出自:甘肃开放大学 综合英语2

“Smith, you are too old to wax the floor. You’d better have it ( ) by your grandson.” “Oh, it’s a good idea.”

A.
waxed


B.
waxing

C.
being wax

D.
wax
Mary is keen on ( ) conjuring tricks. 

A.
perform

B.
being performed

C.
performing


D.
performed
This disease ________ in Africa but has now spread to many parts of the world. 

A.
derived

B.
originated


C.
sparkled

D.
dwelled
Much of the territory is still under ________. 

A.
elimination

B.
invasion

C.
constitution

D.
occupation

These devices mounted in the car can _______ driver to an impending hazard.

A.
instruct

B.
warn

C.
dictate

D.
alert

Windy days are _______ of March. 

A.
character

B.
characteristic


C.
feature

D.
quality
The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting _______ services. 

A.
appropriate

B.
essential


C.
equivalent

D.
lucrative
Once Mrs. Kirkpatrick ______ you in conversation, you’re stuck with her for at least half an hour. 

A.
engages


B.
occupies

C.
submerges

D.
launches
People from different cultures have different _______ of the world. 

A.
complications

B.
instincts

C.
conceptions


D.
impressions
Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is _______ from the list for promotion.

A.
wrenched

B.
pried

C.
retreated

D.
eliminated

Population growth and pollution place enormous ______ on the world’s supply of usable water. 

A.
stress


B.
exposure

C.
endurance

D.
endeavor
It is not so much the actual population of the world _______ its rate of increase which is important. 

A.
of

B.
over

C.
like

D.
as

Tom is so weak that he should _______ be allowed to go to work until he has completely recovered from his illness. 

A.
in case

B.
in some case

C.
in any case

D.
in no case

________ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home. 

A.
Before

B.
Until


C.
From

D.
Since
The old couple decided to _______ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own. 

A.
adapt

B.
bring

C.
receive

D.
adopt

The shopkeepers are complaining that business has been reduced to a ________ of what it was before the outbreak of war.

A.
fraction


B.
section

C.
portion

D.
trifle
The teacher gave_____the examination paper.

A.
off

B.
over

C.
up

D.
out

That morning, on Mount Tai, I saw the most ________ sunrise in my life. 

A.
mysterious

B.
opaque

C.
spectacular


D.
adolescent
After Mike left for work, I ________ the beds and vacuumed the carpets. 

A.
patted

B.
clapped

C.
stripped


D.
shaved
The people I like most are those of my own age. 

A.
that

B.
which

C.
where

D.
whom

Supposing the price were lowered, then Tom _____this good cardigan. 

A.
will buy

B.
would buy


C.
would have bought

D.
bought
If you were taking a short course in computer science, you (  ) computer programming fast. 

A.
would learn

B.
would be learning


C.
will learn

D.
are learning
If it rains, we ( )out for dinner.

A.
won’t go


B.
wouldn’t go

C.
wouldn’t have gone

D.
didn’t go
I’ve got several books, two ( ) I like very much. 

A.
that

B.
which

C.
of which


D.
where