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(出题人：蔡炳成) 1. ——Have you heard that Tian Liang, along with his parents, _______ to Canada ? ——Really ? No wonder I haven’t seen him these days. A. has been B. has gone C. have been D. have gone 2. Over three-quarter of the city _______ destroyed in the Iraq War. A. is B. are C. were D. was 3. This kind of story ________ instructive while stories of that kind _______ harmful to children. A. is; seems B. are; seem C. is; seem D. are; seems 4. Everybody in our hometown, men and women, young and old, _______ sports and games. A. fond of B. joins C. enjoys D. got in for 5. The Whites’ family, which _______ rather a large one, ________ very fond of their house. A. were; re B. was ; were C. were; was D. was ; was 6. Not his son but his two daughters ________ to Canada, never to be seen again. A. has gone B. have gone C. has been D. have been 7. When the injured _______ to the hospital, they came to ________. A. was rushed ; life B. were rushed ; life C. rushed ; lives D. were rushed ; lives 8. Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that _______ not fully understood. A. are B. were C. is D. was 9. ________ visitors to Hong Kong were asked by newspaper reporters what their impressions of the people were. A. The number of B. A numbers of C. Numbers of D. Any numbers of 10. Every possible means _________ tried but without much result. A. have been B. had C. has D. has been
11. The rest of the story ________ no telling. Half of the students ______ no interest in it. A. need ; has B. needs ; have C. needs ; has D. need ; have 12. John and Mary, ___ sure to come to our party this evening. A. be B. are C. is D. to be 13. This is the only one of the books on the subject ________ ever been written in English. A. that has B. which have C. that have D. which is 14. Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who ____ to visit the museum____ asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning. A. are, are B. is , is C. are, is D. is , are 15. A great many people_______ present at the meeting. But many a man ________ late for the meeting because of the traffic jam. A. are; are B. is; is C. were; was D. was; are 16. He is one of the children who often ________ ill of others behind their backs. A. have spoken B. were speaking C. speaks D. speak 17. It’s I who ________ the Christmas gift to you. A. has sent B. have sent C. is going to fetch D. are going to fetch 18. What were your problems a year ago _______ mine now. A. has become B. have become C. becomes D. became 19. Nowhere else in the world _______cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong. A. a tourist can find B. can a tourist find C. a tourist will find D. a tourist has found 20. ----You seem to be an actor. ---____. I have played many parts in a lot of films. A. So I am B. So am I C. So do I D. So I do 21. _____that we all went out, lying in the sun. A. So fine was the weather B. So was the fine weather C. The weather so fine was D. So the weather was fine 22. ____a nice man _______that we all believed him. A. So; he seemed B. So; did he seem C. Such; he seemed D. Such; did he seem 23. Not only _____working hard, but also ______very polite. A. is the boy; he is B. is the boy; is he C. the boy is; he is D. the boy is; is he 24. Not until _____ _____settle the problem. A. he returns; can we B. he returns; we can C. does he return; we can D. does he return; can we 25. Well _____know him and well ______know me. A.I did; he did B. I did; did he C. did I; he did D. did I; did he 26. ______, he was unable to make such progress. A. hard he has tried B. as hard as he tried C. hard as he tried D. harder than he tried 27. There ______shouts for help from the river. A. are coming B. did come C. comes D. come 28. Seeing many people coming, away_____. A. the thief ran B. run the thief C. ran the thief D. did the thief run 29. Mr. Smith didn’t understand ______ made his son so upset this morning. A. what was it B. why it was this C. how that was D. what it was that 30. -----Did you have a good sleep last night? ----Yes, never sleep _______. A. badly B. better C. worse D. best 31. We are only _____ glad to do anything we can _______ her. A. too; to help B. very; help C too; help D. very; helping 32. -----How come you are late for class again? -------_____________. A. Because I missed the bus B. By bus and then on foot C. Please excuse me D. It’s quite wrong 33. _______ more than 3,000 languages in the world. A. There are thought to be B. There is thought to be C. They are thought to be D. It is thought to be 34. -----George is a wise person. -----But in my opinion, he is ______ than wise. A. cleverer B. braver C. more brave D. less brave 35. -----So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questions about yourself? -----No problem. I like ________ when people are open and direct. A. that B. this C. it D. them 36. ----______I move the picture over here? ----I suppose it’ll look better. A. How if B. What about C. How about D. What if 37. China has produce
