20春《综合英语(III)》作业3

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Riding on a bus without paying the fare ____ cheating the bus company.
A:amounts of
B:equal
C:appears
D:amounts to

A university is an educational institute which awards degrees and ____ research.
A:carries out
B:carries through
C:carries off
D:carries about

I threatened to ____ him to the police.
A:expose
B:uncover
C:disclose
D:reveal

We ____ our way through the crowd.
A:made
B:kept
C:let
D:walk

Laughing is not an ____ response to the death of someone.
A:exuberant
B:unexpected
C:unique
D:suitable

The table was in curious ___ as both the top and legs were slightly curved.
A:form
B:pattern
C:shape
D:model

We are expecting another harvest this year; the trees ____ a large crop of fruit.
A:produce
B:yield
C:provide
D:make

She simply ____ that the check was good and did not ask him any question about it.
A:took it easy
B:took it for granted
C:took it up with
D:took advantage of

The soup tasted so ____ that I asked for some more.
A:noisy
B:delicious
C:fierce
D:bitter

Some quite artistic, yet inexpensive fabrics are now being ___ from British mills.
A:turned out
B:turned over
C:turned up
D:turned off

Our water supply was ____ because of the pipe burst.
A:cut down
B:cut off
C:cut away
D:cut up

He tends to get ___ when watching wrestling on TV.
A:carried back
B:carried through
C:carried off
D:carried away

When you study abroad, Let’s keep ___ with each other.
A:on touch
B:on touch with
C:in touch
D:to touch on

____ for his poetry but also for his six-volume life of Abraham Lincoln.
A:Not only Carl Sandburg is known
B:Carl Sandburg is known not only
C:Carl Sandburg, knowing not only
D:Carl Sandburg ,who is known not only

Several unpopular decisions ____ the governor＇s popularity.
A:decayed
B:diminished
C:distorted
D:dissolved

Everything on earth is subjected _____ the laws of nature
A:to
B:of
C:for
D:with

He ____ his children ____to school and then left out.
A:packed off
B:packed up
C:packed in
D:packed away

I＇m sorry. You＇re right. I＇m ____ the wrong.
A:in
B:at
C:on
D:under

I tried to ___the note to him in the exam while the teacher wasn’t looking.
A:take
B:slip
C:give
D:bring

The author gave an example ____ support of his argument.
A:for
B:to
C:in
D:with

 It is important ____ of the company to promote its new products.
A:toil
B:task
C:labour
D:work

Our house is very ____ for the shops.
A:near
B:convenient
C:suitable
D:sufficient

The nocturnal habits and ____ cries of owls have made them objects of superstition for some people.
A:delightful
B:wonderful
C:pleasant
D:mournful

Magnesium has a specific gravity of 1.74, which means that ___ 1.74 times as much as an equal volume of water.
A:it is weighed
B:weighing it
C:its weight
D:it weighs

His stupid remarks ____ a fight.
A:touched down
B:touched on
C:touched off
D:touched up