词汇语法练习一

1. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war.

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A) protecting

B) preserving

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C) protesting D) prosecuting

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2. I

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m afraid I will have to ____her invitation to the party.

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A) refuse B) refute

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C) ignore D) decline

3. The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would

gladly have paid ____ for it.

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A) as much twice B) much as twice

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C) as twice much

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D) twice as much

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4. He can

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t start the car because the battery has ____.

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A) run up B) run down

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C) run over D) run off

5. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual

knowledge ____ our thinking.

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A) upon which to base

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B) which to base upon

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C) which to be based on

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D) to

base on which

6. This design is ____ that one.

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A) more superior to

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B) far superior than

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C) more superior than D) far superior to

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7. I wondered what her ____ to the news would be.

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A) impression B) reaction

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C) comment D) opinion

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8. She shouldn

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t have stood in a queue; she ____ her underground ticket from the

machine.

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A) has got

B) must have got

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C) could have got

D) got

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9. Don

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t worry. ____ that you will be treated equally.

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A) I

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ll look forward to it

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B) I

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ll try my utmost C) I

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ll be on the alert D) I

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ll see to it

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10. The workers agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demand.

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A) call off B) call out

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C) call to D) call on

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11. I

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d rather you ____ so rudely to her.

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A) don

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t speak B) won

’

t speak

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C) should not speak D) didn

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t speak

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12. Today many kinds of electrical ____ are available, which has made housework

much easier than before.

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A) facilities B) appliances

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C) instruments D) equipment

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13. The author is going to ____ his play for television.

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A) add

B) adopt

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C) adapt D)adjust

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14. ____ for your help, I

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d never have been able to achieve such a success.

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A) If I had not been

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B) Had it not been

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C) If it were not

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D) Had it not

15. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ____.

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A) boundaries B) limitations C) confinements D) restraints

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16. I

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m afraid I can

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t ____ you ____; you

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ll have to go to a hotel.

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A) put ...up B) pick ... up

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C) pull ... up D) wake ... up

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17. The guests said that they wouldn

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t mind ____.

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A) to have a little light music

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B) having a little light music

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C) have a little light

music

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D) if they have a little light music

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18. Although this area is very poor just now, its ____ wealth is great.

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A) previous B) profound

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C) potential D) primary

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19. He ran quickly to the classroom, two books ____ under his arm.

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A) to be hold B) held

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C) were held D) holding

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20. We must try our best to lower the cost of our products. Otherwise the high cost will

____ our profit.

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A) cut off B) cut in

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C) cut short D) cut into

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21. Tom is not very clever, but he is the most ____ pupil in the class.

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A) industrious B) indulgent C) industrial D) indifferent

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22. No sooner had he arrived home ____ he was asked to start another journey.

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A) when B) than

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C) then D) until

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23. Young children easily ____ words that their parents frequently use.

A) put up B) turn up

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C) bring up D) pick up

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24. Only when you have obtained all the information about it ____ come to a sound

judgment.

A) you can B) you will

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C) would you D) can you

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25. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard

struggle.

A) ignored B) neglected

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C) denied D) refused

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26. All ____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.

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A) what is needed

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B) the thing needed

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C) which is needed D) that is needed

27. The factory has ____several workers because of the drop in sales.

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A) laid off

B) laid out

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C) laid aside D) laid down

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28. There were no tickets ____ for Friday

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s performance.

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A) applicable B) approachable

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C) attainable D) available

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29. There was a traffic jam; otherwise I ____ here on time.

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A) would be B) had been

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C) should be D) would have been

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30. If you don

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t work hard, you are bound to fall behind others, ____ smart you might

be.

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A) whatever B) though

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C) whatsoever D) however

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1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting?

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A) explain B) excuse

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C) describe D) account

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2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn

’

t know what to do.

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A)admired B) amazed

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C) amused D) curious

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3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.

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A) power B) voice

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C) volume D) sound

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4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.

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A) quantity B) number

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C) share D) amount

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5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely.

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A) all but B) nothing but

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C) something but D) anything but

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6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled

workers to ____ unskilled workers.

A) take place B) take over

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C) take down D) take the place of

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7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.

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A) For there to be

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B) As there to be

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C) For there being

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D) As there being

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8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.

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A) that B) whose

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C) what D) which

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9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he

sat up.

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A) laid B) lying

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C) lain D) laying

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10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.

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A) studied

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B) should study

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C) study

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D) had studied

11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.

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A) to take B) taking

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C) of taking D) to taking

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12. I

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m ____ the impression that you

’

ve told me about it.

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A) into B) on

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C) of D) under

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13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.

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A) intervals B) bases

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C) gaps D) times

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14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.

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A)cut up B)cut off

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C)cut across D)cut down

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15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the

restrictions on the foreign spare parts.

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A) idle B) vacant

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C) empty D) hollow

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16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.

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A) equipment B) facilities

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C) appliances D) apparatus

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