全真模拟试题
1. ____ native to north america, corn has now spreadall over the world.
a. in spite ofb. that it isc. it wasd. although
2. our civilization cannot be thought of as ____ in a short period of time.
a. to have been createdb. to be created
c. having been created d. being created
3. we feel it is high time that the government ____something to check the inflation.
a. didb. doc.should dod. would do
4. it has been proposed that we ____ our decision until the next meeting.
a.delayedb.delayc. can delayd. are to delay
5. hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventyfive miles an hour ____ originate over tropical ocean waters.
a. whichb. whoc. whered.how to
6. ____ is announced in the papers, our country has launched a largescale movement against smuggling and fraudulent activities in foreign currency exchange deals.
a. whatb. asc. whichd. that
7. all the flights ____ because of the snowstorm, wehad to take the train instead.
a.were canceledb. had been canceled
c. having canceledd. having been canceled
8. once ____, this power station will supply all the neighboring towns and villages with electricity.
a. it being completed b. it completed
c. completed d. it completes
9. he might have been killed ____ the timely arrival of the ambulance.
a. but forb. except forc. besidesd. except
10. if you have never planted anything, you won't be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted ____.
a.growb. to grow
c. growing d. to be growing
11. he did me a ____ turn by lending me ten pounds.
a. goodb. nicec. fined. pretty
12. once our chickens started laying eggs, we had such a ____of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors.
a. outputb. surplusc. productiond. plenty
13. following are comments about the behavior that people in korea usually expect in various social____.
a. occasionsb. casesc.situationsd. circumstances
14. they have considered their high standard of living a（n） ____for practising their basic beliefs.
a. awardb. rewardc. resultd. consequence
15. mac's close ____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.
a. resemblance b. identity
c. appearance d. relationship
16. the thieves ____ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring.
a. spreadb. scratchedc.scatteredd. burned
17. the sight of the fruit salad made our daughter kit's mouth ____.
a. wetb. waterc. soakd. taste
18. the ____ problem of bring a spaceship back from the moon has been solved.
a. technicalb. technologicalc. techniqued. technology
19. a large part of a person's memory is ____ words and combination of words.
a.by means ofb. in terms of
c. in connection with d. by way of
20. at her word she stood up and walked away, stopping at the window to pull back the curtain and ____.
a.look roundb. look outc. look upd. look on
21. their happiness was very ____.
a. crispb. brittlec. delicated. fragile
22. i was awfully tired when i got home from work, but a halfhour nap ____ me.
a.revivedb. releasedc. relievedd. recovered
23. we should always keep in mind that ____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.
a.hastyb. instantc. promptd.rapid
24. information and opiniongap exercises have to have some content ______ talking about.
a. worthwhileb. worthilyc. worthd. worthy
25. “if we fail to act now,”said tom, “we'll find ourselves ____ in action later on.”
a.paid backb. paid forc.paid upd.paid off