:高二英语下学期unit20练习题

: 一、单项选择
1. Was _____ that I saw last night at the concert?
A. it you          B. not you       C. you          D. that yourself
2. _____ in the newspaper that there is another good harvest this year.
A. It has reported       B. As is reported   C. That is reported D. It is reported
3. As a result of destroying the forests, a large _____ of desert _____ covered the land.
A. number; has     B. quantity; has   C. number; have   D. quantity; has
4. We are so busy that no one in the office can be _____ for any other work.
A. drawn          B. pulled        C. spared        D. saved
5. The children ate a great many hot dogs at the party. _____ money they ate 20 worth.
A. In terms of      B. In the eyes of   C. Instead of     D. In spite of
6. Our friendship _____ our childhood has lasted for years.
A. dates back to        B. dating back    C. dates from        D. dating from
7. The letter served him _____ a bookmarkers.
A. to             B. as           C. under        D. with
8. _____ winter _____ on, it’s time to buy warm clothes.
A. With; come      B. Have; coming   C. With; coming   D. Having; come
9. If you find that chair too hard, I’ll bring a _____ for you.
A. cushion         B. pillow        C. bedclothes     D. comfort
10. He would always _____ anyone in difficulty.
A. lend a hand to                  B. play his hand to 
C. shake hands with                D. raise his hand against
11. Mr. Smith _____ me to buy several _____ eggs for the party.
A. asked; dozen                   B. suggested; dozens of
C. had; dozen                    D. persuaded; dozens
12. The sunlight came in _____ the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room.
A. through        B. across        C. on           D. over
13. The doctor’s talk _____ the history of medicine _____ a period of five thousand years.
A. covered; covering               B. covered; covered
C. covering; covered               D. covered; to cover