Chapter One. Nouns

 

1.Here is my card. Let’s keep in ______.

  A. touch   B. relation    C. connection  D. friendship

2.We have missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no______ but to take a taxi.

  A. way    B. choice     C. possibility   D. selection

3.I’ll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little ______.

  A. wait    B. time       C. patience    D. rest

4.You’ll find this map of great_____ in helping to get around in London.

  A. pay     B. usefulness  C. value      D. price

5.My parents always let me have my own_____ of living.

  A. method  B. manner    C. fashion     D. way

6. -----Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?

  -----No. it’s out of_______.

  A. range    B. reach     C. control     D. sight

7.The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(an)____of courage and power.

  A. example  B. sign      C. mark      D. symbol

8.It has been ten years now since the Labor Party came to____ in that country.

  A. power    B. effect     C. use       D. charge

9. These football players had no strict______ until they joined the club.

  A. practice   B. education  C. exercise   D. training

10.----Who told you about Howard’s case?

  -----The sergeant in _________.

  A. public    B. turn       C. charge    D. thought

11. There was a small____ of sugar in that cup.

  A. amount   B. number    C. part      D. piece

12. We’ve worked out the plan, now it’s time to put it into_______.

  A. fact      B. practice    C. reality    D. deed

13.The fire caused serious_____ to the group of houses.

  A. damage   B. injury     C. destruction  D. pain

14. The doctor didn’t tell me how many______ I should pay for pulling out the teeth.

  A. money    B. yuans     C. dollars     D. franc

15.We volunteered to collect money to help the ____of the earthquake.

  A. victims   B. folks      C. fellows    D. villagers

16.Every citizen should have a _____of right and wrong.

  A. knowledge  B. idea    C. feeling    D. sense

17.The poor worker supported his family by_____ of doing extra jobs.

  A. way      B. offer      C. means     D. help

18.I shall never beat Tom in chess, we’re clearly not in the same______.

A. group  B. order   C. degree    D. class

  19.No ____ he was taken ill, considering that he had been overworking for years.

A. wonder B. doubt   C. matter    D. hope

  20. Our telephone has been out of _______for two years.

A. place  B. order    C. touch     D. pace

  21. They soon moved back to the ____ because they could hardly get used to city life.

A. country B. nation   C. province  D. state

  22.The room was so quiet that I could hear the ____ of my heart.

A. knock  B. beat    C. strike     D. hit

  23.Teachers should not have ____in class, but some of them do.

A. interest  B. favorites  C. characters  D. difficulty

  24. Although we ‘re good friends, I tried not to take the______ of John in his

argument with his sister.

A. place    B. chance   C. side       D. trouble

  25.In the crowded bus young people should make_____ for the old.

A. trouble  B. room     C. seats      D. friends

  26.You have missed your ______, and you’ll have to wait for the next round.

A. turn     B. chance   C. time      D. duty

  27. If you are driving to the airport, can you give me a _____?

     A. hand    B. seat      C. drive     D. lift

  28.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

  29.According to the recent research, heavy coffee drinking and heart attack is

not necessarily ______ and effect.

A. reason   B. impact     C. fact     D. cause

  30.Every new _____ has the possibility of making or losing money.

A. event    B. matter     C. adventure  D. expectation

  31. Everybody believes he’ll be the winner of the 100-metre______.

A. match   B. competition  C. contest   D. race

  32. The rescue team made every _____ to find the missing climber.

A. force    B. effort       C. progress   D. chance

  33. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms

of _____.   A. energy   B. source   C. power  D. material

  34. For the sake of her daughter’s health, she decided to move to a warm_____.

A. weather  B. climate   C. season    D. temperature

 35.-----Is there any _____ to the time that I can spend staying here?

     -----Yes. You must leave here before he returns.

A. number  B. limit   C. length   D. end

 36. She ‘s always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it a _____.

A. decision  B. pride  C. pleasure  D. happiness

 37.He is full of______ as though he never knew tiredness.

A. strength   B. energy   C. power  D. spirit

 38. Does this novel give you good_____ for your money?

A. worth     B. cost     C. value   D. price

 39.A $1000 _____ has been offered for the return of the stolen painting.

A. price     B. prize    C. reward   D. worth

 40. The ____ of pulling down the old houses is to make room for the old.

A. fact      B. purpose  C. use      D. meaning

 41.They have a lot in _____ and have become good friends soon.

A. case      B. surprise  C. interest   D. common

 42. Yesterday I received a _____ from my best friend. He was coming to see me.

A. telegram   B. telegraph C. telephone  D. E-mail

 43. In the botanic garden we can find a(an)______of plants that range from tall trees

to small flowers.

A. species    B. group     C. amount   D. variety

 44. ----What do you think of my English, sir ?

----Well, it’s getting better, but there is still ____for improvement.

 A. space     B. area       C. room    D. place

 45. If the firm wants to fire me, they have to give me 3 months’______.

A. notice     B. advance     C. information  D. message

 46.According to the news report, personal _____of guns in the U.S. causes a lot of trouble.

A. wealth    B. possession  C. matter     D. pull

 47.No matter what you do, you should put your _____into it.

A. mind     B. heart       C. brain      D. thought

 48.I wrote him a letter to show my ______of his thoughtfulness.

A.achievement  B. agreement  C. attention  D. appreciation

 49. -----I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.

-----_______!

 A. Cheers     B. Congratulations  C. Good luck  D. Come on

 50.This is not a match. We’re playing chess just for______.

A. fun       B. hobby      C. habit      D. play

 51.---- Who did you spend last weekend with?

   -----_________.

A. Palmer’s   B. The Palmers’  C. The Palmers D. The Palmer’s

52. She is the only one among the_____ writers who ____stories for children.

A. woman ; writes  B. women; write C. women; writes D. woman; write

53.He found a lot of _____were______.

    A. passers-by; grown-ups     B. passer-bys ; Canadians

    C. passers-by; Germen       D. passer-bys; Japanese

54.He left ____ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He

said he would keep ______.

A.     words; his word  B. word; his word  C. the word; his word D. word; word

     55. -----The education system rather than the teachers____ to answer for the overburden on the students.

         -----I agree. I hope the reform being carried out in our country at present will

             bring about the______ results.

         A. are; desired   B. is; desired   C. are; desiring   D. is; desiring

     56.Our League secretary and monitor _____the lead in everything.

         A. take         B. takes      C. have         D. has

     57. Every possible means ___tried to prevent air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

         A. is used     B. are used    C. has been used   D. have been used

     58.Each man and each woman ______to help in the work.

         A. is asked     B. are asked   C. had asked     D. have asked

     59. The United Nations _____ in 1945.

         A. was found   B. founded    C. were founded  D. was founded

     60. When and where to go for the on-salary holiday_______ yet.

         A. are not decided         B. have not been decided  

         C. is not being decided     D. has not been decided

     61. -----Have you heard of the news?

        -----No. What _______?

         A. it is    B. is it   C. are they    D. they are

     62. Neither Betty nor her parents ______ at home that day.

          A. is     B are    C. were       D. was

     63. A large library as well as some buildings _____ completed soon.

          A. is to be  B. are to be   C. will   D. has

     64. There is a _____ to one’s capacity; one should not make oneself overtired.

         A. relaxation   B. contribution  C, hesitation  D. limitation

     65.Most of my classmates are in _____ of taking a trip to the wild nature park.

         A. honor      B. favor    C. search     D. place 

     66.His behavior at the party last night seemed rather out of_______.

We were quite surprised.  

A. practice   B. place    C. pace      D. order

        

                

 

 

Chapter Two Pronouns

1.Mr.Alcott, headmaster of the school, refused to accept_____ of the three suggestions

  made by the Students’ Union.

  A. either   B. neither  C. any    D. none

2. -----Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other?

  -----If you keep still , you can sit at _____ end.

  A. either   B. each    C. any    D. both

3.They were both very tired, but ______ of them would stop to take a rest.

  A. any     B. none   C. neither  D. either

4. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with ______.

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

5.----Did _____ get through the driving test?

 ----No,______ did. A few failed.

A.     everyone ;not all  B. everyone; none C. anyone; not all  D. anyone; no one

6.-----Are the rules working?

 ------Yes. _____ books are stolen.

  A. none   B. few    C. Some    D. Several

7. Which is wrong?

A.     Fewer people came to the conference than expected.

B.     Asia is larger than any other continent in the world.

C.     To some life is a pleasure, to others it is suffering.

D.     Who can tell what the world will be like in other ten years.

8. -----Did you have my pen, Mary?

  -----Yes, I have _____ right here.

  A. one   B. it    C. this   D. that

9.-----Why don’t we take a little break?

 -----Didn’t we just have______?

  A. it     B. one   C. that   D. this

10. I’m looking for a house,____ with a garden.

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

11.Tom felt that he knew everyone’s business better than they know it_____.

  A. themselves B. oneself   C. itself   D. himself

12. You don’t look _____today. What’s the matter?

  A. good     B. it     C. yourself  D. like

13. I gave Tom and Mary the key to our house so that they could let______ in .

   A. himself   B. herself    C. ourselves  D. themselves

14. Someone is knocking at the door. Let’s go and see who ____is.

  A. he      B. she     C. that      D. it

15.They invited both of us,_____ to the party.

   A. me and Bob   B. Bob and I  C. Bob and me  D. me and Bob.

16. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment,_____

I will treasure.

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

17. ----The exam wasn’t difficult, was it?

   ----No, but I don’t think______ could pass it.

A.     someone  B. anyone  C. everyone  D. nobody

18. The students encouraged _____ to go on.

A.     one after another  B. one another  C. the other  D. one by one

19. One of the students hasn’t prepared_____ lessons very well.

A. one’s     B. his    C. their      D. ones

20. Which is wrong?

A.     The climate here is like that of Kunming.

B.     Few pleasures can equal that of a cool drink on a hot day.

C.     Houses built of stone last longer than those of wood.

D.     I’d like to buy a house, one with a garden.

21.I just need a book to pass time, so ____ will do.

A. anyone  B. any one  C. one   D. it

22.I hate _____ when people talk with their mouths full.

A. it      B. that      C. these   D. them

23. Some people would rather ride bicycles as bicycle riding has _____

   of the trouble of taking buses.

A. none   B. nothing   C. some   D. neither

24.Some of the wheat is from Canada. What about_______?

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

25.One of the sides of the board should be painted yellow and_______.

A. the other is white       B. another white

C. the other white         D. another is white

26.Let us hope we can solve the problem without ____ more trouble.

A. any   B. some     C. little    D. a little

27. Although he’s wealthy, he spends _____ money on clothes.

A. few   B. less      C. little    D. fewer

28.Kate and her sister went on holiday with a cousin of __________.

A. their   B. theirs    C. her     D. hers

29.The boy promised____ mother never to lie to _____again.

A.     his; him  B. her; her  C. her; him  D. his; her

30. They could not eat in a restaurant because ___ of us had _____money on them.

     A. all; no    B. any; no    C. none; any    D. no one; any

31.-----Whose notebook is that?