西南交《大学英语III》在线作业二

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Ms. Wright demanded that the urgent report ____________ on her desk by 5 p.m. today.
A:should put
B:will be put
C:is put
D:be put

Missing school to watch the football match is _____.
A:out of question
B:out of the question
C:out of a question
D:out question

Although a teenager, Fred could ____________ being told what to do and what not to do.
A:persist
B:consist
C:insist
D:resist

Our ______ is London, but the plane took us to Paris.
A:departure
B:destination
C:discount
D:destiny

I became a teacher because I _____ books to business.
A:wanted
B:liked
C:preferred
D:had

“Do you know that girl with the long hair?” “I don’t think so, although she ____________ me of someone else I know.”
A:remembers
B:recalls
C:reminds
D:suggests

Herman’s success is due to his hard work and his ability to ____________ plans, which will get work done efficiently.
A:fulfill
B:approve
C:employ
D:conduct

Mother is ill. Who will ______ the housework?
A:take after
B:take up
C:take out
D:take over

In the old days, the children ____________ by the mother because she did not work outside the house.
A:took care of
B:were taking care of
C:taken care of
D:were taken care of

Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ____________.
A:annually
B:relatively
C:actually
D:comparatively

David’s story gives us a (an) _______ of the information war.
A:pack
B:pile
C:episode
D:parcel

He said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he _____ by then.
A:would have arrived
B:must have arrived
C:should arrive
D:arrived

I had ______ in my secretary; she would do the right thing.
A:dependence
B:confidence
C:knowledge
D:responsibility

He actually enjoys his new hair style and likes _______ to everybody.
A:showing up
B:showing off
C:showing out
D:showing of

He is preparing for a lecture on stock ______.
A:estate
B:exchange
C:plague
D:situation

I haven’t much ______ his honesty.
A:believe in
B:believe for
C:belief in
D:belief for

Eventually he _____ the judgment and set the prisoner free.
A:refused
B:returned
C:reversed
D:recovered

He decided to make further improvements on the computer’s design ____________ the light of the requirements of customers.
A:for
B:by
C:with
D:in

She did me such a big favor.  _____ I knew her name.
A:if
B:only
C:if only
D:only just

A really powerful speaker can ____________ the feelings of the audience to the fever of excitement.
A:work out
B:work up
C:work over
D:work at

____________, Newton was thinking and thinking.
A:He lied under the apple tree
B:Laying under the apple tree
C:He laid under the apple tree
D:Lying under the apple tree

It’s very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
A:concerned
B:careful
C:considerable
D:considerate

Beijing is well _____ its beautiful scenery and the Great Wall.
A:known as
B:known to
C:known with
D:known for

He talked about the ______ experience they had on the trip.
A:amusing
B:amazing
C:amused
D:missing

_______ had he gone to sleep, than the telephone rang once again.
A:Hardly
B:Scarcely
C:Just
D:No sooner

It suddenly _____ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.
A:happened
B:occurred
C:agreed
D:presented

Flood caused billions of dollars worth of his ______ damage.
A:property
B:treasure
C:goods
D:wealth

I try to _____ a few dollars each month in order to buy a new bike.
A:set up
B:set out
C:set off
D:set aside

I am _____ go and nothing will stop me.
A:determine to
B:determining to
C:determined to
D:determination to

She ______ soon after dark and arrived home an hour later.
A:had set out
B:set out
C:have set out
D:had been set out

Don’t let the child play with scissors ____________ he cuts himself.
A:so that
B:now that
C:in case
D:only if

Every country and every nation has its own ______ and cultural tradition, strong points and advantages.
A:historian
B:history
C:historical
D:heroine

Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _____ to the health service.
A:assessment
B:assignment
C:exception
D:access

She is too shy to feel _____ at such a party.
A:at the ease
B:on her ease
C:for ease of her
D:at ease

Don’t blame the youth. I think the young generation is _____ of trust.
A:worth
B:worthy
C:worthless
D:worthwhile

At a press conference after the award ceremony, the 18-year-old girl spoke in a ____________ low voice.
A:optionally
B:relatively
C:legally
D:identically

He was ______ with the fear of poverty, so he robbed the bank.
A:obsessing
B:been obsessed
C:obsessed
D:being obsessed

It was in the factory ______ produced TV sets ______ our friends were murdered.
A:which; which
B:that; which
C:that; that
D:where; that

Although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later that the flood began to ______.
A:retire
B:recede
C:recline
D:retreat

My father ______ sixty next year.
A:is going to be
B:is to be
C:will be
D:is about to be