《大学英语(3)》19秋平时作业3题目
试卷总分:100 得分:100
一、单选题 (共 20 道试题,共 100 分)
1.The engineers are planning to ______________ oil with some kind of material for the engine.
A.substitute
B.replace
C.place
D.instead
2.Truth will ____________ over falsehood, right over wrong.
A.win
B.prevail
C.earn
D.advantage
3._______ useful book it is!
A.Whatan
B.Whata
C.What
D.Howa
4.That was _______ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.
A.suchseriousa
B.soseriousa
C.asuchserious
D.asoserious
5.I asked the saleswoman to __________ the price, but she firmly refused to. Faced with this I decided to turn to the manager.
A.put down
B.lay down
C.draw down
D.bring down
6.I’ve been a student there for nearly two and _______ half years.
A..the
B.an
C.a
D./
7.When did you arrive in Beijing? – __________.
A.nobody informs me.
B.No, I don’t think I can get soon.
C.I will see you later.
D.2 hours later
8.what were you doing at nine last night? – __________.
A.Yes, but I can’t afford the time
B.I was watching TV at that time.
C.I did my homework.
D.I am going to leave my aunt’s home.
9.The boys spent the whole morning _______ possible answers to the question.
A.discussing
B.discuss
C.anddiscussing
D.anddiscussed
10.Only after a year _____________ to see the results of my experiment.
A.haveIbegun
B.didIbegin
C.Ihadbegun
D.Ibegan
11.It is useful to be able to predict the extent ______ which a price change will affect supply and demand.
A.with
B.to
C.from
D.for
12.She was scared to __________ death when she heard the news.
A.as well as
B.as much as
C.as many as
D.as good as
13.—I really don’t know how to thank you enough. — .
A.Withpleasure
B.Thinknothingofit
C.Noproblem
D.Gladtohearthat
14.My brother changed his major at college several times and he never ________ any one very long.
A.stuckto
B.madeway
C.letalone
D.keptback
15._________ , Edison began experimenting with something which he had made himself.
A.OnAugust12,1877
B.InAugust12,1877
C.In1877,August,12
D.At12August,1877
16.He cut the cake__ .
A.intohalves
B.intohalf
C.inhalves
D.inhalf
17.——Did your classmate accept your invitation?
——No, he ____ refused.
A.as well as
B.as soon as
C.as good as
D.as far as
18._____________, we started looking for work.
A.Wespentallthemoney
B.Havingbeenspentallthemoney
C.Allthemoneywasspent
D.Allthemoneyhavingbeenspent
19.While he was investigating ways t improve the telescope Newton made _______discovery which completely changed ____ man’s understanding of color.
A.the,a
B./,the
C.a,the
D.a,/
20.When he applied for a _____________ in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.
A.profession
B.position
C.location
D.career