Unit 1 Women of achievement同步练习

The layer listened with full attention, ____ to miss any point.
A. not trying B. trying not C. to try not D. not to try
____ to work overtime that evening, I missed a wonderful film.
A. Having been asked B. To ask C. Having asked D. To be asked
If you have a job, ____ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.
A. do devote B. don’t devote C. devoting D. not devoting
At home, he keeps some pets, to which he ____ all his spare time.
A. spends B. offers C. devotes D. provides
____ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.
A. Being encouraged B. Encouraging C. Encouraged D. Having encouraged
Eugene’s never willing to alter any of his opinions. It’s no use ____ with him.
A. to argue B. arguing C. argued D. having argued
Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, ____ it will keep for two or three weeks.
A. when B. which C. where D. while
Sales director is position ____ communication ability is just as important as sales skills.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
My father warned me ____ going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.
A. by B. on C. for D. against
The patient was warned ____ oily food after the operation.
A. to eat not B. eating not C. not to eat D. not eating
it is worth considering what makes “convenience” foods so popular, and ____ better ones of your own.
A. introduces B. to introduce C. introducing D. introduced
Although it is ____ to watch programs on TV sometimes, I think people shouldn’t spend most of time watching it.
A. worthwhile B. worth of C. worth D. worthy of
Many Chinese have lived abroad for years, but they still ____ the traditional customs.
A. observe B. behave C. perform D. struggle
Only when he reached the tea-house ____ it was the same place he’d been in last year.
A. he realized B. he did realize C. realized he D. did he realize
Only after Mary read her composition the second time ____ the spelling mistake.
A. did she notice B. she noticed C. does she notice D. she has noticed
-- Is there anything wrong, Bob? You look sad.
-- Oh, nothing much. In fact, I ____ of my friends back home.
A. have just thought B. was just thinking C. would just think D. will just be thinking
You can’t predict everything. often things don’t ____ as you expect.
A. run out B. break out C. work out D. put out
Gun control is a subject ____ Americans have argued for a long time.
A. of which B. with which C. about which D. into which
He ____ fiercely ____ the plan to cut taxes at the meeting.
A. argued; for B. argued; against C. argued; to D. argued; with
We _____ to point the whole house but finished only the front part that day.
A. set about B. set up C. set out D. set down
Armed with the information you have gathered, you can _____ preparing your business plan.
A. set out B. set about C. set off D. set up
For all these years I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll ____ my own business someday.
A. turn up B. fix up C. set up D. make up
No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone _____ you wishing they were that high.
A. getting rid of B. getting along with C. looking up to D. looking down upon
It is reported that the police will soon ____ the case of the two missing children.
A. look upon B. look after C. look into D. look out
Although the teacher didn’t mention any names, everybody knew who he was ____.
A. speaking to B. turning to C. referring to D. talking to
The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly two hours without ____ his notes.
A. bring up B. referring to C. looking to D. trying on
I’m so glad you’ve come here to _____ this matter in person.
A. lead to B. see to C. turn to D. refer to
-- We could invite John and Barbara to the Friday night party.
-- Yes, ____? I’ll give them a call right now
A. why not B. what for C. why D. what
The meal over, the manger went back to the meeting room to ____ their discussion.
A. put away B. take down C. look over D. carry on
Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ____ having a holiday abroad.
A. he had considered B. had he considered C. he considered D. did he consider
It was not until midnight ____ they reached the campsite.
A. that B. when C. while D. as
She ____ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
A. turned down B. dealt with C. took after D. came across
If you ____ faults but you still want the bicycle, ask the shop assistant to reduce the price.
A. come across B. care about C. look for D. focus upon
The father as well as his three children ____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.
A. is going B. go C. goes D. are going
John plays football____, if not better than, David.
A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as
This training program can give you a lift at work, ____ increase your income by 40%.
A. as well as B. so long as C. so much as D. as soon as
The lady walked around the shop, ____ an eye out for bargains.
A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep
The flowers _____ my mother, but my younger sister thought they were for her and took them.
A. were intended for B. intended for C. intended to give D. intended giving
You ____ pay too much attention to your reading skill. It’s so important.
A. cannot B. should C. must D. needn’t
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Either you or one of your students ____ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.
A. are B. is C. have D. be
Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ____ yet.
A. hasn’t been decided B. haven’t decided C. isn’t being decided D. aren’t decided
--Did you go to the show last night?
--Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ____ invited.
A. were B. have been C. has been D. was
The basketball coach, as well as his team, ____ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
Most of what has been said about the Smiths ____ also true of the Johnsons.
A. are B. is C. being D. to be
One-third of the country ____ covered with tress and the majority of the citizen ____ black people.
A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is
About 60 percent of the students ____ from the south; the rest of them ____ from the north and foreign countries.
A. are; is B. are; are C. is; are D. is; is
At present, one of the arguments in favor of the new airport____ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area.
A. is B. are C. will be D. was
The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ____ rising steadily since 1997.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been
--Why does the lake smell terrible?
--Because large quantities of water ____.
A. have polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been polluted
The teacher together with the students____ discussing Reading Skills that ____ newly published in America.
A. are; were B. is; were C. are; was D. is; was