A. to lock B. locking C. lock D. locked

59. The garden requires ________.

A. watering

B. being watered

C. to water

D. having watered

60. We have cooperated well with them many years for the shared ______.

A. honour B. reward C. benefit D. prize 61. I took the medicine, but it didn¡¯t have any ______ on me.

A. effect

B. relation

C. touch

D. affect

62. He said that he¡¯d like to take ______ of this opportunity to co-operate with you.

A. benefit

B. advantage

C. profit

D. occasion

63. The new nurse does not have much _____ in taking care of patients.

A. experience

B. regret

C. desire

D. talent

64. Electricity, like other forms of ______, has greatly increased in price.

A. strength B. force

C. power

D. energy

65. Will you be taking my previous experience into ______ when you fix my salary?

A. possession B. scale

C. mind

D. account

66. I suggest that you put the dangerous things out of the children¡¯s ______.

A. control B. reach

C. order

D. sight

67. When we had finished dinner, George asked waiter to bring him the ______.

A. tip

B. cost

C. menu

D. bill

68. My father was born in Germany and still speaks English with a German ______. A. pronunciation

B. accent C.

relative

D. sound

69. They have always been on good with their next-door neighbors. A. terms

B. friendship

C. relations

D. connection

70. Grandma told the story in a very sad ____ and we were all moved.

A. tune

B. tongue

C. tone

D. ton

71. The telegram was based on information from a ______ source.

A. recent

72. His health is ______.

A. as poor, if not poor than, his sister

B. poor as his sister¡¯s if not poor D. as poor, if not poorer than sister¡¯s

B. reliable

C. rare D. private

C. as poor as if not poorer than, his sister¡¯s

73. The kite flew ______ in the sky and everyone spoke ______ of it.

A. high¡­highly B. highly¡­highly C. high¡­high

D. highly¡­high

74. ¡°Does your wife regret paying six hundred dollars for the fashionable dress?¡±

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¡°Not at all. She would gladly have paid ______ for it¡±

A. twice so much B. twice as much C. as much twice D. so much twice 75. Petrol is manufactured from the ____oil we take out of the ground.

A. raw

B. rough

C. tough

D. crude

76. You are making me ____with your stories of how hard the examination is.

A. normal

B. negative

C. nervous

D. neutral

77. I¡¯ll come with you ______ we don¡¯t stay late. I need to be up early tomorrow.

A. even I

B. as long as C. so that

D. now that

78. Even after I washed the coat, it still had some ______ marks on it.

A. weak

B. familiar

C. faint D. regular

79. Everyone in the room remained ______.

A. happily and friendly B. orderly and kindly C. happily and kindly D. orderly and friendly 80. Some people think ______ about their rights than about their duties.

A. much more B. as much C. too much D. many more 81. Apples are ______ in summer and cost a lot.

A. rare B. scarce C. common D. unusual 82. In the future she hopes to go ______ for further studies.

A. away

B. abroad

C. outside

D. far

83. The new_____machine is a great help in the production of this factory.

A. adequate

B. sufficient

C. efficient

D. effective

84. Little John caught a ______ fish this morning.

A. alive

B. alone C. lonely D. living

85. The football match was televised ____ from the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

A live

B alive

C living D lively

86. The more fruits and vegetables you eat, ____ chance of getting cancer you have.

A little

B less

C the less D the least

87. He¡¯s ______ to know the answer.

A. likely

B. probable

C. maybe

D. probably

88. It isn¡¯t quite ______ that he will he present at the meeting.

A. right

B. sure

C. certain

D. exact

89. The examination I took yesterday wasn¡¯t very difficult, but it was ______ long. A. much rather B. so much C. too much D. much too

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90. It may rain, but I shall go out______; I don¡¯t mind the rain.

A. anywhere B. anyhow C. however D. nevertheless 91. He had not ______ made up his mind what attitude to adopt towards her. A. as yet B. as well

C. as usual D. as though

92. I pulled the handle _______I could.

A. so hardly as B. as hardly as

C. so hard as

D. as hard as

93. He is so shy that he _______ speaks in the public.

A. often

B. frequently C. seldom D. sometimes

94. The story of Mary is merely ______ of a poor farmer.

A. one B. that C. those D. which 95. The second-hand car was not worth ______.

A. much that B. that much all C. all that much D. much all that 96. _____of them knew about the plan because it was a secret.

A. Some

B. Any

C. No one

D. None

97. My car is not so fashionable as ______.

A. he¡¯s

B. he

C. his

D. his¡¯

98. ______ Tom ______ Mary can help me, for they are very busy.

A. Both; and

B. Neither; nor

C. whether; or D. Either; or

99. Do you know any other foreign language ______ English?

A. except

B. but

C. besides

D. beside

100. With five hungry children seated around the table, the food disappeared ______.

A. in no time B. at no time C. ahead of time D. from time to time 101. There is a very big bridge ______ the river.

A. above

B. on

C. over

D. below

102. The chairman signed the document ______ the company. A. instead of

B. on behalf of

C. in place of

D. in case of

103. It¡¯s about 400 mm rain in this area a year ______.

A. above all

B. of all

C. for average

D. on average

104. In many schools, students don¡¯t have sufficient access ______ the library.

A. to

B. of

C. into

D. about

105. The traditional approach ______with complex problems is to break them down into smaller ones.

A. in dealing

B. to dealing

C. dealing

D. to deal

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106. The flyover at the crossing on the 6th ring road is now ____ construction.

A. under

B. in

C. at

D. with

107. It¡¯s the first turning ______ the left after the traffic lights.

A. by

B. in

C. on

D. for

108. I know nothing about him ______he is a teacher.

A. besides

B. in addition

C. except for

D. except that

109. The heavy snow could not keep us ______ going out to work.

A. from

B. on

C. upon

D. up

110. Jack works so hard as he dreams _____owning his own house soon.

A. to

B. of

C. with

D. on

111. I suppose I can count _____you for help in this matter.

A. of

B. on

C. at

D. to

112. It was difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big _____of feet.

A. pair

B. size

C. couple

D. number

113. It was raining again, ______ is very bad for our crops.

A. it

B. that

C. what

D. which

114. I have two brothers, both ______ are doctors.

A. of which

B. of them

C. of whom

D. who

115. ______ doesn¡¯t matter ______ they will come to the meeting next month. A. It, whether

B. That, whether

C. If it, who

D. Whether, it

116. The City Football Team, ______ , meets every other day. A. which I am a member C. that I am a member

B. of which I am a member

D. of that I am a member

117. Our factory is much more productive now. This year¡¯s production is five times ______ it was ten years ago. A. what B. that C. than 118. This is the most difficult book ______ . A. what I have ever read C.I have ever read it

B. which I have ever read D. that I have ever read

D. as

119. In order to search for the escaped prisoner, the police decide to question _____ comes along this road. A. who B. whom

C. whoever

D. whomever

120. The truth is that it is only by studying history ______ we can learn what to expect in the future.

A. that

B. and then

C. by which

D. through which

121. The people, ______ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

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