Unit 2 Robots language points课时作业

第一节 单项选择

1. His ______ conflicted with that of the other witnesses and yet his story had, for me, the ring of truth.

　A. expectation B. instruction C. response D. account

2. It's natural that a man can hardly ______ a smile when he is informed of some good news.

　A. hold up B. hold back C. hold off D. hold on

3. --- Difficulties always go with me!

　--- Cheer up! If God closes door in front of you, there ______ be a window opened for you.

　A. must B. would C. could D. can

4. One of the best ways to show confidence is to do it slowly, instead of rushing it. Nervous people rush things to ______ their nervousness.

　A. ignore B. mask C. govern D. modify

5. Your parents have a deep affection for you. Even if they are ______, they can still keep out the wind and rain for you.

　A. as cool as cucumbers B. as strong as horses

　C. as poor as church mice D. as busy as bees

6. After a decade or so, ______ out of choices, he returned to where he'd begun, ashamed at having so little to show for his wanderings.

　A. being run B. running C. to run D. having run

7. The salary of a truck driver was hardly ______ to put two children through a university.

　A. appropriate B. available C. adequate D. affordable

8. All of our equipment dates back to the 1960s and 1970s; we cannot make products that compete with foreign products, ______ we can buy the necessary technology.

　A. unless B. while C. once D. if

9. Throughout the history of movie-making, Shakespeare's plays ______ for films more than the works of any other writer.

　A. were being adapted B. would be adapted C. have been adapted D. are adapted

10. --- I must point out that trials of new medicine are expensive and you can never ______