大学英语作业 一 、单选题（共 40 道试题,共 100 分.）1.he attempted ------ to set

1。he attempted ___C___ to set up a company of his own。A。with vain B。on vain C。in vain D。of vain 2。Every man and woman eighteen years of age or older is eligible to vote for the candidate of __A____。A。his choice B。their choice C。the choice of him D。the choice of theirs 3。I’m bad _A_____ remembering faces。A。at B。in C。with D。on 4。We must get the roof mended before the wet weather sets ___C___。A。about B。on C。up D。in 5。On his way to school he met __D___,so he sent him to hospital。A。very ill man B。much sick man C。serious ill man D。very sick man 6。The price was very reasonable; I would gladly have paid ___D___ he asked。A。three times much as B。three times as many as C。as three times much as D。three times as much as 7。The French pianist who had been praised very highly __C____ to be a great disappointment。A。turned up B。turned in C。turned out D。turned down 8。Those of us who wear glasses should have ___A___ eyes examined at regular intervals。A。their B。our C。his D。her 9。The magician picked several persons ___D___ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance。A。by accident B。on occasion C。on average D。at random 10。The purpose of the official inquiry is to ___A___ the true facts leading to the loss of the ship at sea。A。come at B。come for C。come into D。come over 11。John can play chess better than __C____ else。A。the one B。no one C。any one D。another 12。Add those examples to ___D___ you have already noted。A。one B。the one C。one D。the ones 13。It wasn’t ___C___ telephoned me。A。he whom B。him whom C。he who D。his who 14。The doctor was always __D____ the poor and the sick,often giving them free medical services。A。reminded of B。absorbed in C。tended by D。concerned about 15。The like to take a vacation ___C___。A。one time the year B。one time in a year C。once a year D。once in a year 16。Eggs,though nourishing,have ___C___ of fat content。A。large number B。a large number C。a high amount D。the high amount 17。As there were __D____ life-boats for everybody,40 lives were lost。A。as little B。so little C。too few D。very few 18。__C___ the many hours of study that he devoted to the subject,he still found the subject matter difficult。A。After B。Due to C。Despite D。As for 19。Mary is ___D____ her face ready for the party。A。clearing up B。holding up C。keeping up D。making up