西南交《大学英语IV》在线作业一

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It does not change the fact that he was the man ____________ for the death of the little girl.
A:accounting
B:guilty
C:responsible
D:obliged

Many people lost their jobs during the business____________.
A:desperation
B:decrease
C:despair
D:depression

There is always ______ for improvement no matter how much you have already done.
A:place
B:area
C:room
D:space

Unfortunately he could not ______ the danger at that time.
A:prepare
B:pretend
C:perform
D:perceive

He has composed many pieces of music popular with young people, ________ this is an example.
A:with which
B:for which
C:of which
D:of that

I’m ________ watching television; let’s go for a walk.
A:am tired of
B:am tired out
C:tired out
D: tired of

The project is designed to provide young people ________ work.
A:for
B:with
C:to
D:as

Nowadays, middle-aged men, ________ often suffer from heart attack.
A:in order
B:in particular
C:in addition
D:in person

My trousers ______ when I tried to jump over the fence.
A:cracked
B:split
C:broke
D:burst

You can go out, ____________ you promise to be back before 11 o’clock.
A:as far as
B:as long as
C:as well as
D:as soon as

Don’t ________ on general statements in a job interview.
A:talk
B:rely
C:make
D:insist

My brother’s plans are very      ; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.
A:abundant
B:ambitious
C:arbitrary
D:aggressive

More quickly than anyone could have imagined, East Germany is being ____________ in the Western market economy.
A:absorbed
B:adopted
C:caught
D:charmed

I’m sorry; this kind of T-shirt is not ______ in your color and size.
A:unavailable
B:available
C:avoidable
D:able

Professor James Baldwin will deliver a lecture on how to ________ a job interview this afternoon.
A:succeed in
B:succeed with
C:succeed at
D:succeed for

____________ he likes her, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.
A:Though much
B:Much though
C:As much
D:Much as

He ________ to his customers and halved the price.
A:leaked
B:yielded
C:drew
D:quoted

The term “SOHO” has ______ a lot recently in the newspapers and magazines.
A:come across
B:come by
C:come up
D:come round

He says he will tell ________ wants to know.
A:whatever
B:whoever
C:whichever
D:who

Before ________ money in a new research, people should be aware of the prospective failures.
A:use
B:using
C:invest
D:investing

Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____ which occurred in his dormitory.
A:occasions
B:factors
C:incidents
D:issues

Footsteps ______ his return.
A:pronounced
B:declared
C:claimed
D:announced

It was last night ___ I see the comet.
A:the time
B:when
C:that
D:which

_________ she is, she acts like a grown-up.
A:A child as
B:Though a child
C:Child as
D:Child though

One reason is that banks must ________ customers, who will switch to another bank if they are not satisfied.
A:compete for
B:compete against
C:compete with
D:compete in

It is time that such practices ____.
A:are ended
B:be ended
C:were ended
D:must be ended

She ______ what she thinks.
A:dare not say
B:dares not say
C:dare not to say
D:dares not says

I want to go to the dentist, but you ______ with me.
A:need not to go
B:do not need go
C:need not go
D:need go not

Parents need to be fully informed so they can make a ______ decision.
A:rational
B:right
C:profitable
D:beneficial

Even though I made a great effort ________ for the interview, I failed nevertheless.
A:to prepare
B:preparing
C:have prepared
D:having prepared for

Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred missiles at military _____in the coastal city.
A:goals
B:aims
C:targets
D:destinations

________ he discovered in his experiment is very important to us.
A:That
B:When
C:What
D:Where

In August we were ________ that our article had been rejected.
A:modify
B:testify
C:notify
D:verify

Because of the strong sun, Mrs. White’s new dinning-room curtains ______  from dark blue to gray within a year.
A:disappeared
B:faded
C:paled
D:grew

we could only see a _____ outline of a ship in the distance.
A:dark
B:dim
C:faint
D:black

The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the man’s ______.
A:mistake
B:fault
C:shortcoming
D:error

I’ll write to you ____________ I have heard from Helen.
A:as well as
B:as soon as
C:as quickly as
D:as far as

The police have begun to ______ the murder case, but in vain.
A:look into
B:look up
C:look out
D:look after

They took ____________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A:efficient
B:beneficial
C:valid
D:effective

He doesn’t believe the worker can ____________ to assemble the motorcycle all by himself.
A:succeed
B:pursue
C:manage
D:handle