Unit 1
1. The safari hunter was nearly _____ to death by a herd of elephants. A. stampeded B. trampled
C. trod D. stamped
2. She felt that she was too ______ with problems to be able to study properly. A. burdened B. tired C. grieved D. disturbed 3 The roof ______ under the weight of the snow. A. fell B. submerged C. collapsed D. descended
4. Juvenile _______ is becoming a very difficult problem for society to overcome. A. negligence B. crime C. delinquency D. offence
5. The current spirit of _____ among the various departments of the university have led to a number of interdisciplinary publications which might not otherwise have been written. A. competition B. patriotism C. cooperation D. futility
6. Ben derived a lot of ______ from his boss’s apology. A. comfort B. ease
C. gratification D. Satisfaction
7. His criticism injured Jenny’s ______. So she is feeling sad now.
A. divinity B. indignity C. ego D. mind
8. Hundreds of people ______ on the playground for watching the Dragon Lantern Show.
A. contrived B. conformed C. conferred D. converged
9. Beware of the cream on the floor. An elderly lady ______ and fell down there just not.
A. spilled B. slipped C. slid D. Split
10. She had been educated in England, which accounted for her ______ in the English language.
A. efficiency B. proficiency C. effectiveness D. effectuality
11. A sweet smile is a figurative expression, but sweet coffee is a ______ one.
A. literal B. literary C. literate D. illiterate
12. I missed the last bus. I could do nothing but ______ in the village for the night.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. stay
13. International football matches do not always make ______ better understanding between countries.
A. up B. for C. into D. out
14. Cambridge can look very attractive ______ of year.
A. at the same time B. at one time C. at this time D. at times
15.There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there D. there having been
16. ______ for the timely investment form the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
A. Had it not been B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be
17. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ______ wait instead of searching for it.
A. would rather B. had to C. cannot but D. had best
18. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ______ for.
A. be demonstrating B. demonstrate
C. had been demonstrating D. have demonstrated
19. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal one.
A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. less than
20. The business of each day, ______ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly.
A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was
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Unit 2
1. Her jewelry _______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball. A. blazed B. dazzled C. glared D. glittered
2. Weeks ______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. A. elapsed B. expired C. overlapped D. terminated
3. Often such arguments have the effect of _____ rather than clarifying the issues involved.
A. blocking B. obscuring C. tackling D. prejudicing
4. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and _______ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.
A. jerked B. twisted
C. shrugged D. Tugged
5. She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ______ in starting her own business.
A. dwell on B. base on C. draw upon D. come upon
6. I can’t give you that for nothing. What do you take me _____ ?
A. up B. For C. to D. After 7. Let me _____ the broken glass before someone walks on it. A. cover up B. clear up C. wash up D. spring up
8. If you keep in mind the process of word deviation, you’ll be able to _____ the meaning of many words. A. reason with B. make up C. count on D. figure out
9. Scientists will have to come _____ new methods of increasing the world’s food supply. A. up with B. up fo C. down with D. down to 10..A thought ______ me that we ought to make a new arrangement. A. occurred B. struck C. turned to D. struck to
11. _____ in a recent science competition, three individuals were awarded scholarships totaling 36,000.
A. Judged the best B. Judging for the best C. Judging the best D. Having judged the best
12. You never told us why you were late for the last meeting, _____? A. weren't you B. didn’t you C. had you D. did you
13. He has ______ that it is difficult for him to travel.
A. too heavy a work load B. a too heavy work load C. so heavy a work load D. such heavy a work load 14. ______ I’ll marry him all the same.
A. Whether he being rich or poor B. He be rich or poor C. He being rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor
15. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, _____ good all the other ideas might be.
A. whatever B. though C. whatsoever D. however
16. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ____ to the body.
A. the greater the stress B. the stress is greater C. greater the stress is D. greater is the stress 17. —Could you give this book to Mr. Chen?
—Certainly, ______ him about something else in any case, so it won’t be any bother at all.
A. I’ll see B. I see C. I can see D. I’ll be seeing
18. _____ their assistance, we would be in serious difficulty. A. If it is not for B. Be it not for C. It being not for D. Were it not for
19. Some days go by much more quickly than others. Some hours as if they _____. A. would never end B. should never end C. will never end D. might never end
20. When she arrived, she found _____ the aged and the sick at home. A. none but B. nothing but C. none other D. no other than
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UNIT 3
1. In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.
A. dimension B. magnitude C. volume D. scope
2. The tourist is forbidden to enter a country if he does not have a(n) _____ passport. A. operative B. effective C. valid D. Efficient
3. Gone with the Wind deals with questions__________America’s Civil war and the experiences of two couples of lovers.
A. concerned B. concerned with C. concerning with D. concerning
4. She was very interested in the work of certain charities, and made a_______ regular to them.
A. subscription B. contribution
C. allowance D. Tribute
5. Anthropology is a science _____ anthropologist use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.
A. in that B. that in C. that D. in
6. People under the age of 18 are not___________to join the club.
A. capable B. legitimate C. available D. Eligible
7. Essentially, a theory is an abstract symbolic representation of ___________reality.
A. what it is conceived B. that is conceived
C. that is being conceived D. what is conceived to be
8. Although some students graduate from high school, they are virtually illiterate writing a business letter.
A. in the event of B. in the light of C. in case of D. in terms of
9. Sometimes the tension produced by fears is so great that we cannot suppress it. At
such times we need to the tension by laughing or crying.
A. discard B. disperse C. disguise D. discharge
10. We are all agreed that the plan is practical and feasible, but he thinks .
A. not B. the reverse C. contrarily D. Otherwise
11. Go and ask his wife. She must be__________ the know.
A. in B. for C. at D. under
12. She knew that she was__________against very strong opposition.
A. at B. up D. with D. On
13.Until the 1800s, communication had been _____ by distance and time.
A. curbed B. inhibited C. limited D. restricted
14. This car is cheaper to buy _____ the other one is more economical to run.
A. although B. since
C. than D. whereas
15. The score is 3 to 2 in their favor. This is not _____ result as we expected. A. a bad B. as a bad C. bad a D. as bad a 16.Hardly a day goes by _____ I write to my family. A. when B. since C. but D. Before 17. The old man strolled to the beach, _____. A. his dog following him B. his dog followed him C. his dog was followed D. following by his dog
18. I don’t believe your dad is over fifty. He looks _____ forty. A. no older than B. not older than C. no older as D. none older as
19. The Prime Minister walked onto the platform and seated herself in a chair, _____ to answer questions.
A. had prepared B. being prepared C. prepared D. preparing
20. There can be no economy _____ there is no efficiency. A. unless B. where C. provided that D. Because
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UNIT 4
外研社现代大学英语4精读练习(专升本,本科必用)单元课后选择练习题
