Unit 4 Unforgettable Experiences

( )1.Don’t panic; just ____ that rock and I’ll come and fetch you down. A.hold on to B. come up with C. go ahead with D. give in to

( )2. It was _____to watch small children play games. A. pleased B. pleasure C. glad D. fun

( )3. They went into the room and saw a large piano standing _____ the wall, covered with thick dirt. A. against B. onto C. behind D. across

( )4. He got ____ when the teacher asked him to answer some questions. A. on the foot B. on his feet C. off his feet D. to his foot

( )5. He started at the dark object, with a __ of fright. A. scene B. air C. look D. sense

( )6. _____ she could think twice, a new great wave came, sweeping her down.

A. When B. Until C. After D. Before

( )7. Shelly sent him ___ to explain the reason why she couldn’t go to his birthday party.

A. one letter or the other B. letters after letters

C. a letter after the other D. letter after letter

( )8. I called a travel agent ____ telephone number I found in a newspaper. A. which B. that C. of which D. whose

( )9. Maybe there are sone things among the girl’s papers, like her school reports , old photos and so on. Can you ____ them and give me whatever you fin? A. go through B. go across C. Go over D. go with

( )10. I’ll have to stay in Africa for two years. But it would be ____ for me. A. a wonderful experience B. wonderful experience

C. wonderful experiences D. wonderfully experienced

( )11. My son ____ his English composition last night, and now he is continuing it. A. wrote B. was writing C. had written D. has written

( )12. Rose was wild with joy ____ the result of the examination A. to B. at C. by D. as

( )13. Her grandfather looks much ____ after a good night’s rest. A. live B. lively C. alive D. living

( )14. The ___ is just around the corner and you won’t miss it. A. bicycle’s shop B. bicycle shop C. bicycles shop D. bicycles’ shop

( )15. I arrived at the shop ___ I’d left all my money at home.

A. to find B. only to find C. finding D. only finding

( )16. Talking over such matters with a foreigner is __ for me. A. quite a new experience B. quite new experience

C. a quite new experience D. quite new experiences

( )17. She heard a great noise, ___ grew to a roar. A. that B. which C. what D. where

( )18. Someone called me up in the middle of the night , but they hang up ____ I could answer the phone. A. as B. since C. until D. before

( )19. We had to ask our neighbours to ____ our house while we were away on holiday.

A. see B. notice C. observe D. watch

( )20. I had not driven many miles when I was ____ by a policeman. He asked to see my license. A. pulled up B. picked up C. brought up D. taken up

( )21. We lost the match ____ one goal. The score is 2-3. A. by B. for C. with D. off

( )22. The roof fell ____ he had time to rush out. A. until B. before C. when D. since

( )23. You should ____ the opportunity to go abroad. It may never come again. A. catch B. hold C. seize D. grasp

( )24. The fire started from the top floor. It didn’t ____ long before the whole building was swallowed up by the big fire. A. take B. need C. cost D. spend

( )25. __ in a heavy traffic jam is quite an unpleasant experience. A. Caught B. Having caught C. Being caught D. To catch

( )26. She run to the second floor. There she stopped, listening to the strange sounds, ___ the whole house moved. A. when B. while C. before D. after

( )27. --- I knocked but nobody answered the door.

---They ____ asleep then and didn’t hear you. A. must be B. should be C. must have been D. should have been

( )28. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to ____ it. It might be valuable. A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after

( )29. --- What happened to the priceless works of art?

---_______. A. They were destroyed in the earthquake B. The earthquake was destroying them C. They destroyed in the earthquake D. The earthquake destroyed them

( )30. When he was a boy, he used to go there and watched __. A. to repair B. bikes’ repairing C. bike being repaired D. repairing bikes

( )31. Many of the men have gone off in search of higher pay, ____ women to carry on with the farm work. A. left B. leaving C. to leave D. having left

( )32. The missing boys were last seen ____ near the river. A. playing B. to be playing C. play D. to play

( )33. They knew her very well. They had been her ____ up from childhood. A. grow B. grew C. was growing D. to grow

( )34. She heard a terrible noise, ___ brought her heart into her mouth. A. it B. which C. this D. that

( )35. Alice received an invitation from her boss, ____ came as a surprise. A. it B. that C. which D. he

( )36. The weather turned out to be very good. ___ was ore than we could expect. A. what B. which C. That D.it

( )37. We walk as fast as we could, ___ to catch the early train. A. hoped B. having hoped C. for hoping D. hoping

( )38. The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, ___ that he had enjoyed his stay here. A. having added B. to add C. adding D. added

( )39. Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain ___ an inch. A. by B. at C. to D. from

( )40. They escaped death by ___. A. inches B. inch C. the inch D. the inches

( )41. Our teacher has advanced the deadline for handing in homework ___. A. by one week B. by week C. by a week D. by weeks

Keys:1-5 ADABC 6-10 DDDAA 11-15 BBCBB 16-20 ABDDA

21-25 ABCAC 26-30 BCAAC 31-35 BAABC 35-41BDCAAA