1. — When did you last hear _______ Jay?
— He phoned me this morning, and we agreed ______ a time and place to meet.
A. of; to B. about; with C. from; with D. from; on
2. At the foot of the mountain _________.
A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village lie D. lying a village
3. _______ material used for running in schools across China may be _______ danger to children’s health.
A. /; a B. The; a C. /; the D. The; the
4. School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous ________.
A. states B. conditions C. situations D. positions
5. When he __________ the door, he found his keys were nowhere.
A. would B. opened C. had opened D. was to open
6. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.
A. takes off B. is taking off C. has taken off D. took off
7. — Can you show me Mr. Jaffer’s office, please?
— _________.But I don’t know if he is in at the moment.
A. Thanks B. Go on C. Sure D. You are welcome
8. My advisor encouraged __________ a summer course to improve my writing skills.
A. for me taking B. me taking C. for me t take D. me to take
9. Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain _________ an inch.
A. by B. at C. to D. from
10. — What’s that noise?
— Oh, I forget to tell you. The new machine _________.
A. was tested B. will be tested C. is being tested D. has been tested
11. Would you please keep silent? The weather report _______ and I want to listen.
A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast
C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast
12. These young people are now making an active _______ to beautify our city.
A. part B. effort C. decision D. plan
13. Several middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. ____, none of them could swim.
A. As a fact B. Lucky C. Unfortunately D. Natural
14. This washing machine is environmentally friendly because it uses _______ water and electricity than _________ models.
A. less; older B. less; elder C. fewer; older D. fewer; elder
15. After two years’ research, we now have a _________ better understanding of the disease.
A. very B. far C. fairly D. quite
