503. Of the two problems the first one is _____ . A. the most important B. more important C. the less important D. less important
504. We are busy all day long, and now there is lots of repair work for us _______. A. to do it B. to be done C. to do D. to do them 505. Our guide has organized _________. A. a tour of the temple for tomorrow B. a tomorrow tour of the temple C. tomorrow?s tour of the temple D. a tour of the temple to tomorrow
506. The temple is 20 kilometers _______. Let?s take a _______. A. away; taxicab ride B. away; taxi?s ride C. far away; taxi ride D. far away; ride 507. More than one stone ______ so far.
A. have been washed B. has been washed C. are washed D. had been washed
508. An expert with 40 workers ______the work. They are supposed to finish the work next week. A. have started B. start C. has started D. are starting
509. If you are obey the rules ______visitors, you will ____here in our country. A. for; enjoy B. to; enjoy your stay C. to; enjoy staying D. for; enjoy your stay 510. Without his help, I ____ the test given on Monday. A. couldn?t have passed B. couldn?t pass C. won?t pass D. don?t pass
511. I need one more _______ my collection of Bird stamp.
A. to complete B. to have completed C. finishing D. to have finished 512. I have ______ works of Shakespeare. I have spent $ 300. A. completed B. a complete C. finished D. a completed 513. It _______ six years since I saw you last. A. was B. have been C, is D. had been
514. Was it six years ago _______ we met for the first time? A. which B. When C. since D. that 515. The trip cost us more than we ________.
A. had expected B. expected C. expect D. have expected 516. There is nothing in the bag but an __________. A. article of clothing B. piece of clothing C. clothes D. dress
517. Don?t forget _______- waiters; in England , people give ____to waiters and taxi drivers. A. to tip; tips B. to give tip; tip C. tipping; tips D. tipping; tip
518. The farm is huge, lying between the valleys, and ____ an area of 15 square kilometers. A. covered B. being covered C. covering D. covers 519. Finally came the news________everybody in the twon.
A. astonished B. to astonish C. that astonished D. that was astonished 520. Soon the news ________ across the whole country, ______the people. A. spread; exciting B. spread; excited
C. was spread; excited D. was spread; exciting ABCCA ABCDA ABCDA AADCA 521. One should keep ______facing danger. A. quiet B. calm C. still D. silent 522. -- ________I go there, too? --- No. You _______.
A. Must; can?t B. Need; mustn?t
C. Can; needn?t D. Must; don?t have to
523. In China , ______ bicycle is ________popular means of transportation. A. the; a B. a;/ C. the; the D. a; the 524. – Shall we go swimming?
--- OK. I?ll just go and get ________.
A. to change B. to be changed C. changed D. changing 525. – Our guests are arriving from Shanghai at 10: 30 . --- Really? I ______ it _______ 12:30 . A. think; is B. thought; was
C. have thought; will be D. had thought; will be
526. We wrote a letter of thanks to _______ had helped us. A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whomever
527. He must ______ a shower, for I can hear the water ________. A. have; run B. be having; run
C. have; running D. be having; running
528. – Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to 24th street ? ---__________.
A. Sorry, but I?m a stranger myself B. OK. It?s not far from here C. Yes. Go ahead. D. Well, you will get there.
529. ________is well known, ______Hong Kong returned to China on July 1st, 1997 . A. It; that B. It; which C. As; / D. As; as
530. –Jack fell off a ladder yesterday, but he is all right. --- He is lucky. He _______ himself badly. A. could wound B. could have wounded C. could hurt D. could have hurt
531. –Do you think the bad weather will __________? --- I _________.
A. go on; don?t hope so B. keep up; hope not C. take up; think not D. keep on; don?t think so
532. Not until we got off the bus _____ that his wallet _____. A. he found; was stolen B. had he found; had stolen C. did he find; had been stolen D. had he found; had been stolen 533. – Do you mind if I smoke here? --- ___________.
A. You?d better not B. Yes, you can smoke
C. Of course D. No, please don?t
534. _________several times, but he still doesn?t know how to do it properly. A. Being shown B.Having shown
C. Having been shown D. I?ve shown him
535. There _______no strong earthquake in this area in the near future, people are easy in mind A. is B. will be C. being D. is going to be
536. Since the plan has been worked out, we must put it into _________. A. practice B. reality C. action D. fact 537. – Does he work hard?
---Not at all. Nobody else could be ________.
A. harder B. more hard-working C. lazier D. more lazy 538. – Shall I tell them the news?
---No, I would rather they _______ know. A. won?t B. don?t C. wouldn?t D. didn?t
539. His German isn?t very good even _____he?s stayed in Germany for over two years. A. now B. though C. when D. after
540. My grandfather is over 95 and _____ is worse, in poor health. He _____ goes nowhere. A. that; almost B. what; nearly C. which; nearly D. what; almost BDACB CDACD BCADC ACDBD
541. You may ______a lady by asking her age.
A. anger B. angry C. be angry D. be angry with
542. It?s rude ____you to ask his salary the first time you ____him. A. of; meet B. of; met C. for; meet D. for; meet with 543. Take care of yourself. See ____ you don?t catch cold. A. if B. when C. that D. whether 544. You ________me earlier, but you didn?t. A. should tell B. should have told C. shall tell D. could tell
545. I don?t trust that man; he is the guy who _________. A. never eat his word B. never keeks saying C. always eats his word D. keeps his word
546. Sorry not ______you, but you know I was terribly busy then. A. have helped B. help
C. to have helped D. to be helping
547. What do you think of my new dress? Just speak _______. A. your truth B. heart C. your mind D. really
548. Good to see you again. I ______ I______not see you here today. A. thought; could B. thought; can C. think; can D. think; could
549. I?m looking forward to ______to Hong Kong . A. visiting my visiting C. visit D. my visit 550. You _______so much since I last saw you . A. changed B. are changing C. have changed D. had changed
551. I need your help. Your friendship is a great help to me. I________. A. meant it B. mean C. meant D. meant serious 552. _______every means that could be tried been tried? A. Is B. Has C. Are D. Have 553. Sorry. I always ________you. A. understand B. not understand C. misunderstand D. don?t understand
554. When you are speaking, you?ve got to make yourself ______. A. understand B. understood
C. be understood D. being understood.
555. I?m very glad _______you here today. Nice day.
A. to meet B. to have met C. having met D. meeting 556. I?d go to hell _____stay with you.
A. than B. rather C. rather than D. better than 557. I?d rather _______a boat, doing nothing at all. A. sit on B. to sit in C. sitting in D. sit in
558. He is as changeable as Moon; he is sure to change his mind _______. A. at the last minute B. on the last minute C. in the last minute D. for the last minute
559. We are determined to get _____before May Day. A. the work done B. work being done C. the work do D. the work to do
560. We have been invited ______this Friday. Could you stay home alone? A. to dinner B. for a dinner C. for dinning D. to dine
AACBC CCADC ABCBB CDAAA
561. After the little boy finished his meal, he asked the lady _______. A. for more B. more C. many more D. for many 562. At the post office he asked ______. A. stamps B. some stamps C. four stamps D. for four stamps
563. The ball went over the fence and the football player asked a boy to ______ it. A. bring B. take C. fetch D. give 564. My father asked ________.
A. Tom and me to help B. me and Tom to help C. I and Tom to help D. Tom and I to help 565. – What did you aunt say?
--- She asked me ______ leave yet.
A. not to B. don?t C. that I shouldn?t D. that I don?t
566. Those are very pleasant rooms. How much do you _____them? A. want B. demand C. ask for D. ask 567. Let?s go and find out _______.
A. whether she at home or not B. whether at home
C. whether home she is or not D. whether or not she is home
568. – May I help you?
---Yes, please. Can you tell me how much _________? A. these hats cost B. do these hats cost C. have these hats cost D. will these hats cost
569. Many people worked on the project, but in terms of dollars and cents, the cost was ______. A. few B. very little C. hardly any D. not many 570. However much ______, it will be worth it. A. does the watch cost B. costs the watch C. the watch will cost D. the watch costs 571. –How many books does he have? --- He possesses ________them.
A. plenty of B. very much C. a great deal D. an amount of 572. –Is the radio bothering you?
--- It certainly is. I?d like it _______off.
A. turning B. to turn C. turned D. turns
573. To ask someone for help is to turn ________him. A. to B. for C. on D. by
574. To reject an offer is to turn it _________. A. out B. over C. back D. down.
575. Please don?t leave without ______the lights. A. you turn off B. to turn off C. turning off D. you?ll turn off
576. –What excuse did John give for his rudeness at the meeting? --- He didn?t even mention it, ______ explain it. A. let alone B. and even not C. or not D. as opposed to 577. –Shall we go ? ---No, ________.
A. not allowed B. not shall C. shall not D. let?s not
578. The chairman requested that _____________. A. the members studied more carefully the problem B. the problem was more carefully studied
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied D. the members study the problem more carefully 579. The history of nursing _____ the history of man. A. as old as B. is also old C. that is as old as D. is as old as
580. – What shall we get Jane for her birthday? --- ___________.
A. What is she wanting B. What does she want C. What she wants D. What she is wanting ADCAA CDABD ACADC ADDDC 581. Have you ever ________the Atlantic ?