---- There ________ be no problem. Your ticket is valid until the end of this month. A. must B. shall C. should D. might 14. I believe her design is ________ because it is completely different from anyone else's. A. reasonable B. original C. practical D. common 15. Confused ________ she was, the teenage girl still finished the whole performance. A. as B. when C. while D. if 16. ---- He is suffering from backache again after hours' of computer work. ---- If only he ________ quietly as the doctor instructed. A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie
17. When asked when their wedding would be, Frank said, “Ah, when? God knows!” and ______ away from her, walked rapidly away. A. turning B. turned C. turn D. to turn
18. ---- The education system rather than the teachers ______ to answer for the overburden on the middle school students.
---- I agree. I hope the reform being carried out in our country at present will bring about the _____ results.
A. are; desired B. are; desiring C. is; desired D. is; desiring 19. If you _____drink so much, of course you will feel sick. A. ought to B. can C. must D. might
20. Throughout the Midwest and the Northeast, people _________ 60 and over are packing their bags and heading ______ south along the freeway to states like Florida.
A. aging; / B. aging; the C. aged; / D. aged; the 第十二组
1. With a water buffalo, a farmer can work much larger fields with less effort, _____ for bigger harvests, and therefore _______ the life of the farmer and his family.
A. allowing; improving B. allowed; improved C. allowing; improved D. allowed; improving
2. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical, and this special chemical, _____, affects our brains, making us feel happy.
A. in turn B. in particular C. in advance D. in all
3. In many parts of the world, _________ steps are being taken to introduce these forms of alternative energy.
A. tentative B. temporary C. terminal D. tempting 4. The gallery is playing_______ host to _______ exhibition of sculpture.
A. the; an B. a; / C. /; the D. /; an
5. We’ve received a few reports on universities ______ with some specially ______ emails trying to get the passwords of students.
A. being hit; targeted B. being hit; targeting C. hitting; targeted D. hitting; targeting 6. What the teacher said in class set all the_________ a lot.
A. present students to think B. students present thinking C. present students thinking D. students present to think 7. – How should I address you? -_____________.
A. No. 699, Renming Road. B. That’s OK. C. As soon as possible. D. It’s Steve.
8. This kind of event is helping to bring needed attention, recognition and funds to _______ the Ming and Qing Tombs and has resulted in _______ tourism as well. A. protect, raising B. protecting, increased
C. protect, growing D. protecting, risen
9. Strangely enough, once _______ in English, the writer’s words may give rise ______ some sort of
cultural misunderstanding among people due to different values. A. remarked, for B. put, to C. interpreted, for D. translated, to
10. The population of the British is now very _______, as people from all around the world have moved to Britain, _______ with them their own lifestyle. A. diverse, bringing B. diverse, having brought C. complicated, bringing D. complicated, having brought
11. Drunk driving, which _______ hundreds of people their lives each year, is considered to be the most dangerous cause of all car crashes. A. claims B. kills C. costs D takes 12. The factory produced many famous cars, none of ___ shipped to foreign countries.
A. which B. them C. it D. what 13. - I will clean the living room if you clean the bedroom. - OK. ______.
A .With pleasure B. It’s a deal C. My pleasure D. It’s up to you 14. ----You are really crazy about music!
---- Sort of. I always find in music ___ peace which is missing in _____world full of challenges. A. /; the B. /; a C. a; the D. the; a
15. The graduate never expected that his graduation essay would ______ such a heated discussion among scholars.
A. set off B. set about C. set out D. set up
16. Your boss would have agreed to give you a couple of days off, if you had explained to him that your mother _______ ill at the time. A. had been B. was C. would be D. is
17. _______ the cause of the explosion, the special cannot draw a conclusion before completing a thorough and detailed investigation. A. Regardless of B. In wrestling with C. With regard to D. In response to
18. Which of the following sentence has the same meanings as “Not everything that is best for nature is good for people.”?
A. Everything that is best for nature is not good for people. B. Nothing that is best for nature is good for people. C. Nothing that is best for nature is not good for people. D. Everything that is not best for nature is good for people.
19. The government proposals on improving air quality are welcome, but they only ______ the surface of the problem. A. address B. scratch C. influence D. clarify 20. ---Oh, it’s already 6 o’clock. I have to be off now. ---All right. _________. A. It couldn’t be better B. That’s a deal C. Let’s call it a day D. Take your time 第十三组
1. ---- Jerry loves his new dog, doesn’t he?
---- Yes, he ______ it out for a walk every day since he picked it up. A. takes B. took C. had been taking D. has been taking 2. ----Grandpa, please continue that story you were telling yesterday! ---- OK, Vivian, but where did I ______? A. leave off B. go off C. lay off D. take off
3. In today’s class, our teacher will ask us to talk about the things and people ______ we think are the most important in our life. A. who B. that C. which D. what 4. ---- Christine, are we leaving right away or …?
---- But Jove insists on us ______ in her house for a night. A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. stay 5. It was _______ I visited Guilin ______ I found it really worthy of the reputation. A. until; that B. when; then C. not until; that D. until; when 6. ---- What impresses you most about Mrs. Flower’s garden, the flowers, the bushes or whatever? ---- ______ the garden is laid out. A. Where B. How C. Because D. When 7. ---- Could you please come to have dinner tomorrow? ---- ________. I will arrive on time.
A. That’s nothing B. That’s cool C. That’s all right D. That’s the problem
8. His arrest produced an immediate _______ from the press and those days the coverage of this event filled people’s eyes and ears. A. reaction B. abortion C. collision D. accusation 9. ---- The old store enjoys a good reputation in this area.
---- Can’t agree more. There are very few, ______, complaints about their service. A. if any B. if so C. if anything D. if ever
10. Since the band announced the release of their new album, the phone hasn’t stopped ringing. Many fans _______ to ask about the exact time. A. were calling B. had called C. are calling D. call 11. ---- What do you think of the story in today’s newspaper?
---- We shouldn’t ________ the trouble of helping others only because what we do may invite trouble. A. knock off B. take off C. keep off D. break off 12. Sandy could do nothing but _____ to his teacher that he was wrong. A. admit B. admitted C. admitting D. to admit 13. Aunt Sally _______ the cake and gave each of us a piece. A. cut off B. cut through C. cut up D. cut out 14. The road sign is easy to read; the words _______ well. A. make out B. stand out C. work out D. turn out 15. ---- Did you go to visit her when she _____ in New York? ---- _______ to, but I was extremely busy. A. stayed; Was intended B. stayed; Intended\\ C. was staying; Have intended D. was staying; Had intended 16. ---- Clever _____ he is, he works hard.
---- _______ he is always winning the first prize each time. Not many of us realize it, ______. A. although; No wonder; however B. though; No wonder; though C. as; No doubt; though D. though; No doubt; yet 17. ______ time permitting, we will go to Shanghai and visit our friends. A. If B. In C. As D. With 18. ---- How do you find your boss? ---- _______ A. I can’t find him anywhere. B. By searching the whole building.
C. He’s all right, as long as you do what he says.
D. I haven’t seen him for long; he is very busy these days.
19. He is easy to get along with, ______, he is a determined boy. A. apart from which B. besides that C. except that D. except for 20. Male students ______ roughly two thirds of the whole class. A. are accounted for B. take up C. are made up of D. account for 第十四组
1. I have worked with children before, so I know what ______ in my new job. A. to expect B. to be expected C. expects D. expected 2. The home improvements have taken what little there is ______ my spare time. A. from B. in C. of D. at
3. _____ is expected, according to the online survey, that housing prices can’t go up any more. A. As B. Which C. What D. It
4. The company had worked hard to improve the design of its new car, and the effort ______ at last. A. paid for B. paid off C. paid back D. paid up 5. Careless driving is an ______ road accident. So we cannot be too careful when driving a car. A. appeal to B. enquiry about C. invitation to D. attempt to 6. He has twice come ______ to ______ the Academy Award for leading actor. A. closely; gaining B. close; winning C. closely; receiving D. close; earning 7. Tony could finish his work in less time if he were more ______. A. stubborn B. sufficient C. effective D. efficient
8. “David Copperfield”, “Vanity Fair”, and “Adam Bede” were written by Dickens, Thackeray, and George Eliot _______.
A. respectably B. respectfully C. respectively D. respectedly
9. A survey by the Central Bank finds that 85.5 percent of residents tend to _______ their extra money in banks in the first quarter of 2012. A. put away B. wipe away C. take away D. carry away 10. ---- Would you like black coffee or white coffee, sir? ---- I don’t mind, ______ you’re making it. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
11. ---- Did you have a good sleep?
---- Sure. The neighbors weren’t ass noisy last night as they usually ______. A. are B. were C. have been D. had been
12. I was worn out this weekend because ______ my father on the farm took me two whole days. A. helping B. being helped C. helped D. having helped 13. The value of this landed property was assessed _______ about one million dollars. A. on B. at C. for D. with 14. As she got out of the taxi, Jenny looked again to see if she ______ anything behind. A. left B. has left C. had left D. would have
15. Duty is an act or a course of action that people request you ______ by social customs, law or religion. A. take B. have taken C. will take D. must take
16. _______ your proposal, I am pleased to inform you that most committee members consider it acceptable.
A. Considering B. Concerning C. Seeing D. Supposing
17. When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had ______ to visit London on business.
A. opportunity B. Chance C. possibility D. occasion
18. As civilization ______, more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction. A. stretches B. spreads C. extends D. expands.
19. The education department ________ the college admission tests reform to ______ the burden on high school students. A. intends, relieve B. means, relax C. hopes, reduce D. requires, remove 20. The good infrastructure in the coastal areas ______for the fast development of industries and trade. A. allows B. pushes C. provides D. stands 第十五组
1. Teaching a man to fish means helping him ______. A. fill his belly B. mend his ways C. help himself D. worth his salt
2. Drones(无人机) allow the CIA agents to survey large areas and attack terrorists ________ their home base.
A. from the comfort of B. at the convenience of C. with the ease of D. by means of
3. As I had been away for weeks, I spent more time hanging around my colleagues during lunch break to ________ the news in the office. A. come up with B. catch up with C. come through with D. catch up on
4. In its ______ to host the 2022 winter Olympics, Beijing is planning a massive upgrade of its sports facilities.
A. effort B. attempt C. gesture D. bid 5. In spite of his outstanding ability, Tomas failed in the contest, ______ expectation. A. close to B. far from C. apart from D. contrary to 6. ---- Could you tell me what made you so unpleasant? ---- _________. A. Scolded for lying to my English teacher B. Accused of lying to my English teacher C. Being scolded for lying to my English teacher D. Accusing of lying to my English teacher
7. ______ with a difficult situation, he didn’t lose heart but kept up his courage to approach the matter. A. Faced B. To face C. Having faced D. Facing
8. Hamburg ______ in commercial importance before any other town on the Continent Europe. A. arranges B. classifies C. occupies D. ranks 9. After a short holiday, he _______ himself once more to his studies. A. applied B. converted C. engaged D. exerted
10. The palace had been _______ to from time to time, and as a result incorporated(混合了) various styles of architecture. A. turned B. extended C. added D. amounted
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