周末小练习4

周末小练习4

1. The dispute between the neighboring states led to war, and to Pakistan_______ control of Bangladesh.

A. losing

B. lost

C. lose

D. loss

2. I’m afraid I can’t attend your party this evening, ______I’d like to.

A. much as

B. as much

C. so much

D. so eagerly

3. All the people who were present in the room when the diamond necklace was stolen must ____ being searched.

A. refer to

B. subscribe to

C. take to

D. submit to

4. It will be a busy time for global leaders gathering in Beijing for the APEC leadership summit that _______from November 5 to November 11.

A. ran

B. runs

C. running

D. has run

5. A child who always ______ at home may often find himself at odds(有矛盾)with others.

A. gets away

B. gets his way

C. gets in his way

D. gets on well

6. Though the GDP growth in July-September marked the slowest quarterly growth, it was still

_______ the reasonable range set by policy makers and in line with market expectation.

A. against

B. within

C. beyond

D. alongside

7. Michael was _________the experiment a month ago, but he changed his mind at the last minute.

A. to start

B. to be starting

C. to have started

D. to have been starting

8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them _______suffering

and poverty.

A. anything but

B. nothing but

C. none other than

D. among other things

9. According to Newton’s first law of motion(运动) a body is in motion but actually

never________ a body which will remain in motion forever because it is impossible to get rid of external influence.

A. there will be

B. it is

C. is there

D. will it be

10.The decision, announced October 21, represents only a slight change in flight traffic from those

countries most affected by the disease, -- Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea –, _______ most travelers from there already land at the five designated(指定的) airports, where strict Ebola screening procedures, such as passenger temperature readings to detect fevers, are now in place.

A. if

B. because

C. while

D. whether

11. --- Had we been more careful, the car crash could not have happened. --- But you ________.

A. didn’t

B. hadn’t

C. weren’t

D. couldn’t

12. Microsoft, best known as the maker of software, ________ on the principle of equal pay for

equal work so as to arouse its employees' enthusiasm and creativity.

A. distributes

B. contributes

C. subscribes

D. promotes

13. Bird-watching is a hobby that allows you to enjoy the wonders of nature without an

unnecessary ________ of time or money.

A. commitment

B. appointment

C. measurement

D. assignment

14. At present, there are many instances ________ the governments give money to the citizens

worldwide, but the sources of fund are still limited.

A. how

B. which

C. where

D. when

15. --- Let me draw you a map and that way you can find where he lives.

---________. I have been living in this town for ages.