2010届高考考前易错单项选择题跟踪练习4

He often read ____ the poor light, which made him near-sighted.

This work ___ much patience.

. I wonder _____ you’re getting along well with your classmates.

. I prefer a street in a small town to _____ in such a large city ____ Shanghai.

—What do you think of the speech?     —The speaker said ___ nothing worth ___

We leave it to your judgment ____ you should do it.

—The meeting is about to start, yet the speaker hasn’t turned up.
— No one knows ____.

. Mary said it was very important to her that she _____ her work.

Is this hotel _____ you said we were to stay in your letter?

. It’s not ____ I won’t do it, _____ I can’t do it.

How close parents are to the children ____ a strong influence on the character of the children.

The brave lady, who suffered a lot from her live cancer, ____ the pain with great courage, even in front of her husband.

Do tell me the way you think of ______ the problem as soon as possible.

I don’t know if he’ll be home tonight or not, you’ll just have to ____.

Shops should ____ open till late in the evening.

The man whom I think to be a black sleep in our village will _____ the imprisonment.

He first the trees___ half and then ____ four parts.

Your sister has grown up. She is no longer __ she   five years ago when I first saw her.

Three students got 100 in the test, ____ , Li Ping, Wang Fei and Jane.

I would have dropped in on him, but I ____ his address.

. It’s high time that we ___ home and _____ supper now.

But for electricity, human life _____ so easy today.

We ___ to start our own business, but we never had enough money.

—We could have walked to the doctor’s; it was so near.
—Yes. A ride ___ at all necessary.

— Are you going to the ball tonight? —It’s too late now. How I wish ___ about it earlier.

_____ the fog, you would find the beautiful tower in the distance easily.

Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night ___, too cold for us to live.

. These sheets I’ve bought ___; they’re too short for the bed.

It was ___ cash that prevented me from joining you at lunch today.

Sorry, I have no time ____ ; I can’t help you right now.

The waterfall can be seen_. Its sound may be heard two miles ____. It looks even more beautiful ____.

. The police were ___ the prisoner to see if he had a gun.

It’s bad manners to call ___.

It is _____ he often fails in exams ____ makes his parents worried about him.

What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it.

. The most of his time is ____ to prepare for the college entrance examination.

The other day, my friend John drove his car down the street at __ I thought was a dangerous speed, and __ surprised everyone in the car.

—Coffee ____ milk?     —Only coffee, please.

—Why are your group so happy?  
—Our group __ theirs in the oral English competition.

The big bird was shot by an arrow and fell heavily onto the ground, _____.

Our boss is ___ of a musician.

___ was his past, a bitter life without any pleasure.

. Take ___ half and give ____ half to your sister.

For ____ interested in getting on line, the school offers an Internet bar.

—Which tie do you prefer, sir?     —I’ll take ____ to have a change sometimes.

Before you make some coffee, you should make sure the coffee pot ____.

. Tim, you should briefly ___ the main arguments before the voting.

. To __ terrorism, what action should be taken?

He had sent for a doctor; ___ we did our best to nurse the patient.

Have you got a pen and a piece of paper? I’ll___ what you have told me.

I’m feeling __________ the world, for my parents will take me to Kunming for a holiday.

On bearing the news, he ____.

—_______.
—That’s not all necessary. I’m al for it.

It is no use _____ such mistakes. You should learn a lesson from them.

Peasants earn their living by selling agriculture ____ in China.

It was a matter of _____ would take the position.

When the teacher praised him for working out the math problem, Jack looked __________ about at his classmates.

You must come with us to the police __________ Our head is waiting for you.

The shop owner welcomed all the guests with a __________ smile.

To my ______, I passed the exam easily.

____ speaking, I didn’t do it on purpose.

It sounds like a good plan, but there are some _____ difficulties in carrying it out.

His father possesses a __________ factory, which does most of the pollution to this river.

—On the contrary, I think it is the mother, rather than her children, ___ to blame.
—I agree with you.

____ road may lie ahead, that road will take me home.

You were_____ to help us, but you all escaped.

. —Li Hua was in London for two years.   —It’s no ___ he can speak English so well.

. Finally we ____ the stranger our guide.

Reports say the plane crashed 15 minutes after it took off, killing all 157 passengers _____