Unit 2 English Around the World
1. ( ) ----Where was it _____ the road accident happened yesterday?
A. when B. that C. which D. how
2. ( ) Can you tell me how the accident _____? .I am still in the dark.
A. came on B. came about C. came out D. came in
3. ( ) --- I am sorry for keeping you waiting .
----Never mind . I ____ here only a few minutes.
A. came B. come C. was D. have been
4. ( )
A. brought down B. brought up C. brought in D. brought out
5. ( ) My deskmate has some trouble ____spelling some of the words in American English while I have some difficulty _____pronunciation.
A. with ; with B. in ; with C. in; in D. with; in
6. ( ) _____ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.
A. A great many B. The number of
C. A great many of D. A great deal of
7. ( ) There are a great many people on the playground . Some are standing still ___others are walking about.
A. where B. when C. while D. but
8. ( ) I do every single bit of housework ______my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
A. since B. while C. when D. as
9. ( ) He didn’t explain ____why he was late , which made us unhappy.
A. of us B. us C. for us D. to us
10. ( ) Our teacher often tells us to make it easy when we _____an exam.
A. hold B. join C .take D. give
11. ( ) In recent weeks you have been late every day. Please ____yourself.
A. express B. excuse C. explain D. say
12. ( )One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ____ good knowledge of basic word formation .
A. / B. a C. the D.one
13. ( ) John said he would pay ____second visit to
A. the; / B. the ; the C. a ; the D.a ; /
14. ( )She would rather have a room _____than sleep with her sister.
A. on her own B. of her own C. of hers D. for her
15( ) For some reason , it ____all day over the two weeks.
A. rained B . rains C. was raining D. has been raining
16. ( )
A. English-spoken ; English speaking
B. English-speaking ; English spoken
C. Speaking-English ; English spoken
D. Spoken-English ; English speaking
17.( ) You should try to write ____even when you’re busy. As you know ,practice makes perfect.
A. now and then B. more or less
C. sooner or later D. here and there
18. ( ) The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street , but his mother told him____.
A. not to B. not to do it C. not do it D. do not to
19. ( ) I can hardly heard the radio .Would you please____?
A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it up D. turn it off
20. ( ) ---- Can I get you a cup of tea?
----- _____.
A. That’s very nice of you B. With pleasure
C. You can, please D. Thank you for the tea
21. ( ) The number of people invited _____fifty, a number of them _____absent for different reasons.
A. were ; was B. was ; was C. was ; were D. were ; were
22. ( ) If this dictionary is not yours , ____can it be?
A. what else B. who else C. which else’s D . who else’s
23. ( ) The suit fitted him well _____the colour was a little brighter.
A. except for B. except that C. except when D. besides
24. ( ) ---You ____be tired . You’ve only been working for an hour.
A. must not B. won’t C. can’t D. may not
25. ( ) --- Could you do me a favour and take these books to my office?
--- Yes,____.
A. for pleasure B. I could C. my pleasure D. with pleasure
26. ( ) ---- I don’t mind telling you what I know.
------You _____. I’m not asking you for it.
A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t
27. ( ) I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. ____, the walk will do me good.
A. Sooner or later B. Still C. In time D. Besides
28. ( ) The cakes are delicious . He’d like to have ___third one because ____second one is rather small.
A. a ;a B.the ; the C. a ; the D. the ; a
29. ( ) I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise____.
A. going on B. goes on C. went on D. to go on
30. ( ) The storm died away at last with the golden waves _____the shore in peace.
A. beat B. to beat C. beating D. beaten
31. ( ) --- Shall we go outing this weekend?
---- Oh, with all this work_____, I don’t know if I’ll have time to go out.
A. to do B. doing C. done D. do
32. ( ) I went out with the window _____.
A. open B. opened C. to open D. opening
33. ( ) He was thinking for a while with his eyes____.
A. shut B. to shut C. shutting Dshutted
34. ( )He was working there with only a short ____.
A. in B. on Coff D. of
35. ( ) Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge ? It will ___fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed
36.( ) Helen had to shout _____ above the sound of the music.
A. making herself hear B. to make herself hear
C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard
37. ( ) _____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean doesn’t seem big at all.
A. Compare B. When comparing
C. Comparing D. When compared
38. ( ) Mr Brown , could I use your computer for a short while?
----______.
A.Yes, you could B. No, you could
C. Yes, please D. Sorry , you can
39. ( ) _____the people there ____smoking is harmful to the health.
A. Majority of ; think B. The majority of ; thought
C. Majority of ; thinks D. The majority of ; think
40. ( ) ---- I haven’t found a job. I will have to stay with you for a few days.
---- _____.
----- Thanks. If you’ll excuse me now.
A. Don’t worry B. Never mind
C. Please make yourself at home . D. Sorry to hear that
41. ( ) - --- I miss the first part of the film. It was really a pity.
----- You _____home half an hour earlier.
A. must have left B. should have left
C. should leave D. must leave
42. ( ) Sorry mum, I can’t find the key ____the door.
A. of B. to C. in D. on
43. ( ) He came to the meeting _____his serious illness.
A. though B. even if C. despite D. as if
44. ( ) I was caught ____a shower on my way home.
A. on B. in C. at D. by
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