大学英语预备阶段练习（一）（Unit 14） Word Building Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in the brackets. 1. Thank you very much for your _ advice. I followed it and succeeded at last. (value)2. His business has _ rapidly since his brother came to help. (development)3. After a two-day discussion, we finally found a _ to the difficult problem. (solve)4. Prices _ high for quite a while .People began to complain about it. (remaining)5. I dont think it _ to finish all the work today. We can go on with it tomorrow.(necessity)6. It is obviously not _ to leave a 3-year-old boy alone at home. (properly)7. The tourists saw a beautiful _ when they climbed onto the top of the mountain.(scene)8. Traveling in the desert is a challenging _ to most people. ( inexperience)9. _, I dont think it possible to finish the task in two days. (person)10. The government must make sure that the economy is developed in the right _.(direct) Vocabulary and Structure Directions: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the sentence.11. The temperature _ throughout the day in that part of the country. A. veryB. remainsC. differsD. varies12. The game is full of violence and will certainly have a bad _ on young players.A. meaningB. painC. lossD. influence13. The warm-hearted elderly lady downstairs is always _ to help others.A. realB. readyC. practicalD. polite14. The question is _ difficult in the exam today. Dont you think so?A. thereforeB. since C. ratherD. otherwise15. She used to live in a lovely _ building near the sea.A. 3-storyB. 3-storiesC. 3-classedD. 3-classes16. There are different _ of transport in big cities for you to choose when you go out.A. meansB. meanC. meaningsD. meaning17. They did not take a rest until the job was _ finished.A. straightlyB. speciallyC. completelyD. fairly18. The bookstore owner _ the old magazines with a new ones to attract more readers.A. requiredB. reviewedC. repeatedD. replaced19. Would you like to buy the book? It is _ reading.A. worthyB. firmC. furtherD. worth20. She wears sunglasses to _ her eyes from the sunshine in summer.A. prepareB. produceC. protectD. provide21. We all like her very much for her pleasant _: kind, gentle and warm-hearted.A. character B. chance C. chairmanD. skills22. All the students enjoyed the wonderful _ by the professor that afternoon.A. discussion B. lecture C. adviceD. solution23. If you have confidence in yourself first, you will not be _ by others easily.A. wonB. doubledC. defeated.D. delayed24. The little girl developed a strong _ on her new friends. A. dependenceB. development C. independenceD. difference25. The student from the countryside was forced to quit school for _ of money.A. loveB. lackC. lending D. look26. Jack came to London for the _ of seeing his girl friend.A. purpose B. supportC. sideD. sense27. The _ of the pupils in our class have brown eyes; only three have blue eyes.A. matterB. masterC. majorD. majority28. Have you _ your childhood dream of becoming a designer?A. metB. realizedC. accompaniedD. filled29. He _ at me, and then asked me a question. A. startedB. staredC. setD. sent30. I have _ for my secretary to meet you tomorrow. A. arrangedB. solvedC. offeredD. directed31. He didnt study at all this semester. _, he failed in the final examination.A. In other wordsB. As a resultC. As soon asD. In fact32. He threw away his old shirt and bought a new _.A. onesB. thingC. turnD. one33. There must be someone to _ our dog when we are on holiday abroad.A. care aboutB. careC. care ofD. care for34. He can be trusted _ some degree.A. onB. forC. toD. by35. Peter has just arrived, and I didnt know he _ until last night.A. had comeB. was comingC. will comeD. is to come36. The teacher wants to know whether we _ our papers.A. had handed inB. would hand inC. have handed inD. are handing in37. The minute they _ there, they began to work.A. gotB. were gettingC. were to getD. would get38. Before I _ him a week he tried to borrow money from me.A. knowB. had knownC. came to knowD. had been knowing39. They dont know _ they should look for the lost child.A. whereB. thatC. whateverD. whoever40. With the development of the computers, it is _ man has suddenly become a millionaire of the mind.A. thatB. as ifC. li