高二英语练习题4

高二英语

1. In Britain today women ______ 44% of the work force, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

A build up

B stand for

C make up

D turn up

2. Did you ____ the meeting yesterday afternoon?

A join

B attend

C take part in

D join in

3. The writer was _____ in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.

A concentrated

B devoted

C absorbed

D fixed

4. It is said that driving after drinking ______ thousands of traffic accidents every year.

A results from

B contributes to

C devotes to

D lies in

5. No matter how I tried to read it, the message did not ______ to me.

A understand

B make out Ct turn out D make sense

6. How many nationalities ______ or country ______?

A is; consisted of

B does; make up

C is; made from

D does; consist of

7. Everyone knows it is not right for Taiwan to ___________ from China.

A break away

B give away

C turn away

D put away

8. The records of S.H.E are______ being bought, for their songs can bring energy into us.

A worthy

B worth

C worthwhile

D worthy of

9. It is Mary’s own fault id she feels ______ at the party; she makes no effort to be friendly to people.

A left out

B kept out

C let out

D left out

10. I was going to attend Mary’s wedding party, but I could not make, for my car ___ on the way.

A broke down

B put down

C broke up

D put up

11.Washigton, a state in the United State, was named ____ one of the greatest American presidents.

A in honor of

B instead of

C in favour of

D by means of

12.Robert _____ business two years ago, but he did not get along well at first for _____ of experiment.

A took up; lack of

B put up; short of

C set up; need of

D pick up; want of

13. Thousands of houses fell down in the earthquake in Taiwan. It seemed that everything happened ________.

A in a while

B in a hurry

C in good time

D in a flash

14. He will agree to do what you require ______ him.

A of

B from

C to

D for

15. Children usually ____ their parents for food and cloth.

A turn into

B live on

C ask for

D depend on

16. In our childhood, we were often _____ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.

A demanded

B allowed

C reminded

D hoped

17. Danis is ____ hunting for a new job and has no eye for his wife and children.

A occupied in

B busied for

C absorbed to

D engaged with