复旦夜大英语四段选择题

Unit 9 (Book 1)

1. He got gradually ________ in the case, though he didn’t intend to originally. (D)

A) connected B) related C) interfered D) involved

2. He suddenly called my name on the street, but I could not ________ where I had met him before. (B)

A) remind B) recall C) record D) reclaim

3. We are going to be very busy. There is a large ________ of work for us to do. (A)

A) amount B) number C) lot D) deal

4. The insurance company will pay for the furniture ________ by fire. (C)

A) stolen B) lost C) damaged D) diminished

5. The ________ of his laboratory took time and money. (B)

A) Endurance B) equipment C) efficiency D) essence

6. A new telescope that may reveal the new ________ has been set up. (C)

A) universe B) sky C) orbit D) space

7. --- Will you go to the movies with us tonight?

--- I’m sorry, I have not made up my ________ yet. (D)

A) heart B) brain C) head D) mind

8. I put the medicine bottle on the high shelf in order to ________ children ________ reaching it.

(A)

A) prevent …from B) stop …from

C) forbid …to D) prohibit …to

9. It was his pride that ________ in his failure in the final exam. (B)

A) led B) resulted C) caused D) gave

10. His political ideas were too ________ to get support from ordinary people. (B)

A) competent B) complex

C) complimentary D) confident

11. Scientists have done ________ research to reveal the effects of cigarette smoking. (A)

A) much B) many C) numerous D) few

12. Did you attend the party which ________ place in our department yesterday? (C)

A) was taken B) gave C) took D) was given

13. This district has enormous ________ for economic development, but a great deal of money is needed. (D)

A) possibility B) process C) sensibility D) potential

14. Although he has given us ________ information on that matter, we still can’t come to a conclusion. (C)

A) many B) an C) much D) little

15. I don’t know why, but he has actually given us no ________ to our proposal. (B)

A) reflection B) reaction C) relation D) action

16. Considerable excitement was ________ on the planet of Venus this week. (B)

A) involved B) aroused C) arranged D) exposed

17. They were working at the technical ________ of a supersonic aircraft during my first visit. (D)

A) observation B) motivation

C) performance D) feasibility

18. As we passed through the town, two policemen ________ us to stop. (C)

A) signed B) sighed C) signaled D) sighted

19. A planet’s _______ is the layer of air or other gases around it. (B)

A) environment B) atmosphere

C) surrounding D) circumstance

20. The patients go out of their wards for some fresh ________ every afternoon. (A)

A) air B) gas C) carbon D) moisture

21. The chemistry teacher asked the pupils what water was ________ of. (D)

A) consisted B) combined C) converted D) composed

22. The plane crashed into the sea but over half of the passengers ________. (B)

A) lived B) survived C) consolidated D) contracted

23. ________, the book was published as a series of magazine articles. (A)

A) Originally B) Briefly C) Publicly D) Occasionally

24. He saved the child at the ________ of his life. (B)

A) danger B) risk C) hazard D) rate

25. The helicopter hovered ________ the spot where the lost man had been last seen. (D)

A) under B) on C) in D) over

Unit 10 (Book 1)

1. He must be very nervous when speaking. Did you ________ that his hand was shaking. (D)

A) mind B) attention C) watch D) notice

2. I remember that I ________ the Party before my graduation from the university. (B)

A) took B) joined C) attended D) occupied

3. Mary doesn’t want to go into the sea. She would rather lie on the ________. (A)

A) beach B) coast C) bank D) shore

4. He was such a _______ young man that many girls liked him. (C)

A) pretty B) beautiful C) handsome D) wonderful

5. Peter has two brothers. One of them is a teacher, ________ is a driver. (B)

A) another B) the other C) other D) each other

6. Not until late at night did the boat ________ into the harbor. (C)

A) drive B) drag C) pull D) enter

7. Stunned by what had happened, the old man stood ________ to the spot. (D)

A) tied B) roped C) fastened D) rooted

8. I can’t tell how old he is, for the sad and complex expression on his face ________ his age. (A)

A) masks B) reveals C) shows D) prevents

9. As soon as he succeeded in stealing, the thief ran into the crowd and ________ from sight. (B)

A) departed B) vanished C) appeared D) contracted

10. As it ________ the midnight, the whole city was sunk in the quiet sleep. (B)

A) replaced B) approached C) snapped D) scraped

11. The government has ________ from its hard-line position. (A)

A) retreated B) relayed C) retired D) reclaimed

12. When I entered the room, he ________ to welcome me. (C)

A) raised B) aroused C) rose D) arose

13. It was quite ________ for her to deal with so much troublesome work all by herself. (D)