16秋地大《大学英语精读2》在线作业二

17春16秋地质《大学英语精读2》二
一、单选（共25 道，共100 分。

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1. I suddenly realized that he was trying to _____ quarrelling with me.
A. consider
B. enjoy
C. avoid
D. prevent
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2. Now suddenly the old woman began to sob, holding herself in as if weeping _____ a disgrace.
A. is
B. was to be
C. would be
D. were
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3. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and_____.
A. so did the airlines
B. nor did the airlines
C. so the airlines did
D. nor the airlines did
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4. Bob tried in vain to trick his lit tle brother_____ some money from their mother‘s purse.
A. to steal
B. to stealing
C. into stealing
D. into steal
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5. You_____ your visa extended before it expires.
A. had better to get
B. had to get
C. had better get
D. had better got
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6. The old couple decided to move out of town to a quiet_____, where they had spent several yeasrs immediately after their marriage.
A. neighborhood
B. space
C. area
D. suburb
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7. Though Jane came to work today, she was absent for a week. She _____ sick.
A. must have been
B. may be
C. could be
D. might be
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8. I‘m late. I was ______ by the traffie.
A. held off
B. held on
C. held up
D. held out
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9. You _____ to town to see the film yesterday. It will be on TV tonight.
A. needn‘t go
B. should not go
C. had better not go
D. needn‘t have gone
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10. The captain apologized _____ to tell us more about the accident.
A. for to be unable
B. to be unable
C. that he was able
D. for being unable
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11. If Jack had not been badly hurt in a car accident, _____ i n last month‘s marathon race.
A. he would have participated
B. he must have participated
C. he might participate
D. he would participate
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12. Can you arrange for a new experiment_____?
A. to do
B. to be done
C. being done
D. to have done
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13. Unfortunately, very few sheep______ the severe winter last year.
A. survived
B. endured
C. spent
D. remained alive
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14. In order to achieve the desird results in the expriment, it‘s necessary that she_____ as possible.
A. works as hard
B. should work as hardly
C. work as hard
D. would work as hard
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15. The two boys had so_____ in common that they soon became good friends.
A. much
B. few
C. little
D. many
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16. Let‘s hang up some paintings on these _____ walls.
A. empty
B. bare
C. vacant
D. blank
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17. Thousands of people_____ to see the parade.
A. turned off
B. turned out
C. turned up
D. turned over
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18. Susan wants to know whether the measures have been agreed______.
A. to
B. upon
C. against
D. over
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19. Dick, something important has happened. I wish to_____.
A. talk over it
B. talk it over with you
C. talk over
D. talk you with it.
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20. Alice would _____ the chance of going to Egypt.
A. accept to
B. jump for
C. accept for
D. jump at
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21. I was _____ to find his article on such an_____ topic so _____.
A. surprised, excited, bored
B. surprising, excited, bored
C. surprising, exciting, boring
D. surprised, exciting, boring
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22. Consumers should do _____ than simply complain about the poor quality of goods.
A. much less
B. far more
C. some more
D. far less
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23. Man must stop_____ the earth‘s atmosphere.
A. filling
B. emitting
C. wasting
D. polluting
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24. _____ it is you‘ve found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.
A. Whatever
B. That
C. What
D. Howerver
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25. As a gesture of protest against the increase in tuition fees, the students decided______ the President‘s office.
A. to sit on in
B. to sit at
C. to sit on at
D. to sit in at
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