大学英语3一课一练选择

His father ________ a fence around the garden to protect the flowers inside. A. put into B. put up C. put off D. put down The students found it easy to _______ what the young professor taught.

A. take to B. take on C. take off D. take in ________ are that he will not show up at the board meeting.

A. Opportunities B. Possibilities C. Chances D. Occasions

Yesterday the salesclerk caught two boys ______ two packs of cigarettes from the convenience store.

A. steal B. to steal C. stolen D. stealing

He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. ______he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate. A. So much B. How much C. So little D. What little

Although _________ instant critical acclaim in 1952， he never completed a second novel， publishing many short works instead.

A. first received by Ralph Ellison, the novel Invisible Man was B. Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisible Man, received

C. Invisible Man was the first novel by Ralph Ellison received D. Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisible Man, was received

Most doctors of the Colonial period believed ______ was caused by an imbalcance of humors in the body.

A. that disease B. of disease C. about disease D. in disease My father closed all the doors before he left the house ________ that it might rain. A. so that B. lest C. for fear D. unless A few species of mushrooms cause death or serious illness _________.

A. having eaten B. are eaten C. when eaten D. being eaten Although a teenager, Johnny could resist ________ what to do and what not to do.

A. being told B. having been told C. to be told D. to have been told _________ places on the Earth where plant and animal life has not been affected by the activities of humans.

A. Few B. There are few C. Being few D. The few It is necessary that he _________ the project by the end of next week.

A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. will finish It is good _________ for what has already happened.

A. regretted B. to regret C. regret D. regretting Navigators on ships and aircraft use a compass to determine _______ they are heading. A. to where the direction B. that direction of which C. where the direction D. the direction in which

The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a native American word _________ \

A. meant B. that is meant C. meaning D. whose meaning Many English ________ were opposed to the American Revolution of 1776 moved to Canada, where they were known as United Empire Loyalists.

A. settling there B. settlers who C. they settled D. who were settles

Perhaps even more important than the accuracy and reliability of a meteorological instrument ___. A. that its correct position B. that positioning it is correct C. is positioned correctly D. is that it be positioned correctly He doesn’t want to stay at home _______ go to the movie theatre.

A. more than B. much less than C. any more than D. no less than The new theory is gaining _______with economists. A. trust B. credit C. reputation D. money

There are certain standards of civilized behavior in international relations which it should be possible to _______in the family of nations.

A. take for granted B. come into being C. be occupied D. be intent on She won the competition three times in a ______. A. chain B. line C. row D. bank I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ______when judging my examination. A. regard B. counting C. account D. observation In criminal psychology, the absence of facial expression is as important as the of it. A. being B. presence C. existence D. beauty

The changing image of the family on television provides ______into changing attitudes toward the family in society. A. insights B. fabrics C. revelations D. specifications The doctrine that “______is right” is not true in all cases. A. power B. might C. muscle D. force They were all dressed _______in white dresses. A. alike B. same C. similar D. like It’s two o’clock in the morning but the children are still wide_______. A. wake B. awake C. wakeful D. alert If you want to call me _______, I’ll be there all day. A. if anything B. or anything C. anything but D. anything else It would be considered very ______for a man not to take his hat off in church. A. irrelevant B. irreverent C. irresponsible D. irreversible Someone within the gang ______him to the police. A. give way B. give away C. give out D. give over The singer’s _______performance turned all the people present on. A. passionate B. positive C. excited D. negative My father wants to ______our old house and buys a new one. A. dispose to B. dispose towards C. dispose with D. dispose of The officer was ______from his position for accusation of bribery. A. removed B. replaced C. moved D. fired

With _____their way, people attempting to walk a straight course through unfamiliar territory really do end up walking in circles.

A. nothing to guide B. anything to guide C. nothing on D. anything on Back in the years when he worked ______the CEO, the company was in a good condition. A. like B. as C. above D. below ________to be recognized by anybody, she attended party from the back door. A. Wishing B. Not to wish C. Not wishing D. No wishing

Bread and butter _______what Americans usually have for breakfast. A. are B. is C. was D. were You _____all those clothes! We have a washing machine to do that sort of thing. A. needn’t have washed B. shouldn’t have washed C. mustn’t have washed D. can’t have washed

As he______, Einstein built models and mechanical devices for fun and began to show a talent for mathematics. A. grew B. grows C. is growing D. was grown The ancient Egyptians are supposed ______rockets to the moon. A. to send B. to be sending C. to have sent D. to have been sending ________with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all. A. When compared B. While comparing C. Compare D. Comparing It was Philip who drove Miss Sophia yesterday, wasn’t _______? A. he B. she C. it D. him _______that you mentioned it, I do remember the incident. A. Now B. Presently C. Currently D. The moment ________to give a performance, she couldn’t very well refuse. A. Asking B. To ask C. Being to ask D. Being asked His appearance has changed so much that you _____well not recognize him. A. can B. may C. maybe D. could She ______him to ask her out. A. longed to B. longed for C. counted on D. cared for His comments, although unpleasant, were_______.

A. well-meaning B. good-meaning C. well-meant D. good-meant _______Einstein had early speech difficulties, he was a top student in elementary school. A. In spite of B. Be it C. Although D. Despite It's harmful to one's health to ______ smoking and drinking. A. take on B. take to C. take in D. take off Peach trees are considered ______ when they began bearing fruit.

A. mutual B. massive C. mature D. marvelous You may look at things ______, but society won't.

A. under way B. that way C. in way D. out of way The concert ______ a guitarist and singer.

A. personifies B. depicts C. features D. typifies He will surely finish the job on time ______ he's left to do it in his own way.

A. in that B. in case C. as far as D. so long as He ______ the light and followed his wife upstairs.

A. turned down B. turned out C. turned to D. turned over

Classroom testing, if well done, most certainly ______ a stimulus to study and real learning. A. acts for B. acts on C. acts as D. acts to

I feel quite confident in ______ Mr. Smith to you for the vacant post of research assistant. A. submitting B. proclaiming C. recalling D. recommending The students showed ______ when solving the math problems.

A. validity B. purity C. ingenuity D. reliability

This document is______ unless it is officially stamped.

A. acute B. confidential C. invalid D. deliberate Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly______. A. imaginary B. imaginable C. imaginative D. imagining

William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, ______ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.

A. peculiarly B. indifferently C. vigorously D. inevitably Since the couple couldn’t ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.

A. repel B. reconcile C. resume D. revise I saw them bending with great ______ over the machines.

A. concentration B. absorption C. endeavor D. remarkable The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one ______ the other.

A. increasing B. emphasizing C. reinforcing D. multiplying ______ rapid spread of railways and the increase in the ocean transport, long-distance traveling became more common.

A. The B. It was the C. With the D. There was a Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ______ eastern Nebraska.

A. does B. in C. it does D. in it does A body weighs ______ from the surface of the Earth.

A. less the farther it gets B. the farther it gets, the less C. less than it gets farther D. less than it, the farther it gets ______, we need to improve the equipment in our factory right now.

A. As it is B. As it was C. As it were D. As it will be ______, we should be glad.

A. Were they to come tomorrow B. They were to come tomorrow C. They would come tomorrow D. They come tomorrow

How did it come______ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?

A. about B. along C. around D. by I ______to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.

A. need have written B. needn’t have written C. must have written D. may have written

Agriculture was a stern in human progress ______ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

A. to B. in C. for D. from ______ is indispensable to the economy of that region.

A. That copper mining B. It is copper mining that C. Although copper mining D. Copper mining Do you think there’s any ______ of him passing the exam?

A. chance B. opportunity C. occasion D. expectancy Every boy and girl must have ______ hair neatly combed.

A his B her C its D their ______ it is you’ve found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

A. That B. Because C. Whatever D. However