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1.      The reason for his success is ____ he worked hard.

a. why   b. because   c. because of    d. that

2.      The town _____ my father grew up in is not far from here.

a. which   b. where   c. what     d. wherever

3.      I’ll buy one _____ it costs.

a. however much  b. whatever   c. which   d. what

4.      One cannot learn a foreign language well ____ he studies hard.

a. unless  b. as    c. if    d. when

5.      _____ had Jane reached school than the bell rang.

a. No sooner   b. Only   c. Hardly    d. No matter when

6.      It was _____ a hundred people looked lost in it.

a. too large room that      b. so a large room that

c. such large a room that    d. so large a room that

7.      It was because it rained heavily last night _____ he didn’t come to the evening school.

a. that   b. so that   c. so   d. when

8.      Take this baggage and ____ you can find enough space.

a. hang it which   b. hang it in which   c. hang it wherever   d. hang it at where

9.      The student puts up his hand ____ I ask a question.

a. all time  b. every time  c. by the time     d. in time

10.  John seized Daniel by both his hands ____ he appeared in the street.

a. as long as  b. each time   c. the moment    d. not until

11.  Most plants need air _____ they need water.

a. just as   b. as long as   c. as though   d. even if

12.  “Would you rather watch TV or go for a walk?”

 “____ the TV program is good this afternoon, I think I need the exercise more.”

 a. Even though   b. No matter how   c. Whatever    d. Unless

13.  ____ we have no money, we can’t buy freezer.

a. However   b. Since   c. For    d. Because of

14.  Did you ask her _____?

a. where was she going            b. where she was going

c. where did she go               d. where had she gone  

15.  _____, punish him.

a. Should anyone misbehave in class   b. Anyone should misbehave in class

c. Will anyone misbehave in class       d. Would anyone misbehave in class

16.  So badly _____ in the accident that he was detained in the hospital for treatment.

a. did he injure    b. he injured    c. was he injured   d. he was injured

17.  _____ from the tenth floor when the policeman pointed his pistol at him.

a. Jumped down the burglar    b. Down the burglar jumped

c. The burglar down       d. Down jumped the burglar

18.  You can never tell _____.

a. what is Tom doing next       b. what Tom will do next

c. what Tom was doing next     d. what would Tom do next

19.  Tell Arthur _______.

a. whose car that is            b. whose car is that

c. that is whose car            d. whose is that car    

20.  I still wonder _______

a.       how Donald can pass the exam?

b.      how can Donald pass the exam.

c.       how Donald can pas the exam.

d.      how could Donald pass the exam?

21.  Nowhere else in the world _____ cheaper tailoring than in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Hong Kong.

a. can a tourist find      b. a tourist will find

c. a tourist can find      d. a tourist has found  

22.  Rarely ____ true friendship in this world of imperfection.

a. a person will    b. a person finds   c. does a person find   d. do a person find

23.  Only by diligence and honesty _____.

a. one can succeed in life     b. one can be succeeded in life

c. can one succeed in life     d. one will be succeeded in life

24.  _____ she would not have met with the accident.

a. Linda was more careful          b. If Linda were more careful

c. Linda had been more careful      d. Had Linda been more careful

25.  Betty was well-rewarded. ______.

a. So did Ellen    b. So was Ellen    c. So Ellen was    d. So Ellen did

26.  _____ who had arrested him three times for drug-taking.

a.       Before Gorge stood the policeman

b.      Before Gorge the policeman stood

c.       Before the policeman Gorge stood

d.      Stood before the policeman Gorge

27.  We could hardly understand _____.

a. what the man was talking about     b. what was the man talking about

c. the man was talking about what     d. about what the man was talking