1. I suppose you must have made the mistake, __?

A. haven’t you B. mustn’t you C. didn’t you D. hadn’t you

2. Our manager said he would __ take part in such dishonest business deals. A. soon resign as mush B. as sooner resign as C. sooner resign than D. as sooner resign than

3. – “Would you like to come to my birthday party tomorrow?” --“I’m __ glad to come.”

A. only too B. too C. only D. too only

4.” Does anybody want an extra ticket to go to the movies?” “Whom would you rather__ with you, Gorge or me?” A. going B. go C. have go D. to go

5. With the development of science and technology, doctors have __ possible many recent developments in surgery.

A. made B. made it C. been made D. become 6. The project requires more capital than __. A. has been put in B. being put in C. have been put in D. to be put in

7. Intellect is to the mind __ sunshine is to the plant. A. as B. what C. that D. like 8. Fat can’t change into water __ changes into fat. A. any more than B. mo more than C. no less than D. much more than

9. This is a disease that can lead to total blindness__ left untreated. A. after B. if C. since D. unless

10. He remembered several occasions in his childhood __ he and experienced a similar feeling. A. which B. before C. that D. when

11. I don’t like bills but when I do get them I like __ them __immediately.

A. to get, paying B. getting, to pay C. to get, to pay D. getting, paying

12. __ for the fact that she was ill, she might have passed the exam.

A. Had it not been B. Hadn’t it been C. Was it not D. Were it not

13. You should know better than__ your daughter at home by herself.

A. to leave B. leaving C. to have left D. left

14. Her strong sense of humor was__ make everyone in the living room burst out laughing.

A. so as to B. such as to C. so that D. such that 15. I should say he is not __ a scholar as a writer.

A. too much B. very much C. so much D. as much

16. The space project requires more money than __ because it needs the most advanced equipment which is extremely expensive.

A. to have been put in B. to be put in C. putting in D. having put in

17. Every society, __ great or small, primitive or civilized, has a culture.

A. if it is B. if it were C. whether it be D. no matter it is 18. __, but my sister still likes him.

A, selfish though he is B. selfish as he is

B. selfish he may be D. whether he is selfish or not

19. Mr. and Mrs. Green decided to buy a new house in the suburbs so that their young children would have a garden__.

A. where to play in B. to play with C. to play about D. in which to play 20. Scarcely__ now without some sort of incident involving the old lady.

A. a day passes B. will a day pass C. does a day pass D. has a day passed 21. The salesman wanted to get __ of the profit than he has been offered. A. ten percent more B. ten more percent C. more than ten percent D. as much as ten percent

22. There are many words in English which may be spelled, with equal correctness, in __ of two ways.

A. both B. neither C. either D. none

23. I don’t think a man of your grandfather’s age __ moved this heavy desk out of the room all by himself.

A. could have B. must have C. should have D. ought to have

24. __ as the young couple needed money to make the down payment for the apartment , they wouldn’t ask their patents for help.

A. even B. though C. much D. hurriedly

25. A month ago, at Giza, just outside Cairo, construction workers unearthed some flat stones__ were written the rules for training school-leavers.

A. where B. there C. on which D. in which

26. By the time this article goes to press, I __ my master’s degree in hand.

A. would have B. would have had C. will have D. should have

27. __ grading the computer-based tests and providing technical support, I noticed flaws in the writing of the test questions and in the design of the software itself.

A. By B. For C. While D.As

28. __ living in cities has its problems, more and more people are moving to urban areas all over the world.

A. even though B. even if C. in spite of D. while

29. In theory there are no limits__ what young people can achieve in this country.

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

30. Follow__ dreams and pursue them with courage, for it is the pursuit, for __ dreams that makes life really worth living.

A. your, them B. one’s, these C. your, those D. one’s, those 31. We can do __ we want to if we stick to __ long enough.—Helen Keller.

A. everything. them B. anything, it C. things. them D. a thing, it

32. Some first-generation college students carry__ hopes and dreams of __ parents for a better life than they have had.

A. /, their B. there, the C. the, their D. the, / 33. I recognize __ in __ of the students who come into my office.

A. myself, someone B. my self, many C. myself, many D. my self, everyone 34. If you had done as I told you to do , this __.

A. should have not happened B. did not happen C. would not have happened D. had not happened 35. __ a bus stop near the museum is a disadvantage to tourists.

A. There not being B. There being not C. There not having D. There having not

36. Do you feel like __ to a film or would you rather__ at home.

A. to go, to stay B. going, stay C. to go, staying D. going, to stay 37. That’s one of those questions that really__.

A. needn’t to be answered B. needn’t to answer C. don’t need answering D. don’t need to answer

38. I haven’t yet considered the question_ in your last letter. A. to be raised B. having been raised C. being raised D. raised

39. __ up with the world’s best automobile manufacturers, you’ve got to modernize management, not only equipment.

A. Catching B. To catch C. Having caught D. To be caught

40. The first thing you should have learned at college is to work on your own. It’s time you__ able to manage your time.

A. could be B. should be C. were D. are

41. Making mistakes can teach you__ you could do differently. A. what B. how C. when D. why

42. With so many people around, he found it difficult to leave the hall__. A. without noticing B. not noticing C. unnoticed D. not noticeable

43. __ in the pouring rain, he fell ill and had to stay in bed. A. Being caught B. Caught C. Having been caught D. Having caught

44. She looked into the future and saw many long years __ that would belong to he alone. A. to come B. came C. will come D. had come 45. __, Mr.Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. A. Although he is a socialist B. Even if he is a socialist C. Being a socialist D. Since he is a socialist 46. His remarks were __ annoy everybody at the meeting.

A. so as to B. such as to C. such to D. as much as to 47. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he __ until yesterday.

A. will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. came

48That was not the first time he __ us. I think it’s high time we__ strong actions against him. A. betrayed```take B. had bereayed```took B. has betrayed```took D. has betrayed```take 49. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is ___than Tim.

A. much more sportsman B. more of a sportsman C. more of sportsman D more a sportsman 50. What’s the chance of __ a general election this year?

A. there being B. there to be C. there be D. there going to be

51. __ dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. A. Although B. whatever C. as D. however 52. If only I __ play the guitar as well as you!

A. would B. could C. should D. might

53. The party, __ I was the guest of honor, was extremely enjoyable. A. by which B. for which C. to which D. at which

54. Land belongs to the city; there is __ thing as private ownership of land. A. no such a B. not such C. not such a D. no such 55. There are only ten apples left in the baskets,__ the spoilt ones.

A. not counting B. not to count C. don’t count D. having not counted 56. It was __ we had hoped.

A. more a success than B. a success more than C. as much of a success as D. a success as much as

57. Hainan province has__. A. too many summers B. too much summer C. long summer D. such summer

58. Please give __ to what he has to say. A. a ear B. ears C. your ears D. ear

59. He was on leave __ days.

A. the few last B. few another C. few other D. the last few 60. __ allay may be used to replace copper.

A. Such a B. Some such C. Such some D. Several 61. The doctors have tried __ to save the life of the soldier.

A. everything humanly possible B. humanly everything possible C. everything possible humanly D. humanly possible erverthing 62. They are doing experiments with__ mice.

A. living B. live C. lively D. alive

63. The meat is not ready __ and it__ has to be cooked for another five minutes.

A. yet···already B. yet···still C. still···yet D. already···yet 64. Eating fruit every day is considered __.

A. healthily B. healthy C. healthful D. health

65. Her desire to be a psychiatrist was based on her sympathy with__.

A. the ill mentally B. the mentally ill C. the mental ill D. the mental illness 66. Peter said that he was late because he was caught in a traffic jam. That was a __story. A. like B. alike C. likely D. liking 67. An associate professor is __ a professor in position.

A. inferior than B. more inferior than C. more inferior to D. inferior to 68. She has taken great pains to conceal her feelings, and thereby make them__ conspicuous. A. all the more B. all the much C. all more D. all much

69. It was as an ordinary worker that she represented herself, and __ she was warmly received. A. as that B. such as C. as such D. so that

70. The teacher knows a lot about Hainan Island. He __ there before.

A. must be B. must go C. must have been D. must have gone