A. aspects B. positions C. matters D. affairs
18. The comet should be _____ the naked eyes as a fuzzy patch three times the size of the Moon. A. sensible B. countable C. visible D. available
19. The French pianist, who had been praised very highly, _______ to be a great disappointment. A. turned out B. turned in C. turned round D. turned up
20. It seems almost _____ that they will discover the error when they check the account. A. dependable B. indispensable C. determined D. inevitable
Practice 5
1. We must make sure to keep ____ with new developments in computer technology.
A. step B. progress C. pace D. speed
2. The Red Cross has started ____ food and blankets to villagers in the flood area. A. distributing B. sharing C. dividing D. spreading
3. It’s no use just telling me to do it; give me advice as to how to do it. A. critical B active C. attentive D. positive
4. He often sleeps with the window open as he thinks that fresh air is _____ to his health. A. undependable B. indispensable C. unmistakable D. inexpensive 5. I used to play golf but I _____ to tennis to get more exercises. A. become B. removed C. switched D. sought
6. Neither Russia nor the United States ____ to discover a mutually acceptable plan for gradual disarmament.
A. have able B. have able to C. have been able D. has been able 7. ______ late one night, I noticed a suspicious character loitering near the house. A. Having called on a friend B. Calling on a friend C. To call on a friend D. To have called on a friend
8. The amount of water used in the manufacturing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is _____. A. the greatest B. even greater C. greatest D. more greater
9. He admitted, with ______, that he didn’t understand a word of the speech.
A. a puzzling frown B. a puzzled frown C. a frown puzzling D. a frown puzzled 10. There is something wrong with my TV set. I must have it _____. A. check B. checking C. to check D. checked
11. WE have not fixed the date _____ we shall start our holidays. A. and B. that C. when D. which
12. Try to make as _____ mistakes as possible in your homework. A. little B. less C. few DD. Fewer
13. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the more he talked ______. A. the more bored became I B. the more bored I became C. the more I became bored D. I became the more bored
14. It is essential that every child ____ the same educational opportunity. A. had B. would be C. has D. have
15. With the hospitality so ____ of these people, they opened their house to over fifty guests. A. particular B. characteristic C. special D. essential
16. The president made a ____ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meet which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.
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A. flat B. tedious C. vigorous D. harsh
17. A completely new situation _____ when the high technology was introduced. A. rose B. arose C. raised D. aroused
18. I dream to study in Beijing University and now I’m working hard to make it in time. A. come true B. realize C. be come true D. realizing 19 —What do you think of Lily’s Chinese?
—Personally, I think she speaks English as well as, ________, Mary. A. if no better than B. if she is not better than C. if not better than D. if much better than 20. He was bothered by the____ bark of dogs in the neighborhoo A) constant C) long
Practice 6
1. Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near you must be very _____.
A. lonely B. alone C. single D. sole
2. The thought ____ to me this morning that it’s Susan’s birthday tomorrow and we haven’t got her present. A. appeared B. happened C. occurred D. struck
3. Catherine won’t mind if you ____ her workload ---- she needs the extra money. A. amount to B. add to C. put up D. go on
4. She told her children that they must not, ____, play with matches.
A. on any account B. to good account C. by no means D. by all means
5. He lent me a thousand pounds, which ____ exactly the amount I needed to solve my problems. A. is B. are C. was D. were
6. I’ve done everything I can think of to help her. I don’t know ______.
A. what else doing B. doing what else C. what else to do D. to do what else 7. You don’t object ____ you by your first name, do you?
A. for me to call B. to my calling C. me to call D. my calling
8. He heard of a chance remark which made _____ that his friend was in trouble. A. himself realize B. himself realizing C. him realize D. him to realize
9. I know what they are thinking. You would rather I ______. You don’t believe I could be of any help. A. wouldn’t come B. haven’t come C. hadn’t come D. didn’t come
10. The driver admitted that not only _____, but he didn’t have a driving license either. A. he was not insured B. was he not insured C. he was insured not D. was not he insured
11. _____ of the two men had stolen her purse, Babara was determined to find out. A. Whoever B. Whichever C. Who D. Which
12. He _____ on his own, but his colleagues have pulled him through. A. never managed B. has never managed
C. would never manage D. would never have managed
13. I could not afford to eat in such restaurants and anyone else I knew _____. A. could not too B. could not either C. could also not D. could neither
14. Neither rain, nor snow or sleet ____ from delivering our letters, which we so much look forward to receiving.
A. keeps the postman B. keep the postman C. the postman keeps D. the postman keep
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15. These chairs may look good, but are very uncomfortable ______. A. to sit on them B. to sit on C. sitting on them D. sitting on
16. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were _______ (fascinated) by comets.
A. intrigued B. infected C. inconvenienced D. inclined
17. The specific mechanisms by which cortisone and similar compounds function are _____ (poorly) documented.
A. partially B. occasionally C. inadequately D. rarely
18. The new management, ______(coupled with) the use of their capital, would enable them to increase their production.
A. apart from B. aside from C. covered with D. combined with
19. In the past, billboards were _______ (largely) the preserve of advertisers of such products as beverages and tobacco.
A. for the most part、 B. in some areas、 C. without exception、 D. by rights
20. Evidence exists that hearing problems may be ____(alleviated) by changes in diet and exercise habits. A. initiated B. cured C. complicated D. lessened
Practice 7
1. Topics for conversation should be _____to the experiences and interests of the students.
A. convenient B. relevant C. similar D. accustomed
2. The matter of whether or not the Royal Family should pay taxes was first _____in an article in the Times.
A. aroused B. raised C. arose D. rose
3. He is an honest official and has never _____ any gifts from people who sought his help.
A. received B. expected C. accepted D. foreseen
4. Having settled the matter to his _____，Jonson tried to put it out of his mind.
A. interest B. happiness C. satisfaction D. comfort
5. Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in _____.
A. mutual B. ordinary C. common D. similar
6. I can _____ with the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
A. live on B. come out C. hold on D. put up
7. The box was crammed _____ books. I managed to pull one out and opened it to see what was inside.
A. with B. by C. for D. of
8. Without a doubt, _____ the key issue in the President’s campaign.
A. is taxation going to be B. is going taxation to be C. is going to be taxation D. taxation is going to be
9. Although he is the biggest boy in our class, he is _____ any one of us.
A .the weaker than B. weaker than C. the weakest of D. weakest of
10. ―You look really tired.‖“ _____ if you’d just worked for 12 hours without a break.”
A. so do you B. so you do C. so would you D. so you would 11. It was stupid _____ so much for car repairs when he could do them himself.
A. for his paying B. of his paying C. for him to pay D. of him to pay
12. The classroom has such comfortable chairs _____ the students find it easy to fall asleep.
A. so B. and C. that D. then
13. If we hadn’t worked hard in the past few years, things _____ so smoothly now.
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A. wouldn’t be going B. wouldn’t have been going C. won’t be going D. wouldn’t have gone
14. I can’t think of any reason _____ you should take all the blame for what happened.
A. how B. which C. why D. when
15. I think that is what he said, but I can’t swear _____ him correctly
A. to having heard B. to have heard C. to hearing D. to hear 16. Sorry I can’t answer your question. I know _____ about the subject.
A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
17. Susan feels tired and sleepy. She wishes she _____ so late last night.
A. didn’t stay up B. hadn’t stayed up C. wasn’t stayed up D. hadn’t been stayed up
18. _____ about his financial position that he can hardly sleep at night.
A. So much he worries B. So he worries much C. So much does he worry C. So does he worry much
19. It was in the year 1925 _____ John Biard found a way to send pictures by wireless.
A. when B. that C. in which D. which
20. ―There, I told you there was a small hut on the hillside.‖“ _____ — how strange I hadn’t noticed it.”
A. Neither is there B. Neither there is C. So is there D. So there is
Practice 8
1. Looking down on the valley, he was suddenly _____ of his childhood days playing in the mountain
slopes.
A. remembered B. reminded C. recalled D. recollected
2. Although it _____ considerably more to do it this way, it does work out cheaper in the long run. A. spends B. affords C. costs D. Pays
3. I’ve made an ______ for you to see the dentists at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. A. interview B. assignment C. opportunity D. apartment
4. The existing methods of storing and ____ personnel information are inadequate. A. operating B. dealing C. handling D. manufacturing
5. Mother was so weak after the operation that the doctors wondered if they would be able to ____ her through.
A. pull挽 B. push C. draw D. cure
6. I _____ having to pay taxes for health care and then having to pay again when I am ill. A. confuse B. wonder C. offend D. resent
7. How can I have any self-confidence when you’re always so ____ of me? A. severe B. unpleasant C. critical D. particular
8. There’s no point telling her she’s doing wrong because she just _____ criticism. A. shrugs off B. puts away C. breaks off D. casts aside 9. She’s more _____ than most people to help out when you ask her. A. assured B. enjoyable C. inclined D. likeable
10. ______ looking for me this evening, tell him that I will be back at six o’clock. A. Anyone should come B. Should anyone come C. If anyone had come D. If anyone would have come
11. Alex ______ that window because he never came anywhere near here yesterday.
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A. mustn’t have broken B. wouldn’t have broken C. can’t have broken D. needn’t have broken
12. He was asked to show them the same respect _____ they would to him. A. like B. which C. as D. when
13. She had no way of knowing, ____, whether her husband was injured. A. nor did we B. so did we C. not we either D. and we too
14. The rain is coming through the roof. We ______ get a builder to look at it tomorrow. A. had rather B. would rather C. had better D. would like to 15. You were disappointed, I realize, but you _____ such a fuss in public. A. don’t have to make B. needn’t make C. mustn’t have made D. needn’t have made
16. The cat, sleeping in the sunlight, lay ______ as if it were dead.
A. motionless B. as motionless C. being motionless D. to be motionless 17. We can go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight ---- _________. A. whatever suits you best B. whichever suits you best
C. whenever suits you best D. however suits you best
18. We decided against installing new heating apparatus, for the reason _____ it would be too costly.
A. that B. why C. since D. because
19. ________ from space, our earth, with water covering about 75% of its surface, appears as a ―blue planet‖.
A. Seeing B. Seen C. To be seen D. Being seen 20. ______, I realize that I owe a debt to my early country life.
A. Lover of town while I am B. A lover of town since I am C. Lover of town as I am D. A lover of town as I am BCDCA DCACB CCACD ABABC
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