一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）V 1.
Can you help me to ___ this mathematic problem?
A.
do out
B.
work out
C.
find out
D.
deal out
满分：4 分
2. The ___ in this stamp makes it less valuable.
A. error
B. mistake
C. fault
D. flaw
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3. No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ___ of how life began.
A. problem
B. cause
C. puzzle
D. logic
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4. Jack’s mother has to (A) call him at least half a dozen (B)times until(C) he comes down(D) to his dinner.（选择有错误的一项）
A. has to
B. half a dozen
C. until
D. comes down
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5. Let’s hang up some paintings on these ___ walls.
A. bare
B. empty
C. blank
D. vacant
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6. A ___ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A. result
B. response
C. settlement
D. solution
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7. Their friendship ___ nothing to him.
A. means
B. represents
C. stands
D. presents
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8. Many Westerners ___ Christianity.
A. respect
B. admire
C. believe
D. believe in
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9. Our chances of winning the game are ___.
A. slim
B. light
C. slant
D. slender
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10. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and ___.
A. so did the airlines
B. nor did the airlines
C. so the airlines did
D. nor the airlines did
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11. They decided to chase the cow away ___ it did more damage.
A. unless
B. until
C. before
D. although
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12. Well, let’s put our heads together and find ___ to the problem.
A. an answer
B. a way
C. a solution
D. a method
满分：4 分
13. Don’t ___ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.
A. reject
B. prevent
C. hesitate
D. refuse
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14. In Australia the Asians make their influnce ___ in business large and small.
A. feeling
B. feel
C. felt
D. to be felt
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15. There are some people who show great ___ about others’ affairs.
A. lives
B. expects
C. interests
D. curiosity
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16.
Bob tried in vain to trick his little brother ___ some money from their mother’s purse.
A.
to steal
B.
to stealing
C.
into steal
D.
into stealing
满分：4 分
17. Let us ___ to the next item on the agenda.
A. continue
B. proceed
C. keep
D. stop
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18. Man must stop ___ the earth’s atmosphere.
A. polluting
B. filling
C. emitting
D. wasting
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19. I was ___ to find his article on such an ___ topic so boring.
A. surprised/excited
B. surprising/exciting
C. surprised/exciting
D. surprising/excited
满分：4 分
20. The chair can also ___ a bed.
A. forms
B. works in
C. function as
D. behaved as
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21. Meat, vegetables, milk and fruit ___ a balance diet.
A. constitute
B. consist of
C. are composed of
D. include
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22. Being ___ time and equipment, they are not able to finish their task in time.
A. shorted of
B. shorting
C. short of
D. short
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23. They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no ___.
A. end
B. conclusion
C. result
D. judgement
满分：4 分
24. Many tourists were ___ by the city’s complicated traffic system.
A. degraged
B. bewildered
C. evoked
D. diverted
满分：4 分
25. When presented with the first price, she ___ with delight.
A. beamed
B. laughed
C. cried
D. smiled
满分：4 分