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• 1. By the time you arrive in London, we _____ in Europe for two weeks.

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

• 2. I appreciated ____ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.

• A. having been given     • B. having given    • C. to have been given   • D. to have given

• 3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _____ obtaining water is not the least.

• A. of which     B. for what    • C. as    D. whose

• 4. The heart is ____ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. A. not so    B. not much   

• C. much more    D. no more

• 5. _____ the fact that his initial(开始的 )experiments had failed, Pro. White persisted (坚持 ) in his research.

• A. Because of      B. As to     

• C. In spite of     D. In views of

• 6. The millions of calculations(计算 ) involved, had they been done by hand, _____ all practical value by the time they were finished.

• A. could lose     • B. would have lost     • C. might lose    • D. ought to have lost

• 7. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as _____ earned by his own labour. A. one    B. that   

• C. such     D. what

• 8. 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

• 9. Tom assured (向……保证 ) his boss that he would _____ all his energies in doing this new job.

• A. call forth   B. call at    • C. call on   D. call off

• 10. More than two hundred years ago the United States _____ from the British Empire and became an independent country. A. got off   B. pulled down   

• C. broke away     D. dropped off

• 11. As your instructor(教师 ) advised, you ought to spend your time on something ____ researching into.

• A. precious    B. worth     • C. worthy      D. valuable 

• 12. Without the friction (摩擦力 ) between feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk.

• A. in no time    B. by all means   

• C. in no way     D. on any account

• 13. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style _____ in a personal one.

• A. rather than   B. other than    • C. better than    D. less than  

• 14. ______ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of production.

• A. What    B. That    • C. It    D. As

• 15. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary.

• A. missing    B. losing   

• C. dropping     D. leaking

• 16. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often ____ or better than an actual performance.

• A. as good as    B. as good    

• C. good    D. good as

• 17. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _____ one major point in contrast with (和……相比 ) the other.

• A. makes    B. made     • C. is to make    D. making

• 18. The number of registered participants in this year's marathon was half _____. A. of last year's     

• B. those of last year's    • C. of those of last year.   • D. that of last year's

• 19. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were _____.

• A. hung up    B. hung back   

• C. cut down    D. cut off

• 20. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend ____ here so that she could learn more about the city.

• A. sometimes     B. some time    

• C. sometime     D. some times.

• 21. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.

• A. in accordance with    

• B. in terms of   

• C. in favor of   

• D. in honor of

• 22. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds(基金 ,资金 ), ____could go penniless by next year.

• A. the larger one    • B. the larger of which     • C. the largest one    • D. the largest of which

• 23. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ____ fully occupied the whole of last week.

• A. were     B. had been   

• C. have been    D. was

• 24. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _____.

• A. off    B. aside    • C. out    D. down

• 25. I can't _____ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.

• A. figure out    B. draw out   

• C. look out    D. work out.

• 26. I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time ____ the last bus.

• A. to have caught    B. to catch   

• C. catching     D. having caught

• 27. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally(正式地 ).

• A. needn't dress up      • B. did not need have dressed up  • C. did not need dress up    • D. needn't have dressed up

• 28. I apologize if I ____ you, but I assure you it was unintentional(无意的 ). A. offend(冒犯 )     

• B. had offended   

• C. should have offended  

• D. might have offended.

• 29. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ____ compliments to his political leaders.

• A. paying     B. having paid  

• C. to pay    D. to have paid     

• 30. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do.

• A. to be told    B. having been told  

• C. being told   D. to have been told

• 31. _____ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving(兴旺的 ) as it is.

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

• 32. There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a _____ of him.

• A. glance    B. glimpse    

• C. look    D. sight

• 33. I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _____ my debt in return for certain services.

• A. take away    B. cut out   

• C. write off    D. clear up

• 34. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ___ people each year than automobile accidents.

• A. seven more times     • B. seven times more    • C. over seven times    • D. seven times

• 35. This is an exciting area of study, and one ____ which new applications are being discovered almost daily.

• A. from   B. by  

• C. in    D. through

• 36. As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate ____ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.

• A hearing    B. to hear   

• C. to be hearing    D. having heard

• 37. Greatly agitated(激动的 ), I rushed to the apartment and tried the, ____ to find it locked.

• A. just     B. only   

• C. hence    D. thus

• 38. If I were in a movie, then it would be about time that I ___ my head in my hands for a cry.

• A. bury    B. am burying    

• C. buried   D. would bury

• 39. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ____ wait instead of searching for it.

• A. would rather     B. had to  

• C. cannot but     D. had best

• 40. So involved with their computers _____ that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.

• A. became the children     • B. become the children  • C. had the children become   • D. do the children become

• 41. 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

• 42. Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is ___ me.

• A. above    B. outside    

• C. beside     D. beyond

• 43. 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

• 44. _____ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.

• A. As     B. Since    

• C. Provided     D. While

• 45. _____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.

• A. To give     B. Given   

• C. Giving      D. Having given

• 46. Rebecca______ me earlier if she did not like her house she bought last month.

• A. told     B. would tell   

• C. had told   D. would have told

• 47. The world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur that _____ matters is not winning but participating.

• A. anything     B. it     

• C. what     D. everything

• 48. It has been estimated(估计 ) that the earth's surface temperature has increased _____ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1850. A. to     B. by     

• C. at     D. with

• 49. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northern most tip actually ____ the Arctic Circle(北极圈 ). A. touched     B. touches     

• C. touching      D. being touched

• 50. Colin married my sister and I married his brother, _____ makes Colin and me double in-laws. A. what     B. which   

• C. that       D. it

• 51. _____ I admit that there are problems, I don't' think that they cannot be solved. A. Unless    B. Until    

• C. As      D. While

• 52. The place is an ideal site for a university ______ it is far from the downtown area. A. provided that    B. now that     

• C. so that    D. in that

• 53. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _____ buying some expensive equipment. A. on    B. of    

• C. round    D. into

• 54. Today the public is much concerned about the way ____. A. nature is being ruined    

• B. which nature is ruined C. on which to ruin nature    

• D. of nature to be ruined

• 55. When I said goodbye to her, she _____ the door. A. saw me at   

• B. set me off    • C. sent me to    • D. showed me to

• 56. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is ____ the costs. A. worth    B. worth of   

• C. worthy     D. worthwhile

• 57. The _____ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes. A. common    B. usual  

• C. average    D. general

• 58. David likes country life and has decided to ______ farming.A. go in for   

• B. go back on    • C. go through with      • D. go along with

• 59. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ____ you give us all the necessary information.A. in case      B. provided that   

• C. or else    D. as if

• 60. The detective and his assistant have begun to ____ the mysterious murder.

• A. look into    • B. see to     • C. make over    • D. come through