1.In the era of market economy, the concept of “Consumer First”
should be ___by manufacturers. A.rejected B.reformed C.relived D.reinforced
2.Our new house is very ____ for me as I can get to the office in
five minutes. A.convenient B.available C.comfortable D.adaptable
3.A new teaching plan was ___ by a young
teacher. A.put
forward B.put on C.put
off D.put up
4.___ there is enough snow, we can’t go
skiing. A.Unless B.Because C.As D.However
5.You’d better have your car ___________ at once, or you’ll be late
for the meeting A.to be
repaired B.repair C.repairing D.repaired
6.I can only do it for you ___I'm paid in
advance. A.just as B.in that C.now that D.on condition
that
7.People such as teachers, government officials and bank managers
earn ____ . A.wages B.salaries C.income D.pay
8.___editor and ___publisher of this magazine is a learned man from
Britain. A.An, a B.The,
a C.The, the D.The, /
9.I had to work hard to _____ the other
students. A.keep away from B.keep up with C.keep in touch
with D.put up with
10._________ the blanket kicked away by the girl, her mother tucked
it tightly under her. A.On the
time B.On seeing C.At
seeing D.At time
11.You'll have to buy some new shoes as these
are___. A.broken out B.wasted
away C.used up D.worn out
12.My new glasses cost me ____ the last pair that I
bought. A.three times as much
as B.three times as much C.three times
much as D.three times
13.One cannot think of Africa without ___
Egypt. A.thinking
of B.think of C.regarding D.considering
14.We can do it in a great______ of ways. A.vary B.various C.variety D.virtue
15.We want him to retire but he won’t ___ to
it. A.accept B.admit C.agree D.allow
16.___from the European continent, England had been in close
contact with the outside world. A.Because
cutting off B.While to be cut off C.Although cut itself
off D.Even if cut off
17.I ____ you that you have no business poking your nose into my
affair. A.convince B.guarantee C.persuade D.warn
18.“Is Mary coming to the concert?” “I think
___.” A.yes B.it C.that D.so
19.That’s the reason___Ann could not do her part of the
job. A.that B.of C.because D.why
20.Japan lies __________ the east of China; they’re
neighbors. A.at B.in C.on D.to
21.______with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do
not seem high at all. A.When
compared B.If you
compare C.Compare them D.A
compare
22.There was so much noise outside that the speaker could not make
himself A.hear B.heard C.hearing D.be heard
23.Your picture is good _____some of the
colours. A.besides B.in addition
to C.except D.except for
24.We all don’t think ______ she left for Boston
yesterday. A.that it true B.it true that C.it that
true D.that true it
25.Ellen was absent this morning because she had her tooth
___. A.filling B.to
fill C.fill D.filled
26.I did not know ___ him or not. A.whether to help B.if to
help C.how to help D.what to
help
27.Before his death last year, Professor Finn decided that he
______ leave $1,400,000 to his
university. A.can B.may C.would D.shall
28.I’m sorry to say that she has ___ his
offer. A.put down B.broken
down C.turned
down D.kept down
29.There are many ____________ products on
show. A.latter B.later C.last D.latest
30.Jim told me that the book the teacher recommended was worth
_________. A.read B.to
read C.reading D.to be read
31.He won’t be able to pay for the car ______ his father’s
help. A.until B.except C.unless D.without
32._________ so many women received college education as
today. A.Never
have B.Never has C.Never are
there D.Never did
33.The reason____ we should study foreign language is very
clear. A.when B.which C.who D.why
34.The manager lost his ____ just because his secretary was ten
minutes late. A.temper B.temperature C.mood D.mind
35.Because of my poor English I’m afraid I can’t make
myself___. A.understand B.to
understand C.understanding D.understood
36.The old man ___the boy on his knees. A.seated B.was
seated C.sat D.was sat
37.Leifeng _________ a good example for all of
us. A.did B.took C.make D.set
38.His name was on the ____ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t
remember it. A.end B.tip C.edge D.top
39.They didn’t come to the party, though they ____ that they
would. A.promised B.accepted C.agreed D.offered
40.______ to Jane’s parents, Tonny looked a bit nervous and
upset. A.This being his first
visit B.This being his first time to
visit C.Having never visited
before D.Never having visited
41.She believes in the principle___to love is to give, not to
take. A.how B.which C.that D.what
42.The house is dark, the Browns ___ to
bed. A.should go B.should have
gone C.must go D.must have gone
43.He didn’t seem to mind ___ TV while he was trying to
study. A.their
watching B.them to watch C.that they
watch D.theirs watching
44.The reason for his success is ___ he worked
hard. A.why B.that C.because D.for
45.Mrs. Clinton was always neatly and quietly dressed ___ her age
and status. A.in regard
to B.in accordance with C.in reference
to D.in comparison with
46.I was ____ the point of telephoning him when his letter
arrived. A.to B.in C.on D.at
47.Of course she behaved awfully, but______, she is your
sister. A.however B.after
all C.for D.in
addition
48.The price of beer ____ from 50 cents to $2 per liter during the
summer season. A.differed B.ranged C.altered D.separated
49.Since the ditch is full of water,_____ last
night. A.it must be
raining B.there must have rain C.it must have
rained D.there might have been rain
50.Most part of the world is covered ___
water. A.at B.in C.on D.with
51.___she realized it was too late to go
home. A.No sooner it grew dark
than B.Hardly did it grow dark
that C.Scarcely had it grown dark
than D.It was not until dark that
52.When and where to build the new factory _____
yet. A.is not decided B.are not
decided C.has not
decided D.have not decided
53._______he gave that we should take more exercise in our spare
time! A.What a good advice B.How a good
advice C.What good
advice D.How good advice
54.Hardly had she walked out of the woods ______ she heard the
strange scream coming from behind a tree. A.than B.until C.since D.when
55.This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced
craftsmen___comfortably. A.is
worn B.wears C.wearing D.are worn
56.Just as a married man cannot leave his work ,a poor man cannot
_________to get sick. A.have B.go C.expect D.afford
57.Nick works hard. He is often seen ___heavily before his teammates
start. A.sweated B.to be
sweated C.sweating D.being sweated
58.You will see this product___wherever you
go. A.to be advertised B.advertised C.advertise D.advertising
59.Some women___a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but
they decided not to work for the sake of the family. A.must make B.should have
made C.would make D.could have
made
60.Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested___at the next
town. A.to stop B.stopping C.stop D.having
stopped
61.Although he did his best, he ________ not pass the
exam A.would B.should C.might D.could
62.Literature and art have a great influence_________ people’s
ideology. A.to B.on C.for D.onto
63.It is not that I do not like plays. The reason why I did not go
to the theater last night was that I could not ________ the
time. A.offer B.leave C.afford D.manage
64._________, we keep records on all the experiments so that we may
have enough data A.As a
whole B.As a rule C.On the
average D.By all means
65.His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ______ family was
poor. A.of whom B.whom C.of
whose D.whose
66.I wrote it down _________ I should forget
it. A.in
case B.in case of C.in order
that D.for fear of
67.“She must be in the dormitory now.” “No, she___ be there. I saw
her in the classroom a minute age. A.mustn’t B.couldn’t C.can’t D.wouldn’t
68.The suggestion that the mayor the prizes was accepted by
everyone. A.would present B.present C.presents D.ought to
present
69.It’s the third time ________ arrived late this
month A.that you B.when
you C.that
you’ve D.when you’ve
70.With the development of Science and Economy, many a man______
the importance of protecting the
environment. A.have
realized B.has realized C.have been
realized D.has been realized
71.It’s high time we___something to stop traffic
accident. A.do B.will
do C.did D.must do
72.Over ten people died and twenty people were wounded _________in
the train crash A.horribly B.wrongly C.bitterly D.seriously
74.Not until the game had begun___at the sports
ground. A.had he arrived B.would he have
arrived C.did he
arrive D.should he have arrived
75.Since she is angry, we ______. A.has better
leaving her alone, B.should leave her
alone. C.might as well leave her
alone, D.had rather leave her alone.
76.Do you think Tommy is _________the
truth? A.saying B.speaking C.telling D.talking
77.The last half of the nineteenth century___the steady improvement
in the means of travel. A.has witnessed B.was
witnessed C.witnessed D.is
witnessed
78.There are signs___restaurants are becoming more popular with
families. A.that B.which C.in
which D.whose
79.The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds___his
arguments in favour of the new theory. A.to be based on B.to base
on C.which to base on D.on which to
base
80.You should put the dictionary _____ you can find it
easily. A.where B.the
place C.the place on
which D.how
81._______ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have
a wonderful dinner party. A.Had they arrived B.Would they
arrive C.Were they arriving D.Were they to
arrive
82.___ ,I would ask them some questions. A.should they
come to us B.If they come to
us C.Were they come to us D.Had they come
to us
83.Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special
committee___to investigate the incident. A.were set
up B.was set
up C.be set up D.set up
84.__all my work, I had a cup of coffee
and went out. A.Finished B.Having
finished C.Finishing D.To finish
85.I’d rather you___ make any comment on the issue for the time
being. A.don’t B.wouldn’t C.didn’t D.shouldn’t
86.She heard a terrible noise, _______ brought her heart into her
mouth. A.it B.which C.this D.that
87.Young___he is, he knows what is the right thing to
do. A.that B.as C.although D.however
88.If she doesn’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on
asking her until she___. A.does B.has
done C.will do D.would
do
89.There was such a long line at the exhibition___we had to wait
for about half an hour. A.as B.that C.so D.hence
90.I didn’t cheat him, ____? A.wouldn’t you say B.didn’t
I C.do I D.don’t I
91.______ four years since I joined the
army. A.There was B.There
is C.It
was D.It is
92.Mike’s uncle insists___in this hotel. A.staying
not B.not to
stay C.that he would not stay D.that he not
stay
93.The electric shaver ____before it can be
used. A.needs
repairing B.should be in
repair C.has to be repairable D.must
repair
94.___you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together
tonight. A.For B.Since C.Before D.While
95.I think I was at school,___I was staying with a friend during
the vacation when I heard the news. A.or else B.and
then C.or so D.even so
96._______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American
writer. A.that B.which C.As D.It
97.___evidence that language-acquiring ability must be
stimulated. A.It being B.It
is C.There
is D.There being
98.His few personal belongings made it possible for him to move
from place to place_________. A.in
ease B.at ease C.with ease D.with easiness
99.Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he
____our chairman now. A.must have
been B.would have been C.were D.would be
100.Although Anne is happy with her success, she wonders___will
happen to her private life. A.that B.what C.it D.this