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Grammar & Vocabulary
1. _____ all our kindness to help her, Sara refused to listen.
A. At B. In C. For D. On
2. ____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive
3. ____ conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.
A. Continuous B. Continual C. Constant D. Contrary
4. ____ he's already heard the news.
A. Chances are B. Chance is C. Opportunities are D. Opportunity is
5.____ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.
A. But for B. According to C. For all D. Thanks to
6. ____ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A. As B. Whether C. While D. Now that
7. ____ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.
A. To be free B. To free C. Freeing D. Freed 8. ____ should any money be given to a small child.
A. On no account B. From all account C. Of no account D. By all account
9.____ the advances of the science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A. As for B. Despite C. Except D. Besides
10. ____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.
A. To give B. Given C. Giving D. Having given
11. ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.
A. In B. At C. On D. With
12. ____ the wall, we decided that we should need three tins of paint.
A. Making up B. Doing up C. Putting up D. Sizing up
13. ____ the whole, early American city planning was excellent.
A. In B. From C. On D. Above
14. ____ we are having these days!
A. What a lovely weather B. What lovely weathers
C. What lovely weather D. What lovely a weather
15. ____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A. Other things being equal B. Were other things equal
C. To be equal to other things D. Other things to be equal
16. ____, he does not love her.
A. As he likes her very much B. Though much he likes her
C. Much although he likes her D. Much though he likes her
17. A drunk man walked in, ____ in appearance.
A. repulsive B. reluctant C. reproachful D. reputed
18. A good many houses ____ knocked down by the earthquake.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
19. A good teacher must know how to ____ his ideas.
A. convey B. display C. consult D. confront
20. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is ____ conditions or events.
A. in response to B. in favor of C. in contrast to D. in excess of
21. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A. take over B. result in C. hold on D. keep to
22. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.
A. supply B. assurance C. provision D. adjustment
23. A river _____ through the narrow wooded valley below.
A. extends B. pours C. expands D. twists
24. A writer has to ____ imagination as well as his experiences for his writing.
A. drawing back from B. draw in C. draw up D. draw on
25. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ of maturity.
A. fulfillment B. achievement C. establishment
D. accomplishment
26. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _____ work on a five-language opera.
A. confine B. indulge C. resume D. undergo
27. After briefly ____ the history of the author, Prof. Li turned to the novel itself immediately.
A. dipping in B. dipping at C. dipping into D. dipping to
28.After negotiation, the two countries ____ the terms of peace.
A. agreed with B. agreed in C. agreed to D. agreed on
29. After performing a successful operation, the doctor at last pulled the patient ____.
A. back B. in C. up D. through
30. After reading these books, he was _____ to the Darwinian theory of evolution.
A. changed B. converted C. transferred D. adjusted
Cloze Test
When you read to learn English composition, you regard the language as the main thing. When you read a for the English? This is a question that is not so foolish I find that many students of English far more attention to the story to the English. They read and enjoy long time afterwards remember the story, but do not know the plot of the story but do not remember a sentence in the
story and cannot tell preposition is used before or the speech of a certain character.
Of course, it is all right to read and and remember a story, and so long as one to know the story only , one need not about the language. But the case is quite different a student of English. I mean a student of English as distinguished
from a reader of stories or is called the general reader. As you may have from the above, a student of English should read very regard the language as the main thing.
1. [A] ought [B] need [C] would
2. [A] writing [B] essay [C] story
3. [A] that [B] as [C] than
4. [A] for [B] when [C] since
5. [A] take [B] gain [C] put
6. [A] due [B] than [C] thanks
7. [A] during [B] in [C] for
8. [A] care [B] dream [C] stop
9. [A] paragraphs [B] letters [C] terms
10. [AJ in heart [B] from mind [C] by heart
11. [A] single [B] simple [C] long
12. [A] any [B] what [C] whether
13. [A] under [B] after [C] over
14. [A] enjoy [B] ignore [C] write
15. [A] does [B] wants [C] satisfies
16. [A] concern [B] bring [C] study
17. [A] of [B] from [C] with
18. [A] which [B] what [C] that
19. [A] arrived [B] secured [C] thought
20. [A] carefully [B] carelessly [C] well
[D] ought to [D] report [D] as if [D] therefore [D] pay [D] rather [D] on [D] expect [D] phrases [D] to mind [D] compound [D] certain [D] behind [D] realize [D] fails [D] bother [D] against [D] it [D] gathered [D] hard