单选题练习：

1.No doctors could cure the patient ________ his strange disease.

[A] with [B] of [C] from [D] off

2.He was ________ his wits’ end what to do.

[A] in [B] on [C] at [D] of

3.Prior ________ his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter.

[A] to [B] of [C] in [D] from

4.The driving instructor told me to pull ________ at the post office.

[A] up

[B] back

[C] round

[D] along

5.When there’s a doubt, the chairman’s decision is ________.

[A] right

[B] definite

[C] fixed

[D] final

6.We can rely on William to carry out this mission, for his judgment is always ________.

[A] unquestionable

[B] sound

[C] subtle

[D] healthy

7.The noise of the plane died ________ in the distance.

[A] away B] out [C] down [D] off

8.Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work ________ all their time.

[A] takes away

[B] takes in

[C] takes over

[D] takes up

9.Attendances at football matches have ________ since the coming of television.

[A] dropped in

[B] dropped down

[C] dropped off

[D] dropped out

10.After the death of their parents, the sisters got well ________ and never quarreled.

[A] away

[B] in

[C] along

[D] out

11.They always give the vacant seats to ________ comes first.

[A] who

[B] whom

[C] whoever

[D] whomever

12.Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ________ the advertiser

pays for the message to be delivered.

[A] in that

[B] in which

[C] in order that

[D] in the way

13.He is ________ of an actor.

[A] anybody

[B] anyone

[C] somebody

[D] something

14.The captain apologized ________ to tell us more about the accident.

[A] for to be unable

[B] that he was unable

[C] to be unable

[D] for being unable

15.________ is no reason for discharging her.

[A] Because she was a few minutes late

[B] Owing to a few minutes being late

[C] The fact that she was a few minutes late

[D] Being a few minutes late

16.Music often ________ us of events in the past.

[A] remembers

[B] memorizes

[C] reminds

[D] reflects

17.If I take this medicine twice a day it should ________ my cold.

[A] heat

[B] cure

[C] treat

[D] recover

18.I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t ________ what colour it was.

[A] make out

[B] look to

[C] look out

[D] take in

19.I could tell he was surprised from the ________ on his face.

[A] appearance

[B] shock

[C] look

[D] sight

20.The toy boat turned over and sank to the ________ of the pool.

[A] base

[B] depth [C] ground[D] bottom

答案：

1. [B] 2. [C] 3. [A] 4. [A] 5. [D]

6. [B] 7. [A] 8. [D] 9. [C] 10. [C]

11. [C] 12. [A] 13. [D] 14. [D] 15. [C]

16. [C] 17. [B] 18. [A] 19. [C] 20. [D]