C. they have D. it is
17. We are looking forward to ______ a trip to your country. A. take B. taking C. be taking D. having taken
18. He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ______ what he said.
A. catch B. miss C. listen D. receive
19. When I asked him to have a drink with me, he said he was in a hurry and not a
minute to ______. A. spend B. save A. most cleverest C. cleverest
C. spare
D. share
20. John has three sisters. Mary is the ______ of the three.
B. more clever D. cleverer
21. The teacher asked _____ who had handed in their papers to leave the classroom
as soon as possible. A. them B. those
C. these D. the student
22. ---- When ______ again?
---- When he ______ I’ll let you know.
A. he comes; comes B. will he come; will come C. to meet D. will he come; comes 23. She didn’t remember ______ him before.
A. having met B. have met
C. to meet D. to having met 24. ______ I haven’t seen the film, I know very little about it. A. After B. As C.Although D. Before 25. Let me give you ______. A. such an advice B. some advices C. an advice D. some advice 26. Has anyone seen my dictionary ______? A. everywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. anywhere
27. After seeing the film, I felt ______ my friend.
A. same as C. same with
B. the same as D. the same for
28. Four people were seriously ______ in an accident on the motorway.
A. injured B. damaged C. spoiled D. broken 29. They want to know ______ do to help us.
A. what can they C. how they can
B. what they can D. how can they
30. You ______ return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. may not 31. The horse is getting old and cannot run ______ it did. A. as faster as B. so fast than C. so faster as D. as fast as
32. ----Where ______ the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.
----I ______ it right here. But now it’s gone! A. did you put; have put B. have you put; put C. had you put; was putting D. were you putting; have put
33. It is impossible for so ______ workers to do so ______ work in a single day.
A. few; much C. little; much
B. few; many D. little; many
34. ----Hello! I ______ you ______ in London. How long have you been here? A. don’t know; were B. hadn’t known; are
C. haven’t known; are A. must be raining
D. didn’t know; were
B. must have rained.
35. The streets are all wet. It ______ during the night.
C. had to rain D. must have rain.
36. John went to town yesterday and had his bike ______ there. A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. repair 37. This room ______ in the building.
A. is the biggest than any other one B. is bigger than any other one C. is biggest than any other one
D. is bigger than any one
38. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ______ family was poor. A. of whom B. whom C. of whose D. whose 39.Where is my pen? I ______ it. A. might lose B. would have lost
C. should have lost D. must have lost
40. She told us ______ story that we all forgot about the time!
A. such an interesting B. such interesting a C. so an interesting D. a so interesting
41. They asked me to have a drink with them. I said that it was at least ten years since
I ______ a good drink. A. had enjoyed
B. was enjoying D. have been enjoying
C. have enjoyed 42. That suit ______me over 60 dollars.
A. has spent C. is costed
B. took D. cost
43. Mother ______ us stories when we were young.
A. was used to tell C. used to tell
B. is used to telling
D. used to telling
D. were to see
44. I wish I ______ you yesterday. A. seen B. did see C. had seen
45.Somebody knocked at the door while I ______. A. started reading B. was doing some reading C. have read D. read
46.Mr. Smith ______ here for three weeks.
A. is already being B. has already been C. has already been being D. is already 47. ______ writer is better known in China, Charles Dickens or Mark Twain? A. Which B. What C. Either D. Whether 48. Is ______ possible to fly to the moon in a spaceship? A. now B. man C. that D. it
49. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact it is comfortable to ______. A. sit B. sit on C. be sat D. be sat on 50. They knew him very well. They had seen her ______ up from childhood.
A. grow B. grew C. was growing D. to grow A. more worry C. more worrying
B. most worrying D. most worry
51.He had never spent a ______ day.
52. Was it during the Second World War ______ he died? A. that B. while C. in which D. then
53. The students are ______ young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty. A. most B. muchC. mostly D. at most
54.I only came to thank you and return the book you ______ me. A. borrow B. borrowed C. lend D. lent 55.We’re looking ______ to hearing from you soon. A. at B. forward C. for D. up
56. Billy has difficulty ______ the rest of the class. A. to keep up with B. to keep up C. keeping up with D. keeping on
57. It won’t make much ______ whether you leave today or tomorrow. A. different B. differences C. difference D. differently 58.Hand ______ your test paper, please. A. off B. in C. round
D. down
59.Let us hope we can settle the matter without ______ more trouble. A. any B. few C. several D. many 60.As it was a stormy night, ______ people went to see the film. A. a few B. few C. several D. many 61. ______ the temperature, ______ water turns into steam.
A. The high; the fast B. Higher; faster
C. The more higher; the faster
D. The higher; the faster
62. The passengers were robbed ______ all their money. A. of B. off C. from D. away 63. We ______ for her because she never came. A. needn’t wait B. shouldn’t have waited C. mustn’t wait D. mustn’t have waited 64. I insist that a doctor ______ immediately. A. has been sent for B. sends for
C. will be sent for D. be sent for
65. He was disappointed to find his suggestions ______. A. been turned down B. turned down C. to be turned down D. to turn down
66. The Yellow River is the second ______ river in China. A. long B. longer C. longest D. most long 67. I’ll never forget ______ you for the first time.
A. meeting C. being met A. to work C. working
B. to meet D. to have met
68. People who won’t work should be made ______.
B. work
D. to be working
69. I don’t regret ______ even if it might have upset her.
A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her that I thought C. telling what I thought D. telling her what I thought 70. The rice ______ if you had been more careful.
A. would not be burning B. would not burn C. would not have been burnt D. would not be burnt 71. Upon graduation he asked to be sent to ______.
A. where he was most needed B. where he needed
C. where he was mostly needed D. where was he mostly needed
72. The roof fell ______ he had time to dash into the room to save his baby. A. after B. as C. before D. until 73. Is this the house ______ Shakespeare was born? A. at where B. which C. in which D. at which
74. Three-fourths of the surface of the earth ______ sea. A. is B. are C. were D. has been 75. ______ got into the room, ______ the telephone rang. A. He hardly had; then B. Hardly had he; when C. He had not; than D. Not had he; when 76. ______ danger man is often much wiser than usual.
A. In a time of C. In the time of
B. In the times of D. In time of
77.I suppose Bill is still studying in a state university, ______ ?
A. do I B. don’t I C. isn’t he D. doesn’t he
78. Mary has just called and asked ______ to have lunch with her tomorrow.
A. you and I C. I and you
B. you and me D. me and you
79. ______ hard he tried, he could not lift it. A. Whichever B. No matter C. However D. Although
80.They are two good teams, and ______ have a good chance of winning. A. all B. neither C. both D. none 81.----Must we finish painting the room today?
----No, you ______. You may finish it tomorrow. A. mustn’t B. may not C. needn’t D. cannot
82.Only after being asked several times ______ us the story of his strange life. A. did he tell B. then he told C. he could tell D. he began to
83.It is necessary that a person ______ exercises every day if he wishes to be healthy.
A. does B. did C. do A. to listen to C. listening
D. takes
84.Some of the young man enjoy ______ popular music.
B. to listen D. listening to
85.This ticket will entitle you _____ a free meal in that restaurant. A. to B. over C. into D. for 86. Had I not caught you when you fell off the ladder you ____ now. A. won’t laugh B. wouldn’t have laughed C. wouldn’t be laughing D. wouldn’t have laughing 87. Mary answered all the questions ______ the last one. A. unless B. except C. besides D. beside 88.I met him _____ my way ______. A. in; home B. on; home C. in; to home D. on; to home 89.We had ______ at the party;
A. good time C. the good time
B. a good time D. the good times
90. My teacher ______ good English. A. says B. speaks C. talks D. tells
91. Could you tell me ______ you have bought this fur coat?
A. by whom C. to whom
B. for whom D. with whom
92. By the time we got to the cinema, the film ______ for half an hour. A. has begun B. had begun
C. has been on D. had been on
93. More and more young people like to play football, ______ is an exciting game.
A. what B. which
C. that D. because
94. The teacher said that the earth ______ around the sun. A. run B. ran C. runs D. was running 95. Would you mind ______ a little less noise? A. to make B. make C. making D. to have made
96. Jim suggested that they ______ their supper. A. had B. would have