21. When he arrived, he found ____ the aged and the sick at home.
A. nothing but
B. none but
C. none other than
D. no other than
22. John seems a nice person. ____, I don't trust him.
A. Even though B. Even so
C. Therefore D. Though
23. Excuse me. If your call's not too urgent, do you mind ____ mine first
A. I make B. if I make
C. me to make D. that I make
24. We agreed to accept ____ they thought was the best tourist guide.
A. whatever B. whomever
C. whichever D. whoever
25. ____ 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
26. They are going to have the serviceman ____ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A. install
B. to install
C. to be installed
D. installed
27.There is an increase of 16% in the consumption of tobacco_____ the previous year.
A. over B. than
C. to D. then
28.______ on time, I think, the medicine will work on him before long.
A. Taken B. Being taken
C. If taking D. Take
29._____ you want me to fire you, I suggest you stop wearing sports clothes at office.
A. As long as B. As far as
C. Since D. Unless
30.Nobody in the class except you and me _____ to the principal about the air quality problems.
A. has complained
B. have complained
C. complain
D. complaining
31.Why can't you smoke ? At no time _______ in the meeting room.
A. does smoking permit
B. smoking be permitted
C. is smoking permitted
D. permits smoking
32.The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___on benches, chairs or boxes.
A. having seated
B. seating
C. having been seated
D. seated
33. These winners from that key school are wise and diligent, actually there are ______students in that school
A. many such
B. such many
C. so many
D. so much
34.Jack got a good mark although he had done _____ the others.
A. half as much as
B. as much as half
C. as half as
D. as much half as
35.In the USA, both the federal and state governments have laws _____ to guard consumers against deceptive advertisements
A. to be designed
B. designed
C. to design
D. designing
36.It is _____honor for Mrs. Black to be invited to act as an hostess at the party.
A. an B. a C./ D. the
37.Don't forget the appointment with the principal at the registry office, _____you
A. don't B. do C. will D. shall
38.We have no interest in the actress's scandal (丑闻), _____has been the focus of the newspaper’s attention for months.
A. which B. what C. who D. that
39.Terry doesn't like the idea of his wife _____ in that affair.
A. being involved B. involving
C. involved D. to be involved
40._______ to be much chance of our catching him up in the near future.
A. You don't seem
B. There doesn't seem
C. That doesn't seem
D. It doesn't see
