英语练习题16.The strongest people are not always the people who w

英语练习题
16.The strongest people are not always the people who win,but the people who don’t _________ when they lose.
a.give away b.give off
c.give in d.give up
17.Tom spent an hour in the library and finally _________ the book he wanted.
a.tracked down b.turned around
c.prepared for d.realized
18.She became more and more excited as she talked about the rough treatment she received,________ she were on the edge of explosion.
a.as though b.as if
c.as far as d.so as
19.When I write something I always keep a dictionary _________ .
a.on hand b.in hand
c.at hand d.of hand
20.You must make the necessary adjustment,_______ you won’t reach your goal.
a.unless b.or
c.if d.though
21.If both men say they haven’t taken the money,then one of them _______ be lying.
a.may b.can
c.might d.must
22.The young scientists ________ many difficulties during their research.
a.met b.encountered
c.happened to d.faced with
23.Smoking in bed __________ more than 1,000 fires a year.
a.keeps b.causes
c.burns d.catches
24.The thought _________ her mother may lose her eye-sight worries her.
a.which b.what
c.whose d.that
25.The sheep __________ one after another since last week.
a.have disappeared b.has disappeared
c.are disappearing d.is disappearing
26.The faster you run,___________ you are to win the race.
a.the likely b.the more
c.the more likely d.more likely
27.I prefer to live near my work ________ spend a lot of time travelling everyday
a.other than b.rather than
c.more than d.than
28.Is there anything _________ that you’d like to do this afternoon,Peter?
a.special b.specially
c.especial d.especially
29.Suddenly a fight started and the restaurant owner had to __________ the police.
a.send away for b.send off
c.send away d.send for
30._________ some problems with engine,there will be a delay of ten minutes before the plane takes off.
a.In spite of b.despite
c.Because of d.Because

16 d give up 放弃
17 a track down 追捕到
18 b as if 好像
19 c at hand 在手头,附近
20 b 否则
21 d must be/do 肯定是,猜测语气里最肯定的
22 b 遭遇,只有他是及物动词；d项应该没有with
23 b 导致
24 d 主语从句,that后面的句子是真正的主语
25 a sheep单复数同型
26 c 越...越...
27 b rather than 胜于...
28 a 这个杂解释呢,我的语感,而且电影里经常这么说
29 d send for 召唤
30 c 后面一句是结果,且原因部分不是句子是短语,故用because of