高二英语M5 第二单元词汇练习
1. After a long ____ the bill was passed by the House of the Commons.
A. argue B. debates C. discuss D. quarrel
2. Children won’t work hard if they feel ____ about their future.
A. sure B. confident C. worried D. secure
3. These new books are a very welcome ____ to the school library.
A. addition B. arrival C. attitude D. audience
4. I would ____ very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie
5. He ____ on the ground ____ to me that his hen ____ two eggs a day.
A. lied; laying; had laid B. lay; lying; had laid
C. laid; lay; had lain D. lay; lied; has laid
6. They really had a great time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ____ the angles and so on.
A. looking out B. taking out C. finding out D. figuring out
7. My ____ in teaching is different from yours.
A. altitude B. appear C. approach D. approval
8. The board of the company had decided to ____ its operations to include all aspects of
the clothing business. A. widen B. spread C. lengthen D. expand
9. His trousers is too short, so they require ______.
A. widening B. to spread C. lengthening D. to expend
10. The destruction of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult ____.
A. occasion B. case C. situation D. background
11. Since no one else has volunteered, Sheila will be ____ food for the trip.
A. responsible to supply B. responsible for supplying
C. the responsible person to supply D. responsible to supplying
12. The government tried to keep commodity prices ____.
A. moveless B. stable C. stationary D. unchangeable
13. One ____ of the rapid advance of technology is the breakdown of the traditional
division of labor between sexes. A. outlet B. output C. outbreak D. outcome
14. The new tax will not _____ until next month.
A. do its work B, be in the effect C. come into the effect D. take effect
15. Tony is ____ the guidebook, looking for information about Japan, where he will
travel soon. A. tracing B. skipping C. inspecting D. scanning
16. That rich woman is tired of city life, so she is ____ to live in the country.
A. afraid B. willing C. discontent D. tiring
17. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ____ run over
by a car. A. have B. get C. become D. turn
18. We are ____ water. We’d better store some.
A. running out B. running out of C. run out D. run out of
19. The long speech given by that old professor seemed ____ and endless. He felt so
_____ that he Nearly fell asleep. A. disappointed; boring
B. disappointed; bored C. disappointing; bored D. disappointing; boring
20. _____ the airport, he was arrested by the police.
A. As soon as arriving B. Upon he arrived C. On arriving D. Upon arrival at
21. It was raining heavily, Little Marry felt cold, so she stood _____ to her mother.
A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing
22. India, which is one member of the United ____, is a developing ____ with the second
largest population in the world.
A. States; state B. Nations; country C. Countries; nation D. Nations; state
23. Modern civilization depends greatly on _____.
A. technique B. technological C. technical D. technology
24. Our school library is equipped ____ a lot of new computers.
A. with B. for C. on D. about
25. I realized strength and courage are always ____ in medals and victories, but in the
struggles we overcome. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
26. The Smiths were not rich, but they _____ to send their two daughters to colleges.
A. tried B. managed C. attempted D. failed
27. Without proper lessons, you could ____ a lot of bad
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