1. --I hope he won't get ill during the examinations.
--___________ . He has been very well recently.
A. Certainly B. No C. Not D. Yes
2. The movie is__________ boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and interesting.
A. anything but B. nothing but C. no more' D. all but
3. Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today? I all the way here through the heavy snow.
A. needn't have driven B. can't have driven
C. mustn't have driven D. shouldn't have driven
4. The shop manager always says to his assistants, "We can never be customers.
A. so B. too C. that D. more
5. Mr. Smith__________ the roll of film as soon as he arrived home
A. got down to wash B. got down to develop
C. got down to washing D. got down to developing
6. --The two pairs of shoes are __________ the same colour.
--But they are different __________ colour.
A. of; from B. of; in C. in; from D. in; in
7. The gas tank____________ twenty gallons of gas, but now it may____________ only three gallons.
A. holds; contain B. holds; be contained
C. is held; contain D. is held; be contained
8. They suggested not only to the party but also give a performance.
A. did we go B. should we go C. we should go D. thought
9. The president of the country was well of when he was in power.
A. praised B. fond C. appreciated D. thought
10. --Why has he been staying at home these days?
--He ___________ since a month ago.
A. has been out of work B. was out of work
C. has lost his work D. had left from his work
11. The reason__________ their failure you know is they didn't get fully prepared for the experiment.
A. why.., that B. that.., why C. for.., that D. why.., because
12. ____________ great help, I could get rid of all the difficulty and succeeded.
A. Offered B. Having offered
C. Being supplied D. Having supplied
13. --Jack's won _____________ holiday in London.
--_________ lucky fellow !
A. a; A B. the; The C. a; The D. the; A
14. You _________think you're clever, but that doesn't give you the right to order me about!
A. should B. would C. could D. might
15. --Which play shall we go and see?
A. I'm afraid we can't
B. I don't think it's interesting
C. Yes, I quite agree with you
D. I'll leave it to you
16. --I didn't know this was a one-way street, officer.
A. That's all right. B. I don't believe you.
C. How dare you say that? D. Sorry, but that's no excuse.
17. The Bunsen Burner is so named because it is thought ___________ by Robert Bunsen.
A. to be invented B. having been invented
C. invented D. to have been invented
18. --I'm told that John had another car accident this morning.
--I believe not. He _________so careless.
A. shouldn't have been B. wouldn't have been
C. couldn't have been D. mustn't have been
19. Could you give me a hand __________from the car, please?
A. to carry the shopping
B. for carrying the shopping
C. and carrying the shopping
D. carrying the shopping
20. Why haven't you finished your homework yet? You___________ to have finished it by last Sunday.
A. are supposed B. were supposed
C. are supposing D. were supposing
21. --The news is spreading from mouth to mouth.
--Yes, it has become__________ talk of__________ town.
A. a ; a B. the ;不填 C. the ; the D. a ;不填
22. Their tent,__________ light as a feather, remained firm in the storm last night.
A. as if B. even C. though D. if
23. The amount of money for the seriously sick child was soon collected.
A. to need B. needed C. needing D. which needed
24. --__________ was it_________ they discovered the entrance to the underground place?
--Totally by chance.
A. How; that B. What ; that C. When; when D. Where; that
25. It is usually not quite cold in this area in March, but sometimes temperature be very low.
A. should B. can C. must D. shall
26. After you have used the dictionary, please just put it back it belongs.
A. where B. to which C. what D. that
27. --You went late the stadium yesterday evening, didn't you?
--Yes, my wife was a little late _________ the supper.
A. to ; with B. for; with C. for; for D. at ; for
28. --Do you know when the Chinese custom_________ from?
--It's hard to say. But its characteristics__________ the Tang Period.
A. began ; prove B. started ; show
C. is ; appear D. dates ; suggest
29. All the preparations, we're ready to start.
A. made B. being made
C. having made D. have been made
30. --Did Mary come to your birthday party?
--No. I __________ her, but she was away on business.
A. would like to invite B. would have liked to invite
C. must have invited D. could invite
