Exercises for Unit17-18
I. Multiple choices:
1. ---How did you __________ the old valuable house?
---It used to be _________ my uncle. He left it to me in his will.
A. take possession of, in possession of B. take the possession of, in the possession of
C. take possession of, in the possession of D. take the possession of , in possession of
2. The sea seems calm, but the captain is sure that a storm ______________.
A. is about to appear in a short time B. is just around the corner
C. will be happened soon D. is on the point to come up
3. The job he did was _____________ praise.
A. more than B. over C. out of D. beyond
4. Mary was the last one ________ at the party, only ________ that many guests were leaving.
A. to arrive, to find B. arriving, finding C. to arrive, finding D. arriving, to find
5. For the sake of her daughter’s health, she decided to move to a warm ___________.
A. weather B. temperature C. season D. climate
6. The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism _______ the wildlife in the area.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
7. When we plan our camp in the wild, our teacher often offers ___________ suggestions.
A. careful B. practical C. effective C. acceptable
8. The students ___________ their teacher are from New Zealand.
A. surround B. surrounded C. being surrounded D. surrounding
9. There are various __________ that ________ before one can do this job properly.
A. techniques; learn B. techniques; have to be learnt
C. technology; is learnt D. technology; learning
10. The son is in a poor _________ of health, which worries his patients much.
A. position B. situation C. state D. condition
11. I’m planning to go on a picnic tomorrow, but it all _______________ the weather.
A. links with B. depends on C. connects to D. decides on
12. As we all know, this island lies _____________ the mainland.
A. away B. aside C. off D. upon
13. Party Members __________ one fifth of the number of the teachers in our school.
A. take up B. make up C. set up D. fix up
14. After he left school he got a job as a clerk in a company, but later he turned ________.
A. to drive B. for driving C. to driving D. to be a driver
15. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within _________ of little children.
A. hand B. reach C. space D. distance
16. Shall we meet at the same place ______ we did last Sunday?
A. when B. that C. as D. where
17.This dictionary is ______________ to my translation, but that one is __________.
A. great help, helpless B. a great help; of no help
C. important; of few importance D. very helpful; of no any use
18 . At that time some scientists began to think about what use could ___ this kind of material.
A. make of B. be made of C. be made from D. make into
19. She was so angry at all ________ he was doing ___________ she stayed up all night.
A. that; that B. that; which C. what; that D. what; as
20. For many women such hardship would be too heavy ______________.
A. to be born B. to bear C. being born D. born
21. I remember putting the tape recorder in the corner, but what _______________ it ?
A. has taken B. has happened C. has happened of D. has become of
22. Americans eat _________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. more than twice as many D. twice as many
23. Please show me the watch you want ____________.
A. to have it repaired B. to have repaired C. it repaired D. to repair it
24. He __________ his child to go to the zoo after work.
A. allowed B. promised C. agreed D. permitted
25. They woke up ____________ everything around ____________.
A. found; changed B. finding; changing C. to find; changing D. to find;
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