desirable that every effort ____ to reduce pollution in Beijing.A) was made B) be madeC) will be made D) would be made25. After a thorough search, the police ____ most of the missing jewels.A) restored B) refreshed26. The shy girl always left by the back door to ____ her neighbors.A) ignore B) neglectC) rid D) avoid27. I would appreciate ____ it a secret.A) your keeping B) you to keepC) that you keep D) that you will keep28. No matter what language they are learning children all seem to follow the same order in the ____ of sounds.A) inheritance B) acquisitionC) accumulation D) possession29. He came to the meeting ____ her serious illness.A) in case of B) in spite ofC) instead of D) on account of30. After she’d overcome her ____ shyness, she became very comfortable and friendly.A) preliminary B) previousC) crucial D) initialKeys :1-5 CBBDD 6-10 ADCAD 11-15 BABCB16-20 DACDC 21-25 DCBBD 26-30 DABBD。