词汇和语法练习题(教师用)
词汇和语法练习题 ( 教师用 )
1. In terms of artistic value, it is hard to say that one country’s art form is greater than ________.
A. that of another
B. another one
C. one of another
D. one another
2. On the one hand, Canada has the second largest territory in the world; , it has the lowest density of population.
A. for short
B. on average
C. on second thought
D. on the other hand
3. Neither of the employees nor the boss ________ satisfied with the profits.
A. were
B. was
C. be
D. been
4. A recent occurrence made me _______ my behavior in a new light.
A. reexamine
B. to reexamine
C. reexamined
D. reexamining
5. There are numerous and ______ ways by which one can measure the impact of employment on student achievement..
A. rely
B. relay
C. reliability
D. reliable
6. He said he wished to ______ in the army during the last three years.
A. serve
B. be serving
C. have been serving
D. be served
7. Price rising is the outcome for ______ everyone should be ready during the next decade.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. whom
8. ________ much you may dislike it, junk mail comes to most of you anyway.
A. Whatever
B. Whichever
C. However
D. Whenever
9．Men do tend to be more restrained ______ emotional expressions.
A. from
B. with
C. by
D. for
10. A well written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A. calls for
B. calls on
C. calls up
D. calls off
11. The film was picked up by a branch of 20th Century Fox and will be _____in a few cities this fall.
A. freed
B. opened
C. started
D. released
12. My experience________ me that a background in pure science is an ideal preparation for doing business.
A. invited
B. persuaded
C. advised
D. convinced
13. E-commerce has increased the_______ on customer satisfaction and delivery fulfillment.
A. center
B. focus
C. workforce
D. target
14. Working for 10 hours per week or less seemingly does not take a consistent _____ on school performance.
A. tool
B. toll
C. toller
D. tollen
15. One hundred online courses make a Harvard education_______ worldwide.
A. valuable
B. allowable
C. accessible
D. knowledgeable
16. Video games, hated by parents and teachers as the enemy of learning, may be good for kids ________.
A. in all
B. after all
C. for all
D. by all
17. Schools were created ________to prepare children for socialization.
A. in the part
B. on the part
C. in part
D. as a part
18. The increased use of computers in business has been_______ by a costly increase in computer crime.
A. accompanied
B. disappointed
C. matched
D. witnessed
19. The United States today is no longer considered a "melting pot" society by many of its residents_________ , many people prefer the term "salad bowl."
A. Moreover
B. More often
C. Truly speaking
D. Instead
20. Sometimes expensive drugs or other treatments can be economical ______.
A. at long last
B. in the long way
C. in the long run
D. at long length
21. During the heavy storm last week, we had to take __________ under a flyover.
A. shade
B. shelter
C. shadow
D. shield
22. The three men were assigned jobs according to their _________ abilities.
A. respectful
B. respectable
C. respective
D. respecting
23. Scientists have discovered that many animals seem to be highly _________ to various
signals associated with earthquakes.
A. sensible
B. sensual
C. sentimental
D. sensitive
24. The lost car of the Johnson’s was found __________ in the woods of the expressway.
A. vanished
B. scattered
C. rejected
D. abandoned
25. Our guests will be guided to safety _________ fire.
A. as a result of
B. in case of
C. in the sense of
D. for the sake of
26. We conclude that students should ________ work no more than 10 hours per week if they
want to be successful in school.
A. resort in
B. resort to
C. resolve in
D. resolve to
27. The teacher asked me __________ us to finish writing the composition.
A. how long would it take
B. how long it would take
C. how soon would it take
D. how soon it would take
28. It was the third time the villagers _________ interviewed by the radio station.
A. have been
B. had been
C. were
D. are
29. Mrs. White became a teacher in 1990. She _________ for twenty years by next summer.
A. will teach
B. would have taught
C. has been teaching
D. will have taught
30. All __________ is an English-Chinese dictionary.
A. that you need
B. what you need
C. which you need
D. things you need
31. This photo ____ me of the days when I worked on the farm many years ago.
A. reminds
B. recalls
C. retells
D. remembers
32. The student was ______ from school because he turned in a term paper with the purchase receipt for it still inside the pages
A. expel
B. to expel
C. expelled
D. expelling
33. Would you please _ the TV a little? The children are doing their homework.
A. turn on
B. turn off
C. turn up
D. turn down
34. Few houses in this district ____ the terrible earthquake and many people were killed.
A. lasted
B. survived
C. deserved
D. passed
35. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all _____.
A. given away
B. kept away
C. taken up
D. used up
36. We are at your service. Don’t ____ to turn to us if you have any problems.
A. beg
B. hesitate
C. desire
D. seek
37. My boss did not _____ from his desk when I entered his office.
A. look out
B. look around
C. look down
D. look up
38. I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with ______.
A. joy
B. anxiety
C. sorrow
D. anger
39. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to _____ more customers.
A. join
B. attract
C. stick
D. transfer
40. —— Where is the new camera I borrowed last week?
—— It is on the top shelf, out of the ____ of our little kid.
A. order
B. sight
C. reach
D. touch
41. Herman’s success is _____ his hard work and his academic ability.
A. used to
B. equal to
C. due to
D. close to
42. The bookseller cannot get enough books to _____ the needs of their customers.
A. make
B. please
C. fill
D. meet
43. —— He looks so young!
—— I agree with you. He looks 30, but he is _____ 45.
A. actually
B. basically
C. accordingly
D. entirely
44. Parents have ____ their concern about violence in some children’s shows.
A. expressed
B. accepted
C. complained
D. expected
45. It was Thomas Edison that _______ the electric lamp.
A. invented
B. discovered
C. designed
D. developed
46. The doctors successfully completed a 20hour operation to _____ the one-year-old twins at the head.
A. isolate
B. separate
C. divide
D. remove
47. In _____Chinese culture, children’s marriage decisions were often made by parents.
A. traditional
B. historic
C. remote
D. initial
48. We decided to leave the waitress a big _______ because her service was excellent.
A. bill
B. money
C. fare
D. tip
49. Experiments show that different temperatures have different ____ on human feelings.
A. results
B. troubles
C. endings
D. effects
50. As population increases, ______ .
A. industrial output also does
B. as industrial output does
C. industrial output does to
D. so does industrial output
51. The mother asked the boys to put _____ everything in _ order before they left the room.
A. the; a
B. an; the
C. /; a
D. /; /
52. —— Do you like pop music or country music?—— I only like sports.
A. Each
B. Either
C. Neither
D. Both
53. I’m trying to be more ______ when I go shopping, and only buying what I really need.
A. economy
B. economic
C. economical
D. economics
54. Don’t get off the bus ______ it has stopped completely.
A. until
B. when
C. if
D. since
55. _____ does it take you to wash all the dishes?
A. How often
B. How much
C. How long
D. How fast
56. _____ all her friends and money gone, Kate felt totally hopeless.
A. Because
B. Owing to
C. With
D. But for
57. It is her beautiful eyes _____ attract most of the fans.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. who
58. It’s the kind of story _____ we think of as myth.
A. what
B. this
C. that
D. it
59. It is _____ from my school to the railway station.
A. two-hours walk
B. two-hour’s walk
C. two-hour walk
D. a two-hour walk
60. It’s not a good habit to leave your work _____.
A. done half
B. half done
C. a half done
D. done a half
61. ______, I cannot spare any time to read it.
A. However amusing the story is
B. However the story is amusing
C. No matter amusing the story is
D. No matter how the story is amusing
62. His li ttle car isn’t _____ for five people.
A. enough big
B. big enough
C. as enough big
D. so big enough
63. He was _____enough to see that Jake was the best candidate for the job.
A. sensible
B. sensitive
C. sensational
D. sensual
64. A new house will have been built here _____.
A. in this year
B. for one year
C. by the end of the year
D. during the last year
65. It was already ten o’clock in the evening ______ we arrived at the hotel.
A. since
B. while
C. that
D. when
66. His first novel was a failure, ______.
A. his second novel was either
B. so was his second novel
C. neither was his second novel
D. so his second novel was
67. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, ____ effects can still be felt now.
A. which
B. whose
C. what
D. that
68. ____ you do, you should put your heart into it.
A. No matter how
B. Whenever
C. No matter what
D. Wherever
69. With male friends, it seemed impossible to express caring feelings _____ deep the friendship was.
A. No matter how
B. Whenever
C. No matter what
D. Wherever
70. These university students are looking for a cheap hotel ____.
A. to stay in
B. to be staying
C. which to stay
D. where to stay in
71. Testing students by examinations has long been regarded as a reliable way to _______ students’ ability.
A. access
B. accept
C. assess
D. assert
72. Unemployment has come down slightly, but this does not ______ the fact that it is still
a major problem.
A. alert
B. alter
C. alarm
D. altar
73. If you promise you won’t ______ my name, I will tell you the true story.
A. discuss
B. reveal
C. frustrate
D. facilitate
74. He suddenly became _______ that he was the only person who wasn’t dressed formally at the reception.
A. conscious
B. consciously
C. conscience
D. conscientiousness
75. The man breathed a sign of ______ when he was told that everything had arrived in good condition.
A. receive
B. relieve
C. relief
D. release
76. The troops _______ to the nearby hills when they realized that they could not win..
A. treat
B. treated
C. retreat
D. retreated
77. The major decided to _______ his speech in order to leave enough time for his audience to raise questions.
A. contract
B. contrast
C. condense
D. condenser
78. You can count how many students passed an exam, but psychological and emotional feelings cannot be _______ measured.
A. precisely
B. precise
C. preciously
D. precious
79. It is the development strategy of the company to ______ its overseas expansion in order to take a slice of the world market.
A. access
B. accelerate
C. assess
D. accelerator