Unit 1 Friendship using language课时作业

第一节 单项填空

　　请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

1. It took over a decade for the economist's far-sighted views to gain _______, but they have widespread support now.

A. currency B. certificate C. sympathy D. scholarship

2.The details of costs and prices are ______, as no one knows exactly what is included and what is not.

A. arbitrary B. authentic C. ambiguous D. artificial

3. ---I'd been standing there for several minutes before he _____ my presence.

---He must have been absorbed in his reading.

A. neglected B. maintained C. registered D. revealed

4. I had ______ wanted to rush outside and leave all the frustrating things behind but something told me I had to stay and face the music.

A. gracefully B. reluctantly C. essentially D. desperately

5. The expression add oil has enjoyed so much popularity in the past years, ______ was collected into the OED last month.

A. that B. which C. as D. when

6. According to Baidu, the high-quality content of Cloud Music will reach massive users _______ Baidu's app and video platform.

A. in honor of B. in view of C. by virtue of D. by way of

7. The two men were ________ the heavy trunk for nearly ten minutes, trying to get it up the stairs.

A. toying with B. interfering with C. wrestling with D. conflicting with

8. Our tutor would listen to us reading our essays aloud, but rarely, ____, commented on them.

A. if ever B. if any C. if possible D. if anything

9. ---Do you know Melinda was dismissed for her casual attitude towards job?

---No doubt I tried to be pleasant to her but she _______.

A. gave me the cold shoulder B. made my day C. cost me the earth D. pulled my leg

10. The Greens' travel to India _____ enjoyable but Mrs Green was too particular about the accommodation.

　　A. could be B. should be C. must have been D. could have been

11. No man understands a deep book ______ he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

A. until B. if C. though D. once

12. While police suspected ______ he had some connection with the robbery, they couldn't find solid evidence.

A. whether B. that C. what D. how