《综合英语(一)》自考模拟题二【2021年4月】

11. According to some social scientists, teenage girls who become pregnant are more ______ to drop out of school than those who don’t.

A. like B. possible

C. possibly D. likely

12. He took the medicine but it didn’t have the expected ______ .

A. answer B. result

C. effect D. affect

13. The teachers took great ______ to make their lessons easy and interesting for their pupils.

A. efforts B. pains

C. work D. responsibility

14. He took a quick glance through the ______ of the small suitcase on the seat.

A. contents B. contexts

C. objects D. subjects

15. ______ their high sense of responsibility and experience, they wouldn’t have completed the project ahead of schedule.

A. On account of B. In spite of

C. But for D. Due to

16. ______ having names, the roads in New York are numbered and the higher the number, the further north and ”up“ in the city you are.

A. Because of B. Instead of

C. Despite D. Besides

17. If we learn to see what we have to offer one another, then we can ______ our misunderstandings and work towards peace.

A. set out B. set aside

C. set off D. set down

18. ______ on the hilltop, a beautiful scene lay before me.

A. Standing B. As standing

C. I stood D. As I stood

19. The death of her son in a car accident was a big blow to her. She just couldn’t ______ it.

A. get over B. get rid of

C. get through D. get away with

20. Since you need the book badly, you might ______ buy a copy though it is expensive.

A. as well as B. much as well

C. as good as D. just as well