词组练习
1.Just when we had an important piece of work in hand, the generator that supplies the power to the whole works _____.
A. broke up B. broke down C. broke outD. broke off
2.Natural resources are very limited. We should _____ the possibilities of solar energy, wind-generated electricity, nuclear energy, etc.
A. look intoB. look upC. look onD. look over
3.he has recently ____golf to provide himself with some relaxation.
A. take on B. take overC .take upD. take off
4.Do you mind ifI _____with my work while you are getting tea ready?
A. get alongB. carry out C. get through D. carry on
5.It was ______Mary to leave without notifying her family.
A. typical ofB. usually of C. typical for D. likely of
6.I can’t _____ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there.
A. look through B. make out C. see throughD. make for
7.The singer looks so nervous. I think she has to ______ her fear of the public.
A. get at B. get throughC. get byD. get over
8.Finding it difficult to ____the climate in the city, he decided to move to the south.
A. adapt toB. fit forC. adopt toD. suit to
9.The president’s security men did their best to ______the crowds from him, but they despaired when he refused to do so.
A. set back B. keep backC. cut back D. give back
10. This multiple-choice test_______40 incomplete statements with several choices to complete them.
A. constitutes of B. is made fromC. is composed of D. consists in
11. The storywas so touching that I could hardly ______my tears.
A. hold on B. hold back C. hold upD. hold on to
12. _______ being used in industry, laser can be applied to operations in the hospital.
A)BesideB)Except C)In spite ofD)Apart from
13. She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she can’t _______thisloud noise any longer.
A)keep up withB)come up with C)put up withD)catch up with
14.The man was caught red-handed when he was trying to _______to the storehouse.
A)set fire B)take fire C)catch fireD)make fire
15.Mary was out of money. She had a card on the board announcing that she had a radio set ________.
A)on sale B)for sale C)in sale D)to sale
16.Tom accepted the championship award ________the team.
A)for purpose ofB)in favor ofC)in charge ofD)on behalf of
17.It was a private conversation and I don’t want to __________details about what was said.
A)go over B)go for C)go toD)go into
18.Elephants would __________if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.
A)die outB)die downC)drop offD)drop out
19.Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work _________all their time.
A)takes onB)takes up C)takes over D)takes in
20.I’m sure they couldn’t have arranged it; they must have met _________.
A)by chance B)with luckC)at randomD)by design
Key to Exercise
1. B 2.A 3.C4. D5.A6.B 7.D8.A 9.B 10.C
11.B12.D 13. C 14.A 15.B 16. D17.D18.A19. B20.A
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1. “What’s that button for?”
“ It ______the tape.”
A. startB. is to startC. is start D. is for to start
2. I would have come to see you had it been possible, but I _____so busy then.
A. had beenB. wasC. wereD. would be
3. The teacher says that Mary _______work hard.
A. will have to B. would ratherC. wereD. would be
4. This is an old photograph of me when I _______.
A. have short hairs B. have short hairC. had short hairs D. had short hair
5. I, who _______ your friend, will try my best to help you.
A. amB. isC. has beenD. had been
6. However much _______, it will be worth it.
A. does the watch costsB. costs the watch
C. the watch will cost D. the watch costs
7. “ Will Alice arrive soon? ”
“ I don’t know ______ or not.”
A. if she comes B. is she coming
C. she is comingD. if she is coming
8. No sooner had Mrs. Fox finished explaining the poem than the students’ questions _____to pour in.
A. beginB. beginning C. beganD. had began
9. An increase in a nation’s money supply, without an accompanying increase in economic activity, _____result in higher prices.
A. tends toB. tending toC. tended toD. will tend to
10. She will come to see you the moment she ____ her work.
A. will finish B. finishesC. finishedD. would finish
11. I will go home for a vacation as soon as I ________my exam.
A. finish B. am finishingC. finished D. had finished
12. The teacher told her pupils that salt water ______at a lowertemperature than fresh water.
A. freezed B. was freezingC. freezesD. froze
13. If it ______ rain tomorrow, we’ll have a party in the garden; otherwise, we’ll have to cancel it.
A. wouldn’tB. didn’t C. doesn’tD. won’t
14. If this stone is heated, it ________ temporarily lose its color.
A. wouldB. does C. will D. has
15. It was years since I ______ her.
A. sawB. had seen C. seeD. have seen
16. This tour of the generating station is very interesting, which is the first opportunity I ____of seeing how electricity is produced.
A. am having B. will haveC. had D. have had
17. ________ when she started complaining.
A. Not until he arrived B. No sooner had he arrived
C. Hardly had he arrived D. Scarcely did he arrive
18. By the time you get to Green you _________ the most historic parts of London.
A. will be seeingB. will see
C. are going to see D. will have seen
19. I was hungry. I _______ nothing all day.
A. had eatenB. had been eating C. have eaten D. ate
20. We went to Smith’s house, but we were too late. He _____ out already, so we could not see him.
A. wentB. has gone C. had gone D. had been
21. It _____everyday so far this month.
A. is raining B. rainsC. rainedD. has rained
22. I came so early for lunch today because I thought the bell ______.
A. had already rang B. already had rung
C. has already rung D. had already rung
23. He’s sure to be in when you call. I expect he’ll _____television, as usual.
A. watchB. be watching C. have watched D. have been watching
24. “Sarah left for Ohio this morning.”
“Oh, I thought she _____ until next week.”
A. won’t be goingB. wasn’t goneC. wasn’t going D. hadn’t been going
25. Whenever we visited them, they _______ television.
A. have watched B. had watched C. watchedD. were watching
26. I _______to him for some time before I realized who he was.
A. speak B. was speaking C. had been speaking D. spoke
27. Do not disturb me. I _______ letters all morning and have written ten so far.
A. writeB. have been writing C. have writtenD. was writing
28. “ How long have he Smiths lived in Chicago?”
“They ______.”
A. have been living there since five years B. lived there since five years ago
C. have been living there for five years D. lived there since five years
29. He _______for six years by the time he takes his examination.
A. had been studying EnglishB. studied
C. will have been studying English D. studies English
30. I haven’t seen Mary these past few days. I am afraid she _____ herself for some time.
A. hasn’t been feeling B. isn’t feeling
C. hadn’t been feelingD. wasn’t feeling
31. We were ______ last Monday but had to postpone the meeting till Saturday morning.
A. metB. to meet C. meeting D. to have met
32. She would gain weight but she ______ enough.
A. wouldn’t eat B. doesn’t eat C. didn’t eatD. hadn’t eaten
33. In any case, you _____ go to evening classes for a long time.
A. certainly will have to B. have to certainly will
C. will have had to certainlyD. will certainly have to
34. After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses ______ on the table all the time.
A. had been lyingB. had been lain
C. have been lying D. werelain
35. Pick me up at 8 o’clock. I _____ my bath by then.
A. will have hadB. will be having
C. can have hadD. may have
36. Mrs. Brown is supposed ________ for Italy last week.
A. to leaveB. to be leavingC. to have left D. to have been left
37. What ______ would happen if the director knew you felt that way?
A. do you supposeB. you supposeC. will you supposeD. you would suppose
38. Ever since Picasso’s paintings went on exhibit, there ____ large crowds at the museum every day.
A. is B. has beenC. have beenD. were
Keys: 1. B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5. A6.D7.D8.C9.A10.B
11. A12.C13. C14.C15.B16.D 17.C18.D 19.A20.C
21.D22.D 23.B24.C25.D 26. C27.B28.C 29.C30.A
31.D 32.B33.D34.A35.A36.C37.A38.C
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