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She talked to him for a long time and ___him from doing that dangerous job. A. persuaded B. dissuaded C. overcame D. conquered
Since your supervisor has _____ the time for a talk, you must make sure that you will be there on time.
A. predicted B. specified C. yielded D. classified
Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't ____ so much noise. A. resist B. sustain C. tolerate D. undergo
Sorry to trouble you. I haven't taken my textbook with me. Shall we ___one? A. haveB. share C. look D. read
The bridge was named _____ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. A. after B. with C. by D. from The famous Yong Le Bell is three times_____. A. as tall as a man B. taller as a man C. tallest than a man D. more tall than a man The hunter ______ on his back with his eyes half closed. A. laid B. lied C. lay D. lain
The leaves are ____ down to the ground when autumn comes. A. dropping B. following C. putting D. falling
The little girl, who got home very late, was greatly relieved when she found out she had been___.
A. saved B. nudged C. sparedD. encouraged The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a_____. A. daydream B. nightmare C. fantasy D. sweet dream
The manager ___that the new employees go through professional training before they started working.
A. persisted B. insisted C. resisted D. assisted
The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on . A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing
The manufacturers _____ carried out one of the Chairman's proposals, but they didn't. A. must have B. couldn't have C. ought to have D. shouldn't have The news you told me the other day has yet to be___. A. affirmed B. informed C. conformed D. confirmedThe old lady felt very ____when her daughter forgot her birthday. A. deceived B. deserted C. unfortunate D. disappointed
The police officer happened _____ the traffic when the accident happened. A. to direct B. directing C. to be directing D. to have directed The rain was heavy and _______ the land was flooded. A. consequently B. continuously C. constantly D. consistently The textile industry _____ greatly to the economy of Hong Kong. A. adds B. amounts C. contributes D. leads There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance. A. preferable B. considerable C. possible D. available They are believed ____ in their experiment.
A. to have already succeeded B. to succeed already C. to be succeeded D. to be succeed They decided to chase the cow away ______ it did more damage. A. unless B. until C. before D. what
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Two old friends meet ____chance in the street. A. byB. on C. at D. for
We ______ our breakfast when an old man came to the door. A. just have had B. have just had C. just had D. had just hadWe think it is wise ____him not to accept their offer. A. for B. ofC. to D. from What are you doing? I'm _____the bedroom for my wallet. A. looking B. finding C. searching D. searching for What time does my flight leave ____Tuesday? A. at B. in C. by D. on
When Mr. Jones gets old, he will______ over his business to his son. A. take B. hand C. think D. get
Would you please help me to ____up the present for the old gentleman? A. wrap B. tie C. cover D. send
You are lucky since you've never ____anything in your life. A. lost B. got C. stolen D. found
You ought not to ____ him the news that day. A. tell B. be telling C. have told D. had told Your little girl is becoming very rude. You _____scold her. A. may B. can C. ought D. ought to
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4.电大学位英语完形填空
（一）
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目) , \Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) \caught my eye. The word \brought back the 36 of an evening at Uncle Alien' s in Belleville 37 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 38 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic treat in 39
days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 40 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 41 it. What laughing 42 we had about the 43 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 44 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 45 it down simply for my own 46 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 47 , I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 48 left to write a proper
composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 49 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 50 papers. He said, \you a composition, \51 to the whole class. 52 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 53 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 54 my words had the power to make people 55 . 36 A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience 37 A. when B. where C. since D. after 38 A. cooked B. served C. got D. made 39 A. their B. past C. last D. those 40 A. none B. one C. earns D. neither 41 A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in 42 A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments 43 A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially 44 A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately 45 A. settle B. put C. bite D. let 46 A. work B. story C. luck D. joy 47 A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that 48 A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea 49 A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay 50 A. written B. graded C. collected D. calmly 51 A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly 52 A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I 53 A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure 54 A. if B. for C. while D. although 55 A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh（二）
Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my 36 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 37 .
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At first, everyone on the team got 38 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 39 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra money so their daughters could have 40 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our 41 . The coach was replaced. The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 42 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 43 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 44 . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 45 . Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises 46 for 18-year-olds. I was very thin 47 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too 48 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 49 . Is all this pressure necessary ? I 50 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's 51 , because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 52 from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and 53 my love for it. I joined a private
team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 54 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 55 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well. 36 A. class B. club C. team D. board 37 A. playing B. living C. learning D. working 38 A. great B. equal C. right D. extra 39 A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure40 A. free B. private C. good D. basic
41 A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs 42 A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot 43 A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training 44 A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical 45 A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing 46 A. used B. intended C. made D. described 47 A. till B. since C. before D. because 48 A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big 49 A. size B. share C. space D. state 50 A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked 51 A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious 52 A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt53 A. reconsider B. rediscovered C. re-formed D. replaced 54 A. at B. by C. for D. around 55 A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed （三）
From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others 1 sports. It depends on individual 2 . There are many different ways to spend our 3 time.
Almost everyone has 4 kind of hobby. It may be 5 from collecting stamps to making
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model airplanes. Some hobbies are very 6 ; others don't 7 at all. Some collections are 8 a lot of money; others are valuable only 9 their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece 10 $ 250! He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was 11 . 12 , my youngest brother 13 match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, 14 my brother they are extremely 15 . Nothing makes him 16 than to find a new match box for his collection. That's 17 a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the 18 of it. The value in dollars is not important, 19 the pleasure it gives us 20 .
1 A. soon B. attend C. tend D. take part in2 A. time B. energy C. interests D. fun 3 A. spare B. working C. own D. day 4 A. some B. any C. certain D. every 5 A. OK B. all right C. anything D. something6 A. expensive B. interesting C. exciting D. cheap 7 A. spend anything B. cost anything C. paid nothing D. need something 8 A. worth B. worthy C. valued D. paid 9 A. for B. to C. with D. of
10 A. worth B. spent C. worthy D. used
11 A. a little too higher B. too expensive C. cheap D. reasonable12 A. At the same time B. On the other hand C. On the contrary D. As a mater of fact 13 A. collects B. buys C. chooses D. selects 14 A. for B. to C. in D. with 15 A. dear B. expensive C. valuable D. costly 16 A. so happy B. that happy C. more happily D. happier17 A. what B. how C. how much D. where 18 A. price B. value C. interest D. fun19 A. though B. and C. but D. when 20 A. is B. does C. will D. has （四）
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This __1_ called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy __2__. During the hours when you __3__your work you may say that you are \
time of day when you feel most _4__ is when your cycle of body temperature is __5__ its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For __6__it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it __7__ such familiar monologues (自言自语)as: Get up, John! You'll be late for work again! The possible explanation to the
trouble is that John is at his __8__and energy peak in the evening. __9__ family quarreling ends when husbands and wives realize __10__ these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the __11__ has.
You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life __12__ it better. __13__ can help, Dr. Kieitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must __14__ late anyway. Counteract(对换)your cycle __15__by habitually staying up late than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have important job to do __16__in
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电大学位英语考试词汇、综合、单选题、完形填空、阅读理解、作文(电大学位英语)
