《大学英语(3)》18秋平时作业3-0001

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The engineers are planning to ______________ oil with some kind of material for the engine.
A:substitute
B:place
C:replace
D:instead

Truth will ____________ over falsehood, right over wrong.
A:prevail
B:advantage
C:win
D:earn

_______ useful book it is！
A:Whatan
B:Howa
C:Whata
D:What

That was _______ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.
A:asuchserious
B:asoserious
C:suchseriousa
D:soseriousa

I asked the saleswoman to __________ the price, but she firmly refused to. Faced with this I decided to turn to the manager.
A:bring down
B:lay down
C:put down
D:draw down

I've been a student there for nearly two and _______ half years．
A:a
B:an
C:．the
D:／

<div>When did you arrive in Beijing?<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - __________.</span></div>
A:<div>&nbsp;nobody informs me.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></div>
B:<div>I will see you later.&nbsp;</div>
C:<div>2 hours later<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>
D:<div>&nbsp;No, I don't think I can get soon.</div>

<div>what were you doing at nine last night?<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - __________.</span></div>
A:<div>I was watching TV at that time.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></div>
B:<div>&nbsp;Yes, but I can't afford the time</div>
C:<div>I did my homework.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></div>
D:<div>I am going to leave my aunt&rsquo;s home.</div>

The boys spent the whole morning _______ possible answers to the question.
A:discuss
B:anddiscussing
C:discussing
D:anddiscussed

Only after a year _____________ to see the results of my experiment.
A:Ibegan
B:Ihadbegun
C:haveIbegun
D:didIbegin

It is useful to be able to predict the extent ______ which a price change will affect supply and demand.
A:from
B:to
C:for
D:with

She was scared to __________ death when she heard the news.
A:as much as
B:as well as
C:as good as
D:as many as

—I really don’t know how to thank you enough．
—           ．
A:Noproblem
B:Thinknothingofit
C:Withpleasure
D:Gladtohearthat

My brother changed his major at college several times and he never ________  any one very long.
A:stuckto
B:keptback
C:letalone
D:madeway

_________ , Edison began experimenting with something which he had made himself.
A:OnAugust12,1877
B:InAugust12,1877
C:At12August,1877
D:In1877,August,12

He cut the cake__ .
A:inhalves
B:inhalf
C:intohalves
D:intohalf

<div>&mdash;&mdash;Did&nbsp;your&nbsp;classmate&nbsp;accept&nbsp;your&nbsp;invitation?&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash;&mdash;No,&nbsp;he&nbsp;____&nbsp;refused.
A:as&nbsp;far&nbsp;as&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
B:as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;&nbsp;
C:as&nbsp;soon&nbsp;as&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
D:as&nbsp;good&nbsp;as

_____________, we started looking for work.
A:Havingbeenspentallthemoney
B:Allthemoneyhavingbeenspent
C:Wespentallthemoney
D:Allthemoneywasspent

While he was investigating ways t improve the telescope Newton made _______discovery which completely changed ____ man’s understanding of color.
A:a,/
B:a,the
C:/,the
D:the,a

When he applied for a _____________ in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.
A:location
B:profession
C:career
D:position