2004
1.It’s expected that new highway __completed by next July.
A. would be
B. will have been
C.has been
D.had better
2.Nowadays the new medicine can __man of the deadly disease.
A. save
B. theat
C.remove
D.cure
3.I called Mr.Smith at his office this morning,but the voice__answered the phone was not his.
A.which
B.who
C.as
D.whom
4. I’m thinking about changing careers,but I don’t quite know how to __it.
A.go about
B.go around
C.go by
D.go for
5. __well enough before the final exam,he failed to finish answering all the questions in time.
A. Preparing not
B.To preparing not
C.Not to prepare
D.Not having prepared
6. He has never to London before,__he knows everything about the people and the customs there.
A.and
B.but
C.for
D.so
7. Bill Clinton—one of the __Amerian presidents gave a speech last week in Oxford Universtiy.
A.lively
B.living
C.alive
D.live
8. Little__about his situation though he was in great danger himself.
A.does he care
B.he cared
C.did he cared.
D.he cares
9. The new presidents is reported__China after he takes office in the capital.
A.to visit
B.to have visited
C.to be visiting
D.visiting
10. They __be singing my favourite English song in the classroom.I can hear it.
A.could
B.should
C.might
D.must
11. __when he started the research,he never gave up trying new ways to increase the production.
A.How old he was
B.As he was old
C. However old he was
D.Old as he was
12. Don’t worry about your earrings—I’m sure they’ll__sooner or later.
A.make out
B.hold
C.turn up
D.find out
13. Mary__clean out the guest room last Saturday,but she was too busy that day.
A.Has intended to
B.was intended to
C.intended to
D.had intended to
14. If it__in the early April,the crops wouldn’t be growing so well now.
A.didn’t rain
B.wasn’t rained
C.hadn’t rained.
D.was not raining
15. By then,the country’s” green agriculture”centering on water and land will reach its full__.
A.capacity
B.power
C.ability
D. energy
2005
1. I don't think this software is appropriate ______children under 12 years old.
A, for B among C. to D will
2. Passengers should allow for ______travel time to the airport in rush hour traffic.
A. actual
B. exact
C. additional
D. accurate
3. I was advised to ______my flight number at least 24 hours in advance when I was 7 Paris.
A. Justify
B. confirm
C. identify
D. convert
4. AB soon as he comes back I'll tell him when ______and see him
A. you come
B. do you come
C. you will come
D. will you come
5. We are past the period of evolution when only the fittest can______.
A. endured
B. function
C. remain
D. survived
6. The name originated from the days ______this house belonged to the local policeman.
A. which
B. when
C. that
D. what
7 Mr. Black has _____arrived in New York and will meet with the Minister of Trade on
Monday morning.
A. still
B. yet
C. already
D. barely
8. Tom told me that he was really rich and owned a Ferraro, but I _______ him at once.
A. saw off
B. saw out
C. saw over
D. saw through lo.
9. It was not until December 31______we finally got a letter from him.
A. that
B. when
C. which
D. then
10. Miss Poole had no friends and seldom had visitors, ______ the girls who came over occasionally for high tea.
A. except
B. besides
C. in addition to
D. apart from
11. Never for one moment _______ that it could happen to her.
A. has she imagined
B. she did imagine
C. had she imagined
D. she would imagine
12. Because the equipment to be shipped to France is very delicate, it must be handled with _____.
A. care
B. pleasure
C. ease
D. confidence
13. You _____come to meet me here at the station. The tube is quite convenient in this city.
A. needn't
B. needn't have
C. didn't need to
D. don't need to
14. At one time we had about eighty people here who did nothing but _____ into ho family history.
A. to research
B. researched
C. researching
D. research
15. ______ harder, you could have passed this exam.
A. Wan you works
B. Had you worked
C. If you worked
D. If you have worked
2006
The new technique will ____us to double our production.
A.suggest
B.enable
C.permit
D.make
2. There days later,Gary was behaving as though nothing______.
A.happens
B.happened
C.has happened
D.had happened
3. ______the numbers of such developments are relatively small,the potential market is large.
A.When
B.While
C.Since
D.As
4. We sent a telegram yesterday as we _______any letter from him for a long time.
A. haven’t received
B. didn’t receive
C. hadn’t received
D. would not receive
5. In the letter ,she didn’t tell me whether he was still______.
A. alive
B.lived
C.lively
D.live
6. It’s believed that a man is innocent until ______guilty.
A.to prove
B.proved
C.having been proved
D.to have proved
7. I’d rather you ______make any comment on the issue for the time being.
A.won’t
B.don’t
C.wouldn’t
D.didn’t
8. _______is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks.
A. Whatever
B. Anything
C. something
D. Whichever
9. They have planted trees for years in this area, yet the tops of some hills are still______.
A. blank
B. bare
C. empty
D. vacant
10. I didn’t buy the car yesterday for the simple reason ____it was too expensive.
A. why
B. which
C. since
D. that
11. Not until the mid-12th century _____as a nation with its own culture and language.
A. Portugal emerged
B. Portugal had emerged
C. did Portugal emerge
D. had Portugal emerged
12. They started off at about 5 o’clock in the morning, They ______there by now.
A. have arrived
B. should arrived
C. should be arriving
D. should have arrived
13. ______a diary is a good way to improve your English.
A. Having
B. Keeping
C. Taking
D. Writing
14. At least 150 people are believed ____in the air crash.
A.to die
B. dying
C. to have died
D. having died
15. It is already 9 o’clock, but she still did not _____.
A. come out
B. come up
C. show up
D. turn out
2007
1.How long has this Japanese fast-food chain been in business?________ 1998.
A. From
B. By
C. In
D. Since
2. Nobody fails to find that his two nephews are much_______.
A. alike
B. same
C. exact
D. resembled
3. No sooner had the ship pulled away from the dock ______it had to return to pick up more passengers.
A. when
B. than
C. then
D. that
4. I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had imagined it ______ much bigger.
A. be
B. being
C. to be
D. having been
5. It was a decision I _______, that he will later regret.
A. detect
B. doubt
C. claim
D. suspect
6. We ______ this visit for months----you can’t cancel it now.
A. planned
B. have planned
C. have been planning
D. had planned
7. Had Mark coached the woman football team instead of George, We _____ more games.
A. would win
B. would have won
C. had won
D. will win
8. A tall building has been set up in ______was a wasteland ten years ago.
A. what
B. where
C. which
D. that
9. Does the method he put forward________ the problem make any sense?
A. settle
B. settling
C. to settle
D. settled
10. I don’t like him because he always _______when other people are talking.
A. cuts down
B. cuts out
C. cuts across
D. cuts in
11. He didn’t keep on asking me for a ride any longer as he had already got his own car ______.
A. repair
B. repaired
C. repairing
D. to repair
12. I am playing golf this afternoon , weather_______.
A. permits
B. permitted
C. permitting
D. to permit
13. I thought I was going to fail the exam , but I passed _______.
A. above all
B. after all
C. at all
D. in all
14. _______ seemed strange to us was that he came back with nothing that day.
A. It
B. That
C. What
D. Which
15. There _______ have been ten of them , all hiding in the attic.
A. could
B. should
C. would
D. must
2008
1.The new technique will __________ us to double our production.
A. persuade
B. engage
C. arrange
D. enable
2. It was not until December 31 __________ we heard from him.
A. which
B. when
C. that
D. then
3. — There’s someone knocking at the door. Who could __________ be?— I have no idea.
A. he
B. it
C. she
D. that
4. He had __________ all his goals for the organization, and felt there were no challenges left for him.
A. achieved
B. got
C. made
D. met
5. At one time we had about eighty people here who did nothing but __________into various family history.
A. researched
B. research
C. researching
D. to research
6. __________ harder, you would have passed this exam.
A. If you have worked
B. If you worked
C. Were you to work
D. Had you worked
7. As soon as I entered the room, I could __________ something had gone wrong with the old couple.
A. sense
B. smell
C. touch
D. watch
8. Your hair needs __________. You’d better have it done tomorrow.
A. cut
B. cutting
C. to cut
D. being cut
9. — How __________ will you be able to come back from you travel?
— In a couple of weeks, perhaps.
A. fast
B. long
C. often
D. soon
10. There figures are base on the __________ that the economy will continue to improve.
A. preparation
B. impression
C. foundation
D. expectation
11. When __________ to dinner at the White Rose Restaurant, he seemed very happy and accepted the invitation.
A. invited
B. inviting
C. to be invited
D. having invited
12. Didn’t you see what the naughty boy __________ to our neighbor’s pet dog?
A. does
B. has done
C. had done
D. would do
13. There is a possibility that the factory may close __________ economy turns better.
A. if
B. unless
C. so
D. when
14. It has not been raining for months. The plants __________ want watering by now.
A. could
B. may
C. must
D. should
15. Miss Poole had no friends and seldom had visitors, __________ the girls who came over occasionally for high tea.
A. besides
B. despite
C. except for
D. regardless of
2009
1. We ended the dinner up _______ fruit and coffee.
A. at
B. by
C. in
D. with
2. He sent his son to ________ a towel from the bathroom.
A. bring
B. carry
C. fetch
D. take
3. I couldn’t help _______ sorry for the poor man who died in the car crash.
A. feeling
B. feel
C. to feel
D. felt
4. The village ________ I was born and grew up is quite far from here.
A. what
B. where
C. which
D. that
5. Anyone seen carrying bags, boxes, _______ whatever, was stopped by the police.
A. if
B. but
C. for
D. or
6. This novel is really worth _______ at least twice.
A. reading
B. to read
C. of reading
D. be read
7. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, _______?
A. will you
B. shall we
C. won’t we
D. don’t you
8. His work _______, he left his office with joy.
A. finished
B. being finished
C. finishing
D. was finished
9. My father _______ his paperwork when the guests arrived.
A. did
B. has done
C. was doing
D. would have done
10.I have a nice little sum of money _______ for a rainy day.