專練六 多項選擇(選修六)

1. Men’s_______for meat explains why men have more cases than women when it comes to high cholesterol， the study said.

A. priority B. preference

C. option D. selection

2. It’s generally thought that good_______in medicine and surgery means less disease and less deformity.

A. technique B. method

C. skill D. procedure

3. The film is not well received because the plot of it relies too much on_______to be realistic.

A. accident B. relationship

C. coincidence D. agreement

4. He was taken on for a three-month trial period before being accepted as a_______member of staff.

A. endless B. lasting

C. constant D. permanent

5. Taro finally came to the conclusion that he should be_______in order to survive in the American society.

A. energetic B. aggressive

C. hostile D. defensive

6. Some women might seem_______physically， yet behind their soft faces are strong wills of their own.

A. fragile B. slight

C. tough D. crisp

7. The economists_______an increase in the rate of inflation，which made the public upset.

A. forecast B. calculated

C. expected D. predicted

8. I wonder how he could manage to_______himself of that secret since everyone didn’t give it away.

A. control B. possess

C. occupy D. maintain

9. I think you probably know that China has_______ a flexible policy in her foreign trade.

A. adopted B. assumed

C. approved D. adjusted

10. The air hostess_______the passengers not to panic when the plane was in the turbulence and was shaking.

A. turned to B. led to

C. appealed to D. stuck to

11. After her release from prison， Judy promised_______ that she would go straight in future.

A. heartily_______ B. reliably

C. frankly D. faithfully

12. We certainly need the money， but_______I don’t want to rely too much on your generosity.

A. on the other hand B. on the contrary

C. on one hand D. on hand

13. The pop singer canceled his concert scheduled for tonight because the_______can not pay him the money he asked for.

A. champion B. sponsor

C. supervisor D. promoter

14. As is expected， teachers are encouraged to take measures to lighten the_______of the students at school.

A. weight B. charge

C. load D. goods

15. After the earthquake， many people gave away their money to_______their sympathy for the people of the disaster-stricken areas.

A. deliver B. communicate

C. transportD. convey

16. People admire poets very much because they are the very special ones who can_______ordinary words into a meaningful and effective piece of writing.

A. transfer B. transform

C. transplantD. translate

17. We should bring our essay to a_______conclusion so that our tutor can understand our definite meaning.

A. abstract B. concrete

C. solidD. special

18. Upon reaching a（an）_______age， children are encouraged， but not forced， to “leave the nest”.

A. correct B. suitable

C. appropriateD. fit

19. Whether they_______you or you like them， advertisements in their various forms have already pervasively passed through our lives.

A. annoy B. joke

C. teaseD. bother

20. In 1991， China began to_______the old-age insurance system in some of the rural areas and since then it has been carried on all through the country.

A. run out B. work out

C. try outD. take out

21. Married women were forbidden by law to watch，_______compete， in the ancient Olympics.

A. let aloneB. let out

C. let inD. let off

22. In modern society， it is common that people are_______under pressure and it is affecting their health greatly.

A. eventuallyB. lastly

C. repeatedlyD. constantly

23. Our students are_______looking for an equal with whom they can communicate.

A. in general B. in particular

C. in vainD. in short

24. Observation， reason and experiment_______what we call the scientific method.

A. make upB. make into

C. make outD. make off

25. Women who dare choose a career in the sciences or in math are likely to experience_______

from their male colleagues， as well as from the community at large.

A. envyB. influence

C. jealousyD. prejudice

26. The_______of the government’s official limits on pay increases has opened the flood gates for a rush of demands for higher wages.

A. withdrawal B. separation

C. removal D. departure

27. The government insists that in no ways should the officials be allowed to_______power for personal gains.

A. abuseB. afford

C. acceptD. affect

28. The White House says President Obama stated his strong wish to work together with others to_______global economic recovery and fight climate change.

A. strengthenB. build

C. restoreD. adopt

29. If the engine driver had seen the_______signal， the rear-ended accident could have been avoided.

A. unnatural B. irregular

C. uncommonD. abnormal

30. Despite their_______anti-American rhetoric（言論）， the government is privately trying to maintain good relations with the U. S.

A. strongB. difficult

C. toughD. steady

31. Though tobacco brings happiness to those who smoke， what is dangerous is that smokers are likely to be .

A. accustomedB. addicted

C. devotedD. absorbed

32. the discomfort，all the miners are determined to stay down until their pay demands are met.

A. In spite ofB. In case of

C. In need ofD. In terms of

33. When he first arrived in England， he found it somewhat difficult to_______the ways of the English.

A. get intoB. get off

C. get outD. get away

34. Few people know the fact that failure frees one to_______because there is less to lose.

A. take drugsB. take chances

C. take risksD. take measures

35. Henry decided to_______his post when he found one of his juniors had been promoted over his head.

A. endB. stop

C. quitD. pause

36. our records， the books you have borrowed should now be returned to the library， otherwise you’ll be punished.

A. Due toB. Owing to

C. Thanks toD. According to

37. It is still in question whether a can of coke could stop thirst but there is no doubt that it can make one .

A. restored B. renewed

C. rebuilt D. refreshed

38. Thousands and thousands of people attended the grand ceremony， with ages_______from 5 to 100.

A. varying B. changing

C. ranging D. rating

39. It took a lot of hard work and clever planning for him to_______his business up to where it is today.

A. build up_______B. take up

C. go up D. rise up

40. But please keep in mind that too much sunbathing damages the skin rather than does any good to you. You might_______skin cancer.

A. keep up with B. put up with

C. catch up with D. end up with

41. As is known to all Chinese， peace and development across the Taiwan Straits represent the_______ of the times.

A. tendency_______B. trend

C. course_______ D. movement

42. I’m overworked at the moment — I’ve taken on too much .

A. contribution B. presentation

C. disagreement D. commitment

43. Generally speaking， every natural_______will deal a blow to the country’s economy.

A. flood B. catastrophe

C. drought D. famine

44. His wife is very particular about dress and she is strongly against wearing_______clothes on formal occasions.

A. casual B. serious

C. formal D. usual

45. It seems that less and less girls prefer_______

height men to tall men when they hunt for their boyfriends.

A. common B. average

C. ordinary D. general

46. The_______rising cost of labor has greatly increased the cost of shipping goods by water.

A. slightly B. simply

C. steadily_______D. suddenly

47. Live within your income，_______you have to borrow money to do so.

A. as if B. what if

C. if only D. even if

48. As he became more experienced， and applied himself to his writing， he was able to take months_______years to complete his novels.

A. other than B. rather than

C. more than D. better than

49. Those economists studied the local market to find the_______there for profitable investment.

A. promiseB. potential

C. programD. preparation

50. There are many ways to impress people and one of them is sincere_______and good praise.

A. persuasionB. introduction

C. appreciation D. acknowledgement

51. It’s all agreed that a good education doesn’t_______a good job and so many students give up their opportunity to go to university.

A. dependB. swear

C. guarantee D. result

52. The government official are warmed that on the problem of choosing cadres（干部） they should never_______people by favoritism.

A. nameB. appoint

C. assignD. employ

53. It is known that the weight of an object_______ from place to place on the earth.

A. exchanges B. varies

C. translates D. ranges

54. It’s too early to_______the project’s success for it has only been under way for three months.

A. calculateB. equip

C. exploreD. evaluate

55. Let’s not waste a_______second on wishful thinking or useless regrets. Life really is too short.

A. preciousB. unique

C. valuableD. priceless

56. There are_______approaches to English teaching. But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students.

A. fundamental B. accurate

C. original D. diverse

57. We all agree that we could not be fair to every student. However， we should try our best to achieve it.

A. totallyB. completely

C. absolutelyD. entirely

58. Videos，recordings and other learning aids are usually used_______textbooks in language learning.

A. alongside B. except for

C. in spite of D. in addition to

59. He_______his office window and got a wonderful view of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

A. look atB. glance through

C. look into D. glance at

60. Hundreds of buildings have been pulled down to_______for the famous Wuhan Central Cultural District.

A. make their wayB. make out

C. make wayD. make away