Unit 16
1.Friendship is like money : easier made than________.
A. kept B. to be kept C. keeping D. being kept
2. There are there waiting –rooms in the new station,_________about 1, 000 passengers.
A. seating B. sat C. seated D. sitting
3. __________everything, the wolves had nowhere to hide themselves.
A. Hunted B. Hunting
C. Having hunted D. Were hunted
4. She came in, ________ by a group of children.
A. following B. followed C. to follow D. follow
5. ---Why __________to the museum with me ?
---That’s a good idea.
A. not go B. don’t go C. going D. not going
6. __________from space, the earth looks like a “blue planet”.
A. Seeing B. To see C. Seen D. Having seen
7. __________a reply , he decided to write another letter to her.
A. Having not received B. Not received
C. Not having received D. Not receiving
8. Remember___________my best regards to him when you write.
A. sending B. send C. sent D.to send
9. Rather than__________on a crowded bus, he always prefers__________a bicycle.
A. ride ; ride B. ridding ; ride
C. ride ; to ride D. to ride ; riding
10. __________in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.
A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lost
11. It is useless _________argue with such a cruel person.
A. to try B. trying C. have tried D. had tried
12. John is young, but we never knew _________young a body with___________wise a head.
A. so ; so B. such ; such C. such ; so D. so; such
13. With the _________number of cars we have had to build many new roads.
A. increased B. increasing
C. being creased D. increase
14. Her mother has greatly taken pride________what his son achieved in the exam.
A. with B. for C. in D. of
15. I will come on condition___________my parents are invited, too.
A. that B. what C. which D. when
16. I felt sad because he pretended__________me in the street.
A. not to have seen B. not to see
C. to have seen D. not seeing
17. Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night____________, too cold for us to live.
A. would be freezing cold B. will be freezing coldly
C. would be frozen cold D. can freeze coldly
18. _________the little girl opened the window, a lovely bird flew in.
A. Though B. The moment C. Whether D. Unless
19. ________the past, our life is much better.
A. Comparing with B. Be compared
C. To compare with D. Compared with
20. ---What can we do to help Jack ?
---All we can do is to try__________that he ought to work harder.
A. making him to realize B. making him realize
C. to make him realize D. to make him to realize
Unit 17
1.Mrs. Smith is a woman with rich experience, ________much can be learned.
A. from whom B. from which C. whom D. who
2. __________is quite natural ; a beginner can’t finish such a difficult task in an hour.
A. What B. As C. Which D. It
3.---What will your mother give you as your birthday present?
---She promised to get a new bike ________me .
A. to B. for C. on D. at
4. __________it with me and I’ll see what I can do.
A. When left B. When leaving
C. If you leave D. Leave
5. _________the big snake , the little girl stood under the tree, ________.
A. Seen ; screamed B. Seen ; screaming
C. Seeing ; screaming D. Seeing ; screamed
6. The experiment ___________they had made great contribution succeeded at last.
A. to which B. at which C. which D. that
7. The manager had to go to Beijing on business on
March 3, _________happened to be his only son’s
birthday.
A. where B. when C. that D. which
8. ----Are you familiar with the book ?
----Yes. There was a time ________this book was quite popular.
A. that B. when C. with which D. about which
9. The newly built museum is ________larger than the old one.
A. many B. great C. much D. very
10. We are considering ________you to work with us on this project.
A. inviting B. invite C. to invite D. invited
11. He has only got one shirt, because all _________are being washed.
A. the rest shirts B. the remained
C. the left D. the rest
12. Don’t treat me __________a child , will you ?
A. as B. for C. at D. by
13. I’ll send____________on her birthday.
A. my mother a gift B. a gift for my mother
C. a gift at my mother D. a gift by my mother
14. The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she___________in the mud all day.
A. was playing B. has played
C. has been playing D. is playing
15. ---Would you like me to bring you a cup of coffee ?
--- ______________
A. With great pleasure! B. Yes, you could.
C. Good idea! D. That’s very kind of you.
16. It was nearly an hour___________the sleeping pill worked.
A. when B. before C. since D. after
17. ---What are you busy doing these days ?
---___________the coming mid-term examination.
A. Preparing B. Preparing for
C. To prepare D. To prepare for
18. He looked around and found a man _________a wallet from the ground.
A. pick up B. to be picking up
C. to pick up D. picking up
19. ---Will you go with us tomorrow ?
---It ___________.
A. all depend B. is all depended
C. all depends D. is all depending
20. Which do you enjoy __________your spare time,surfing the Internet or reading novels?
A. to spend B. spending
C. being spend D. spend
Unit 18
1.---I’m sorry I can’t go with you.
---___________? Haven’t you agreed ?
A. How is it B. What is it
C. Why don’t you D. What do you think
2. Doing your homework is a way to improve your test scores , and this is especially true ________it _______classroom tests.
A. before ; gets B. as ; make
C. since ; takes D. when; comes to
3. ---Do you have anything in mind ___________you’d like for supper ?
---Well, ___________is okay with me.
A. that ; anything B. which ; everything
C. what ; whatever D. where; something
4. Is it the factory ___________you visited last week _________edible chopsticks are made ?
A. /; that B. where ; when
C. where; that D. /; when
5. _________all the inventions have in common is _______they have succeeded.
A. What ; that B. That ; that
C. What ; that D. That; what
6. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, __________up to half will be from overseas.
A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom
7. Whenever I met her, _________was fairly frequent, ___________I could see her sweet and hopeful smile.
A. that; that B. which ; / C. it ; that D. it ; so
8. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, _________is often the case in other countries.
A. as B. what C. so D. that
9. There are many cases__________students obviously know a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay.
A. why B. which C. as D. where
10. There is a new problem ________in the popularity of private cars _________road conditions need to be improved.
A. involving ; that B. involved ; that
C. to involve ; where D. to be involved; which
11. We’re living in an age __________many things are done on computer.
A. which B. that C. whose D. when
12. With a mask _________tightly over her face, it’s hard to judge whether she was satisfied with the answer.
A. fitting B. going C. fixing D. covering
13. News report said that the peace talk between the two countries _________without reaching any agreement.
A. had broken down B. had broken away
C. had broken up D. had broken in
14. _________you’ve passed the driving test, why not drive the car on your own?
A. Because B. Since C. Now that D. So long as
15. In the face of _________failure, it is important to keep_________good state of mind.
A. a ; / B. the ; / C. / ; the D. / ; a
16. In the west you need _________that there are times and occasions when certain types of clothes need to be worn.
A. aware B. to be aware
C. getting to know D. be aware of
17. In the spring of the following year, these migrating birds return to the identical barn or tree in the identical district which they had left the ________autumn.
A. former B. following C. previous D. before
18. It is important for us to find good ways of doing things. __________, you will waste time doing them.
A. However B. Therefore C. But D. Otherwise
19. It is a good idea to stand up and take a short walk outside when you _____________in doing maths problems.
A. get stuck B. has difficulty
C. feel hard D. were stuck
20. __________and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped __________the beautiful scenery.
A. Tiring ; to admire B. Being tired ; admiring
C. Tired; to admire D. Tired ; admiring
Unit 19
1.I won’t lend you the car ________ you return it to me tomorrow morning.
A. now that B. even if
C. on condition that D. unless
2.Your house is three time_________mine.
A. the size B. what if C. as bigger as D. the size of
3. ________from his appearance, he doesn’t look like a dishonest man.
A. Judging B. Judged C. To judge D. Being judge
4. ________late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.
A. To sleep B. Sleeping C. Sleep D. Having slept
5. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________here.
A. as three times much B. as much three times
C. much as three times D. three times as much
6. How do you find the dishes in my restaurant ?_______
A. I ordered it ahead of time.
B. I read it in an ad.
C. I’ve never had such delicious dishes before.
D. It’s surprising that you asked me this.
7. He asked me _________.
A. to pass him the red pencil
B. that I pass him the red pencil
C. for passing him the red pencil
D. if I passed him the red pencil
8. After everybody __________, the meeting began.
A. was seated B. seated C. was sat D. took seats
9. Did they_______any agreement ?
A. arrive at B. come to C. reach D. A, B and C
10.It is no use ________forward to _______Jack soon.
A. to look; hearing B. looking ;hearing from
C. to look ; hear D. looking ; hear from
11. ---When will the train arrive at Liverpool?
---The train attendant told me__________.
A. the train will arrive after half an hour
B. the train was going to arrive in half an hour
C. the train is going to arrive in half an hour
D. the train would arrive in half an hour
12. No mercy was shown_________the war prisoners.
A. on B. upon C. to D. for
13. Have you tasted the ________of the frog ?
A. pork B. flesh C. beef D. meats
14. The judge ordered the prisoner _______at once.
A. sets free B. set free
C. be set free D. would be set free
15. I was surprised that they finished _________half of
the work in such a short time.
A. less than B. no more than
C. not more than D. more than
16. “Very well, dear, you ________have the evening dress.”Jim suggested his wife.
A. shall B. will C. can D. may
17. Little Tommy was reluctant to tell the headmaster___________he had done the day before.
A. that B. how C. where D. what
18. My friend Bob often comes to the island _________ .But this time he was buried _______because of a hurricane.
A. by sea; in sea B. by the sea; on sea
C. by sea ; on sea D. by the sea ; at sea
19. Hope _______the best ; prepare_______the worst.
A. for; / B. / ; for C. for ; for D. with ; with
20. His parents didn’t have enough money to ________his higher education.
A. pay B. pay for C. pay off D. pay back
Unit 20
1.The castle ________to the 14th century.
A. dates from B. dates back
C. dates at D. dates in
2. The first textbooks _________for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.
A. having written B. to be written
C. being written D. written
3. Are you sure the trees can ________the coming cold winter ?
A. survive B. pass C. overcome D. live
4. I can’t remember _________it was five o’clock _____he arrived.
A. whether; when B. that ; that
C. whether ; that D. that ; when
5. By sunset, we had __________thirty miles.
A. covered at B. covered for
C. covered D. covered of
6. This is one of the problems__________at the meeting next week.
A. discussed B. discussing
C. being discussed D. to be discussed
7. Never_______faith in himself, the scientist went on with his research.
A. losing B. to lose C. lost D. to be lost
8. ________the examination, all the students are studying hard.
A. Don’t fail B. Not failed
C. Not failing D. Not to fail
9. ---__________is it that I should take the medicine ?
---Twice a day.
A. How much B. How soon
C. How often D. How long
10. ---I really _______that I will meet you again in China.
---So do I .
A. wish B. hope C. suggest D. prefer
11. ---Who do you think did it ?
---I suspect Tom__________it .
A. had a hand in B. had hand in
C. had a hand at D. had hand at
12. To our great joy, the medicine ________satisfactory.
A. was proved B. is proved C. proved D. proves
13. _________customer satisfaction, the policy can’t be criticized.
A. In terms of B. In the term of
C. In the terms of D. In term of
14. ________at the bottom of the hill there are many beautiful flowers.
A. Grown B. Growing
C. Being grown D. To be growing
15. _______is said _______ Mr. Brown left for Italy last week.
A. It; why B. It; that
C. What; that D. What ; why
16. ---Isn’t it about the time you_______to discuss it ?
---Yes, it is. Would you like to join us ?
A. have begun B. begin C. began D. had begun
17. Do you think the young man Miss Smith is speaking to ___________, Mary ?
A. pretty B. beautiful C. handsome D. lovely
18. The question is ________they can finish the work in time.
A. whether B. which C. that D. what
19. Mary stood on board, _______her face burnt in the sun.
A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left
20. Is this restaurant _______you said we were to have supper tomorrow?
A. at which B. which C. in which D. where
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