15和16套 词汇及答案

Test 15
1. He speaks English better than I.
A. very
B. so
C. much
D. too
2. I enjoy basketball and then .
A. playing......eating
B. to play......eat
C. play......eat
D. playing......ate
3. If you that night you might have been too late to get your ticket.
A. didn’t hurry
B. wouldn’t hurry
C. hadn’t hurried
D. hadn’t to hurry
4. We must begin testing this instrument, no matter difficult it is.
A. however
B. whatever
C. how
D. what
5. I’m in no this evening to listen to the radio.
A. attitude
B. mood
C. emotion
D. mind
6. Please tell me you want your coffee, black or white?
A. what
B. when
C. whether
D. how
7. The little man was more than one meter fifty tall.
A. nearly
B. quite
C. hardly
D. almost
8. We had a discussion after the lecture about creative education was over.
A. soon
B. immediately
C. quickly
D. rapidly
9. I know that Bob is not much of a football player, but when it to maths, he is among the top three in the class.
A.refers
B. goes
C. comes
D. concerns
10. A great fire in our town last night and many people became Homeless.
A. broke through
B. broke off
C. broke out
D. broke down
11. Don’t worry. There is still time left.
A. little
B. few
C. a few
D. a little
12. Bob couldn’t find his English-Chinese dictionary .
A. anywhere
B. nowhere
C. everywhere
D. somewhere
13. These shoes are too small for me. Could you show me pair?
A. other
B. another
C. the other
D. an other
14. The number of people applying for the job still on the rise.
A. are
B. is
C. has
D. have
15. The picture reminds me the time we spent together in Beijing.
A. for
B. of
C. in
D. to
16. They are looking forward to a trip to your school next weekend.
A. take
B. taken
C. taking
D. having taken
17. When John in London, he went to see the London Bridge.
A. came
B. reached
C. got
D. arrived
18. I think that was the reason the football team lost the game.
A. what
B. how
C. which
D. why
19. is known to the world, Mark Twain was a great American writer.
A. That
B. Which
C. As
D. What
20. She is such a clever girl she can speak several foreign languages.
A. because
B. as
C. that
D. so
21. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ________ chemist’s.
A. each
B. some
C. certain
D. any
22. You cannot be ________ careful when you drive a car.
A. very
B. so
C. too
D. enough
23. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to
one-fifth of the total ________ for living expenses.
A. acceptable
B. available
C. advisable
D. applicable
24. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to ________ the color of his skin.
A) with the exception of B) in the light of C) by virtue of D) regardless of
25. Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full
________.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
26. I hate people who ________ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before.
A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse
27. He’s watching TV? He’s ________ to be cleaning his room.
A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered
28. The old couple decided to ________ a boy and a girl though they had three of
their own.
A) adapt B) bring C) receive D) adopt
29. The government is trying to do something to ________ better understanding
between the two countries.
A) raise B) promote C) heighten D) increase
30. The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity
31. The soldier was ________ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A) scolded B) charged C) accused D) punished
32. Had he worked harder, he ________ the exams.
A) must have got through B) would have got through
C) permitted are freshmen D) are permitted freshmen
33. Only under special circumstances ________ to take make-up tests.
A) are freshmen permitted B) freshmen are permitted
C) permitted are freshmen D) are permitted freshmen
34. I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ________ I heard
voices.
A) as B) when C) after D) while
35. It seems oil ________ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the
machine apart to put it right.
A) had leaked B) is leaking C) leaked D) has been leaking
36. When he arrived, he found _____ the aged and the sick at home.
A) none but B) none other than C) nothing but D) no other than
37. The pressure ________ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.
A) to compete B) competing C) to be competed D) having competed
38. Your hair wants ________. You’d better have it done tomorrow.
A) cut B) to cut C) cutting D) being cut
39. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think
________.
A) ought to be said B) must say C) have to be said D) need to say
40. Once environmental damage ________, it takes many years for the system to
recover.
A) has done B) is to do C) does D) is done
41. Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought, ________ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.
A) as for B) in view of C) in case of D ) such as
42. He will agree to do what you require ________ him.
A) of B) from C) to D) for
43. The mere fact ________ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.
A) what B) which C) that D) why
44. Jo hn seems nice person. ________, I don’t trust him.
A) Even though B) Even so C) Therefore D) Though
45. I don’t think it advisable that Tom ________ to the job since he has no experience.
A) is assigned B) will be assigned C) be assigned D) has been assigned
46. ________, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A) Other things being equal B) Were other things equal
C) To be equal to other things D) Other things to be equal
47. ________ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much
better.
A) For B) Now C) Since D) Despite
48. The man in the corner confessed to ________ a lie to the manager of the company.
A) have told B) be told C) being told D) having told
49. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca-Cola.
A) for B) in C) to D) with
50. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion.
A) struck at B) stove for C) stuck to D) stood for
Test 16
1.Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ______late for his lecture.
A) to have students B) for students' being
C) for students to be D) to students' being
2. You should have been more patient ______ that customer. I'm sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.
A) of B) with C) for D) at
3. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university ______ .
A) has been accepted B) have been accepted
C) was accepted D) were accepted
4. This box is too heavy, ______ give me a hand?
A) would you mind B) would you please
C) will you like to D) will you please to
5. ______ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.
A) As soon as B) As well as C) So far as D) So long as
6. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free-tax supported schools must be established in every town ______ 50 households or more.
A) having B) to have C) to have had D) having had
7. People appreciate ______ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A) to work B) to have worked C) working D) having worked
8. The mad man was put in the soft padded cell lest he ______ himself.
A) injure B) had injured C) injured D) would injure
9. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ______ any military threat.
A) up B) to C) in D) at
10. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he
succeeded ______ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A) which B) that C) what D) where
11. If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ______ would be getting sick.
A) a lot of more us B) more a lot of us
C) a lot of us more D) a lot more of us
12. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,______ obtaining water is not the least.
A) for which B) to which C) of which D) in which
13. Which sport has the most expenses ______ training equipment, players' personal equipment and uniforms?
A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of
14. They are going to have the serviceman ______ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A) install B) to install C) to be installed D) installed
15. I'm sure he is up to the job ______ he would give his mind to it.
A) if only B) in case C) until D) unless
16.The car ______ halfway for no reason.
A) broke off B) broke down C) broke up D) broke out
17. The newcomers found it impossible to ______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate
18. A ______ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution
19. You have nothing to ______ by refusing to listen to our advice.
A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn
20. As a result of careless washing, the jacket ______ to a child's size.
A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased
21. He hoped the firm would ______ him to the Paris branch.
A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove
22. Having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting all the accommodation
agencies in the city.
A) set about B) set down C) set out D) set up
23. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ______.
A) originally B) extremely C) violently D) intensively
24. ______their differences, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.
A) But for B) For all C) Above all D) Except for
25. One day I ______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor
at a nearby state college.
A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came at
26. She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he
was giving her.
A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging
27. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness
shown by his employees.
A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics
28. Since the matter was extremely ______ , we dealt with it immediately.
A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant
29. You don't have to be in such a hurry, I would rather you ______ on business first.
A) would go B) will go C) went D) have gone
30. When I try to understand ______that prevents so many Americans from being as
happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A) why it does B) what it does C) what it is D) why it is
31. The last half of the nineteenth century ________ the steady improvement in the
means of travel.
A) has witnessed B) was witnessed C) witnessed D) is witnessed
32. The shy girl felt ________ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her
teacher’s questions.
A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused
33. Ann never dreams of ________ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A) there being a chance B) there to be a chance
C) there be a chance D) being a chance
34.It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you ________ it.
A) mustn’t have done B) wouldn’t have done
C) mightn’t have done D) didn’t have to do
35. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent
adult in the house would have served.
A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on
36. He gives people the impression ________ all his life broad.
A) of having spent B) to have spent C) of being spent D) to spend
37. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ________.
A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance
38. I’d rather you ________ make any comment on the issue for the time being.
A) don’t B) wouldn’t C) didn’t D) shouldn’t
39. All things ________, the planned trip will have to be called off.
A) considered B) be considered C) considering D) having considered
40. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person
learns by doing, and that teaching must ________ the curiosity and creativity of children.
A) seek B) stimulate C) shape D) secure
41. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ________ it helps us to find and correct
our mistakes.
A) by that B) at that C) on that D) in that
42. However, at times this balance in nature is ________, resulting in a number of
possibly unforeseen effects.
A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) puzzled
43. If she doesn’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on asking her until she
________.
A) does B) has done C) will do D) would do
44. Th e patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into ________ care.
A) tense B) rigid C) intensive D) tight
45. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ________ an equal share of its
resources?
A) by B) at C) to D) over
46. Americans eat ________ as they actually need every day.
A) twice as much protein B) twice protein as much twice
C) twice protein as much D) protein as twice much
47. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe
________ Europe into a great war.
A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged
48. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing
things, ________ is often the case in other countries.
A) as B) what C) so D) that
49. There are few electronic applications ________ to raise fears regarding future
employment opportunities than robots.
A) likely B) more likely C) most likely D) much likely
50. We had to ________ a lot of noise when the children were at home.
A) go in for B) hold on to C) put up with D) keep pace with
Test 15：
1---10 CACCB ACACC 11----20 DABBB CDDCC 21----30 DCBDA ABDBC 31---40 CBABD AACAD 41----50 DACBC ABDDC
Test 16：
1---10 DBCBD ACABD 11---20 DCBAA BBDAB 21---30 CADDA DACCC
31---40 CBADD ABCAB 41--50 DBACC ADABC。