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第一单元词汇练习
Exercises 1 For Unit One(Words)
1) It is ____ of your brother to have missed such an opportunity to get a higher education.
A. slow B. stupid C. dull D. absurd
2) “Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest ____ I had ever hared at a meet.
A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
3) Now that Bob has publicly ____ he was wrong, he is sharing the child-raising and
household tasks with Pat.
A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained
4. Lily finally admitted ____ my umbrella by mistake.
A. to take B. to have taken C. having taken D. have taken
5. She ____ the person who was in her way.
A. swore at B. promised C. swore in D. sworn
6. The Chinese people will never____ the Japanese crimes that they did in the Second World
War. A. excuse B. pardon C. forgive D. understand
7. Wouldn’t it be ____ wonderful world if all nations lived in ____ peace with one another?
A. a; / B. the; / C. a; the D. the; the
8. Our room is very tidy, for Mother wants everything in ____.
A. public B. sight C. person D. place
9. I looked at him in ____, I didn’t expect to see him again in such an occasion.
A. public B. person C. secret D. surprise
10. Only by ____ your attention ____ what you’re learning can you learn it well.
A. focus; on B. focusing; on C. paying; on D. pay; on
11. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. ____, at the point in our game when Ed have predicated the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favour.
A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
12. ____ his being late again, he lost his job and had to stay at home.
A. Owe to B. As result of C. In case of D. Because of
13. ---I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean ____ out your secret.
---But you know, letting out secret means ____ one’s feelings.
A. to let; to hurt B. letting; hurting C. to let; hurting D. letting; to hurt
14. In some parts of London, missing a bus means ____ for another hour.
A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
15. Paul strongly denied that he was guilty ____ cheating innocent customers.
A. against B. about C. of D. for
16. Whether it can ____ the test of time remains to be seen.
A. last B. continue C. accept D. stand
17. She stood ____ among the students by her beauty.
A. for B. out C. by D. up
18. The headmaster told the boy ____ angry teacher, but he refused to.
A. to apologize B. apologize to C, to apologize for D. to apologize to
19. You must apologize ___ her ____ what you have done.
A. /; for B. for; to C. to; / D. to; for
20. I must ___ her an apology for not going to her party.
A. make B. offer C. do D. accept
21. The poor all had ____ life before liberation.
A. suffered B. cruel C. bitter D. crueler
22. He will never forget that ____ experience, but he really learnt something from it.
A. bitter B. hard C. strict D. past
23. The mother didn’t know who ____ for broken glass.
A. will blame B. to blame C.. blamed D. blames
24. There is no doubt ____ John will come by bus.
A. if B. why C. that D. how
25. There is no doubt ____ he’s an honest boy, so there is no doubt ____ his honesty.
A. whether; for B. that; of C. what; about D. why; of
26. She looked very much ____ when she made speeches in public for the first time.
A. bewildered B. embarrassed C. disappointed D. discouraged
27. The album of paintings in this museum is a ____ from an old professor.
A. gift B. present C. talent D. genius
28. Filled with great _____, the boy lift the heavy bag onto his shoulder.
A. power B. energy C. strength D. force
29. Competition, they believe, will ____the national character rather than currpt it.
A. strengthen B. strong C. strength D. force
30. We agreed ____ her but so far she hasn’t turned up yet.
A. having met B. meeting C. to meet D. to have met
31. The manager has ____ to improve the working conditions in the company.
A. accepted B. allowed C. permitted D. agreed
32. We agreed ____ leaving there the next day, but he didn’t agree ____ get there on foot.
A. to; to B. on; to C. with; to D. on; on
33. His selfishness and greediness at last brought him to ____.
A. ruins B. ruin C. damage D. damages
34. His house was slightly _____ in this flood.
A. ruined B. destroyed C. damaged D. broken
35. Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times, ____ was done.
A. a few damages B. few damages C. little damage D. a little damage
36. I ____ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary.
A. persuade B. advised C. hoped D. suggested
37. The number of de1ths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people ____ to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. persuade B. will persuade C. be persuaded D. are persuaded
38. Have you got a pen and piece of paper? I will ____ what he had told me.
A. make a note of B. make the note of C. make notes D. make a note
39. Peter thought the matter had nothing to do with him, so he ____ nothing ____ it.
A. knew; by B. cared; of C. cared; about D. cared; with
40. On getting to the kindergarten, the mother was glad to see her baby well ____.
A. looked for B. cared for C. cared about D. cared after
41. At work, I became mad when my fellow workers tried to ___ me from using the phone.
A. save B. reduce D. protect D. stop
42. The government is considering further action to keep the pound ____ in value.
A. falling B. being fallen C. from falling D. from being fallen
43. To our ____, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. anxiety B. relief C. worry D. care
44. The doctors _____ his health. A. are eager about B. are eager for
C. are anxious for D. are anxious about
45. ____ from heart trouble for years, Mr. White has to take some medicine with him
whenever he goes.
A. Suffered B. suffering C. Having suffered D. Being suffered
46. The old lady ____ great pain when her only son was killed in a traffic accident.
A. took B. suffered C. suffered from D. stood
47. When we play our vacation, Mother often offers _____ suggestions.
A. careful B. practical C. effective D. acceptable.
48. ---What about the protection?
---Let’s keep the surface ____ dirty by putting a cover over it.
A. far from B. free from C. apart from D. away from
49. We have to ____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.
A. get away B. get across C. get through D. get in
50 They____ all the details of the plan time and again to make sure that the project went
smoothly. A. get through B. went through C. got over D. dipped into
51. Facing the ____ situation the sales manager looked ____. A. puzzling; puzzled
B. puzzling; puzzling C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzling
52. The scientist was ____ in thoughts. A. deeply B. stuck C. got D. absorbed
53. ____ I entered the room he was ____ in his book and didn’t notice me.
A. When; devoted B. While; absorbed C. When; absorbed D. While; dovoted
54. She still hesitating ____ her son to college.
A. to send B. at sending C. in sending D. about sending
55. The pop music fans ____ to music in many ways when listening to a concert.
A. respond B. refer C. reply D. react
56. The school should ____ immediately to the parents’ request that students attend classes
on Sundays. A. answer B. obey C. follow D. respond
57. ____ of the consequences. He did whatever he liked to and nobody could stop him.
A. Regarding B. as regards C. Regardless D. With regard
58. “How long had the bookstore been in business?” “____ 1932.”
A. After B. In C. Afterwards D. Since
59. ____ the day went on, the weather got worse.
A. With B. Since C. While D. As
60. You ____ be tired. You’ve only been working for an hour.
A. must not B. won’t C. can’t D. may not
61. “Tom graduated from college at a very young age.”
“Oh, he ____ have been a very smart boy then.”
A. could B. should C. might D. must
62. “Excuse m. Is this the right way to the Summer Palace?
“Sorry, I am not sure. But it ____ be. A. might B. will C. must D. can
63. Mr Black is on time for everything. How ____ it be that he was late for the opening
ceremony? A. can B. should D. may D. must
64. The rich counties must do whatever they can ____ others.
A. help B. helping C. to help D. to be helping
65. Recently I have been busy with a paper on pollution, so I can’t help ____ the housework
at home. A. doing B. to do C. to make D. making
66. Seeing the fat lady burst into ____, the children couldn’t help _____.
A. crying; laughing B. tears; laughter C. tears; laughing D. crying; laughing
67. “You can’t catch me” Janet shouted, ____ away.
A. run B. running C. to run D. ran
68. When I went in, he was lying on the floor ____ at the ceiling.
A. to stare B. stared C. was staring D. staring
69. ____ more attention, the tree could have grown better.
A. Given B. Giving C. Having given D. To give
70. There ‘s a house ____ the base of the mountain.
A. in B. over C. at D. by
71. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual
knowledge ____ our thinking. A. which to bass upon B. which to be based on
C. upon which to base D. to which to be based
72. “____ we move the picture over there? Do you think it’ll look better?”
“I can’t agree with you more.”
A. What you think B. What if C. Even if D. Only if
73. “Will you go to Mary’s birthday party?”
“No, ___ invited, I can’t go to it, I’ll be too busy then.”
A. if B. unless C. even though D. When
74. Attention, please. And keep ____ when I am taking a photograph of you.
A. calm B. quiet C. still D. silent
75. She felt even more ____ when she was waling ____ among strangers.
A. lonely; lonely B. alone; alone C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone
76. He is studying in America ____, but he does not feel ____, for he has made many good
friends there.
A. lonely; lonely B. alone; alone C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone
77. ____ it is to go for a picnic on such a find day!
A. What a fun B. What fun C. How fun D. How a fun
78. I’m leaning French _____ fun, but I can’t say ____ certain whether I’ll learn it well.
A. for; for B. in; in C. in; for D. for; in
79. It was ____ fun to play on the beach that it attracted countless children.
A. such great B. so great C. such a great D. so great a
80. “---Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother?” “I don’t know, _____.
A. nor don’t I care. B. Nor do I care C. I don’t care D. I don’t care also
1. BA ACA 6. CADDB 11. BDCAC 16. DBDDB 21. CABCB 26. BACAC
31. DBBCC 36. BDACB 41. DCBDC 46. BBBDB 51. ADCDA 56. DCDDC
61. DAACB 66. CBDAC 71. CBCCD 76. CBAAB
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