必修一 练习题 1．I would appreciate __________ back this afternoon so that we can make an immediate decision. A．you to call B．you call C．your calling D．you’re calling
2．Although Mr. Anderson，the manager of the company，is _________ with the employees，they still like him very much.
A．strict B．popular C．patient D．familiar 3．I _________ I have to do the speech in front of so many people.
A．hate to B．hate for C．hate when D．hate it when
4．________ the key，he stayed outside his place all night and fell on the floor. A．As a result he lost；sleeping B．Since he lost；sleepy C．As a result of his losing；asleep D．As he lost；slept 5．He tried to avoid ________ my questions in class.
A．to answer B．answering C．to have answered D．having answered 6．She admitted __________ some bicycles from her neighborhood.
A．steal B．to steal C．having stolen D．to have stolen 7．With your help，I have made progress __________ my study. A．on B．about C．in D．towards
8. —John, shall we change the time of the meeting? I have something important to deal with. —Sorry, Peter. _________ .
A. That’s settled B. OK, no problem C. Don’t mention it D. With pleasure 9. The old man luckily avoided _________ by the gas explosion.
A. to be hurt B. hurting C. being hurt D. to have been hurt 10. Henry admitted _________ the car without any insurance.
A. to have driven B. to drive C. being driven D. having driven
11. Our chief editor asked us to fulfill the task on time _________ we can have seven days off during the National Day holiday.
A. so that B. because C. unless D. though
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12. __________ money on unnecessary things, Mr Yang __________ some to the Hope Project. A. Rather than spending; prefers giving away B. Rather than spend; prefers to give away C. Rather than to spend; prefers to give away D. Rather than spend; prefers to giving away
13. Congratulations！You _________ in English this term. A. are making a progress B. are making progress C. made great progresses D. have made a rapid progress 14. America has both state schools and private schools, and ________ . A. so has China B. so China does C. the same is with China D. the same is true of China
15. There will be a _______ TV broadcast of this conference this evening. A. alive B. lively C. living D. live 16. His plan was such a good one _______ we all agreed to accept it. A. so B. and C. that D. as 17. I’d appreciate ________ if you would turn the radio down. A. that B. it C. this D. you 18. ---Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.
---Sorry, with so much work ________ my mind, I almost break down. A. filled B. filling C. to fill D. being filled 19. ---You are always full of ________. Can you tell me the secret? ---Taking plenty of exercise every day.
A. power B. strength C. force D. energy
20. Rather than _______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _______ a bicycle.
A. ride, ride B. riding, ride C. ride, to ride D. to ride, riding 21. ---Have you ________ some new ideas? ---I’ll tell you later.
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A. come about B. come into C. come up with D. come out with 22. He didn’t make ______ clear when and where the meeting would be held. A. this B. that C. it D. these 23. We don’t allow _________ here.
A. people smoking B. people smoke C. to smoke D. smoking
24. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk _______ the good opportunity. A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost 25. The last one _______ pays the meal.
A. arrived B. arrives C. to arrive D. arriving 26. Once _______ this chance, you can’t easily find it.
A. lost B. to lose C. losing D. it lost 27. The storm left, ________ a lot of damage to this area.
A. caused B. to have caused C. to cause D. having caused 28. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I _________ there several years ago. A. are going B. had been C. went D. have been 29. ---Could I use your computer for a few moments? ---________. I’m not using it myself.
A. Come on B. It depends C. Go ahead D. That’s great 30. This __________ girl is Linda.
A. pretty little Spanish B. Spanish little pretty C. Spanish pretty little D. little pretty Spanish 31. I don’t like the way ________ he talks to me.
A. where B. which C. to which D. that 32. I got caught in the rain and my suit ________.
A. has ruined B. had ruined C. has been ruined D. had been ruined 33. ---The window is dirty.
---I know. It ________ for weeks.
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A. hasn’t cleaned B. didn’t clean C. wasn’t cleaned D. hasn’t been cleaned 34. It is reported that we have produced _____ this week as we did last week. A. as much waste water B. as twice much waster water C. twice as much waste water D. much as waste water twice 35. This room is ______ that one. Which of the following is wrong?
A. three times so big as B. three times the size of C. three times bigger than D. a third as big as 36. _______, and you’ll succeed in time.
A. Keep on trying B. If you keep on trying C. Keeping on trying D. To keep on trying 37. Seeing the _______ flood, she was _________ to take the boat.
A. scaring, scaring B. scared, scared C. scaring, scared D. scared, scaring 38. ________ great fun it is to swim on such a hot day! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
39. I read about it in some book or other, does it matter ________ it was? A. where B. what C. how D. which 40. What he has done is far from ________.
A. satisfactory B. satisfied C. satisfaction D. satisfy 41. It is believed that if a book is ________, it will surely ________ the reader. A. interested, interest B. interesting, be interested C. interested, be interesting D. interesting, interest
42. Mr Smith, _______ of the ________ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired, boring B. tiring, bored C. tired, bored D. tiring, boring 43. I prefer working out the problem ________ someone else for help. A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. to asking 44. ----I haven't heard from Henry for a long time. ----What do you think ________ to him?
A. happening B. to happen C. has happened D. had happened 45. ----David has made some mistakes in the test.
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