Words and Structure [I]

1. The teacher doesn’t permit _____ in class.

A)smoke B)to smoke C)smoking D)to have a smoke

2. Anne couldn't concentrate _____ what she was doing while her family were watching TV.

A)to B)on C)for D)in

3. Mr. Smith advised us to withdraw _____ .

A)so that to get not involved B)so as to get not involved

C)so as not to get involved D)so that not to get involved

4. I decided to go to the library as soon as I _____ .

A)finish what I did B)finished what I did

C)would finish what I was doing D)finished what I was doing

5. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _____ for her examination.

A)to prepare B)to be prepared C)preparing D)being preparing

6. It _____ around nine o'clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.

A)had to be B)was to be C)must have be D)must be

7. There were some _____ flowers on the table.

A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal

8. He said he would go _____ the rain.

A)without B)no matter how C)in spite of D)even if

9. The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

A)consequently B)continuously C)constantly D)consistently

10. There's little chance that mankind would _____ a nuclear war.

A)retain B)endure C)maintain D)survive

11. Throughout his life, Henry Moore _____ an interest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds.

A)contained B)secured C)reserved D)maintained

12. Many difficulties have _____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.

A)risen B)arisen C)raised D)arrived

13. Though the long-term _____ cannot be predicted, the project has been proved by the committee.

A)affect B)effort C)effect D)afford

14. She _____ a musician than her brother.

A)were more of B)has been more of C)is more of D)be more of

15. Many Europeans _____ the continent of Africa in the 19th century.

A)explore B)were explored C)were exploring D)explored

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16. In those days Jerry _____ her mother in the hospital every day.

A)go to see B)went to see C)goes to see D)has gone to see

17. There _____ beautiful clothes displayed in the shop window.

A)is B)was C)are D)were

18. He _____ eggs and toast for breakfast tomorrow morning.

A)has B)have C)will have D)had

19. I think Red Team will win the final game; it’s very likely that _____.

A)they will B)they can C)they would D)they could

20. The car won't start because the battery _____.

A)runs down B)run down C)has run down D)have run down

21. Ever since Picasso's paintings went on exhibit, there _____ large crowds at the museum everyday.

A)is B)has been C)have been D)are being

22. Mrs. Brown is supposed _____ for Italy last week.]

A)to have left B)to be leaving C)to leave D)to have been left

23. We _____ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.

A)just have had B)have just had C)just had D)had just had

24. He asked not be re-elected for he _____ chairman for seven years.

A)was B)has been C)had been D)were

25. She was glad that her success _____ things easier for the women who would follow.

A)make B)will make C)made D)would make

26. My wife said in her letter that she _____ hearing from you sometime.

A)appreciates B)would appreciate C)appreciated D)will appreciate

27. Pick me up at 8 o’clock. I _____ my bath by then.

A)will have had B)will be having C)can have had D)may have

28. By the end of April, Peter _____ here for three months.

A)will have stayed B)will stay C)stays D)has stayed

29. By the end of this month, we surely _____ a satisfactory solution to the problem.

A)have found B)will be finding C)will have found D)are finding

30. The police _____ the records of all those involved in the crime.

A)is looking into B)look into C)are looking into D)looked into

31. The bridge was named _____ the hero who gave his life for cause of the people.

A)after B)with C)by D)from

32. My sole object was to get shelter _____ the snow, to get myself covered and warm.

A)for B)off C)from D)over

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33. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.

A)went after B)went into C)went for D)went on

34. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye _____ the developments and recorded every detail.

A)in B)at C)for D)on

35. What do you suppose _____ if the director knew you left that day?

A)will happen B)happen C)would happen D)happens

36. _____ today, she would get there by Saturday.

A)If she leaves B)Were she to leave C)Was she leaving D)Would she leave

37. Even if I had known her address, I _____ time to write to her.

A)cannot have had B)will not have had C)might not have had D)must have had

38. My cat would not have bitten the toy fish _____ it was made of rubber.

A)if she has known B)if she knew C)she should have know D)had she knew

39. _____ for your laziness, you could have finished the assignment by now.

A)Had it not been B)It were not C)Weren't it D)Had not it been

40. How I wish I _____ a pilot at that moment!

A)am B)was C)were D)would

41. He didn't go to the party, but he does wish he _____ there.

A)had been B)has been C)would have been D)would be

42. He wish he _____ with you tomorrow.

A)can go B)could go C)would go D)is going

43. We desire that the tour leader _____ us immediately of any change in plans.

A)inform B)informs C)informed D)has informed

44. He suggested _____ to tomorrow's exhibition together.

A)us to go B)we went C)we shall go D)we go

45. It was essential that the application forms _____ back before the deadline.

A)must be sent B)would be sent C)be sent D)were sent

46. It's necessary _____ the dictionary immediately.

A)that he will return B)that he returned C)that he return D)that he has to return

47. It was proposed that the matter _____ discussed at the next meeting.

A)will be B)was C)would D)be

48. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I _____ your advice.

A)follow B)had followed C)would follow D)have followed

49. Pupils _____ will be promoted to the next grade.

A)who pass the test B)whom pass the test C)they pass the test D)themselves and pass the test

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50. Not long ago, a person _____ very well was involved in an accident.

A)him I know B)whom I know C)himself I know D)who I know

51. The residents,_____ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

A)all their homes B)all whose homes C)all of whose homes D)all of their homes

52. He spoke confidently,_____ impressed me most.

A)so that B)that C)it D)which

53. There are certain occasions _____ people who are in the middle of do something.

A)while you must interrupt B)you must interrupt

C)when you must interrupt D)we must interrupt

54. Mr. Smith drove slowly on the way home until he reached the highway _____ the speed limit was 60 miles an hour.

A)where B)though C)when D)because

55. He explained the reason _____ they behaved like that.

A)which B)that C)for D)why

56. An investigation was made into the accident, _____ fifth people were killed.

A)in which B)where C)when D)for that

57. Helen was much kinder to her younger child than she was to the others, _____, of course made the others jealous.

A)who B)that C)what D)which

58. She's a good dancer, _____ she sings much better.

A)and B)but C)or D)so

59. I had barely left my room _____ it began to rain.

A)than B)that C)when D)just

60. _____ I do my work, the boss doesn't mind what time I arrive at my office.

A)so far as B)so long as C)so long D)so far

61. Lisa will surely succeed _____ she works very hard.

A)when B)while C)because D)after

62. Young people should go _____ they are most needed by the motherland.

A)where B)when C)to where D)than

63. Go and wash the skirt _____ you can wear it tomorrow.

A)then B)and C)so D)so that

64. I will finish writing the paper _____ it takes me all night.

A)so that B)however C)even if D)before

65. He talks _____ he knew everything about it.

A)as if B)even if C)if D)if only

66. We can't claim _____ what we don't know.

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A)knowing B)to be known C)to know D)have known

67. His uncle narrowly escaped _____ in the famous battle.

A)to kill B)being killed C)killing D)to be killed

68. I regret _____ your advice.

A)having accepted B)not having accepted C)to accept D)not to accept

69. David tried _____ the window, but he couldn’t. It was stuck.

A)close B)to close C)closing D)having closed

70. Don't worry, Philip is quite used _____ such heavy traffic as this.

A)to driving B)to have driven C)to be driving D)to drive

71. If you want _____ you have to get the fund somewhere.

A)that the job is done B)the job done C)to have done the job D)the job that is done

72. Go straight into the cave and find out what's in there,_____?

A)don't you B)will you C)do you D)can you

73. All _____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.

A)which is needed B)for our needs C)the thing needed D)that is needed

74. The minister had his secretaries _____ a press conference.

A)arrange B)to arrange C)arranging D)arranged

75. There is no point _____ the piano, unless you practice every day.

A)to learn to play B)in learning to play C)by learning to play D)having learned to play

76. No sooner had we reached the top of the hill _____ we all sat down to rest.

A)when B)then C)than D)until

77. _____ in 1943 _____ the harmful smog made its appearance in Los Angeles.

A)Only/that B)It was/then C)That it was/when D)It was/that

78. _____ she first heard of the man referred as a specialist.

A)That was from Stephen B)It was Stephen whom

C)It was from Stephen that D)It was Stephen that

79. My camera _____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

A)be adjusted B)was adjusted C)was to adjusted D)can be adjusted

80. Nuclear science _____ to benefit the people rather than harm them.

A)should be developed B)will be developed C)can be developed D)may be developed

81. A Dream of the Red Chamber is said _____ into dozens of language in the last decade.

A)to translate B)to have translated C)to be translated D)to have been translated

82. I couldn't find _____, and so I took this one.

A)a large enough coat B)an enough large coat C)a large coat enough D)a coat enough large

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83. He loves _____ very much.

A)two their little children B)two little their children

C)their two little children D)their little two children

84. They usually have less money at the end of the month than _____ at the beginning.

A)which is B)which was C)they have D)it is

85. It wasn't such a good dinner _____ she had promised us.

A)that B)which C)as D)what

86. She never laughed,_____ lose her temper.

A)or she ever did B)nor did she ever C)or did she ever D)nor she ever did

87. Only by shouting at the top of his voice _____ .

A)he was able to make himself hear B)he was able to make himself heard

C)was he able to make himself hear D)was he able to make himself heard

88. Never before that night _____ the extent of my own power.

A)had I left B)I left C)did I left D)I had left

89. _____ student with a little common sense should be able to the question.

A)Each B)Any C)Either D)One

90. We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let's have _____ one this month.

A)another B)more C)the other D)other

91. No agreement was reached in discussion as neither side would give way to _____.

A)the other B)any other C)another D)other

92. Either you or I _____ to go to the company.

A)is B)be C)am D)was

93. Neither his traveler's checks nor the money he had brought _____ enough to pay for the rent.

A)be B)is C)are D)was

94. Every teacher and every student _____ a book.

A)has B)have C)had D)got

95. Nobody except my grandparents _____ anything about it.

A)know B)knows C)knew D)knowing

96. Many a student and teacher _____ practice in this factory.

A)has B)have C)is having D)had

97. _____ loads of big oranges on the ground.

A)There is B)There are C)There will be D)There were

98. At that time politics _____ often a topic for discussion among them.

A)is B)be C)was D)were

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99. The trousers _____ in the upper left drawer.

A)be B)is C)are D)was

100. Every means _____ tried.

A)has been B)have been C)was D)were

Words and Structure (II)

101. The means of communication between the two cities _____ interrupted.

A)is B)are C)be D)to be

102. Having no money but _____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.

A)not to want any B)not waiting anyone C)wanted no one D)to want no one

103. To my great _____ you two failed to pass the final examination.

A)excitement B)impatience C)disappointment D)promotion

104. The twin sisters are so much alike that we often _____ one for the other.

A)look B)regard C)view D)mistake

105. I used to _____ the room with my elder brother.

A)hold B)share C)divide D)separate

106. Your composition is quite good _____ some mistakes in spelling.

A)besides B)apart from C)except for D)except

107. Mr. Smith was _____ rude man _____ his workers said they would not work for him.

A)so...that B)so...when C)such a...that D)such a...when

108. When my grandparents _____ the old times, they are very sad.

A)rediscover B)remind C)recognize D)recall

109. Lucy liked the party as the food was greatly _____ her taste.

A)for B)in C)to D)with

110. I can't talk with you now, but I'll _____ you this afternoon by phone.

A)connect with B)get in touch with C)communicate with D)have a link with

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111. Jane is absent today, She _____ ill.

A)must be B)shall be C)should be D)will be

112. The students jumped with joy when they _____ the good news.

A)heard for B)heard of C)heard from D)heard over

113. At last, he couldn't bear his wife's _____ tongue any more.

A)violent B)strict C)sharp D)anxious

114. He knows her only interest is _____.

A)concert B)concerts C)the concerts D)to go to concert

115. My carelessness _____ the failure in the experiment.

A)resulted in B)resulted from C)brought in D)brought from

116. It was 10 sharp when the train _____ into the station.

A)entered B)pulled C)drew D)dragged

117. We _____ back the house at the original price.

A)regained B)relieved C)purchased D)redesigned

118. It is impolite to _____ a speaker when he is making a speech.

A)inquire B)interrupt C)oppose D)stop

119. She said that she hated to see letters _____ in pencil.

A)write B)to write C)writing D)written

120. Did you admit _______ the money?

A)borrowing to B)to borrowing C)be borrowed D)to borrow

121. _____ to the doctor right away, you might have been better now.

A)If you went B)Were you gone C)Had you gone D)Should you have gone

122. I think there is _____ in giving him advice.

A)of no use B)without any use C)of no benefit D)not much point

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123. When _____ why she was late again, she just kept silent.

A)asked B)asking C)been asked D)to be asked

124. Jim and John _______ skating together during their children.

A)used to going B)were used going C)used to go D)were used to go

125. They have been _____ with the company for many years.

A)comparing B)keeping C)combining D)dealing

126. He told me how to get here but perhaps he _____ me a map.

A)had to give B)ought to give C)must have given D)should have given

127. It was under the desk _____ Mary found her pen.

A)which B)that C)on which D)where

128. In the end of the plane _____ into the clouds.

A)reduced B)vanished C)finished D)held

129. The famous company is _____.

A)my father-in-law B)my fathers-in-law C)my father-in-law's D)my father's-in-law's

130. Without their help, she _____ in passing the entrance examination.

A)doesn't succeed B)didn't succeed C)couldn't succeed D)couldn't succeeded

131. The doctor advised that her nephew _____ an operation at once in order to save his life.

A)have B)had C)would have D)was going to have

132. It is quite necessary that a good student _____ his lessons after class.

A)reviews B)can review C)review D)has reviewed

133. Her remarkable performance in the competition proved that she was a _____ winner.

A)worth B)worthy C)worthless D)worthwhile

134. Police officers working on the murder have _____ many people.

A)enquired B)asked C)demanded D)questioned

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135. We'd better have our car _____ immediately, or we will be late for the movie.

A)repair B)repairing C)repaired D)to be repaired

136. The writer thoroughly understood the society _____ .

A)she had grown in it B)she had grown up C)which had she grown up in D)in which she has grown up

137. Let's take _____ of this opportunity to work hard for our country.

A)profit B)benefit C)interest D)advantage

138. They have _____ their youngest child by giving her whatever she wants.

A)destroyed B)uneducated C)spoiled D)wasted

139. Most of the streets were flooded in the morning. There _____ violent rainstorm during the night.

A)must be B)must have been C)must to be D)has been

140. What I expect is a _____ .

A)fast B)prompt C)rapid D)punctual

141. Little _____ wine.

A)she cares for B)she does care for C)she did care for D)does she care for

142. Please tell him to wait here for me _____ he comes.

A)since B)unless C)if D)in case

143. My mother is interested in _____ I have told her.

A)that B)all that C)all which D)all what

144. We should have invited him to our party, but we _____ him well.

A)hadn't known B)doesn't know C)didn't know D)don't know

145. He asked me if I was _____ on reading.

A)keen B)eager C)interested D)happy

146. Her cousin was stopped by a policeman when he was driving home and was _____ him of speeding.

A)blamed B)arrested C)accused D)warned

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147. Never before in his country _____ for women.

A)so much has been done B)has been so much done

C)has been done so much D)has so much been done

148. Don't advise him what to do next; he must use his own _____.

A)judgment B)opinion C)idea D)thought

149. I was so tired that I _____ when I was sitting in the armchair reading.

A)dropped away B)dropped out C)dropped off D)dropped through

150. As she was ill, she had to _____ the meeting.

A)regret B)fail C)lack D)miss

151. Nobody would believe that my motive was _____ despite my explanation about it.

A)respective B)respectful C)respectable D)respected

152. _____ he been here, he could have explained it.

A)Would B)Have C)Had D)Should

153. The boss ordered that the waiter _____ fired.

A)was B)were C)is D)be

154. I wonder where you _____ going for your winter vocation.

A)mean B)intend C)guess D)prepare

155. She will help me when she _____ her homework.

A)finish B)will finish C)has finished D)will have finished

156. Her proposal is that I _____ the red coat.

A)buy B)am buying C)bought D)be bought

157. He asked if I knew the name of _____.

A)little, funny, the red insect B)the funny, little, red insect

C)the red, little, funny insect D)the red, funny, little insect

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158. She is positive that Richard has been here and _____.

A)has done what required him B)did what required him

C)does what is required him D)has done what was required of him

159. It is very strange that even you _____ so.

A)should say B)will speak C)would say D)would speak

160. Arriving home, he _____ down and soon fell asleep.

A)lied B)laid C)lay D)lain

161. If only the accident _____ !

A)does not happen B)not happens C)had not happened D)not happened

162. It is no use _____ to repair the bicycle. It is too old.

A)trying B)to try C)by trying D)having tried

163. I think that your composition is much better than _____ in the class.

A)the others B)any other's C)the other students D)any student's

164. He hates to be disturbed if he _____.

A)works B)is working C)will work D)has worked

165. There is not the _____ doubt about that.

A)weakest B)thinnest C)slightest D)smallest

166. The _____ lady burst into scream at the sight of the snake.

A)frightening B)frightful C)fright D)frightened

167. Mr. Wang ought to go by plane, _____?

A)would he B)should he C)wouldn't he D)shouldn't

168. You _____ football on the playground when she visited you.

A)must play B)must have been playing C)must be playing D)must have played

169. Mr. Haggard is _____ a famous scientist.

A)ranked B)entitled C)known as D)classified into

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170. I have already _____ my position on the point.

A)claritied B)certified C)testified D)verified

171. It is high time that the boy _____ go to bed.

A)should B)would C)is to D)must

172. Do you know what _____ her strange behavior?

A)brought in B)brought about C)brought to D)brought up

173. The young man was caught _____ money from the old lady.

A)to steal B)steal C)stole D)stealing

174. At that moment, we were having a(an) _____ discussion about the problem.

A)hot-tempered B)complicated C)spirited D)irritated

175. He _____ go abroad when he was passed the coming TOEFL exam.

A)could B)is able to C)is capable of D)will be able to

176. The texts in Book II are _____ difficult.

A)quite too B)too very C)rather too D)fairly too

177. More teachers than one _____ the suggestion.

A)has opposed B)have opposed C)opposed D)is opposed

178. _____ you do it or not is none of my business.

A)Either B)If C)Whether D)That

179. He is _____ every day by the slow bus service in that small city.

A)confused B)horrified C)impressed D)annoyed

180. The kind of stories my grandfather told me in my childhood _____ again.

A)has never heard B)has never been heard C)have never heard D)have never been heard

181. She did not believe their nice words _____ frightened by their threat.

A)she was not B)neither she was C)nor was she D)so wasn't she

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182. It was quite urgent that the police _____ notified of the accident immediately.

A)be B)is C)are D)was

183. He ran away _____ he should be seen.

A)that B)which C)unless D)lest

184. It was very clever _____ at the spot so quickly.

A)of her arriving B)for her arriving C)of her to arrive D)for her to arrive

185. If you become a college student, you will be free to study _____ you.

A)whatever interests B)whatever that interests C)whatever interesting D)whatever which interests

186. I would like to _____ Daisy to you for the job. She is very clever and diligent.

A)propose B)recommend C)suggest D)demand

187. Later he discovered, _____ was news to him, that Pamela was the Mayor's daughter.

A)who B)that C)which D)what

188. Ralph is _____ his sister.

A)two years senior than B)two year senior than C)two years senior to D)two year senior to

189. She was _____ how to the letter.

A)puzzled B)wondered C)surprised D)discouraged

190. Harry has _____ many prizes for his country.

A)carried back B)carried on C)carried off D)carried through

191. The question _____ now is what to do next.

A)discussing B)discussed C)being discussed D)to be discussed

192. If your parents had known that you were going, they would have _____ it.

A)forgiven B)forborne C)foretold D)forbidden

193. I would prefer to go the day after tomorrow, _____ it's all the same to you.

A)if B)as if C)while D)when

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194. To succeed in accomplishing the difficult task, _____ .

A)you need persistent nature B)one needs to be persistent

C)persistence is needed D)persistence is what you need

195. Julia was jealous _____ her younger brother when she was young.

A)at B)on C)to D)of

196. It will be eight years _____ we have a chance of meeting again.

A)until B)when C)after D)before

197. _____ being intelligent, he is also very hardworking.

A)Except B)Beside C)Besides D)Not only

198. Mr. Lynton _____ to give his opinions on the current political problems.

A)afforded B)declined C)offered D)decided

199. _____ the bad weather, the baseball match had to be put off till next Saturday.

A)Because B)Due to C)Since D)Owing to

200. I was asked to _____ the important things while we were having the meeting.

A)set back B)set at C)set down D)set off

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202. He is constantly _______ not to do that, but he still goes on doing it all the same.

A)telling B)being told C)told D)having been told

203. The necessity for more wage _______ for food has lowered the standard of living.

A)to be paid B)paying C)to pay D)being to be paid

204. Social reformer Jane Smith _____ a prominent role in the foundation of the National Progressive party.

A)playing B)who played C)played D)to play

205. If I _______ George had wanted to get up early, I would have woken him.

A)knew B)know C)have known D)had known

206. The job would require that he _______ at the laboratory at 8 every morning.

A)will be B)would be C)be D)is

207. You _____ all the trouble had you known he was not there.

A)mustn't take B)mustn't have taken C)needn't take D)needn't have taken

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208. The idea for the new machine came to Mr. Lane _______ to work last week.

A)as he drives B)while was driving C)While driving D)when he has driven

209. He said he felt bad because he _______ late the night before.

A)sit up B)was sitting up C)has sat up D)had been sitting up

210. We are familiar with the idea _______ all matter consists of atoms.

A)which B)where C)that D)whose

211. He spoke of the peasants and the villagers _______ he had visited.

A)that B)which C)in which D)where

212. The girl in the red hat is the _______ person I've been waiting to see.

A)very B)rather C)same D)just

213. You can fly to New York this afternoon _______ you don't mind changing planes in San Francisco.

A)provided B)so far as C)except D)unless

214. A new car in excellent condition with whitewall tires and air conditioning is ______ sale by the owner.

A)in B)at C)to D)for

215. He told his wife as little as possible, _______ she spread the news all over the town.

A)if B)so that C)lest D)even if

216. _______ has stopped moving resists being moved again.

A)The thing B)One C)What D)Which

217. --"What is she?"-- "She is _______.”

A)a singer and a dancer B)a singer and dancer C)the singer and the dancer D)singer and dancer

218. He keeps all his documents in a _______ box.

A)strong black metal B)metal strong black C)strong metal black D)black strong metal

219. _______ he is not in good health, he often helps others.

A)While B)When C)Since D)Now that

220. Do you know why John didn't _______ at the party yesterday evening?

A)show off B)show down C)show up D)show in

221. Badly beaten, the intruders _______ in disorder.

A)fell off B)fell out C)fell back D)fell away

222. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and _______ research.

A)carries out B)carries through C)carries off D)carries about

223. Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work _______ all their time.

A)takes away B)takes in C)takes over D)takes up

224. When you buy anything expensive, you should ask the dealer to give you the _______.

A)remedy B)render C)reference D)receipt

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225. The album is _______ as it was the only one ever signed by the president.

A)unusual B)unique C)rare D)singular

226. Mary wanted to go to New York by herself, but her parents would not give their _______.

A)consent B)contact C)content D)contract

227. The prize went to a _______ doctor in that hospital.

A)distinguishable B)distinguishing C)distinguished D)distinguish

228. Mr. Kent must work out his projections in great _______.

A)detail B)element C)part D)consideration

229. I’ll send somebody to _______ you at noon.

A)relieve B)relief C)release D)substitute

230. Peter _______ a car from the garage for the afternoon.

A)hires B)leases C)employs D)engages

231. The crafty salesman was able to _____ my friend to buy a new car, even though my friend did not need one.

A)convince B)advise C)guide D)lead

232. I know better than _______ him.

A)believe B)to believe C)believing D)believed

233. Old men sat on the park benches, watching the village youths _______ football.

A)play B)to play C)playing D)played

234. Never _______ very fond of cards, I made some excuse and went out for a walk in the garden.

A)being B)having been C)have been D)be

235. If only I _______ the books on the reading list before I attended the lecture.

A)read B)would have read C)have read D)had read

236. If you had spoken clearly, you _______.

A)would have been understood B)be understood C)can understand D)can be understood

237. While crossing the mountain areas, all the men had guns for protection lest they _____ by the local bandits.

A)be attacked B)must be attacked C)were attacked D)would be attacked

238. Robots _______ "steel collar workers".

A)are often referred to as B)often refer to C)name after D)are often named after

239. I just saw John at the bookstore. I didn't think he _______ back until tomorrow.

A)was to come B)will come C)is coming D)is to come

240. Tom said he wasn't feeling well, _______?

A)isn't he B)was he C)wasn't he D)didn't he

241. The science of medicine, _______ progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all sciences.

A)to which B)in which C)with which D)among which

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242. Up went the prices, _______.

A)down the living standard came B)the living standard came down

C)down came the living standard D)came down the living standard

243. He burned all the important documents _______ that they should fall into the enemy's hands.

A)unless B)so C)until D)for fear

244. Although he is more serious _______ his studies than I am, my grades are better than his.

A)with B)about C)for D)at

245. They were just going to give up the question, _______ suddenly they found the.

A)until B)unless C)after D)when

246. Thinking that you know _______ in fact you don't is a disastrous mistake.

A)what B)that C)when D)however

247. Aluminum as well as most metals _______.

A)is a good conductor B)are good conductors C)is a good insulator D)are good insulators

248. Yesterday our professor gave us a _______ assignment.

A)twenty pages B)twenty-page C)twenty-pages D)twenty page

249. A great effort must still be made _______ the ideas can be turned into really.

A)before B)after C)then D)which

250. We have _______ various approaches to the problem.

A)tried on B)tried for C)tried out D)tried with

251. On entering another country, a tourist will have to _______the Customs.

A)pass through B)pass by C)pass over D)pass for

252. People can _______ new ideas which nobody ever considered before.

A)come into B)come out C)come up with D)come along with

253. Scientists have to _______ past experiences in making new ideas.

A)draw in B)draw back C)draw out D)draw on

254. He lost his _______ and hit her.

A)mood B)sense C)temper D)manner

255. During their first teacher-training year, the students often visited local schools for the _____ of lessons.

A)observation B)investigation C)observance D)inspection

256. The number of _______ species increases every year as natural habitats disappear.

A)dangerous B)endangered C)serious D)hazardous

257. As far as your family is _______. You won't have to worry about them any more.

A)regarded B)related C)connected D)concerned

258. Although it is not our normal ______ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter.

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A)state B)intention C)occasion D)practice

259. Outlines are used most often to _____ the contents of long, complex paper before the actual writing begins.

A)sketch B)draw C)illustrate D)describe

260. Economics is a social science _______ the production, distribution, and consumption of goods.

A)associating B)relating C)affecting D)concerning

261. This house is large enough to _______ up to ten people.

A)accommodate B)modify C)adopt D)install

262. _____first place in the woman's ten meter platform diving event, Xu Yianmei became China's first gold medal winner in the

1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.

A)To win B)Being won C)Won D)Having won

263. Scientists agree the American's native Indian population came from Siberia; however they disagree on the number and dates of

_____ migrations.

A)typical B)singular C)specific D)peculiar

264. _____,all matter is formed of molecules.

A)It doesn't matter if the complex B)No matter how complex

C)How complex is not a matter D)It's not a complex matter

265. In 1850 California, the Golden State, was _____ to the union.

A)enrolled B)admitted C)absorbed D)enlisted

266. Some people find it _____ that Ronald Reagan began his career as an actor in California.

A)surprisedly B)surprised C)surprising D)surprise

267. Children who are always _____ to by their parents soon spoiled.

A)given up B)given out C)given away D)given in

268. The retired worker, who once was a labor model, is still held _____ in the cotton mill.

A)in great respect B)in a great respect C)in great respects D)in the great respect

269. There are some people who hang _____ to their job long after they should have retired.

A)behind B)back C)on D)up

270. Compared to the parents' expectation, what he has achieved is _____ little.

A)so far B)far too C)too far D)far from

271. More and more graduates of medical school _____ to concentrate on limited areas of their professions.

A)are tending B)tend C)are tended D)have tended

272. We know the old soldier _____ in the Liberation War.

A)having once been injured B)having once injured C)to have once been injured D)to have once injured

273. Mr. Blair was reluctantly approved, the significant factor in his favor being his _____ to the position.

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A)recess B)excess C)approach D)reproach

274. _____ could more effective ways to deal with inequities in educational opportunity provide direct payments to families.

A)Five years later B)Only after five years C)After five years has passed D)Five years after

275. It was urgent that they _____ the intellectual background to meet the challenge.

A)should have B)had to have C)would have had D)could have had

276. It's true we won the match, but since the opposing team was so obviously inferior to ours, our success does not _____ much.

A)count for B)count on C)count up D)count out

277. _____ appealing to his better nature, we persuaded the boy to change his behavior.

A)through B)With C)By D)On

278. We can take care of this matter _____ payment is made in advance.

A)in the hope that B)regardless the fact that C)on the grounds that D)on condition that

279. _____ her work was still not as good as she wanted it to be?

A)It was why that B)Why was it that C)That is why it D)Why it is that

280.Many animals have evolved _____ ways of transferring environmentally learned information to other members of their species.

A)complicated B)composed C)completed D)comprehended

281. The football match had to be canceled on _____ of the awful weather.

A)point B)occasion C)account D)behalf

282. To my surprise, he hadn't realized _____.

A)that a girl she was pretty B)what she was a pretty girl C)what a pretty girl she was D)what pretty a girl she was

283. Further arms limitations negotiations were _____ when Congress failed to grant the treaty.

A)held down B)called off C)brought out D)left behind

284. Should their plot have succeeded, that _____ to a repeat of old society.

A)has been leading B)has led C)would lead D)would have led

285. Nothing can discourage the girl _____ going ahead with her plans.

A)from B)against C)with D)about

286. _____ that the new faces are people who know the business climate well.

A)The fortune B)To be fortune C)Fortunately D)It is fortunate

287. The age of a tree can be determined accurately by counting the number of tree rings it has _____.

A)achieved B)developed C)worn D)grown

288. _____ professional baseball is played, the more certain it becomes that Walter Johnson's shut-out record will never be beaten.

A)The longer than B)How long C)However long D)the longer

289. Certain diseases of the brain are suffered by human being _____.

A)lonely B)alone C)singly D)solely

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290. _____ of decorating houses at preset, that of papering interior walls was probably the most popular.

A)All the means B)Of all the means C)Means of all D)The means

291. Electrical resistance is a common property of all materials._____.

A)differs only in degree B)it only differs in degree C)only in degree it differs D)differing only in degree

292. Attempting to reach his home before the storm, _____.

A)the bicycle of John broke down B)it happened that John's bike broke down

C)the storm caught John D)John had an accident on his bicycle

293. The workers waited patiently _____.

A)that is ship is arrived B)that the ship should arrived

C)for the ship to be arrived D)for the ship arrived

294. No one expected _____.

A)the old man to disappear B)the old man disappearing C)to disappear the old man D)disappearing the old man

295. The patient looks _____ ill for a long time.

A)as if he had been B)as if he was C)as if he is D)as if he has been

296. _____ that he wasn't able to come. I wouldn't have sent him the invitation letter.

A)Since I had known B)Had I known C)Did I know D)If I knew

297. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A)In spite of B)But for C)Because of D)As for

298. The English of her composition is too good. She can't _____ it herself.

A)have to write B)have written C)had written D)be written

299. The values of a people, their customs, and their perceptions of the world _____ their language.

A)are influenced B)be influenced C)influencing D)influence

300. The ancient Romans cared less about philosophy and pure mathematics _____ the Greeks.

A)than did B)than that of C)that what of D)than those of

301. _____ is announced in today's paper, they have succeeded in solving many problems in accordance with the new theory.

A)Which B)As C)What D)That

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CET-4名词练习1．These books, which you can get at any bookshop，will give you ____ you need.

A)all the information B)all the informations

C)all of information D)all of the informations 　2．The clothes a person wears may express his ______ or social position.

　 A)Curiosity B)status C)determination D)significance 　 　3. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______, drawing millions of visitors every year. 　 A)attention B)attraction C)appointment D)arrangement 　　4．A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ______. 　　　A)nuisance B)trouble C)Worry D)anxiety 　5．When people become unemployed, it is________ often worse than lack of wages. 　　

A)laziness B)poverty C)idleness D)inability

6．Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the market. 　A) batteries B)bargains C)baskets D)barrels 　

7．In previous times，when fresh meat was in short _________，pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food．

A)store B)provision C)reserve D)supply 　8．The tomato juice left a brown _________ on the front of my jacket. 　　

A)track B)trace C)spot D)point 　

9．My father seemed to be in no _____________ to look at my school report.

　 A)feeling B)attitude C)emotion D)mood 　　　　10．He gives people the impression ____________ all his life abroad．　　

A)of having spent B)to hay spent C)of being spent D)to spend 　11．A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial __________ ． 　　

A)mark B)feature C)trace D)appearance 　12. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ______ an equal share of its resources?

　 A)by B)at C)to D)over 　　　13. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _________ to the health service. 　　

A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access 　　　　14. Professor Taylor's talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as

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scientists.

A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact 　

15. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

　 A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics 　16. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____. 　　 A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility 　　17. The newspaper did not mention the ______ of the damage caused by the fire.

　 A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity 　　　18. The traditional approach ______ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.

A) to dealing B) in dealing C) dealing D) to deal 　19．Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _____. 　　

A)intention B)attempt C)purpose D)desire 　　　20. Lightning is a ______ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.

　　A) rush B) rainbow C) rack D) ribbon 　　21. I caught a ______ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street. 　　 A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scene 　22. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late. 　　

A) mood B) temper C)mind D) passion

同根异义词辨析练习1._____ nature means all living plants and animals.

A Animal B Animate C Animation D. Animate

2 A slight hill makes an ____ difference in the ease of walking

A appreciate B appreciative C appreciation D appreciable

3. The discovery that her husband was unfaithful to her was a rude ____.

A awakening B wake C awake D awaken

4. A system of strict discipline has a ____effect on conduct.

A benefit B beneficial C beneficent D beneficiary

5. Some People think military service is____ building.

A character B characteristic C characterless D characterize

6 .The performance of this reasonably priced record player is ____ in quality to that of some more

expensive hi-fi sets.

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A comparable B compared C comparative D compare

7. One often finds a writer’s books more ____if one knows about his life and the time he was alive.

A comprehensive B comprehend C comprehensible D comprehensively

8. Lenin expressed great satisfaction ____the work of the Commission.

A concern B concerted C concerning D concerned

9. She was a practiced swindler and took advantage of the old man’s ____ nature.

A confidence B confiding C confident D confidential

10. A ____ line telephone poise stretched off to the horizon.

A continual B continuous C continuity D continue

11. Of this I am____ that Britain stands to gain by a close association with her neighbors.

A convincing B convincible C convince D convinced

12. ____he’s only just started, he knows quite a lot about it.

A considered B considering C considerate D considerable

13. Since her baby died, she has been so ____that she cries at the least thing.

A depressant B depressive C depressed D depressing

14. A ____diagnosis distinguishes between two similar diseases.

A differential B differ C different D difference

15. More state help is needed for the ____section of the community.

A advantage B advantageous C disadvantageous D disadvantaged

16. Each rank in the army has a ____ sign to wear.

A distinct B distinctive C distinction D distinctly

17. He was not an ordinary man; he was a ____judge.

A distinguishing B distinguished C distinguishable D distinguish

18. The young wife cannot be too ____ if she is to help her husband in his career.

A economical B economy C economic D economically

19. I don’t think it ____to ask him to join the club.

A worthwhile B worth C worthy D worthiness

20.____of his friend’s success he cast about for some means to humiliate him.

A envy B enviable C envious D envied

21. The student did ____research before writing the term paper.

A exhaust B exhausted C exhaustive D exhausting

22. Throughout his life Jack remained ____to his fundamental political principle.

A faith B faithfully C faithful D faithless

23. A____ tower made of concrete, bottles, hubcaps and cans.

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A fanciful B fantasy C fancy D fantastic

24. His heart sank as he listened to the judge uttering the ____ words.

A fate B fated C fatally D fateful

25. Because she has a ____manner she’s slow in making friends.

A forbid B forbidding C forbidden D forbiddingly

26 As a nurse she got very ____, but being an administrator seems to suit her.

A frustrate B frustration C frustrated D frustrating

27 A ____career had been predicted for her in the Civil Service.

A glittering B glitter C glittery D glittered

28 Their whole ____ history seemed to be reflected in the song.

A glorify B glorified C glorification D glorious

29 His refusal was worded in such a ____way that we could not be offended.

A grace B graceless C gracious D graceful

30.The ____spot on which the first pilgrim landed in America.

A history B historic C historical D historically

31. Most of the students are making good progress but Jenny seems ____case.

A hope B hopeless C hopeful D hopelessness

32. The outburst was ____of her bad temper.

A illustrate B illustrative C illustration D illustrious

33.The artist’s ____use of color delighted the critics.

A imagine B imaginative C imaginary D imaginable

34. It is ____to think that we could build the house in a month.

A impracticable B impractical C impractically D impracticability

35. As the goods were damaged, she fell fully ____in asking for her money.

A justice B justification C justifiable D justified

36. It’s only ____that she’s been well enough to go out.

A later B latter C late D lately

37. There is no ____of that happening.

A like B likely C likelihood D likeness

38.She gave a ____account of her adventure.

A lively B living C alive D live

39. For all her suffering she could only feel a ____affection for her.

A love B loving C lovely D loved

40. We must be ____not only of the form but also of the content of our drill sentence.

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A mind B mindful C minded D mindless

41. The police could not find a ____for the murder.

A motivate B motivated C motive D motiveless

42. The beggar told her such a ____ story that she always wept.

A move B movement C movable D moving

43. He was being very ____ and wouldn’t tell me what he was up to.

A myth B mysterious C mystery D mysteriousness

44. The garden was in a state of total ____.

A neglect B neglected C neglectful D neglectfully

45. It is ____ to remove your shoes before entering.

A obligation B obligatory C obliged D obliging

46. He has moved most of his stuff, there are just a few ____and ends left.

A odd B odds C oddity D oddly

47 .We were ____ with cold and hungry.

A perish B perishing C perished D perishable

48. She looked in a ____manner a t the clock and I understood that it was time to leave.

A point B pointer C pointless D pointed.

49. I don’t think that it would be of much ____value to either of us.

A practice B practiced C practical D practicable

50. She spent a____ day cleaning the house thoroughly.

A profit B profitable C profitably D profitless

虚拟语气练习1. If the whole operation ______ beforehand, a great deal of time and money wouldn’t have been

lost.

A. was not planed B. has not been planed

C. had not been planed D. were not planed

2. Jean doesn’t to work right away because she thinks that if she ______ a job she probably

wouldn’t be able to see her friends very often.

A. has to get B. were to get C. had got D. could have got

3. If I hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you ______ now.

A. couldn’t have smiled B. wouldn’t be smiling

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C. didn’t smile D. won’t smile

4. ______ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so

thriving as it is.

A. Had it not be B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be

5. ______ right now, she would get there on Sunday.

A. Would she leave B. If she leaves C. Were she to leave D. If she had left

6. ______ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.

A. Not being B. Had it not been C. Without being D. Not having being

7. We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we ______ him.

A. would have telephoned B. must have telephoned

C. would telephone D. had telephoned

8. A safety analysis ______ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.

A. would identify B. will identify

C. would have identified D. will have identified

9. It is essential that these application forms ______ back as early as possible.

A. must be sent B. will be sent C. are sent D. be sent

10. It is vital that enough money ______ to found the project.

A. be collected B. must be collected C. is collected D. can be collected

11. Mike’s uncle insists ______ in this hotel.

A. staying not B. not to stay C. that he would not stay D. that he not stay

12. It is recommended that the project ______ until all the preparations have been made.

A. is not started B. will not be started C. not be started D. is not be started

13. The manager of the hotel requests that their guests ______ after 11 p.m.

A. not to play loud music B. shouldn’t play loud music

C. don’t play loud music D. couldn’t play loud music

14. Sometimes I wish I ______ in a different time and a different place.

A. be living B. were living C. would live D. would have lived

15. I wish I ______ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.

A. could have slept B. slept C. might have slept D. have slept

16. The manager would rather his daughter ______ in the same office.

A. does not work B. not to work C. had not worked D. did not work

17. Wouldn’t you rather your child ______ to bed early?

A. go B. went C. would go D. goes

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18. The suggestion that the mayor ______ the prize was accepted by everyone.

A. would present B. ought to present C. present D. presents

19. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ______ to its burning temperature.

A. is heated B. will be heated C. be heated D. would be heated

20. That tree looked as if it ______ for a long time.

A. hasn’t watered B. didn’t water

C. hadn’t been watered D. wasn’t watered

21. The old man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ______ himself.

A. injure B. had injured C. injured D. would injure

22. The business of each day, ______ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly.

A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was

23. “You are very selfish. It’s time you ______ you are not the most important person in the

world,” Edgar said to his boss angrily.

A. have realized B. should realize C. realize D. realized

24. It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time ______?

A. we are going home B. we go home C. we went home D. we can go home

25. If only the committee ______ the regulations and put them into effects as soon as possible.

A. approve B. will approve C. can approve D. would approve

26. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ______ your advice.

A. follow B. had followed C. would follow D. have followed

情态动词与动词的时态和语态

1. Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she ______ have studied very hard.

A. may B. should C. must D. ought to

2. You ______ her in her office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.

A. needn’t have seen B. must have seen

C. might have seen D. can’t have seen

3. Mary ______ my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now.

A. has received B. ought to have received

C. couldn’t have received D. shouldn’t have received

4. I didn’t send out my application form last week, but I ______.

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A. had B. would do C. should have D. might have to

5. With all his work on hand, he ______ to the cinema last night.

A. mustn’t go B. wouldn’t go C. oughtn’t go D. shouldn’t have gone

6. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we

______ during the day.

A. must have done B. would have done

C. should have done D. may have done

7. I ______ to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.

A. ought to have written B. must have written

C. couldn’t have written D. needn’t have written

8. You ______ all those calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of things.

A. needn’t have done B. must not have done

C. shouldn’t have done D. can not have done

9. If she doesn’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on asking her until she ______.

A. does B. has done C. will do D. would do

10. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ______ before the West

was settled.

A. could B. was C. would D. did

11. The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel.

A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed

12. Carey didn’t go to the party last night because she ______ the baby for her sister until 9:30.

A. must have looked after B. would have to look after

C. had to look after D. should have looked after

13. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you ______ advertisements showing happy,

balanced families.

A. are often seeing B. often see C. will often see D. have often seen

14. While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that television

______ the newspaper completely.

A. replaced B. have replaced C. replace D. will replace

15. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ______ to the nation.

A. has left B. is to leave C. leaves D. is to be left

16. No decision has been made about that matter yet. We ______ it.

A. still consider B. are still considered

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C. still considered D. are still considering

17. When Mr. Delay go home after a day’s exhausting work, his wife and children ______.

A. were sleeping B. was sleeping C. slept D. have been sleeping

18. You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it ______ undrinkable by now.

A. became B. had became C. has become D. becomes

19. Whatever the causes, English at the end of 20th century is more widely spoken and written than

any other language ______.

A. ever was B. had ever been C. has ever been D. would ever be

20. Until then, his family ______ from him for six months.

A. didn’t hear B. hasn’t been hearing C. hasn’t heard D. hadn’t heard

21. He came back late, ______ which time all the guests had already left.

A. after B. by C. at D. during

22. A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes,

______ from the sort of candles used only in the churches.

A. had come B. coming C. come D. that came

23. By the time you arrive in London, we ______ in Europe for two weeks.

A. shall stay B. will have stayed C. have stayed D. have been staying

24. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ______ by about

10%.

A. will have risen B. has risen C. will be rising D. has been rising

25. My train arrives in New York at 8 o’clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there

______ by then.

A. will have left B. would leave C. had left D. has left

26. The company ______ a rise salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.

A. is promised B. has been promised

C. is promising D. has been promising

27. It seems oil ______ from the pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to put it

right.

A. had leaked B. leaked C. is leaking D. has been leaking

28. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ______ for.

A. be demonstrating for B. demonstrate

C. had been demonstrating D. have demonstrated

29. He ______ when the bus came to a sudden stop.

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A. was almost hurt B. was to hurt himself

C. was hurt himself D. was hurting himself

30. After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.

A. being interviewed B. interviewing

C. interviewed D. having interviewed

31. Between 1897 and 1919, at least 29 motion pictures in which artificial beings were portrayed

______.

A. had produced B. have been produced

C. would have produced D. had been produced

32. The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, ______ and perfected now.

A. developed B. have developed

C. are being developed D. will have been developed

33. Once environmental damage ______, it takes many years for the system to recover.

A. has done B. does C. is to do D. is done

非谓语动词1. It’s quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and ______ knowledge.

A. extensive B. expansive C. intensive D. expensive

2. It took him several months to ______ the wild horse.

A. tend B. cultivate C. breed D. tame

3. I’d rather read than watch television, the programs seem ______ all the time.

A. to get worse B. to be getting worse

C. to have got worse D. getting worse

4. There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means to ______

trouble.

A. making B. to make C. to have made D. having made

5. The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.

A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt

6. The pressure ______ causes American to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant

emotional strain.

A. to compete B. competing C. to be competed D. having competed

7. The project ______ by the end of 2000, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover

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1,000,000 users.

A. accomplished B. being accomplished

C. to be accomplished D. having been accomplished

8. Where should I send my application? The Personnel Office is the place ______.

A. to send it B. send it to C. to send it to D. for sending it

9. I have got a loaf of bread. Now I am looking for a knife ______.

A. to cut it with B. to cut with it C. with it to cut D. it to cut with

10. After 20 years abroad, William came back only ______ how his hometown was damaged in an

earthquake.

A. to find out B. to have found out C. finding out D. to be finding out

11. The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so

trivial and few as hardly ______.

A. noticed B. to be noticed C. being noticed D. to notice

12. ______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.

A. Believe B. To believe C. Believing D. Believed

13. For the new country to survive ______ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic

policies will be required.

A. to name a few B. let alone C. not to speak D. let’s say

14. The children were surprised when the teacher had them ______ their books unexpectedly.

A. closed B. to close C. closing D. close

15. I have heard both teachers and students ______ well of him.

A. to speak B. spoken C. to have spoken D. speak

16. Experts say walking is one of the best way for a person to ______ healthy.

A. preserve B. stay C. maintain D. reserve

17. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you ______ it.

A. mustn’t have done B. wouldn’t have done

C. mightn’t have done D. didn’t have to do

18. It isn’t cold enough for there ______ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim’s car out quite safely.

A. would be B. being C. was D. to be

19. Anne never dreams of ______ for her to be sent abroad very soon.

A. there being a chance B. there to be a chance

C. there be a chance D. being a chance

20. The mother didn’t know who ______ for the broken glass.

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A. will blame B. to blame C. blamed D. blames

21. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ______ his argument in favor of the new

theory.

A. which to base on B. on which to base

C. to base on which D. which to be based on

22. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ______ harm them.

A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. better than

23. The ancient Egyptians are supposed ______ rockets to the moon.

A. to send B. to be sending C. to have sent D. to have been sending

24. A Dream of The Red Chamber is said ______ into dozens of languages in the last decade.

A. to have been translated B. to be translated

C. to translate D. to have translated

25. I happened ______ with him when he was hit by a ball and collapsed.

A. talks B. to talk C. to be talking D. having talked

26. Mr. Johnson preferred ______ heavier work to do.

A. to be given B. to be giving C. to have given D. having given

27. The second book was ______ by August 1952, but two years later, the end is nowhere in sight.

A. completed B. to complete

C. to have completed D. to have been completed

28. I advised them to withdraw ______.

A. so as to get not involved B. so as not to get involved

C. so that not to get involved D. as not to get involved

29. Finding a job in such a big company has always been ______ his wildest dreams.

A. under B. over C. above D. beyond

30. There is no use ______ over spilt milk.

A. of being crying B. crying C. to cry D. if you will cry

31. It’s no use ______ me not to cry.

A. you tell B. your telling C. for you to have told D. having told

32. Mark often attempts to escape ______ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.

A. having been fined B. to have been fined C. being fined D. to be fined

33. People appreciate ______ with him because he has a good sense of humor.

A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. having worked

34. I’m sure your suggestion will ______ the problem.

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A. contribute to solving B. contribute to solve

C. be contributed to solve D. be contributed to solving

35. The match was cancelled because most of the members ______ a match without a standard

court.

A. objected to have B. were objected to have

C. objected to having D. were objected to having

36. I remember ______ to help us if we ever got into trouble.

A. his once offering B. once offering C. him to offer D. to offer him

37. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ______ late for his lecture.

A. to have students B. for students’ being

C. for students to be D. to students’ being

38. Jean didn’t have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ______ for her

examination.

A. to prepare B. to be prepared C. preparing D. being prepared

39. Sometimes very young children have trouble ______ fact from fiction and may believe that

such things really exist.

A. for separating B. to separate C. having separated D. separating

40. The man in t he corner confessed to ______ a lie to the manager of the company.

A. have told B. be told C. being told D. having told

41. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied ______ in the area on the

night of the fire.

A. to be B. to have been C. having been D. be

42. I appreciate _____ to your home.

A. to be invited B. to have invited C. having invited D. being invited

43. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed ______.

A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch

44. Your hair wants ______. You’d better have it done tomorrow.

A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being cut

45. The electric shaver ______ before it can be used.

A. needs repairing B. should be in repair

C. has to be repairable D. must repair

46. John regretted ______ to the meeting last week.

A. not going B. not to go C. not having been going D. not to be going

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47. I remember ______ the door before I went to bed.

A. locking B. to lock C. to have locked D. being locked

48. If I had remembered ______ the window, the thief would not have got in.

A. to close B. closing C. to have closed D. having closed

49. The teacher doesn’t permit ______ in class.

A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. to have a smoke

50. They are considering ______ before the prices go up.

A. of buying the house B. with buying the house

C. buying the house D. to buy the house

51. If I correct someone, I’ll do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one

______.

A. to correct B. correcting C. having corrected D. being corrected

52. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in

every town ______ 50 households or more.

A. having B. to have C. to have had D. having had

53. If the ocean were free of ice, storm paths would move further north, ______ the plains of North

America of rainfall.

A. to deprive B. deprived C. depriving D. having deprived

54. ______ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.

A. Having believed B. Believing C. Believed D. Being believed

55. Corn originated in the new world and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it

______ in Cuba.

A. being cultivated B. been cultivated C. having cultivated D. cultivating

56. His remarks left me ______ about his real purpose.

A. wondered B. wonder C. to wonder D. wondering

57. ______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man

whose command of language is poor.

A. Other things being equal B. To be equal to other things

C. Were other things equal D. Other things to be equal

58. All flights ______ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.

A. having canceled B. were canceled

C. having been canceled D. have been canceled

59. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually ______ the Arctic

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Circle.

A. touched B. touches C. touching D. being touched

60. Our modern civilization must not be thought of as ______ in a short period of time.

A. being created B. to have been created

C. having been created D. to be created

61. ______ such a chance, he planed to learn more.

A. To be given B. Having been given C. Having given D. Giving

62. ______ to disturb his baby sister, he tiptoed into the room.

A. Wishing not B. To wish not C. Not wishing D. Not to wish

63. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being.

A. have done B. haven’t done C. don’t do D. didn’t do

64. The speech which he made ______ the project has bothered me greatly.

A. concerned B. being concerned C. concerning D. be concerned

65. The speaker, ______ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.

A. having known B. being known C. knowing D. known

66. ______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.

A. Being published B. Published C. Publishing D. To be published

67. After a long walk on a hot day, one often feels ______.

A. exhausted B. exhausting C. exhaust D. exhaustive

68. ______ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.

A. To look at B. Looking at C. Looked at D. To be looked at

69. ______ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summer school.

A. To be accused of B. Accusing of C. That he was accused of D. Accused of

70. Don’t get your schedule ______; Stay with us in this class.

A. to change B. changed C. changing D. change

71. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.

A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing

72. Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs ______ carefully in her hands.

A. to be held B. held D. were held D. holding

73. All things ______, the planed trip will have to be called off.

A. considered B. be considered C. considering D. having considered

74. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with audience ______ on benches, chairs or

boxes.

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A. having seated B. seating C. seated D. having been seated

75. No matter how frequently ______, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences.

A. performed B. to be performed C. performing D. being performed

76. ______ the claim about German economic might be, it is somewhat surprising how relatively

small the German economy actually is.

A. To give B. Given C. Giving D. Having given

从句1. In some countries, ______ is called “equality” does not mean equal rights for all people.

A. which B. one C. that D. what

2. ______ is the centre of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle

Ages.

A. It is the sun and not the earth B. Being the sun and not the earth

C. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth

3. It is reported that ______ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.

A. the most B. most of C. most D. the most of

4. Output is now six times ______ it was before 1990.

A. that B. what C. that which D. of that

5. Water will continue to be ______ it is today – next in importance to oxygen.

A. how B. which C. as D. what

6. The mere fact ______ most people believe nuclear wars would be madness doesn’t mean that it

will not occur.

A. what B. which C. that D. why

7. ______ evidence that language–acquiring ability must be stimulated.

A. It being B. It is C. There is D. There being

8. Although Ann is happy with her successes, she wonders ______ will happen to her private life.

A. that B. what C. it D. this

9. By successes I don’t mean ______ usually thought of when the word is used.

A. what is B. that we C. as you D. all is

10. This book will show the readers ______ can be used in other contexts.

A. how that they have observed B. that how they have observed

C. how what they have observed D. that they have observed

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11. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think ______.

A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say

12. Physics is the present day equivalent of ______ used to be called natural philosophy from

which most of the present-day sciences arose.

A. that B. all C. which D. what

13. Liquids are like solids ______ they have a definite volume.

A. with that B. for that C. in that D. at that

14. When I try to understand ______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one

might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

A. why it does B. what it does C. what it is D. why it is

15. ______ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist.

A. That was from Stephen B. It was Stephen whom

C. It was from Stephen that D. It was Stephen that

倒装与反意疑问句1. ______ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.

A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive

C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive

2. ______ for my illness, I would have lent him a helping hand.

A. Not being B. Had it not been C. Without being D. Not having been

3. ______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.

A. As he likes her much B. Although much he likes her

C. Much as he likes her D. Much although he likes her

4. The organization had broken no rules, but ______ had it acted responsibly.

A. neither B. so C. either D. both

5. I could not persuade him to accept it, ______ make him see the importance of it.

A. if only I could not B. no more than I could

C. or I could not D. nor could I

6. Not until the game had begun ______ at the sports ground.

A. should he have arrived B. had he arrived

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C. did he arrive D. would he have arrived

7. We have been told that under no circumstances ______ the telephone in the office for personal

affairs.

A. may we use B. we may use C. we could use D. did we use

8. Only under special circumstances ______ to take make-up tests.

A. are freshmen permitted B. freshmen are permitted

C. permitted are freshmen D. are permitted freshmen

9. So confused ______ that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.

A. since he became B. would he become

C. that he became D. did he become

10. He demanded that we explain what was happening, ______?

A. hadn’t we B. didn’t we C. hadn’t he D. didn’t he

11. Don’t forget to walk the dog while I’m away, ______?

A. can you B. shall you C. do you D. will you

平行结构与强调句型1. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure

______.

A. than more on efficiency B. and more efficiency

C. and more on efficiency D. than efficiency

2. Realizing that he hadn’t enough money and ______ to borrow from his father, he decided to

sell his watch.

A. not wanted B. not to want C. not wanting D. wanting not

3. These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital

information than ______ in traditional media.

A. exist B. exists C. existing D. to exist

4. In the course of a day students do far more than just ______ classes.

A. attend B. attended C. to attend D. attending

5. They usually have less money at the end of the month than ______ at the beginning.

A. which is B. which was C. they have D. it is

6. ______ she realized it was too late to go home.

A. No sooner it grew dark than B. Hardly did it grow dark when

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C. Scarcely had it grown dark than D. It was not until dark that

主谓一致1. If law and order ______ not preserved, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

2. The air-marshal and chief-of-staff ______.

A. is killed B. was killed C. are killed D. were killed

3. Many a teacher and many a student ______ it with ______ own eyes.

A. has seen/his B. has seen/their C. have seen/his D. have seen/their

4. No teacher and student ______.

A. is admitted B. are admitted C. is admitting D. are admitting

5. One or perhaps more pages ______ missing.

A. is B. are C. has been D. have been

6. Not only Thomas but also his parents ______ to attend our commencement ceremony.

A. has invited B. has been invited C. have invited D. have been invited

7. Interest, as well as prospect, ______ important when one looks for a job.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

8. Man, no less than the lower form of life, ______ a product of evolutionary process.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

9. Plenty of hard work ______ the process.

A. accompanies B. is accompanied C. accompany D. are accompanied

10. I have read a large part of the book, the rest ______ difficult.

A. is more B. are more C. is most D. are most

11. The number of the students in the classroom ______ small.

A. are B. is C. have been D. were

12. This is one of the most interesting questions that ______ asked.

A. is B. are C. has been D. have been

13. Not one in one hundred children exposed to disease ______ likely to develop it.

A. is B. are C. should be D. must be

14. After having a constructive talk, the committee ______ a banquet in the dining hall.

A. holds B. hold C. have held D. has hold

15. The committee ______ among themselves about the best place for the banquet.

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A. disagree B. disagrees C. has been disagreed D. has disagreed

16. The militia ______ the murder and the police ______ enquires about the case.

A. have reported/are making B. has reported/is making

C. have reported/is making D. has reported/are making

17. Many a year ______ compiling the dictionary.

A. was spending B. were spending C. was spent D. were spent

18. More than one person here ______ with the disease.

A. has been infected B. have been infected

C. has been infecting D. have been infecting

19. Two hundred and fifty pounds ______ too unreasonable a price for that second-hand car.

A. is B. are C. were D. was

20. Statistics ______ now considered as a branch of science, but the statistics in your report -

______ not so accurate.

A. is/is B. are/are C. is/are D. are is

21. German measles ______ dangerous disease for pregnant women.

A. to be a B. are the C. is a D. are a

22. The Olympic Games ______ an international sports competition.

A. is B. are C. was D. being

23. How close parents are to their children ______ a strong influence on the character of the

children.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

24. Whether or not the next plan will yield any positive results ______ to be seen?

A. remain B. remains C. is remained D. have remained

25. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as ______ its soil and the water of its lakes,

rivers and oceans.

A. are B. is C. do D. has

26. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than ______ in the

public mind today.

A. exists B. exist C. existing D. existed

27. The blind ______ taught trades in school.

A. is B. are C. have D. has

28. None of your projects ______.

A. working out B. work out C. is working out D. are worked out

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29. All I want ______ a room somewhere.

A. are B. were C. be D. is

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