综合英语练习题

I. Please choose the best answer among A, B, C, D.

1. Teaching in school can ______ be separated from practice.

A. by the way B. on the way C. in the way D. in no way

2. NASDAQ, _____ the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system, is one of the largest markets in the world for the trading of stocks(股票)

A．stands by B. standing by C. stands for D. standing for

3. It was ______ half past eleven last night that he went upstairs back to his bedroom.

A. until B. not until C. for D. about

4. There are only _____ days to go before the new term begins.

A. couples of B. a couple of C. couple of D. a couple

5. Whether you’ll have enough time to study _______ how you arrange your time. A. depend on B. depend in C. depends in D. depends on

6. A dinner party was held _______ the shoemaker’s son.

A. in honor of B. of honor in C. with honor to D. to honor with

7. They ______ a new shopping center when I was here last year.

A. have built B. had been built C. were building D. were being built

8. Russia is larger than _______ in the world.

A. some other country B. any other country C. any country D. other country

9. The man has ______ money.

A. a large number of B. many

C. few D. a huge amount of 10. _______ that of other students, your pronunciation is beautiful.

A. Comparing to B. Compared to C. Comparing with D. Compared with 11. The company, ______ manager has been suspected of bribery, was closed down yesterday.

A. which B. where C. whose D. whom 12. We _________ against the strong wind and big waves for three days and nights. A. held up B. held down C. held in D. held out 13. As far as Physical Education is _______, the twin brothers have little in common.

A. concerning B. concerned C. considering D. considered 14. He was _________ of deciding anything for himself.

A. incapable B. ineffective C. unable D. incompetent 15. She ______ smoking.

A. was used to B. used to C. was ready to D. liked to 16. It’s ________ from the train station to my home.

A. five-minutes walk B. five minutes’ walk C. five-minute-walk D. five minute’s walk 17. _______ to sleep again than the telephone rang once more. A. Hardly when he went B. Scarcely he went

C. No sooner he had gone D. No sooner had he gone

18. I should have taken a taxi if I had realized that it was _______. A. a such long way B. such a long way C. so a long way D. so a way long

19.He _________ in the emergency room_____ I arrived at the hospital. A. has been treating… since B. has treated… since

C. had treated… when D. was being treated… when 20.The town ______ my father grew up in is not far from here.

A. what B. where C. wherever D. which

21. I didn’t hear _____ because there was too much noise where I was sitting.

A. what said B. what he said C. what did he say D. what was he saying

22. The fact____ he is a murder is hard to believe.

A. which B. if C. that D. why

23. Finally the police bring the situation ________ .

A. controlling B. was controlled C. be controlled D. under control

24. The burglar ________ if he hadn’t been dressed like a policeman. A. could have got away B. must have got away C. would get away D. could get away

25. I didn’t hear anything last night. I ______ asleep. A. could have been B. must have been C. might be D. must be

26. At the moment, we can do nothing but ______.

A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited

27. We had to leave quietly _____ disturb other people. A. as so not to B. so as not to C. not so as to D. so not as to

28. ________ Paris, Mr. Blake is making preparations for the trip.

A. Having invited to visit B. Having been invited to visit C. Having invited visiting D. Having been invited visiting

29. The meeting______ over, I went to my room right away.

A. that is B. to be C. being D. which is

30. Only after I mailed the letter _____ that I had forgotten to put a stamp on it. A. I remember B. did I remember C. I didn’t remember D. didn’t I remember

II. Reading Comprehension

The prisoner had waited many months for help, but none had come. Now he felt he would do anything to gain his liberty, to be free again to go about the world as he wished. But he could think of no means of escape.

He spent many hours thinking of his life before he was captured, regretting the mistakes he had made and dreaming of the joys he had known. And over and over he said to himself that he was being punished for no reason. He was guilty of no crime, but he had not been given a chance to explain the events which made it appear that he was guilty.

Then one night the guard who sat just outside the prisoner’s door fell asleep. When he noticed this, the prisoner was struck by a feeling of hope. Perhaps he could steal the keys while the guard was dozing.

Silently the prisoner moved toward the guard. Very gently he lifted the ring of keys from the guard’s belt. Then he turned and crept toward the door. Could he work the lock from the inside? The key turned and the door swung open. Within two minutes he had crossed the yard and climbed the wall. Then he fled across the fields, free at last, a smile of joy beginning to spread across his face. 1. The prisoner had a wish___________. A. to be excused B. to be punished

C. to be a free man in the prison D. to be helped out of the prison

2. He was sorry for _________. A. what he had done illegally B. the mistakes he had made C. his friends failing to help him D. the crime he had committed

3. He thought he ________. A. had done nothing wrong B. was being treated well C. was a murder

D. would be free before long

4. In the third paragraph, “ the prisoner was struck by a feeling of hope” implies that___________

A. he felt dizzy（头昏） B. he was unable to move C. he kept on thinking D. he was very excited

5. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. The prisoner was hopeful when he was ready to steal the key. B. The prisoner made for the guard slowly

C. The prisoner was noticed by the guard who was dozing D. The prisoner was not free until he got out of the wall.

III. Phonetics.

steal wild courtesy scatter bury

throat spare surely romantic shallow

IV. Please fill in the blanks according to the text.

The young woman glanced up at his face frankly, took the envelope, and turned it curiously in her hand. “ Ralph Matthews,” she repeated the name as _____ it sounded strange to her, “ I don’t think I know him.” Nevertheless, she opened the envelope and _______out the paper. “ Why, it’s a blank sheet!” she remarked, puzzled.

The detective turned suddenly to Mr. Grayson ______ had looked on with frank astonishment. “ May I use a telephone, please?” asked The Thinking Machine.

He _______ the receiver of Miss Winthrop’s phone and held it to his ear a moment. “ It’s busy,” he said. He hung _____, pausing for a moment to admire a beautiful silver box right beside the telephone. “ Thank you, Miss Winthrop,” he said as he left the room.

Outside her window she could______ the trees. The air smelled like spring rain. She could ______ someone singing far away. Birds sang near the house. Blue sky showed between the clouds. She rested.

She sat quietly, but a few weak tears still fell. She was young, with a fair, calm ______ that showed a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes. She looked ______ of the window at the blue sky. She was not thinking, or seeing. She was _______.

V. Cloze. recognized hide spare all use once happened during politely admitted used for

Bill Jenkins worked in a big office in the city, and generally he _______ to go to the barber’s _________ working hours to have his hair cut, although this was against the rules. Clerks had to have their hair cut in their own time.

While Bill was at the barber’s one day, the manager of the office__________ to come to have his own hair cut. Bill saw him and tried to _______ his face, but the manager came and sat beside him, so he soon ___________ him.

“ Hello, Jenkins,” the manager said, “ I see that you are having your hair cut in office time.”

“Yes, sir, I am,” Bill __________ calmly. “You see, sir, it grows in office time.”

“ Not all of it,” said the manager of the office at ________, “ some of it grows in your ___________ time.”

“ Yes sir, that’s quite true,” answered Bill _________ , “ but I’m not having it _______ cut off.”

VI. Please answer the following questions on the basis of the text. 1. The secret to Happiness lies in

______________________________________.

2. Even though the doctors told Christy’s mother that he was beyond cure, she firmly believed that

________________________________________________________.

3. The detective solved the mystery of the silver box by

_______________________________________________.

4. What did Henry Ground do with his money in his will?

_____________________________________________

5. Sangstrom wanted to buy poison to

_____________________________.

6. The four best known qualities of the English are

__________________________________________________________

7. In the Outside Chance, the sentence “ When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers” means

____________________________________________________

8. From the day the boy called her fat, Lois was committed to

__________________________________

9. Mr. Budd was eager to catch the murderer because

__________________________

10. Why did Louise feel a sudden feeling of joy when she was alone in her room?

_______________________________________________.

VII. Translation.

1. 我看见他从邮局里走出来。

2．总统想知道谁负责这个部门的工作。

3．我们不应该看不起清洁工—— 他们使这座城市干净，漂亮。

4．如果你早点告诉我，我是可以为你解决问题的。

5．从国外回来以后，他决定在家乡安家落户。

6．房屋的价格那么高，大多数人都买不起。

7．虽然这项工作很艰巨，但是他下决心克服困难。

8．国家的经济状况太糟糕了，汤姆发现养家是越来越困难了。

9．孩子们盼望春节的到来，他们可以呆在家里玩电脑游戏。

10．我们要每天看报纸以便了解当今世界发生的事情。