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1. We’ve got a general idea of what we want, but nothing ______ at the moment. A. common B. permanent C. complete D. concrete 2. --- Does Lucy enjoy singing? --- Yes, she does. ______, I have never seen anyone else that is as enthusiastic about singing as she is. A. As long as I have traveled B. Now that I have traveled so much C. Much as I traveled D. As I have traveled so much 3. What do these achievements have ______, Professor Li? A. in total B. in general C. in common D. in short 4. This film was so horrible that I ______ my brother ______ the arm tightly. A. grasped; on B. grasped; by C. took; by D. took; on 5. When you visit a museum you must ask for ______ permission before taking ______ photographs inside it. A. /; / B. a; the C. a; / D. the; the 6. ______ at his knowledge, all the students showed their respect to their teacher. A. Amazing B. Amazed C. Being amazing D. Having amazed 7. The letter______, he hurried to the supermarket to do some shopping. A. posting B. posted C. having posted D. had been posted 8. The government had to admit that the ______ between blacks and whites was wrong. A. separation B. identification C. discrimination D. liberation 9. The company in our city ______ those big investors from the West. A. has a link with B. has a hand in C. is in line with D. is in charge of 10. I picked up a paper at random, ______ through the headlines and put it back where it had been. A. looking B. looked C. to look D. and looked 11. They carried out an assessment of the project this morning and the results will be assessed ______.
A. on time B. after time C. before time D. over time 12. “Thanks a lot” is a common ______ in English. People almost use it every day. A. idiom B. passage C. expression D. vocabulary 13. ______ Lucy were not given timely treatment, she would suffer from a cough for the rest of her life shocked me terribly. A. That B. If C. That if D. If that 14. It was ______ to everyone that he was seriously ill, because he was looking pale all day. A. vague B. apparent C. deliberate D. loose 15. The beautiful views and the friendly people are ______ new comers like San Francisco. A. when B. what C. where D. why 16. The teacher demanded that ______ should Mark change his mind. A. no way B. no doubt C. under no circumstances D. by no means 17. Spare no effort to study ______ you won’t live up to your grandfather’s expectations. A. and B. or C. if D. unless 18. She is thirty-five but still single. Her parents have been putting ______ pressure on her ______. A. /; to get married B. /; getting married C. a; to get married D. the; getting married 19. My father enjoys a cup of coffee sometimes, but he ______ drinks tea. A. yearly B. almost C. mostly D. nearly 20. The whole block was completely destroyed just over a week ago in a fire that ______ the lives of two firemen. A. claimed B. claiming C. was claimed D. had claimed 21. --- Dear Lily, I heard that you were going to buy a new car next month. --- What? My ______ won’t run to a new car this year. A. finances B. storage C. outputs D. thinking 22. --- Is this school ______ our foreign friends visited the modern lab the other day? --- Yes, it is. A. that B. the one that C. in which D. the one where 23. What ______ public is concerned about is whether the scientists will be able to find ______ cure for the disease. A. the; a B. the; / C. /; a D. /; the 24. --- Will you meet Mr. Smith next month? --- Yes, I’ll meet him ______ I first met you. A. in that B. in which C. the place where D. where 25. ______ Mary is a teenager, she could resist what others ask her to do. A. Since B. Unless C. As D. Although 26. Don’t scold her ______ doing badly at school; she’s doing her best. A. in B. on C. of D. for 27. Have you ever been embarrassed when ______ talking to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call? A. leaving B. left C. leave D. leaves. 28. --- How about joining us in the game? --- I’m sorry. I have an urgent matter to ______. A. relate to B. refer to C. attend to D. appeal to 29. The young man was reported to ______ murder more than once and must be severely punished. A. be committing B. be committed C. have committed D. committing 30. The girls I saw yesterday were older than ______ you were dancing with. A. one B. ones C. that D. those 31. We have planted thousands of trees in recent years. In 2007 ______, we’ve planted ten thousand trees. A. even B. just C. only D. alone 32. --- ______ if we move the picture over there? Do you think it’ll look better? --- I don’t think so. It looks perfect here. A. How B. What C. As D. Even 33. I want to learn French but I don’t know the best way to ______it. A. go about B. go against C. go with D. go through 34. He kept on working, with his head ______ down, while the man was talking to him. A. bending B. to be bent C. bent D. to bend 35. We ______ with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them. A. presented B. are presenting C. have presented D. have been presented 36. Owen, one of my best friends, invited me to his birthday party and I accepted it without ______. A. expression B. permission C. reflection D. difficulty 37. As far as he could see, not ______ single piece of furniture was worth ______ ten-pound note. A. a; a B. /; / C. a; / D. /; a 38. --- What do you think of our new house, dear? --- It’s a little too small so it was not ______. A. safe B. ideal C. smart D. unusable 39. --- Why do you buy so many books this time? --- It’s cheaper to buy ______. A. in short B. in bulk C. in total D. in need 40. Don’t worry about the cost of the meal--- It is my ______. A. share B. treat C. bill D. desire 41. All the rooms are air-conditioned and beautifully decorated ______ a comfortable atmosphere. A. to create B. creat
