巩固练习一、单项选择1. My uncle thought highly of the painting, but to Mr. Browns _ eye, the painting was terrible.A. eager B. extra C. excited D. expert2. Dont say any more; we all believe the facts more than your words. What you have explained doesnt make _.A. sense B. fun C. use D. meaning3. In the following two hours, he was _ the performance, because it turned out to be as wonderful as he had expected.A. tired of B. absorbed in C. annoyed with D. concerned about4. My grandfather is too old to care for himself, so my mother is looking for someone to _ him.A. treat B. cure C. attend D. examine5. Not I but Tom _ the car accident. Why should I pay the fine?A. was to blame for B. were to blame for C. was blamed for D. were blamed for6. The boy made _ little progress _ his parents felt disappointed.A. such; that B. so; that C. such; as D. so; as7. No one has _ anything better than the plan now under consideration.A. put toward B. come up C. put forward D. come up to8. The wolf said in such a _ voice that the girl felt _ and began to tremble.A. frightening; frightened B. frightened; frightening C. frighten; frightening D. frightening; frightening9. To our surprise, the man, who was looked down upon by others in the past, is now _ the whole project.A. beyond control B. in control of C. out of control D. losing control of10. There was an _ expression on his face when the famous actress appeared.A. excited B. excite C. exciting D. excitement11. The problem _ so quickly last night will not be set again.A. having been settled B. settle C. be settled D. settled12. Potatoes turn green when _ to sunlight.A. exposing B. exposed C. expose D. to expose13. The _ price will save you one dollar for each dozen. A. reduce B. reducing C. reduced D. reduces 14. “Things _ never come again!” I couldnt help talking to myself. A. lost B. losing C. to lose D. have lost15. Now that weve discussed our problem, are people happy with the decision _? A. taking B. take C. taken D. to take二、完形填空阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the futureIn our 1 we can see what has not yet happenedFor example，while we are looking forward to 2 a new place or country，we 3 what it will be likeWe predict(预料) the 4 people will eat，dress and actOf course，we do not always predict things 5 Things are often very different from the way we 6 them to be One of the 7 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist，Kekule，who had been 8 to work out a very difficult problem in physicsHe had 9 and analyzed the problem from every angle for days，but there 10 to be no way of 11 out the answerThen one night he went to bed and dreamedWhen he 12 up，he realized that he knew the answerHe had solved the problem in his 13 The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 14 ：I want you concentrate on my voiceThink about 15 You know nothing but my voiceAnd as you pay attention to my voice，your 16 will get heavierSoon youll be asleep You will hear my voice and 17 my words，but your body will be asleep，your eyes are too heavyYou are 18 asleep，and when you wake up you will 19 nothing You will forget everythingNow I am going to 20 slowly from one to fiveOne，two，three，four，five1Abrains Bsenses Cminds Dsights2Avisiting Bseeking Creaching Ddiscovering3Aimagine Bknow Cfeel Dguess4Acustom Bhabit Cstyle Dway5Aquickly Bsimply Ccorrectly Dneatly6Arequired Bwished Cleft Dexpected7Afunny Bdull Cfamous Dsilly8Amanaging Btrying Cthinking Dhoping9Astudied Blearned Cdiscussed Dresearched10Aused Bought Cseemed Dhad11Amaking Bfinding Cturning Dletting12Agave Bsat Cwoke Dgot13Adream Blesson Cresearch Dexercise14Asoftly Bloudly Cslowly Dfirmly15Aeverything Bsomething Cnothing Danything16Aeyes Bfeet Chead Dbody17Abelieve Brespect Ctake Dunderstand18Areally Bextremely Cactually Dalmost19Aaccept Bremember Chear Dreceive20Acount Bsay Cadd D