( )1. Ms Nancy didn’t mind at all ______ to the ceremony.
A. being not invited B. not being invited
C. not inviting D. not to be invited
( ) 2. “_____ your meeting is!” he offered them his sincere congratulations.
A. How a great success B. What a great success
C. How great success D. What great success
( ) 3. We must remember that _____fashion is not the most important thing in _______ life.
A. /; the B. /; / C. the; / D. the; the
( ) 4. It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.
A. was; since B. is; that C. will be; when D. was; before
( ) 5. The professor said he could talk on _____ interested the audience.
A. any topic B. which topic
C. whichever topic D. the topic he thought it
( ) 6. Under no circumstance _____ to tell lies to parents.
A. children are allowed B. are children allowed
C. children will allow D. will children allow
( ) 7. Modern science and technology has _____ communication between people far apart.
A. made convenient B. made it convenient
C. made it convenient for D. made it convenient to
( )8. I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John’s birthday party, _____?
A. didn’t I B. didn’t you C. hadn’t you D. will you
( ) 9. The great use of school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach you the art of learning.
A. as B. that C. than D. but
( )10. No matter how frequently _____ the works of Beethoven always attract a large number of people.
A. performing B. performed
C. to be performed D. being performed
( ) 11. _____ their real economic situations, they got some relief fund from the government.
A. Considering B. Considered
C. Having been considered D. Being considered
( ) 12. Tina _____ have known the truth, or she would have told us.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
( ) 13. There are some police cars in front. What do you suppose _____?
A. is the matter B. is happened
C. is the wrong D. the trouble is
( ) 14. _____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid.
A. Lacking B. Being lack
C. Because of lack D. Lack
( ) 15. In recent years much more emphasis has been put______ developing the students productive skills.
A. onto B. in C. over D. on
( ) 16. A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS,________were surprising.
A. as results B. which results
C. the results of it D. the results of which
( ) 17. The organization broke no rules, but ______had it acted responsibly.
A. neither B. so C. either D. both
( ) 18. Many workers were organized to clear away remained of the World Trade Center.
A. those B. that C. what D. where
( ) 19. My train arrive in New York at eight o’clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ______by then.
A. would leave B. will have left C. has left D. had left
( )20. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new theory.
A. to be based on B. to base on
C. which to base on D. on which to base
( )21 . ________evidence that language acquiring ability must be stimulated.
A. If being B. It is C. There is D. There being
( ) 22. Professor Wang , _______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.
A. knowing B. known C. to be known D. having known
( ) 23.. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..
A. to stay B. stayed C. stay D. having stayed
( )24. You ____ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.
A. shouldn't follow B. mustn't follow
C. couldn't have been following D. shouldn't have been following
( ) 25. There has been a great increase in retail sales , ____﹖
A. does there B. isn't there
C. hasn't there D. isn't it
