1.________this news be true?
A.Should B.Must C.May D.Can
2.I met him yesterday. We ________each other for 10 years.
A.hadn’t seen B.didn’t see C.don’t see D.haven’t seen
3.We weren’t allowed to enter the library because it _______at that time.
A.was repaired B.repaired
C.has repaired D.was being repaired
4.I remember_________him my money, but he denied.
A. to borrow B.to lend C. borrowing D.lending
5.I failed in the last exam and only then________-the importance of studies.
A.I realized B.did I realize C.I had realized D.had I realized
6.She comes to school every day_________it rains heavily.
A.besides b.except that C.except for D.except when
7.I need some _________information about the contest.
A furthest B.far C.farther D.further
8.Would you tell me_________?
A.why he had attented the meeting B.why he doesn’t attend the meeting
C.why he didn’t attend the meeting D.why did he attend the meeting
9.I sent Peter a letter,__________to get some advice on how to learn English well.
A.hoped B.hope C.to hope Dhoping
10.When he came back from work, he found his house __________into. Without hesitating, he called the police.
A.having broken B.to break C.broken D.broke
11.William is the tallest boy in Class 3. He is taller than_________in Clas 4, too.
A.any student B.any students C.any other student D.other students
12.What time is it________-your watch?
A.to B.on C.in D.by
13.He has such a ______job that twenty dollars a week_______.
A.poor—paid,all B.poorly—paid,in all
C.paid—poor,all in D.paid—poor, altogether
14.Lying in bed, he was_________ awake with his eyes fixed on the ceiling.
A.clearly B.open C.wide D.deep
15.He’s so well—educated that he will certainly be offered a good_________.
A.service B.position C.work D.business
16.The racers are ______old people in their sixties.
A.almost B.at the most C.mostly D.most
17.The newly—built cinema_________the beauty of the town.
A.adds up B.are added up to C.adds to D.adds up to
18.Would you be kind enough to _________me a few minutes?
A.spare B.save C.spend D.share
19.Are you ______my idea?
A.be for B.to support C.agree with D.in favour of
20.I found my raincoat _______behind the door.
A.hanged B.hung C.to be hung D.hanging
21.The game ended 0—0, for_______team could find a solution________the other’s defense.
A.eiher;to B.both;for C.neither;to D.each;for
22._________I know money is safe, I shall not worry about it.
A.Even though B.Unless C.As long as D.While
23.Our neighbor has ________ours.
A.as a big house as B.as big a house as
C.the same big house as D.a house the same big as
24.He did it _______it took me.
A.one—third a time B.one—third time
C.the one—third time D.a house the same big as
25.Some studies even suggest that playing more__________bigger brains that are ________at reasoning and learning.
A.refers to;good B.turns to;better C.sticks to;good D.leads to;better
26.The population in some parts of the world has________doubled in the past ten years.
A.more than B.as many as C.larger than D.so much as
27.________a great leader that cannot be easily replaced, Arafat’s death leaves Palestine__________an uncertain future.
A.Like;in B.As;with C.With;in D.As;to
28.________with the picture, Mary tore it to pieces.
A.Dissatisfying thoroughly B.To dissatisfy thoroughly
C.Thoroughly dissatised D.To be thoroughly dissatisfied
29.The real solution to the fuel shortage will have to be a new kind of car, ________that does not use so much oil.
A.the one B./ C.one D.what