English Exercises (B3 Unit2 词汇)[下学期]

English Exercises (B3 Unit2 词汇)
Susan is on a special ______ to lose ______.
A. food; her B. diet; her C. food; / D. diet; /
Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of ______.
A. energy B. source C. power D. material
It is important to conserve ______. A. energy B. force C. power D. speed
Tourists often disturb the ______ of nature on the island.
A. earth B. balance C. mud D. balanced
If you are ______ about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.
A. interested B. anxious C. upset D. curious
John was a good boy and never ______ to his parents.
A. lies B. lied C. lay D. laid
The dictionary _______ there a week ago is still there.
A. laid B. lay C. lied D. lain
It’s the ______ in the country to pick flowers on the first day of spring.
A. custom B. use C. normal D. habit
The new shop across the road has taken away most of my _______.
A. shopper B. custom C. customers D. customs
He wanted to rid himself ______ the burden of the secret.
A. with B. to C. off D. of
Although a large ______ of money was used and a ______ of doctors and nurses lost their lives in fighting against SARS, we were able to win the battle in the end.
A. number; amount B. amount; number C. amount; amount D. number; number
Our holidays ______ three weeks.
A. limit B. limit to C. are limited to D. are limited by
You saved my life; I am forever ______.
A. on your debt B. in debt C. on debt D. in your debt
More and more students are ______ this modern type of teaching.
A. benefited B. benefiting C. benefited from D. benefiting from
Who exactly stands to ______ these changes
A. benefit B. benefit from C. benefited D. benefiting from
I don’t like ______ you speak to your mother.
A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which
17. –I’m afraid Mr. Wood can’t see you until 4 o’clock. –Oh, ______I won’t wait.
A. no doubt B. after all C. in that case D. in this way
Of the three ways you have suggested ______ the heating problem, I think the first one is the best.
A. solving B. solve C. to solve D. to solving
When hearing the bad news, the girl can’t help ______.
A. crying B. to cry C. cry D. be cried
Martin was made ______ the truck for a week as a punishment.
A. to wash B. wash C. washing D. be washed
The room ______ angry people.
A. was full of B. was full with C. was full D. was filled of
______ a quarrel between Frank and Sue.
A. It seemed to be B. There seemed that C. There seemed to be D. They seemed as if
–Why are you tired ______climbing mountains
--When I was a small boy, I was too tired ______ climbing mountains because I lived in a remote mountainous village.
A. of; of B. with; with C. of; with D. with; of
The film was rather ______ and I almost went to sleep.
A. tired B. tiring C. moved D. moving
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane______.
A. takes off B. is taking off C. has taken off D. took off
Before the war broke out, many people in safe places ______ possessions—they could not take with them.
A. threw away B. put away C. gave away D. carried away
–Have they ______ their child
--Not yet. And more people have joined in ______ the neighborhood for the missing girl.
A. found out; looking for B. found; searching C. found out; searching for D. found; search
–I hurried to the railway station, only _____ all the tickets for tomorrow had been sold out.
--Bad luck. Now we should telephone and _____ the information about tomorrow’s flight.
A. found; found out B. to find; find out C. finding; to find out D. find out; find
We have to ______ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.
A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in
Susan ______ her living as a part-time secretary. A. took B. made C. got D. had
I’d like to buy a house—modern, comfortable, and ______ in a quiet neighborhood.
A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all
The final examination is coming up soon. It’s time for us to ______ our studies.
A. get down to B. get out C. get back for D. get over
–I just heard that tickets for tonight’s show had been sold out. --Oh, no! ________.
A. I was looking forward to that B. It doesn’t matter C. I knew it already D. It’s not at all interesting
–We’d like you to start work tomorrow if possible.
--I’m sorry, but I can’t possibly start until Monday. ___________
A. Do you agree with me B. Is that a good idea C. Do you think I’m right D. Will that be all right
35. –On which end shall I sit in the boat --________, as long as you keep still.
A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. Any
______keep quiet or leave the room at once. A. Nor B. Neither C. Either D. Not
Either the students or the teacher ______ to go there.
A. hope B. are hoping C. is hoping D. is hoped
Rather than ______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ______ a bicycle.
A. ride; ride B. riding; ride C. ride; to ride D. to ride; riding
After marriage the world famous man, who was a leading role in physics, decided to give up his wife ______ his career.
A. more than B. rather than C. instead of D. in place of
My name is Robert, ______ most of my friends call me Bob for short.
A. then B. instead C. however D. but
So many trees have been ______ that the ground was covered with ______ trees.
A. cut away; falling B. cut off; fell C. cut up; falling D. cut down; fallen
It will be ______ before she gets well.
My father is going to stay in Beijing for ______.
This happened ______ last summer.
A. some times B. some time C. sometime D. sometimes
My uncle ______ until he was forty-five.
A. married B. didn’t marry C. wasn’t marrying D. would marry
The ______ boy was last seen ______ near the East Lake.
A. missing; playing B. missing; play C. missed; played D. missed; to play
Seeing the sun ______ above the surface of the sea, we were very glad.
A. raising B. rising C. to raise D. to rise
The woman was heard ______. A. cry B. cried C. to cry D. cries
He has to make himself ______that he is not a thief.
A. believe B. to believe C. believed D. to be believed
To have the wonderful cloth ______ new clothes, they had the machine _____all day long.
A. made into; run B. made into; running C. made of; work D. made of; working
______production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.
A. As B. For C. With D. Through
On ______ the news, Mary cried with her face in hands.
A. heard; buried B. hearing; burying C. heard; burying D. hearing; buried
Keys:
01—05 D A A BD 06—10 B A A C D
11—15 B C D D B 16—20 A C C A A
21—25 A C C A B 26—30 B B B D B
31—35 B A A D A 36—40 C C C B D
41—45 D B B C B 46—52 A B C C B C D