1.________me the most is that these butterflies return to the very same tree in Mexico that their great-great-grandparents used for the winter before.(D)
A.That amazed
B.It amazed
C.Which amazed
D.What amazed
2.________is announced,the country has launched a large-scale movement to wipe out hunger,poverty,and diseases in the wide rural areas.(C)
A.What
B.That
C.As
D.Which
3.The students expected there________more reviewing classes before the college entrance examination,but,to their disappointment,all the classes were finally canceled.
A.being
B.would be
C.have been
D.to be
4.The United States is proud of________great writers,especially________in the 20th century such as Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway.
A.its...those
B.the...which
C.her...what
D.his...that
5.The financial deficit for the banks will be going from bad to worse unless their plan for economic reform________miracles.
A.works
B.are working
C.worked
D.will be working
6.With all the exercises unfinished,he________to watch the football match yesterday evening even though he was so anxious and excited about it.
A.mustn't go
B.wouldn't go
C.oughtn't
D.shouldn't have gone
7.–"Do you regret paying so much for the dog?"–"No.I would be happy to pay________for him."
A.as much as twice
B.twice as much
C.twice as many
D.much twice
8.My friend and adviser________to engage in a comprehensive dialog with me to resolve the problems in my essay writing.
A.have agreed
B.had agreed
C.has agreed
D.are agreed
9.________,he has earned himself a lot of respect,yet he is always modest and accessible.
A.With all his profound knowledge
B.Through all his profound knowledge
C.With his all profound knowledge
D.By all his profound knowledge
10.–"You won't follow his instructions,will you?"–"________.I don't think he is right."
A.Yes,I will
B.No,I won't
C.No,I will
D.Yes,I won't
11.Since he drives so carelessly,there is very________hope that he will survive the car accident on freeway.
A.few
B.a few
C.much
D.little
12.He is now working in a foreign firm,but not until three years ago________to work outside the country.
A.has he started
B.will he start
C.did he start
D.he started
13.Having gone through all the hardships,she has changed a lot,and she is no longer the cheerful girl________she was five years ago.
A.that
B.what
C.which
D.whom
14.________for a long time,the fields are all dried up and the farmers are worried about this year's crops.
A.There having been no rain
B.There been no rain
C.There having no rain
D.There being no rain
15.That intelligence tests actually give a measurement of the intelligence of
individuals________questioned by some famous psychologists.
A.were
B.have been
C.are
D.is
16.If the emergency rescue supplies are________,the earthquake survivors will be in great trouble and they may be on the edge of death.
A.incapable
B.inadequate
C.invalid
D.invisible
17.A suspected man may deny a charge,but his fingerprints can________him even when there is nothing else to even say who he is.
A.justify
B.simplify
C.identify
D.notify
18.There are many well-known professors in our university,of which he is the most________one in his specialized field.
A.distrustful
B.distinguished
C.disgraceful
D.different
19.Sometimes the real antique and the imitated one are nearly the same and even the experts would find it hard to________them.
A.disapprove
B.diagnose
C.disregard
D.distinguish
20.I don't like going to these magnificent restaurants.There are always a lot of
people;________,it's too expensive and takes too long to get the seat.
A.therefore
B.somehow
C.nevertheless
D.moreover
21.Though having been living in the States for more than 10 years,she still has a________British accent when she talks.
A.sensitive
B.narrative
C.distinctive
D.representative
22.Repeated failures lead to success and prove to be________to us as we experiment every day to find out the right way of doing things.
A.substantial
B.influential
C.beneficial
D.potential
23.It was________the efforts made by the two sides that the intense conflicts have given way to cooperation in the end.
B.due to
C.because
D.since
24.Mr.Collins argues that it is unrealistic for his secretary to do anything for any real purpose before she has reached the level of________with computers.
A.proficiency
B.accuracy
C.sufficiency
D.deficiency
25.Due to the unpredictable changes of weather,we bought an extra supply of coal________of a severe winter.
A.in anticipation
B.in obligation
C.in association
D.in cooperation
26.You will have to________yourself to a completely new life in college because it's a lot different from high school.
A.appeal
B.apply
C.thrust
D.adjust
27.It's not________that he should be assigned to the job since he is new and has no experience at all in this particular field.
A.advisory咨询的；顾问的；劝告的
B.advisable明智的，可取的，适当的
C.advised考虑过的；细想过的
D.advising通知的
28.The average life________for Americans is now more than 74 years because of their more active lifestyles and good medical care for senior citizens.
A.potential
B.expectation
C.span
D.length
29.When being checked at customs,I am________make a declaration of all purchases and gifts acquired in the country.
A.engaged to
B.resolved to
C.obliged to
mitted to
30.Now the president________that inflation was a much more serious threat to the sliding national economy and that what was needed was a much tighter control of the money supply and the budget deficit.
A.proclaimed
C.exclaimed
D.sustained
31.________,Malcolm X would not have been able to join the world community of thoughts and actions.
A.If he didn't study English very hard through self-learning
B.Were he to study English very hard through self-learning
C.Had he didn't study English very hard through self-learning
D.Hadn't he studied English very hard through self-learning 33.________the scandal among his colleagues,Mr.Williams would have been promoted to the position as director.
A.If he did not spread
B.Had he not spread
C.Did he not spread
D.Should he not spread
34.The science of computer,__________rapid progress has been made in recent years,is the most important in all the science.
A.to which
B.in which
C.off which
D.from which
35.Michael Phelps,__________the feet are bigger than others,won eight gold medals at the National games.
A.whose
B.whom
C.of who
D.of whom
36.Many Americans live on credit cards,and their quality of life___________,not how much they can earn.
A.is measured by how much can they loan
B.is measured by how much they can loan
C.is measured by how they can loan
D.is measured by how can they loan
37.Whatever I say or whatever I do was viewed through the politics of race,faith,and original nationality,so__________.
A.my setbacks are
B.my setback were
C.were my setbacks
D.are my setbacks
38.People in the community hope all the measures against air pollution,________suggested by the local government,will be seriously considered here.
A.while
B.since
C.that
D.as
39.We have been told that under no circumstances________the telephone in the office for personal affairs.
A.may we use
B.we may use
C.we could use
D.did we use
40.In no country________Britain,it has been said,can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A.more than
B.other than
C.rather than
D.less than
41.________it was on the side of a mountain,the small village was very quiet and the view was superb.
A.Lonely and isolated as
B.Alone and isolated if
C.Having lonely and isolated as
D.Having been alone and isolated if
42.He got drunk and came back very late,________which time all the guests had already left as they had to catch an early plane the following day.
A.after
B.at
C.by
D.during
43.When he bought Penny her favorite book,the Harry Potter book series,she gave him a__________,sweet smile of thanks.
A.genuine
B.actual
C.real
D.authentic
military forces are fully prepared to__________the military mission once the order is given by the President.
A.explore
B.explode
C.execute
D.exclude
45.Professor Chen complained that he had been unable to__________any Ph.D.students for more than five years and it seemed that no one wanted a doctorate in humanities.
A.regulate
B.recruit
C.reject
D.release
46.Opinion polls are now beginning to show the consensus about the__________that high unemployment is probably to stay.
B.prosperity
C.aspect
D.scope
47.World War II,the most__________war in history,was a disaster for humankind,in which about 60 million people lost their lives.
A.representative
petitive
C.objective
D.destructive
48.The new government has decided to invest more to create jobs,expand
education,__________health care,and reduce taxes by adopting a series of new policies.
A.release
B.revise
C.reform
D.reduce
49.What is somewhat encouraging is that all participants from the European Union now sense the pressure of working toward__________to the debt crisis.
A.solutions
B.evolutions
C.foundations
D.donations
50.While animals aren't people,he says it is__________to make the inference that an effect found in rats may also apply to humans.
A.Radical激进的
B.typical
C.practical
D.logical
51.You have to be__________and cancel your marriage plan without any hesitation if you think that he is not reliable and responsible.
A.romantic
B.realistic
C.optimistic
D.fantastic
52.Curious tourists,visitors,and newspaper reporters from every corner of the world
were__________upon the small place where Steve Jobs was born.
A.pouring
B.descending
C.falling
D.plunging暴跌
53.During economic crisis,people don't feel safe to__________their money in any financial program recommended even by banks with good reputations.
A.reserve
B.entrust
D.save
54.To my surprise,the majority of the students________in favor of his proposal while for last year responses from students were entirely different.
A.is
B.are
C.be
D.was
55.We have been told that under no circumstances________the telephone in the office on the first day when I was offered a job there.
A.may we use
B.we may use
C.we could use
D.did we use
56.________,glasses can correct most sight defects,whether near-sighted or far-sighted,in healthy eyes,especially for young people.
A.When well fitted
B.Well fitted when
C.Well fitted if
D.If well fitted when
57.________right now,she would have enough time to get there on this Sunday evening to take part in her sister's wedding ceremony.
A.Would she leave
B.If she leaves
C.Were she to leave
D.If she had left
58.Most of us left the meeting,feeling both frustrated and disappointed,there
obviously________no point in staying there any longer.
A.were
B.being
C.to be
D.having
59.The office staff________gathered to hear the manager speak about his plan to cut down the number of persons employed in time of economic recession.
A.have
B.is being
C.has
D.are
60.I don't think we have ever met before.I'm afraid you're confusing me with________,which often happens now and then.
A.some other
B.some other person
C.other person
D.one other
61.Air pollution is becoming worse.As is known to all,air to us is________water to fish.No one can imagine how human being can live without air.
A.like
B.as
C.what
D.that
62.It is really a wonder.We just couldn't believe the new station________so big and spacious,full of all kinds of modern facilities we can think about.
A.should be
B.would be
C.was
D.should have been
63.The new book became one of the bestsellers.________that they decided to buy the copyright and made it into a film to make a big fortune out of that.
A.So great was the success of the book
B.So the success of the book was great
C.Was the success of the book so great
D.So great the success of the book was
64.No matter how successful we are or how much we have achieved so far,we shouldn't get________since there are more difficulties ahead of us.
A.encouraged
B.contended
C.satisfactory
D.depressed
65.It has been reported that the old houses are to be torn down in order to make________for a new post office for the neighboring communities.
A.road
B.path
C.avenue
D.way
66.If you want to join the student club on campus,you must________by its rules no matter who you are and what you do.
ply comply with遵守;依从;照做;遵从
B.abide遵守,忍受，容忍；停留；遵守
C.observe
D.obey
67.On January 1st,people usually make a New Year's________such as quitting smoking or losing weight,but it's never an easy job.
A.resolve
B.resolution
C.decision
D.determination
68.The common sense is if you________drinks,fatty foods,and cigarettes now,you'll be far healthier and live longer for sure.
A.put off推迟
B.set off出发
C.keep off
D.take off起飞
69.Even though the football team is popular,I'm still________about its chance of winning,but he absolutely disagrees with me.
A.surprised
B.reluctant
C.reliant依赖的；可靠的；
D.skeptical
70.Should the opportunity________,I'd love to go to Egypt to see with my own eyes the great pyramids,one of the ten civilizations in our world today.
A.rise
B.raise
C.arise出现
D.arouse
71.I love to walk and do outdoor exercises,so if you are going out for a walk,I'll be only too happy to come along and keep you________.
pany（keep sb company陪某人玩）
panion陪伴（名词）
panionship
panies
72.He thinks about nothing but playing video games all day long,without any interest in anything else.I think he's totally________to it.
A.obsessed着迷的
B.attracted
C.addicted
D.hooked
73.Here are my questions:Can we reach a________on this issue?What if we can't?Who is going to bear the consequences of that?
A.conscience良心
B.consciousness意识
C.consequence结果
D.consensus共识
74.Being both spoiled and lazy from his childhood,he now feels like a failure,but it is a shame that he________everyone for his lack of success.
A.criticizes
B.blames
C.charges
D.accuse75.Jason failed one of the exams,but we should make________for the fact that he had been ill and absent from class for a whole year.
A.permit
B.Allowance（make allowance体谅）
C.permission
D.consent
76.The government claims to be trying to do all it can to________corruptions,but it is usually easier said than done,so the public is pessimistic about it.
A.eliminate
B.cancel
C.ignore
D.fight
77.In my opinion,it is not good________him for help since he is very selfish and always indifferent to other people and their matters.
A.turns to
B.turning to
C.turn to
D.turned to
78.________the valuable and timely help from their group,we would never have succeeded in our project,which was challenging and time-consuming.
A.Besides
B.Regardless of
C.But for
D.Despite
79.The chief reason for the population growth in Shanghai isn't so much a rise in birth rates________a fall in death as a result of improvement in medical care.
A.and
B.or
C.but
D.as
80.Any technical invention,________,does not automatically ensure that it can be applied to practice,especially on a large scale.
A.as it may be brilliant
B.brilliant as it may be
C.brilliant however it may be
D.whatever brilliant it may be
81.Not for a moment________the truth of the report from the daily newspaper.However,it turned out to be a forged story.
A.we have doubted
B.did we doubt
C.we had doubted
D.doubted we
82.________it is,a dream or a scientific fact,all thinkers about the space travel have agreed on one thing:The trip is worth taking.
A.Whatever
B.Whoever
C.Whosever
D.Whichever
83.Help will come from some international organizations to the flood stricken areas,but the aid
will be________near what's needed.
A.everywhere
B.somewhere
C.nowhere
D.anywhere
84.Such crimes are complicated,involving different districts and often under careful cover.It is normally for months or years to go by before anyone________them.
A.discovers
B.will discover
C.would have discovered
D.discovered
85.________as a psychologist with all kinds of people,I've learned that successful people aren't necessarily the ones with the greatest natural talent.
A.Worked
B.Having worked
C.To work
D.Being worked
86.The best way for children to overcome the difficulty is by getting themselves properly informed,________they are less dependent on other people's advice.
A.as
B.so
C.such
D.that
87.Considering the rapid increase of private cars and the reconstruction of many new roads,it was my proposal that new traffic regulation________drafted.
A.be
B.to be
C.were
D.being
88.Despite much research,there are still elements in the life circle of the insect that________not fully understood or explained.
A.is
B.are
C.being
D.to be
89.It is reported that more than 50,000 nuclear weapons in the hands of various nations today are more than ample丰富的；足够的________every city in the world several times over.
A.destroying
B.to be destroyed
C.destroy
D.to destroy
90.They attributed her success in her career________steady encouragement and generous help she received from her parents.
A.on
B.with
C.to
D.into
91.Because they have simplified the whole article and taken some sentences out,it no longer________the message the author intended.
A.converts
B.transfers
C.exchanges
D.conveys
92.The new Lenovo laptop with the butterfly keyboard and the built-in FAX modem is a very modern and pretty________machine.
A.profound
B.significant
C.fundamental
D.sophisticated
93.The house needs to be remodeled,but________the terms of the contract signed,the tenant must get prepared to do it himself,not the landlord.
A.in the consequences of
B.in accordance with
C.in the quest of
D.in collaboration with
94.She is a very dedicated person and is actually________at every aspect of the job she is taking;all she lacks is imagination.
A.sufficient
B.adequate充足的；适当的
C.proficient精通；专家，能手
D.ample
95.Considering the high unemployment rate nowadays,it would be thoughtless to________from your present job before you are offered another one.
A.resign辞职
B.reject
C.retreat撤退
D.retire
96.The politician was very skillful in persuading people,but this time people criticized him with severe comments as his speech was confusing and full of________.
A.contrary
B.conflicts冲突
C.contrasts对比
D.contradictions矛盾
97.No matter how________the insane patient's mutterings may seem,they give us some indications of what is on his mind.
A.irrelevant无关紧要的
B.irresistible不可抗拒的
C.invisible
D.intolerable无法忍受的
98.There are over 100 night schools in this district,making it possible for anyone to be re-educated no matter________he does as a job or career.
A.how
B.when
C.where
D.what
99.It is difficult to believe the newspaper accounts of the fire disaster because some reporters misrepresented and________the actual events.
A.exaggerated
B.enlarged
C.widened扩展了的；扩宽的
D.overtook超越
100.Apparently,up until that time,his interest had still focused________on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.
A.restrictively限制性地
B.radically从根本上
C.inclusively包含地
D.exclusively唯一地；专有地；排外地
101.Since the safety issue for school children has become more concerned by the public,in certain countries the law________parents to send their children to school.
A.obliges迫使；强制
B.conforms符合
C.imposes强加
D.submits
102.AIDS has become one of the first killers to human beings.Despite their lack of success so far,scientists have________in their research for a cure for AIDS.
A.suspended.悬浮的；暂停的，缓期的
B.retained保留；保存
C.insisted（insist on/that)
D.persevered坚持(persevere in)
nguage,culture,and personality may be considered________of each other in thought,but they are connected and inseparable in fact.
A.indifferently冷淡地；漠不关心地
B.separately分别地；分离地
C.irrelevantly不相干地，不切题地；不合适地
D.independently独立地
104.There are so many spectacular modern architectures in this world today,but the beauty of Rome largely________the style of its ancient buildings.
A.consists in在于
B.relies on依赖于
poses of组成的
prises in包括在
105.I tried very hard to persuade him to join the celebration of his ex-wife's 25th wedding
anniversary,but,to my disappointment,I met with a flat________.
A.disapproval
B.reject拒绝(动词)
C.refusal拒绝（名词）
D.decline下降；衰退
106.I believe engaging in paid work is acceptable__________the conditions are safe,the hours are reasonable,and the wages are fair.
A.after
B.if
C.at that
D.even if
107.The proposal would mean giving more power to the Congress,many of__________members are widely believed to be corrupt.
A.which
B.that
C.what
D.whose
108.Education__________how to survive an earthquake should be a major emphasis for all government programs and earthquake-related projects.
A.concerning
B.concerned
C.is concerning
D.being concerned
109.Just as many people in this world,he himself believed in freedom,so much___________that he would rather die than live without it.
A.so
B.as
C.for
D.to
110.She had threatened to inform London that she could no longer take responsibility for working with me;I warned her against__________action.
A.any stupid such
B.any such stupid
C.such any stupid
D.such stupid any
111.Other things__________equal,most hotel guests would prefer single to shared rooms for any reason such as privacy and quietness.
A.are
B.been
C.be
D.being
112.My patients,if__________the opportunity,would freely talk about their problems while__________in my waiting room.
A.given,sitting
B.given,sat
C.giving,sitting
D.giving,sat
113.It seemed oil__________from this pipe for some time.We'll have to take the machine apart first before doing any repair to the pipe.
A.is leaking
B.had leaked
C.leaked
D.has been leaking
114.It's time that we__________firm measures to protect our environment and save these wild animals from dying out from the earth.
A.have taken
B.are taking
C.took
D.will take
115.Believe it or not,when first___________to Europe,tomato was thought to be poisonous and no one ever thought of its value as we have realized today.
A.introduced
B.introducing
C.to introduce
D.to be introduced
116.Robots differ from automatic machines___________after completion of one specific task,they can be reprogrammed by a computer to do another one.
A.since that而且
B.so that
C.in that因为；由于；既然
D.at that
117.__________with actors,executives,and young people,I've learned that those who rise to the heights in any field aren't necessarily the ones with the greatest natural talent.
A.Had worked
B.Having worked
C.worked
D.Have worked
118.Even though the Red Cross had__________a large sum for the relief of the sufferers in the flood-stricken area,many people died of cold and hunger.
A.indicated
B.assigned分配
C.designated指定的
D.appointed
119.Individual sports are run by over more than 300 independent bodies whose functions usually include__________rules,holding events,and promoting international links.
A.drawing on
B.drawing in
C.drawing down
D.drawing up拟订
120.Many countries in the United Nations voted to agree that the use of military
forces__________political ends政治目的can never be justified.
A.in search of寻找；搜寻
B.in pursuit of寻求
C.in view of鉴于；考虑到
D.in the light of根据，按照；
121.If you go to the park every day in the morning,you will__________find him doing physical exercises whether rain or shine.
A.invariably总是；不变地；一定地
B.invaluably非常贵重；无法评价
C.ordinarily通常地；一般地
D.determinedly决然地；断然地
122.Even after she'd retired from work,she kept up her habitual practice of rising at
the__________of dawn since she got used to getting up early.
A.attack
B.track
C.break
D.crack(破晓)
123.He was the only one who could bear__________in this case because the other eyewitnesses had been killed mysteriously.
A.witness
B.accuse
C.charge
D.notes
124.Mike has decided to__________payment on the car until the company corrects the mechanical defects and anything that cause trouble to the car.
A.suspect怀疑
B.suspend延缓，推迟；使暂停
C.spend
D.cut
125.The court called several__________witnesses who were able to clarify the real causes of the terrible car accident that happened on the freeway last month.
A.respectful恭敬的；有礼貌的
B.respecting尊重
C.respective分别的，各自的
D.respectable值得尊敬的；人格高尚的；相当数量的
126.I caught a__________of the car before it disappeared around the corner of the street,but I cannot tell for sure whether it is the car you are looking for.
A.glance
B.glimpse
C.glare
D.gleam微光；闪光
127.According to the report,some well-known scientists believe that there is not enough oxygen
on Mars to__________human life.
A.sustain维持
B.retain保留
C.remain
D.entertain保持
128.A major-party candidate has the critical advantage in the campaign for the presidential election________it has the support from the faithful party.
A.in which
B.in what
C.in that因为；由于
D.from which
129.When you're on a cruise,you can stretch your legs on the spacious decks,play
games,swim,and enjoy good food–always________that the sea is calm.
A.assuming
B.being assumed
C.to assume
D.to be assumed
130.I don't think it advisable that Tim________assigned to this challenging job since he has no such working experience at all.
A.will be
B.be
C.has been
D.is
131.An intellectual breakthrough,________,does not automatically ensure that the theory can be smoothly and well applied to practice.
A.though brilliant may it be
B.as it may be brilliant
C.brilliant it may be though
D.brilliant as it may be
132.An entire town has been thoroughly restored to the way it was several hundred years ago to represent life________it used to be in the colonial times.
A.until
B.though
C.as
D.when
133.The atmosphere at the college is that of an adult environment________a relationship of mutual respect is encouraged between students and professors.
A.by which
B.in where
C.that
D.where
134.I firmly believe that people can actually do any job________that they get the right qualifications for it and work hard at it.
A.lest
B.granted
C.provided假如；倘若（连词）
D.despite
135.No one can use cell phones in any areas at the hospital________equipment might be affected by the interference from cell phones.
A.where
B.that
C.which
D.what
136.The company is back to the right track.There is________that the new method has greatly raised labor productivity.
A.not to deny
B.not to be denied
C.not denying
D.no denying
137.It is essential that the glass________thicker on the outside than on the inside and the gap between the panes of glass________a minimum of seven centimeters.
A.is,is
B.be,be
C.be,is
D.is,be
138.It is reported that Latin American customers talk________on the phone as people in North America,obviously the cultural differences.
A.two to four times as long
B.two times four as long
C.two to four time as long
D.two to four times longer
139.When________the reason for their success,the kids had two explanations:hard work and their parents'encouragement.
A.asking
B.asked
C.having asked
D.had asked
140.If only the committee________the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible,can students seriously follow.
A.approve
B.approves
C.will approve
D.would approve
141.In an urban society in which fast-paced and stressful work surrounds you in life,experiences of a different nature,________,can lead to a more"balanced"way of life.
A.be it television watching or bird-watching
B.was it television watching or bird-watching
C.whether it television watching or bird-watching