《大学英语(一)》第二次作业

一、单项选择题。本大题共40个小题，每小题 2.5 分，共100.0分。在每小题给出的选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的。

— _______

— I failed my driving test again.

What shall I do?

A. I’m down in spirits

B. What are you doing?

C.

What’s up?

D. 1. — Which is your preference, tea or coffee?

— _______

OK, thanks.

A. I like both.

B. Can I choose?

C.

I choose tea any time.

D. 2. — You’d better have more physical exercise.

— _______

I’d like that, but I can’t afford the time.

A. That’s good.

B. Really.

C. Yes, I would.

D. 3. — I'm sure Class One will win the game.

—________. Let's wait and see.

Yes, I think so

A.

It's hard to say

B. Impossible

C. That’s unlikely.

D. 4. — Let’s go and have sports together .

— _______

Yes, please.

A. You’re welcome.

B.

Good idea.

C. Thank you.

D. 5. I think we should _______ these interesting old customs.

prevent

A.

preserve

B. 6.

serve

D. Because there is so much unemployment, the _______ for jobs is fierce.

chance

A. contest

B. pressure

C.

competition

D. 7. Some words are hard to _______ because they have many different uses.

spell

A.

pronounce B. define

C. mean

D. 8. The English of today is very different _______ the English of500 years ago.

to

A. in

B.

by C. from

D. 9.

There are trees on _______ sides of the river .

both

A. all

B. either

C. neither

D. 10. They want to _______ their own import-export business.

set off

A. set back

B. set about

C. set up

D. 11. My letters were all returned to me, so I decided to go around to her house _______ person.

with

A.

at B. in

C. of

D. 12. We _______ goods to over 40 different countries.

import A. export

B. port

C. report

D. 13.

William realized that he should have felt _______ with his job, but he didn’t

contented

A. suitable

B. comfortable

C. interested

D. 14. The young people spoke _______ length about their experiences.

in A. at

B. with

C. by

D.

15. There are two _______ students on the play ground.

hundred

A. hundred of

B. hundreds

C. hundreds of

D. 16. There is _______ ink in the bottle. I have to buy some.

17.

a little

B. few

C. a few

D. Between 1820 and 1920 some 35 million _______ reached the United States.

immigrates

A. emigrates

B.

immigrants

C. emigrants

D. 18. Many small businesses are struggling _______ survival in this difficult economic climate.

off

A.

with B. for

C. up

D. 19. Advertising is often the most _______ method of promotion.

efficient

A. efficiency

B.

effect C. effective

D. 20. _______ a cold morning in June, I saw a stranger walking around the house.

In

A.

At B. On

C. For

D. 21. John was so drunk that he fell off the bike and _______ by the roadside until the next morning.

laid

A. lied

B.

had lain C. lay

D. 22. His behavior _______ his lazy attitude toward to work.

forbids

A.

impresses B. reflects

C. occupies

D. 23. The hero of the story is an artist in his _______.

thirtieth

A. thirty

B.

thirty’s C. thirties

D. 24. The pencil is _______ that one.

as two time as long

A.

as long two times as B. two times as long as

C. long as two times than

D. 25. It was _______ that came here at midnight.

him

A. them

B.

her C. they

D. 26. By sunset we had _______ thirty miles.

crossed

A. went

B. spread

C. 27.