2017年学位英语考试练习及答案（15）

　　1. ______ we need to complete the construction is two million dollars.

　　A. All what B. That all C. That D. What

　　2. ______ all our kindness to help her, Sara refused to listen.

　　A. At B. In C. For D. On

　　3. _______ all the difficulties, she finished the project by herself.

　　A. As for B. In spite C. Besides D. Despite

　　4. _______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.

　　A. Being published B. Published C. Publishing D. To be published

　　5. _______ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.

　　A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive

　　C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive

　　6. ______ book is interesting to her although reading is her hobby. She likes reading literature, not politics or economics.

　　A. None of B. No C. Not every D. All

　　7. _______classic music, which follows formal European tradition, jazz is a spontaneous and free form.

　　A. In contrast to B. In connection with C. In comparison with D. In regard to

　　8. _______ conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.

　　A. Continuous B. Continual C. Constant D. Contrary

　　9. _______ conventional black ink costs newspaper about thirty cents, most rub-resistant inks add at least ten cents more to the bill.

　　A. While B. Furthermore C. Meanwhile D. Moreover

　　10. _______ for this suggestion.

　　A. There is something to be said B. There has something to be said

　　C. It is something to be said D. It has something to be said

　　11. _______ for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.

　　A. Had it not B. If it were not C. Had it not been D. It we had not been

　　12. ______ he's already heard the news.

　　A. Chances are B. Chance is C. Opportunities are D. Opportunity is

　　13. _______ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.

　　A. But for B. According to C. For all D. Thanks to

　　14. _______ his return from Japan, Prof. Li went directly to his laboratory and started working with his colleagues.

　　A. Upon B. At C. Within D. Over

　　15. _______ I am concerned, some other arrangement would have been better.

　　A. So far B. As for C. As far as D. So far from

　　16. _______ I saw you I knew you were angry with me.

　　A. A moment B. The moment C. In a moment D. For a moment

　　17. _______ in government was exposed through the agency of the press.

　　A. Corruption B. Cosmetic C. Cottage D. Costume

　　18. _______ in the dark, his head hit against the wall.

　　A. Walking B. His walking C. When he was walking D. While walking

　　19. _______ is a term for the partial or complete inability to hear.

　　A. There is deafness B. Deafness that C. It is deafness D. Deafness

　　20. _______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great Americanwriter.

　　A. That B. Which C. As D. It

　　21. _______ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Age.

　　A. It is the sun and not the earth B. Being the sun and not the earth

　　C. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth

　　22. _______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.

　　A. Believe B. To believe C. Believing D. Believed

　　23. _______ kinds of matter in the world.

　　A. There is a few million B. That there are millions

　　C. There are a few million D. It is millions

　　24. _______ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.

　　A. As B. Whether C. While D. Now that

　　25. ______ me, I think an English-Chinese dictionary is much more helpful to our study than an All-English dictionary.

　　A. As far as B. As far C. As for D. As regard

　　26. _______ my return, I learned that Professor Smith had been at the Museum and would not be back for several hours.

　　A. At B. With C. On D. During

　　27. _______ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.

　　A. To be free B. To free C. Freeing D. Freed

　　28. _______ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.

　　A. On B. By C. At D. Of

　　29. _______ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home.

　　A. Until B. Before C. From D. Since

　　30. _______ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist.

　　A. That was from Stephen B. It was Stephen whom

　　C. It was from Stephen that D. It was Stephen that