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1. Though he /has read/ about /a hundred of/ books since he entered the university, I /would hardly think/ he /is deeply read/ in history.
#B
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2. Illinois, /the twenty-four largest/ state, /has/ longer /railroads/ than any /other/ state except Texas.
#A
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3. The /only way/ to reach /the edge of/ the forest was /to take/ the /narrowly/ dirt path before us.
#D
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4. Scientists are /searching/ for the /oldest/ tree /lively/ because it can teach /them/ a great deal about many matters.
#C
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5. Next to the store /that/ is opposite /over/ the road there is another store /selling/ such /goods./
#B
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6. During the 1936 Olympics, Jesse Owens /set/ a /world/ rew record  in /track/ and won /four gold/ medals.
#B
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7. /At present/ a large number of people /thinks/ the /worst/ danger from automobiles /is/ accidents and not pollution.
#B
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8. /All the blood/ in the body /passes through/ the heart /at least/ twice /the minute./
#D
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9. Birds will /come back/ again and again /to given/ spot /for food/ /and/ water.
#B
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10. /The sun/ /has always/ been /a important/ guide /to direction./
#C
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11. After /the church/ /the men/ stood together /in the churchyard/ /saying/ he must be crazy.
#D
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12. Professor Quincey told his class that the /best/ way /to practice/ English /is/ to wtite /contant letters./
#D
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13. Sandra has /not hardly/ missed /a play/ /or/ concert /since/ she was seventeen.
#A
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14. The Verrazano-Narrow Bridge in New York /is only/ /sixty foot/ /longer than/ /the Golden Gate Bridge/ in San Francisco.
#B
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15. David is /particularly/ /fond of/ cooking, and he /often cooks/ /really/ delicious meals.
#D
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16. The scientists /who/ /are/ probably /mostly/ interested /in flights/ to the moon are geologists.
#C
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17. If you /had taken/ my advice /before doing/ the work, you /would have been/ able to do it /more better./
#D
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18. /The price/ of gold on the /world/ market /has been rising/ /highest/ each year.
#D
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19. The harder he /tried,/ /the worst/ he /danced/ before the /large/ audience.
#B
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20. /There was/ /a/ very interesting news /on/ the radio this morning /about/ the snowstorm in Italy.
#B
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21. Jim was /upset/ last night /because/ he /had to do/ too /many/ homework.
#D
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22. In /the/ United States, /inches/ and /feets/ are still used /as/ units of measurement.
#C
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23. /Cliff's and Al's/ car /broke down/ again, but /luckily/ they knew /how to fix/ it.
#A
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24. Members of the party /were/ /surprised/ by /Jackson winning/ the election /so easily./
#C
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25. The town we visited /was/ a /four-days/ journey from our hotel, so we /took/ the train instead /of the/ bus.
#B
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26. The news of the losses /suffered/ by our troops /were/ /much worse/ than /expected./
#B
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27. /In/ the early morning the first thing that /both/ my brother and /me/ did was to go out /to see/ the sunrise.
#C
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28. I don't know /that/ you /can recognize/ her /from here,/ but the girl /reading/ the newspaper is Susan.
#A
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29. The mother /decided/ that the children could go /for/ a quick swim, but /be back/ /no later/ than six o'clock.
#C
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30. There are /not many/ people in this city /which/ /own/ the houses they / live in./
#B
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31. /Although/ I expected /something different,/ I was /still surprised/ /by which/ he said.
#D
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32. Mrs.Baker said that she /would have/ to go to /see/ the children who /will/ come to this city /tomorrow./
#C
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33. Coffee /is/ my favorite hot drink, /even though/ it /kept/ me /awake/ at night.
#C
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34. Although I /have lived/ in this country /after/ last September, I still have /trouble/ /getting/ used to American food.
#B
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35. The woman /admitted/ to the doctor that her little boy had /sat/ in the back room and /ate/ everything he /could find./
#C
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36. If traffic problems /are not solved/ /soon/, /driving/ in cities /becomes/ difficult.
#D
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37. When our neighbor's grandson /caught/ his finger in the car door he /did not cry/ even though it /must/ have /hurted/ him a great deal.
#D
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38. The snow fell /during the night/ so that it was /laying in big drifts/ on /the highway/ /the next morning./
#B
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39. The visitor /set his glass/ on the table and / seated down/ in a chair / opposite his host/ who /was seated/ on the sofa.
#D
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40. When I /failed/ my test, the teacher /asked/ /to me,/ "Why are you /crying/?"
#C

&B1
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1. ____ elephant is ____ grass-eating animal.
A. The ... the
B. A ... the
C. An ... the
D. The ... a
#D
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2. The number of newly-born babies ____ very quickly.
A. increase
B. is increasing
C. are increasing
D. have increased
#B
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3. He is ____ boy that everyone likes him very much.
A. so good a
B. such good a
C. a so good
D. a such good
#A
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4. He is taller than ____ in his class.
A. any boy
B. other boys
C. all boys
D. any other boy
#D
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5. Was ____ careful enough ____ him to type that letter without a mistake?
A. it ... for
B. that ... of
C. it ... of
D. that ... for
#C
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6. The doctor ____ him to eat less meat.
A. hopes
B. suggests
C. insists
D. advises
#D
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7. The manager told us that this factory ____ in 1958.
A. was built
B. had built
C. had been built
D. had been set up
#A
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8. The old man seems to ____ in the accident.
A. hurt
B. be hurt
C. have hurt
D. have been hurt
#D
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9. I feel my health ____.
A. improve
B. to be improving
C. to be improved
D. to have improved
#A
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10. After walking for 2 hours, they stopped ____ by the roadside for a rest.
A. sitting
B. to sit
C. seating
D. to seat
#B
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11. ____ your sister and brothers ____ there yesterday?
A. Were ... welcome
B. Was ... welcome
C. Were ... welcomed
D. Was ... welcomed
#C
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12. She was made ____ do that.
A. not
B. doesn't
C. not to
D. don't
#C
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13. This problem requires ____ with great care.
A. study 
B. to study
C. studying
D. being studied
#C
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14. There is a big hole ____ the left side of the ship.
A. at
B. on
C. by
D. in
#D
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15. --- Are they all here?
    --- No, ____ here.
A. neither is
B. either is not
C. none is
D. any is not
#C
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16. Hardly ____ out at night.
A. does she go
b. goes she
C. she goes
D. she has gone
#A
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17. Such a film ____ you saw isn't worth seeing at all.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. as
#D
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18. You'd better have a rest. Let us do it, ____ you?
A. do
B. don't
C. will
D. won't
#C
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19. I saw some foreigners ____ in the reception room(Ӵ).
A. seating
B. seat
C. to sit
D. seated
#D
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20. ____ the help of the teacher, I've made great progress in my English study.
A. Under
B. Below
C. With
D. Because
#C
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21. He can do nothing but ____ lies.
A. tell
B. to tell
C. telling
D. speak
#C
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22. He regretted not ____ to the doctor's advice.
A. to listen
B. listening
C. to have listened
D. having listened
#D
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23. If it ____ tomorrow, we ____ put off the sports meet.
A. rained ... shall
B. should rain ... would
C. rains ... should
D. were to rain ... shall
#B
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24. Walking along the street, ____.
A. a car knocked me down
B. a car had me knocked down
C. I had a car knock me down
D. I was knocked down by a car
#D
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25. She looks very sad. You ____ her the bad news.
A. shouldn't tell
B. needn't tell
C. oughtn't to tell
D. shouldn't have told
#D
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26. Yesterday we visited a factory ____ TV sets are made.
A. in that
B. which
C. where
D. what
#C
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27. Crusoe ____ his way down to the shore.
A. made
B. took
C. got
D. had
#A
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28. He told me a moment ago that his mother ____ still in hospital.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. had been
#A
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29. "He died at least 20 years ago." means:
A. He died for more than 20 years.
B. He died for about 20 years.
C. He's been dead for not less than 20 years.
D. He's been dead for exactly 20 years.
#C
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30. Give me your reason ____ doing that.
A. of
B. for
C. to
D. in
#B
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31. The police ____ a thief.
A. has catched
B. has caught
C. are catching
D. have caught
#D
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32. He ____ come.
A. needs not
B. need not to
C. needs not to
D. doesn't need to
#D
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33. I didn't know what ____.
A. was the matter
B. is the matter
C. the matter was
D. the matter is
#A
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34. Mary as well as her sisters ____ Chinese in China.
A. are studying
B. have studied
C. studies
D. study
#C
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35. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. In the teacher came.
B. In did come the teacher.
C. In did the teacher come.
D. In came the teacher.
#D
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36. This problem is worthy ____.
A. to discuss
B. of discussing
C. of being discussed
D. discussing
#C
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37. The polluted river ____ a terrible smell.
A. lets out
B. gives off
C. sets out
D. sends off
#B
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38. No one can ____ back the wheel of history.
A. get
B. take
C. bring
D. hold
#D
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39. ____ of your classmates called on you this morning.
A. Some one
B. Someone
C. Somebody
D. Anybody
#A
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40. The second book ____ I want to read is "Travles in China" by Rewi Alley.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. as
#C
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41. He said he would ring me up, but he didn't. ____ my telephone number?
A. Has he forgotten
B. Must he forget
C. Must he have forgotten
D. Could he have forgotten
#D
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42. We study in a small classroom, ____ floor is broken.
A. that
B. which
C. whose
D. who's
#C
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43. Wood can be made ____ paper.
A. into
B. of
C. from
D. out of
#A
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44. Will you be able to attend the lecture ____ next week?
A. giving
B. given
C. to be given
D. being given
#C
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45. He was wounded ____ the leg, so he could no longer walk.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to
#B
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46. I wish I ____ her last night.
A. met
B. could meet
C. had met
D. should meet
#C
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47. This kind of bread tastes ____.
A. good
B. nicely
C. well
D. badly
#A
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48. It depends on ____ we have enough time.
A. if
B. weather
C. if or not
D. whether
#D
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49. What ____ it is to fly a kite in Tian An Men Square!
A. fun
B. the fun
C. a fun
D. funny
#A
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50. Had you listened to the doctor, you ____ all right now.
A. are
B. were
C. would be
D. would have been
#C
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51. The years and months ____ we spent together are worth remebering forever.
A. when
B. on which
C. in whinc
D. that
#D
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52. Galileo did a lot of ____ to test Aristotle's theory.
A. ixperiments
B. experements
C. ixperements
D. experiments
#D
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53. The gold necklace ____ her over 1,500 yuan.
A. spent
B. used
C. cost
D. paid
#C
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54. A young man knocked him down and robbed ____.
A. her watch
B. her watch from her
C. her of her watch
D. a watch of her's
#C
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55. ____ a careful medical examination, the patient left the hospital.
A. To give
B. Giving
C. Given
D. Having given
#C
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56. China is ____ third ____ country in area in the world.
A. the ... largest
B. a ... large
C. the ... large
D. a ... large
#A
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57. Russian is ____ difficult language to learn.
A. quite a
B. quite the
C. a quite
D. the quite
#A
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58. He said he ____ him about it if he ____ the next week.
A. would tell ... would come
B. was telling ... would come
C. had told ... came
D. would tell ... came
#D
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59. Every few ____ along the Great Wall there are watch towers.
A. hundreds metres
B. hundreds of metres
C. hundred metres
D. hundred of metre
#C
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60. The sentence "He is too ready to help us" means:
A. He is not ready enough to help us.
B. He wants to help us, but he hasn't got readyyet.
C. He doesn't want to help us at all.
D. He is willing to help us very much.
#D
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61. Please open the letter and tell me what it ____.
A. speaks
B. writes
C. tells
D. says
#D
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62. I have classes ____ day, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. each other
B. every other
C. all other
D. this and the other
#B
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63. We all took ____ for granted that he would agree with us.
A. it
B. him
C. that
D. what
#A
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64. Whenever I visit him, he ____ in his lab.
A. works
B. is working
C. is going to work
D. will work
#B
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65. I know Jack ____ him.
A. too well so as to trust
B. so well so as to trust
C. too well to trust
D. well enough as to trust
#C
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66. Sound travles in water in the same manner ____.
A. as does air
B. as air
C. as in air
D. as it in the air
#C
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67. All but one ____ here just now.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. were
#D
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68. "If that is not yours, ____?" "Probably Jane's."
A. whose else can it be
B. whose else it can be
C. which else can it be
D. which else it can be
#A
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69. When you let go a balloon filled with hydrogen, it will ____.
A. rise
B. raise
C. be risen
D. be raised
#A
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70. I'm bad ____ remembering faces.
A. in
B. at
C. with
D. on
#B
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71. Good ____! I hope you win the race.
A. sort
B. wish
C. luck
D. chance
#C
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72. It ____ that the match ____ put off because of the weather.
A. suggested ... would be
B. suggested ... should be
C. is suggested ... shall be
D. was suggested ... be
#D
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73. These are nice apples. How ____ in a kilogram()?
A. much are there
B. many are there
C. much are they
D. many are they
#B
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74. We shan't get there in time ____ we hurry up.
A. unless
B. if
C. whether
D. when
#A
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75. Last Sunday my father ____ us to the Ocean Park.
A. reached
B. brought
C. fetched
D. took
#D
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76. Hardly ____ his back when everybody burst out laughing.
A. did he turn
B. he turned
C. had he turned
D. he had turned
#C
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77. The dinner was served and Mrs Smith said to the guests, "____."
A. Don't be too polite
B. Eat what you want
C. Help yourselves
D. Get what you like
#C
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78. Weighing three hundred pounds, ____.
A. she could not move the piano
B. the piano could not move
C. the piano was too difficult to move
D. the piano was too heavy for her to move
#D
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79. As many as twenty people ____ in the accident.
A. got killed
B. were died
C. got died
D. had been killed
#A
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80. He ____ a very busy life.
A. follows
B. carries
C. runs
D. leads
#D
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81. I suppose he is not serious, ____?
A. is he
B. isn't he
C. do I
D. don't I
#A
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82. If you don't put the meat in the refrigerator(), it may ____.
A. go out
B. go bad
C. go wrong
D. go over
#B
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83. He apologized for ____.
A. his not being able to come
B. his being not able to come
C. not his being able to come
D. his being able not to come
#A
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84. ____ the price, they are prepared to pay.
A. However
B. Whichever
C. Whatever
D. What- ever is
#D
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85. The windows have been cleaned ____.
A. and the floor swept
B. and the floor has swept
C. and the floor being swept
D. and the floor has been swept
#D
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86. It is ____ dangerous to let children play with fire.
A. more
B. more than
C. most
D. much
#C
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87. They have no idea at all ____.
A. where he has gone
B. where did he go
C. which place he has gone
D. where has he gone
#A
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88. I ____ at our teacher's remarks.
A. cannot but wonder
B. cannot but wondering
C. cannot help but to wonder
D. cannot help but wondering
#A
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89. ____ it be nice if it ____ summer all the year round?
A. Should ... was
B. Would ... were
C. Should ... were
D. Would ... was
#B
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90. I'm thankful ____ you ____ your help.
A. with ... to
B. for ... to
C. to ... for
D. for ... with
#C
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91. Mary is used ____ early in the morning.
A. to get up
B. to getting up
C. to be getting up
D. to wake up
#B
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92. ____ I mean is you must be very patient.
A. That
B. Which
C. This
D. What
#D
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93. ____ will they leave for Egypt? In two weeks.
A. How soon
B. How often
C. How much
D. How long
#A
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94. The old lady smiled at me ____.
A. friendly
B. like a friend
C. as a friend
D. in a friendly way
#D
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95. There is nobody ____ a ____ baby in the room.
A. besides ... sleeping
B. except ... sleeping
C. including ... sleeping
D. except ... slept
#B
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96. It's a nice day, isn't it?
    Yes. A bit cold, ____.
A. though
B. too
C. but
D. then
#A
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97. What would you like to drink?
    It doesn't matter. ____.
A. Anything will be
B. Everything will do
C. Anything will do
D. Something will do
#C
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98. What's wrong with her? She ____ eats anything at all.
A. seldon
B. almost
C. at most
D. hardly
#D
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99. You look ____ your father.
A. very like
B. very much as
C. turn to
D. turn up
#A
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100. When did the man ____?
A. turn off
B. turn on
C. turn up
D. turn to
#C
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101. ____ exact, he lives ____ No. 2, Beijing Road.
A. To be ... at
B. Being ... in
C. Being ... inside
D. To be ... on
#A
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102. They are two good players, ____ have a good chance of winning.
A. yet all
B. but neither
C. or none
D. and both
#D
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103. He ____ be very old. Not more than forty at ____.
A. must ... highest
B. can't ... most
C. may ... least
D. mustn't ... all
#B
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104. I wonder if Tom is getting ____ his new job.
A. on on
B. away on
C. on in
D. in on
#C
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105. The bird is dead. You ____ it so much food.
A. would not give
B. would not have given
C. should not have given
D. should not give
#C
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106. He went to the newspaper for ____ about the railway accident.
A. informations
B. all the informations
C. an information
D. information
#D
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107. I had hoped Mr. Smith ____ me an early reply.
A. gave
B. to give
C. giving
D. would give
#D
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108. They are so alike, you can't tell ____ is which.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. how
#A
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109. ____ second thoughts, I've decided it would be better to travel by sea.
A. At
B. On
C. In
D. From
#B
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110. When John had a fever, he felt cold and hot ____ turns.
A. in
B. by
C. out of
D. to
#B
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111. I don't have any ____ to do as you tell me.
A. way and
B. chance or
C. means as
D. choice but
#D
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112. Oh, I'm afraid that necklace may be ____ expensive.
A. too much
B. greatly
C. far too
D. very much
#C
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113. When do the children ____ for the Spring Festival?
A. break off
B. break up
C. break into
D. break down
#B
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114. "Were all the three people in the car injured in the accident?"
     "No, ____ only the two passengers who got hurt."
A. there was
B. there is
C. it was
D. it were
#C
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115. I, who ____ your friend, will try my best to help you.
A. be
B. is
C. being
D. am
#D
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116. ____ I could lift the box.
A. As I might try
B. As try I might
C. Try as I might
D. Try though I might
#C
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117. Can you make ____ before you tell me the answer?
A. more sure
B. surer
C. surest
D. doubtly sure
#D
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118. The factory has 8,000 workers, ____ 2,000 are men.
A. whose
B. that
C. of whom
D. of which
#C
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119. "You must do as I tell you."
     "Oh, I must, ____?"
A. must I
B. should I
C. mustn't I
D. ought I
#A
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120. ____ from the hill-top the lake scenery is beyond description.
A. To see
B. Seeing
C. Having seen
D. Seen
#D
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121. ____ in the strange city, poor Bill fell to ____.
A. To lose ... cry
B. Lost ... crying
C. Having been lost ... crying
D. Lost ... cry
#B
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122. It is high time that the boy ____ be sent to school.
A. should
B. would
C. must
D. is to
#A
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123. He would gain weight but he ____ enough.
A. wouldn't eat
B. hadn't eaten
C. doesn't eat
D. didn't eat
#C
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124. Great men often have great ____.
A. faults
B. mistakes
C. misdeeds
D. errors
#A
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125. The shop ____ in ten minutes' time. You had better hurry.
A. has closed
B. is closing
C. closed
D. is closed
#B
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126. He is too sick to attend ____ his studies.
A. at
B. on
C. for
D. to
#D
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127. ____ what is cocacola made?
A. Into
B. With
C. From
D. For
#C
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128. "In the past ten years, there have been many changes in family life."
     "Are these changes ____?"
A. for better or for worse
B. for the good or for the bad
C. for the better or for the worse
D. for best or for worst
#C
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129. "Are you ____ this proposal?"
     "No, I am against it."
A. into
B. through
C. under
D. for
#D
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130. ____ a failure of some traffic lights, the cars are moving very slowly.
A. Owing
B. Due to
C. Because
D. Since
#B
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131. Where there is ____ life, there is ____ hope.
A. \ ... \
B. a ... \
C. \ ... a
D. a ... a
#A
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132. ____, we stand; ____, we fall.
A. United ... dividing
B. Uniting ... dividing
C. United ... divided
D. Uniting ... divided
#C
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133. How far is it? It's ____ from here.
A. ten minute's walk
B. ten minutes' walks
C. ten minute's walks
D. a ten-minute walk
#D
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134. The noise got ____ as the car disappeared into the distance.
A. weaker
B. smaller
C. fainter
D. slighter
#B
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135. Each soldier and sailor ____ given a gun.
A. am
B. are
C. were
D. was
#D
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136. Teachers like their students to be ____ and listen to what they are talking.
A. attentive
B. absorbed
C. guarded
D. watchful
#A
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137. The room was so quiet that she could hear the ____ of her heart.
A. hitting
B. tapping
C. striking
D. beating
#D
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138. This paragraph is completely empty ____ meaning.
A. for
B. of
C. into
D. with
#B
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139. More than one ____ dismissed.
A. have been
B. are
C. has been
D. were
#C
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140. Tom is one of the boys who ____ always on time.
A. are
B. is
C. am
D. was
#A
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