09精读与泛读试题

I Grammar and Vocabulary （25分）

For each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences.

1 ________ too much was the cause of his failure of health.

A He drinks

B His drinking

C For his drinking

D His drunk

2 We ________ all the work by the time you return from town.

A will have done

B will be doing

C do

D have done

3 TOEFL is a test for students ________ native language is not English.

A that

B of whom

C which

D whose

4 His mother always keeps a candle in the house ________ there is a power cut.

A in the case

B in case of

C in case

D in event of

5 Jim wants to have his bathroom ________ and is looking for someone who can do the job.

A painting

B painted

C to be painted

D paint

6 I carefully inserted a small rod in the hole, Jack and Tom ________ anxiously beside me to watch if anything would come out.

A stand

B to stand

C having stood

D standing

7 She was standing by an electric heater, and her nightdress _________ fire.

A caught

B set

C took

D became

8 ________ an umbrella with you in case it rains.

A Bring

B Take

C Hold

D Carry

9 She didn’t come to the party, though she ________ us she would.

A offered

B agreed

C accepted

D promised

10 ________ a certain doubt among the students as to the necessity of the work.

A There existed

B It existed

C There had

D Existed there

11 Her parents expect ________ a good student.

A her being

B her of being

C her to be

D of her to be

12 I’d rather you ________ anything about it for the time being.

A not do

B don’t do

C shouldn’t do

D didn’t do

13 He is not_________ to vote in this year’s election.

A as old enough

B old enough

C enough old

D enough old as

14 No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.

A respectful

B respective

C respectable

D respecting

15 P.O. ________ Post Office or Postal Order.

A stands as

B stands like

C stands by

D stands for

16 You are really incompetent. It ________ hours ago.

A should have been finished

B must be finished

C must have finished

D should be finished

17 In the bitter cold, the explorers managed to _________ despite the shortage of food and fuel.

A live

B survive

C maintain

D endure

18 The panel ________ a conclusion only after days of discussion.

A achieved

B attained

C arrived

D reached