1、【
单选题
】
I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time ________ the last bus.
[0.5分]
、
to have caught
、
to catch
、
catching
、
having caught
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2、【
单选题
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As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________ so formally.
[0.5分]
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needn’t dress up
、
did not need have dressed up
、
did not need dress up
、
needn’t have dressed up
答案:
3、【
单选题
】
I apologize if I ________ you, but I assure you it was unintentional.
[0.5分]
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offend
、
had offended
、
should have offended
、
might have offended
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4、【
单选题
】
Although a teenager, Fred could resist ________ what to do and what not to do.
[0.5分]
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to be told
、
having been told
、
being told
、
to have been told
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5、【
单选题
】
Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ________ avoided.
[0.5分]
、
is to be
、
can be
、
will be
、
has been
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6、【
单选题
】
Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests.
[0.5分]
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before
、
as
、
since
、
when
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7、【
单选题
】
There are over 100 night schools in the city, making it possible for a professional to be reeducated no matter ________ he does.
[0.5分]
、
how
、
where
、
what
、
when
答案:
8、【
单选题
】
I’ve kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school ________ twenty years ago.
[0.5分]
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about
、
since
、
till
、
with
答案:
9、【
单选题
】
He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ________ insufficiently popular with all members.
[0.5分]
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being considered
、
considering
、
to be considered
、
having considered
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10、【
单选题
】
________ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
[0.5分]
、
Had it not been
、
Were it not
、
Be it not
、
Should it not be
答案:
11、【
单选题
】
According to Darwin, random changes that enhance [a species’A] ability [for survivingB] [areC] naturally selected and passed on [to succeedingD] generations.
[0.5分]
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12、【
单选题
】
Neither rain nor snow [keepsA] the postman from delivering our letters [whichB] we [so muchC] look forward [to receiveD].
[0.5分]
答案:
13、【
单选题
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If they [will not acceptA] a check, we [shall haveB] to pay [the cashC], though it [would beD] much trouble for both sides.
[0.5分]
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14、【
单选题
】
[Having beenA] robbed [offB] economic importance, those states are [notC] likely to count for [very muchD] in international political terms.
[0.5分]
答案:
15、【
单选题
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The message [will beA] [thatB] neither the market nor the government is capable of dealing with all of [theirC] uncontrollable [practicesD.]
[0.5分]
答案:
16、【
单选题
】
The logic of scientific development is [suchA] that [separatesB] groups of men working [onC] the same problem in [far-scatteredD] laboratories are likely to arrive at the same answer at the same time.
[0.5分]
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17、【
单选题
】
Yet not all of these races are [intellectual inferior toA] the European races, [andB] some may even have [aC] freshness and vitality that can renew the [energiesD] of more advanced races.
[0.5分]
答案:
18、【
单选题
】
[TheA] more than 50,000 nuclear weapons in the hands of various nations today are [more thanB] ample [destroyingC] every city in the world several times [overD.]
[0.5分]
答案:
19、【
单选题
】
The universe works in a way so far [removeA] from what common sense [wouldB] allow [thatC] words of any kind must necessarily be inadequate to explain [itD].
[0.5分]
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20、【
单选题
】
The integration of independent states [could best beA] brought about by [firstB] creating a central organization [with authoritiesC] over [technicalD] economic tasks.
[0.5分]
答案:
21、【
单选题
】
The machine needs a complete ________ since it has been in use for over ten years.
[0.5分]
、
amending
、
fitting
、
mending
、
renovating
答案:
22、【
单选题
】
There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a ________ of him.
[0.5分]
、
glance
、
glimpse
、
look
、
sight
答案:
23、【
单选题
】
I don’t think it’s wise of you to ________ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him.
[0.5分]
、
show up
、
show out
、
show in
、
show off
答案:
24、【
单选题
】
The returns in the short ________ may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid.
[0.5分]
、
interval
、
range
、
span
、
term
答案:
25、【
单选题
】
A thorough study of biology requires ________ with the properties of trees and plants, and the habit of birds and beasts.
[0.5分]
、
acquisition
、
discrimination
、
curiosity
、
familiarity
答案:
26、【
单选题
】
She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would ________ her long effort.
[0.5分]
、
justify
、
testify
、
rectify
、
verify
答案:
27、【
单选题
】
I’m very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to ________ my debt in return for certain services.
[0.5分]
、
take away
、
cut out
、
write off
、
clear up
答案:
28、【
单选题
】
Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great ________.
[0.5分]
、
explosion
、
sensation
、
exaggeration
、
stimulation
答案:
29、【
单选题
】
According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his new post ________ no responsibility with it at all?
[0.5分]
、
shoulders
、
possesses
、
carries
、
shares
答案:
30、【
单选题
】
Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ________ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.
[0.5分]
、
comment
、
reaction
、
impression
、
comprehension
答案:
31、【
单选题
】
Please ________ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them.
[0.5分]
、
restrain
、
hinder
、
restrict
、
prohibit
答案:
32、【
单选题
】
Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the functions of ________ every business operation in the whole country.
[0.5分]
、
practically
、
preferably
、
precisely
、
presumably
答案:
33、【
单选题
】
Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, ________ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.
[0.5分]
、
in proportion to
、
in reply to
、
in relation to
、
in contrast to
答案:
34、【
单选题
】
He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will ________ at the end of this month.
[0.5分]
、
expire
、
exceed
、
terminate
、
cease
答案:
35、【
单选题
】
All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read ________ letters from their families.
[0.5分]
、
sentimental
、
affectionate
、
intimate
、
sensitive
答案:
36、【
单选题
】
Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to ________, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s.
[0.5分]
、
revolt
、
revolve
、
reverse
、
revive
答案:
37、【
单选题
】
I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ________.
[0.5分]
、
arbitrary
、
rational
、
mechanical
、
unpredictable
答案:
38、【
单选题
】
The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer ________ according to the weather.
[0.5分]
、
altered
、
converted
、
fluctuated
、
modified
答案:
39、【
单选题
】
The pursuit of leisure on the part of the employees will certainly not ________ their prospect of promotion.
[0.5分]
、
spur
、
further
、
induce
、
reinforce
答案:
40、【
单选题
】
In what ________ to a last minute stay of execution, a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.
[0.5分]
、
applies
、
accounts
、
attaches
、
amounts
答案: