1.－ I hear that the famous film star was killed in ______ car accident yesterday.

－ What ______ shock to all his fans!

A. the; the. B. the; a C. a; a D. a; the

2. Short as he is, the football player’s speed ______ his small size, which ensures his main position in the team.

A. accounts for B. takes advantage of C. compensates for D. submits to

3. The comments the expert made ______ stock-market bothered him greatly, ______ him not fall asleep all night.

A. be concerned, which made B. concerned, making

C. concerning, making D. to be concerning, made

4. － Why are most of us unable to study English well, Mr. Li?

－ You ______. But you ______ too little attention to it.

A. could; pay B. would; refer C. will; attach D. can; devote

5. Can you imagine how late I went to bed last night? It was nearly 1 a.m. ______ I finished my

article.

A. that B. as C. before D. when

6. _____ to our surprise, he went over all his notes in such a short time, ______ for the next day’s examination.

A. Very; preparing B. Greatly; to be prepared

C. Much; prepared D. Rather; being prepared

7. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately ______ in and ______ their lives.

A. caught; lost B. catching; lost C. caught; losing D. catching; losing

8. That hotel has 500 beds, but it can ______ more guests than that.

A. take up B. set up C. turn up D. put up

9. － When did you manage to get it completed？

－ Not until a new technique was ______.

A. presented B. introduced C. devoted D. contributed

10. － Here, your new computer is ready.

－ Thank you.

－ ________ to call this number if you have any problems.

A. Feel free B. It is free C. You’re free D. Don’t forget

11. Because of _______ high demand for Type O blood, _______ supplies of it available in blood

banks are usually limited.

A. the; the B. /; the C. a; the D. /; /

12. —I don’t know why Tom was absent from yesterday’s meeting.

—He must have been sick, _________?

A. isn’t he B. mustn’t he C. didn’t he D. wasn’t he

13. Those who need tickets, please search our website to order, or the regular ticketing agents

_________ be able to sell you.

A. might B. should C. would D. could

14. If you visited our school this month, you would be amazed to see a modern stadium

________ here.

A. is constructing B. is being constructed

C. were constructing D. were being constructed

15. Everyone has periods in their lives __________ everything seems very hard.

A. which B. where C. when D. that

16. These reporters are so aggressive! ________, they follow movie stars around and take

pictures of everything.

A. To be practical B. To be exact C. To be sure D. To be honest

17. _______ about the milu deer that they decided to go to Dafeng for further research.

A. So curious were the couple B. So curious the couple was

C. How curious the couple were D. What a curious couple was

18. Van Gogh succeeded in selling only one painting in his lifetime, and ______ was sold to his brother.

A. another B. one C. that D. which

19. Now we are faced with a shortage of electricity, which is found to be the ______ in many other cities of our country.

A. condition B. case C. example D. matter

20. The United States is trying to ______ the serious problems resulting from the energy crisis.

A. step up B. cut off C. cope with D. end up

21. Talking about his success, the famous scientist said, “ I’ve been lucky ______ there are many people who have helped me.”

A. provided that B. in that C. so that D. now that

22. Ladies and gentlemen, due to an unexpected accident, one of the singers whom all of you ______ to hear ______ tonight.

A. came; wouldn’t perform B. come; won’t perform

C. had come; don’t perform D. have come; won’t be performing

23. 31. The secretary was allowed ten more minutes. She ______ her boss’ patience and tried to hurry.

A. realized B. tolerated C. sensed D. understood

24. There was a loud explosion in the street. ______ from the stores to see what had happened.

A. Out rushed people B. Out people rushed C. Rushed people out D. Did people rush out

25. Feeling more and more pressure from the environment ______, the government has decided to close down the factories pouring out poisonous chemicals.

A. polluted B. having polluted C. being polluted D. having been polluted

26. To work from home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made ______ with the development of computer technology.

A. it possible B. possible C. possibly D. to be possible

27. ---I hope that you can remove the difference between you and Susan and become good friends.

---______. If only Susan had the same idea.

A. By no means B. It’s a pleasure C. By all means D. My pleasure

28. Bamboo is a(n) _______ of great potential and a very strong material as well.

A. source B. origin C resource D. brand

29. — Did Frank call you yesterday?

— Yes, but I would rather he _________.

A. not B. wouldn’t C. didn’t D. hadn’t

30. The only thing that worries the mother is what will ______ her young children when she dies of cancer.

A. take care of B. appeal of C. belong to D. become of

31. I like the vase, but I don’t love you any ______ just because you broke it.

A. better B. worse C. shorter D. less

32. As the Beijing Olympics is drawing near, you must feel the urge to do something for the big event, ___?

A. mustn’t you B. needn’t you C. don’ they D. don’t you

33. Today I will take up the story _______ I left off yesterday.

A. in which B. which C. from which D. where

34. As we know, tomatoes can be cooked, juiced, eaten whole, sliced, diced or ______.

A. whenever B. wherever C. however D. whatever

35. — Where did you find the wallet?

— It was at the stadium _______ I played football.

A. that B. there C. which D. where

36. Though Confucius has long gone, his powerful ideas undoubtedly ______ Chinese society and tradition.

A. made B. formed C. laid D. shaped

37. Ahead of us walked a group of girls, ______ holding a flower in her hand.

A. each B. every C. one D. all

38. We students should learn to be good citizens. A mistake may ______ cause lifelong regret.

A. necessarily B. however C. absolutely D. otherwise

39. The police suspected him of carrying drugs, so they ______ his bag, but found nothing.

A. looked up B. went through C. searched for D. turned in

40. We went to the Lincoln Memorial last week, _____, not surprisingly, was crowded with visitors from all over the world.

A. where B. when C. that D. which