246、He is always the first ______ and last ___________.
A. to come; to leave          B. coming; leaving
C. to come; leaving           D. coming; to leave
247、I was about to leave the house ____the telephone rang.
A. before    B. when     C. while      D. after
248、Remember, when you _____your work, you might go out and play.
A. finished    B. will finish   C. have finished   D. had finished
249、Phoenix is a very nice city with plants and flowers ___the year round.
A. grown    B. planted     C. planting    D. growing
250、— How much did you pay for that?
— I paid _____ that you paid.
A. half the money   B. half     C. the halves    D. a half
251、More than one girl _____, as we expect.
A. has come   B. had come     C. came     D. have come
252、As we all know, two thirds of the earth’s surface is water, ___ a lot of fish.

A. provided    b. providing   C. which provides   D. it provides
253、Jack is the ______- child in the family; he wants to have a brother.
A. one    B. single   C. only     D. separate
254、Only in this way, directed by the teacher, ______work out the problem the day before.
A. had they   B. they could    C. could they     D. did they
255、Hw went swimming on a hot day, ________.
A. only to be drowned        B. so as to be drowned
C. in order to be drowned     D. so that he could be drowned
256、The wounded policeman ____though doctors made every effort to save him.
A. died    B. had died    C. killed     D. has been dead
257、— Could you tell me where Mr. Smith lives?
— Well, he is ______here. He passed away three years ago.
A. no longer   B. no more    C. not more    D. not longer
258、Your bicycle looks _____ as mine. When did you get it?
A. same    B. like     C. the same    D. /

259、In the country area about one in ten ______ have enough to eat.
A. haven’t    B. aren’t    C. hadn’t    D. didn’t
260、Now the city is ______ it used to be.
A. three times as large as        B. three time larger as
C. larger as three times as        D. as three times larger than
261、The buildings of this style can be seen _________.
A. all of Europe                 B. all over Europe
C. all the Europe                D. all European
262、30 % of the young trees, attacked by diseases, ________pine trees.
A. is   B. are    C. was     D. has been
263、Tomato, which used to be called “love-apple”, is not ____but ______.
A. fruit; vegetable   B. fruit; a vegetable  
C. a fruit; a vegetable   D. a fruit; vegetables
264、— _______ do you have in this season?
— You can have anything you want.
A. What fruit    B. Which fruit    C. Which fruits   D. What fruits

265、The letter _____London, May 24th, 1898 .
A. is dated from   B. was dated in  C. dated in   D. dated from
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266、_____-Maria will come to the party makes no difference.
A. Whether  B. If    C. That    D. How
267、_____ has been reported _____ sales of beef in China will increase.
A. It; which   B. It; that    C. What; that    D. That; that
268、— What _______to stop this world _____hungry?
— Birth control.
A. can be done; to go           B. we do; going
C. can be done; going           D. will happen; going
269、We _______-word from him so far. Where could he be?
A. don’t have   B. haven’t any    C. have no    D. have had no
270、His idea is ______ you’d better ____ a jar of jam at home.
A. that; keep     B. that; not to get   C. which; keep   D. which; not to get

271、Products made in this factory ____ well; they have sold ___all their products.
A. sell; out   B. are sold; over   C. sell; off   D. are sold; away
272、Farmers grow crops either to ____their family ___to sell.
A. feed; and   B. feed; or   C. supply; or   D. supply; nor
273、If you offer him some help this time, since he once helped you, that would be ____.
A. equal     B. more equal     C. fairer     D. more fair
274、If ________ guests we have, we would need ___ food.
A. more; less   B. fewer; more   C. few; less    D. fewer; less
275、The problem with people in Africa ____that the more is given and the more ______.
A. is; is needed   B. are; is needed   C. is; they need it  D. are; they need it
276、The reason ___ he is absent is ___he has a bad cold.
A. why; that   B. why; because   C. that; because   D. for; that

277、_______ people died ______ starvation that year will never happen.
A. That; of   B. That; from   C. What; from   D. How; of
278、________ hard it might be,  I will work it out.
A. Whatever    B. How    C. However    D. What
279、You may give this message to _________ is at office.
A. who    B. whom   C. whomever     D. whoever
280、You may have one of these; in other words, you have ______ you choose.
A. whichever    B. what    C. no matter what   D. no matter which
281、They say in many western countries a large number of beef cattle ________.
A. are raised    B. is raised   C. is risen     D. rise
282、He is ______ to come back tonight. Then we’ll have a small party.
A. most like   B. most likely    C. mostly like   D. very much like
283、________cash crops will be produced next year is not yet decided.
A. It    B. What     C. That    D. Which
284、90 % of the debts _______ so far.

A. is paid back    B. have been paid off   C. has been paid off   D. are paid off
285、In order to repay the money they borrowed, 60 % of the farmers _____cash crops.
A. are forced growing           B. is forced growing
C. grows                           D. grow
参考答案：
ABCDA  ABCDA  ABCDA  ABCCD
286、______life in a new country can be difficult, it can broadcast a person’s view of the world.
A. If    B. Although    C. Because    D. While
287、— Have you seen ______ workers pass by?
— Yes, I’ve seen ____ them.
A. woman; hundreds of              B. women; hundreds of
C. woman; two hundred of          D. women; hundred of
288、—____________.
—Thank you. I will.
A. I wish you happiness            B. I greatly appreciate our friendship
C. May I help you?                  D. Remember me to your family
289、It was five o’clock in the afternoon ____they arrived at the hotel.
A. since     B. before    C. that     D. when
290、You’d better change another book because ___page of the book is torn, and ______cover looks old.
A. the; the     B. a; a        C. a; the        D. the; a
291、_______ that everyone stared at him.
A. Too rude is he   B. So rude was he    C. Such rude he was   D. So rude he was
292、There were two small rooms in the house, ____served as kitchen.
A. the smaller of which       B. the small of which
C. the smaller of them         D. the smaller one
293、— Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last summer?
— No, it _____for four days when we arrived, so that the roads were very

muddy.
A. was raining                    B. had been raining
C. would be raining              D. have rained
294、Hillen used to be very shy but she has grown _______it now.
A. without     B. over       C. away    D. out of
295、— Did you notice John was not at work today?
— No. If _____working, I would have noticed it.
A. I’d be    B. I wasn’t     C. I’d been     D. I weren’t
296、— I can’t get my car ___on cold winter mornings.
—Have you tried _____ the radiator with hot water?
A. started; to fill   B. starting; to fill    C. start; filling   D. to start; filling
297、The building _____ in our school is for us teachers. Though there’s noise most of day, we still feel happy about it .
A. built    B. has been built     C. being built     D. to be built
298、It is no longer a question now _____ man can land on the moon.

A. that   B. if    C. whether    D. what
299、Some people believe that giving gifts is one way ____by others.
A. to love    B. love    C. to be loved     D. is loved
300、Jenny ______ with him at that time, for I was having dinner with her in my home.
A. can’t have been           B. mustn’t have been
C. must be                    D. may be
301、— Why does everyone like him?
—Because he always ______ a good after-dinner joke.
A. tells     B. talks        C. states       D. says
302、—your daughter must be pretty.
— But to tell you the truth, she is ____being such a beauty as you can imagine.
A. far from     B. as well as  C. as a result of   D. by means of
303、The boy _____ he took notes.
A. listened with attention              B. listening attentively while

C. listened attentively before          D. listening with attention
304、— Shall I tell Ann how to improve for painting?
—Yes, but ____ of suggestions may discourage her.
A. a too long list            B. too long a list
C. list too long              D. a list of too long
305、However ________, the native people do have something in common.
A. hard     B. ordinary     C. different    D. poor
参考答案：
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