高考系列训练2

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1.–How can we pass the time? There is half an hour before the concert begins.

--______! I will like whatever you want to do.

A. All right

B. Up to you

C. It all depends

D. Take your time

2. I saw Mary dancing at Kate’s birthday party and on that _____she was really excellent.

A. scene

B. situation

C. position

D. occasion

3. ____, we continued our way.

A. As terrible the storm was

B. Terrible was the storm as

C. As the storm was terrible

D. Terrible as the storm was

4. –I am at _____loss at the moment. Can you help me?

--That’s out of _____question. What can I do for you?

A. a; X

B. a; the

C. X; a

D. X; the

5. His essay was entirely based on data _____from reliable historical records.

A. collecting

B. to collect

C. collected

D. being collected

6. –Did he get any prize at the music festival?

--Yes, but it was the first time that he ____a Grammy.

A. has been awarded

B. was awarded

C. had awarded

D. had been awarded

7. Alice, you see to it that the children here are well fed, ____?

A. don’t you

B. doesn’t she

C. will you

D. would she

8. –May I smoke here?

--If you ____, choose a seat in the smoking section.

A. should

B. could

C. may

D. must

9. Speaking to her supporters, she ______harmony and peace in society.

A. called for

B. have out

C. attended to

D. took up

10. The editor-in-chief asked me to write another article for them, ___about how to stay away from bird flu.

A. any

B. one

C. that

D. each

11. We all went to the shop to blame the manager because our best friend, Tom was believed _for no good reason.

A. having been searched

B. to have searched

C. to have been searched

D. having searched

12. Dress neatly when taking an interview. You know any strange appearance may ___a bad impression.

A. design

B. construct

C. build

D. create

13. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital found _____Florence Nightingale.

A. in honor of

B. in terms of

C. in favor

D. in place of

14. –I want a room for ten people to have a get-together.

--Luckily there is one ________.

A. convenient

B. available

C. remaining

D. impressive

15. –Why are the Woods selling their belongings?

--They _______to another city.

A. had moved

B. have moved

C. moved

D. are moving