英语单选练习及答案

英语单选练习及答案

词汇练习

Directions: In this part there are 100 incomplete sentences. Under each incomplete sentence there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

1. The atmosphere of certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.

a. composes

b. comprises

c. consists

d. constitutes

2. While he was in the office he doing something to doing nothing.

a. preferred

b. liked

c. favoured

d. approved

3. Metals when cooled and expand when heated.

a. decrease

b. reduce

c. condense

d. contract

4. Take your raincoat with you it rains.

a. by chance

b. in case

c. at large

d. on occasion

5. He was afraid he would have to her invitation to the party.

b. refuse

c. reject

d. decline

6. At the Committee last Saturday the following proposal was agreed by those present.

a. to

b. with

c. over

d. at

7. We went to see the exhibition the storm.

a. but for

b. in spite of

c. for the sake of

d. instead of

8. To my surprise, at yesterday’s meeting he again brought the plan that had been disapproved a week before.

a. about

b. out

c. back

d. up

9. The doctor took X-rays to the chance of broken bones.

a. make sure

b. rule out

c. break down

d. knock

out

10. He felt it rather difficult to take a stand the opinion of the majority.

a. for

c. to

d. by

11. He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recently; I can’t

his behaving like that at all.

a. look into

b. break through

c. account for

d. get

over\

12. How did it come that you made a lot of mistakes in your

homework?

a. about

b. along

c. around

d. by

13. He could produce no evidence his argument.

a. in respect of

b. in view of

c. in support of

d. on account

of

14. The government should with the irrational regulations

restricting drinking hours.

a. break away

b. come up

c. get away

d. do away

15. I know him well enough to accept his explanation .

a. without question

b. by all means

c. at any cost

d. in any

case

16. It was a small country house, but it was large urban standards.

a. at

b. for

c. by

d. from

17. The travellers sought shelter the rain and happened to find a

road-side inn.

a. from

b. against

c. for

d. with

18. All our attempts to the child from drowning were in vain.

a. regain

b. recover

c. reserve

d. rescue

19. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to it.

a. deal with

b. comment on

c. cope with

d. dwell on

20. I was always taught that it was to interrupt.