吉大18春学期《大学英语（一）》在线作业一-0004

In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took ________ trouble over the figures.
A:extensive
B:spare
C:extra
D:supreme

The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes, ________ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.
A:have allowed
B:allow
C:allowing
D:allows

As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to ________ it.
A:postpone
B:refuse
C:delay
D:cancel

Everybody ________ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A:assembled
B:accumulated
C:piled
D:joined

It is essential that these application forms ________ back as early as possible.
A:must be sent
B:will be sent
C:are sent
D:be sent

The clothes a person wears may express his ________ or social position.
A:curiosity
B:status
C:determination
D:significance

The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ________ on benches, chairs or boxes.
A:having seated
B:seating
C:seated
D:having been seated

I didn’t know the word. I had to ________ a dictionary.
A:look out
B:make out
C:refer to
D:go over

In a sudden ________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
A:attack
B:burst
C:split
D:blast

By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ________ opportunity to change his mind.
A:accurate
B:urgent
C:excessive
D:adequate

Young people are not ________ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
A:conservative
B:content
C:confident
D:generous

She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ________ too long.
A:has been reading
B:had read
C:is reading
D:read

The director was critical ________ the way we were doing the work.
A:at
B:in
C:of
D:with

—“May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight?”—“I’m sorry. Mr. Williams ________ to a conference long before then.”
A:will have gone
B:had gone
C:would have gone
D:has gone

You ________ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.
A:shouldn’t follow
B:mustn’t follow
C:couldn’t’ have been following
D:shouldn’t have been following

The suggestion that the major ________ the prizes was accepted by everyone.
A:would present
B:present
C:presents
D:ought to present

Wouldn’t you rather your child ________ to bed early?
A:go
B:went
C:would go
D:goes

He is ________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A:optimistic
B:optional
C:outstanding
D:obvious

I have no objection ________ your story again.
A:to hear
B:to hearing
C:to having heard
D:to have heard

Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ________ in Cuba.
A:being cultivated
B:been cultivated
C:having cultivated
D:cultivating

The words of his old teacher left a ________ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.
A:long 
B:lively
C:lasting 
D:liberal

She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ________ enough to eat.
A:mild
B:slight
C:light
D:tender

________ she realized it was too late to go home.
A:No sooner it grew dark than
B:Hardly did it grow dark that
C:Scarcely had it grown dark than
D:It was not until dark that

These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you ________ you need.
A:all the information
B:all the informations
C:all of information
D:all of the information