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1.

I

will

hold

your

note

until

Christmas

Day,

_______ you certainly will have received your

allowance.

A. by that time

B. at that time

C

. by which time

D. at which time

2.

The

Prime

Minister

commanded

that

farmers

________

loans

from

the

government.

A. would receive

B. received

C. ought to receive

D

. should receive

3. They packed the instruments carefully ____

they would be broken during transportation.

A. so that

B. on condition that

C.

for fear that

D. provided that

4. Lots of people pretend that they never read

advertisements, but this claim ________.

A. may be hardly doubted

B

. may be seriously doubted

C. may be hard doubting

D. may be doubted serious

5.

______

hostels

(

客栈

)

may

not

offer

the

most

comfortable

quarters,

they

are

convenient,

inexpensive,

and

attractive

to

traveling students and young people.

A. When

B.

While

C. Now that

D. If

6. When he hurried to the

airport, he found,

to

his

great

disappointment,

his

ticket

and

passport ________ at home.

A. were left

B. had left

C. have been left

D

. had been left

7. Were the wire of a smaller diameter (

直径

),

its resistance ________.

A. had been increased

B. was increased

C. might have been increased

D.

would be increased

8. He went to work on foot yesterday, though

he ________ by bus.

A. must have gone

B. might have gone

C. would have gone

D

. could have gone

9. He always prefers to start early rather than

________ everything to the last minute.

A

. leave

B. leaving

C. leaves

D. left

10. Frank was advised to give the assignment

to ________ he believed had a strong sense of

responsibility.

A

. whom

B. whoever

C. whomever

D. that

11.

Almost

all

the

countries

in

the

world

hoped that the warring sides would ________

a compromise.

A. affect

B

. effect

C. come

D. lead

12. She was arrested for ______ state secrets

to

a

foreign

reporter

in

return

for

her

son

going abroad.

A. getting away

B.

giving away

C. breaking away

D. putting away

13.

Can

you

______

furnishing

your

house

luxuriously

at

a

time

when

the

company

is

losing so much money?

A. verify

B. identify

C.

justify

D. clarify

14.

Our

talk

was

completely

________out

by

the roar of the machines. As a result, we had

to communicate with gestures.

A. decreased

B. reduced

C. smashed

D

. drowned

15. There _______ new problems in respect of

the relationship between the two countries in

recent years.

A. rose

B. raised

C. lifted

D

. arose

16. The professor kept speaking about his new

discovery

in

the

field,

only

____

occasionally

to have a mouthful of tea.

A. dropping off

B. breaking off

C. putting off

D. setting off

17.

His

health

________

as

he

ate

too

little

and worked too hard for months on end.

A. broke up

B. broke through

C

. broke down

D. broke off

18. After the meeting the workers went back

to their ________ workshops.

A. respectable

B

. respective

C. respectful

D. respected

19. The theory of class currently prevailing in

the West is _____ based on what Max Weber,

a German sociologist, proposed.

A. fairly

B. kindly

C. greatly

D

. largely

20.

His

answer

was

so

confused

that

I

could

hardly make any ________ of it at all.

A. interpretation

B. meaning

C. reason

D

. sense

21.

No

one

in

the

class

could

________

the

right answer to the question.

A. describe

B

. furnish

C. install

D. assess

22.

The

dentist

could

________

no

signs

of

decay in my teeth.

A. determine

B. define

C. assign

D.

detect

23. To his great joy he discovered that his ears

became ________.

A

. sensitive

B. aware

C. efficient

D. sensible

24.

He

made

no

________

to

his

illness

till

after the lesson.

A. remark

B. comment

C

. reference

D. opinion

25. The pilot of the plane is ________ for the

passengers' safety.

A. conscious

B

. responsible

C. necessary

D. regulated

26. We need to make sure that we ________

our resources as fully as possible.

A. achieve

B. operate

C

. exploit

D. expel

27.

The

economy

looks

set

to

________

its

growth into next year.

A. endure

B. persist

C. remain

D.

sustain

28.

It

was

the

only

thing

that

I

could

do

—

I

don't have to ________ myself to anyone.

A. account

B

. justify

C. discount

D. clarify

29. The shop assistant says if I leave $$10 as a

________, they'll keep the dress for me.

A

. deposit

B. loan

C. guarantee

D. fee

30.

It

was

such

a(n)

________

to

hear

that

Marta was found safe and well.

A. concern

B. anxiety

C. expectation

D.

relief

31. If consumers realize that they are likely to

be ____ by foodstuffs, they will not buy them.

A. fined

B. sued

C

. contaminated

D. charged

32. I think you should question their ________

in offering to lend you the money.

A.

motives

B. reasons

C. ideals

D. initiatives

33. The government is trying to _____ public

confidence

in

its

management

of

the

economy.

A. recover

B. relieve

C. preserve

D

. restore

34. She was using all her powers of persuasion

to ______ the Griffins to remain in the town.

A. make

B

. induce

C. expel

D. tempt

35. Unless you have a heated greenhouse we

feel

you

will

have

difficulty

in

keeping

the

plant for very long indoors because they like a

really warm and _______ atmosphere.

A. vivid

B. amused

C

. moist

D. contaminated

36.

I

don't

think

his

remarks

are

relevant

________ our discussion.

A. t

o

B. at

C. for

D. with

37. He won't succeed any way, ________ hard

he tries.

A. whatever

B. no matter

C. as

D.

however

38.

You

must

speak

slowly,

so

that

you

can

make yourself ________.

A. to be understood

B.

understood

C. understanding

D. being understood

39.

It

was

________

that

he

didn't

go

to

the

party.

A

. because he was ill

B. he was ill

C. his illness

D. because his illness

40.

We

haven't

got

the

right

answer

yet,

because

the

problem

________

is

quite

complicated.

A. solved

B. is solved

C.

being solved

D. having solved

41.

By

the

time

he

arrives

in

Beijing,

we

________ here for two days.

A

. will have stayed

B. shall stay

C. have been staying

D. have stayed

42.

According

to

the

American

federal

government,

residents

of

Hawaii

have

the

longest life ________: 77.2 years.

A. rank

B. scale

C.

span

D. scope

43.

The

millions

of

calculations

involved,

had

they

been

done

by

hand,

________

all

practical value by the time they were finished.

A. had lost

B. would lose

C.

would have lost

D. should have lost

44.

As

a

public

relations

officer,

he

is

said

________ some very influential people.

A. to know

B. to be knowing

C. to have been knowing

D

. to have known

45. Our hopes ________ and fell in the same

instant.

A. arose

B

. raised

C. rose

D. aroused

46.

With

the

development

in

science

and

technology

man

can

make

various

flowers

________ before their time.

A. be bloomed

B. bloom

C

. bloomed

D. blooming

47.

A

season

ticket

_______the

holder

to

make

as

many

journeys

as

he

wishes

within

the stated period of time.

A

. entitles

B. grants

C. presents

D. promises

48. _______ in the office made a mistake and

the

firm

regretted

causing

the

customer

any

inconvenience.

A

. Someone

B. Some

C. Anyone

D. One

49. In recent years

much

more emphasis has

been

put

________

developing

the

students'

productive skills.

A. onto

B. in

C. over

D

. on

50.

Only

a

selected

number

of

landladies

in

the

neighborhood

have

been

allowed

by

the

university to take in ________.

A. residents

B. lodgers

C

. settlers

D. inhabitants

51. The fire was finally brought under control,

but not ________ extensive damage had been

done.

A.

before

B. since

C. after

D. as

52. Purchasing the new production line will be

a ________ deal for the company.

A. forceful

B. tremendous

C. favorite

D

. profitable

53.

Rod

is

determined

to

get

a

seat

for

the

concert

________

it

means

standing

in

a

queue all night.

A. as if

B. even if

C

. provided

D. whatever

54.

We

hadn't

met

for

20

years,

but

I

recognized her ________ I saw her.

A.

the moment

B. for the moment

C. the moment when

D. at the moment when

55.

Though

he

was

born

and

brought

up

in

America, he can speak ________ Chinese.

A. fluid

B

. smooth

C. fluent

D. flowing

56.

Government

reports,

examinations,

compositions,

legal

documents,

and

most

business

letters

are

the

main

situations

________ formal language is used.

A

. in which

B. at what

C. on which

D. in that

57.

Fifty

years

ago,

wealthy

people

liked

hunting

wild

animals

for

fun

________

sightseeing.

A. rather than to go

B. more than going

C

. other than going

D. than to go

58.

If

the

building

project

________

by

the

end of this month is delayed, the construction

company will be fined.

A. being completed

B

. is completed

C. to be completed

D. completed

59.

He

wrote

an

article

criticizing

the

Greek

poet and won ________ and a scholarship.

A. faith

B

. status

C. fame

D. courage

60.

Jack

wishes

that

he

________

business

instead of history when he was in university.

A. studied

B. study

C. had been studying

D

. had studied

61.

The

older

New

England

villages

have

changed

relatively

little

________

a

gas

station or two in recent decades.

A

. except for

B. study

C. except

D. besides

62.

The

Car

Club

couldn't

________

to

meet

the demands of all its members.

A. assume

B

. ensure

C. guarantee

D. confirm

63.

Extensive

reporting

on

television

has

helped to ________ interest in a wide variety

of sports and activities.

A. assemble

B. generate

C

. yield

D. gather

64.

The

president

promised

to

keep

all

the

board

members

________

of

how

the

negotiations were going on.

A. inform

B. informing

C. be informed

D

. informed

65.

Eating

too

much

fat

can

________

heart

disease and cause high blood pressure.

A. attribute to

B

. attend to

C. contribute to

D. devote to

66. All the tasks ________ ahead of time, they

decided to go on holiday for a week.

A. been fulfilled

B. having been fulfilled

C

. were fulfilled

D. had been fulfilled

67.

This

article

________

more

attention

to

the problem of cultural interference in foreign

language teaching and learning.

A. gets

B.

has

C. pays

D. focuses

68.

He

was

punished

________

he

should

make the same mistake again.

A. unless

B. provided

C. if

D

. lest

69. Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we

take out of the ground.

A

. crude

B. fresh

C. rude

D. original

70.

________

in

the

United

States,

St.

Louis

has now become the 24th largest city.

A. Being the fourth biggest city

B.

It was once the fourth biggest city

C. Once the fourth biggest city

D. The fourth biggest city it was

71.

He

has

recently

________

golf

for

relaxation.

A

. taken up

B. taken with

C. taken on

D. taken over

72. Although they met with many difficulties, I

hear they succeeded ________.

A. over all

B. after all

C.

above all

D. all in all

73.

When

you

enter

the

quiet

room,

be

sure

________ the silence.

A

. not to break

B. not breaking

C. to not break

D. not to breaking

74. Elliot

followed his friend

to

her own

club

where everyone treats him as if he ________

the president.

A

. were

B. should be

C. be

D. had been

75.

He

had

a

________

escape

from

the

gas

explosion.

A. slim

B. thin

C. small

D.

narrow

76.

Japan's

bombing

of

Pearl

Harbor

was

________

dangerous

an

undertaking

________ be scarcely believable.

A.

so... as to

B. such... as to

C. very... to

D. so... that to

77.

We

hurried

on,

our

heads

________

against the wind, to the bright light ahead.

A. being bent

B. bent

C

. was bent

D. was bending

78.

In

the

old

days

people

only

had

a

________

idea

of

what

other

countries

were

like.

A. cough

B. tough

C

. rough

D. crude

79. This is a group of six boys ________ 14 to

17.

A

. aged

B. ages

C. aging

D. age

80. After several months' study, I was able to

easily read Japanese novels in the ________.

A. origin

B. reference

C. source

D

. original

81.

This

diploma

(

毕业文凭

)

________

that

you have completed high school.

A. entitles

B

. certifies

C. secures

D. approves

82.

If

the

rain

doesn't

stop,

people

will

be

faced ________ serious flooding.

A. to

B. about

C

. with

D. by

83.

The

giant

corporation

was

making

a

take- over ________ for a fertilizer plant.

A. control

B

. bid

C. effort

D. proposal

84.

Yet

in

a

________

democracy,

such

a

declaration cannot easily be made; indeed the

opposite must be proclaimed.

A.

liberal

B. liable

C. liberated

D. reliable

85.

The

article

________

China's

educational

achievements

during

the

past

20

years

and

outlined

its

development

plans

for

the

new

century.

A. predicted

B. witnessed

C

. highlighted

D. intensified

86.

The

manager

promised

to

have

my

complaint ________.

A. looked through

B

. looked into

C. looked over

D. looked after

87.

He

is

watching

TV?

He's

_______

to

be

cleaning his room.

A. known

B.

supposed

C. regarded

D. considered

88.

I

recognized

him

at

once,

but

his

name

________ me for the moment.

A

. escaped

B. missed

C. failed

D. ignored

89.

I

have

already

commented

that

colours

will

not show up unless

the

________ of the

light is sufficiently great.

A.

intensity

B. density

C. intention

D. temperature

90. It is well-known that the retired workers in

our

country

are

__________

free

medical

care.

A. involved

B. associated with

C

. entitled to

D. assigned to