大学英语选择复习资料

1. When someone is in hospital, it is traditional to bring them
some chocolates, or a(n) ________________ of flowers.
A. bunch

B. swarm

C. flock

D. army




2. ________________ he works hard, I do not mind when he
finishes the experiment.
A. As soon as

B. As well as

C. So far as

D. So long as




3. He would have helped us but that he was ________________
money at the time.
A. sort of

B. short of

C. lack from

D. filled with

4. When he returned to his motherland, the pop singer was
greeted by a huge ________________ of fans.
A. army

B. herd

C. flock

D. school




5. In my opinion, she is ________________ the most
imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A. at best

B. for all

C. in all

D. by far




6. The mayor is a woman with great ________________ and
therefore deserves our political and financial support.
A. intention

B. integrity

C. instinct

D. intensity

7. Miss Smith ________________ this suggestion that some
tapes in our lab should be replaced.
A. put down

B. put forward

C. put out

D. put up




8. This accident was due ________________ to carelessness,
but mainly to bad luck.
A. in effect

B. in part

C. in turn

D. in short




9. The signpost ________________ the direction of London
from here.
A. indicates

B. symbols

C. reveals

D. points out

10. This newspaper article is a disgraceful ________________
into my private life.
A. indication

B. inference

C. interpretation

D. intrusion




11. The pilot shut off the motors and ________________ down to
the landing field.
A. glided

B. skipped

C. slipped

D. grossed




12. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a
formal style ________________ a personal one.
A. better than

B. rather than

C. less than

D. other than

13. I was not there, but ________________ it was a good party.
A. apparently

B. accurately

C. accordingly

D. approximately




14. His greatness is ________________ not alone to his profound
medical knowledge and insight but to his broad general
education.
A. distributed

B. contributed

C. attributed

D. tributed




15. Sometimes teachers ________________ their students' poor
comprehension to a lack of intelligence.
A. apply

B. specified

C. attach

D. attribute

16. Jane ________________ her lateness to the traffic jam.
A. contributed

B. reflected

C. attributed

D. represented




17. He is not ________________ to recover from the injury in a
week or two.
A. possible

B. likely

C. probable

D. capable




18. Chinese commodities ________________ for export are
richly varied.
A. able

B. capable

C. probable

D. available




19. The simple plan ________________ into a complicated

scheme in a week's time.
A. solved

B. revolved

C. involved

D. evolved




20. Drug treatment should only be used as a last
________________.
A. resort

B. revenge

C. trend

D. hint




21. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally
________________ his point by relating his own experiences.
A. illustrated

B. hinted

C. cited

D. displayed




22. We have always been concerned with questions of right and

wrong, and thought this experiment would give us
________________ into how ordinary people would react
when confronted with an everyday ethical choice.
A. information

B. indications

C. insights

D. evidence




23. Mary knew clearly that success or failure here would be
________________ to her future prospects.
A. crucial

B. overwhelming

C. magnificent

D. acute




24. You mustn't let your social life ________________ of your
studies.
A. take charge

B. keep track

C. set aside

D. get in the way

25. He proposed a ________________ to handle the affairs in a
friendly manner.
A. bless

B. mission

C. plunge

D. motion




26. There is a ________________ of impatience in the tone of his
voice.
A. hint

B. notion

C. dot

D. phrase




27. According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the
criminal's most memorable facial ________________.
A. feature

B. hint

C. spot

D. signature

28. Mr. Bloom is not ________________ now, but he will be
famous someday.
A. significant

B. dominant

C. magnificent

D. prominent




29. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom,
________________ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at
age 16.
A. compelling

B. forced

C. obliged

D. compulsory




30. The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very
________________.
A. boosting

B. deafening

C. compelling

D. exhilarating

31. The water ________________ through the coffee grounds
and dripped into the pot.
A. licked

B. filtered

C. glided

D. leaped




32. An enormous tractor with ________________ wheels was
driving across this path.
A. prime

B. scary

C. giant

D. undue




33. He gave no ________________ that he was ready to
compromise.
A. indication

B. navigation

C. investigation

D. illustration

34. He ________________ his vegetable garden, trying to think
up ways to keep the deer away from it.
A. watched out

B. handed out

C. watched over

D. handed over




35. The insistent rhythm of piano practice ________________
each room of the house.
A. penetrated

B. investigated

C. uncovered

D. illuminated




36. Good as the film is, it fails to ________________ the
atmosphere of the book.
A. record

B. remove

C. revolve

D. reproduce

37. I have never been very good at keeping ________________
of what I spend my money on.
A. pace

B. track

C. watch

D. step




38. China's economy has made a great ________________
forward in recent years.
A. leap

B. motion

C. mission

D. chase




39. This creature ________________ from a smaller, horse- like
creature into what we know as a horse.
A. resolved

B. revolved

C. evolved

D. solved

40. The weather in the mountains is very ________________. Be
careful not to catch cold.
A. changeable

B. unreliable

C. considerable

D. flexible