外研版高中英语选修八 MODULE1

　　8书模块一

　　1. — I wouldn’t like to go out with you. I’m too tired.

　　— _______ You’ve promised to drive me to the supermarket.

　　A. Not at all.

　　B. It doesn’t matter.

　　C. Come on!

　　D. Take it easy.

　　2. Mary used to take ___ advantage of the lunch hour to have ____ short sleep in her office.

　　A. /; the B. the; the

　　C. the; a D. /; a

　　3. The old man keeps on doing morning exercise every day so his ____ of health is fairly good.

　　A. state

　　B. ability

　　C. habit

　　D. case

　　4. As a busy businesswoman, Mrs. Green does well in _______ her job and housework.

　　A. connecting

　　B. performing

　　C. comparing

　　D. balancing

　　5. What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? There _______be twelve. (2009年 全国卷Ⅰ)

　　A. should

　　B. would

　　C. will D. shall

　　6. His lecture gave us a(n) _______ into New York’s multicultural values.

　　A. opinion

　　B. question

　　C. insight

　　D. sense

　　7. — Lily won first prize in the singing competition last week.

　　— Great. That’s what she _______ for a long time.

　　A. had been expecting

　　B. would expect

　　C. was expecting

　　D. has expected

　　8. These glass containers for laboratory use are _______ and must be handled with great care.

　　A. shabby

　　B. portable

　　C. rigid D. fragile

　　9. I’m _______ sorry to have put all of you to such trouble.

　　A. intensely B. extensively

　　C. severely D. extremely

　　10. More and more visitors come here for sightseeing, which has greatly _______ the development of local tourism.

　　A. increased

　　B. promoted

　　C. supported D. improved

　　11. A doctor was with the passengers _______ medical emergencies during the journey.

　　A. instead of B. because of

　　C. in case of D. in spite of

　　12. Old George used to be a sailor and he had a rich _______ of adventure stories. A. stock B. roll

　　C. pile

　　D. piece

　　13. There are still many details to be discussed so _____ the task on time remains a big challenge.

　　A. completing

　　B. completed

　　C. to have completed

　　D. having completed

　　14. Do you think _____ possible for so many students to sit in such a small room?

　　A. this B. it

　　C. that D. which

　　15. Thanks to the soldiers, the people _____ in the snowstorm were saved.

　　A. protected B. trapped

　　C. gathered D. isolated

　　8书模块二

　　1. — How long will it take us to Tian’anmen Square? We are in a great hurry.

　　— About 20 minutes, but _______.

　　A. it all depends on the traffic B. it is convenient to you

　　C. it doesn’t make sense

　　D. no problem

　　2. What _______ delicate work of art! I’m sure it will have _______ great effect on students.

　　A. /; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a

　　3. Too much work with little rest will _______ illness, so you’d better make some changes in your busy schedule.

　　A. lead to B. drag in C. refer to

　　D. take on

　　4. _______ by the noise, we had to finish the class early.

　　A. Disturbing

　　B. Disturbed C. To disturb D. Having disturbed

　　5. _______ the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.

　　A. In honor of B. In memory of C. On account of D. On behalf of

　　6. Jack reached the company out of breath, only _______ he was fired.

　　A. to tell B. to be told C. telling

　　D. told

　　7. I think your prices are much too high, _______ those of other suppliers.

　　A. compare with

　　B. comparing with

　　C. compared with

　　D. being compared with

　　8. His performance was absolutely _______. The audience applauded for five minutes.

　　A. superb B. precise C. authentic

　　D. skilled

　　9. It’s not wise for parents to _______ their children’s need for everything.

　　A. achieve B. gain C. motivate

　　D. satisfy

　　10. We did it as we were told. It was someone else not we that should take the ___ for the failure.

　　A. charge B. fault C. notice D. blame

　　11. — Because of illness, I missed my lesson last week. I’m worried I’ll be left _____.

　　— I can help you if you like. A. behind B. out

　　C. off

　　D. alone

　　12. The discovery of new evidence led to _______.

　　A. the suspect being put into prison

　　B. putting the suspect into prison

　　C. the suspect having put into prison D. the suspect to be put into prison

　　13. After graduation, Mr. Black _______ the job as a teacher in a mountain village school.

　　A. kept up B. turned up C. took up

　　D. looked up

　　14. — Thanks for your help.

　　— Don’t mention it. I _______ offered some advice.

　　A. basically

　　B. merely

　　C. eventually

　　D. hopefully

　　15. This film, _______ from Charles Dickens’ novel, enjoys great success.

　　A. to be adapted B. having adapted C. adapted D. adapting