备战高考英语短语运用练习
一:单项选择
1、 Rather than define success as financial gain or social status, define it _____ personal happiness.
A. in face of B. in response to C. in addition to D. in terms of
2、Jimmy has _____ offers from several different law firms in that they don’t _____ him .
A. turned off; appeal to B. turned down ; appeal to
C. turned down; respond to D. turned over; cater to
3、She is working hard all day long,which will surely________ her success in her future work.
A.result from B.contribute to C.benefit from D.stick to
4、After watching Bite of China II, many foreigners______ the Chinese delicious food.
A. are known for B. are ready for C. are thirsty for
5、 News came that Liu Xun, a student from Nanjing , from thousands of candidates and became a torch bearer.
A. made out B. stood out C. picked out D. sent out
6、0ne day we will manage to the world this terrible disease-cancer.
A. get rid; of B. refer; to C. rid; of D. treat; to
7、 You’d better have a talk with your friend ____, and then the misunderstanding will disappear.
A. side by side B. hand in hand C. face to face D. arm in arm
8、 I don’t think she is a nice woman. I am ____ his empty talk.
A. grateful for B. tired of C. crazy about D. concerned about
9、 ________ catch the first bus, he got up very early this morning.
A. In order to B. In order that C. So as to D. So that
10、 My father often told me what he had________ during the war.
A. gone against B. gone into C. gone through D. gone over
11、You’d better _____his name, address and telephone number in your notebook before you forget them.
A. pack up B. care about C. set up D. set down
12、 When the woman saw that her son was OK after the car accident, she said _____, “Well, dear, you are the most important for me, not the expensive car. ”
A. in peace B. in danger C. in surprise D. in relief
13、The moon was _____ by the time I finished my homework.
A. coming on B. coming round C. coming up D. coming off
14、—What do you think of their marriage? —_____, if I were Kate, I would not marry him.
A. Generally speaking B.I have no idea C. To be honest D. To my surprise
15、 State leaders joined the discussions with the country’s political advisors yesterday, calling for efforts to _______ the global financial crisis
A. try out for B. stick with C. blow away D. pull through
16、It is reported that some journalists from certain presses got themselves _______false reporting the mine disaster and they are_______ accepting hush(沉默) money
A. involved in; accused of B. involved with; charged of
C. to be involved in; accused with D. to be involved with; charged with
17、 The small factories___________ the fall of the prices.
A. benefited B. benefited from C. benefited to D. benefited in
18、This is a really different hotel _______19 floors with the roof _______a hanging garden.
A. making up of; consisted of B. consisting of; making up
C. consisted of; taking up D. made up of; consisting of
19、 What is known to us all is that the bacteria that live in the soil help to _______ our wastes.
A. break down B. take down C. put down D. write down
20、 The talks between the two companies ________ due to some conflicts over their interests.
A. broke out B. broke away C. broke in D. broke down
21、 We are all eager to see whether or not the chairman himself is going to ________ the commitment he has made.
A. get down to B. look forward to C. live up to D. think back to
22、--Does the young man standing there ________ the company.
-- No, the company is _____his father.
A .in possession of; in the possession of B .have possession of; in the possession of
C. take possession of; in possession of D. have possession of; in possession of
23、 For her, happiness ________ helping those in trouble.
A. consists of B. consists in C. makes up D. lie in
24、I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we _______fine .
A. look out B. stay up C. carry on D. get along
25、 Having launched an advertising campaign, the company found the product demand became
high and the business simply ________.
A. took on B. took out C. took over D. took off
26、When it was difficult for the actor Michael Dorsey to get anyone to hire him, he decided to ______ a part in a soap opera as a woman.
A. try out for B. live up to C. stand up for D. go in for
27、 English-speaking people are very tolerant of mistakes and often don’t even notice them. They are much more interested in what you are saying, how you are saying it.
A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than
28、Having too many friends is not always good. Maybe we should __ a smaller, but closer group of friends.
A. begin with B. stick to C. care for
29、 ---Did Professor Wang say anything that _____ you especially?
---It was really boring. Actually I slept through his speech.
A. appealed to B. attached to C. referred to D. adapted to
30、I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.
A. carry on B. break into C. turn down D. cut off
31、 Chinese ________ nearly one-third of the 7,300 international high school students studying in the US in 2017, according to a recent report.
A. let out B. accounted for C. adapted to D. took up
32、 The operation room in every hospital has to_____ bacteria of any kind so that the patient being operated on doesn’t get infected.(感染)
A. keep free from B. make it free from C. to be made free with D. be kept free from
33、 — I feel really disappointed not to have got the job.
— Don’t worry, maybe something better will _______.
A. put up B. take on C. come along D. fall down
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