2017考博英语词汇语法练习题及答案（二）

　　1. In selecting a material, the engineer’s interest is in its properties which determine how it will perform under the loads and condition____it is subject.

　　A. where B. which C. in which D. to which

　　2. To meet the ever increasing demand____oil-refining equipment, the company will produce more of such equipment.

　　A. of B. on C. with D. for

　　3. “The president made a brilliant decision, didn’t he?”

　　“Yes, he did. I don’t know what I would have done if I____to make that decision.”

　　A. were B. had had C. have had D. had

　　4. Animal mothers are devoted to their young and____ them with love

　　and discipline.

　　A. mind B. watch C. help D. tend

　　5. The physicists propose that our attention____the use of special methods of thinking and acting.

　　A. would be directed towards B. should be directed towards

　　C. is directed towards D. directs towards

　　6. According to the acoustics, continual exposure____ noise of high

　　intensity would lead to loss of hearing.

　　A. of B. with C. to D. by

　　7. We are convinced____ the righteousness of our cause.

　　A. of B. on C. over D. at

　　8. Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the____charged on

　　public transport were more reasonable.

　　A. prices B. tickets C. fees D. fares

　　9. You’d better let me know as soon as there is a(n)____position in the branch office.

　　A. empty B. vacuum C. hollow D. vacant

　　10. They will never reconcile themselves to____.

　　A. defeat B. their defeat C. be defeated D. have their defeat

　　11. The matter is not to be ____.

　　A. watched for B. waited on C. taken over D. trifled with

　　12. The mother almost____when she learned that her son was shot dead.

　　A. fell down B. came down C. fell apart D. went to pieces

　　13. While doing calculation for the project, the designers____a new solution to a geological problem.

　　A. fell into B. stumbled upon C. set out D. discovered

　　14. I meant____ you about it, but I forgot to do so.

　　A. telling B. having told C. to tell D. to have told

　　15. Everything____into consideration, I propose that the first

　　prize should be given to Liu Qiang.

　　A. to take B. taking C. taken D. took

　　16. They____the park of late.

　　A. will visit B. have visited

　　C. are visiting D. visited

　　17. The girl was so ____by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.

　　A. absorbed B. fascinated C. moved D. touched

　　18. After traveling in the desert for many days, they found a tiny oasis,where there was a well and ____green grass.

　　A. a patch of B. a bunch of C. a pinch of D. a packet of

　　19. After a careful investigation, the committee decided to____the old hall.

　　A. change B. build C. innovate D. renovate

　　20. The fierce heat of this summer withered most of the crops____ his  farm.

　　A. in B. on C. of D. from