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1、Unit21.The republication of the poets most recentworks will certainly _ his nationalreputation.A) magnify B) enlargeC) strengthen2. Humidity (湿度) is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to _ it.A) maintainB) persist D) sustain3. The suspects fingerprints on the
2、 gun were the main _ against him.A) crime B) informationC) conviction4. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling _.A) incomeC) pay D) wages5. Be careful with those fireworks; they are _ to go off unexpectedly.A) easy B) probableC) available5. Be careful with those fire
3、works; they are _ to go off unexpectedly.A) easy B) probableD) liable C) available6. He ran so fast that he was out of _.A) airB) oxygen D) wind7. When you go to the doctor he asks you to describe your _ so that he can make a diagnosis (诊断).A) indications B) signsC) symbols 8. In general , the amoun
4、t that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total _ for living expenses.A) acceptable C) advisable D) applicable9. His inability to learn foreign languages was a(n) _ to his career.A) objection B) defectD) depression10. The ratio of the work done by the machine _ the work don
5、e on it is called the efficiency of the machine.A) againstB) with D) for11. During the war she always kept a _ of tinned food in the house.A) load B) substituteC) conservation 12. This machine works very well so long as no one _ with it.B) disturbsC) upsets D) interrupts13. In Britain people _ four
6、million tons of potatoes every year. C) exhaust B) swallow D) dispose14. Thats really typical _ John. He says hell come but he never turns up.A) for C) to D) with15. No effective _ has been found for this fatal disease which claims thousands of lives each year.A) settlement B) methodD) prescription1
7、6. She was _ what she had written so as to make the theme stand out more clearly.A) repairing D) reforming C) remedying17. The one pleasure that Einstein _ his great fame was the ability it gave him to help others.A) resulted fromC) turned out B) stirred up 18. The rain was heavy and _ the land was
8、flooded.aA) consequentlyC) constantly B) continuously D) consistently19. The present difficulties _ from our failure to deal with the problem when it first arose.A) step a B) stemC) steer D) sponsor20. Universal peace would be _ to all mankind.A A) beneficial B) validC) advisable D) worthy21. The lo
9、cal government leaders are making every effort to _ the problem of poverty.A) loosenC) remove D) encounter aB) tackle22. We have not _ information to statethe exact damage.A) abundant aB) sufficientC) plenty D) efficient23. The court considers a financial _ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
10、A) option B) dutyaD) penalty C) obligation24. The explorers were told to _ themselves with everything they would need for the voyage.A) associateC) retreat a B) equip D) feed25. What he _ was that you didnt tell the whole truth.A) referredC) inclined a B) implied D) accorded26. He hopes to _ his pai
11、ntings before the public in New York very soon.a A) exhibitC) express B) expose D) experience27. German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome _.A) relatively B) reluctantlya C) respectively D) relevantly28. This vast stock of computerized images has _ the possibilities open to the artist.A
12、) speculatedC) generated B) sponsored a D) multiplied29. We dont know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to _ on what happened.A) inferC) guess a B) speculate D) infer30. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to _ on it.A) cope B) complainD) confirm A C) commen
13、t Uint 31. You must take the _ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you.A) primitive a B) preliminaryC) primary D) practicable2. How can you best _ in your students the speech habits of the English language?A) civilizeC) evolve aB) cultivate D) train3. After three hours of heated deb
14、ate, the _ bill was passed by a narrow majority .A) virtual B) universala C) controversial D) substantial4. Richards news report covering the conference was so _ that nothing had been omitted.aA) comprehensiveC) redundant B) integrated D) productive5. Shaking hands when people meet each other for th
15、e first time is practiced as a _ way of greeting.aA) conventionalC) constant B) conservative D) convenient6. If you _ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions.A) overtakeC) highlight B) fix aD) suspend7. I am afraid that you have to alter
16、 your _ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.A) indifferent B) distressingD) pessimistic aC) optimistic8. Stamping on any countrys national flag is an _ to its people.A) inflationaC) insult B) ingredient D) invasion9. When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the
17、_ of hearing.A) organ B) possessionC) conduct aD) faculty10. If you _ bright sunlight _ dry wood with a glass, it will start burning.A) expose toC) aim at B) concentrate on aD) focus on11. The manufacturers refused to take all _ for damage caused by misuse.A) duty aB) responsibilityD) share C) oblig
18、ation12. The noise was so faint that you had to _ your ears to hear it.A) stirB) strengthen D) stride aC) strain13. Weve done our _ to make the process as simple as possible.A) terminalC) extreme aB) utmost D) supreme14. What he said was too _ for me to understand.A) compound aB) complexD) conventio
19、nal C) comprehensive15. Their products are frequently overpriced and _ in quality.A) influentialC) superior aB) inferior D) subordinate16. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect _ so awalk along Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery.A) control B) orderD) action a C) harmony17. One of
20、his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _ operation, he quickly recovered his sight.A) delicateB) considerate D) sensitive aC) precise18. If your baby is losing weight, you should _ your doctor promptly.A) advocateC) enquire aB) consult D) investigate19. I have worked on three _ Saturdays.A
21、) continuousaC) successive B) consistent D) regular20. With the introduction of _ technology, information flows faster than it ever did.A) involved B) complicatedD) complex A C) sophisticated21. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _ behind as usual.A) decliningC) lackin
22、g B) delaying aD) lagging22. It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _ will be conducted by computer.A) transformations B) transmissionsC) transitions a D) transactions23. While both plans were perfectly sensible, o
23、nly one seemed _ in Chinas particular situation.A) usefula C) feasible B) available D) desirable24. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.A) in proportion to B) in reply toC) in relation to aD) in con
24、trast to25. We _ the cook because her cooking was so poor.aA) dismissedC) resigned B) deserted D) withdrew26. Dogs are often praised for their _; they almost never abandon their masters.A) faithC) trust a B) loyalty D) truthfulness27. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part inso
25、cial events, _ those events do not interfere with their studies.A) lestC) unless B) though a D) provided28. We must _ these trash ideas.aA) discard B) disposeD) dismiss C) discharge29. She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without _ herself.A) executingaC) exerting B) inserting D) devoting30. Our hol
26、iday plans _ because of transport strikes.A) fell outC) fell overUnit 41. If my plan isnt _ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.aA) approvedC) agreed B) consented D) admitted aB) fell through D) fell behind2. Everybody _ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.aA) as
27、sembledC) piled B) accumulated D) joined3. Mr. Bloom is not _ now, but he will be famous someday.A) significantC) magnificent B) dominant aD) prominent4. The bridge was named _ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.aA) afterC) by B) with D) from5. Most people were no longer listenin
28、g to his long _ story.A) annoyingC) tiring aB) boring D) exhausting6. Each of them had a different _ of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable.A) messagea C) version B) theory D) comment7. His latest piece of work was _ by a song he heard on the radio.A) releasedC) assessed aB)
29、inspired D) composed8. As we know, blood types A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. Type O can give to any other group; hence it is often called the _ donor.A) general B) popularD) common a C) universal9. Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems.A) catch u
30、p withC) keep up with a B) come up with D) put up with10. The socks were too small, and it was only by _ them that he managed to get them on.A) spreadingC) lengthening B) extending a D) stretching11. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medi
31、um is _.A) granted B) impliedD) remedied A C) exaggerated12. Of all the soldiers they had the _ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest.A) recognitionC) recreation B) reservation a D) reputation13. She _ along the path, glad to be able to take her time.A) hurried B) marcheda D) wande
32、red C) progressed14. The company has _ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.A) involved B) resolvedaC) evolved D) revolved15. During the war, the government _ many soldiers from the workers and farmers.A) adoptedC) integrated B) collected a D) recruited16. Some of his suggestions
33、have been adopted but others have been turned _ as they are quite impracticable.A) awayC) out B) back a D) down17. All the key words in the article are printed in _ type so as to attract readers attention.A) dark B) denseaD) bold C) black18. This story is not real; it is only _.a A) imaginaryC) imag
34、inable B) imaginative D) imagined19. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial _.A) markC) trace a B) feature D) appearance20. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _ Europe into a great war.A) imposed B) pitchedC) inserted aD) plunged21. He bough
35、t the house with a(n) _ to making a quick profit out of it.A) goala C) eye B) purpose D) reason22. Im very sorry to have _ you with so many questions on such an occasion.A) interfered B) offendedC) impressed aD) bothered23. They are giving away free _ of this new kind of cooking oil.A) illustrations
36、C) examples B) demonstrations a D) samples24. The scientists made _ plans for landing a man on the moon.A) acuteC) virtual a B) elaborate D) delicate25. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of somehills are still _.A) blankC) vacant B) hollow aD) bare26. All the streets were _
37、 with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation.A) supplied B) mendeda C) decorated D) pasted27. You cant drive a car unless you hold a driving _.A) permissionC) pass B) ticket a D) license28. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was _ between the lorry and the wall.A A) crushedC) split B) cla
38、pped D) cracked29. The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the _ price for it is $28.A) virtuala C) retail B) massive D) singular30. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _.A) relativelyaC) annually Unit 6. Since many insects have already become _ to DDT, scientists have to l
39、ook for some new insecticide.A) activeC) tough aB) resistant D) gradual B) actually D) comparatively2. It is a type of desert bush that can _ extremes of temperature.A) adapt B) withdrawD) shade a C) withstand3. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make _ judgments.
40、A) sensitivea C) sensible B) sentimental D) sensational4. Whenever he writes to his parents, he _ a cheque with his letter. a A) enclosesC) reserves B) contains D) invests5. You should save your work often as a _ against computer failure.A) sanction a B) precautionD) shelter C) shield6. It took mill
41、ions of years for order to grow out of the _ of the universe.A) adjustmenta C) chaos B) change D) profile7. According to the weather _, its going to be fine today.A) predictionC) provision B) indication a D) forecast8. Accidents are of frequent _ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely hea
42、vy here.A) arrivalC) scale B) proportion a D) occurrence9. Her pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty _ it.A) inspectingC) touching aB) detecting D) contacting10. There is need to check the _ of the report.A) frequency a B) accuracyC) emergency D) efficiency11. The old man did not seem to
43、attach any importance _ the question.a A) to B) withD) for C) towards12. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _ our seat belts.A) tied B) lockedD) closed a C) fastened13. Professor Collins was _ of the latest developments in physics because he had been in hospital for several months.A) unconsciousC) robbed B) negative a D) ignorant14. It has been revealed that some government leaders _ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.A) employa C) abuse B) take D) overlook15. Fertilizer will _ the growth of these tomato plants.A) accomplishC) accumulate aB)