English Test
I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (115 points)
1.
This young woman would have ________ curiosity because she was well dressed and looked very attractive. A. risen
B. stimulated C. caused D. woken
2.
A recent ________ was that about 20 per cent of college graduates joined the army of the unemployed last year. A. estimate
B. number C. figure D. statistic
3.
He said he was a policeman and therefore had the ________ to stop speeding drivers. A. control
B. influence C. authority D. priority
4.
On the coast the weather is ________ with day after day of hot sun, in the mountains, however, the air cools quickly and until the end of June you can still find snow on the mountain tops. A. funny
B. interesting C. romantic D. good
5. The door closed behind Tom as he scanned the handsomely furnished (装饰的) double room which ________ Albemarle Street. A. saw
B. overlooked C. watched D. sighted
6.
The same question was usually set in two forms: one that had ________ answers to choose from, and the other where the pupil had to supply their own answer. A. some
B. weak C. strong D. different
7.
Some artists are able to ________ a likeness in a sketch while others are gifted to ________ a fleeting expression. A. grasp… get
B. hold… capture C. catch… capture D. capture… catch
8.
The boy ________ his friend out of the apple by insisting that it was rotten, if not poisonous. A. deceived
B. fooled C. misled D. cheated
9.
I would like to ________ you of the following changes we’ve made in the plans for the development of our company. A. notice
B. note C. inform D. suggest
10. Once you have made your booking and paid a ________, then the cost of your holiday
cannot be changed.
A. fee
B. saving C. money D. loan
11. The ________ of the man who beat the girl to death was not money but sheer killing.
A. intention
B. reaction C. push D. drive
12. By the fact that he stayed in the United States for more than ten years, he developed an
American ________.
A. stress
B. sound C. voice D. accent
13. The criminal ________ himself so well as an old lady that he escaped the sharp eyes of the
policemen.
A. hid
B. covered C. deceived D. disguised
14. A phenomenon is ________ if it has elements that stimulate one’s curiosity and make it
difficult to explain it.
A. odd
B. curious C. unknown D. strange
15. A soap ________ is a popular television series about the daily lives and problems of a
group of people.
A. drama
B. play C. opera D. program
16. Will you go to the party ________ me, so that our host won’t be too offended?
A. instead of
B. rather than C. no other than D. except for
17. I feel that when there are so many better people for the chairmanship, I should step
________.
A. apart
B. outside C. off D. down
18. In response to my wish that he go to the party, he said he would like to ________ his
headache.
A. apart from
B. besides C. but D. except for
19. Now that the director has a good ________, you can talk to him about more money for your
project.
A. feeling
B. attribute C. attitude D. status
20. ——“I’m certain David told you his business troubles.”
——“________, it’s no secret that he needs to pay money to more than two banks.”
A. Anyhow
B. However C. Therefore D. Somewhat
21. ——“I don’t like being in the house on my own.”
——“________ at night? Do you mind being by yourself at night?”
A. What about
B. What with C. What if D. So what
22. He came back late, ________ which time all the guests had already left.
A. after
B. at C. by D. during
23. ________ money from his department, Mr. Williams would have been promoted to the
position as director.
A. If he did not steal C. Did he not steal
B. Had he not stolen D. Should he not steal
24. ________ it was on the side of a mountain, the village was very quiet.
A. Isolated as C. Being isolated as
B. Isolating if
D. Having been isolated if
25. I hope all the measures against air pollution, ________ suggested by the local government,
will be seriously considered here.
A. while
B. since C. that D. as
26. We have been told that under no occasion ________ the telephone in the office for personal
affairs.
A. may we use
B. we may use C. we could use D. did we use
27. In no country ________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the
course of a single day.
A. more than
B. other than C. fewer than D. less than
28. ________ data (数据) that the language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.
A. It being
B. It is C. There is D. There being
29. The project ________ by the end of 2020 will expand the city’s telephone network to cover
3,000,000 users.
A. accomplished C. to be accomplished
B. being accomplished D. having been accomplished
30. ________, they managed to finish the job on time.
A. Difficult as it was C. As difficult it was
B. Difficult if it was D. If it was difficult
31. While a ________ amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
A. moderate
B. modern C. large D. striking
32. If you your demand, then maybe you will have more chance of getting what you
want.
A. conduct
B. deny C. grant D. moderate
33. I don’t think he is old ________ to do the job.
A. sufficient
B. plentiful C. enough D. approximate
34. The ________ year begins when school opens in September.
A. studying
B. learning C. teacher D. academic
35. The physicist needed more ________ before his theory could be accepted.
A. finance
B. publications C. evidence D. recognition
36. Students of ________ grades are those studying in the first three grades of elementary
school.
A. entry
B. basic C. main D. primary
37. The museum is ________ a valuable group of coins.
A. displaying
B. exhibiting C. presenting D. giving
38. Many cookbooks have very ________ directions.
A. common
B. confirmed C. complicated D. compound
39. The ________ for speeding is a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars.
A. penalty
B. benefit C. criticism D. remedy
40. The two brothers are very much _______, not only in appearance but also in thinking.
A. like
B. likely C. alike D. alive
41. The Great Wall winds its way ________ the mountains.
A. through
B. across C. past D. behind
42. These areas rely on agriculture almost , having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development.
A. respectively
B. relatively C. incredibly D. exclusively
43. A ________ slowing in reaction time will occur if a senior doesn’t stay active.
A. unique
B. obvious C. beautiful D. striking
44. The survival of some wild animals is not very high as they are often killed for
their skins.
A. rate
B. degree C. ratio D. scale
45. From this material we can hundreds of useful products.
A. derive
B. reduce C. employ D. replace
46. The judge considers a financial to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
A. option
B. duty C. responsibility D. penalty
47. His grandfather is still ________ and lively, full of energy.
A. vigorous
B. violent C. intense D. high-impact
48. We are all for your proposal that the discussion ________.
A. was put off
B. is to put off C. be put off D. should put off
49. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the housework.
A. take off
B. take after C. take on D. take in
50. He’ll be angry if you try to ________ him. He is very busy now.
A. interfere with
B. interfere in C. disturb with D. worry about
51. People ________ will support us in having a change of the educational system.
A. in particular
B. in general C. as usual D. in common
52. Physical exercise is particularly necessary to primary pupils ________ it helps them power up their brains.
A. by that
B. on that C. in that D. for that
53. You are not in stage 3—the last and most dangerous one—________ your iron reserves go
to zero.
A. till
B. until C. after D. while
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