高中英语单选题

When will the new driving laws come into________？

A．use

B．effect

C．service

D．existence

Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his________.

A．ability

B．force

C．strength

D．mind

Jack's business is not as good as before，so he has to ________the expenses of his
company.

A．cut off

B．cut away

C．cut up

D．cut down

On the way home，he ________a storm.

A．caught

B．was caught by

C．caught hold off

D．was caught in

We took our umbrellas with us when we went out in order to ________us from a heavy rain.

A．ban

B．preserve

C．prevent

D．protect

Did the fire ________or was it________？

A．go out；go out

B．go out；put out

C．put out；go out

D．put out；put out

You shouldn't keep silent when________.

A．speaking

B．spoken to

C．spoken

D．speaking to

Doesn't it ________you as rather strange that he never talks about his family?

A．beat

B．hit

C．strike

D．knock

Several rounds of air and ground attacks from the allied force left the whole city________.

A．in pieces

B．in ruins

C．in part

D．in place

All the students in our class buried themselves ________studies，________
the coming exam.

A．in；preparing

B．in；preparing for

C．for；prepared

D．for；prepared for

－Did you watch the football match last night?
－No，there was something wrong with my TV and it couldn't __________any programs.

A．send up

B．get up

C．pick up

D．take up

________ is no possibility ________Jack will win the first place in the competition.

A．There；that

B．It；that

C．There；whether

D．It；whether

It suddenly ________to me that I had forgotten to bring my umbrella with me.

A．appeared

B．happened

C．occurred

D．taken place

It is said that the library has 20 million books________.

A．at all

B．in all

C．above all

D．after all

The house caught ________fire last night. It's said to have been deliberately set ________fire to.

A．/；/

B．a；a

C．a；/

D．/；a