Multiple Choices
1. Peter, why didn’t you go to the flower show? （B）
--- I think it’s something ______ pleasant.
A. far more B. far less C. too much D. much too
2. The rainy season is coming and let’s make full use of the ______ days to dry whatever is needed to dry before the next dry season. （B）
A. few last sunny B. last few sunny
C. last sunny few D. sunny last few
3. Americans eat ______ as they actually need every day.
A. twice as much protein B. twice protein as much twice
C. twice protein as much D. protein as twice much (A)
4. The Chinese Educational Department suggests teachers should receive ________ education to catch up with the _______ development.
A. farther; late B. farther; later
C. further; lately D. further; latest (D)
5. --- Goods imported from abroad are ______ those made in China.
--- Yes. Some of the goods made in China are of high quality.
A. not always better than B. always as good as
C. no better than D. no longer better than (A)
6. He was lying in hospital ______, with his ribs broken.
A. half dead B. deadly C. dying D. died (A)
7. The young pigeons which I bought _______ last month are able to fly _____ now.
A. cheap; high B. cheaply; highly
C. cheap; highly D. cheaply; high (A)
8. --- Are you satisfied with his work, sir?
--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be _______.
A. any better B. the best C. any worse D. the worst (C)
9. --- Tom is very stupid. He fails in every exam.
--- In my opinion, he is _____ than stupid.
A. lazier B. no lazier C. more lazy D. lazier rather （C）
10. She is always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it _____.
A. pleasure B. a fun C. a pride D. a pleasure (D)
11. Some trees are cut down each year and ______ are left to grow even taller.
A. the rest B. rest of them C. a rest D. a rest of them (A)
12. I don’t like this pair of gloves. Will you show me_____?
A. another B. the others C. some others D. other ones (A)
13. This pair of trousers ______ for John.
A. is made B. are made C. makes D. will make (A)
14. As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further ______.
A. news B. information C. notice D. message (C)
15. --- Could you mail these letters for me please?
--- ________ letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you again.
A. What B. Some C. More D. different (C)
16. With summer coming on, the weather gets hot ______.
A. day after day B. day and night
C. day in and day out D. day by day (D)
17. --- ______ of Guilin has your uncle covered since he came here?
--- About half of it, I guess.
A. How far B. How much C. How wide D. How many (B)
18. The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he _______ in the mud all morning.
A. has played B. is playing C. has been playing D. was playing (C)
19. The new dictionaries are very useful. They _____ well and _____ already.
A. sell; have been sold out B. sold; had sold out
C. sell; sell out D. are sold; have been sold out (A)
20--- Are all the titles of the articles _______ in the contents?
--- Yes, all ______.
A. listed; included B. listing; includes
C. listed; including D. being listed; being included (A)
20. --- I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.
--- You ______ your temper but that’s OK.
A. have lost B. had lost C. did lose D were losing ( C)
21.--- You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you?
--- Yes, but much _______.
A. remains to do B. is remained to do
C. remains to be done D. is remained to be done ( C)
21. --- Sorry. I _____ to post the letter for you.
--- Never mind. ______ it myself after school.
A. forget; I’d rather post B. forgot; I’m going to post
C. forgot; I’ll post D. forget; I’ll better post ( C)
22. Glad to see you back. How long ______ in Russia?
A. did you stay B. have you stayed
C. were you staying D. have you been staying (A)
23. --- Alice’s second-hand computer ______ wrong although she used it only once.
--- You’d better go to check it.
A. went B. has gone C. is going D. had gone (A)
24. John as well as the other children who _____ no parents ______ good care of in the village.
A. have; is being taken B. have; has taken
C. has; is taken D. has; have been taken (A)
25. The dictionary still ____ where I ____ it a moment ago.
A. lies; laid B. lied; lay C. laid; laid D. lies; lay (A)
26. The careless driver has just been _____ $10 for stopping his car at a sign that ______ “ No Parking”.
A. punished; read B. fined; reads
C. punished; is written D. fined; is written (B)
27. Neither of the young men who had tried to get the job in the company _______ .
A. has been accepted B. had been accepted
C. was accepted D. accepted ( C)
28.--- Have you heard from Janet recently?
--- No, but I _____ her over Christmas.
A. saw B. will be seeing C. have seen D. have been seeing (B)
28. In 1960, this was the longest bridge that _______.
A. was ever built B. had ever built
C. has ever been built D. had ever been built (D)
29. You_____ things about. Look, what a mess in your room!
A. always throw B. have always thrown
C. are always throwing D. have always been throwing ( C)
30. --- Never touch my computer while I’m away.
--- ______.
A. I shouldn’t B. I mustn’t C. I won’t D. I don’t ( C)
31. ---- We want someone to design the new art museum for us.
---- ______ the young fellow have a try?
A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Need (B)
32. --- Why hasn’t Jane arrived yet?
--- She ______ again in the morning.
A. shouldn’t have overslept
B. B. may have turned off the alarm clock
C. must have no one to call her
D. should have someone to wake her up (B)
33. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _______.
A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say (A)
34. You _______ this morning if you really wanted to see it yourself.
A. ought to come B. could come
C. ought to have come D must have come (C)
35. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _____ during the day.
A. should have done B. would have done
C. must have done D. may have done (D)
36. --- Will it take me at least six hours to write this essay?
--- Yes, six hours ______ to write a good essay.
A. are not long for you
B. will be too long to you
C. was not long enough for you
D. is not long enough for you (D)
37. --- Was he present at the meeting?
--- He ______ not have attended it, for he was busy repairing his computer all the time.
A. can B. might C. should D. must (A)
38. _____ you like to have dinner with us this evening?
A. Do B. Would C. Will D. Can ( B)
39. He must have attended the meeting yesterday, _____ he?
A. didn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. hasn’t (A)
40--- _______ I return the dictionary within three days?
--- No, you _____ . You _______ it for five days.
A. May; needn’t ; can borrow
B. Can; mustn’t; would have
C. Must; don’t have to; can keep
D. Shall; can’t; should read ( C)
41.These _______ are very expensive.
A. women handbags B. woman’s handbags
C. woman handbags D. women’s handbags (D)
42. The country’s wealth comes chiefly for its many ______.
A. herd of cattle B. herd of cattles
C. herds of cattle D. herds of cattles (C)
43. You have taken ______ time to do your homework. A time of thirty minutes to finish it is _____ long.
A. too much; much too B. too much; too much
C. much too; much too D. much too; too much (A)
44. Frank doesn’t speak Chinese so ______ as Harry.
A. better B. well C. nice D. wonderful ( B)
45. Three boys ______ climbing the garden wall.
A. have caught B. caught C. being caught D. were caught (D)
46. No matter how hard you ______, you won’t be able to do it well alone.
A. will try B. would try C. try D. tried ( C)
47. When Mary and Kate got to the cinema, the film ________ for ten minutes.
A. had begun B. began C. had started D. had been on (D)
48. Just stay here on the platform; the train _______.
A. will arrive after five minutes
B. will arrive in five minutes
C. will arrive five minutes after
D. will arrive in five minutes later form now (B)
49. We _______ to work on foot, but now we ______ by bike.
A. usually go; have gone B. used to go; go
C. was used to going; going C. used to going; have been going (B)
50. Tell me how you work out the answer, ______ you?
A. can B. will C. don’t D. shan’t (B)