20春学期《大学英语（四）》平时作业3

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 20 道试题,共 100 分)

1.6. I won't have you answer me ______ that manner.

A.with

B.in

C.by

D.through

2.13. It ______ that the best applicants will be employed.

A.remains doubtful

B.goes without saying

C.hasn't been clear

D.doubts

3.29. Heads of the firm are considering, if indeed it is feasible, ______ newly-developed robots.

A.installing

B.install

C.to install

D.will install

4.19. ______ a bad habit is formed, it will not be easy to get rid of it.

A.Since

B.Because

C.While

D.Once

5.47. They are pleased to switch it off when they do not like the programme or change to the other ______.

A.channel

B.title

C.volume

D.version

6.60. Those who previously lived in the centre would move to better but still old houses in outer ______.

A.territories

B.districts

C.sessions

D.grades

7.9. His clothes ______, Soapy was thrown out of the restaurant by the waiter.

A.dirty and worn

B.were dirty

C.were worn

D.be dirty

8.21. I believe you are on duty, ______ you are in plain clothes.

A.as soon as

B.for fear that

C.even though

D.so that

9.41. I remember my grandfather ______ me to the mountains when I was about 5 years of age.

A.taking

B.to take

C.take

D.had taken

10.15. The lecturer had the feeling that a good deal of what he said had not been ______.

A.taken in

B.taken over

C.take up

D.take on

11.52. She had often ______ about her father's choice of doctor and knew now that she had been right.

A.protested

B.complained

C.accused

D.concerned

12.11. State constitutions have been amended, but ______ affect the basic principles.

A.not so much as

B.not so as to

C.in order to

D.so long as to

13.72. The worker's demands are ______; they're asking for only a small increase in their wages.

A.excessive

B.raw

C.super

D.moderate

14.114. The president promised to keep all the board members __________ of how the negotiations were going on.

A.informed

B.inform

C.be informed

D.informing

15.87. I obeyed his order but only under _______ of punishment.

A.danger

B.threat

C.horror

D.terror

16.14. The basic fire insurance policy covers losses ______ damage or destruction by fire or lightning.

A.resulting directly from

B.resulted directly in

C.resulting directly in

D.resulted directly from

17.39. I like black coffee so much because the stronger it is, ______ .

A.I like it better

B.the more I like

C.the better I like it

D.I like it more

18.36. He had not remembered my name ______ after he greeted me. A) when B) until C) as D) while

A.when

B.until

C.as

D.while

19.93. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, __________ all practical value by the time they were finished.

A.had lost

B.would lose

C.would have lost

D.should have lost

20.51. I'm excited about the ______ of going to the States.

A.request

B.division

C.possibility

D.reality