英语选择题8

701. She _____ fainted when she heard the bad news. a. all but b. anything but c. nothing but d. would rather 702. He wasn?t very_____ on buying a car, but we talked him into it. a. anxious b. eager c. keen d. crazy 703. Mr. Smith is very jealous _____ his colleague's success. a. in b. to c. with d. of 704. Without a passport, leaving the country is ________. a. beyond question b. without question c. out of the question d. in question 705. Small boys usually _______ little girls and refuse to play with them. a. look down on b. look up to c. look forward to d. look back on 706. We all _______ the achievements he has made in his experiments. a. advertise b. confess c. admire d. realize 707. Wherever there is matter, there is energy; all changes of matter _______ changes in the form of the energy. a. retain b. include c. contain d. involve 708. You can't leave the city: all the roads are _____ by snow. a. covered b. blocked c. filled d. burdened 709. We were ____ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late. a. held up b. held down c. kept beck d. put back 710. She has fainted. Throw some water on her face and she may come _______. a. over b. back c. round d. about 711. It took you two years to realize he was dishonest. She _____ from the start. a. saw him through b. looked him through c. brought him through d. saw through him 712. Because she hates dishonesty she is ________ yon her son when he tells lies. a. hard b. strict c. heavy d. tight 713. A good newspaper story must come right to the _____ and save the details for later. a. aim b. summit c. point d. purpose 714. When my sister was in hospital, she was _____on by a well-known surgeon. a. worked b. handed c. passed d. operated 715. He was _____ for work, for he could not imagine life without it. a. worried b. proud c. eager d. keen 716. You do not benefit if you do your homework in _______. a. hurry b. haste c. quickness d. speed 717. I didn't realize you wanted to keep the letter. I've _______ it up. a. torn b. pulled c. broken d. smashed 718. I must ______ on your giving me a straightforward answer. a. persist b. insist c. appreciate d. stick 719. He sets ______ a sum of money every week for his old age. a. about b. off c. aside d. apart 720. In _____, I agree with your proposal, but I?m not sure if it will acturally work. a. fact b. practice c. reality d. theory 721. He is all right _____ he is left to do the job in his own way.740. a. so long as b. so far as c. as far as d. even if 722. I can ______ him to you for the job. He is a very good worker. a. advise b. prompt c. recommend d. support 723. The case against Robert Jones was ____ for lack of evidence. a. refused b. dismissed c. eliminated d. discarded 24. I?m sorry to ____ you while you are working, but I must ask you a question about English. a. interfere b. intervene c. intrude d. bother… 725. The National Safety Council urges drivers and passengers to wear seat belts as a _______ against injury. a. caution b. precaution c. safety d. security 726. The fuel gas, if _____ some air, burns rapidly. a. mixed with b. involved in c. connected with d. joined with 727. People who walk on the grass are _____ to a fine of $5. a. possible b. bound c. liable d. likely 728. It rained a few times during our holiday but _______ the weather was fine. a. in brief b. in a way c. as usual d. on the whole 729. We found the evening boring and uninteresting, _____ ,a waste of time. a. in general b. in short c. at length d. in particular 730. Since his childhood, one of his _______ has been stamp-collecting. a. hobbies b. adventures c. likes d. jobs 731. After Tom passed his driving test he _____ an application for his driver's license. a. wrote out b. filled out c. worked out d. made out 732. There was _____rain and snow last winter. So we have a good harvest this summer. a. proper b. plenty c. adequate d. excessive 733. ______ travel agencies may be organizing trips to the moon. Who knows! a. In future b. In the future c. From now on d. Later on 734. The ________ of his speech was good, but the form was not. a. content b. essence c. point d. subject 735. We cannot expect her to do the homework _____ to look after the children. a. as well b. as well as c. and as well d.so as 736. Our football team's _______ has been excellent during the whole year. a. behavior b. action c. play d. performance 737. His behavior sometimes _______ madness a. approaches b. draws near c. borders on d. adds to 738. His parents _____ him to buy a computer. a. forbade b. discouraged c. prohibited d. prevented 739. The flight was supposed to take off at nine o'clock but _____ we had to wait until ten. a. at last b. on the contrary c. in the end d. in effect 740. I _______ of his course of action, so I told him to go ahead. a. assented b. consented c. approved d. agreed 741. I _______ a copy of Milton with my cousin for a copy of Wordsworth. a. changed b. exchanged c. replaced d. offered 742. At first I didn't know what to do, but then an idea suddenly _______ me. a. occurred to b. hit upon c. flashed to d. happened to 743. A small child has to learn to keep its _____ before it can walk far. a. weight b. balance c. scale d. stabliltiy 744. “That?s a very good _____ you?ve just put forward,” said Prof. Smith. a. advice b. information c. description d. suggestion 745. I was on the _____ of going out when you rang me. a. edge b. spot c. point d. brink 746. The curtain have ______ because of the strong sunlight. a. fainted b. faded c. lightened d. weakened 747. Doctor Smith was one of the _____ in cancer research. a. pioneers b. advocates c. engineers d. founders 748. Any student who _______ his homework is unlikely to pass his examination. a. denies b. refuses c. neglects d. reduces 749. Most children in Great Britain are educated at the public ________. a. cost b. payment c. expense d. charge 750. He put in a special _____ for an extra day?s holiday so that he could attend his daughter?s wedding. a. request b requirement c. demand d. enquiry 751. The condition can be well imagined when one small settlement is expected to _______ 10,000 families. a. dwell b. reside c. inhabit d. house 752. She was afraid that unless the train speeded up[ she would lose her ____ to Scotland. a. place b. seat c. connection d. change 753. In early times an armed contest was sometimes initiated by a (n) ____ to fight and decide the issue. a. challenge b. call c. appeal d. cheer 754. The scientist has _____ the behavior of birds all his life. a. noticed b. seen c. notified d. observed 755. Once we have ____ the store, we shall owe money to no one. a. cleared off b. cleaned up c. paid off d. laid off 756. Allen placed too much _____ on sports and not enough on his studies. a. importance b. emphasis c. interest d. worth 757. The dictionary has been completely _____ after being in use for twenty years. a. revised b. reviewed c. revived d. renovated 758. Even though she hadn?t seen it for many years, the woman _______ her son?s handwriting. a. remembered b. reorganized c. recounted d. recognized 759. That style of hat first came into _______ when I was a small boy. a. market b. appearance c. fashion d. practice 760. Tom agreed with the suggestion _____, but he thought that in practice it would not work. a. in attitude b. in principle c. in fact d. in general 761. We planned to have the meeting today, but it has been _____ until next Friday. a. cancelled b. called off c. postponed d. transferred 762. The young surgeon _______ his first operation successfully. a. made b. carried c. performed d. practised 763. Don?t worry, there is ______room in my bag. a. great deal of b. plenty of c. large amount of d. abundance of 764. He is _____ the best teacher we have ever had. a. by far b. by chance c. by now d. by ail means 765. Our country has _______ great changes in the past 20 years. a. happened b. occurred c. experienced d. taken place 766. If the electricity goes off, we have candles _______ in the closet. a. in stock b. in store c. in case d. in hand 767. The commander might order an attack upon the enemy; it all ____circumstances. a. depends on b. counts on c. focuses on d. exists in 768. The dull speaker could not _______ the interest of his audience. a. attain b. obtain c. retain d. gain 769. The park was _______ with people doing all sorts of recreational activities. a. live b. alive c. lively d. vigorous 770. We shall have to pay the bill _______, so let's do it at once. a. recently b. naturally c. eventually d. lately 771. The first, second and third prizes went to Jack, Tom and Henry ____. a. differently b. individually c. privately d. respectively 772. She is old enough to know _____ spend all her money on clothes. a. not to b. better to c. rather than d. better than to 773. We always go to the seaside for our holiday every year. This time let's go mountain climbing for ________. a change b. sure c. ever d. pleasure 774. My bike is at your ____. You can use it any time you like. a. control b. request c. service d. mercy 775. It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence but, the contrary, their social existence determines their consciousness. a. to b. on c. in d. by 776. The train has left but is still _______ sight . a. at b. on c. in d. by 777. What you say is true _______, but I should express it differently. a. in a sense b. in a word c. in short d. in brief 778. _____ the average, Smith trades in his old car for a new one every three to five years. a. By b. In c. Of d. On 779. We can't go into al1the details of that case now ; I merely mention it ___ way. a. on the b. in a c. by the d. in the 780. The exercise is not _______ difficult but just needs care and patience. a. by itself b. in itself c. of itself d. for itself 781. I hope to go tomorrow; _____went I shall go before Saturday. a. in that b. in either c. in any d. after the 782. The Russians sent up the first earth satellite and caught the other nuclear powers __________ surprise. a. by b. with c. for d in 783. ________ his youth, he was not allowed to take the senior course. a. Because b. On account of c. As d. Since 784. I would agree with him up to a point, but _____ completely. a. by some means b. by all means c. by no means d. by fair means or foul 785. John did pass the test, but _______ he didn't know the subject very well. a. at times b. at no time c. for the time being d. at the same time 786. I planned to go by air, but _____ second thoughts, I decided to travel by train. a. for b. on c. at d. by 787.Luo Shengjiao saved the life of a Korean boy _______ his own. a. at the cost of b. at the risk of c. at the danger of d. in danger of 788. The police warned people to be _____ guard against pickpockets on buses in the rush hour. a. at b. on c. with d. in 789. We stand badly _______ money in our socialist construction. a. in need for b. on need of c. in need of d. for need of 790. I am writing ____ my mother to express her thanks for your gift. a. on behalf of b. at behalf of c. in behalf for d. in honor of 791. He showed great _______ in solving his problems. a. idea b. courage c. source d. resource 792. Invariably Father makes ____ that all the lights are off before he goes to bed. a. clear b. sure c. sense d. haste 793. The guards were accused of ______ the prisoners in order to make them confess. a. torturing b. smashing c. tapping d. knocking 794. If a person helps a criminal, he is also considered ___ of the crime. a. conscious b. aware c. knowledgeable d. guilty 795. When _______ with the evidence of his guilt, he confessed at once. a. brought b. encountered c. confronted d. exposed 796. Young women from every state ________ for the title of Miss America. a. compete b. scramble c. secure d. strive 797. We?ll put you _____ if you don't want to go to a hotel. a. in b. down c. for d. up 798. He was very angry. He refused to give any ______ journalists. a. chance b. opportunity c. interview d. audience 799. Police officers working on the murder case have _______ hundreds of families. a. demanded b. questioned c. requested d. required 800. I?m not _____ with beautiful dreams; I want beautif ul realities. a. content b. keen c. eager d. anxious b. 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