高三2007英语冲刺单项选择精选1000题(附答案)

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2007高三英语冲刺单项选择精选1000题及答案

从 A, B, C, D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案:

1.    – Jack?

-- ____. 

A. Present, Sir.  B. I am, Sir  C. Here, Sir  D. Yes, Sir.

2.    ---What are you busy with ?

--- We are carrying out a research ____ the causes of cancer.

A. into  B. onto  C. to  D. in

3.    ---____ the paper ?

--- No, I have still got one page to finish.

A. Have you done  B. Do you do  C. Did you do  D. Had you done

4.    _____ in all parts of the state, pines are the most common trees in Georgia .

A. Found  B. Finding them  C. To find them  D. They are found

5.    They ___ the game.

A. are disappointed at losing   B. disappoint 

C. are disappointing       D. are disappointed

6.    – Will it rain tomorrow?

-- No. I don’t doubt ________.

A. whether it will rain B. that it will rain C. whether it rains  D. that it rains

7.    Jasper is a great painter. He is _____ Picasso.

A. as a great as  B. as great painter as  C. as great a painter as D. so great a painter as

8.    The great use of the school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach the art of learning.

A. rather than   B. than   C. nor     D. as

9.    Travelling from England to Scotland you _______.

A. needn’t a passport     B. don’t need to have a passport  

C. needn’t to take a passport  D. don’t need take a passport

10.  The radio doesn’t work well; it needs_________.

A. fixing  B. being fixed   C. to fix  D. fixed

11.  – I was trying to repair that stupid machine, but I failed.

-- Well, you_______.

  A. needn’t do that  B. needn’t have done  C. needn’t have  D. needn’t

12.  The children had _____basketball.

A. a great fun playing   B. great fun playing

C. great fun to play    D. a great funny playing

13.  _____it is to jump into the water in hot summer!

A. What fun  B. How funny  C. What a fun  D. How fun

14.  He has done a job which is _____as the one I have done.

A. as well B. as good  C. as better   D. so best

15.  The news finally came, which _____them all!

A. disappoints  B. disappointing  C. disappointed  D. disappoint

AAAAA BCDBA CBABC 

16.  -- _____ the letter on your way to office.

--O K. I _______.

A. Don’t forget posting; will   B. Do remember to post; will

C. Do forget to post; do      D. Do remember posting; do

17.  He has collected ___ six hundred dollars.

A. as many as   B. so many as    C. so much as   D. as much as

18.  The Whites are leading a very happy life; the farm is big enough for them to ____.

A. live on   B. live   C. live in   D. live with

19.  He took a second driving test and finally ________.

A. succeeded in passing it    B. succeeded in it

C. succeeded to through    D. succeeded to pass it.

20.  They have got ___ so far.

A. as many equipment as we do   B. as much equipment as we are

C. as many equipments as we have  D. as much equipment as we have

21.  After graduation in 1997, he took _____degree in Florida .

A. another  B. the pother  C. other  D. others

22.  There we found one lion lying near the river, and ____under a tree.

A. one   B. the one   C. the other  D. another tiger

23.  I know nothing about him except that he works in ____company.

A. certain   B. some  C. one   D. an

24.  One the last day he _________.

A. decided a big decision  B. decided greatly 

C. made a decision    D. had made a decision

25.  He picked up an envelope ____50 dollars in it.

A. containing  B. contained  C. which contains  D. which was contained

26.  Tom received an invitation from Carrol but he ______.

A. refused to go to the party  B. refused her

C. refused her to the party   D. refusing to go

27.  They treated her very well _______one of the family members.

A. like  B. as   C. as if    D. seems

28.  After he won all the money they treated him ______a king.

A. like  B. as   C. as if   D. seemed

29.  Is this the piano _______ your familoy for over eighty years?

A. belonged to  B. belongs to  C. belonged  D. belonging to

30.  ______they have been working hard to find?

A. Is that what  B. Is that   C. It is that   D. Is it that

BDAAD AABCA ABADA

31.  The key you have just got ____ the front door.

A. is used to opening    B. is used to be opened 

C. is used to being opened  D. is used to open

32.  There is a saying which ____like this: “ Still waters run ______.”

A. goes; deeply  B. comes; deep  C. goes; deep  D.comes; deeply

33.  The animal of this kind is _______; we’d better ________.

A. dangerous; keep away     B. is danger; keep away from it

C. dangerous; keep away from it   D. in danger; keep away

34.  Driving the halfway I _____ my car was out of gas.

A. noticed  B. find  C. found out  D. saw

35.  The policemen are searching for the ____car on the highway.

A. damaging  B. damaged  C. destroying  D. destroy

36.  In the last ten years she _____ like this; she is killing her health.

A. works b. has been working  C. worked   D. is working

37.  She did not take the advice that she ___ at rush hour, so she got lost.

A. not travel  B. did not go  C. should travel  D. goes shopping

38.  – Have they found out the _____ of the fire?

-- Yes. It was a cigarette end that _____ the fire.

A. cause; started   B. reason; caused 

C. causing; caused   D. reason; cause

39.  –Do you know _______?

--- Someone wants to find his dog back.

 A. what the notice says   B. what the notice writes

C. what is the notice written  D. what does the notice say

40.  – You seem to have made another decision.

---You are right. I am considering ________. California , you know, is my first choice.

 A. to move out  B. getting out of here  C. to move my house D. moving family

41.  She won’t come over for a visit unless________.

A. being invited  B. invited  C. inviting  D. was invited

42.  –Does it matter if I give it up this time?

-- It ____if you do. You won’t have ______chance.

 A. does; the other  B. does ; second 

C. does matter; another  D. does matter; the other

43.  They have made medicine from a new plant _____a cure for fever.

A. used it as  B. using as  C. and used as  D. used as

44.  ______the house was started before she went to Africa and now it is still under construction.

A. Working  B. Working at  C. Working on  D. Work on

45.  The new law has come into _____; surely it will have _____on industry of the country.

A. affect; an effect  B. effect; affect  C. effect; an effect  D. an effect; an effect

DCCAB BAAAB BCDDC

46.  As we know, the coming of radio in this century made ocean sailing much ______.

A. cheaper   B. safer   C. easier   D. faster

47.  – I hear there will be _____ talk on English study tomorrow morning.

---Do you mean ____ speech our teacher asked us to listen to?

A. a; the  b. the; a  C. the; the   D. a; a

48.  – Steve. We will take an examination in physics next week.

--- Yes, but don’t work too hard. _______.

 A. It doesn’t matter   B. All the best  C. Take it easy  D. Try your luck

49.  – Mary told me she would ______computer study.

---Really? I’ll try my best to ask her to _____such foolish ideas.

 A. pick up; give up B. put away; give up  C.give up; put away  D. give up; pick up

50.  China daily is popular with students of English because it helps to improve ___ English.

A. our   B. my  C. one’s   D. their

51.  When the people all over the world are of one heart, ______ becomes easy.

A. something  B. anything  C. nothing  D. everything

52.  It is thought that a new system _____ the place of the old one in that company. But things are getting worse and worse.

A. must have taken  B. will take  C. won’t take  D. had taken

53.  The young lady spoke so fast that I understood ____ of her speech.

A. a little  B. little   C. a bit  D. lot

54.  The largest collection, ______in England , was one of about 200 000 silver pennies.

A. to be found  B. has found  C. being found  D. ever found

55.  – I can see the problem. But I hope to win and ___________.

---Well put. ______.

A. so do I; So shall I  B. so I shall; So shall I

C. so I shall; So do I  D. so do I; So I do

56.  Bruce _________his leg when he _____ in a football match yesterday afternoon.

A. broke; played  B. has broken; was playing

C. broke; was playing  D. was breaking; played

57.  We were very busy yesterday. Otherwise we _____part in the discussion.

A. would take  B. did take  C. had taken  D. would have taken

58.  – Look! What are those boys doing ______ the table?

---Well, they are playing cards.

A. on   b. around  C. under  D. beside

59.  The famous scientist was going out _____ he found himself surrounded by lots of young people.

A. when   B.before    C. while   D. after

60.  A computer cannot remember who_____; it simply does what _________.

A. will use it; it is told  B. uses it; it has told

C. used it; it is told    D. has used it; it told

61.  The little girl couldn’t work the problem out. She wasn’t _____clever.

A. that  B. much  C. many   D. too

62.  As soon as the manager enterd his office, he began to ______the telephone.

A.look up  B. look upon   C. look through  D look for

63.  _____for his expert advice, he was able to help a great number of people with their personal affairs.

A. Being known   B. Having known  C. Well known  D. Knowing  

64.  –Excuse me, Madame. Is this plane _____take off soon?

---Oh, yes. In five minutes.

A. about to  B. starting to  C. beginning to  D. to

65.  So far the young man hasn’t had any success; ______ he will keep trying.

A. whenever  B. no matter  C. wherever  D. however

BACCD DABDC CDBAC ADCAD

66.  –Can I _________, sir?

---Yes, please. Two dinks.

A. order you  B. have your order  C. obey your order  D. order

67.  Against ____advice from his friends, he insisted ____alone at the rush hour.

A. a; on traveling B. the; to travel  C. the; on traveling D. at; to travel

68.  The man insisted that he ____ nothing wrong and that he _____ free.

A. had done; be set  B. did; was  C. had done; would be  D. did; would be

69.  The telephone lines were brought down by the _____ trees and branches.

A. fall  B. fallen  C. fell  D. falling

70.  Don’t touch the ____ wire. It’s dangerous.

A. alive  B. lives  C. lived  D. live

71.  They live on their small farm ____ the family with corn.

A. providing to  B. provided  C. providing  D. provided to

72.  It’s hard for us to make a choice, which means we have not decided _____.

A. to take a step  B. to take which step  C. which step to take  D. to take what

73.  –It’s getting dark, Tim. Mum must be expecting me home.

---Don’t worry. I’ll _____ in my car.

A. send you home  B. send you to home

C. take you home   D. drive you to home

74.  Standing on top of the mountain, we watched the sun ____ the horizon.

A. sink below  B. sinking under  C.sinking below   D. sink under

75.  Leaves flying in the air, it _____ the old good days I spent in the mountain village.

A. suggests  B. suggest me  C. thinks   D. thinks of

76.  Though his salary is _____ , he always ____ money, in debt.

A. good; lends  B. fine; borrows  C. fine; lends  D. good; borrows

77.  When I suggested that someone in the village ____ his wine, he didn’t believe.

A. must have drunk  B. should drink  C. have drunk  D. has drunk

78.  I don’t know if he ____ us; if he ____, I’ll let you know.

A. will come and help; comes   B. comes and helps; will come

C. will come and help; will come  D. comes and helps; comes

79.  At the meeting he gave us some suggestions, one of which was that we____ someone to check the information.

A. sent  B send   C. would send  D. should have sent

80.  Of the Kar’s boys, Robert is the richest; in other words, Andrew and Krist are _____.

A. less rich  B. less richer than he  C. more poor  D. not richer as he is.

81.  Seeing this, the boss ______ and he_______ Tod to serve the customer this and that.

A. got excited; got  B. got exciting; made  C. excited; had  D. exciting; force

82.  -- _____is that used for?

---_____ the floor.

A. Why; To cleaning  B. What; Cleaning  C. Why; To clean  D. What; clean

83.  –Don’t you think it a very nice motorbike?

--Yes, but would you please ____ it on my lawn?

A. not to park  B. not parking  C. not park   D. to not park

84.  After a long time for many years, he is now _____.

A. sickness for his home  B. sicking for his home 

C. illness for his home   D. sick for his home

85.  –Where do these books _____?

--Put them back _____they were.

A. go; where  B. lay; where  C. lie; in which  D. lie; which

BCADD CCCCA DAABA ABCDA

86.  – Let’s go skating, shall we?

--That’s not a good idea; the ice is too thin _____ your weight.

A. to bear  B. bearing  C. bore  D. born

87.  –Have you ______?

--Yes. Let me take you to a place to celebrate.

A. paid  B. got paid  C. got paying  D. pay

88.  It’s right of you to do that; you know, it ______one to be honest.

A. gives  B. takes  C. pays  D. offers

89.  I am bad ______names.

A. in  B. in remembering  C. to remember  D. at remembering

90.  He finished his school in 1992; he was ______that year.

A. fifteen years of age   B. at the age of fifteen

C. fifiteen years age    D. fifteen old

91.  – What are doing over there?

-- I am eating my meal. Would you come______?

A. to join  B. and join me  C. joining  D. to take part in

92.  The vase rolled over the table, fell onto the floor and ______.

A. was broken  b. broke  C. breaking  D. broken

93.  They traveled ________, all the way up to Wisconsin .

A. the north  B. in the north  C. north   D. the south

94.  The old man came, _____a big dog.

A. followed  B. following by  C. and following  D. followed by

95.  Finally they managed to find a path _______.

A. to follow  B. following  C. to go   D. going

96.  _________ surprise you have brought us!

A. What a  B. What  C. How a  D. How

97.  – Are you married?

--No, still______.

A. one  B. single  C. separate  D. myself.

98.  ________ several years he has been working like this.

A. In   B. After  C. For  D. Since

99.  ______ the windows ______ the pictures of different styles.

A. Among; hang  B. Between; hanged  C. Among; hanging  D. Between; hang

100. She sat there without her shoes on, ________.

A. watching  B. watched  C. looking   D. looked

101. – How much do you _____ mending a pair of shoes?

-- $ 15.

 A. ask   B. spend for  C. charge for  D. pay

102. The swimming pool is 80 meters _____ and 40 meters _______.

A. in long; in wide  B. in length; in width  C. long; in width  D.in length; wide

103. – These plants ______ lack of water.

--- You should have watered them.

 A. died for  B. dead for  C. was killed  D. died

104. _____ he stayed in England , he visited some of his friends.

A. When  B. During  C. For   D. In

105. You two follow me; the rest _____ where you are.

A. stays  B. lay  C. stay   D. stayed

ABCDA BBCDA ABCDA CBAAC

106. Dear Jenny, thank you for your letter which ______ on April 1st.

A. arrived  B. arrived at  C. arriving  D. arrived me

107. _________, they delivered the message as quickly as they could.

A. Arriving at  B. On arriving  C. When arriving  D. Arrived

108. I do believe that ______ swim across the river, but, in that situation, I ____ do that.

A. am able; couldn’t     B. could; was able to

C. was quite able to; couldn’t  D. couldn’t was able to

109. He has got a very nice bike which has a basket ______ and a seat ______.

A. in front; at the back   B. at front; at the back

C. in front; in back     D. at the front; at the back

110. –Where the hell are you guys _________?

---Sports ground!

 A. heading for  B. heading  C. heading to  D. head for

111. When _______ America and Britain , this famous writer said that the same language _____ the two people.

A. talking of; separates  B. talked of; separated 

 C. talking; separates  D. talks; separates

112. Jane is a smart girl in the class who is prettier than _______.

A. any other girls B. any other girl  C. any girls  D. any others

113. The driver as well as ____ passengers ______ injured.

A. other seven; got   B. other seven; has

C. seven other; got   D. seven other; has

114. The English Channel , ______ England from France , is wide enough for her to swim across.

A. separated   B. separates   C. is separates  D. separating

115. – What makes her so upset?

--- ___________.

A. Losing her bike  B. because of her bike 

 C. Lost her bike   D. Because she lost her bike

116. Finally they arrived at a place_______ sold cigarettes and other small articles.

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

117. She tried _______, but failed; now she could do nothing but wait till her husband came.

A. to search the pockets her key  B. searching her keys for her pockets

C. searching the pockets for her keys D. to search her keys for the pockets

118. She ______ another match and in the light she made her way without making any noise.

A. hit   B. beat   C. knocked  D. struck

119. Our trip was_______. We did not find anything unusual.

A. exciting  B. disappointing  C. excited  D. disappointed

120. We tried _______ her milk to drink, but she did not get better.

A. giving  B. to give  C. having given  D. to have given

121. ________ himself with great strength, he raised himself.

A. Filled  B. To fill  C. Being filled  D. Filling

122. They were walking around the town _______ a place for the party.

A. in search of  B. to search  C.searching  D. searched for

123. They all say TITANIC is a good movie which is worth ______second time.

A. seeing the  B. seeing a  C. to see a  D. being seen the

124. – Who is the man_______ here?

--- Captain Cook.

A. in the charge   B. under the charge  C. in charge  D. in charge of

125. I remember _______ the key in the box under the bed, but it’s not there!

A. putting  B. to put  C. put   D. being put

ABCDA ABCDA BCDBA DABCA

126. Can you tell me ______ to join the army?

A. how does a person have to be old  B. how old does a person have to be

C. how old a person has to be     D. how a person has to be

127. –What did you think of the place?

--- I didn’t care for it at ____first, but after ____ time I got to like it.

A. /; a  B. the; a  C. a; the  D. /; the

128. -- _________.

--- Thank you. I certainly will.

A. Happy birthday to you.   B. let me help you with your maths

C. Don’t forget to post the letter D. Please remember me to your family.

129. – Why ask me to take that early bus?

--- Because that bus _______ the 9:30 train at Boston .

A. joins to  B. joins up  C. unites with   D. connects with

130. – What place is it?

---Haven’t you found out we ______back where we ______?

A. were; had been  B. are; were  C. were; have been  D. are; had been

131. The heavy rainfall has caused vegetable prices to rise daily ______ the last two months.

A. by   B.since  C. for  D. with

132. I liked this new house, but I hadn’t expected it ______ so small.

A. to be  B. be  C. of being  D. to being

133. I don’t know the ____ income of the family, but I do know it is very small.

A. true  B. real  C. actual   D. exactly

134. Neither is that _______ .

 A. your nor is that mine    B. yours nor is that me

 C. yours nor that is mine   D. yours nor is that mine

135.– You are not afraid of snakes, are you?

--- No, certainly not. Not rats, not flies, and ____ ants.

 A. at best  B. at least  C. best of all  D. least of all

136.– How does Alma like her new work?

--- She _____ with the hours.

A. can’t satisfy  B. isn’t satisfied  C. doesn’t satisfy  D. hasn’t satisfied

137.– How do you like this park?

--- It’s wonderful. I never dreamed of ____- such a quiet place in this noisy city.

 A. having been  B. there being  C. having to be  D. there to be

138.Lu Xun said, “ The ____ were made by people.”

A. tracks  B. ways  C. roads   D. paths

139. – Was he preparing for the exam yesterday evening?

  --- Yes, he’s _____ next month.

A. to give  B. to take   C. making   D. done

140.– You seem to have had that car for years.

--- Yes. I should sell it ________ it still runs.

 A. after   B. during   C. until   D. while

141. I’ll be surprised _____ an accident. He drives too fast.

A. if Tom doesn’t have   B. if Tom has

C. unless Tom doesn’t have  D. unless Tom hasn’t

142.– How about going to the cinema with me tonight?

---I’ll ask my parents if they ____ me go.

A. have let  B. let  C. will let    D. are going to let

143.For quite a number of pupils, their teacher’s advice is more important than _____of their parents’.

A. one   B. that   C. which   D. what

144.Jean could be a very pretty girl, but she ____to her clothes.

A. pays no attention      B. was paying no attention

C. paid no attention      D. had paid attention

145.The great use of the school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach the art of learning.

A. rather than  B. than  C. as   D. nor

CADDB CACDD BBDBD ACBAC

146.Women are always thought _______the weak.

A. of as  B. of  C. as  D. of being

147.After the party was over, the children were asked to _____the fire.

A. put up  B. put out  C. put off  D. put away

148.– What caused the fire?

 --- ______.

  A. Because of a cigarette end   B. cigarette end caused

  C. A cigarette end        D. Because a cigarette did

149. What a big surprise to see you here! I _______ you ____ still abroad.

A. think; were  B. thought; are  C. think; are  D. thought; were

150.– I didn’t enjoy the play given by those young people.

--- ______.

 A. Me, either  B. Me, too  C. I, either  D. I, too

151.– Either you have made a mistake or he has.

--- I _________.

A. have  B. made  C. am  D. was

152.-- ________.

--- Yes. Two minutes earlier, we could have caught the bus.

 A. Miss  B. Missed it C. Missing it  D. Having missed it

153.The day for the meeting ________, they all left the conference room.

A. was fixed  B. fixing  C. fixed   D. being fixed

154.The lady in tight black dress ______ the dishes, thinking which was her choice.

A. fixed upon  B. fixed her eyes

C. fixing her eyes upon  D. fixed her eyes upon

155.He was deep in thought with his eyes______ on the ceiling.

A. fixed  B. fixing  C. fix   D. to be fixing

156.The young man was lying on the grass with his horse _____a tree.

A. being tied   B. tied to  C. tying to  D. was tied to

157.This time every year we are driving down the country road, which ___ us home.

A. brings  B. gets  C. lead  D. takes

158.– How was your holiday?

--- Very nice, though I ______.

A. get sunburn  B. look sunburnt  C. got sunburning D. look sunburning

159.__________ I got home, the clock struck 12.

A. When  B. While  C. During   D. /

160.Soon they got to a point where two roads met; they didn’t know _________.

A. which road to go  B. what road to go

C. which road to take  D. what road to take

161.– Is it true that Jack _______?

--- Exactly. He damaged a very expensive machine.

A. got fired  B. got a fire  C. get fired  D. fired

162.The car _____ and soon it disappeared.

A. moved off  B. drove off  C. drove away  D. was moved away

163.– Lovely day, isn’t it ?

--- Yes, _______?

 A. is it   B. isn’t it  C. it is   D. it isn’t

164.A housewife is busy all day; she has house to clean, clothes to wash and kids________.

A. to take care  B. taking care  C. to take care of  D. taking care of

165.Harry is far _____ his brother in English.

A. over  B. good  C. well  D. beyond

ABCDA ABCDA BDBAC AABCD

166.The weatherman said that it is ____ to rain, but not _____.

A. possible; probable  B. probable; possible

C. possibly; probable  D. probably; possibly

167.He has _______good knowledge of _____English language but not much of English history.

A. / ; the  B. a; the  C. / ; /  D. the; the

168.They climbed rocks, _____rivers and settled in the valley.

A. across  B. crossing   C. crossed   D. and crossing

169.They were known as “ aborigines”, _____ “the first people of the country”.

A. it means    B. which mean  C. that means  D. meaning

170.He must be the person who has been late a third time this week, __________?

A. isn’t he   B. hasn’t he  C. mustn’t he   D. must he

171.– What have you ________ my film?

--- I’ve got _______. I’ll go and get it this afternoon.

A. done with; it developed  B. done; it developed

C. done with; developed   D. done; it developing

172.Jerry read the book you lent me, _______?

A. mustn’t he  B. didn’t he  C. hasn’t he   D. don’t you

173.– Does this hat _________me ?

---Well, I’m afraid the color is too bright.

A. fit  B. fit for   C. suit   D. suitable for

174.Last summer I had ______ in the south of France .

A. amusing experience  B. a amusing experience

C. an amused experience  D. an amusing experience

175.Badminton is a _____ by an Englishman.

A. game invented   B. play invented

C. match inventing   D. match invented

176.I could have helped him out, to tell the truth, I _____ too busy.

A. am   B. was   C. have been  D. had been

177.As we all know, Jack is experienced _____ the problem of this kind.

A. to work out  B. at working  C. at working out  D. for working out

178.The natives could live for thousand years in the desert land _______ a foreigner could starve.

A. on which  B. which  C. in that   D. where

179._________ of us knows how many of them have been killed in that accident.

A. None  B. No one  C. Not all   D. Not a one

180.It will be a long time ______- he returns.

A. until   B. before    C. when   D. after

181.I stood there patiently until he ________ his work.

A. has finished  B. would finish  C. had finished   D. finishes

182.In the market I found the prices of vegetables were ______ high.

A. very too  B. fairly too  C. quite much  D. rather too

183.The population of the country is 3 million, _____ Kooris.

A. 1 % of which were made up of  B. 1 % of it were Kooris

C. and 1 % of which were made up of D. 1 % of them were

184.He insisted on staying _________ back home.

A. rather than going   B. rather than go

C. than going     D. rather than to go

185.When speaking in public, __________.

A.   speech should be understood   

B.   B. speech should be easy to understand

C. one should make himself understood 

D.   one should make listeners understand

ABCDA ABCDA BCDAB  CDAAC

186._______ from his family for over two years, he is now eager to go back home.

A. Having been separated      B. Being separated

C. Separating           D. Having separated

187.The boy is not ________ he used to be; he looks ________.

A. what; strong  B. what; stronger  C. that; strong  D. that; stronger

188._______ lying on the floor, the old man was immediately taken to hospital.

A. Finding  B. Being found  C. Found   D. Having found

189.– I have a very bad cold.

--- Well, have you ever heard of a saying which goes “_______ a cold and starve a fever?”

 A. feeding   B. to feed  C. fed   D. feed

190.– What are those men nover there?

--- _________ Green Peace.

 A. A group calling themselves    B. A group called by

 C. Called by            D. Calling

191.In that country about 80 percent of the population _____ farm.

A. live on   B. lives on   C. live by   D. lives by

192.The animal is ______; we must do something to save it.

A. dangerous  B. a danger  C. in danger  D. dangerous one

193.Not until he got to the factory _______that he had lost his papers.

A. he found  B. did he find    C. had he found  D. has he found

194.– Sir, we have failed to work out this problem. What is exactly the right way?

--- Look. Only in this way ________ , but you boys _____ a wrong way.

A. you can work it out; take      B. you can work out it; take

C. can you work it out; take      D. can you work it out; took

195.– How soon could they cover the distance?

--- ____________.

A. For two hours  B. During the two hours 

C. After two hours     D. In two hours

196.People at weekends go walking and _______ in the country, ________”bush”.

A. camping; called       B. camp; called

C. to camp; calling       D. camping; calling

197.They have rich and beautiful forests _____ in the south of the country.

A. grown  B. growing   C. planted   D. planting

198.The meaning of the word is various ______ different situation.

A. depends on  B. depending  C. depending on  D. depended on

199.– Will you go with us to the National Park?

--- Well, it _______.

A. depending  B. depends  C. depends on   D. is depended

200.________ to an Australian home, you will probably eat outside and cook meat on the open fire.

A. Asking  B. Being asked  C. If asked   D. If asking

201.– Do you know where Mary is?

--- She has gone away ____ the weekend.

A. at  B. on  C. during   D. for

202._____ the office work, he came to the sitting room and relaxed a while.

A. Finishing  B. Being finished  C. Having finished  D. Finished

203.Meeting _________, managers left the room one by one.

A. finishing  B. being finished  C. having finished  D. finished

204._______ in the Kooris for years, I decided to learn their langyage.

A. Being interested      B. interesting

C. Having interested      D. To be interested

205.From the classroom window we saw a huge snake _____ the yard.

A. crossing  B. cross  C. across   D. having crossed

ABCDA ACBDD ABCBC  DCDAA

206.– Why not take _______ friend with you? Then you can share ______ cost of the car.

--- That sounds like a good idea.

A. a; a  B. the; the  C. a; the  D. the; a

207.– I am sorry to have shouted at you. I didn’t mean to be so rude.

--- You were very angry. Anyway, __________.

A. you’re welcome   B. that’s right  C. it doesn’t matter  D. I’m sorry about that

208.– How often do you go to see your parents?

--- __________.

A. In no time  B. After a while  C. In a short time  D. From time to time

209.They believe that the spirit stays with the body for three days, ______someone always stays with the dead person.

A. so during this time   B. so during which

C. during this time    D. so when

210.Because it was snowing hard, buses could _________ get through, _____did taxi appear on the street.

A. both; and   B. either; or  C. not only; but also  D. neither; nor

211.No dictionary can ______all the English idioms.

A. tell   B. show     C. say   D. cover

212.As a writer, she succeeded in calling ______ to many of the terrible wrongs that existed at that time.

A. interest   B. attention   C. notice    D. mind

213.He who is proud of his wealth has rarely _____else to be proud of.

A. anything  B. something  C. everything  D. nothing

214.– She was in clas on Friday afternoon, but no one has seen her since.

---She _____ an accident.

A. might have  B. might have had  C. may have  D. ought to have had

215.The city ____ by an army of 600 men was difficult to take.

A. defending  B. to defend  C. having defended  D. defended

216.Two fifths of the police _____ in the school near the town.

A. has trained  B. have trained  C. has been trained  D. have been trained

217.We would like to go and thank him ourselves, but we _____ out his address yet.

A. haven’t found  B. hadn’t found  C. didn’t find  D. don’t find

218.Was it because it snowed last night ____ he didn’t come?

A. why  B. that   C. when    D. then

219.The purpose of the research had a more important meaning for them than ______.

A. ours  B. with us    C. for ours it had   D. it did for us

220.Believe it or not, he came _______.

A. drunk home last night    B. home last night drunk

C. home drunk last night    D. last night home drunk

221.Work starts every day at 7 a.m. and goes on until late afternoon _____ a break at midday .

A. by  B. with C. for    D. after

222.Perhaps this is the only market ____ you can get such cheap goods.

A. that   B. of which    C. by which    D. where

223.We _______ at the house as we _______ of buying it.

A. looked; were thinking      B. looked; had thought

C. were looking; thought      D. were looking; were thinking

224.– Did you enjoy the book?

--- Yes, it was so interesting that I couldn’t _____ it.

A. get rid of  B. break away from  C. keep away from  D. tear myself away from

225._____ all the inventions have in common is ____ they have succeeded.

A. What; what  B. That; that  C. What; that   D. That; what

CCDAD DBABD DABDC BDDDC  

226.One of the orders that we received was that we ______ there on time.

A. get   B. got to  C. arrived    D. would get

227.Thank you very much. Without your help, I _______the exams.

A. could not pass        B. could not have passed

C. did not pass         D. could not passed

228.We have already placed an order ____ that company _____ the machines.

A. for; with   B. for ; for  C. with; for   D. to; with

229.He is _____ an American as an apple pie.

A. so   B. the same    C. as the    D. as

230.We all look forward ____ your beautiful country.

A. to visiting  B. to visit   C. to    D. visiting

231._______, I cannot accept your invitation. Hopefully, we’ll get together some time next year.

A. To my regret   B. To regret   C. Regretted   D. For my regret

232.– You should not have said that to her. It hurt her.

--- I know. I regret ___________.

A. to have done that    B. to do that   C. having done that  D. I have done that

233.– Shall I give you a hand?

---I can handle it. ______.

A. Thank you   B. Thank you all the same  C. it doesn’t matter  D. That’s all right

234.– Did you telephone the manager’s office?

---Yes. He _______ back by noon .

A. was expected  B. expected  C. is expecting  D. is expected

235.________, he has finished his job ahead of time.

A. As is expected        B. Which is expected

C. It is expected         D. It is as expected

236.I’d like _______ trip to Shanghai . Do you want to go with me?

A. to have another           B. having

C. taking              D. to make another

237.– I like your house very much.

--- Thank you, but this house is ________.

A. badly in need of paint      B. bad in need of painting

C. badly in needing of paint     D. badly in need of painting

238.________, no one is sure who discovered America .

A. As a matter of fact      B. As the fact of matter

C. As the matter of fact     D.As a factual matter

239.As I ______, I suddenly remembered that it was your birthday.

A. to feed my cats     B. am feeding my cats

C. had feed my cats    D. was feeding my cats

240.The history of nursing ___ the history of man.

A. as old as       B. is old, also old

C. that is as old as    D. is as old as

241.– Do you enjoy listening to records?

--- I think records are often ______ an actual performance.

 A. as good as or better than   B. as good or better than

 C. like good or better than    D. as good as any other

242.– Does this bus go to the 84th street?

--- No, 30th street is _______.

 A. the rather the bus will go   B. as far as the bus goes

 C. only so far as the bus is going D. far as the bus is going

243._______, you can stay the whole summer.

A. Whoever it concerned    B. As far as I’m concerned

C. As you are concerned    D. Concerning you and me

244.My glasses cost me ______ the lost pair that I bought.

A. times three        B. three times more than

C. three times as much as   D. as much three times as

245.– Do you regret paying fifty dollars for the dog?

--- No, I would gladly have paid ____ for him.

A. as much twice     B. twice so much

C. much twice      D. twice as much

ABCDA ACBDA ADADD ABBCDD

246.He is always the first ______ and last ___________.

A. to come; to leave     B. coming; leaving

C. to come; leaving     D. coming; to leave

247.I was about to leave the house ____the telephone rang.

A. before  B. when   C. while   D. after

248.Remember, when you _____your work, you might go out and play.

A. finished  B. will finish  C. have finished  D. had finished

249. Phoenix is a very nice city with plants and flowers ___the year round.

A. grown  B. planted   C. planting  D. growing

250.– How much did you pay for that?

--- I paid _____ that you paid.

A. half the money  B. half   C. the halves  D. a half

251.More than one girl _____, as we expect.

A. has come  B. had come   C. came   D. have come

252.As we all know, two thirds of the earth’s surface is water, ___ a lot of fish.

A. provided  b. providing  C. which provides  D. it provides

253.Jack is the ______- child in the family; he wants to have a brother.

A. one  B. single  C. only   D. separate

254.Only in this way, directed by the teacher, ______work out the problem the day before.

A. had they  B. they could  C. could they   D. did they

255.Hw went swimming on a hot day, ________.

A. only to be drowned    B. so as to be drowned

C. in order to be drowned   D. so that he could be drowned

256.The wounded policeman ____though doctors made every effort to save him.

A. died  B. had died  C. killed   D. has been dead

257.– Could you tell me where Mr. Smith lives?

--- Well, he is ______here. He passed away three years ago.

A. no longer  B. no more  C. not more  D. not longer

258.Your bicycle looks _____ as mine. When did you get it?

A. same  B. like   C. the same  D. /

259.In the country area about one in ten ______ have enough to eat.

A. haven’t  B. aren’t  C. hadn’t  D. didn’t

260.Now the city is ______ it used to be.

A. three times as large as    B. three time larger as

C. larger as three times as    D. as three times larger than

261.The buildings of this style can be seen _________.

A. all of Europe          B. all over Europe

C. all the Europe         D. all European

262.30 % of the young trees, attacked by diseases, ________pine trees.

A. is  B. are  C. was   D. has been

263.Tomato, which used to be called “love-apple”, is not ____but ______.

A. fruit; vegetable  B. fruit; a vegetable  C. a fruit; a vegetable  D. a fruit; vegetables

264.-- _______ do you have in this season?

--- You can have anything you want.

A. What fruit  B. Which fruit  C. Which fruits  D. What fruits

265.The letter _____London, May 24th, 1898 .

A. is dated from  B. was dated in C. dated in  D. dated from

ABCDA ABCDA ABCDA BBCDD

266._____-Maria will come to the party makes no difference.

A. Whether B. If  C. That  D. How

267._____ has been reported _____ sales of beef in China will increase.

A. It; which  B. It; that  C. What; that  D. That; that

268.– What _______to stop this world _____hungry?

--- Birth control.

A. can be done; to go      B. we do; going

C. can be done; going      D. will happen; going

269.We _______-word from him so far. Where could he be?

A. don’t have  B. haven’t any  C. have no  D. have had no

270.His idea is ______ you’d better ____ a jar of jam at home.

A. that; keep   B. that; not to get  C. which; keep  D. which; not to get

271.Products made in this factory ____ well; they have sold ___all their products.

A. sell; out  B. are sold; over  C. sell; off  D. are sold; away

272.Farmers grow crops either to ____their family ___to sell.

A. feed; and  B. feed; or  C. supply; or  D. supply; nor

273.If you offer him some help this time, since he once helped you, that would be ____.

A. equal   B. more equal   C. fairer   D. more fair

274.If ________ guests we have, we would need ___ food.

A. more; less  B. fewer; more  C. few; less  D. fewer; less

275.The problem with people in Africa ____that the more is given and the more ______.

A. is; is needed  B. are; is needed  C. is; they need it D. are; they need it

276.The reason ___ he is absent is ___he has a bad cold.

A. why; that  B. why; because  C. that; because  D. for; that

277._______ people died ______ starvation that year will never happen.

A. That; of  B. That; from  C. What; from  D. How; of

278.________ hard it might be, I will work it out.

A. Whatever  B. How  C. However  D. What

279.You may give this message to _________ is at office.

A. who  B. whom  C. whomever   D. whoever

280.You may have one of these; in other words, you have ______ you choose.

A. whichever  B. what  C. no matter what  D. no matter which

281.They say in many western countries a large number of beef cattle ________.

A. are raised  B. is raised  C. is risen   D. rise

282.He is ______ to come back tonight. Then we’ll have a small party.

A. most like  B. most likely  C. mostly like  D. very much like

283.________cash crops will be produced next year is not yet decided.

A. It  B. What  . C. That  D. Which

284.90 % of the debts _______ so far.

A. is paid back  B. have been paid off  C. has been paid off  D. are paid off

285.In order to repay the money they borrowed, 60 % of the farmers _____cash crops.

A. are forced growing      B. is forced growing

C. grows           D. grow

ABCDA ABCDA ABCDA ABCCD

286.______life in a new country can be difficult, it can broadcast a person’s view of the world.

A. If  B. Although  C. Because  D. While

287.– Have you seen ______ workers pass by?

--- Yes, I’ve seen ____ them.

A. woman; hundreds of       B. women; hundreds of

C. woman; two hundred of      D. women; hundred of

288.--____________.

---Thank you. I will.

A. I wish you happiness      B. I greatly appreciate our friendship

C. May I help you?         D. Remember me to your family

289.It was five o’clock in the afternoon ____they arrived at the hotel.

A. since   B. before  C. that   D. when

290.You’d better change another book because ___page of the book is torn, and ______cover looks old.

A. the; the   B. a; a    C. a; the    D. the; a

291._______ that everyone stared at him.

A. Too rude is he  B. So rude was he  C. Such rude he was  D. So rude he was

292.There were two small rooms in the house, ____served as kitchen.

A. the smaller of which    B. the small of which

C. the smaller of them    D. the smaller one

293.– Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last summer?

--- No, it _____for four days when we arrived, so that the roads were very muddy.

A. was raining          B. had been raining

C. would be raining        D. have rained

294.Hillen used to be very shy but she has grown _______it now.

A. without   B. over    C. away  D. out of

295.– Did you notice John was not at work today?

--- No. If _____working, I would have noticed it.

A. I’d be  B. I wasn’t   C. I’d been   D. I weren’t

296.– I can’t get my car ___on cold winter mornings.

---Have you tried _____ the radiator with hot water?

A. started; to fill  B. starting; to fill   C. start; filling  D. to start; filling

297.The building _____ in our school is for us teachers. Though there’s noise most of day, we still feel happy about it .

A. built  B. has been built   C. being built   D. to be built

298.It is no longer a question now _____ man can land on the moon.

A. that  B. if  C. whether   D. what

299.Some people believe that giving gifts is one way ____by others.

A. to love  B. love  C. to be loved   D. is loved

300.Jenny ______ with him at that time, for I was having dinner with her in my home.

A. can’t have been      B. mustn’t have been

C. must be         D. may be

301.– Why does everyone like him?

---Because he always ______ a good after-dinner joke.

A. tells   B. talks    C. states    D. says

302.–your daughter must be pretty.

--- But to tell you the truth, she is ____being such a beauty as you can imagine.

A. far from   B. as well as C. as a result of  D. by means of

303.The boy _____ he took notes.

A. listened with attention       B. listening attentively while

C. listened attentively before     D. listening with attention

304.– Shall I tell Ann how to improve for painting?

---Yes, but ____ of suggestions may discourage her.

A. a too long list      B. too long a list

C. list too long       D. a list of too long

305.However ________, the native people do have something in common.

A. hard   B. ordinary   C. different  D. poor

BBDDC BABDC DCACA AACBC

306.People sell their products ____advertisement in the newspaper.

A. by putting an       B. to put an

C. by putting a        D. putting an

307.I _______ him to stop smoking, but failed.

A. persuaded        B. tried to persuade

C. try persuading      D. tried persuading

308.Thanks is a common _____ used in English. You can never use it too much.

A. word   B. words C. expression   D. expressing

309.I don’t think I will agree ____ you ______this point.

A. with; with   B. on; on C. with; to  D. with; on

310.I don’t like the way ______ he talks; he is so rude.

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

311.Could you keep silent a few minutes, please? You are here_________.

A. in a way  B. on the way   C. in my way   D. by the way

312.The climate here in the country _______; it rained almost every day.

A. didn’t agree with me    B. never agrees with me

C. doesn’t agree to me     D. I didn’t agree with

313.We are so _______ to see the same thing every day. Can’t you show us something______?

A. boring; interesting      B. bored; interested

C. boring; interested      D. bored; interesting

314.The movie, for one thing, is boring; for ______thing, it looks like ______.

A. another; another         B. the other; the other

C. another; the other        D. the other; another

315.Don’t worry about it. ____ time to learn English.

A. It spends  B. That takes  C. Which takes   D. It takes

316.– Tommy, you should be reading your Maths right now.

--- I know I ________.

A. should be   B. should   C. should have  D. did

317.–What ______you here, my old friend?

--- It’s you.

A. brought   B. has brought   C. takes   D. fetched

318.It would ______us a ____ time, but fortunately, we didn’t.

A. take; along B. take; longer  C. have taken; longer  D. have taken; long

319.The _____ of economic development in our country went well.

A. five year plan  B. five-year-plan  C. five-years-plan D. five-year plan

320.-- __________office equipment been fixed yet?

--- Yes, we have everything now.

 A. Have   B.Has    C. Are    D. Is

321.You may find the answer _____ page 25.

A. at the top of        B. at the top

C. on the top of        D. on the top

322.We did the work ______, and as a result, we were taken in.

A. to their satisfaction     B. to their satisfied

C. satisfied          D. to their satisfy

323.The advertisement ____ always ____ people’s attention.

A. in big print; pays     B. in big print; draws

C. with big print; pays     D. with big print; catches

324.A man may be known ______- he keeps.

A. by the man        B. by the woman

C. by the company      D. the firm

325.We have 24 offices, each ____computers.

A. is equipped with      B. equipped by

C. is equipped by        D. equipped with

ABCDA CADAD ABCDB AABCD

326._____of modern agriculture, more and more waste is produced.

A. With the development     B. With the developing

C. By the development      D. By the developing

327.– Do you have any idea which to choose?

--- Well, you’d better take this one. It’s ______in price and good in quality.

A. lower   B. cheaper   C. high    D. higher

328.– What are you advertising ______?

---________. I need a place to stay at.

A. for; The house      B. to; A house

C. for; A flat        D. to; A room

329.Since advertising can increase sales of production, _____it can _____the price.

A. so; reduced  B. so; reduce  C. /; be reduced  D. / ; reduce

330.A dark cloud is a _______of rain.

A. sign   B. signing    C. mark   D. signature

331.Deaf people talk ________.

A. with signs  B. with sign language  C. by signs  D. by speaking sign language

332.Seeing the man on the bike with a boy at the front and the other at the back, the policeman signed _______stop.

A. to the man           B. to the man to

C. for the man for         D. to the man for

333.A ________may be given ____means of flags, lights, and guns.

A. sign; by  B. signal; in C. signal; by  D. sign; in

334.There are many other ways to advertise _______ broadcast advertisements on radio and TV.

A. except    B. as well   C. beside   D. besides

335.– I spent $ 20 for this shirt. How much is yours?

--- I just paid ______.

A. half the money        B. half

B. halves           D. the half money

336.As this apple is too big for her to eat, let’s cut it _____.

A. in half   B. in halves    C. into half   D. as a half

337.Part of the family _______ out on holiday. They are supposed to be back at the end of this week.

A. is  B. are  C. was   D. were

338.I know that half of ____ I spend _____ is wasted.

A. that; to advertising      B. what; to advertise

C. what; on advertising     D. what ; on advertise

339.It’s high time they ________ to reduce the cost of production.

A. take measures      B. took measuring

C. should take measuring  D. took measures

340.Please post this to us if you want to _________.

A. make your life easier    B. make life easy

C. take life easier       D. take your life easy

341. Readings of this sort have _____ on the children.

A. an ill effect  B. have a effect  C. a badly effect  D. affect

342.I’ve been waiting here____ morning; they haven’t showed up yet.

A. all the  B. the whole    C. whole   D. the all

343.– Is this the newspaper __________?

---Yes, it is.

A. of yesterday  B. yesterday’s  C. for yesterday  D. to yesterday

344.Mail or gifts posted by companies to customers ________ advertising.

A. are another  B. is the other  C. are other   D. is another

345.I don’t think I am ____ ; it is said that _______- is the mother of success.

A. a failure; failure      B. failure; a failure

C. a failure; a failure     D. failure; failure

ABCDA ABCDA ABCDA ABCDA

346.In the past five years Tomlison with his daughter _______all over the world.

A. has travelled  B. traveled  C. have traveled  D. were traveling

347.– Can you see what is written on that?

--- It _____”No Camping”.

A. reads   B. is read   C. writes    D. is reading

348.I am here not because I want to earn money ________I want to educate the children.

A. but B. but because    C. but for    D. and because

349.Staring into his eyes, I could see a _______ look in his eyes.

A. puzzle  B. puzzling  C. puzzled  D. puzzley

350.The purpose of the advertisements is to ______people’s attention, _____them to buy the things.

A. pay; attract  B. draw; persuade  C. attract; persuade  D. attract; persuading

351.Generally speaking, children living in a city can not _____ ox ____ cow.

A. tell an; from a           B. tell; from

C. tell a; from a           D. tell; from a

352.A person will ____ remember the advertisement but not the name of the products.

A. possible to         B. possibly

C. be possible to        D. be possibly to

353.Seeing from the foot of the mountain, clouds are seen beautifully ____over its top.

A. hung  B. hanged  C. hanging  D. being hung

354.– She isn’t feeling very well today.

---You’re right. ______ to have caught cold.

A. It appears          B. It appears that

C. She appeared         D. She appears

355.He escaped from death, because he changed his plan _____ the last minute.

A. at  B. in  C. for   D. on

356.His life was devoted to _____the poor out.

A. helping  B. help  C. being helped  D. having helped

357._______by the noise, they had to finish the meeting early.

A. Being disturbed      B. Disturbed

C. Disturbing         D. Having disturbed

358.______by the sales figures, they decided to go out and ______.

A. Excited; to celebrate      B. Exciting; celebrate

C. Excited; celebrate        D. Exciting; celebrating

359.The news _____ them, they decided to go out for a celebration.

A. excites    B. excited    C. having excited   D. exciting

360.The old lady died from the _____on her head; she was _______when cleaning windows on the ladder when she fell off it.

A. injury; injured  B. wound; wound C. wounded; hurt  D. hurt; injured

361.They made their way in the shop _______shoppers.

A. crowded with  B. crowded  C. crowding with   D. was crowded with

362.We must take some photographs ______the microcomputer.

A. for  B. of   C. with    D. from

363.He was about to leave ______the telephone rang; ______was from his mother.

A. when; that  B. before; which  C. when; it  D. before; this

364.This time last year I paid a visit ______Shandong which is 5000 kilometers _____.

A. for; far away  B. to; far away  C. for; away  D. to; away

365.Mrs Baker has her hair _____every Friday afternoon after work.

A. done   B. do   C. doing  D. being done

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366.– What’s the date today?

---It’s _______.

A. Sunday   B. August the nineth   C. the first of May  D. October fifth

367.–Did Li Hua’s parents leave her any money?

--- No. She has to support _______by selling newspapers.

A. on her own  B. by herself  C. alone  D. herself

368.________arriving in Tibet , the soldiers at once joined them ____their work.

At; with  B. On; in  C. For; with  D. After; to

369.–When did the concert_____?

---Oh, two days ago.

A. happened   B. take place  C. hold  D. start

370.–Will you ______me ____out this problem myself?

---OK.

A. make; work  B. permit; working  C. let; work  D. allow; work

371.–Did you find your new dictionary?

---Yes. I found it ____I had left it.

A. in where  B. in the place which

C. where   D. which

372.---There is a lot of smoke coming out of the teaching building.

---Really? It _____be a fire, most probably.

A. can    B. ought to   C. have to    D. must

373.______ has already been pointed out, grammar is not a set of dead rules.

A. As  B. It     C. That   D. This

374.Be sure to go to the concert with me, _____?

A. will you  B. aren’t you   C. mustn’t you   D. don’t you

375.Everybody in our country, men and women, old and young_____sports and games.

A. are fond of  B. enjoys  C. got in for  D. take part in

376.–Will you go to the exhibition tomorrow?

---Yes. I will go ____it’s windy.

A. if   B. even though  C. as soon as  D. as though

377.– I’m going to Qingdao . Would you mind looking after my dog?

---__________.

A. Sorry, I have no time     B. I’d rather not

C. With pleasure        D. No, I wouldn’t

378. Hainan is _______-island.

A. China ’s second largest     B. the China ’s second largest

C. the second China ’s largest    D. China’s the second largest

379. – This is _____room I told you about.

  --- I see. Is it _______bright one?

A. a; a   B. the; a  C. the; the    D. a; the

380.The bus driver was badly ___on both legs in the traffic accident.

A. wounded  B. broken   C. injured   D. destroyed

381.Without your help, I _____the exam last term.

A. haven’t passed      B. wouldn’t pass

C. would have failed in    D. failed in

382. _________, so she had to be sent to hospital.

A. Being ill      B. Her mother was ill 

C. Her mother being ill  D. Having been ill 

383. --_________progress you have made this year!

  ---Thank you. But I have a long way to go.

A. What a good         B. How rapid

C. What great          D. How big

384. – Tom spent his childhood in England . Is it true?

  --- No. It was in China ______he spent his childhood.

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

385. ________he realized it was too late to return home.

A.   No sooner it grew dark than

B.   Hardly did it grow dark when

C.   It was not until dark that

D.   It was until dark that

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386. This passage is ____A Tale of Two Cities.

A. taken from  B. brought from  C. taken into  D. brought into

387. I ________ him for a foreigner. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?

A. have taken B. took  C. take   D. had taken

388. I want to change my desk. It _______too much room.

A. took up  B. has been taken up  C. takes up  D. is taken up

389. A reminder is something which reminds somebody______somebody or something else.

A. from  B. for  C. with  D. of

390. Please make a note ______ you have any questions when reading.

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

391. Did she make a mark ______she found the word?

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

392. For little kids, drawing is ____.

A. necessary done  B. necessarily done

C. necessary to do  D. necessarily to do

393. It’s hard for people to make their way ________.

A. in the rushing hours    B. at the rushing hours

C. at the rush hours     D. on the rush hours

394. The children were packing up in a hurry, for the night ________.

A. draws near     B. drew nearer

C. was drawn near   D. drew near

395. – He looks as if he _____the answer.

  --- He has.

A. has known  B. knows   C. had known  D. knew

396. – You seem to have learnt it by heart.

--- Yes, I_________.

  A. seem  B. have  C. do  D. did

397. There _____an old tree here. I wonder how they could manage to remove such an old tree.

A. seemed not   B. not seemed

C. didn’t seem to be  D. didn’t seem to have

398. – Do you know you ______to be here by 7:30 ?

  --- Yes, I do.

A. are supposed        B. suppose

C. are supposing        D. supposed

399. _______they say, just take your own way.

A. No matter        B. What

C. However         D. No matter what

400. – I see something lying in the corner, moving

  --- Let me see ________.

A. what is the matter     B. what the matter is

C. what matter        D. matter is what

401. ______noise, please! I have something important to tell you.

A. Less   B. Not  C. Little  D. Much

402. We might as well take a rest; we have ____trying paper.

A. run into  B. run out of  C. ran out  D. ran across

403. The other day on the street he ___one of his friends whom he hadn’t seen for ages.

A. run into  B. run across  C. ran into  D. ran away

404. ______, and listen to the teacher carefully.

  A. Gathering          B. Gather

C. Gathered          D. Having gathered

405. The excited speaker was talking on, _________.

A. a crowd gathered      B. a crowd gathering

C. gathered a crowd     D. gathering

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406. ________to get rid of waste ___a big problem for the human beings today.

A. How ; is  B. What; is  C. What; are  D. How; are

407. She is in hospital now____treatment.

A. receives  B. being received  C. receiving  D. received

408. ___ waste water was put into the rivers, and lakes which were badly polluted.

A. At one time  B. At a time  C. One time  D. A time

409. It is _______that the letter will ____you this afternoon.

A. most like; arrive    B. likely; reach

C. mostly like; get    D. best like; reach

410. Never chase two rabbits _________.

A. at one time  B. one time  C. at a time  D. for a time

411. It will be a long time ___we see each other; take care and good-bye.

A. before  B. until C. after  D. for

412. Though he told me a second time about it, _____I didn’t understand.

A. but  B. still  C. however  D. but yet

413. A cat is similar ____a tiger in many ways.

A. with  B. for  C. to  D. form

414. Bad luck. It never rains but it _________.

A. is poured  B. pours  C. pouring  D. poured

415. _______drinks the polluted water gets sick.

  A. People who  B. Person who  C. Anyone  D. Anyone who

416. This is the book _____with the world population.

A. dealing  B. dealt   C. to be dealt  D. being dealt

417. That man is difficult _________.

A. dealing  B. dealt with  C. to deal with  D. to be dealt with

418. I spent _______ of my time in this work.

A. a plenty  B. a good many  C. a good deal  D. great deal

419. We must do something to stop the pollution and protect the world _____harm.

A. to  B. with   C. for   D. from

420. They wandered around the village, _____the ____ bike.

A. seeking; missing      B. sought; missed

C. seeking; missed       D. sought; missing

421. The plane was out of ____, but now we are in completely________ the situation.

A. control; control of         B. control; control

C. control of control         D. controlling; control

422. Children are taught to be active ______ the environment.

A. to protect  B. in  C. protecting  D. in to protect

423. I would buy one soft-drink can, but I _____ money on me.

A. didn’t have  B. don’t have  C. had to  D. won’t have

424. She is going to _______ a show on ______tonight.

A. make; 5 Channel      B. take; Channel 5

C. make; Channel 5      D. take; 5 Channel

425. Can you imagine _________?

A. what his doing          B. What is he doing

C. what he is doing          D. he is doing what

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426. Jerry is now out of reach; she is traveling __________.

A. in the Europe       B. in an European country

C. in Europe        D. in European

427. I’d like to thank you very nuch for every effort you _____me.

A. have made for       B. have taken for

C. took for          D. made

428. Material, such as paper and glass , ____ collected, sorted and ______ again.

A. is; using           B. is; used

C. are being used        D. is; being used

429. Waste paper can be reused ________ new paper, which is called recycling.

A. as   B. for    C. for making   D. to be made

430. I found an old pot _____ in the ground.

A. buried   B. being buried  C. burying  D. to be buried

431. ________ with the results of the experiment, she started to try again.

A. Disappointed       B. Disappointing

C. Being disappointed    D. having been disappointed

432. The answer ______ the teacher, she asked the little boy to try a second time.

A. disappointed       B. disappointing

C. being disappointed    D. having been disappointed

433. _________, and Charles felt hopeless.

A.   Because he was sentenced to death

B.   As he was sentenced to death

C.   Sentenced to death

D.   He was sentenced to death

434. They saw a lady beautifully ________.

A. dressed   B. dressing  C. being dressed   D. well dressing

435. __________, they managed to escape in a boat.

  A. Defeated and alive        B. Defeating but alive

  C. Defeated but alive        D. Defeated and alive

436. The reason ______ the accident occurred is still unknown.

A. why  B. what  C. how  D. which

437. I have no idea ______ children starved to death in northern Africa .

A. how much  B. what  C. where  D. how many

438. ______her education, she was anxious to find a job.

A. Finishing         B. Finished

C. Having finished      D. Being finished

439. _____ two years to ________after the sick woman, she badly needed a holiday.

A. Devoting herself; look     B. Devoted; looking

C. Devoting; looking       D. Devoted; looked

440. _________, she was now dressed up for the party.

A. Taking a shower        B. Having taken a shower

C. She took a shower        D. Taken a shower

441. _______ we shall be able to defend the camp or not is another matter.

A. Whether  B. If  C. What  D. That

442. My companions are not used to _______-.

A. drinking strong      B. drink strong

C. strong drink       D. strong drinking

443. People all over the world should work together; no ____country can save the environment.

A. alone  B. single  C. lonely  D. one

444. I am mad with them. They never take me _____.

A. seriously  B. serious  C. seriousness  D. very serious

445. The moment I got onto the train, it was _________away.

A. pulling   B. pulled   C. being pulled   D. about pulling

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446. – There is a football match tomorrow, you know.

  --- What ____pity! I haven’t got ______ticket for tomorrow.

A. a; a  B. a; the  C. the; the  D. the; a

447. After a long walk, they were _______ very tired, but _____ of them would stop to rest.

A. all; neither  B. both; none  C. all; none  D. both; neither

448. Was it _____ Tom’s carelessness ____ your keys were all lost?

A. because; which       B. for; what

C. because of; that       D. since; /

449. – Excuse me, have you ever been to Japan ?

  --- __________.

A. No, I don’t  B. Never  C. Sorry, I can’t  D. Don’t mention it

450. Among them I like this kind of food ______, for it is ____ sugar and water.

A. best; mostly         B. best; most

C. most; best          D. most; mostly

451. The English teacher often said in class, “Let’s ______in English.”

A. talk   B. say  C. spoke   D. tell

452. _______, the workers still continued working.

A. Since it was snowing      B. It was snowing

C. Late as it was         D. Though it was early

453. Our teacher told us ________ story _____ we all never forget it.

A. so an interesting; so that     B. so interesting a; which

C. such interesting a; that      D. such an interesting; that

454. Man _______a battle against pollution at once.

A. must start fighting    B. had to start to fight

C. is starting fighting    D. is beginning fighting

455. – I must apologize for ______you so much.

  --- That’s all right.

A. to have troubled     B. bringing trouble to

C. being troubled      D. having troubled

456. By the time we got to the hospital, the patient ______ for half an hour.

A. died        B. had died

C. had been dead    D. has been dead

457. It is no good _________. You should _________.

A. to smoke; give up      B. smoking; give it up

C. smoking; give up it     D. to smoke; give it away.

458. He tried to _____to cook a meal on the island but he failed.

A. light fire  B. make a fire  C. make fire  D. set fire

459. This is one of the best films ______ this year.

A. they have been shown   B. that has been shown

C. that have been shown    D. which has been shown

460. – Where does Mr Zhang live?

  --- He has been on the island _________the end of the Long March.

A. since   B. by   C. in     D. at

461. The number of people who _______cars _____increasing in Beijing .

A. owns; are   B. owns; is   C. own; is    D. own; are

462. The leader ordered that the soldiers _______ to the front at once.

A. sent  B. should send  C. be sent   D. should take

463. So little ______agree on the plan that they could not settle their differences.

A. did they  B. do they  C. they did  D. they did not

464. ________come, please tell him to wait for me at the gate.

A. He should  B. Should he    C. If he   D. If he would have

465. – You must do as you are told.

  --- Oh, I must, _____?

A. should I  B. mustn’t I  C. needn’t I  D. must I

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466. He doesn’t think you are able to do this alone, __________?

A. does he  B. doesn’t he  C. aren’t you  D. is it

467.Though he has retired, I think he is ____ to attend college.

A. old enough  B. young enough C. enough young D. enough old

468. If you sit still on_______, the boat will not shake.

A. another end      B. other end

C. the other end      D. the end

469. By the end of next year we ______- our middle school.

a. have finished      B. will finish

C. had finished      D. will have finished

470. If we paint the wall a bit blue, we will make it look_______.

A. prettier  B. more pretty  C. nice  D. more nicer

471. Here is a rule for you to remember: No drawing ____on the wall.

   A. is done  B. does  C. is drawn  D. are done

472. He sat there with his eyes ______upon the ceiling.

A. fixing  B. fixed  C. closing   D. having closed

473. That old lady won’t stop me _____the radio.

A. to listen  B. listening  C. listening to  D. hearing

474. I have a good sleep on Sundays. I _____ until lunch time.

A. get up     B. don’t stay in bed

C. will get up    D. don’t get up

475. There is a hole _______the wall _____ a gun is pointing outside.

A. in; through which    B. on; from which

C. in; that         D. on; which

476. On the board is a notice ______”No Smoking!”

A. said  B. saying  C. which is written  D. to say

477. – Tom, I can’t see your text-book.

  --- Miss Red, I _____ it here but I can’t find it any more.

A. bring  B. brought  C. take  D. took

478. ______ it is snowing today, you’d better walk to school.

A. Because   B. Since   C. As  D. For

479. ________ tired after a long day’s work, they went bed early.

A. Having been  B. To be   C. Been  D. Being

480. He couldn’t _______ last night, because he was thinking how to finish his work early.

A. go to bed         B. go to sleep

C. go to the bed       D. fall sleep

481. Is everything you do ________?

A. done   B. to be done  C. has been done  D. had been done

482. That is a five-story building; his room is on_________.

A. the third storey      B. storey two

C. the third floor      D. the floor two

483. – What do you think of the painting?

  --- It looks a bit ugly ______ it is.

A. when   B. as   C. while  D. for

484. Those villagers looked ________ at the house washed away by the flood.

A. sad   B. sorrow  C. sadly   D. with sad

485. The work is well done with all the electric wires __________.

A. fixed up  B. fixing  C. fixing up  D. to be fixed

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486. They say the repair work _____ the office building will start on Monday.

A. on   B. at  C. over  D. for

487. The house is so old that it calls ________ .

A. to repair       B. for repairing

C. for being repaired   D. repairing

488. The two countries were _______ between 1989 and 1991.

A. peace  B. at no war  C. at peace  D. at peaceful

489. The police arrived _____ two minutes after he dialed 911.

A. at the scenery        B. the scene

C. on the place         D. on the scene

490. On the platform he ______ his trouble to a man who was there waiting for train.

A. explained        B. talked

C. made an explanation   d. explained for

491. Jasper is one of his three sons who ____in the army; the other two ______in the navy.

A. is; are   B. are; are   C. is; is   D. are; is

492. We have a long summer season _______six months.

A. which last  B. lasting  C. lasts for  D. that last for

493. I know ______type of machine is needed but I have no idea which type.

A. certain  B. two  C. some  D. an

494. The board that he _________ there two days before _____there.

A. laid; laid         B. had laid; lie

C. lay; lay         D. had laid; lay

495. – Is Mary still at work?

  --- Yes, but she said she ______ a holiday next Saturday. She’ll pay a visit to Italy .

A. will go on  B. went on  C. took  D. went on for

496. Hardly ______-out when it began raining.

A. had he stepped      B. did he step

C. he had stepped      D. stepped he

497. Nowhere else _________ find such a beautiful scenery.

A. you can  B. can you  C. we can   D. we are able to

498. A bomb sent the ship _______ to the bottom of the sea.

A. to sink  B. sunk  C. sinking   D. being sunk

499. __________, the woman drove off.

A. Filled with gas         B. Being filled with gas

C. Filling the car with gas     D. Having filled the car

500. He rushed out of the house, __________the door open.

A. leaving  B. left  C. having left  D. and leaving

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501. This is a long hard winter, with everything _______, white.

A. covered     B. covered by  C. covering  D. covered with

502. Jack as well as his classmates _______the importance of the matter.

A.. realize   B. realizes   C. have realized  D. are realizing

503. Of the two problems the first one is _____ .

A. the most important     B. more important

C. the less important     D. less important

504. We are busy all day long, and now there is lots of repair work for us _______.

A. to do it  B. to be done   C. to do  D. to do them

505. Our guide has organized _________.

A.   a tour of the temple for tomorrow

B.   a tomorrow tour of the temple

C.   tomorrow’s tour of the temple

D.   a tour of the temple to tomorrow

506. The temple is 20 kilometers _______. Let’s take a _______.

A. away; taxicab ride      B. away; taxi’s ride

C. far away; taxi ride      D. far away; ride

507. More than one stone ______ so far.

A. have been washed     B. has been washed

C. are washed         D. had been washed

508. An expert with 40 workers ______the work. They are supposed to finish the work next week.

A. have started  B. start   C. has started   D. are starting

509. If you are obey the rules ______visitors, you will ____here in our country.

A. for; enjoy  B. to; enjoy your stay  C. to; enjoy staying  D. for; enjoy your stay

510. Without his help, I ____ the test given on Monday.

A. couldn’t have passed      B. couldn’t pass

C. won’t pass           D. don’t pass

511. I need one more _______ my collection of Bird stamp.

A. to complete  B. to have completed  C. finishing D. to have finished

512. I have ______ works of Shakespeare. I have spent $ 300.

A. completed  B. a complete  C. finished  D. a completed

513. It _______ six years since I saw you last.

A. was  B. have been    C, is    D. had been

514. Was it six years ago _______ we met for the first time?

A. which  B. When  C. since   D. that

515. The trip cost us more than we ________.

A. had expected  B. expected   C. expect   D. have expected

516. There is nothing in the bag but an __________.

A. article of clothing     B. piece of clothing

C. clothes          D. dress

517. Don’t forget _______- waiters; in England , people give ____to waiters and taxi drivers.

A. to tip; tips  B. to give tip; tip  C. tipping; tips  D. tipping; tip

518. The farm is huge, lying between the valleys, and ____ an area of 15 square kilometers.

A. covered  B. being covered   C. covering  D. covers

519. Finally came the news________everybody in the twon.

A. astonished  B. to astonish    C. that astonished  D. that was astonished

520. Soon the news ________ across the whole country, ______the people.

A. spread; exciting  B. spread; excited 

C. was spread; excited   D. was spread; exciting

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521. One should keep ______facing danger.

A. quiet  B. calm  C. still   D. silent

522. -- ________I go there, too?

  --- No. You _______.

A. Must; can’t        B. Need; mustn’t

C. Can; needn’t        D. Must; don’t have to

523. In China , ______ bicycle is ________popular means of transportation.

A. the; a  B. a;/   C. the; the    D. a; the

524. – Shall we go swimming?

  --- OK. I’ll just go and get ________.

A. to change  B. to be changed    C. changed    D. changing

525. – Our guests are arriving from Shanghai at 10: 30 .

  --- Really? I ______ it _______ 12:30 .

A. think; is    B. thought; was   

C. have thought; will be  D. had thought; will be

526. We wrote a letter of thanks to _______ had helped us.

A. who  B. whom    C. whoever   D. whomever

527. He must ______ a shower, for I can hear the water ________.

A. have; run       B. be having; run

C. have; running      D. be having; running

528. – Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to 24th street ?

  ---__________.

A. Sorry, but I’m a stranger myself   B. OK. It’s not far from here

C. Yes. Go ahead.           D. Well, you will get there.

529. ________is well known, ______Hong Kong returned to China on July 1st, 1997 .

A. It; that  B. It; which  C. As; /  D. As; as

530. –Jack fell off a ladder yesterday, but he is all right.

  --- He is lucky. He _______ himself badly.

A. could wound        B. could have wounded

C. could hurt         D. could have hurt

531. –Do you think the bad weather will __________?

  --- I _________.

A. go on; don’t hope so     B. keep up; hope not

C. take up; think not       D. keep on; don’t think so

532. Not until we got off the bus _____ that his wallet _____.

A.   he found; was stolen

B.   had he found; had stolen

C.   did he find; had been stolen

D.   had he found; had been stolen

533. – Do you mind if I smoke here?

 --- ___________.

A. You’d better not     B. Yes, you can smoke

C. Of course        D. No, please don’t

534. _________several times, but he still doesn’t know how to do it properly.

A. Being shown      B.Having shown

C. Having been shown   D. I’ve shown him

535. There _______no strong earthquake in this area in the near future, people are easy in mind

A. is  B. will be   C. being   D. is going to be

536. Since the plan has been worked out, we must put it into _________.

A. practice  B. reality  C. action    D. fact

537. – Does he work hard?

  ---Not at all. Nobody else could be ________.

A. harder    B. more hard-working  C. lazier  D. more lazy

538. – Shall I tell them the news?

  ---No, I would rather they _______ know.

A. won’t  B. don’t  C. wouldn’t   D. didn’t

539. His German isn’t very good even _____he’s stayed in Germany for over two years.

A. now  B. though  C. when  D. after

540. My grandfather is over 95 and _____ is worse, in poor health. He _____ goes nowhere.

A. that; almost  B. what; nearly  C. which; nearly  D. what; almost

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541. You may ______a lady by asking her age.

A. anger   B. angry   C. be angry  D. be angry with

542. It’s rude ____you to ask his salary the first time you ____him.

A. of; meet  B. of; met  C. for; meet  D. for; meet with

543. Take care of yourself. See ____ you don’t catch cold.

A. if  B. when  C. that   D. whether

544. You ________me earlier, but you didn’t.

A. should tell     B. should have told

C. shall tell      D. could tell

545. I don’t trust that man; he is the guy who _________.

A. never eat his word   B. never keeks saying

C. always eats his word  D. keeps his word

546. Sorry not ______you, but you know I was terribly busy then.

A. have helped      B. help

C. to have helped      D. to be helping

547. What do you think of my new dress? Just speak _______.

A. your truth  B. heart  C. your mind  D. really

548. Good to see you again. I ______ I______not see you here today.

A. thought; could     B. thought; can

C. think; can       D. think; could

549. I’m looking forward to ______to Hong Kong .

A. visiting  my visiting  C. visit  D. my visit

550. You _______so much since I last saw you .

A. changed       B. are changing

C. have changed     D. had changed

551. I need your help. Your friendship is a great help to me. I________.

A. meant it  B. mean   C. meant    D. meant serious

552. _______every means that could be tried been tried?

A. Is  B. Has  C. Are   D. Have

553. Sorry. I always ________you.

A. understand     B. not understand

C. misunderstand    D. don’t understand

554. When you are speaking, you’ve got to make yourself ______.

A. understand      B. understood

C. be understood    D. being understood.

555. I’m very glad _______you here today. Nice day.

A. to meet  B. to have met  C. having met  D. meeting

556. I’d go to hell _____stay with you.

A. than  B. rather  C. rather than  D. better than

557. I’d rather _______a boat, doing nothing at all.

A. sit on  B. to sit in  C. sitting in   D. sit in

558. He is as changeable as Moon; he is sure to change his mind _______.

A. at the last minute    B. on the last minute

C. in the last minute    D. for the last minute

559. We are determined to get _____before May Day.

A. the work done     B. work being done

C. the work do      D. the work to do

560. We have been invited ______this Friday. Could you stay home alone?

A. to dinner    B. for a dinner

C. for dinning   D. to dine

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561. After the little boy finished his meal, he asked the lady _______.

A. for more  B. more  C. many more  D. for many

562. At the post office he asked ______.

A. stamps        B. some stamps

C. four stamps      D. for four stamps

563. The ball went over the fence and the football player asked a boy to ______ it.

A. bring   B. take   C. fetch   D. give

564. My father asked ________.

A. Tom and me to help    B. me and Tom to help

C. I and Tom to help     D. Tom and I to help

565. – What did you aunt say?

  --- She asked me ______ leave yet.

A. not to  B. don’t   C. that I shouldn’t  D. that I don’t

566. Those are very pleasant rooms. How much do you _____them?

A. want   B. demand   C. ask for     D. ask

567. Let’s go and find out _______.

A. whether she at home or not   B. whether at home

C. whether home she is or not    D. whether or not she is home

568. – May I help you?

  ---Yes, please. Can you tell me how much _________?

A. these hats cost      B. do these hats cost

C. have these hats cost    D. will these hats cost

569. Many people worked on the project, but in terms of dollars and cents, the cost was ______.

A. few    B. very little   C. hardly any   D. not many

570. However much ______, it will be worth it.

A. does the watch cost    B. costs the watch

C. the watch will cost    D. the watch costs

571. –How many books does he have?

  --- He possesses ________them.

A. plenty of  B. very much  C. a great deal   D. an amount of

572. –Is the radio bothering you?

  --- It certainly is. I’d like it _______off.

A. turning   B. to turn  C. turned  D. turns

573. To ask someone for help is to turn ________him.

A. to  B. for   C. on    D. by

574. To reject an offer is to turn it _________.

A. out  B. over  C. back  D. down.

575. Please don’t leave without ______the lights.

A. you turn off    B. to turn off

C. turning off    D. you’ll turn off

576. –What excuse did John give for his rudeness at the meeting?

  --- He didn’t even mention it, ______ explain it.

A. let alone       B. and even not

C. or not        D. as opposed to

577. –Shall we go ?

  ---No, ________.

A. not allowed     B. not shall

C. shall not       D. let’s not

578. The chairman requested that _____________.

A.   the members studied more carefully the problem

B.   the problem was more carefully studied

C.   with more carefulness the problem could be studied

D.   the members study the problem more carefully

579. The history of nursing _____ the history of man.

A. as old as      B. is also old

C. that is as old as   D. is as old as

580. – What shall we get Jane for her birthday?

 --- ___________.

  A. What is she wanting     B. What does she want

  C. What she wants       D. What she is wanting

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581. Have you ever ________the Atlantic ?

A. Flown along     B. Flowed alone

C. flown across     D. flowed across

582. – James has just arrived.

  --- Oh! I didn’t know he ________until yesterday.

A. will come      B. was coming

C. has been coming   D. comes

583. – I wish you had brought your wife with you.

  --- I’ll get her _____on the next trip.

A. coming along with me   B. to come on with me

C. to come along with me   D. with me to come along

584. Jean ________ a cold when she was in Los Angeles .

A. came by  B. came down with

C. came into  D. came off with

585. – This picture of cowboys is terrible.

  --- It ______ out better than I expected, for I was facing the sun.

A. had come     B. would have come

C. came       D. comes

586. My father will be here tomorrow, but at first I thought that he ______today.

A. was coming    B. is coming  C. will come  D. comes

587. I was looking forward to ______, but no letter came to me.

A. hear him      B. hearing him

C. hearing from him   D. hear

588. – I told you to look up that matter.

  ---All right, I’ll _________.

A. look up it   B. look up   C. look it up  D. it look

589. To respect someone is to look ________ to him.

A. up  B. on   C. at  D. ahead

590. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than eastern Nebraska _______.

A. does   B. in    C. it does in   D. in it does

591. My wife wants me to _____ my shoes.

A. go away with      B. get rid of

C. get them killed      D. mending

592. Mary never tells anyone what she does for a _________-.

A. job    B. work    C. profession   D. living

593. When Tom’s mother wasn’t feeling well last night, Tom washed the supper dishes, ________?

A. didn’t he    B. did he   C. don’t they  D. did they

594. – I bought a radio today.

 --- How much ______for it?

A. did they pay   B. do you pay

C. did you pay    D. did it paid

595. – Why is he stopping the car?

  ---He says it will ____ to get out and stretch our legs.

A. do us good     B. be better of us

C. do us well     D. be fine of us

596. Cars moved very slowly in the 1920s, but they ______ move more quickly than in 1910.

A. were to   B. did   C. will  D. can

597. – Why are you so upset about losing a pen?

  ---That was a _______pen!

A. ten-dollars   B. tens-dollars

C. ten-dollar    D. tens-dollar

598. – What did you win for having the best costume at the Party?

  ---Two _______.

A. ten-cents toys     B. ten-cent toys

C. toys of ten vents    D. toys of ten cent

599. She ________ from a fall by catching the railing.

A. prevented herself     B. saved herself

C. stopped         D. held her own self

600. – Are you done with the book I gave you?

 --- Not quite. I have read all _____ the last chapter.

A. but  B. until   C. just    D. yet

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601. You didn’t spell _____word right; you missed _____ “ u” here.

A. the; an B. the; a  C. a; an   D. a; a

602. We decided to turn to _______can help us.

A. whoever   B. anyone   C. someone  D. whomever

603. – Is Mr White out of danger?

  --- No, _______ than before, I’m afraid.

A. no better        B. a little better

C. not worse        D. no worse

604. –Don’t forget to turn off the light when you leave.

  --- I _________.

A. mustn’t    B. won’t    C. don’t   D. can’t

605. – Will you go to Li Ping’s birthday party?

  ---No, _______ invited to.

A. if    B. until  C. when    D. even though

606. –What’s wrong with our lunch?

  --- Cooks are late ______ it again, ____often happened before.

A. with; as B. for; with  C. to; that   D. with; it

607. – It was very kind of you to have carried the box for me.

 --- __________.

A. I’d love to   B. Thank you for saying so

C. My pleasure  D. My duty

608. – You look so excited. I suppose you won the game.

  --- You _______it.

A. are guessing       B. will guess

C. guess          D. have guessed

609. John is _______of the students who ______able to get the first place.

A. the one; are      B. the only one; is

C. one; is         D. only one; are

610. From the school name _______ on it, we decided that the package belongs to a student.

A. to be marked       B. marking

C. marked          D. having marked

611. – Are you hungry now?

  --- No, not _______.

A. a little  B. a bit    C. at least    D. the least

612. I like a house with a garden more than _____ with a swimming pool.

A. one   B. the only one   C. that  D. it

613. Only _____ the way to the valley besides Tom.

A. can Mark know  B. knows Mark

C. does Mark know  D. Mark knows

614. On the way to the market, Mrs Turner _____ to see one of her old friends.

A. called on  B. called at   C. dropped in   D. visited

615. Children are always ____ about what they see for the first time.

A. pleased   B. curious   C. interested  D. fond

616. Having done three experiments without rest, they were _____out to go on with ______one.

A. so tired; a fourth    B. so tiring; the fourth

C. too given; the fourth   D. too worn; a fourth

617. We had a wonderful time that day. It was years______ we had enjoyed ourselves so much.

A. since   B. when   C. until    D. that

618. The reason for his absence is _____ he had to look after his sick wife.

A. why    B. because   C. that   D. whether

619. The meeting is to begin at 4;00 p.m. and we are _____to be there a bit earlier.

A. invited   B. supposed  C. allowed  D. hoped

620. People were used to ______ clothes of cotton and wool, but now more and more other materials are used to ____ clothes as well.

A. make; making        B. making; make

C. making; making       D. make; make

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621. Some New Year’s parties begin _____ ten or eleven o’clock in the evening.

A. with  B. in    C. at     D. on

622. He lives _______ 23 Arthur Avenue .

A. at  B. in  C. on D. with

623. We are ________ our desk now.

A. with   B. at   C. in  D. on

624. The principal is ________ the door now.

A. with   B. at   C. in    D. on

625. She usually comes back fro her work _________.

A. at noon    B. in noon     C. on noon    D. with noon

626. He had learned English well _______ the end of six month.

A. in B. at   C. though    D. by

627. – I think John will win the race.

  --- Yes, he started off ______ a great speed.

   A. with    B. at   C. though    D.by

628. John may win the first prize. He has started _____ the speed of 80 miles.

A. at    B. of  C. on  D. in

629. Belva Lockwood taught school for many years and became a lawyer in 1873 _______43.

A. age   B. the age   C. at the age of  D. she was at the age

630. He entered a university __________-.

A.   when he had sixteen years

B.   when sixteen years were his age

C.   at the age of sixteen

D.   at age sixteen years old

631. – What will you do with your apartment when you leave?

  --- John will take ______ the apartment and pay the rent.

A. up  B. in  C. over  D. along

632. When I met Jenny’s sister, I took a liking _____ her immediately.

A. to   B. for   C. on    D. in

633. Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work _____ all their time.

A. takes away   B. takes in    C. takes over  D. takes up

634. To look like one’s father is to take _____ him in appearance.

A. from   B. over   C. after   D. for

635. Did you say that our neighbour ______ in the accident?

A. badly hurted     B. was badly hurted

C. had badly hurted    D. was badly hurt

636. – There is a police car in front of our neighbour’s house.

  --- What do you suppose _______?

A. is happened     B. has happened

C. would happen     D. did happen

637. It ________ a year ago.

A. has happened      B. happened

C. happens         D. was happened

638. I like this warm weather. It feels _____ spring.

  A. like   B. as    C. like as    D. as like

639. He felt ________ that he should leave.

A. strong  B. strongness  C. very strong  D. very strongly

640. The old vase will ________ an attractive lamp-holder.

A. compose   B. form  C. make   D. be shown  

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641. When he was in college, he used to speak ______English language.

A. the    B, /   C. a   D. an

642. It is the part ______ you can enjoy the show.

   A. that   B. where   C. in which    D. when

643. It is in the place _________ it was given days ago.

A.where  B. that     C. in which    D. when

644. It was 1998 ______ he spent his first Christmas in England .

A. that    B. in which   C. where   D. when

645. It was many many years ago _________ he paid his first visit to London .

A. that  B. when    C. since    D. for

646. It is I who _______ on duty today.

A. am   B. are   C. is   D. has been

647. – What were you doing when she called?

  ---I had just finished my work and ________.

A. was starting to take a bath    B. was started to take a bath

C. to start to take a bath      D. starting to take a bath

648. – You were late again this morning.

  ---I think you had better _____on.

A. to start to be     B. start being

C. started being     D. to be

649. We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no _______ for them

A. request  B. claim  C. requirement  D. demand

650. – Why are you unhappy?

  --- The other students made ________.

A. of me the fun     B. fun of me

C. fun with me     D. with me the fun

651. When the fire broke out, __________.

A. the house became emptying   B. the house had empties

C. the house had emptied     D. the house was made empty

652. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t _________ what color it was.

A. make out  B. look to  C. look out  D. take in

653. – I’m leaving now.

  --- Make sure ______ the door.

A. for you to lock      B. to have locked

C. of locking        D. you lock

654. The subject of these lectures _______ by the lecture committee.

A. announces        B. have been

C. announced        D. has been announced

655. Legal tender is any type of money that must, _______, be accepted in a payment of a debt.

A. law    B. by law   C. its law    D. which law

656. – Did you feed the baby milk?

  --- No, he can ________.

A. feed for himself     B. feed by himself

C. eat by himself      D. eat for himself

657. – Is she older than you?

  --- Yes, she is older than _________two years.

A. me for   B. I am by   C. I for   D. me by

658. My roommate lost a lot of weight ______ every day.

A. to exercise      B. for exercise

C. for exercising     D. by exercising

659. – How can I help you the most?

  --- __________.

A. For you to stay       B. To stay

C. By staying         D. With your staying

660. – How did you pay these workers?

  --- Well, as a rule, they were paid ________.

A. by an hour    B. by the hour

C. by hours     D. by a hour

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661. By the time he retires, Professor Baker ____ for almost forty years.

A. will teach      B. has taught

C. will have taught    D. will be teaching

662. By the time he gets home, his aunt ______ for Puerto Rico .

A. will leave  B. leaves  C. will have left  D. left

663. “X” _______ for the unknown quantity.

A. puts  B. stands    C. sits     D. goes

664. The old man asked her to leave because he _______-in that chair.

A. used to sit     B. was used to sit

C. used to sitting   D. was used to sitting

665. I _______ bacon and eggs every morning.

A. am used to eat     B. used to eating

C. am used to eating    D. use to eat

666. – Why was Fred so upset?

  --- He isn’t used _______ criticized.

  A. be    B. to be    C. to being  D. having been

667. –It’s too bad you fell down during the race.

  --- Yes, but I could never ________ the other runners anyway.

A. catch up with      B. have caught up

C. have caught up with    D. catch up

668. – When did you give that to Mr. Bell?

  ---As soon as I could last week; I ________ it to him.

A. had given  B. would give   C. gave   D. was giving

669. – Did you have a good time?

  --- Wonderful. You really gave me some excellent advice _______ the best places to visit.

A. in  B. on   C. above   D. over

670. – Where did you get that handsome picture?

 --- It was _______ by my father.

A. given for us      B. a gift to us

C. given to us      D. a gift for us

671. The rescue party ____ four days later when no traces of the missing hikers could be found.

A. gave up their hopes     B. put away their hopes

C. cherished hope       D. gave up hope

672. – Dick certainly has a bad cough.

  ---If he’s sensible, he will give up __________.

A. the smoking     B. smoking

C. to smoke       D. to be smoking

673. – Nancy sat in the front seat on the left side of the room.

  --Oh? I thought she _________ in the back.

A. sat  B. had sat   C. is sitting  D. has sitting

674. Could you tell me _______?

A. where he lives      B. where does he live

C. where did he live    D. where lived

675. – When will the plane arrive?

  --- I will tell you when __________.

A. I have been finding out   B. I find out

C. I am finding out      D. I will find out

676. We are considering buying a house in Gainesville , but we want to find out ________there first.

A. what the taxes are      B. what are the taxes

C. the taxes what are      D. the taxes are

677. Everyone is responsible for _______ own composition.

A. his  B. their     C. nobody’s   D. all their

678. Martin visited his aunt two days before he _____ town.

A. left   B. will leave  C. had left   D. is going to leave

679. I will try to finish this work ________.

A. up till you can come        B. before you can come

C. up to the time you are able to come  D. until you come

680. – What did Mr Jones do before he retired?

  --- He ______ a city bus for over twenty-five years.

A. is driving   B. drove   C. has driven  D. drives

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681. Wouldn’t it be ______ wonderful world if all nations are in ____peace with another?

A. the; /  B. the; the  C. a; /  D. a; a

682. – I just dropped in to say hello.

  --- ________.

A. It’s a pleasure    B. Pleased to see you

C. You are welcome   D. That’s kind of you

683. _______ in front of it, this temple really needs _________.

A. To see; repairing    B. See; repairing

C. Having seen; making repairs D. Seeing; to be repaired

684. – I can’t find Tom anywhere.

  ---He ______his homework upstairs.

A. might have done      B. must be doing

C. should have done      D. is able to do

685. _______ much advice I gave him, he did what exactly he wanted.

A. No matter so       B. Whatever

C. Although         D. However

686. –Were all the passengers in the bus injured in the accident?

  --- ______ only four who got hurt.

A. No, there are       B. Yes, there were

C. No, there were      D. Yes, it is

687. Nothing that he did was right, ________?

A. did he    B. didn’t he  C. wasn’t it  D. was it

688. – What has made you so upset?

  --- ______the ticket for the film TITANIC.

A. Because I lost    B. Lost

C. Because of losing   D. Losing

689. –When will he be back?

  --- Not exactly. But it won’t be long _____ he comes back.

A. before  B. since   C. until   D. that

690. At the center of the garden there stands a little board ________”Don’t Pick Flowers”.

A. on which writes     B. that say

C. which reads      D. on which is read

691. – Why are you spraying water on the ground? Didn’t it rain last night?

  --- No, mum, but I wish it __________.

A. was raining  B. rained  C. had rained  D. would rain

692. The scientist buried himself in his studies in the belief _____ they could serve the country with his knowledge.

A. when  B. that  C. where   D. which

693. –What would you like for afternoon tea?

  ---________ will do.

A. Everything  B. Something   C. Nothing   D. Anything

694. The doctor ought _______ you out of hospital so soon, otherwise, you would feel better.

A. not to have let    B. not to let

C. to have not let    D. not to let

695. – You were______ to give us a hand.

  ---Sorry. I _______ delayed by the traffic.

A. hoped; was      B. hoping ; have been

C. supposed; was      D. supposing; have been

696. During the Gulf War the CCTV ________the latest news in Iraq .

A. broadcast  B. reported  C. announced   D. published

697. – Your mother is very strict with you.

  ---Yes, so _______ and so __________.

A. is she; is my father   B. she is; my father is

C. is she; my father is  D. she is; is my father

698. – This house looks beautiful, doesn’t it?

  ---Well, I’d rather have a house _____ to look, but ______ to live in

A.   not beautiful; most comfortable

B.   less beautiful; more comfortable

C.   less beautiful; most comfortable

D.   beautiful; comfortable

699. – What did she ________ so much money?

  --- Nothing but a necklace made of glass.

A. spend on  B. pay for   C. buy for   D. sell to

700. Don’t worry, Mary. You will ______this climate before long.

A. be fit for     B. get used to

C. get along well with  D. fit

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701. San Diego ____ the oldest settlement for Europeans in the United States .

A. is   B. being   C. being for    D. where

702. – Look at this room.

  --- Never in my life _______ such a mess.

A. I see  B. do I see  C. have I seen   D. I’ve seen

703. Take those apples which ________ a bit green.

A. we realize  B. often  C. it seems  D. never

704. – Did you make a mule trip to the bottom of the canyon?

  ---I learned it only after I spent ________.

A. the most of my money    B. most of my money

C. mostly of my money    D. the mostly of my money

705. Have you ever _____ in an airplane?

A. gone to  B. up there   C. been up there  D. gone flying

706. It seemed to Mrs. Garber that the pork smelled somewhat _________; she could not serve her guests.

A. bad  B. badly   C. worst   D. worse

707. – Which jackets are yours?

  --- Let me see._________.

A. What are in the hall closet    B. They are in the hall closet

C. The jackets in the hall closet   D. The ones in the hall closet

708. It seems very difficult _________.

A. to stop the child to cry   B. restraining the child to cry

C. to keep the child from crying   D. holding the child’s crying

709. A beginner in learning electricity should not touch television__________.

A.   for you would be shocked if you have done

B.   for he would be shocked if he did

C.   for he will be shocked if he did

D.   for he would be shocked if he had done

710. _________, he would have signed his name in the corner.

A.   If he painted that picture

B.   If he paints that picture

C.   If he had painted that picture

D.   If he would have painted that picture

711. ______ furniture do you have in your house?

A. How many  B. How much  C. What many  D. What much

712. Sarabeth had spent _______ studying.

A. the whole day      B. all during the day

C. altogether a day     D. entirely a day

713. – Why wasn’t Mary in class?

  --- She overslept and was ______ late that she missed the bus.

  A. so   B. too    C. much   D. very

714. Ted was so worn out that he just _______ down and slept for ten hours.

  A. lied    B. laid   C. lay    D. had lain

715. – Mr. Wilson is expected back at noon .

  ---Would you have him _____ then, please?

  A. calling me        B. call me

  C. to calling me       D. called me

716. What did you do when _______?

A. he’s making a noise    B. he makes noise

C. he made noise      D. he made a noise

717. – Tomorrow is a holiday! Why are you doing your homework?

  ---I’m doing the exercise now so that I won’t have ________ on Sunday.

A. for   B. them   C. it   D. to

718. Collecting stamps is his hobby __________.

A.   but listening to music also gives him pleasure

B.   but he also enjoys music

C.   but music is enjoyed by him too

D.   and also music is enjoyed by him

719. The students in the rooms were forbidden, unless they had special passes, _______after 11 o’clock p.m.

A. staying out  B. stay out   C. from staying out  D. to stay out

720. I don’t know why ___________.

A.   my sister Mary was laughing

B.   did my sister Mary laugh

C.   my sister Mary laughing

D.   was my sister Mary laughing

ACABC ADCBC BAACB DCADA

721. I’d get it for you _______ I could remember who last borrowed it.

A. except that  B. if only  C. on condition that  D. considering whether

722. – Did you call Mr. Jackson?

  --- No, because he said he would rather not _______ disturbed this morning.

A. to be B. being   C. be   D been

723. – Have you ever been to New York ?

  --- Yes. I ______ there last summer.

A. have been   B. was  C. am  D. go

724. The settlers at Jamestown lived on wild plants and roots because they had ____ to eat.

A. nothing else      B. anything else

C. something other     D. nothing other

725. – Why didn’t you take part in the club meeting held in the Student Union last Tuesday?

  --- I would have if _______ time.

A. I had   B. I’d have had  C. I’d had   D. I have

726. – I’m sorry. Were you speaking to me?

  ---Yes, I was. Would you please _____ in this room?

A. not to smoke  B. not smoke  C. no smoking  D. no smoke

727. You didn’t hear us come in last night. That was good. We tried______ noisy.

A. to be not  B. not to be  C. not be  D. be not

728. –You’ll have to give me fifty cents more.

  ---Then I owe you 2 dollars and 50 cents, _______?

A. won’t I   B. don’t I   C. is so   D. is correct

729. – You should have gone to the grand opening ceremony, _________?

  --- I thought you would go with me.

A. aren’t you  B. shouldn’t you  C. wouldn’t you  D. don’t you

730. Jean worked just so much ___________.

A. like what she was told to   B. as she was told to

C. as to what she tried to do   D. like she was told to

731. ________he went to New York .

A. On the next day morning     B. On the next day’s morning

C. In the next day’s morning     D. On the morning of the next day

732. – I’ll help you whenever you need me.

  ---Good. L’d like ________ me tomorrow.

A. you helping    B. that you’ll help

C. you to help     D. that you help

733. – Eric doesn’t like American beer.

  ---______ does Anna.

A. So   B. Neither   C. Either   D. Also

734. – How much milk do we have in the refrigerator?

  --- Not much, ______.

A. only one quart there’s left    B. its only one quart left

C. one quart is only left there    D. there’s only one quart left

735. I’m disappointed with the new officers elected in our club, but there’s no point _____about it.

A. to worry    B. in worrying   C. with as worrying  D. if we worry

736. They don’t seem to answer the phone when I call; there isn’t anyone at home, _______?

A. isn’t there   B. is there   C. is it   D. isn’t it

737. –Where should I put my hat?

  ---Just put it on ________.

A. the hall table       B. the table of hall

C. hall’s table         D. hall table

738. Some Asian countries make their household goods that are designed both to work well _______.

A. and to be looking beautiful     B. and to look beautiful

C. and to be beautiful         D. as well as to look beautifully

739. –Will Mary be here today?

  ---No, and ________.

A. her sister won’t, too      B. neither her sister will

C. neither won’t her sister    D. neither will her sister

740. Is the climate of Italy__________?

A. somewhat like Florida       B. somewhat similar to Florida

C. something like Florida       D. somewhat like that of Florida     

 BCBAC BBBBB DCBDB BABDD

741. The scenery over there is beyond ________.

A. described  B. description  C. describing   D. describe

742. – I’m making an apple pie.

  ---Do you find it a difficult ______?

  A. pie to make  B. pie for to make  C. making  D. pie for making

743. ________ was too much for the child to carry.

  A. The steel’s weight    B. The weight of a steel

  C. The weight of the steel  D. Steel’s weight

744. A country cannot develop its industrial power ________.

A. from one night      B. in a night

C. over night        D. immediately

745. – That’s a nice watch.

--- It’s the same _______.

A. as John   B. like John  C. as John’s   D. like John’s

746. ________ practising with the band this week?

  A. Has been Paul  B. Has Paul been

  C. Has Paul    D. Paul been

747. – The exam will be on the first half of the book.

  --- That means we’ll have to finish_________.

A. fifteenth chapter     B. fifteen chapter

C. chapter fifteen      D. chapter fifteen

748. – How wide is the table?

  --- It is __________.

A. three feet and one half foot   B. three and half feet

C. three and one half feet      D. three and one half foot

749. Jean has not been able to recall where _________.

A. does she live     B. she lives

C. did she live     D. lived the girl

750. – Professor Johnson has announced that the exam _______will be given soon.

  ---That is not fair. How much time ________ for us to prepare?

A. there is   B. is there   C. it is   D. is it

751. Any parent hopes to gain the best education possible for ________children.

A. his   B. her   C. their   D. they

752. – Do you like to play basketball?

  --- No, but I ________ play basketball at college.

A. used to  B. was used to  C. get used to  D. use to

753. Pluto, the outermost planet of the solar system, _____photographically in March 1930.

A. discovered        B. was discovered

C. by discovery       D. when discovered

754. – I walked 8 miles today.

  --- I would never have guessed you could walk ________ far.

A. that   B. this   C. such   D. as

755. We had a disagreement _____ the bus was late.

A. because of  B. cause of  C. because   D. caused

756. – Will Eddie use his brother’s bicycle?

 --- No, he wants one _______.

A. for him  B. of his own    C. his alone   D. only of himself

757. _______ I get to know her, the more I like her.

  A. For more   B. More   C. The more   D. The most

758. David will probably ________, but Martha must leave early.

A. stay late  B. be late to stay  C. being late  D. staying late

759. – What will you do during Christmas vacation?

  --- I don’t know, but it’s about time _______ something.

A. I’m deciding  B. I’ll decide  C. I’d decide  D. I decided

760. The old lady can’t hope to _______ her cold in a few days.

A. get away  B. get off   C. get out   D. get over

BACCC BCCBB AABAC BCADD

761. Though he has got well, he still looks _______ weak.

A. fairly  B. rather   C. much  D.too

762. – What do you think of the concert?

  --- I really enjoyed it. I didn’t expect it was ________ wonderful.

A. as  B. more    C. most    D. very

763. – Would you go to the cinema or stay at home?

  --- ________ the film is good, I ‘ll stay at home.

A. No matter what       B. In spite of

C. Even if           D. As though

764. They elected him ______ monitor of their class for ______ second time.

A. /; a  B. the; /  C. a; /  D. a; the

765. – My brother enjoys swimming very much.

  --- So does ________.

A. yours  B. he   C. mine   D. him

766. The bottle is quite big. I think it can _____ five pounds of water.

A. hold    B. fill   C. take   D. get

767. I would ______ all of them ________ with us.

A. suggest; to go     B. demand; to go

C. expect; going     D. like; to go

768. – He had_______ there for two years.

  --- Really? Then he _______ have known the town quite well.

A. stayed; should      B. been; must

C. got; can         D. come; may

769. – Is Jack tall?

  --- Yes, he is _______ his brothers.

A. the taller of      B. the tallest

C. tall one of      D. taller than

770. Let’s see how much has been ________ building the new house.

A. paid  B. cost   C. spent   D. taken

771. We must work out a plan on _____ with the rubbish as soon as possible.

   A. what to do  B. what to deal  C. how doing  D. how dealing

772. – I’m sorry that I can’t stay with you.

  --- __________.

A. Not at all     B. I don’t think so

C. Don’t think so   D. That’s all right

773. It’s suggested that the work ________ at once.

A. should do  B. must be done  C. be done  D. could do

774. The boy is badly hurt. We must ________ for the doctor immediately.

A. send   B. ask   C. search   D. look

775. Is this the very way _____ to the valley?

A. leading    B. raise    C. to improve   D. to raise

776. I’m determined to do what I can ____ my English.

A. improve   B. raise   C. to improve  D. to raise

777. The fire broke________at five a.m. and half an hour later it _______.

A. out; was put out     B. off; died out

C. up; went out       D. in; was let out

778. Life in the country is quite different from _______ in the city.

A. one    B. the one   C. that   D. which

779. – Doctor, I have a terrible headache.

  --- _______.

A. Never mind        B. It doesn’t matter

C. That’s all right      D. Take it easy

780. Will you please show me the way to the only tall building ______stands near the post office?

A. /    B. which   C. that    D. where

BACAC ADBDC ADCAA CACDC

781. He always ______ my friends.

A. makes fun      B. makes fun with

C. makes fun of     D. makes fun in

782. – How long have you worked in this library?

  ---Two years, but I’m thinking ________.

A. to stop  B. of stop  C. to stopping  D. of stopping

783. This pencil is different from _______.

A. that    B. those   C. that one   D. that ones

784. – John, why did you come so early for lunch today?

  --- Oh, I thought the bell __________.

A. had already rang     B. has already rung

C. already had rung     D. had already rung

785. Francis Preston Blair, Jr. _____ born in Kentucky , lived and practiced law in Missouri .

A. was   B. he was   C. although   D. who he was

786. To begin a trip is to set _____ on it.

A. to   B. up   C. out   D. by

787. – I’m going on a trip to Spain .

  ---Will you be there_______?

A. long time        B. for some long time

C. for long        D. longer

788. I did not call to book my ticket for the airline, but I ______.

A. should have  B. may have  C. must have  D. shall have

789. The manager was angry because somebody ___________.

A.   had allowed the photographers to enter the building

B.   had let the photographers to enter the building

C.   permitting the photographers enter the building

D.   the photographers let into the building without the permit

790. Your mother and I are looking forward __________ you.

A. of seeing  B. for seeing  C. to see  D. to seeing

791. His story proved ________.

A. truly  B. true   C. truth   D. true not

792. He gave ___________.

A.   to the class a tough classwork

B.   the class tough classwork

C.   tough classwork for the class

D.   a classwork very tough to the class

793. – I did it again. I slept until noon .

  --- ________through the alarm seems to be your biggest problem.

A. Asleep  B. To sleep  C. To be asleep  D. Sleeping

794. – Have you seen Mary today?

  --- Yes, I ________a minute ago.

A. see her come in    B. have seen her to come in

C. saw her come in    D. see her coming in

795. – Your English is about as perfect as it can be.

  --- Thanks. I’ve been _______ time.

A. to study long    B. studying for a long

C. studying hard    D. study hard

796. – Are there going to be many people at your party today?

  --- I hope that ______.

A. there will be        B. there are going

C. there are          D. there going to be

797. I have been in London twice ______ 1965.

A. in   B. since   C. during  D. when

798. – Are you going to the football game?

  --- No. The tickets are _______ expensive for me.

A. very much  B. so much  C. too  D. highly

  

799. Would you please _______ an example to the children?

A. make  B. take  C. do  D. set

800. – Did the book give the information you need?

  --- Yes, but _________, I have to read it entirely.

A. for finding it      B. to find it

C. finding it        D. by finding it

CACDC CCAAD BBDCB ABCDB

801. – Is your new hat like the one in the window?

  --- No, but it is somewhat similar ________ that one over there.

A. than   B. for   C.to   D. as

802. – I waited for two hours.

  --- When did she_________?

  A. show off   B. show up   C. show on   D. show about

803. This house is very big and beautiful. I think the rent must be _______as that one.

A. three times more    B. three times as mucu

C. as many three times   D. as three times more

804. Mary said ___________.

A.   during the meeting Helen acted like a fool

B.   Helen during the meeting acted like a fool

C.   Helen acted during the meeting like a fool

D.   Helen acted like a fool during the meeting

805. Ms. Jones isn’t as nice ______ Ms Smith.

A. as  B. for   C. like   D. to

806. We are both pleased ______honoured to be the guests of the president.

A. also  B. and   C. alike   D. as

807. – Where did he go?

  ---He went to the bookstore________.

A. for buying a book      B. to buying a book

C. for a book          D. buy a book

808. – Who is Alan Crockot?

  --- He is the speaker _______ heard last week.

A. we had  B. we  C. we would have  D. which we would have

809. – We’d better hurry or we’ll be late for the exhibition.

  ---No, we won’t. The museum doesn’t even open _____ another hour.

A. during  B. for  C. in  D. at

810. We were amazed to see the ________.

A.   amount of people waiting in line at Macy’s store

B.   number of people waiting in line at Macy’s

C.   amount of persons waiting in line at Macy’s

D.   amount of persons waiting at Macy’s in line

811. The ticket agent said that the plane would be boarding at ________.

A. the gate six      B. sixth gate

C. gate six        D. the six gate

812. I thought I saw Professor Davis ______ in the library last night.

A. working   B. to work  C. worked  D. works

813. – Is shopping there expensive?

  --- Yes, the price runs ______ fifty dollars.

A. so high to    B. as high to

C. so high as    D. as high as

814. On entering another country, a tourist will have to _____ the Customs.

A. pass through      B. pass by

C. pass over        D. pass for

815. The boy’s parents were prepared to go to any________to keep his name out of the papers.

A. ways  B. depths   C. measures  D. lengths

816. Some of these trousers go with the jackets and _____ are sold separately.

A. anothers  B. the other  C. some other  D. others

817. – Must we take a bus?

  ---No, you _______. You can walk from here.

A. must not        B. don’t must

C. don’t have to      D. better had it

818. –How did you feel after the car nearly hit you?

  --- I __________ for several moments.

A. stood shaking    B. was standing and shaken

C. stood in shaking    D. was standing shaken

819. – Why do you drink so much coffee?

  ---Well, ________ it doesn’t keep me awake nights, I see no harm in it.

A. although  B. as long as  C. as far as  D. for

820. – I guess Jones didn’t have the chance to win the election.

  ---He certainly didn’t. _________ the people in the city were for his opponent.

A. Almost all of        B. Most all of

C. Most of all         D. Almost the whole of

CBBDA BCBBB CADAD DCABA

821. Who is going to ______ the cooking tonight?

A. make  B. fix  C. do  D. set

822. _______ his cold, he came first in the sports meet.

A. Regardless  B. In spite   C. In spite of  D. Despite of

823. Do you remember _______ my watch?

A. had I put  B. had put I  C. I put  D. put I

824. – Why did you bring so much luggage?

  --- Irene insisted ______ it all.

A. bringing  B. on bringing  C. to bring  D. that we bringing

825. – Will the cottage be cold?

  ---Yes. Make sure ________the heater.

A. you light  B. lighting  C. you’ll  D. for lighting

826. – I had to pay ten dollars for this bowl.

  ---It’s probably ________.

A. worth  B. worth so   C. worth them  D. worth it

827.-- Have you finished studying ?

  --- No, but I wish I ________.

A. would  B. had  C. should   D. have

828. – When will you move?

  ---As soon as _______ another apartment.

A. we’re finding      B. we found

C. we’d find       D. we find

829. I like Jean but I don’t like ________.

A. her sing      B. her singing

C. she sing      D. she singing

830. Mr. Brown is ______ the telephone now.

A. in  B. on  C. at   D. with

831. – What a boring speaker!

  --- Yes, by the time he finishes, everyone __________.

  A. will sleep  B. be sleep  C. will be asleep  D. will fall to sleep

832. – Did you watch Tim go to sleep?

--- Yes. He yawned, closed his book, and _____ down on the table.

  A. put his head      B. his head is

  C. is having his head  D. his head put

833. In fact, Mary would rather have left for San Francisco ______ in Los Angeles .

A. by staying  B. that stay  C. than have stayed  D. to stay

834. ________ left before the deadline it doesn’t seem likely that John will complete the job.

A. Although such a short time  B. It is a short

C. With so short time      D. With such short time

835. – I like your garden very much.

  --- Thanks. Everything is _________ now.

A. in bloom  B. by bloom   C. on bloom  D. at bloom

836. He likes to swim _________.

A. and to play tennis   B. and he also likes playing tennis

C. and playing tennis   D. and he likes to play tennis

837. This drink tastes a little _______ to me.

A. strongly  B. so strong  C. strong  D. too much strong

838. – Where are you going to do your shopping?

  --- I am going to the _________.

A. shoes’s    B. shoe store  C. shoes store  D. shoes’ store

839. It’s a shame that you have _______ time in New York on the tour.

A. so few    B. so little  C. a few   D. none

840. –Did you tell Betty about our change in plans?

--- Yes, I told her we’d be ________.

   A. some late  B. a little late  C. a few late minutes  D. late several minutes   

                CCCBA DBDBB CACDA ACBBB

841. Can you tell me _______to join the army?

A.   how a person has to be old

B.   how does a person have to be old

C.   how old a person has to be old

D.   how old does a person have to be

842. “If I hadn’t practiced when I was young, “ he says, “I _________able to play now.”

A. won’t be  B. wouldn’t be  C. would be  D. wouldn’t have been

843. All the doctors in the hospital insisted that he ____badly wounded and that he ____at once.

A. should be; be operated   B. were; must be operated on

C. was; should be operated   D. was; be operated on

844. Sorry, he is out, and ______ back until six o’clock .

A. he comes   B. he’ll come  C. he won’t come  D. he’ll be

845. You may go out _______you are back by eleven.

A. so long as  B. so long  C. so far   D. so fast

846. It is necessary that every student ______ eye exercises during the break.

A. do  B. does   C. must do  D. will do

847. Peter isn’t a hard-working student, for it is the third time he has been late, ______?

A. is he   B. isn’t it  C. has he  D. hasn’t he

848. – Why not go out and play football?

 --- ___________.

A. Yes, I think so      B. Yes, I will

C. It’s a good game     D. That’s a good idea

849. – Do you have any clothes _______? I’d like to wash them for you.

  ---No, thank you. I’ll wash them myself.

A. to be washed  B. to wash  C. washed  D. being washed

850. -- _________ is her elder brother ?

--- The man repairing the car over there.

A. Who  B. What   C. Where   D. Which one

851. Sara hopes to become a friend of _______ shares her interests.

A. anyone  B. whomever  C. whoever  D. no matter who

852. Shanghai is _______ the largest cities of China .

A. belonging to  B. belonged to  C. about  D. among

853. -- _______- John be coming here tonight?

  ---I’m not sure, but he ______stay at home.

  A. My; might     B. Can; must

C. Must; might      D. Can ; might

854. –Have you ever been to London ?

  ---Yes, _______ shall I forget _______it for the first time.

A. however; visiting     B. never; visiting

C. ever; to visit        D. forever; to have visited

855. – We haven’t heard from Jean for a long time.

  --- What do you think _______ to her?

A. was happened     B. was happening

C. happened        D. has happened

856. – Has Jane arrived yet?

  --- No, she ______ an hour ago.

A. was supposed to come    B. must have come

C. should come        D. ought to have come

857. – He didn’t understand me , did he?

  ---No, _________.

A. I didn’t think so      B. I don’t

C. I don’t hope that      D. I think so

858. – I didn’t gop to class last night because my car broke down.

  ---You ______ mine. I was using it.

A. could borrow  B. could have borrowed

C. may borrow   D. may have borrowed

859. – Such a sudden turn on the road is too difficult for the new driver, isn’t it?

  --- ________. He’s dealt with all kinds of troublesome situations before.

A. No, it isn’t     B. Yes, it is

C. No, not yet     D. Yes, I think so

860. – Have you finished your composition?

 --- Oh, sorry, I _______ all about it.

  A. forget  B. forgot   C. has forgotten   D. had forgotten

CBDCA ABDAD CDDBD DABAB

861. – Will you argue with the teacher about your grades?

  --- No, I ‘ll _________.

A. let rest the matter    B. let the matter rest

C. let the matter resting   D. let resting the matter

862. – Are you ready now ?

  --- Yes. Let’s hurry_______ a seat near the front.

A. so to get         B. for getting

C. get           D. and get

863. – I don’t think we should move in next week.

  --- Then are you considering ______ with us?

A. to live  B. living  C. lived   D. live

864. – Which is the car he drives?

  --- It’s _________.

A. cart fifty-four      B. the fifty-four car

C. fifty-four car      D. the fifty-fourth car

865. –How many brand-new cars there are !

  --- Automobile production in the last ten years has increased ________.

A. highly  B. high  C. great  D. greatly

866. This new soap is not much ______ the others that I have tried.

A. different  B. different than C. different from  D. different that

867. – Did Alice learn Spanish in high school?

  --- I imagine ___________.

A. that  B. she was  C. so  D. it

868. – Is today your birthday?

  --- Yes, and my mother made _______.

A. a cake to me    B. me a cake

C. a cake me      D. a cake of me

869. – Ralph seems to like this country.

  ---Yes, he is _____ here as he was at home.

A. almost as happy  B. as happy almost

C. as almost happy  D. almost happy as

870. – Do you know anyone in Chicago ?

  --- No, but I’ll made friends once _________.

A. I’m settled  B. I’ll be settled  C. I’ve been settled  D. I had settled

871. – Shall we take a walk before dinner?

  ---Oh, yes, _______ is my favourite time of day.

A. the early evening it   B. in the early evening

C. the early of the evening  D. early evening

872. – What did you think of Bellow’s new book?

  --- I enjoyed ________ it.

A. to read  B. reading  C. to have read  D. the reading of

873. – I doubt that the guard will allow you to enter.

  --- I’m going in _________.

A. without his permitting   B. although he says other

C. no matter what he says   D. despite his saying it

874. –May I help you with some shoes, sir?

  --- Yes. I’d like to try on those brown __________.

A. one  B. ones  C. two   D. pair

875. – Shall I turn on the television?

  --- No. I’d rather not ________ television tonight.

A. watching  B. to watch  C. watch  D. for watching

876. –Have you seen the doctor?

  --- No, but _________-.

A. I go  B. I’m going to see  C. I go to see  D. I’m going to

877. – Will the child recover?

  ---Right now, there is no way__________.

A. for knowing  B. to have known  C. of knowing  D. to be known

878. – This cake is delicious!

  --- Well, at least it’s _______ the one I baked last week.

A. as worse as        B. no worse than

C. as better than        D. not better as

879. – Elizabeth borrowed the book a month ago.

  ---Then she should ______ it by now.

A. to finish  B. have finished  C. finish  D. had finished

880. When you refuse an offer, you turn it _______.

A. away  B. out  C. down  D. off

BDBDD CCBAA DBCBC DCBBC

881. To visit someone unexpectedly is to drop _________.

A. out  B. in  C. off   D. down

882. – Shall I ask her to come?                           

  ---Yes. Please_________type these for me.

A. her to  B. have her  C. she has  D. has she

883. –Greg should have left the party an hour ago.

  ---Yes. I keep telling him to go , ____ he stays anyway.

A. because  B. but  C. instead  D. however

884. –Shall I open the window?

  ---Yes, please. I wish _______ it.

A. you would open   B. your opening

C. you shall open   D. you will open

885. To repair or improve the appearance of something is to fix it ______.

A. out  B. off  C. up  D. over

886. – Are you enjoying the studies here?

  ---Yes, very much. I wish I ________ have to leave so soon.

887. – What are you going to do next year?

  ---I don’t know. But it’s time ______ something.

A. I decided  B. I deciding  C. I’ll decide  D. I’d decide

888. –David is buying some apples for Maria.

  --- I’d like some for ________.

A. myself  B. me  C. she   D. herself

889. Today’s libraries differ greatly from _______.

A. the past  B. those of the past  C. that are past  D. those past

890. – Is Bush over his cold yet?

  --- He ________. He went ice-skating yesterday.

A. must be  B. ought to  C. will be  D. has to

891. – Shall I mail this letter for you?

  ---Yes. I’ll appreciate _________.

A. that you do   B. this  C. you to do it  D. it

892. Children learn very quickly. When they learn about a new subject they often ____.

A. become too interested   B. very much are interested

C. become much interested   D. are intereted very much

893. – I’m surprised to learn that you are going back to Chicago .

  --- Yes, I’d hoped that I ______ have to go back again, but I do.

A. don’t  B. won’t  C. hadn’t  D. wouldn’t

894. – Mr Anderson left for Columbus , Ohio long ago.

  ---Oh. That’s a pity. I wish ___________.

A. I’d meet him    B. I’ll have met him

C. I’d met him     D. I’d met him

895. – Anne acts in an unfriendly way.

  ---I think she is _______ than unfriendly.

A. shyer  B. shy  C. more shy rather  D. more shy

896. – How did you get your car out of the ditch.?

  --- ________ it.

A. Push  B. Having pushed  C. From pushing  D. By pushing

897. Only in recent years ______ begun to realize that wild dogs, kept within bounds, often do more good than harm.

  A. people have      B. since people have

C. have people         D. people who have

898. – For today’s homework, do pages forty and forty-one in the workbook.

  ---Professor Jones, I think that is ______ work.

A. too much  B. much the more  C. too hard  D. hardest

899. –I hear you and Francis will spend your vacation in Nepal next spring.

  ---Yes, we are planning ________.

A. to  B. to be  C. it  D. to do it

900. Irene ______New Hampshire in 1976 and _____ in Virginia since then.

A. left; worked  B. has left; has worked

C. left; has worked   D. has left; worked

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901. – Did the tree fall to Bob, too?

  ---No, Bob jumped ________ the way.

A. out of  B. away from  C. beyond  D. from

902. Either Maria or Tom must have eaten _______ lunch here.

A. his  B. their  C. their  D. her

903. – Do you like the book Sidney gave you?

  --- Very much. It’s exactly _______ I wanted.

A. one which  B. the one  C. one what  D. the what

904. _______ you rather sit by the window.

A. Don’t  B. Will   C. Wouldn’t   D. Won’t

905. – Senator Mitchell has just arrived.

--- Really? I didn’t think he _____ until next week.

A. is coming  B. has come  C. was coming  D. had come

906. – It seems to me that they want it reasonably.

  ---No doubt it is, and maybe they would get it if they ______in a nice way.

  A. only asked for it      B. for it asked

  C. asked only for it      D. asked for it only

907. I prefer writing a term paper _____ taking an examination.

A. than   B. to   C. for   D. that

908. –My wife is visiting her mother today.

  ---In that case______ you have dinner with us tonight?

A. will   B. wouldn’t  C. won’t   D. can

909. – Does the school have any cars?

  ---Yes, it has two ________.

A. old German ones   B. German old ones

C. old Germans     D. old German

910. A good carpenter is likely to be very particular about another person’s using____tools.

A. out  B. his   C. their  D. her

911. Last Sunday was ______ that we took a drive in the country.

A. so beautiful day    B. such a beautiful a day

C. such a beautiful weather  D. so beautiful a day

912. That cake is delicious, but I can’t get ______ more.

A. any  B. some  C. no  D. much

913. – Will Susan get her Ph. D?

  --- It is likely she _________.

A. will  B. does  C. will do it  D. gets it

914. She ________ a beautiful nightgown.

A. dreesed    B. wore   C. was dressing  D. clothed

915. The policeman is looking for a ________ car.

A. stealing   B. stolen  C. steal   D. steals

916. Some boys have two names; ______ boys have three.

A. other   B. another  C. the other   D. none other

917. – I’m sorry. I broke your dish.

  ---It _______.

A. matter nothing all    B. has no matter anywayt

C. doesn’t matter      D. is no matter

918. I suggested that a meeting _______ at some other time.

A. holds  B. is holding  C. be held  D. hold

919. The bookstore had ordered ________ texts for all the students in the course.

A. plenty of   B. enough  C. as many  D. enough of

920. – I used to want to be a politician.

  ---I always dreamed _______ the conductor of an orchestra.

A. to become  B. that I will become

C. that I become  D. of becoming

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921. -- I hear _____ number of workers of that factory_____out of work.

---Yes, and ______ number _____ quite large.

A. a; are; the; is    B. the; is; a; are

C. the; is; a; is      D. a; is; the; are

922. – Can I do the job?

  --- I’m afraid not, because it _______skill and patience.

A. calls on  B. calls out  C. calls up   D. calls for

923. Every minute must be made full use of _______our lessons, for the college entrance examination is coming. 

   A. going over  B.to go over C. go over  D. our going over

924. – Do you mind if I open the window?

  ---________, but I have caught a bad cold today.

   A. No, not at all    B. Yes, of course not

   C. Yes, please     D. I’m sorry

925. I think it _______ to smoke, _____.

   A. was wrong; neither do I   B. wrong; so do I

   C. wrong; so I don’t      D. wrong; so I don’t so

926. – What was Tom doing when you went in?

  ---He had just finished his homework and _______read a novel.

  A. starting to  B. has started to  C. was starting to  D. has started to

927. She looks worried. She ________.

A.   mustn’t have passed the exam

B.   must fail in the exam

C.   can’t have got a good job

D.   must have lost the exam

928. By five o’clock this evening, the spaceship ______eighty times round the earth.

A. has traveled     B. will have traveled

C. has been traveling   D. traveled

929. Who do you think he would ______the letter of congratulations to the teacher?

A. have write B. have written  C. have to write  D. have writes

930. Is this research center ______ you visited the modern equipment last year?

A. where  B. that  C. the one that  D. the one where

931. Why did you spend ________ money buying _____giftes?

A. so little; so small    B. such little; so little

C. so little; such little  D. such little; such little

932. – Has your brother got up?

  --- Sorry, I’m not sure. He ________got up.

A. must have  B. can’t have C. would have  D. might have

933. He, like his parents, _____ flowers and watch the growth of them.

A. like to grow   B. likes to grow

C. likes growing   D. like growing

934. Such a little girl as you _____ ticket.

A. needs not  B. doesn’t need  C. needn’t to get  D. needs no

935. Seeing the soldiers well _____ for the flood-fight, the general nodded with satisfaction.

A. preparing  B. prepared  C. prepare  D. having prepared

936. Closing the factory means _____ more workers out of work.

A. to put  B. put  C. putting D. being put

937. Some of the families in the flooded areas _____ their children to colleges, but the government provided them with the money________.

A.   couldn’t afford to send; needed 

B.   failed to afford to send; was needed

C.   didn’t afford to send; they needed

D.   couldn’t afford sending; needed

938. If Jim’s father ______ that he was going to play video games, he ______ him to go out.

A.   knew; would forbid

B.   had known; would forbid

C.   had known; would have forbidden

D.   knew; would have forbidden

939. Every means ________, but none proved _______.

A. have tried; successful    B. has been tried; successful

C. has tried; to be successfully  D. have been tried; successfully

940. – Did you check the progress of the project yourself last week?

  --- _________.

A.   Yes, I had         B. Yes, I checked 

B.   C. No, I had it checked   D. No, I checked the week before last

 

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941. The news that they failed their driving test discouraged him, ________?

A. did they  B. didn’t they C. did it   D. didn’t it

942. They are not very good, but we like _________.

A.   anyway to play basketball with them

B.   to play basketball with them anyway

C.   to play with them basketball anyway

D.   with them to play basketball anyway

943. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he ________your lecture.

A. couldn’t have attended    B. needn’t have attended

C. mustn’t have attended    D. shouldn’t have attended

944. My uncle _______ until he was forty-five.

A. married  B. didn’t marry  C. was not marrying D. would marry

945. Not a single song _____ at yesterday’s party.

A. she sang  B. sang she  C. did she sing  D. she did sing

946. _______ of the land in the district _____covered with trees and grass.

A. Two-fifth; is  B. Two-fifth; are  C. Two-fifths; is  D. Two-fifths; are

947. ________she couldn’t understand was ______fewer and fewer students showed interest in her class.

   A. What; why   B. That; what  C. What; because   D. Why; that

948. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _____was very reasonable.

   A. which price  B. the price of which  C. its price D. the price of whose

949. Someone is ringing the door bell. Go and see __________.

   A. who is he  B. who he is  C. who is it D. who it is

950. She found her calculator ______ she lost it.

  A. where  B. when  C. in which  D. that

951. She sent me an e-mail, ______to get further information.

  A. hoped  B. hoping  C. to hope  D. hope

952. I know nothing about the young lady ______ she is from Beijing .

  A. except  B. except for  C. except that  D. besides

953. What he has done is far from _______.

  A. satisfactory   B. satisfied  C. satisfaction  D. satisfy

954. You’are standing too near the camera. Can you move ________?

  A. a bit far  B. a little farther  C. a bit of farther  D. a little far

955. Greenland , _______ island in the world, covers over two million square kilometers.

  A. it is the largest   B. that is the largest

C. is the largest    D. the largest

956. If only he ________quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.

A. lies  B. lay  C. had lain  D. should lie

957. ________in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States .

A. Being founded  B. It was founded  C. Founded  D. Founding

958. An awful accident ________, however, occur the other day.

A. does  B.  did   C. has to   D. had to

959. The ______ boy was last seen ____ near the East Lake .

A. missing; playing  B. missing; play  C. missed; played D. missed; to play

960. Tony was very unhappy for ________to the party.

A. having not been invited    B. not having invited

C. having not invited       D. not having been invited

961. – Shall I help you with that suitcase?

  --- ___________.

A. It’s all right, thanks     B. Yes, go ahead, please

C. I don’t want trouble you too much  D. No, please don’t do it

962. – You have given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs Wang.

  --- ____________.

A.   Oh, I am afraid I didn’t cook very well

B.   I’m glad you enjoyed it

C.   Come again when you are free

D.   It’d not necessary for you to say so

963. – Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

  --- __________.

A. I’d rather you didn’t, actually    B. Of course not, it’s not allowed here

C. Great! I love pets          D. No, you can’t

964. – I don’t have any change with me. Will you pay the fare for me?

  --- ____________.

A. That’s fine  B. nothing serious  C. Never mind  D. No problem

965. – I didn’t know this was one-way street, officer.

  --- ____________.

A.   That’s right        B. I don’t believe you 

B.   C. How dare you say that  D. Sorry, but that’s no excuse

966. The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a (n) _______of courage and power.

A. example  B. sign  C. mark  D. symbol

967. We volunteered to collect money to help the ______of the earthquake.

A. victims   B. folks   C. fellows  D. villagers

968. If you don’t take away all your things from the desk, there won’t be enough ______for my stationery.

   A. area   B. place   C. room   D. surface

969. One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a highrise is that you can get a good______.

   A. sight  B. scene   C. view   D. look

970. – Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?

  ---Sorry, I’m too busy and haven’t even a minute to _______.

   A. spend   B. spare   C. share   D. stop

971. Although the working mother is very busy, she still _____a lot of time to her children.

   A. devotes   B. spends  C. offers   D. provides

972. When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor _______ my eye.

   A. met  B. caught   C. drew  D. attracted

973. After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her _____opinion.

   A. personal   B. private  C. single  D. individual

974. Alice laid her baby on the sofa______and wrapped it with a blanket.

   A. silently  B. tenderly  C. friendly  D. comfortably

975. Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but belive it or not, he _____passed the last exam.

   A. easily  B. hardly  C. actually  D. successfully

976. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ______, our minds are developed by learning.   

   A. Probably  B. Likely   C. Similarly  D. Generally

977. He holds an important position in the company; ________, I don’t quite trust him.

   A. thus   B. furthermore   C. otherwise  D. nevertheless

978. If you had ______your test paper carefully before handing it in, you would have made fewer mistakes.

   A. looked up  B. thought about  C. gone over  D. gone round

979. It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to _____.

   A. rewards  B. prizes    C. awards   D. results

980. I wrote him a letter to show my _____of his thoughtfulness.

   A. achievement  B. agreement  C. attention  D. appreciation

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981. The police have ______power to arrest bad people by ______law.

  A. the; the  B. / ; the  C. / ; /  D. the; /

982. When their first child was born, they _____for three years.

   A. had married  B. got married  C. had been married  D. had got married

983. – The housework is too much for me, Jack.

  ---Sorry, but I can’t help______ it, Joan. I’ve got something important to do, you know.

   A. do   B. doing    C. to be doing   D. having done

984. – Have a sweet dream.

  --- ________.

   A. Yes, I will  B. Thank you all the same  C. All right  D. You too

985. You can never imagine what great difficulty I have _____ your house.

   A. found  B. finding  C. to find  D. for finding

986. – I’m too busy to go to the cinema with you, John.

  --- _________. The film is said to be a very good one.

   A. That’s all right  B. I’m so sorry C. What a shame  D. It’s too disappointed

987. That’s funny! I remember putting my glasses on my desk, but now they’re_______.

   A. missed  B. broken   C. gone  D. disappeared

988. I came home very late last night, _____, early this morning.

   A. at latest   B. on the whole  C. in a word   D. or rather

989. You look not a bit older than you did five years ago. How do you________ so young?

   A. change   B. grow  C. become   D. stay

990. So funny _______ that everybody burst out laughing.

   A. she looked  B. was she looking  C. did she look  D. had she looked

991. Everything _____into consideration, they ought to have another chance.

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

992. It’s pity that the quarrel ______their friendship.

   A. broke up  B. put down  C. gave up  D. took away

993. I think you’ve got to the point _______ a change is needed, otherwise you’ll fail.

   A. when   B. that   C. where  D. which

994. – Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop only for a blouse?

  --- Oh, she was very _______about her clothes.

   A. special   B. particular   C. especial   D. unusual

995. I’d like you to meet David, a ________ cowboy.

   A. dark, handsome, tall      B. tall, handsome, dark

   C. handsome, dark, tall      D. tall, dark, handsome

996. – what do people wear when they go to the theatre?

  --- Well, it isn’t very _____. People can wear anything they like.

  A. normal   B. certain  C. modern  D. simple

997.-- Lucy, you wash the dishes, _______?

  --- Mum, can’t Lily do it? It’s her turn.

  A. don’t you  B. can you   C. shall you   D. will you

998. – Did you visit the famous museum?

  --- No. We ________ it, but we spent too much time shopping.

   A. could have visited    B. must have visited

   C. can’t have visited     D. shouldn’t have visited

999. – Where is George? He said he would meet me here at 3.

  --- He seems _________ with Mr. Brown in the office.

   A. to talk   B. to be talking   C. to have talked  D. talking

1000. – I heard Back Street boys will sing at the New Theatre.

  --- Where did you _______?

  A. pick that up  B. put that up  C. make that up  D. take that up

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