一、单选题(共 25 道试题,共 100 分。)V 1. The threat of war has ___ business activity. A. oppressed B. depressed C. expressed D. repressed 答案:B 2. Their friendship ___ nothing to him. A. means B. represents C. stands D. presents 答案:A 3. When presented with the first price, she ___ with delight. A. beamed B. laughed C. cried D. smiled 答案:A 4. Being ___ time and equipment, they are not able to finish their task in time. A. shorted of B. shorting C. short of D. short 答案:C 5. They decided to chase the cow away ___ it did more damage. A. unless B. until C. before D. although 答案:C 6. Well, let’s put our heads together and find ___ to the problem. A. an answer B. a way C. a solution D. a method 答案:C 7. He has been ___ out to represent our district to attent this meeting. A. chosen B. worked C. singled D. pressed 答案:C 8. No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ___ of how life began. A. problem B. cause C. puzzle D. logic 答案:C 9. 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 答案:A 10. He considered it his good ___ to have won her love. A. prospect B. fortune C. opportunity D. chance 答案:B 11. The two boys had so ___ in common that they soon became good friends. A. little B. few C. much D. many 答案:C 12. Many tourists were ___ by the city’s complicated traffic system. A. degraged B. bewildered C. evoked D. diverted 答案:B 13. Many Westerners ___ Christianity. A. respect B. admire C. believe D. believe in 答案:D 14. The room ___ a stale air. It must have been vacant for a long time. A. smelled B. smelled of C. was smelling D. smelling 答案:B 15. Our chances of winning the game are ___. A. slim B. light C. slant D. slender 答案:A 16. There are beautiful clothes ___ in the shop windows. A. spread B. displayed C. exposed D. located 答案:B 17. The ___ in this stamp makes it less valuable. A. error B. mistake C. fault D. flaw 答案:D 18. He didn’t ___ and so he failed the examination. A. work hard enough B. work enough hard C. hard work enough D. hard enough work 答案:A 19. A ___ to this problem is expected to be found before long. A. result B. response C. settlement D. solution 答案:D 20. Don’t ___ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you. A. reject B. prevent C. hesitate D. refuse 答案:C 21. A ___ of red arrows on the wall point the way to the meeting room. A. set B. picture C. series D. group 答案:C 22. Let’s hang up some paintings on these ___ walls. A. bare B. empty C. blank D. vacant 答案:A 23. The chair can also ___ a bed. A. forms B. works in C. function as D. behaved as 答案:C 24. Let us ___ to the next item on the agenda. A. continue B. proceed C. keep D. stop 答案:B 25. Unfortunately, very few sheep ___ the severe winter last year. A. survived B. endured C. spent D. remained alive