中考英语专项突破——动词

1. You’re _______ your time trying to persuade him, he’ll never join us.
　　A. spending B. wasting C. losing D. missing
2. "What did you think of her speech?" "She _______ for an hour but didn’t ______ much."
　　A. spoke; speak B. spoke; say C. said; speak D. said; say
3. I don’t know the restaurant, but it’s ______ to be quite a good one.
　　A. said B. told C. spoken D. talked
4. All the leading newspapers ______ the trade talks between China and the United States.
　　A. reported B. printed C. announced D. published
5. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It ___ good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea.
　　A. does B. feels C. gets D. makes
6. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into _______.
　　A. fact B. reality C. practice D. deed
7. The captain ______ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.
　　A. made B. said C. put D. passed
8. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a ____________.
　　A. message B. letter C. sentence D. notice
9. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining ______.
　　A. badly B. hardly C. strongly D. heavily
10. The child is so full of _______ that he cannot keep still.
　　A. force B. energy C. power D. strength
11. He thought the painting was of little ______, so he let me have it for only ten pounds.
　　A. value B. cost C. price D. spending
12. No _______ that you failed in the exam. You have always been so careless.
　　A. matter B. trouble C. wonder D. way
13. He has no ______ of time, so he is always playing.
　　A. sense B. idea C. effect D. feeling
14. Many old houses are being pulled down to make ____ for the office building.
　　A. room B. ground C. space D. area
15. After waiting for three days, we decided to leave ______ him.
　　A. besides B. except C. but D. without
16. There was a fight in the street yesterday. Three people were seriously ________.
　　A. hurt B. killed C. broken D. cut
17. He went from door to door, _____ waste paper and magazines.
　　A. receiving B. achieving C. accepting D. collecting
18. She felt so ______ that she could hardly open his eyes.
　　A. sleepy B. asleep C. sleeping D. sleep
19. It is _______that you will pass the college examination.
　　A. sure B. surely C. certainly D. like
20. He is ill and has _______ in bed for two days already.
　　A. lied B. lain C. laid D. layed
21. The guards caught the spy and _____ him very carefully.
　　A. asked for B. searched for C. looked for D. searched
22. ______ him to go out if he wants to.
　　A. Allow B. Leave C. Let D. Have
23. It was a _________ difficult exam and many students failed in it.
　　A. fairly B. too C. rather D. enough
24. I watched a boxing ______ on TV last night.
　　A. fight B. game C. match D. sport
25. I bought a shirt because it was good in quality and _____ in price.
　　A. reasonable B. valuable C. comfortable D. enjoyable
26. Students sometimes support themselves by _______ of taking evening jobs.
　　A. ways B. offers C. means D. helps
27. I _______ an answer to my letter within a few days.
　　A. hope B. wait C. look through D. expect
28. He ______. A. robbed me my coat B. stole me my coat
　　C. robbed my coat from me D. stole my coat from me
29. I wanted to go there by plane, but I hadn’t enough money to pay for the _______.
　　A. journey B. travel C. voyage D. fly
30. I learned to _______ a bicycle as a small boy.
　　A. drive B. ride C. operate D. run
31. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and _______ in a quiet neighbourhood.
　　A. over all B. above all C. all in all D. after all
32. I’ve visited a lot of different places and stayed in a lot of different hotels, and nothing else ______ this one.
　　A. matches B. takes C. makes D. compares
33. "Have you got any money with you ?" "Sorry. I never _____ much money about me."
　　A. bring B. take C. carry D. fetch
34. He _______ to me for the mistake he had made.
　　A. excused B. apologized C. pardoned D. regretted
35. "Where does he come from ?" "I’m not sure, but his spoken English ____ Australia."
　　A. suggests B. sounds C. listens D. hears
36. To ______ fit, we must take plenty of exercise.
　　A. keep B. do C. make D. build
37. My brother is very tall. The little bed won’t ______ for him.
　　A. prepare B. care C. fit D. do
38. The clock ______ and we realized it was eight o’clock.
　　A. beat B. hit C. rang D. struck
39. When they arrived at the crossroads, they went the wrong ______.
　　A. path B. street C. way D. direction
40. Careless driving______ a lot of accidents.
　　A. affects B. makes C. causes D. results
41. She ________ much younger than she really is.
　　A. turns B. becomes C. grows D. appears
42. At the moment, we can’t ______ who will be chosen our monitor.
　　A. know B. speak C. tell D. read
43. The horrible noise from the man’s room simply ______ me mad.
　　A. drove B. turned C. caused D. offered
44. The tailor made him a new ______.
　　A. clothes B. dress C. wear D. suit
45. His best-known work that is ______ all praise can be seen in the museum.
　　A. without B. beyond C. with D. within
46. I ______ Jack to ring up to see if Mary was there.
　　A. suggested B. hoped C. advised D. made
47. We _______ this recorder for five hundred yuan..
　　A. spent B. cost C. bought D. paid
48. "How wide is the Atlantic Ocean?" "That ______. From where to where?"
　　A. changes B. depends C. remains D. refers
49. We _____ you a pleasant journey to Shanghai.
　　A. hope B. wish C. want D. expect
50. The hero was not afraid to __________.
　　A. hang B. hung C. be hanged D. be hung
51. The ______ candles should be kept for future use.
　　A. lighting B. lighted C. lit D. light
52. I’m sorry to _______ you to so much trouble.
　　A. put B. add C. give D. take
53. When filled with a gas lighter than air, a balloon can ______ in the air.
　　A. fly B. float C. wander D. sail
54. If you drive from the airport, go on the motorway and follow the ____ to the city.
　　A. designs B. ways C. points D. signs
55. Though I spoke to him many times, he never took any ____ of what I said.
　　A. notice B. remark C. observation D. attention
56. I should like to try that coat on, but I don’t know if it is my _____.
　　A. shape B. model C. size D. clothes
57. Popular music is liked by many people, but it is not to everyone’s _______.
　　A. manners B. share C. smell D. taste
58. We must ______ the importance of the four modernizations.
　　A. learn by heart B. keep in mind C. remember by heart D. know by heart
59. Scientists will continue to ______ living things on the moon.
　　A. look for B. look after C. look upon D. look at
60. The room was so quiet that she could hear the ______ of her heart.
　　A. beating B. jumping C. knocking D. striking
61. The city’s underground ______ more people than the buses.
　　A. brings B. carries C. sends D. fetches
62. If these trousers are too big, buy a smaller _______.
　　A. set B. one C. copy D. pair
63. Would you mind ________ your radio a little, please ?
　　A. turn off B. turning off C. to turn down D. turning down
64. When you come to Wuhan, I can put you _____ for the night.
　　A. up B. down C. in D. out
65. My brother ______ the Youth League for two years.
　　A. has been in B. has entered C. has taken part in D. has joined



66. Jack is ______ a black jacket today.
　　A. having B. put on C. wearing D. dressed
67. I ______ you will write me back soon.
　　A. wish B. need C. want D. hope
68. The teacher told the class to ______ their books.
　　A. put away B. put by C. put on D. put up
69. I asked him to ____ me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems.
　　A. spend B. save C. spare D. share
70. Mother ______ us stories when we were young.
　　A. was used to tell B. is used to telling C. used to tell D. used to telling
71. The students are _____ young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty.
　　A. most B. almost C. mostly D. at most
72. Cheap coal ______ a lot of smoke.
　　A. gives up B. gives in C. gives away D. gives off
73. It is well known that Thomas Edison ______ the electric lamp.
　　A. invented B. discovered C. found D. developed
74. The sports meet will be ______ till next week because of the bad weather.
　　A. put off B. put away C. put up D. put down
75. They ______ friends since they met in Shanghai.
　　A. have made B. have become C. have been D. have turned
76. How long can I _______ this book ?
　　A. borrow B. get C. lend D. keep
77. His father died and _____ him a lot of money.
　　A. gave B. left C. sent D. offered
78. _______ this book and tell me what you think of it.
　　A. Look through B. Look on C. Look into D. look up
79. _______ ! There’s a train coming.
　　A. Look out B. Look around C. Look forward D. Look on
80. "Will somebody go and get Dr. White ?" "He’s already been _______."
　　A. asked for B. sent for C. called for D. looked for
81. How _______ can you finish the drawing ?
　　A. often B. soon C. long D. rapid
82. Readers can ______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
　　A. get over B. get in C. get along D. get through
83. We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no _______ but to take a taxi.
　　A. way B. choice C. possibility D. selection
84. Everybody _______ me has gone to the party.
　　A. else but B. other but C. more except D. else except for
85. He gained his _____ by printing ________ of famous writers.
　　A. wealth; work B. wealths; works C. wealths; work D. wealth; works
86. They ____ the train until it disappeared in the distance.
　　A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. observed
87. You will find this map of great ______ in helping you to get round London.
　　A. price B. cost C. value D. need
88. We were _______ by his speech.
　　A. deep moving B. deep moved C. deeply moving D. deeply moved
89. Though Tom was not ______, he felt ________.
　　A. alone; lonely B. alone; alone C. lonely; alone D. lonely ; lonely
90. The book contains a large ______ of information.
　　A. deal B. amount C. number D. sum
91. Your mother is a good ______.
　　A. cook woman B. cook C. cooking D. cooker
92. After two hours of hard fighting, the northern army won the _______.
　　A. attack B. force C. war D. battle
93. His office is on the third ________ of the building.
　　A. floor B. flat C. ground D. level
94. The new house has _______ rooms than the old one.
　　A. much more B. many more C. large D. more of
95. The price of this kind of sensor is very ________.
　　A. expensive B. cheap C. Dear D. low
96. Look for new ways to do old jobs means ________.
　　A. work B. goodness C. success D. progress
97. Bats do not see well. Instead, they ______ where they are going.
　　A. smell B. listen to C. watch D. ask
98. I’m _______ to get the tickets for the show, as there are hardly any left.
　　A. worried B. anxious C. after D. troubled
99. The more you _____ things to chance, the less chance there is for you.
　　A. leave B. have C. take D. put
100.This year the farmers were just able to gather in the ____ before the fine weather came to an end.
　　A. fields B. plants C. seeds D. harvest
101.His ____ of the plane was correct and could really fly.
　　A. shape B. pattern C. design D. model
102.He left in such a hurry that I ______ had time to speak to him.
　　A. hardly B. almost C. even D. nearly
103.In a low voice she ______ that someone was moving about upstairs.
　　A. shouted B. told C. spoke D. whispered
104.There is a lot of food there, but we will need ______ more.
　　A. any B. a few C. even D. little
105.All life on the earth _______ on the sun.
　　A. lives B. feeds C. depends D. keeps
106.In the singing class the group leader ________ out a collection of new songs to each member.
　　A. found B. handed C. put D. called
107.Quite a few people watch TV only to ______ time.
　　A. waste B. spend C. kill D. pass
108. The speaker _______ his voice so as to be heard.
　　A. increased B. lifted C. rose D. raised
109.It will do you good to ________ a holiday.
　　A. spend B. make C. take D. do
110.I took the medicine , but it didn’t have any ______ on me.
　　A. effect B. answer C. affect D. work
111."What’s your ______ ?" the doctor asked.
　　A. trouble B. matter C. sickness D. illness
112.His name was on the _____ of my tongue but I couldn’t remember it.
　　A. tip B. top C. edge D. point
113.If women were ______ in this country, they would be given better jobs.
　　A. cared B. valued C. fed D. treated
114.He _______ the person referred to be put into prison.
　　A. said B. suggested C. agreed D. believed
115.Wipe your tears away and ______ up your pretty, little face, darling.
　　A. do B. dry C. make D. wash
116.I don’t want to go into the sea. I’d rather lie on the _______.
　　A. coast B. bank C. beach D. seaside
117.Here’s my card. Let’s keep in _________.
　　A. connection B. relation C. touch D. friendship
118.He is ______ to win the political campaign and become president.
　　A. possible B. probable C. perhaps D. likely
119.He is _______. He is afraid of ________.
　　A. dying; dead B. dead ; death C. deadly ; dying D. dying ; death
120.Mr Johnson was ______ in the leg while fighting Japanese during the war.
　　A. hurt B. harmed C. injured D. wounded
121.Few people could understand his theory at that time and even fewer would ______ it.
　　A. receive B. accept C. know D. except
122.This building ______ an area of 500 square metres.
　　A. takes B. holds C. covers D. includes
123.Advice is something the wise don’t need and fools won’t _______.
　　A. have B. need C. catch D. take
124.These trees can’t be grown in such a cold _____ as ours.
　　A. weather B. climate C. season D. space
125.The carriage was ______ by four horses.
　　A. rolled B. pushed C. driven D. drawn
126.I knew Jackson ______ I knew Charlie.
　　A. before long B. long before C. long ago D. after long
127.There are four _______ of blood. Which is hers ?
　　A. kinds B. sorts C. types D. styles
128.Mother kept inviting Mrs Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she _____.
　　A. gave out B. gave off C. gave in D. gave away
129.The train will ______ London at 5: 30.
　　A. arrive B. come C. get D. reach
130.He called me up that day and I ______ his voice.
　　A. understood B. recognized C. remembered D. knew