新视野大学英语第二册英语单项选择练习题

Unit One : Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice

Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

C1. The government has devoted a larger slice of its financial ____ to agriculture than most other countries.

A) conditions B) potential

C) budget D) economy

B2. The long drought caused a(n) ____ shortage of water in this region.

A) urgent B) acute

C) dense D) rigid

B3. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ___D_ paper money for almost every purchase.

A) trade B) replace

C) exchange D) reduce

D4. The history of life on earth has been a history of ____ between living

things and their surroundings.

A) introduction B) interview

C) interference D) interaction

D5. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ____ a criminal.

A) anything but B) but for

C) rather than D) nothing but

B6. I’ve seen Donna in lots of movies, but I’ve never seen her __A__.

A) in person B) in reality

C) in practice D) in theory

C7. The Democratic and Republican parties hold __D__every four years to choose candidates for President.

A) concessions B) conservations

C) conversations D) conventions

C8. The annual income of one school teacher in this place was ____ at $900 on average.

A) budgeted B) predicted

C) assessed D) accounted

A9. Reading is a ple asant way to spend one’s ____.

A) leisure B) relaxation

C) relief D) recreation

D10. If you want to learn English well, you must first find a ____ teacher.

A) able B) favorable

C) significant D) competent

B11. Jane was the only one who ____ all the conditions: she was of the required age, height and degree.

A) recovered B) fulfilled

C) completed D) contended

A12. In the United Nations, many countries ____ the proposal to send more troops to the Middle East.

A) turned down B) turned up

C) turned off D) turned over

C13. There are several characteristics of the book ___B_special

attention.

A) worthy B) worthy of

C) worth of D) worthless

C14. 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) therefore

C) whereas D) consequently

B15. What one wears does not always ____ what one does but gives clues to one’s taste for life.

A) go on B) go with

C) go by D) go after

B16. It is D____ and encouraging to observe the development of this immense process.

A) distressing B) incredible

C) amused D) fascinating

A17. It is reported that the two armies ____ near the borderline again before dawn.

A) clashed B) crushed

C) crashed D) flashed

A18. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her _C___ attitude toward customers.

A) serious B) mild

C) hostile D) plain

B19. I am very much _D___ to hear that Mr. Smith is so seriously