(完整版)词汇与语法练习题(1)

1.How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting ？

A) explain B ) excuseC) describe D) account

2.The mother was so _____ at the news that she didn ' t know what to do.

A ) admired B) amazedC) amused D) curious

3.He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____ .

A) power B) voiceC ) volume D ) sound

4.The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.

A) quantity B ) numberC ) share D) amount

5.Although alone in the house ，he was so busy with his research that he felt _______ lonely.

A) all but B) nothing butC) something but D) anything but

6.The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to unskilled workers.

A) take place B) take overC) take down D) take the place of

7. __ so few people in the street was unusual.

A) For there to be B) As there to beC) For there being D) As there being

8.There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.

A) that B) whoseC) what D ) which

9.Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.

A) laid B) lyingC ) lain D) laying

10.Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.

A) studied B) should studyC ) study D) had studied

11.She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.

A) to take B) taking C) of taking D ) to taking

12.I ' m ______ the impression that you ' ve told me about it.

A) into B) onC) of D) under

13.In the summer holidays ，they have a plan to go to movies at weekly _____ .

A) intervals B) basesC) gaps D) times

14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.

A ) cut up

B ) cut off

C ) cut across D) cut down

15.Many of the imported planes have been lying ___ for years because of the restrictions on the

foreign spare parts.

A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow

16.Electrical ____ are ( is) used to free people from the heavy housework.

A) equipment B) facilitiesC ) appliances D) apparatus

17.The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.

A ) to face

B ) face C) facing D ) faces

18.They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10 ，000 yuan. They liked it so much that they would have paid ________________ for it.

A) twice as much B) as much twiceC) as twice much D) much as twice

19.It was not until she had come downstairs _____ remembered the keys were not with her.

A ) she B) when she C) that she D) and see

20.Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than ______ in the class

A) anyone' s B) anyone elseC) anyone else' s D) anyone' s else

21.The first prize goes to _____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.

A) whomever B) whicheverC ) no matter who D) whoever

22.Society is a building ，to the construction of _____ every member brings a brick.

A) that B) which C ) it D ) this

23.The applicant filled in the form ，but he didn' t know which office room _____ .