大学英语1练习题

1、介词填空

1. The company staff are entitled _ to___ a two-week holiday with

pay every year.

2. The action of the play revolves __around___ the struggle between

two women.

3. I have signed __up__ for a course in computer science at the local

college.

4. Watch __out ___ for chances to improve your position in the firm;

they don't come very often.

5. If you keep trying, you'll make something ___of___ yourself some day.

6. __From__ the parents' standpoint, it might be a bad move, but if

you were a child you might have a different point of view.

7. The players showed great joy and satisfaction after winning the

final triumph ___over_____ their opponents.

8. How can you feel safe when it is reported that so many murders happened

___in__ broad daylight?

9. If you give ___in___, it means you admit being defeated.

10. It is difficult to carry ___on___ a conversation with all the noise

around.

11. The government has brought all newspapers in the country __under__

control.

12. I marked ___down__ the pronunciations for the new words clearly

in my notebook so that I could practice them again and again after class.

13. Watch ___for___ the tall man over there. He may be the one who

stole the diamond.

14. The researchers made experiments night after

night __after__ they achieved the expected results.

二、用适当的形式填空

1. I’m fed up with your endless complaining. (end)

2. You often look thoughtful these days; is there anything wrong? (thought)

3. Smoking is harmful to a person’s health, and I don’t understand

why there are still so many people who smoke. (harm)

4. Driving around the foot of the mountain, the tourists suddenly came

in sight of a very beautiful lake. (beauty)

5. The United Nations was criticized for failing to react sooner to the

crisis.（criticize）

6. The relations between the two countries were normalized after

rounds of talks. (normalize)

7. He often comes here, but __strangely_ enough, I have never met

him. (strange)

8. Night was falling as John left his office and drove __homewards__.

(home)

9. The family has lived in this country for many years, but _originally

they came from France. (original)

10. If you think you can get money from him you are _sadly mistake；

he never lends anything to anyone. (sad)

11. They screamed when the walls fell _inwards_. (in)

12. His parents hoped that the trip overseas would broaden broaden

their son’s mind. (broad)

13. Our current education system is still characterized by an emphasis

on success in exams. (character)

14. It’s fashionable for young people to wear T-shirts and jeans

nowadays. (fashion)

15. Her friendship with the personnel manager gave her an unfair

advantage at the interview. (fair)

三、选词填空

My name, Bobby, is used both for boys and girls. Girls spell it "Bobbie". It is characteristic for little boys to be given a name with a "y" sound at the end. For example, I often had a Jimmy, Johnny or Billy in my classes. In my second grade, I also had a Bobbie. In order