高中英语单词、词组试题

I expected him to go abroad, and ________, he did.

A．sure thing	B．sure enough
C．for sure	D．to be sure

The mother waved to her daughter until the train       .

A．out of sight	B．got out of sight
C．caught sight	D．lost sight

The computer software is old,             ，very out of date．

A．or rather	B．rather than
C．other than	D．more than

The boy made the same mistakes            , which, of course, made his parents very angry.

A．more or less	B．over and over again
C．sooner or later	D．here and there

----Is your father a teacher now?
----No, but he         . He taught English for 10 years.

A．used to be	B．used to
C．used to do	D．was used to

— Well, lost again!
— It is not very important . We _____ forget about it. OK?

A．cannot but	B．have to
C．might well	D．might as well

_______, the house isn’t big enough, though you can get a good view of the park.

A．Above all	B．On the contrary
C．To be honest	D．Generally speaking

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10 million units of Galaxy S4, in ______ a month since its debut (首次亮相).

A．less than	B．more than
C．other than	D．rather than

“Geili”, created from the two Chinese characters “gei” and “li”, _______ a word only spoken in some dialects, but now it _______ something cool or exciting all over the country.

A．is used to being; used to describe

B．used to be; used to describing

C．is used to be; used to describing

D．used to be; is used to describe

A lot of exercise outdoors could _____ positive energy which helps you to reduce stress.

A．give in	B．give off
C．give away	D．give up

Most of the taxi-drivers say what they earn every day actually can hardly ____ the cost of their life.

A．cover

B．afford

C．include

D．contain

The painting didn’t make much sense to me. What impressed me was that the central part of it _______ for its bright color.

A．turned out	B．worked out
C．pulled out	D．stuck out

Mary______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A．picked up	B．took up
C．made up	D．turned up

It is clearly stated that these regulations ___ everyone in the community, without exception.

A．appeal to	B．adapt to
C．apply to	D．attach to

He had his leg broken in the basketball match. ______, he has to be away from school for a couple of weeks.

A．For example	B．After all
C．At first	D．As a result