词汇与结构练习二
1. When I was very young， I was terribly frightened of school， but I soon _____ it.
A） get off C） got away B） got across D） got over
2. I always _____ what I have said.
A） get to C） lead to B） hold to D） see to
3. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to _____ any further responsibilities.
A） take on C） put up B） get on D） look up
4. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment.
A） turned up C） turned out B） turned in D） turned down
5. When a fire _____ at the National Exhibition in London， at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A） broke off C） broke out B） broke down D） broke up
6. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.
A） stand up to C） come up with B） put up with D） make up for
7. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
A） went after C） went for B） went into D） went on
8. You cannot be _____ careful when you drive a car.
A） very C） so B） too D） enough
9. Five minutes earlier， _____ we could have caught the last train.
A） and C） or B） but D） so
10. He's watching TV？ He's _____ to be cleaning his room.
A） known C） regarded B） considered D） supposed
11. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact， he _____ his opinion.
A） stuck to C）struck B） strove for D） stood for
12. Our son doesn't know to _____ at the university； he can't make up his mind about his future.
A） take in C） take over B） take up D） take after
13. A lorry _____ Jam's cat and sped away.
A） ran over C） ran through B） ran into D） ran down
14. Frequently single-parent children _____ some of the function that the absent adult in the house would have served. A） take off C） take in B） take after D） take on
15. I want to buy a new tie to _____ this brown suit.
A） go into C） go with B） go after D） go by
16. I can't _____ what that object is.
A） made up C） make out B） make over D） make for
17. When the whole area was _____ by the flood， the government sent food there by helicopter.
A） cut away C） cut up B） cut down D） cut off
18. If you don't like to swim， you _____ stay at home.
A） should as well C） can as well B） may as well D） would as well
19. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _____ the police.
A） called in C） call in B） calling in D） to call in
20. The sports meet， originally due to be held last Friday， was finally _____ because of the bad weather.
A） set off C） worn off B） broken off D） called off
21. A well-written composition _____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A） call on C） call up B） calls for D） calls off
22. The store had to _____ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A） lay out C） lay aside B） lay off D） lay down
23. _____ it or not， his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A） Believe C） Believing B） To believe D） Believed
24. The car _____ halfway for no reason.
A） broke off C） broke up B） broke down D） broke out
25. Only day I _____ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
A） came across C） came after B） came about D） came at
26. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness _____ by his lack of talent.
A） than C） as B） more than D） so much as
27. They decided to chase the cow away _____ it did more damage.
A） unless C） before B） until D） although
28. _____ we have finished the course， we shall start doing more revision work.
A） For now C） Ever since B） Now that D） By now
29. _____ the advances of science， the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A） As for C） Except B） Besides D） Despite
30. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _____ the guards discovered what had happened.
A） before C） since B） until D） when
31. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _____ to test this medicine on human patients.
A） more than C） rather than B） other than D） better than
32. Scientists say it may be five or ten years _____ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
A） since C） after B） when D） before
33. Liquids are like solids _____ they have a definite volume.
A） since C） in that B） for that D） at that
34.Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to， ____ the color of his skin.
A） regardless of C） by virtue of B） in the light of D） with the exception of
35. John seems a nice person. ____ ， I don't trust him.
A） Even though C） Even so B） Therefore D） Though
答案：1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.D 20.D 21.B 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.D 33.C 34.A 35.D
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