英语单选练习90题

1. The boy’s father bought him a large toy train ________.
A) which to play with B) to play with it C) to play with D) at which to play
2. ________ you poor record in school, we think you should study harder.
A) In view of B) In charge of C) In spite of D) In case of
3. There are more than fifty proposals ________ at the conference.
A) discussed B) to be discussed
C) discussing D) having been discussed
4. Police have ________ to the public to come forward with any information which might help them in their inquiries.
A) urged B) claimed C) appealed D) called
5. I am sorry I ________ your glasses off the desk when I was wiping it.
A) drew B) hit C) struck D) knocked
6. Why don’t you have a night out It would take your ________ off y our worries.
A) cares B) heart C) head D) mind
7. Some hard plastics can be ________ metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A) substituted for B) taken the place of C) replaced in D) given way to
8. His understanding made a deep impression ________ the young girl.
A) in B) on C) for D) to
9. They have been trying to arrive at a practical solution ________ the problem.
A) in B) to C) on D) with
10. In many American families, parents feel that children should make important decisions ______.
A) to themselves B) on themselves C) of themselves D) by themselves
11. There is hardly an environment on earth ________ some species of animal or
other has not adapted successfully.
A) to which B) wherever C) so that D) as to
12. Some metals are better conductors of electricity than others ________ means that the former have atom that contain more free electron than the latter.
A) that B) this C) which D) it
13. A good friend is one who will ________ you when you are in trouble.
A) stand for B) stand by C) stand up to D) stand up with
14. The speaker ________ his notes before the lecture.
A) ran down B) ran into C) ran out D) ran over
15. I find this treatment very ________ to my health.
A) advisable B) invaluable C) beneficial D) worthy
16. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ________ a criminal.
A) anything but B) but for C) rather than D) nothing but
17. Most doctors recognize that medicine is ________.
A) an art as much it is a science B) as much an art as it is a science
C) as an art as much it is science D) much an art as it is a science
18. As a ________ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.
A) prior B) previous C) late D) former
19. It is highly desirable that a new president ________ for this college.
A) appointed B) be appointed C) is appointed D) has been appointed
20. The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be ________.
A) weakened B) omitted C) restricted D) lowered
21. If the earth suddenly ________ spinning, we would all fly off it.
A) had stopped B) stopped C) has stopped D) would stop
22. Is it advisable to ________ our body to the sunlight
A) reveal B) display C) expose D) show
23. He demanded that we explain what was happening, ________
A) hadn’t we B) didn’t we C) hadn’t he D) didn’t he
24. It was impossible to avoid ________ by the stormy weather.
A) being much affected B) to be much affected
C) having much affected D) to have been much affected
25. ________ in England. Anne Bradstreet both admired and imitated several English poets.
A) Having born and educated B) To be born and educated
C) Since born and educated D) Born and educated
26. After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses ________ on the table all the time.
A) had been lying B) had been lain C) have been lying D) were lain
27. They hurried there only to find the meeting cancelled. In fact, they ________ at all.
A) might not have gone B) mustn’t have gone
C) needn’t have gone D) wouldn’t have gone
28. The time has come ________ we can make extensive use of nuclear energy.
A) when B) while C) as D) since
29. Hardly ________ the helicopter ________ when the waiting crowd ran toward it.
A) had ..., landed B) has ..., landed C) did..., land D) was..., landing
30. ________ the punishment was unjust. Helen accepted it without complaint.
A) However B) So long as C) Even though D) Since
31. It is not difficult to ______ the idea that machines man communicate information to us.
A) admit B) receive C) accept D) convince
32. I have not the least ______ of hurting your feelings.
A) concept B) intention C) mind D) purpose
33. As the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their______
A) share B) place C) role D) shape
34. The new power station is reported ______ within three years.
A) to have completed B) to have been completed
C) having been completed D) to complete
35. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can't hope to ________ the cold in a few days.
A) get over B) get away C) get off D) get out
36. Although the weather was very bad, the buses still ran on
A) list B) plan C) schedule D) arrangement
37. The situation today is obviously quite different from ______ it was only 50 years ago.
A) what B) which C) when D) such
38. Soon, Americans hope, the rains will return and ease the hardship ______ . farmers.
A) faced B) faces C) facing D) to face
39. Ever since the family moved to the suburbs last year, they ______ better health.
A) could have enjoyed B) have been enjoying
C) had enjoyed D) are enjoying
40. It is much easier to talk about social change than to ________
A) bring it on B) bring it about C) bring it up D) bring it out
41. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked______
A) mindless B) unaware C) brainless D) unconscious
42. He likes doing some reading at home _________ to the cinema.
A) than to go B) than going C) more than going D) rather than to go
43. ______ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summer school.
A) Accused of B) Accusing of
C) That he was accused of D) To be accused of
44. I bought a new house last year, but I ______ my old house yet, so at the moment
I have two houses.
A) did not sell B) do not sell C) had not sold D) have not sold
45. She didn't regret paying 200 dollars for the bookcase. As a matter or a fact, she would gladly have paid ______ for it.
A) as much twice B) much as twice C) as twice much D) twice as much
46. By the time you get to Beijing tomorrow, I ______ for Shanghai.
A) am leaving B) should have left C) will leave D) have already left
47. It was essential that all the necessary documents ______ to the president's office by the end of this month.
A) be handed in B) must be handed in
C) should have been handed in D) had been handed in
48. The car is quite ______ of petrol.
A) economic B) economical C) saving D) sparing
49. The traffic was very heavy; otherwise I _______ here 50 minutes sooner.
A) would be B) should be C) had been D) would have been
50. ______ his great wealth, he always remained a man of simple tastes.
A) Except for B) With regard to C) Despite D) Although
51. The socks were too small and it was only by ______ them that he managed to get them on.
A) spreading B) extending C) lengthening D) stretching
52. Language can be defined as a tool by which human beings ______ with one another.
A) associate B) connect C) communicate D) correspond
53. As a small boy, he was slow ______ learning to read and write.
A) on B) with C) in D) about
54. Tony was _______ a mile of the hotel when he ran out of petrol.
A) within B) inside C) about D) off
55. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money ____
A) in the long run B) in conclusion C) at long last D) at the end
56. I don't know why he ______ in the middle of a sentence.
A) broke off B) broke out C) broke through D) broke away
57. I'm sorry Andy didn't want to go to the conference, ______ willing to go we would have paid all his expenses.
A) Being B) Was he C) He had been D) Had he been
58. The minister was the person ______
A) whom the state dinner was given in honor B) for whom the state dinner was given honor
C) whose honor the state dinner was given D) in whose honor the state dinner was given
59. The young driver looked over the engine carefully lest it ______ on the way.
A) goes wrong B) would go wrong C) went wrong D) should go wrong
60. John had been working hard and ______
A) so his brother had B) so had his brother C) so was his brother
D) so his brother did
61. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have ______ one this month.
A) another B) more C) the other D) other
62. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.
A) impression B) reaction C) comment D) opinion
63. I decided to go to the library as soon as I _____.
A) finish what I did B) finished what I did
C) would finish what I was doing D) finished what I was doing
64. There were some ______ flowers on the table.
A) fake B) unnatural C) false D) unreal
65. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ---- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.
A) benefits B) affects C) guides D) effects
66. Will all those _____ the proposal raise their hands
A) in relation to B) in contrast to C) in excess of D)
in favor of
67. Children are very curious ______.
A) at heart B) in person C) on purpose D) by nature
68. The match was cancelled because most of the members _____ a match without
a standard court.
A) objected to having B) were objected to have
C) objected to have D) were objected to having
69. The teacher doesn’t permit _____ in class.
A) smoke B) to smoke C) smoking D) to have a smoke
70. I like watching TV _____ to the cinema.
A) more than to go B) than going C) more than going D) rather than to go
71. I appreciate ______ to your home.
A) to be invited B) to have invited C) having invited D) being invited
72. i hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.
A) regard B) counting C) account D) observation
73. you _____ all those calculations! we have a computer to do that sort of thing.
A) needn’t have done B) must not have done
C) shouldn’t have done D) can not have done
74. important people don’t often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.
A) takes away B) takes over C) takes up D) takes in
75. when i was very young, i was terribly frightened of school, but i soon ____ it.
A) got off B) got across C) got away D) got over
76. many people complain of the rapid ____ of modern life.
A) rate B) speed C) pace D) growth
77. San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles _____.
A) is rarely B) rarely is C) hardly is D) is scarcely
78. the speaker, _____ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.
A) having known B) being known C) knowing D) known
79. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored B) neglected C) refused D) denied
80. i couldn’t find _____, and so i took this one.
A) a large enough coat B) an enough large coat
C) a large coat enough D) a coat enough large
81. I always _____ what I have said.
A)get to B) hold to C) lead to D) see to
82. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _____ we all sat down to rest.
A) when B) then C) than D) until
83. Evidence came up _____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A) what B) which C) that D) whose
84. He moved away from his parents, and missed them____ enjoy the exciting life in New York.
A) too much to B) enough to C) very much to D) much so as to
85. He was _____ of having asked such a silly question.
A) sorry B) guilty C) ashamed D) miserable
86. The last time we had a family reunion was ______ my brother’s wedding ceremony four years ago.
A) in B) at C) during D) over
87. What _____ would happen if the director knew you felt that way
A) do you suppose B) you suppose C) will you suppose D) you would suppose
88. _____ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A) As for B) Besides C) Except D) Despite
89. How close parents are to their children ___ a strong influence on the character of the children.
A) have B) has C) having D) to have
90. He _____ when the bus came to a sudden stop.
A) was almost hurt B) was hurt himself
C) was to hurt himself D) was hurting himself
Keys:
1~5 CABCD 6~10 DABBD 11~15 ACBDC 16~20 DBDBC
21~25 BCDAD 26~30 ACAAC 31~35 CBBBA 36~40 CACBB
41~45 DCADD 46~50 BCBDC 51~55 DCCDA 56~60 ADDDB
61~65 ABDAB 66~70 DDACC 71~75 DCACD 76~80 CBDDA
81~85 BCCAC 86~90 BADBA。