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1.The story is uninteresting. I don’t like it _______. Which of the following is wrong?

A．a little        B．a bit        C．at all       D．in the least

2.Corn is a plant which doesn’t need _______ rice.

A．water as much as               B．as much water as

C．as many water as               D．water as many as

3.If Tim carries on working like this, he will _______ sooner or later.

A．break down     B．give off     C．get down      D．hold on

4.—Can I do the job?

 —I’m afraid not, because it _______ skill and patience.

A．calls on     B．asks for     C．sends for      D．calls for

5.Can you _______ me _______ with a room for three nights?

A．fix; up     B．put; down    C．hand; down     D．look; up

6._______ such bad traffic, it took us twice _______ usual to get there.

A．Plenty of; much time as            B．In honor of; as time as

C．Because; as much as               D．Because of; as much time as

7.We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into _______.

A．fact       B．reality        C．practice       D．deadline

8. People in European countries go to _______ every Sunday. They believe in the God.

A．the church     B．church     C．churches      D．the churches

9. When he studied abroad, he had to have meals at _______ prices in order to save money.

A．popular      B．general      C．usual       D．common

10. “He gave me not only books but also dictionaries” is similar to, “She gave me _______ as _______ as _______.”

A．books; well; dictionaries          B．dictionaries; well; books

C．dictionaries; well; books.          D．books; good; dictionaries

11. —You may talk to your friends _______ the phone.

   —But I think it difficult to talk about it _______ telephone.

A．in; by      B．by; by       C．on; by       D．on; on

12. We’ve already _______ too much of your valuable time.

A．taken in       B．taken up      C．taken down      D．taken away

13. If it isn’t yours, _______ can it be?

A．who else       B．whose else       C．who other        D．whose other

14. —It’s a good idea, but who’s going to _______ the plan.

—I think Tom and Grey will.             （2000年北京市高考试题）

A．set aside      B．carry out       C．take in       D．get through

15. The enemy _______ powerful but in fact it is weak.

A．seem to be      B．seems like     C．is seeming that      D．seems

16. There are five pairs ______, but I’m at a loss which to buy.

A．to be chosen     B．to choose from    C．to choose     D．for choosing

17. After the flood, those with houses standing ______ the homeless.

A．took out      B．took away      C．took up       D．took in

18. Now summer holiday is ______ the way. I ______ you a happy holiday.

A．in; hope     B．on; wish     C．by; expect      D．under; suppose

19. Well ______ for the examination, the boy finally got very good results in the examination.

A．preparing       B．prepares       C．prepared       D．prepare

20. I had invited 50 guests to the party, but actually twice ______ came.

A．as many      B．more than      C．as much       D．less than

21. On that day she sent him a card with Christmas ______.

A．congratulations    B．greetings     C．celebrations     D．gifts

22. If you live in a small town, you ______ worry about parking.

A．must not     B．may not      C．should not     D．don’t have to

23. —It ______ Jack who is at the gate of the library.

    —It ______ him. I saw him off at the railway station just an hour ago.

A．can be; can’t be             B．must be; can’t be

C．can be; must have been       D．must be; can’t have been

24. —Did little Kate help you with the housework yesterday?

   —Yes. But her help as a matter of fact _______ my difficulty. What a naughty girl!

A．added to       B．added up to      C．heard of      D．to be heard from

25. Two years later, her father disappeared, never _______ again.

A．to hear from     B．being heard from     C．heard of     D．to be heard from

26. It is said that such a tiny village school is soon to _______ its 110th birthday.

A．make     B．celebrate      C．liberate       D．congratulate

27. More _______ are needed in the middle schools now.

A．men teachers    B．man teachers     C．men teacher     D．man teacher

28. —Why did you move the table over there?

   — _______ the new sofa.

A．Share room with   B．To make room for   C．Given room to   D．Saving room for

29. This is the third time I _______ Hong Kong. The second time I _______ here was on Christmas Day last year.

A．have visited; came          B．have visited; have come

C．visited; came              D．visited; had come

30. —Will Mr. Wang offer us a hand?

    —He _______ be glad to. He never refused our request.

A．can      B．must        C．may         D．should

31. The problem just _______ is an important one.

A．to be referred to    B．referred to     C．referring to      D．referred

32. You seem to have mastered the trick _______ making others laugh.

A．of        B．on       C．about       D．in

33. —I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.

    —It _______ true because there was little snow there.

A．may not be     B．won’t be     C．couldn’t be      D．mustn’t be

Keys:

1. A  not a little表示非常，很；not a bit表示一点也不；not at all表示一点也不；not in the least丝毫也不。这个故事没有意思，所以我不喜欢它。只有A符合句子的意思。

2. B 这是比较级一个固定结构， as much+名词（不可数）+as…或as many+名词（可数名词）+as…表示有……之多的……东西。water表示水，为不可数名词，应用much，B为最佳答案。

3. A break down“跨掉，累坏”。

4. D ask for和call for都有“要求”的意思，但ask for的主语是“人”，表示“某人要求得到某物”；而call for的主语既可以是“人”也可以是“事物”，表示“要求，需要”。如：The job of being a teacher calls of a lot of patience. 教师这项工作需要很大的耐心。

5. A fix sb. up“安排好某人”。

6. D 英语里表示“几倍多的东西”，先说倍数，然后加as…as…，两个as之间可用many /much +n.。故选D项。

7. C 此题考查固定短语用法。put…into practice意为“把……放到实践中去”。

8. B go to church“去做礼拜”。go to the church“去教堂”

9. A  popular price意即“廉价”。

10. C  A as well as B，即A又B，结构中强调的A；Not only A but also B结构中强调的是B。

11. C  on the telephone通过电话，相当by telephone。

12. B  take up占用。

13. B  else修饰疑问词what，who，whose应放在what，who，whose的后面。

14. B  carry out a plan执行某项计划；set aside把……置于一旁；take in接受吸收；get through指“通过（议票，计划等）”。

15. D  seem为系动词，句中it is weak暗示the enemy用单数。

16. B  to choose from表示“从……中选择”，用主动形式表达被动含义。

17. D  took in在此作“吸收，收留”解。

18. B  on the way表示“即将到来”。wish后可接双宾语。

19. C  过去分词prepared表示“准备”的状态。

20. A  twice as many=twice as many guests。

21. B  greetings表示“问候”。

22. D  住在小城镇可以不必为停车担忧。

23. B  must用于肯定推断，can’t用于否定推断。本题是讲现在的情况，故用“情态动词+不定式一般体”。

24. A   25．D    26．B    27．A    28．B    29．A    30．D   31．B    32．A    33．C

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