基英练习

TEST SIX1. ______, all the sophomores in colleges and universities must take part in the College English Test.A. Beginning that yearB. Beginning on that yearC. Beginning in that yearD. Beginning that year on2. I am determined that my son ______ have a better start than I did.A. canB. shallC. mustD. will3. _____ an answer, they decided to send an express telegram to them.A. Received notB. Having received notC. Not receivedD. Not having received4. I object to them _____ burning cigarette ends about.A. leaveB. leavingC. to have leftD. to leave5. The suggestion that everybody ______ one poor pupil had been adopted.A. subsidizesB. will subsidizeC. subsidize（资助）D. would subsidize6. ______ the severe cold, tourism was _____ full swing.A. Though, onB. Despite, onC. Though, inD. Despite, in7. In 1948, Harry Trueman was re-elected ______ president of the U.S. to the surprise of all those who ______ his defeat.A. a, predictedB. the, had predictedC. /, had predictedD. /, predicted8. He rushed into the room, his face _____ with sweat.A. drippingB. drippedC. being drippedD. was dripping9. They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird’s-eye view of the city.A. for fear thatB. in order thatC. in caseD. as a result10. He didn’t dare to do it, ______?A. did heB. didn’t heC. dare heD. daren’t he11. You’d better _____ the dispute.A. to leave them settingB. to leave them to settleC. leave them settlingD. leave them to settle12. Bacon and eggs ______ common Sunday breakfast in England.A. is anB. are theC. is aD. are13. Here are some books by Agatha Christie. You can read _____ you like.A. whichever oneB. whoseC. whatever oneD. what14. I can assure you that under no circumstances ______ his motherland.A. he will betrayB. will be betrayC. he will not betrayD. will he not betray15. They designed ______ than a matchbox.A. no bigger a modelB. a no bigger modelC. a bigger model noD. a model no bigger16. The members in the testing team were quite ______ and could change their schedule upon request.A. lenientB. suppleC. flexibleD. gentle17. As Mr. Best was passing the bookshop, he thought he’d just _______ to see whether any interesting books were on sale.A. look inB. look upC. look aroundD. look for18. Marge’s bedroom was in a ______, with books and papers covering every possible surface.A. litterB. messC. rubbishD. disorder19. Burton said he could not swim until the _____ came in because the sea was too far out.A. currentB. tide（潮汐）C. waterD. flood20. The highest _______ of the Himalayas can scarcely be seen from below as it is usually hidden in cloud.A. peak（山峰，峰顶）B. topC. viewD. plane21. Tim, the footballer, always scores ______ at football matches, but he feels frustrated at each examination.A. pointsB. gamesC. goalsD. targets22. After the cameraman had taken three or four photographs of the soldier ants, he found they had ______ all over his feet.A. gatheredB. flocked（畜牲之类的羊，牛聚集）C. crowdedD. swarmed（挤满，爬）23. Sylvia was in low spirits because her throat infection left her very ______ and made her solo at the party impossible.A. dumbB. hoarse（嘶哑的）C. silentD. speechless24. It’s not far no the village if we take the short ______ through the jungle.A. passB. cornerC. turningD. cut25. Lenny advised me to have a _______ of brandy（白兰地）because it will make me less nervous.A. biteB. lickC. sip（小口喝）D. touch26. If we let our eyes glide ______ the lines of a book, we will probably be unable to come up with an understanding of what we have read.A. acrossB. inC. fromD. with27. At the party the ______ shy Chelsea felt comfortable enough to offer to give the guests a piano solo.A. alwaysB. ordinarilyC. neverD. completely28. Working under the new expert who always encourages creativity in young people, we have been _____ with better ideas in test design.A. coming downB. coming outC. coming alongD. coming up29. This performance is a big stride（一大步）, ______, towards adapting the western mind to the traditional Chinese opera.A. as it isB. as it wasC. as it wereD. as it has been30. If one slat in a Venetian blind is ____ in the wrong direction, Murray can’t have a moment’s peace until he has fixed it.A. tipped（倾覆）B. toppedC. tappedD. toyedTEST TEN1. It’s no use _____ that you don’t understand their dialect.A. pretendingB. pretendedC. pretendD. to pretend2. In the corner of the room _______ .A. a small round wooden table wasB. was a small round wooden tableC. a wooden small round table wasD. was a wooden small round table3. Up _____ into the air second countdown was over.A. the rocket shotB. shot the rocketC. was the rocket shotD. the rocket was shot4. This problem is _____ an economic than political problem.A. no moreB. not moreC. much moreD. not better5. It’s Sunday today. You needn’t ______ so early this morning.A. got upB. to get upC. getting upD. have got up6. They are all favor of his suggestion that the expenses ______ be reduced.A. /B. wouldC. needD. may7. She shouldn’t bear ______ of fun like that.A. madeB. being makingC. being madeD. making8. He has hoping for a rise in salary for a year but he ____ ask for it.A. daren’tB. doesn’t dareC. hadn’t dareD. won’t dare9. I _____ the meeting yesterday, for it had nothing to do with me.A. need to attendB. needn’t attendC. need to attendD. did not have to attend10. With the curtains _____, the room was dark.A. drewB. was drewC. drawingD. drawn11. As the fog is too heavy, they can’t cross the river by ferry boat, I wish the fog _____.A. dispersesB. dispersedC. has dispersedD. would disperse12. _____ computer is more essential to a modern business than _____ typewriter.A. The, theB. /, /C. A, theD. The, a13. What tremendous achievement we have made __on__ all fronts in the past few months.A. inB. onC. atD. of14. I don’t mind her _____ at the party.A. wear jewelsB. wearing jewelsC. to wear jewelsD. were jewels15. The doctors must have spared no pains to treat the patient, _____ he has recovered from his serious injury.A. butB. beforeC. forD. till16. The National Gallery in London has more visitors than _____ any other because of it’s free admission.A. practicallyB. reallyC. actuallyD. completely17. Doctor’s efforts to develop a new way to se e the brain working have so far _____ with satisfaction.A. foundB. shownC. provenD. met18. Department of Agriculture rules say farmers ______ sell their grain for human use if it contains no more than two insects per kilogram.A. mustB. shouldC. wouldD. ought to19. ______ happens in the world, the National Geographic Society records the changes.A. WhateverB. WheneverC. HoweverD. No matter20. On that bitterly cold winter night, few people walked along the now _____ narrow street.A. desertedB. lonelyC. isolatedD. neglected21. A well meaning lady gave Robert a wrong _____ and he finished at the theatre instead of school.A. adviceB. informationC. directionD. way22. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be ______.A. deceptiveB. defectiveC. deficientD. ineffective23. Researchers claim it is all the high-rises in this area that make the _____ on television sets so poor.A. stationB. receptionC. programmeD. quality24. Robert says he bought these books in a ______.A. disposalB. saleC. productionD. reduction25. By exercising some ______ Jeff, thought hungry, managed not to eat the steak in front of him.A. thoughtB. influenceC. restraintD. belief26. Mr. Johnson has a terrible cold and could not stop _____.A. sneezingB. sighingC. yawningD. spitting27. Jack, the boxer, who was seen stretched out on the canvas, had been _____ for five minutes.A. insensitiveB. insensibleC. unconsciousD. unknowing28. Clive, a student at Cambridge, will come home next week as university _____ for the summer holidays on the 5th of July.A. breaks upB. breaks inC. breaks downD. breaks off29. We haven’t the ______ idea why we got such a massive telephone bill last month.A. dampestB. mistiestC. foggiestD. rainiest30. David, who was spoilt, having been born with a _____ spoon in his mouth, was a very difficult student.A. diamondB. ironC. goldD. silver。