1 Vegetables are sold _____ while eggs are _______________.
A. by the weight, by the dozen
B. by the pound, by dozen
C. by weight, by the dozen
D. by pound, by the dozen
2 _____ what great difficulty we had met in climbing up the mountain, the trip turn out to be fun.
A. Instead of B .On the contrary
C.In spite of D. As a result of
3 _____ the help of the policeman, we wouldn’t have found our way out.
A. If only B. But for
C. Only if D. Owing to
4 Jack got seriously injured in a traffic accident. How we wished he’d _____ after a few days’ treatment.
A. picked up B. sent up
C. took up D. set up
5 ——I’d like to ask you to lend me a hand.
——________ ?
A. What if B. What for
C. What about D. How about
6 Before liberation, my grandparents were too poor to keep all the mouths fed, ____ send my father to school.
A. let alone B. let out
C. or rather D. no other than
7 ——If a child believes that he’s not capable of learning, he may think he is stupid because he doesn’t understand how to ____ his mental faculties ( 官能).
——What you have said _______ .
A. make an effort to, has no reason
B. make the most of, makes sense
C. take charge of, sounds reasonabl
D. have effect on, comes to the point
8 Don’t ______ anything to others for it is still under discussion.
A. give away B. give out
C. give up D. give off
9 ——May I use your pen for a while?
——________ .
A. By all means B. Not a little
C. Not in the least D. All the same
10 ——The bookshelf fell down itself.
——I know. You are ______ to blame.
A. in a way B. in the way
C. in no way D. by the way
11 Engaged in the research work, Johnson scarcely goes anywhere____ the research center.
A. except to B. an condition that
C. in place of D. in addition to
12 ——So glad to meet you all .
——It’s a long time since you dropped in, Ketty, ____ ?
A. don’t you B. didn’t you
C. am I right D. isn’t it
13 ____ the students is able to work out such a problem in time.
A. Not all B. Not every
C. Nobody D. Not every one of
14 A challenge and___ an adventure are welcome whether you are young or old ____ swim across the English Channel.
A. somehow, make an effort
B. something like, on the attempt to
C. anything of, strive to
D. somewhat, with the purpose of
15 In England there are some very old schools, which were established _____ the 15th century.
A. as early as in B. as early as
C. so early as D. as early as
