In a sudden ________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach. A. attack

一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）

1. In a sudden ________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.

A. attack

B. burst

C. split

D. blast

2. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ________ enough to eat.

A. mild

B. slight

C. light

D. tender

3. The hopes, goals, fears and desires ________ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

A. alter

B. shift

C. transfer

D. vary

4. Mike’s uncle insists ________ in this hotel.

A. whatever

B. whomever

C. whichever

D. whoever

5. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ________ too long.

A. has been reading

B. had read

C. is reading

D. read

6. I don’t mind ________ the decision as long as it is not too late.

A. you to delay making

B. your delaying making

C. your delaying to make

D. you delay to make

7. You will see this product ________ wherever you go.

A. to be advertised

B. advertised

C. advertise

D. advertising

8. There are signs ________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.

A. that

B. which

C. in which

D. whose

9. I’d ________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

A. take into account

B. account for

C. make up for

D. make out

10. In Britain people ________ four million tons of potatoes every year.

A. swallow

B. dispose

C. consume

D. exhaust

11. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ________ his arguments in favour of the new theory.

A. to be based on

B. to base on

C. which to base on

D. on which to base

12. The suggestion that the major ________ the prizes was accepted by everyone.

A. would present

B. present

C. presents

D. ought to present

13. ________ she realized it was too late to go home.

A. No sooner it grew dark than

B. Hardly did it grow dark that

C. Scarcely had it grown dark than

D. It was not until dark that

14. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested ________ at the next town.

A. to stop

B. stopping

C. stop

D. having stopped

15. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ________ opportunity to change his mind.

A. accurate

B. urgent

C. excessive

D. adequate

16. Everybody ________ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

A. assembled

B. accumulated

C. piled

D. joined

17. He is ________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.

A. optimistic

B. optional

C. outstanding

D. obvious

18. It is our ________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

A. consistent

B. continuous

C. considerate

D. continual

19. Wouldn’t you rather your child ________ to bed early？

A. go

B. went

C. would go

D. goes

20. The director was critical ________ the way we were doing the work.

A. at

B. in

C. of

D. with

21. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, ________ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

A. whose

B. which

C. that

D. what

22. The words of his old teacher left a ________ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.

A. long

B. lively

C. lasting

D. liberal

23. It is said that the math teacher seems ________ towards bright students.

A. partial

B. beneficial

C. preferable

D. liable

24. We agreed to accept ________ they thought was the best tourist guide.

A. whatever

B. whomever

C. whichever

D. whoever

25. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ________ on benches, chairs or boxes.

A. having seated

B. seating

C. seated

D. having been seated