武汉大学英语第五册单选.docx

1 . Without being _____, he began to apologize.A) ironic B) prompted C) promoted D) prone2 . He’s too shy to ask a stranger the time, _____ speak to a roomful of people.A) more or less B) no less than C) much less D) much more3 . Biotechnology companies are now keen to exploit the great _____ science has made since the 1970s.A) strike B) stride C) strides D) strikes4. The government’s plans have _____ strong opposition from civil rights groups.A) run around B) run into C) run over D) run through5. Remember to keep a first-aid kit close _____ all the time.A) in hand B) at hand C) by hand D) on hand6 . There are signs that support for the organization is _____.A) on the wane B) at the mercy C) out of step D) no doubt7. I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel our date, something’s _____.A) gathered up B) come upC) helped out D) dished up8. Everyone was standing around in silence, so I took the _____ and tried to explain why we had come.A) initials B) initiates C) initiatives D) initiative9. I had a nerve-racking twenty minutes of _____ hope and despair.A) alternate B) alternative C) alternating D) altering10. We must not fail to ____________ his service to the town.A) indicate B) instruct C) acknowledge D) emulate11.Star Banc is a bank-holding company with about $9.5 million in _____.A) an asset B) the asset C) asset D) assets12. In _____, leadership involves accomplishing goals with and through people.A) principle B) extinction C) ecology D) essence 13. Our investment in oil shares was a risk, but it _____. A) pays off B) pays out C) pays upD) pays back14. If you cannot go yourself, please find someone to _____ you.A) substitute for B) replace for C) exchange for D) complement15. Your seven ideas should be subsidiary ones _____ t