英语选择题6

501. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ________

Europe into a great war.

a. inserted

b. imposed

c. plunged

d. pitched

502. What he said just now had little to do with the question ____ discussion.

a. on

b. in

c. at

d. under

503.

He

decided

to

make

further

improvements

on

the

computer's

design

_____the

requirements of customers.

a. for the sake of

b. in the light of

c. in support of

d. with a view to

504. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____of responsibility.

a. field

b. limit

c. extent

d. range

505. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _____to the health service.

a. access

b. assignment

c. exception

d. assessment

506.

The

new

appointment

of

our

president

_______

from

the

very

beginning

of

next

semester.

a. takes effect

b. takes part

c. takes place

d. takes turns

507.

The

returns

in

the

short

_______

may

be

small,

but

over

a

number

of

years

the

investment will be well repaid.

a. interval

b. range

c. span

d. term

508. Physics is ______ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.

a. alike

b. equivalent

c. likely

d. uniform

509.

Professor

Taylor's

talk

has

indicated

that

science

has

a

very

strong

_______

on

the

everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.

a. motivation

b. perspective

c. impact

d. impression

510. In developing countries people are _____ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.

a. breaking

b. filling

c. hurrying

d. pouring

511. He made such a _______ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the

new buildings after him.

a. generous

b. minimum

c. modest

d. genuine

512. The students were _____ an international energy-saving competition between towns in

New England and Canada.

a. attending

b. participating in

c. taking part

d. conducting

513. I don't think it's wise of you to _______ your greater knowledge in front of the director,

for it may offend him.

a. show up

b. show out

c. show in

d. show off

514. If you want to know the train schedule, please _______ at the booking office.

a. acquire

b. inquire

c. request

d. require

workers

are

organized

in

trade

unions,

employers

find

it

hard

to

lay

them________.

a. off

b. aside

c. out

d. down

have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.

a. bring off

b. bring forth

c. bring down

d. bring back

517.

New

York

_______

second

in

the

production

of

apples,

producing

850,000

tons

this

year.

a. ranked

b. occupied

c. arranged

d. classified

coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.

a. transmitted

b. transported

c. transferred

d. transformed

lawyer's question was a ______ that caused the defendant to admit his guilt.

a. plan

b. device

c. trap

d. plot

yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will

_____ down the economy.

a. put

b. settle

c. drag

d. knock

ing

is

a

________

of

electrical

current

from

a

cloud

to

the

ground

or

from

one

cloud to another.

a. rush

b. rainbow

c. rack

d. ribbon

522.I

feel

a

lot

of

________

for

her

because

I

have

been

through

the

same

kind

of

unhappiness myself.

a. mercy

b. bitterness

c. worry

d. sympathy

523. Writing is a slow process, requiring _______ thought, time, and effort.

a. significant

b. considerable

c. enormous

d. numerous

524. It was difficult to see through the ________ fog.

a. dense

b. crowded

c. compressed

d. condensed

525.

In

preparing

scientific

reports

of

laboratory

experiments,

a

student

should ______ his

findings in logical order and clear language.

a. furnish

b. propose

c. ra1se

d. present

526. Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to ______ some money.

a. pull

b. draw

c. pick

d. gain

an

companies

are

evolving

from

mass-production

manufacturing

to

________

enterprises.

a. movable

b. changing

c. flexible

d. varying

528. Young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.

a. other than

b. more than

c. less than

d. rather than

529. I can’t _

_______ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this

morning.

a. figure out

b. draw out

c. look out

d. work out

530. All the students in this class passed the English exam with _______ of Li Ming.

a. except

b. exception

c. the exception

d. excepting

531. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe _______ by the judge.

a. service

b. sentence

c. crime

d. crisis

532. Our company decided to _______ the contract because a number of the conditions in it

had not been met.

a. delay

b. resist

c. violate

d. cancel

533. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _____

sicknesses.

a. normal

b. ordinary

c. average

d. regular

534.

For

the

new

country

to

survive,

_______

for

its

people

to

enjoy

prosperity,

new

economic policies will be required.

a. to name a few

b. let alone

c. not to speak

d. let's say

535. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came_____ view.

a. from

b. in

c. before

d. into

536. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would _____ her long

effort.

a. justify

b. testify

c. rectify

d. verify

537. It has been revealed that some government leaders ______ their authority and position

to get illegal profits for themselves.

a. execute

b. take

c. abuse

d. overlook

538. I’m very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _____ my debt in return

for certain services.

a. take away

b. write off

c. cut out

d. clear up

539.

The

French

pianist

who

had

been

praised

very

highly

______

to

be

a

great

disappointment.

a. turned up

b. turned in

c. turned out

d. turned down

540. The student was just about to _____ the question when suddenly he found the answer.

a. arrive at

b. submit to

c. work out

d. give up

is second only_______ heart disease as a cause of death.

a. of

b. to

c. with

d. from

542. According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his new post _______no

responsibility with it at all?

a. shoulder

b. possesses

c. carries

d. shares

543. Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was

the beautiful _______ through the window.

a. vision

b. look

c. picture

d. view

544. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway

in her speech, she suddenly _________ to another subject.

a. converted

b. switched

c. diverted

d. transmitted