57. – Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup?
- _______ , madam. It’s our soup of the day. A. Let me see B. So it is C. Don’t mention it
D. Neither do I
58. The police needed more evidence _____ they could draw a conclusion. A. since B. copying C. before D. until
59. – Excuse me, but could I trouble you for some changes? - _______. Will pennies do? A. I know B. Never mind C. I am sure
60. – Look! Here comes your dream girl. Invite her to dance. - ______ What if she refused me? A. I don’t know. B. You did? C. With pleasure
61. – So you gave her your phone?
- ________ , she said she’d return it to me when she could afford her own. A. My pleasure B. Not exactly C. No doubt D. All right
62. – I’m terribly sorry to interrupt, but may I use you phone? It’s rather urgent. - Yes, ______. A. no hurry B. that’s all right C. it doesn’t matter D. of course
63. – Is there anything else to discuss? - _______. I guess. A. Not at all B. No, that’s all
64. – Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me. - Sure. ______ ? A. What help B. What is this C. What is it
65. – May I help you? You seem to be having some problems.
- _______, thanks. I think I can manage. A. All right B. No problem C. It’s all right
66. – What do you think of the service in our hotel?
- Oh, ______. We couldn’t have found a better place. A. It is really something B. It is far from satisfactory C. It is just so-so D. It is not a bit wonderful
D. Let me see
D. So what?
C. Yes, I’m sure D. Yes, of course
D. What do you want
D. There’s no way
67. – Reading novels on the iPad is nothing relaxing.
- Mmm… ______ I do like books too. A. You’ve got a point there. B. I can’t agree with that. C. I’d say the exact opposite. D. You can’t be serious 68. No matter where he is, he makes ______ a rule to go for a walk before breakfast.
A. him B. this C. that D. it
69. It’s impossible for all the people to get jobs because _____ of them are not fit for them. A. none B. all C. not all D. every one
70. I make $ 2,000 a week. 60 surely won’t make _____ difference to me. A. that a big B. a that big C. big a that D. that big a
71. What a terrible experience! ______ , you’re safe now – that’s the main thing. A. Anyway B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Therefore
72. William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to ____. A. disappear B. fall C. fail D. damage
73. Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also ____ our thinking. A. direct B. limit C. change D. improve
74. Old-fashioned phones matter when wireless networks _____ in disasters.
A. turn down B. turn out C. break down D. break out
75. The athlete’s years of hard training ___ when she finally won the Olympic gold modal.
A. went on B. got through C. paid off D. ended up
76. Although there were so many people in the square, I could ____ my friend. A. pick up B. pick out C. make up D. set out
77. At home, he keeps some pets, to which he _____ all his spare time. A. spends B. offers C. devotes D. provides
78. On his way to the airport, it ______ him all of a sudden that he had forgotten her birthday. A. hit B. knocked C. occurred D. beat
79. All the photographs in this book, _____ stated otherwise, date from the 1950s. A. unless B. until C. once D. if
80. ____ the mainland across the strait lies the treasure island of China, Taiwan.
A. Off B. In C. To D. On
81. - What made Jack so upset? - _______ his new MP4. A. That he lost B. He lost
82. The driver wanted to park his car near the roadside but was asked by the police ______.
A. not to do B. not to C. not do D. do not
83. – Have you heard the story of The Million Pound Bank Note? - No. When and where does the story ______ ? A. take up B. take out C. take place D. take off
84. It is convenient to live downtown. _______ , it is full of noise and dirty air. A. Because B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. On the other hand
85. In my opinion, no research engine can ______ Baidu in search scope and speed. A. compete B. equal C. win D. suit
86. – Do you think George has passed the driving test?
- No. If so, he _____ his car to our college yesterday. A. Would drive B. drove C. would have driven
87. – How did you do on the test?
- Not so well. I ______ much better , but I misread the directions for Part One. A. could do B. could have done C. must have done D. should do
88. – Listen, there _____.
- Oh, yes. There ______. A. goes the bell; it goes B. goes the bell; goes it C. the bell goes; it goes D. the bell goes; goes it 89. Mary’s mother was about to leave the house _______ she received Mary’s telephone.
A. after B. as C. when D. before 90. I ______ all the housework at home, but recently I have been too busy to do it.
A. do B. have done C. will do D. did
91. Mr. Sweater had carefully prepared this speech and he _____ it very effectively. A. Has delivered B. was delivering C. delivered D. had delivered
C. Because of leaving lost D. What he lost
D. had driven
92. His eyes stare at ______ is left of the brother’s dinner on the table.
A. what B. which C that D. where
93. – How is the lecture going?
- The lecture has ended. You’re ______.
A. Too much late B. much too late C. too late much
94. You can’t imagine ______ when you read it in the newspaper.
A. how moving the story is B. how is the story moving C. how moving is the story D. the story is how moving 95. - _______! Put your foot on the brake (刹车)!
- I am braking.
- No, you foot is on the gas pedal! A. Take care B. Attention C. Relax D. Watch out
96. – Do you think their team will win the basketball match? - ______.
A. I don’t believe B. I believe not so C. I believe not
97. You may _____ it that Jennifer will come and help us if we are in trouble.
A. base on B. hold on C. carry on D. rely on
98. ______ more about university courses, write to this address. A. Found out B. Find out C. Finding out
99. ______ you wear in an international conference should be formal and fit well A. That B. Which C. How D. What
100. – Mary looks hot and dry
- So ______ you if you had a high fever. A. could B. would C. may D. must
101. – All the passengers were injured in the accident?
- No, ______ only three children. A. it was B. it were C. there were D. there was
102. ______ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him. A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lost
D. To find out
D. late too much
D. I don’t believe
103. What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is ______ it is long. A. Half not as wide as B. wide not as half as C. as wide as not half D. not half as wide as
104. If parents have children help with housework, the children will feel needed. ______, they will learn to take care of themselves. A. On the contrary B. In a word C. That is to say D. What’s more
105. – Mr. Hu, have you finished correcting the papers?
- Not yet, the papers ______. You ____ get the results from me by tomorrow. A. Are corrected; will B. are being correcting; should C. are being corrected; shall D. are being corrected; would
106. Is ____ three hours ____ the boy _______ family is poor to come to school on foot? A. It; that; whose B. it; that it takes; whose C. it for; that it takes; whose D. it; when; that
107. Who would you rather _____ the report instead of you? A. write B. have written C. have write D. have to write
108. – Do you know our school at all?
- No, this is the first time I ______ here. A. was B. came C. have been
109. I apologized ____ him ____ not coming to attend the meeting on time. A. for; for B. to; for C. of; for D. to; about
110. Robert Earl Hughes, who was the heaviest person ever ______, was born in Illinois in 1926, _____ 11.5 pounds. A. weighed; weighing B. weighing; weighing C. weighed; weighed D. weighing; weighed
111. In China, people who earn no more than 2,300 yuan a year are classified as living _____ poverty line. A. over B. below C. with D. in
112. Walking into the dormitory, I was surprised to find my jeans ____ on my bed. A. Neatly piling B. being neatly piled C. to be neatly piled D. neatly piled
113. Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness, ______ ?
D. am coming