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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
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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 ________
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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)
A) nothing B) anything C) a thing D) something
14. Sir, here is the menu. Would you like to ________ your meal now? (C) A) have B) eat C) order D) book 15. Since nearly all the employees objected to his order, the manager had to ________ it back. (B)
A) get B) take C) fetch D) come
16. The work will be finished ________, but I don't know when. (B) A) some time B) sometime C) some times D) sometimes
17. I often dream of the time ________ my work will be finished. (D) A) where B) about C) from D) when
18. The old farmer ________ his dusty hat and goes out as usual. (C) A) puts up B) put away C) puts on D) put in
19. The stars are ________ brightly. Let's go out and enjoy the night. (B) A) spoiling B) shining C) strolling D) lighting 20. Wash your hands before you ________ my books, please. (A) A) handle B) steer C) stretch D) hover
21. The Government will tighten its _____ over economic growth. (D) A) channel B) chart C) challenge D) control
22. He was ________ by the unfairness of their judgment. (B) A) satisfied B) stunned C) rejected D) sweated
23. I was ________ in conversation with a friend when someone knocked at the door. (A)
A) caught up B) found out C) turned out D) put up
24. Feeling a bit unwell, the pilot told his co-pilot to take ________ the controls. (B)
A) on B) over C) in D) off
25. My parents really ________ for me when I needed help. (D) A) came up B) came upon
C) came down D) came through
Unit 1 (Book 2)
1. After the meeting, the people participating in it had a ________ discussion on
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the report. (B)
A) heat B) heated C) heating D) heater
2. The liberation of the whole nation, in 1949, was a great change ________. (A) A) in nature B) by nature
C) of nature D) against nature 3. The hill is ________ of trees. (D)
A) empty B) rude C) hollow D) bare
4. From this date, a new ________ in the history of mankind takes its beginning. (C)
A) area B) period C) era D) ages
5. Do what you are told and don’t argue ________ me. (B) A) for B) with C) about D) from
6. The ________ country for the next Olympic Games is Japan. (A) A) host B) guest C) designer D) master
7. A club is a place to make frequent ________ with friends. (C) A) contrast B) contract C) contact D) content
8. In a case of murder, the police question everyone who might have a ________. (D) A) relation B) impulse C) incentive D) motive
9. Man is controlled by his ________ as well as by reason. (A) A) instincts B) distinct C) institution D) impulse 10. The house has a ________ over the sea. (C) A) image B) sight C) view D) outlook
11. He still has great talent, but he has lost ________ in himself. (D) A) faint B) failure C) future D) faith 12. We learn to ________ before we learn to walk. (B) A) run B) crawl C) shout D) jump
13. When I turned to the person ________ next to me, I recognized that he was my schoolmate. (C)
A) seating B) sit C) seated D) sat
14. My mouth waters at the ________ of those peaches. (A) A) sight B) look B) picture D) view 15. The room ________ when she walks in. (B) A) lights B) lights up C) comes to light D) sets light
16. All citizens should help the police in ________ the criminals. (D) A) taking down B) putting down C) looking down D) tracking down
17. Darwin is a British naturalist who had ________ great contribution. (A) A) made B) done C) given D) found
18. What really ________ is whether you have really realized your mistakes. (B) A) accounts B) counts C) assumes D) contracts
19. All I can remember when I ________ is my mother’s anxious face. (C) A) came about B) came up C) came to D) came on
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20. At the first light of dawn the warships _______ the open sea. (D) A) longed for B) felt like C) made out D) made for
21. The people of Africa have successfully fought ________ colonial rule. (C) A) for B) with C) against D) without
22. The candlelight at our dinner table was ________, but very romantic. (D) A) little B) small C) slim D) faint
23. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution ________ the problem. (A)
A) to B) for C) with D) at
24. The American does not ________ the argument but watches the other guests. (B) A) take part B) join in C) attend to D) run into
25. Mrs. David wrote the article soon after she returned ______. (C) A) to abroad B) in abroad C) from abroad D) at abroad Unit 2 (Book 2)
1. There are in China over fifty nationalities (民族) ________ the Hans. (D) A) except B) except for C) beside D) besides 2. The windows were never opened ________ air the room for a few minutes in the morning. (B)
A) except for B) except to
C) except in D) except with 3. Mrs. Brown asked me to go to her daughter’s concert and I ________ her invitation. (A)
A) accepted B) received C) offered D) gave
4. The telephone, which was ________ by Bell in 1876, was a great improvement on the telegraph. (C)
A) discovered B) found C) invented D) made
5. In spite of the hard winter, the roses in our garden are still ________. (A) A) alive B) alike C) astir D) awake
6. The values of American teenagers often differ ________ those of their parents. (B)
A) with B) from C) between D) for
7. Manufacturing companies spend millions of pounds trying to convince customers that their products are superior ________ those of other companies. (C) A) than B) with C) to D) from
8. I applied for a job as a computer programmer in a local company, but was ________. (D)
A) offered B) given C) agreed D) rejected
9. It was through his uncle’s influence that Philip ________ his position with the biggest oil company. (B)
A) appointed B) obtained C) resented D) threatened
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复旦夜大英语四段选择题
