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1．______ others might have been satisfied, Dawson had higher ambitions.

A．What B．Why C．Which D．Where

2. ---I haven't seen you for ages. Haven't you graduated from college?

---Yes. I _____ English for four years in Nanjing.

A. study

B. have studied

C. am studying

D. studied

3. The word "media "basically refers to _____ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.

A. which

B. what

C. 不填

D. that

4. Eating too much fat can _____ heart trouble and cause high blood pressure.

A. result from

B. attend to

C. contribute to

D. devote to

5. Do you expect _____ to be a possibility that Palestine and Israel will make a peace agreement after Yasser Arafat died.

A. that

B. there

C. one

D. it

6. Most children in Britain are educated at public _____.

A. cost

B. price

C. expense

D. salary

7. --- You don't like this oil painting, do you?

---______. I like it better _____ I look at it.

A. Yes, the moment

B. No, as

C. No, when

D. Yes, the more

8. Dr Brown has the habit of _____ the room when he is thinking about something troublesome.

A. pacing

B. stepping

C. walking

D. marching

9. I'm afraid we'll have to work extra hours for there are still some problems ________.

A. remaining to settle

B. remaining to be settled

C. remained to be settled

D. to remain to settle

10. The newly-founded expedition was __ lots of trouble, __ the financial problem is not

the worst.

A. up against; of which

B. faced with; which

C. facing; to which

D. up with; among which

11. ---Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?

---_______ you bought last week? I'm afraid I haven't seen _______.

A. The one; it

B. The one; one

C. One; it

D. One; one

12. The woman was _______ by the business man's offer of marriage and stupidly gave him most of her money.

A. taken on

B. taken in

C. taken off

D. taken out

13. The____________ house smelled as if it hadn't been lived in for years.

A. little white wooden

B. little wooden white

C. white wooden little

D. wooden white little

14. My teacher of English is really very kind. I'll never forget the _______ he has done me.

A. favor

B. deed

C. help

D. value

15. ---What do you think of the five doll mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games?

---_______, they are lovely, but we can't figure out what they mean easily.

A. To tell the truth

B. I'm afraid

C. Unfortunately

D. As a matter of fact

16. ---How did your students express their thanks to you on Teachers' Day?

---A gift together with many flowers _______ sent to me .

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

17．______ from other continents for millions of years, so it has many plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

A. Having been separated

B. Separated

C. It has been separated

D. Having separated

18. It was until October that they _____.

A. finished their long journey

B. paid off the debts

C. reached an agreement

D. worked on the project

19. On the top of the hill ，the old man once lived.

A. a temple stands there; in which

B. a temple standing; on which

C. does a temple stand; where

D. stands a temple; where

20. --Why haven't you asked her to come here?

--She _______ an important experiment when I found her and she _____ it.

A. had done; didn't finish

B. was doing ; hasn't finished

C. did; wouldn't finish

D. has done; hadn't finished

21. We had thought the examination would be difficult, but it _____ easy.

A. turned

B. resulted

C. appeared

D. proved

22. No one in the department but Tom and I_________ that the director is going to resign.

A. know

B. am to know

C. knows

D. have known

23. When a giraffe(长颈鹿) has ______ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach ______ water.

A. /; /

B. a; the

C. the; /

D. /; the

24. - How beautiful the dress looks ____ you! Don't you want _____, Madam?

- Please show me _______.

A. in; one; another

B. on; it; another

C. in; it; the other

D. on; one; the other

25. If you feel tired and sick of fat food, that is ________ you have to go to the hospital for a medical examination.

A. why

B. when

C. which

D. what

26. ---You should have prepared your speech for the meeting , Mr. Smith .

---Yes , I know . But how could I _______ the meeting date fixed so soon?

A．while B．as C．after D．with

27．I wonder what will become of my daughter. ________endless homework ,she also bears other leading loads such as revision and recitation.

A．As well as B．With C．Except D．Rather than

28．How did you like the ________ of the interpreter at the Chinese FM press conference of 6-party talks on TV?

A．performance B．achievement C．material D．words

29.---I ____ to your birthday party last Sunday.

---Unfortunately, you were out on business.

A. had come

B. came

C. would come

D. would have come

30. ---- Did he tell you all about the accident?

---- No, I got the feeling that he was ______ something from us.

A. keeping off

B. keeping back

C. keeping out

D. keeping up

31. ________, I think, and the problem could be settled.

A. So long as you keep up your spirits

B. A bit more effort

C. If you doubt your efforts

D. Making great efforts

32. The man we followed suddenly stopped as if ____ whether he was going in the right direction.

A. seeing

B. having seen

C. to see

D. to have seen

33.The passengers were sent to the nearest hospital _____the accident happened.

A: shortly B: nearly C: instantly D: almost

34. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.

A: takes off B: is taking off C: has taken off D: took off

35. To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses.

A: strengths B: benefits C: techniques D: values

36.A warm thought suddenly came to me I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother's birthday．

A: if B: when C: that D: which

37. The study you have been making ______ancient Chinese characters is fascinating.

A, to B. for C. from D. of

38. Since the mid-1980's, growing numbers of Asians ______ in New Zeahnd, and they _____about six percent of the total population.

A. had settled; are made up of

B. have settled; make up C, settled; make up of D. are settling; make up for

39. --I caught a student cheating on the exam.

--Perhaps if he had spent as much time studying as he _____on his clothes, he would have passed!

A. did writing

B. writing

C. had written

D. wrote

40. It is not yet well understood _______ has made the rainforest disappear year by year.

A. what

B. which

C. that

D. how

答案：DDBCB CDABA ABAAA CCDDB DCBBB DAADB BCCBA CDBAA

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