1. I don’t _____ the Mriter, but I_____ him.
A. know of; know B. know; know of
C. know; know D. learn; know of
2. The man who is known _____us is known ________a great scientist.
A. to; to B. as; as C. to; as D. to; for
3. ----_______________?
----He is about your height, sort of heavy, with blue eyes.
A. What does he like B. How does he look
C. What does he look like D. How is he
4. ____ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
A. Exposed B. Having exposed C. Being exposed D. After being exposed
5. It is no use _____much but _______less.
A. to talk; to do B. talking; to do
C. to talk; doing D. talking; doing
6. In some parts of London, missing a bus means ______for another hour.
A. waiting B to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
7. The boys were playing football on the ground. Sandy didn’t want to ____ them.
A. take part in B. join C. join in D. attend
8. What surprised us was not what he said but_______ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which
9. ------How much shall I pay for the phone call?
------You_______. This is free of charge.
A. shouldn’t B needn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
10. -----Do you know where my blue coat is?
-----Don’t bother to look for it. I’m sure it will _____ someday.
A. turn out B. turn on C. turn up D. turn over
11. There are five pairs________, but I’m at a loss which to buy.
A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. to choose D. for choosing
12. We stayed camping until the last food ________.
A. was run out B. was run short C. ran out D. run short
13. -----I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.
----_______good!
A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds
14. -----Why can’t you and Bill go to the movies tonight?
-----We are _______ a history test tomorrow.
A. supposed to having B. supposedly to have
C. supposed to have D. supposedly to having
15. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they______.
A. have survived B. are to survived
C. would survived D. will survive
16. With summer ______near, it is hotter and hotter.
A. came B. comes C. coming D. come
17._____that _____; you might break it.
A. Leave; off B. Leave; out C. Leave; alone D. Leave; over
18. The government must take ______ to prevent unemployment from getting worse.
A. action B. act C. measure D. actions
19. ----- Do you think the Star will beat the Bulls?
------Yes, they have better players, so I ____ them to win.
A. hope B. prefer C. expect D. want
20. On hearing the news of the accident in the coal mine, she ______pale.
A. got B. changed C. went D. appeared
21. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old people, but it remains _____ whether they will enjoy it.
A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen
22. We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that, but it _____ very well.
A. worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried on
23. They really had a great time, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ______the angles and so on.
A. looking out B. taking out C. finding out D. figuring out
24. Take more exercises will stop you _____weight.
A. to put up B. putting up C. to put on D. putting on
25. ----What’s that terrible noise?
----The neighbors ______for dinner.
A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare
