Online rcise 1.doc

Online Exercise 1I. Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1He _ to adopt a positive but realistic attitude. a. engaged b. endeavored c. avoided d. objected 2He knew clearly that success or failure here would be _ to his future prospects. a. crucial b. overwhelming c. magnificent d. critical 3His colleagues and former students compiled and published his essays _ his thirty years service with the university. a. in name of b. in case of c. in honor of d. in the case of 4By a _ of good luck, Tom, who had been in the ice-box for 2 hours, came out alive. a. strike b. hit c. punch d. stroke 5As the war is going to _ for years, we have to be prepared for the worst. a. drag on b. count on c. call on d. look on 6As the economy shows no signs of picking up, many companies _ capital investment. a. fall back on b. look down upon c. get bogged down d. cut back on 7After the war broke out, many schools were _ into hospitals. a. converted b. transmitted c. transported d. altered 8We should try our best to avoid making mistakes, but we cant _ them all. a. bunch b. decrease c. eliminate d. poise 9Salespeople often try to learn about the needs of the _ customer to make their advertisements more persuasive. a. perspective b. prospective c. instinctive d. respective 10In Japan, most husbands leave their salaries and children entirely _ their wives. a. in the hands of b. in favor of c. in support of d. in place of 11The _ between various buyers caused the prices to advance. a. conflict b. competition c. conversation d. comparison 12_, the meaning became clearer. a. As I read the letter a second time b. Read the letter a second time c. Having the letter read a second time d. The letter being read a second time 13The old man was so kind that he could be _ a murderer. a. nothing but b. all but c. something but d. anything but 14_ a lot of problems, many factories have begun to lay off workers. a. Facing with b. Having faced with c. Being faced d. Faced with 15It is said that Mr. smith dropped _ from a heart attack when he was watching a football game. a. dead b. deadly c. deathly d. died 16_ our regret, our womens team lost out to the Japanese. a. To much b. Much to c. So much to d. To so much 17She spoke about it so casually, as though it was _ consequence. a. no b. little of c. of little d. having no 18We are not sure _ who should be held responsible for the dreadful accident. a. as of b. as for c. as regards d. as to 19The _ beauty of the mountain scenery draws thousands of visitors every day. a. deceptive b. credible c. incredible d. domestic 20The introduction of the electronic calculator has _ the slide rules(计算尺) out of date. a. paralyzed b. rendered c. conquered d. reckoned II. Cloze Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) . You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.The United States is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. _21_ these wide modern roads are generally _22_ and well maintained, with _23_ sharp curves and many straight _24_, a direct route is not always the most _25_ one. Large highways often pass _26_ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally _27_ large urban centres which means that they become crowded with _28_ traffic during rush hours, _29_ the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route.However, there is _30_ always another route to take _31_ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the _32_ new “superhighways”, there are often older, _33_ heavily travelled roads which go through the countryside. _34_ of these are good two-lane (双车道) roads; others are uneven roads _35_ through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high _36_, or down frightening hillsides to towns _37_ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places _38_ the air is clean and the scenery (风景) is beautiful, and the driver may have a _39_ to get a fresh, clean _40_ of the world.21. A) AlthoughB) SinceC) BecauseD) Therefore22. A) stableB) splendidC) smoothD) complicated23. A) littleB) fewC) muchD) many24. A) selectionsB) separationsC) seriesD) sections25. A) terribleB) possibleC) enjoyableD) profitable26. A) toB) intoC) overD) by27. A) leadB) connectC) collectD) communicate28. A) largeB) fastC) lightD) heavy29. A) whenB) forC) butD) that30. A) yetB) stillC) almostD) quite31. A) unlessB) ifC) asD) since32. A) relativelyB) regularlyC) respectivelyD) reasonably33. A) andB) lessC) moreD) or34. A