multiple choice
1.Many buildings on both sides of the street the next year.
A. will build
B. were built
C. are to be built
D. will be built
2. Our teacher told us that there ______ no end to learning.
A. was
B. is
C. has
D. had
3. —It was careless of you to have left your clothes all over.—My God,
______.
A. so did I
B. so I did
C. so were you
D. so did you
4. Although he lived ____ in a ____ mountain village, he didn’t feel ____ at all.
A. alone; alone; lonely
B. alone; lonely; lonely
C. lonely; lonely; alone
D. lonely; alone; alone
5. After graduation from college, he began to go from city to city, ___ a suitable job.
A. hunting for
B. taking on
C. looking after
D. bringing up
6. This is really an exciting match. _______ the game?
A. Who do you think will win
B. Whom do you think will win
C. Do you think who will win
D. Do you think whom will win
7. — It’s late. I must leave now.— OK. ______.
A. Thank you
B. Don’t worry
C. I’m sorry for it
D. Take care
8. She thinks only of herself；she doesn’t _____ other people.
A. care for
B. care about
C. care of
D. care in
9. ______ you are very busy, ______ a line if you are in town.
A. If; write
B. Even though; write
C. If; drop
D. Even though; drop
10. Jack is a student and studies at No. 1 Middle School. _____________.
A. So Mary is
B. So is Mary
C. So does Mary
D. So it is with Mary
11. It was ______ that they went for a drive in the countryside.
A. such a fine weather
B. so fine a weather
C. such fine weather
D. so fine weather
12. — I suppose she is 30 years of age.— ___________
A. You guess it!
B. You will guess it!
C. You’re guessing it!
D. You guessed it!
13. I am sorry: I can’t ______ your opinion about this question.
A. argue
B. share
C. have
D. agree
14. He fell asleep with a book ______ open on his knee.
A. lay
B. laying
C. laid
D. lying
15. —Peter didn’t come to the meeting this morning.
— I _______ him yesterday, but I was too busy and forgot it.
A. should tell
B. should have told
C. had to tell
D. had told
16. —May I have a look at those books？—__________.
A. Not at all
B. That’s right
C. Be my guest
D. You’re welcome
17. Do you have any difficulty ____ these flowers? I’d like to help you if you need.
A. to plant
B. for planting
C. with planting
D. in planting
18. If you know anything ______ about it, you should tell us.
A. after all
B. all in all
C. at all
D. first of all
19. ______ the playground, we learned that the football match had already begun.
A. Arrive
B. To arrive
C. Arriving at
D. Arrive at
20. —How did it ______ that all the flowers died?
—I had forgotten to water them.
A. come about
B. come back
C. come on
D. come down
21. I don’t feel equal ______ doing the job. It’s too difficult for me.
A. for
B. to
C. in
D. on
22. ____ students are practicing ___ English with each other at the English corner.
A. The number of; to speak
B. A great deal of; spoken
C. A great many; speak
D. A number of; speaking
23. He got 97 points, ____ second in this English test.
A. ranked
B. ranking
C. and ranking
D. to rank
24. He goes to work every day ______.
A. except for rainy days
B. besides it rains
C. but that it rains
D. except on rainy days
25. She is very hard-working, _______ he is very lazy.
A. while
B. when
C. as
D. if
26. If you go on doing that kind of foolish things, you will ______ in prison.
A. bring up
B. end up
C. take up
D. come up
27. _______ what he had already, the new stamps were not very interesting.
A. Comparing with
B. Replaced to
C. Compared with
D.
Replaced to
28. The reason why he didn’t attend the meeting is__ he stayed up late last
night.
A. because
B. why
C. for
D. that
29. The scenery in my hometown is beautiful beyond ______.
A. communication
B. expression
C. situation
D. organization
30. I’ll be at your ______ in three minutes.
A. service
B. order
C. movement
D. signal
31. —Bob, how about going swimming this weekend?
—Go swimming in this weather? _____.
A. Not likely
B. Have a good trip
C. OK
D. I’m fond of that
32. Kong Linghui ______ Ma Lin and ______ the Men’s Single in the match.
A. won, won
B. won, beat
C. beat, beat
D. beat, won
33. Mr. Smith is considering ______ a computer, which is considered ______ a great help in our work and study.
A. to buy; to be
B. buying; to be
C. to buy; being
D. buying; being
34.The young lady is ____ a beauty; she is ______ than pretty.
A. more than; more smart
B. more than; smarter
C. not only; smarter
D. no more than; more clever
35. Every possible means _____ to work out the problem, but it is too difficult for us.
A. is used
B. are used
C. has been used
D. have been used
36.The first Olympics in modern times _______ in 1896.
A. was taken place
B. were held
C. was held
D. were happened
37. ______ England improve their game, they’re going to lose the match.
A. If
B. When
C. Unless
D. Whether
38.She spent as much as time as she could _______ over the lessons.
A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. went
39. We should ______ white clothes from dark clothes before washing.
A. separate
B. prevent
C. protect
D. divide
40. E-mail, as well as telephones, ______ an important part in daily communication.
A. is playing
B. have played
C. are playing
D. play
41. She’s so ______ that no one can please her.
A. particular
B. simple
C. normal
D. adventurous
42.First of all, please _____ me to introduce myself to you．
A. make
B. agree
C. let
D. allow
43. — How do you learn English so well?
— ______ it every day.
A. In speaking
B. By speaking
C. With speaking
D. On speaking
44. During the last summer vacation, all the students had plenty of ______
and got a lot of practical ______ in the factory.
A. exercises; experiences
B. exercises; experience
C. exercise; experience
D. exercise; experiences
45. —What do you think of the book? —Oh, excellent．It’s worth a second time．
A．to read B．to be read C．reading D．being read
46. —Will Mary go shopping with us this afternoon?
—______. She has to prepare for the coming English examination.
A. Yes
B. I’m afraid not
C. It’s all right
D. Don’t worry
47. On the way to the school, she was _____ in a heavy rain. As a result, she caught a bad cold.
A. swallowed
B. seized
C. kept
D. caught
48. ---Susan, you will come and watch TV, won’t you?
---____．I prefer reading to ____television．
A. No; watch
B. No; watching
C. Yes, watch
D. Yes; watching
49. —Why didn’t Susan come to see us yesterday as she promised?
—______.
A. She must be busy
B. She might have been free
C. She must have been busy
D. She can’t be free
50. I ________ it myself ________ your homework.
A. prefer do; rather than copy
B. prefer doing; than copy
C. would do; rather than copy
D. would rather do; than copy
51. ______ you make a plan for study, you have to follow it.
A. Even
B. Once
C. Unless
D. Until
52. She has two daughters , ____ are nurses.
A. all of them
B. both of them
C. both of whom
D. all of whom
53. Tom, together with his two sisters，________ .
A. has seated
B. has been seated
C. have seated
D. have been