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一、单选题
1、The news quickly spread through the village ______ the war had ended.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. where
标准答案：c
2、We hurried to the station ______ find ourselves three hours earlier for the train.
A. only to
B. in order to
C. so as to
D. such as to
标准答案：a
3、I meant ______ you ，but I‘m afraid I forgot.
A. ringing
B. being ringing
C. to ringing
D. to ring
标准答案：b
4、We live in a time ______，more than ever before in history，people are moving
A. what
B. when
C. which
D. where
标准答案：b
5、Is there any possibility of getting the price______ further？
A. reduced
B. reduce
C. reducing
D. be reduced
标准答案：a
6、_______ you feel too ill to go out. I would rather not stay at home tonight.
A. Because B Although C. Unless D. If
标准答案：c
7、Because of many mistakes，she was made ______ these letters again.
A. type
B. to typing
C. typed
D. to type
标准答案：d
8、It is hot and dry；the flowers need ______.
A. being watered
B. be watered
C. to water
D. to be watered
标准答案：d
9、He began by showing us where the country was and went on _______ us about its climate.
A. telling
B. to tell
C. to telling
D. to be told
标准答案：b
10、Our failure _____ ourselves to modern life often causes us trouble in our work.
A. to adopt
B. to apply
C. to adapt
D. to act
标准答案：c
11、Once _____ of the necessity of a move，he worked hard to find a new home.
A. convinced
B. be convinced
C. convincing
D. having convinced
标准答案：a
12、So many representatives _______ ，the conference had to be put
off. 11-15 BCCDB
A. were absent
B. to be absent
C. being absent
D. had been absent
标准答案：c
13、In no case _____ the students from exploring new ideas.
A. we should prevent
B. we could prevent
C. should we prevent
D. shouldn‘t prevent
标准答案：c
14、I don‘t think it advisable that Tom _____ to the job since he has no experience.
A. be assigned
B. is assigned
C. will be assigned
D. has been assigned
标准答案：a
15、With all this work on hand，she ______ to the dance party last night.
A. oughtn‘t to go
B. hadn’t gone
C. shouldn‘t have gone
D. mustn’t have gone
标准答案：c
16、As Christmas was coming，the town began a ______ clearing on
a large scale.
A. through
B. thorough
C. though
D. thought
标准答案：b
17、E-mail writing has became the usual means of communication _______ people some distance away.
A. for
B. on
C. to C. with
标准答案：d
18、It is a good idea for parents to monitor the _____ as well as the kind of television that their children watch.
A. number
B. size
C. amount
D. screen
标准答案：c
19、I‘m afraid that there isn’t _____ for you in my car.
A. place
B. seat
C. corner
D. room
标准答案：d
20、It suddenly _____ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.
A. happened
B. occurred
C. agreed
D. presented
标准答案：a
21、The old people often raise ______ for the sake of companionship.
A. pets
B. pipes
C. pills
D. pies
标准答案：a
22、The river here is very wide but ____，so you can walk across it.
A. narrow
B. arrow
C. shallow
D. hollow
标准答案：c
23、The streets were empty ____ the policemen on duty.
A. besides
B. except
C. excepting
D. except for
标准答案：d
24、Don‘t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the _____ of little children.
A. hand
B. reach
C. space
D. distance
标准答案：b
25、–How did you pay the workers？
–As a rule ，they were paid by ______.
A. the hour
B. an hour
C. hour
D. the time
标准答案：a
26、___ of the students in our class are from the north.
A. Two ninth
B. Second ninth
C. Second nines
D. Two ninths
标准答案：d
27、My father has classes ____ day：Mondays，Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. each other
B. every other
C. this and the other
D. all other
标准答案：b
28、This morning Jack came to school late____.
A. than usual
B. as usual
C. like usual
D. like usually
标准答案：b
29、I‘m putting on weight. The doctor has warned me to ____sugar.
A. keep up
B. keep back
C. keep off
D. keep away
标准答案：c
30、We were ____ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
A. kept up
B. held up
C. cut up
D. brought up
标准答案：b
31、He didn‘t dare to leave the house for fear someone would recognize him soon
A B C D
标准答案：c
32、You can see the whole city for miles from here in a clear day
A B C D
标准答案：d
33、He wished he didn‘t tell her the truth that brought her so much pain.
A B C D
标准答案：b
34、The room，which window faces the south，is the nicest one of all on this floor.
A B C D
标准答案：a
35、He is a true friend of mine，whom I can always depend whenever
I get into trouble.
A B C D
标准答案：c
36、Let‘s go and watch that mew movie at eight tonight，won’t we？
A B C D
标准答案：d
37、It is very important that the students‘voice is heard by the authorities of all our schools.
A B C D
标准答案：b
38、This is such a beautiful day that everyone around us feel like going out for a walk.
A B C D
标准答案：c
39、We saw a big dog that was fierce and felt frightened in our way home.
A B C D
标准答案：c
40、You will feel inconvenient in Japan if you can either speak Japanese nor English.
A B C D
标准答案：c
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