D. having told
4. If the earth suddenly ?____? spinning, we would allfly off it.?
A. had stopped
B. stopped?
C. has stopped
D. would stop?
5. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ?______? the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.?
A. in that
B. in which ?
C. in order that
D. in the way?
6. After taking office, China’s Prime Minister, Zhu Rongji, tried his best to promote the new ?____? policies.?
A. economic
B. economical
C. economy
D. economics?
7. Look at these clouds. ?____?.?
A. It will rain
B. It’s going to rain ?
C. It will be raining
D. It is to rain?
8. ?____? the 1500’s ?____? the first Europeans explored the coast of California.?
A. It was not until/then
B. It is not until/when?
C. It is until/that
D. It was not until/that?
9. ?____? the letter, I ran out of the room to the post office.?
A. Finishing?
B. No sooner that I had finished up?
C. As soon as I finished writing ?
D. Since I finished up to write?
10. If the law and order ?____?, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.
A. are not preserved
B. have not been preserved?
C. were notpreserved
D. is not preserved?
11. Before moving to another city, Amy ?____? of the house and the furniture.
A. disposed
B. discarded
C. discharged
D. distributed?
12. Amy Taylor was ?____? both as a drama critic and as a poet.?
A. subtle
B. progressive
C. eminent
D. plausible?
13. He was very much interested in the work of charities, and made a regular ?____? to them.?
A.dedication
B. fellowship ?
C. hospitality
D. contribution?
14. The temperature ?____? greatly; the days were very hot, the nights very cold.?
A. changed
B. altered
C. varied
D. reflected?
15. The washing machine would not work because of a(n) ?____?in the switch.?
A. mistake
B. trouble
C. error
D. defect?
16. Recently there has been a great ?____? for small cars that consume little gas.?
A. request
B. want
C. demand
D. claim?
17. Mark ?____? his breath in wonder when he saw the Christmas tree in the sitting room.?
A. held
B. grasped
C. kept
D. blew?
18. Our school singing group is going to give a(n) ?____?performance next month. Don’t miss it.?
A. alive
B. living
C. life
D. live?
19. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect ?____?so a walk along Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery.
A. control
B. order
C. harmony
D. action?
20. It is not profitable to provide bus service in districts where the population is widely ____ .?
A. divided
B. separated
C. spaced
D. scattered?