业余英语二期末练习题

Part One: Choose the best answer from the four choices

1. He knows much about Cambridge because he ___ there twice.

A. goes B. has gone to C. has been to D. has been

2. Don‟t worry. The taxi take you ___ the hotel.

A. to right B. right to C. right on D. on right

3. I‟d like to know where ____.

A. to go to the hotel B. the hotel is C. is the way to the hotel D. is the nearest hotel

4. Mary, together with her parents, ___ going to Hong Kong for the winter holidays.

A. is B. are C. will be D. intend to

5. Something is wrong with the bus. They will have to have it ___.

A. repairing B. be repaired C. repaired D. will be repaired

6. Many people think that going ___ the customs is a real headache.

A. through B. by C. over D. in for

7. The new hall ___ to be able to hold more than 500 people.

A. looks B. appears C. seeming D. looks like

8. ---Can I help you with the luggage? ---I think I can manage myself, thank you ___.

A. all the time B. all any way C. very much D. meanwhile

9. We have been studying American cars ___ three years.

A. before B. since C. for D. after

10. In 1914, many companies ___ studios in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.

A. put up B. made up C. set up D. came up

11. Bill thinks that table tennis is ___.

A. a game too soft B. a too soft game C. too soft a game D. a game too soft

12. The English team is one of the best teams in the world, ____.

A. the French team is so B. so the French team is C. neither is the French team D. so is the French team

13. Mike ___ a walk after supper when he was a teacher.

A. is used to take B. used to take C. used to taking D. is use to taking

14. Liming does not like popular music ____ classical music.

A. than B. much as C. so much as D. as many as

15. People of almost any ___ can enjoy hobbies.

A. age B. year C. time D. place

16. I didn‟t attend the meeting yesterday. ___ a matter of fact, nobody told me about it.

A. As B. On C. At D. In

17. By day, the swimming pool looks ___ a mirror.

A. like B. as C. to D. on

18. Every time he goes ____ a business trip, he stays in a five star hotel.

A. in B. on C. for D. in for

19. Do me a ___---turn the radio down while I‟m on the phone, will you?

A. help B. hand C. favor D. favorable

20. The girl fell asleep ___doing her English exercises.

A. when B. as C. while D. since

21. May we have the ___ of your company for lunch?

A. pleasing B. face C. happiness D. pleasure

22. Tomorrow is my wife‟s birthday. I want to find ___ for her.

A. anything special B. something special C. special something D. special anything

23. Can you give me ___ for a ten-yuan note?

A. change B. changes C. changing D. interchange

24. Sorry, I don‟t have my glasses with me. Can you help me to ___ the meal?

A. look B. book C. order D. reserve

25. Very few people would like to ___ too much time cooking.

A. pay for B. use C. cost D. spend

26. ---How do you like your coffee? ---White ___ sugar, please.

A. in B. with C. on D. and

27. ---Are you from Australia? ---I ___ your pardon?

A. beg B. ask C. want D. plead

28. ---You look tired. You‟d better ___ a rest.

A. have B. has C. had D. having

29. The room ___ bad because it‟s just painted.

A. smells B. do smell C. is smelt D. has smelt

30. I didn‟t buy the book because I didn‟t have ___ money on me.

A. no B. some C. any D. none

Part Two: Close

Passage One

Milk is said to be the best of all foods because it has __31_ of the things –fat, sugar and others that the _32__ needs. People use milk to _33__ many different foods---cakes, sweets, yoghurt and so_34___. Many British and American people like to drink tea or coffee _35___ milk in it. Doctors say most people will be healthier if they drink more milk.

31. A. some B. most C. few

32. A. people B. health C. body

33. A. have B. eat C. make

34. A. on B. so C. much

35. A. in B. with C. after

.Passage Two

Mary and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they skate. They are planning a skating trip __36_ weekend, but they don‟t know about the weather. It‟s 7:30, and they are listening to the weather report _37__the radio.

The weather report says that Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, and that it is going to snow _38__ Saturday morning. But Saturday afternoon and Sunday _39__ going to be clear, cold and sunny.

Mary and Peter are very excited. The weather is going to be _40__ for a skating trip. They are going to have a happy weekend.

36. A. the B. this C. that

37. A. on B. at C. in

38. A. in B. at C. on

39. A. is B. are C. were

40. A. well B. bad C. fine

Part Two: Close

It‟s a pity that many restaurants that are open to tourists from outside Dutch don‟t do much repeat business. And _31__ they realize you‟re not coming back, they often serve _32__ food and screw you over in many ways.

One unpleasant _33__ is to refuse to serve you a glass of water with your meal. A restaurant is _34__ willing to sell you a “mineral water” or a “wine”. Sure the Dutch are not water drinkers _35__ Americans, but there‟s

nothing wrong in having a free glass of water in addition to your paid food. I think restaurants should react to the asking __36_ free water.

For me, this is something _37__ than water. It‟s about serving your customers and making them happy. To say “no” to a request like this is _38__ disrespect(不尊重) for customers. There‟s nothing most tourists can do. But, luckily for us, we have our magazine.

Here are some restaurants which have been _39__ to tourist: good food restaurant; la bettala piazeria. If you find a restaurant that doesn‟t serve you right, tell us _40__ it. We‟ll look into them and put them on our list, if possible.

31. A. if B. since C. for D. while

32. A. better B. good C. worse D. bad

33. A. example B. method C. thing D. experiences

34. A. less B. hardly C. more D. hard

35. A. as B. like C. for D. just as

36. A. about B. after C. for D. to

37. A. about B. more C. little D. much

38. A. answering B. giving C. showing D. replying to

39. A. friendly B. important C. unfriendly D. unimportant

40. A. about B. after C. go D. without

I still don‟t believe in ghosts（鬼） even after my experience at Rose Inn. At least I have never seen one. But ghost stories have made me feel uncomfortable（不舒服的） since then. I arrived at the inn late at night and asked the inn-keeper for a room.

“There‟s nothing left,” he said, “unless you‟d like to sleep in Number 7.”

“Why not?” I said. “What‟s wrong with it?” I was so tired that I would have slept anywhere.

“Nothing,” he said slowly. “But something happened there a few months ago.”

Every old inn has its strange stories, so I thought that the sooner he told me about it, the better. I was willing to listen to anything for a bed to sleep in.

“A man came here late at night, like you,” the innkeeper said. “I thought there was something strange about him because he kept looking back while he was signing his name. He asked me which room he could have and I offered him Number 7. „There‟s a man who has said he‟ll kill me,‟ he said suddenly. He looked so frightened that I thought I had better take him to his room. I locked the door and left him by himself. The next day we found him dead, with a knife beside him. He had cut his throat, or someone else had done it. Do you mind sleeping there now you know the story?”

“Well,” I said. “No one is following me. But I wish you had told me story in the morning. As for tonight, I‟ll just sleep on the floor in this room if you‟ve got a couple of blankets here.”

56. “Every old inn has its strange stories” means every old inn has ___.

A. some stories about ghosts

B. its own strange history

C. a strange innkeeper who tells people a story every evening

D. some interesting stories which other inns don‟t have

57. The innkeeper told the narrator(作者) that a few months before in Number 7 a man had ___.

A. stayed for a few days B. killed himself with a knife C. been found dead D. been frightened to death

58. The narrator wished that he had heard the story in the morning, because ____.

A. he wanted to listen to more stories B. it was interesting

C. he was too tired D. it was frightening(吓人的)

59. After listening to the story the narrator said he would ____.

A. stay in Number 7 for the night B. sleep in the very room he was then in

C. stay in another room D. go to another inn

60. The narrator did not believe in ghosts, ____.

A. so he enjoyed listening to ghost stories B. but ghost stories still made him feel uncomfortable

C. and he was afraid of nothing D. so he wasn‟t interested in any ghost stories

Part Four: Word Spelling

1. Continuing e_____________ gives these people the opportunity to increase their knowledge about their own

field or to learn about a new field.

2. At what a_______ do children start school in your country?

3. Americans even e____________ their small children to work----to sell newspaper or fruit.

4. Microsoft is trying to make it easier and c___________ for people to use computers.

5. She e___________ to us the differences among the two words.

6. My husband and I have the s_________ tastes in music.

7. Tom, an office clerk, arrives at his office as u__________ at 9:00.

8. The girl was f__________ when she saw a dog running after her.

9. George Washington, was the first p__________ of the United States, declared November 26,1789 to be

Thanksgiving Day.

10. “He is well-known in the world” means he is famous t__________ the world.

11. We‟ll b_____________ a lot from what the scientist has invented.

12. He didn‟t have a good preparation for the English exam. He got very n___________ at the exam.

13. The entrance examination is coming, so Tom has often s__________ up recently.

14. Spring Festival is Chinese t_____________ festival for a long time.

15. It‟s a great h__________ to be here to give you my speech.

16. Change and reforms, however, usually bring disadvantages a__________ with benefits.

17. Programmers are the people who write these instructions in a computer l______________.

18. A man becomes i________________ when he can support himself.

19. Beijing toast duck is one of the p_____________ food in the world.

20. Careful and c___________ are as different as fire and water.

Liz was working in a factory in New York City. She moved there a few years ago. She had grown up in a small town with a few people. She liked her hometown. It was quiet. The only noise was the sound of singing birds, and she was used to hearing that sound in the morning. Whenever she looked up into the sky she could see it clearly. In New York, things were different. The city was full of surprises. There were many tall buildings, she could not even see the sky. The streets were always full of all kinds of cars, big and small. They often made strange noises, and she was usually awakened by the sound of these cars late at night.

In her hometown, Liz knew almost everyone. New York had a lot of people, but all of them were strangers. Many of them did not seem very friendly.

Liz‟s hometown was very clean, but the streets in New York were always dirty. People threw waste on the streets and did not seem to care. The subway was dirty, too. The first time Liz took the subway, she was frightened by the noise and by so many people. She did like the subway, but it could take her anywhere in the city. Besides, it was usually dangerous at night. Liz stayed in her room and cried on her first night in New York.

After a few weeks Liz began to make friends, and she also began to see the city in a different way. She met people from all over the world. They had come to New York to make a new life for themselves. She met many people during these years and some of them were more interesting than the people in her hometown.

Liz also knew there were many new things to do in a large city. She could go to a different movie or a play every night, and some of them were free. She lived in a place not very far from a little restaurant. There, she could sometimes try food from different countries. All kinds of wonderful and useful things were quite cheap in the stores. Of course Liz did not have enough money to buy many things but even window shopping in New York was fun.

Liz had not forgotten many of the good things in her hometown, and she missed her parents very much, but by now she liked New York too. Life was hard for her; she had to work very hard every day. But the city was full of excitement and chance. Now she knew why people called New York City “The Big Apple”.

46. Liz went to New York City as a ____.

A. worker B. student C. teacher D. visitor

47. Liz did not like New York at first, because ____.

A. she could not find a job B. there were too many people

C. things were too expensive D. many people did not seem friendly

48. Liz usually traveled by ___.

A. bicycle B. subway C. bus D. car

49. Many people came to New York to ____.

A. see the big apple B. start a new life C. take the subway D. meet strangers

50. Liz lived somewhere ____.

A. far from the factory B. far from the city C. near her factory D. near a restaurant

51. Liz often found it interesting to ____.

A. take subway trains B. buy cheap things in shops and stores

C. look at things in shops and stores D. drive late at night

52. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. Liz missed her parents very much B. Liz‟s hometown was cleaner than New York

C. People in her hometown were not interesting D. There were more birds in her hometown than in New York

53. Liz thought that life in New York was ____.

A. quiet B. exciting C. easy D. free

1. The classroom must be ____ now, since the class was over one hour ago.

A. empty B. full C. noisy

2. The USA and the UK are ____ countries.

A. eastern B. western C. European

3. The girl quickly disappeared ____ the crowd.

A. between B. among C. in

4. The reason ____ I like this book is ___ it is very humorous.

A. why; that B. that, because C. reason, because

5. Using a credit card is ____, because you don‟t have to carry a lot of cash with you.

A. hard B. convenient C. terrible

6. She‟s the kind of person you ___ love ____ hate.

A. neither, or B. either, and C. either, or

7. We should eat food of ____ nutrition.

A. one B. balanced C. balance

8. Tom‟s sister is good at ____. We all love the meal that she cooks.

A. cooking B. singing C. speaking

9. Where have you ____?

A. been B. gone C. come

10. The country depends heavily ____ its tourist trade.

A. in B. on C. /

11. He is ____ on bed because he is too tired.

A. laying B. lieing C. lying

12. Have you ____ yourself recently?

A. weighed B. weighted C. weight

13. The teacher left the classroom 5 minutes ____.

A. before B. ago C. late

14. He has been in Paris ____ 2000.

A. in B. from C. since

15. You should eat less. You‟re ____ on weight these days.

A. putting B. putting C. put

16．She was only 20 _____ she had her first baby.

A. when B. where C. what

17．Peter wants to travel because he enjoys _____ people.

A. meet B. to meet C. meeting

18．We will visit the Great Wall if it _____ tomorrow.

A. doesn‟t rain B. won‟t rain C. don‟t rain

19．Your father is a policeman, ________ he ?

A. isn‟t B. does C. is

20．I prefer coffee ____ tea.

A. than B. to C. for

21．We ____ Emma since she went to work in New York a year ago.

A. didn‟t see B. hadn‟t seen C. haven‟t seen

22．Would you please pass me ________

A. two glass of water B. two glasses of water C. two glass of waters

23． There are so many kinds of radios in the shop. I can‟t decide _____.

A. what to buy B. to buy what C. to what buy

24．----Could you do my a favor, Ann? -----Wait a minute. I am ___ the phone.

A. in B. by C. on

25．----What are Lily‟s family like? ----_____.

A. Her family is just like mine B. They like sports very much C. They are all kind and helpful

26. She has two sons, but ____ of them lives with her now.

A. neither B. both C. each

27. One should not drive too fast, ___ he may hit others..

A. and B. though C. or

28. We ____ theirs by the score 3:1 in the football match.

A. hit B. beat C. won

29. I like the story, because it ___ interesting.

A. hears B. looks C. sounds

30. ----She doesn‟t live here, does she? ----____. She lives in another city.

A. No, she doesn‟t B. Yes, she doesn‟t C. Yes, she does