综合英语1期中测试(附答案)

1、Mid-term Quiz1. Time _ , the celebration will be held as scheduled.A. permitB. permittingC. permittedD. permits2. We object to the idea that it is military force that should be _ in settlinginternational disputes.A. applied toB. resorted toC. fallen back onD. restrained from3. The English proverb _

2、the rod and spoil the child means that if you keepfrom punishing the child, you will spoil its character.A. ruleB. rugC. clapD. spare4. In the United States, Congress makes the laws and the President _ them.A. ordersB. conquersC. executesD. hedges5. _ she wondered if she had made a mistake.A. Not un

3、til long afterwards thatB. Not long until afterwardsC. It was not until long afterwards thatD. It was long afterwards until6. She was standing outside in the snow, _ with cold.A. spinningB. shiveringC. shakingD. staggering7. They stop by to see us now and then. The underlined part could be replaced

4、by _.A. often B. usually C. once in a while D. more often thannot8. He went to school in spite of the heavy rain. The underlined part could be replacedby _.A. regardless of9. The destruction of rainforests has been _ as a disaster for the environment.A. condemned B. condensed C. contradicted D. cong

5、ested10. My father used to smoke more than _ was good for his health.A. what B. which C. that D.thisB. concerning C. with respect toD. despite of11. Coffeehouses at that time were _ by the thousands, and they were usuallymen-only establishments.A. springing out ofC. sprung upB. springing upD. sprung

6、 on12. Labor is cheap. Land is also available. _ money, we can borrow from thebank.A. As fromC. As ofB. As forD. As against13. He has won the first place, _ is clear from the expressions on his face.A. that B. as C. what D. when14. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man _ he

7、 wastwenty years ago.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom15. If your car _ any attention during the first 12 months, take it to an authorizeddealer.A. shall needB. should need C. would needD. will need16. _the two, Bob is _ student.A. Of, more diligentB. In, more diligentC. Of, the more diligentD. In, the m

8、ore diligent17. Only take such clothes _ really necessary.A. as wereC. as they wereB. as they areD. as are18. The English proverb _ the rod and spoil the child means that if you keepfrom punishing the child, you will spoil its character.A. ruleB. rugC. clapD. spare19. She once again went through her

9、 composition carefully to _ all spelling mistakesfrom it.A. withdrawB. diminishC. abandonD. eliminate20. Those people _ a general understanding of the present situation.A. lack ofC. lackB. are lacking ofD. are in lack21. Crisis would be the right term to describe the _ in many animal species.A. mini

10、mizationC. descentB. restrictionD. decline22. The teachers said his work was _ but there was still room for improvement.A. satisfiedC. gratefulB. satisfactoryD. gratified23. The role of the party system in American politics has always been _.A. not dividing but a unionC. a unity instead of dividingB

11、. not to divide but to uniteD. unifying instead of a division24. He is easily _ so I do not like to talk with him.A. defendedC. createdB. affordedD. offended25. He read the paper several times but he still _ some printers errors.A. overlookedC. noticedB. ignoredD. outlined26. They looked out across

12、the _ water of lagoon.A. shiningC. shimmeringB. gleamingD. blazing27. The _ of wheat was caused by the draught.A. scarcityC. scareB. scarcelyD. scanty28. Arriving at the bus stop, _ waiting there.A. a lot of people wereC. a lot of peopleB. he found a lot of peopleD. people were found29. Why was the

13、tennis tournament _? Bad weather, I suppose.A. called off B. called backC. called onD. called up30. Marking homework _ a great deal of time.A. takes awayC. takes upB. takes offD. takes down31. She caught the flu and _ it on to her child.A. past B. surpassed C. passes32. Since glass dishes are _, han

14、dle them carefully.D. passedD. breakablyD. equipA. breaking33. No one can _ to waste so much time.A. provide B. affordB. breakableC. brokenC. supply34. Only a sound body can house a sound _.A. brain B. head C. mindD. wit35. This candidate has far more chances of winning the election than _recommende

15、d by the organizer.A. that36. John is _ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.A. no less B. no more C. not less D. no soB. the oneC. whomD. one37. She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made them _conspicuous.A. all the moreC. all moreB. all the muchD. all mu

16、ch38. Much as _ , I couldnt lend him the money because I simply didn t have thatmuch spare cash.A. I would have liked toC. I should have to likeB. I would like toD. I should have liked to39. After talking for nearly ten hours, he _ to the government s pressure atlast.A. expressedB. yieldedC. decreasedD. approved40. A disagreement about bounda