作业二

姓名：__________ 学号：____________________

一、单项选择题（共计100分，每题2.5分）

1. We can depend on Bob to make a _____ choice.

A. sound

B. sensitive

C. noisy

D. considered

2. There’s no need to be frightened of the dog. He’s quite ______.

A. happy

B. weak

C. cheerful

D. harmless

3. Winning or losing is temporary, but friendship ______.

A. expects

B. lives

C. remains

D. lasts

4. When _____ where he was born, John said he was a New Yorker.

A. asking

B. was asked

C. being asked

D. ask

5. Strict ______ measures have been taken during the President’s visit.

A. secure

B. security

C. safe

D. save

6. Please ____ in mind that you should hand in homework this Wednesday.

A. place

B. keep

C. control

D. restrict

7. If you prefer mild flavours reduce or __________ the chilli.

A. leave out

B. leave from

C. leave off

D. leave over

8. Today’s weather is _____ worse than yesterday’s.

A. very

B. much

C. very much

D. much too

9. Don't open the door, no matter ________ comes.

A. who

B. whom

C. what

D. which

10. Mike is better than Peter _______________ swimming.

A. for

B. at

C. on

D. in

11. The pictures of the moon taken from the spacecraft are _______ than those taken from the earth.

A. clear

B. much clearer

C. more clearer

D. the clearest

12. Many people have the ______ that wealth is the chief source of happiness.

A. illusion

B. imagination

C. vision

D. impression

13. After the war, a new school building was put up _____ there had once been a theatre.

A. that

B. where

C. which

D. when

14. In the modern technological world the sea offers many ______ to help mankind survive.

A. resources

B. resource

C. aids

D. resourcefulness

15. —How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight?

—_________________________

A. Forget it.

B. Sorry. I like Mexican food.

C. That's great!

D. Glad you like it.

16. The baby is hungry, but there's ________________ milk in the bottle.

A. little

B. a little

C. few

D. a few

17. There was little hope ____ proper medicine could be found.

A. if

B. if not

C. with

D. unless

18. —Excuse me. How do I get to Porter Street from here?

—__________. You’d better ask someone else.

A. Well, it’s not too far away.

B. Do you ask me?

C. I’m not from around here.

D. Pleased to meet you.

19. The self-important manager didn’t seem to ____ much importance to my advice.

A. apply

B. attach

C. judge

D. consider

20. —Why don’t you go home?

—Because the work _______.

A. hasn’t finished yet

B. can’t finish yet

C. would not finish yet

D. isn’t finished yet

21. —Excuse me, sir, could you tell me the way to People's Square?

—_________________________

A. Don't bother me.

B. Sorry, I'm a stranger here, too.

C. I don't understand you

D. Why don't you take a taxi?

22. As you _________ the town the first building you see is the church.

A. approach

B. approaching

C. approached

D. approaches

23. Mary never turned _____ at the cinema, although I waited over an hour.

A. out

B. in

C. up

D. to

24. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket ______ the desert.

A. covering

B. covered

C. cover

D. to cover

25. I tried to put ____ a telephone call to him, but his line is always busy.

A. over

B. into

C. away

D. through

26. —This is the worst film ever produced. Do you think so?

—_________________________

A. You’re wrong

B. I don’t think so, I’m afraid

C. Not at all

D. No, that’s not real

27. A bus ____ when I was sitting on the bench.

A. passed by

B. passed on

C. passed up

D. passed out

28. ______ for a long time, but he tried his best to catch up with his classmates.

A. Having been ill

B. Being ill

C. Tough he was ill

D. He was ill

29. —_________________________

—Sure, it's 65250786.

A. What's your telephone number

B. Can I have your telephone number

C. Can I help you

D. Can you make your telephone number

30. I suddenly realized that he was trying to _____ quarrelling with me.

A. consider

B. enjoy

C. avoid

D. prevent

31. The red rose is her ______.

A. favor

B. favorite

C. like

D. best

32. —How often do you go dancing?

—_________________________

A. I will go dancing tomorrow.

B. Yesterday.

C. Every other day.

D. I've been dancing for a year.

33. We should make the contract ____ our advantage.

A. to

B. of

C. at

D. for

34. In order to _______ your goals, you must work hard.

A. make

B. achieve

C. require

D. meet

35. It is well known that teaching is a job, ______ enough patience.

A. calling on

B. calling off

C. calling for

D. calling in

36. You don’t know about the difficulty I had ______ the work then at all.

A. done

B. to do

C. for doing

D. in doing

37. Jane’s dress is similar in design _____ her sister’s.

A. with

B. like

C. to

D. as

38. Nancy is ______________________ girl.

A. a eighteen-year-old

B. an eighteen-years old

C. a eighteen years-old

D. an eighteen-year-old

39. We cannot judge a person simply on the ______ of this education.

A. condition

B. basis

C. principle

D. theory

40. —Can I borrow your camera for a week?

—_________________________

A. Sure, here you are

B. Yes, you can borrow

C. Yes, bring it with you

D. It doesn’t matter

---