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Test for U3M2(牛津教材) 一、 单项选择 1. The report said a bus went out of _______ control on a highway _______ south of the city and rushed into a river. A. the; the B. /; the C. the; / D. /; / 2. Before long, the ship ______ sail ________ his hometown. A. set; to B. set; against C. set; for D. made; to 3. He rushed to the ticket office, _______ the tickets had been sold out. A. telling B. to tell C. only to tell D. only to be told 4. Before entering the room, I was asked to show the guard the ______ of my suitcase. A. quantities B. requirements C. systems D. contents 5. The extra room _______ very useful when we had visitors. A. was proved B. proved C. has been proved D. has proved 6. His drunken driving _______ this accident, ________ the death of twenty people. A. resulted from; caused B. resulted in; causing C. resulted from; causing D. resulted in; caused 7. As is known ________ everybody, Egypt is known _______ its pyramids. A. by; for B. to; for C. for; as D. to; as 8. ——When will you return the novel to me? ——____________. A. As soon as I’ll finish reading it B. Finishing reading it C. If I finish reading it D. Upon finishing reading it
9. ——You don't seem to be quite yourself today. What’s wrong? ——Oh, I’m suffering from a cold. Nothing serious, _______. A. yet B. indeed C. though D. although 10. At the meeting, all the _________ agreed to make Mr. Jackson principal. A. present teachers B. teachers at present C. at present teachers D. teachers present 11. After ten years of hard work, his dream _________. A. came true B. lived C. realized D. was come true 12. This machine is ________ in many aspects _______ that. A. more superior; to B. much superior; to C. much superior; than D. more superior; than 13. Was it at the school ________ was named after a hero _______ he spent his childhood? A. that; where B. which; where C. which; that D. where; where 14. ——Where did you meet him? —— It was in the office ________ he worked. A. that B. which C. where D. what 15. If _______ in the rain, you will have a cold, so you’d better take an umbrella with you. A. catching B. being caught C. catch D. caught 16. ——It is _________ that all the guests will get here by 8 o’clock tonight. ——Don’t be so _______, Paul. A. certain; sure B. certain; surely C. sure; sure D. sure; certain 17. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ______ reach. A. beyond B. near C. within D. around 18. ——Have you heard that he was admitted into Beijing University? ——Yes, I have. His efforts finally _______. A. paid for B. paid back C. paid off D. paid up 19. He ______ there in time, but he was late again. A. managed to get B. tried to get C. managed getting D. tried getting 20. Considering the present situation, we are required to apply our minds _____ a practical way. A. finding B. to find C. for finding D. to finding 21. ________ is certain is _______ the mystery of Stonehenge has never been fully explained. A. It; that B. What; what C. It; what D. What; that 22. However, at times this balance in nature is ________, resulting in a number of possibly unforseen effects. A. troubled B. disturbed C. bothered D. interrupted 23. Cars do cause us some health problems ——in fact far more serious _______ than mobile phones do. A. one B. ones C. it D. those 24. It really puzzles me that sometimes my parents encourage me ______ some friends and discourage me ________ with others. A. staying with; to go B. to stay with; from going C. staying with; from going D. to stay with; to go 25. Rarely _______ possible to have twins twice. A. it is B. is it C. there is D. is there 26. After 15 years in China, he has finally decided to _______ Chinese Citizenship. A. stand for B. apply for C. call for D. look for 27. Online paper-checking requires that more attention ________. A. be paid to spelling B. to be paid to spelling C. should pay to spelling D. and spelling be paid to 28. He moved to Germany in _________ when he was in _________. A. late 1990s; his sixties B. the late 1990s; his sixties C. late 1990’s; his sixties D. the late 1990s; his sixty 29. It was a pity that the great writer died ______ his works unfinished. A. from B. of C. with D. for 30. What you said just now has _______ the matter we are discussing. Let’s come to the point. A.&nbs
