Choices:
1. –Was the bus crowded? --Not at all. It was empty _________ an old lady.
A. except B. except for C. except that D. besides
2. The Iraqi government was overthrown by the Americans, _______ was no surprise at all to the world.
A. that B. it C. who D. which
3. In this park, birds often fly down from the trees to eat from visitors’ hands. They are used to ________ in this way.
A. be fed B. feed C. being fed D. having fed
4. As a secretary, your duties _______ typing letters and answering the phone.
A. contain B. include C. have D. make up
5. I promise I won’t tell them --- not _______ you say I can.
A. if B. when C. unless D. as
6. She has successfully ________ a career with bringing up a family.
A. joined B. connected C. managed D. combined
7. William, as well as his friends, ________ invited to the party.
A. was B. were C. have been D. has
8. --How did she become successful? -- As far as I know, her career ________ after her TV appearance.
A. took away B. took off C. took on D. took in
9. The word “write” has the same pronunciation ______ the word “right”.
A. of B. as C. to D. from
10. –Could I speak to Harry Peter please? --Wrong number, I’m afraid. There is ________ person.
A. no so B. such no C. not a such D. no such
11. I have books at hand to fill my time ________.
A. in B. for C. with D. at
12. –John won the first prize in the concert. --_________.
A. So he did B. So did he C. He did so D. So did he too
13. Can you ________ Mary becoming famous as an artist?
A. think B. make C. believe D. imagine
14. I like swimming, while what my brother enjoys ________.
A. cooking B. to cook C. is cooking D. cook
15. There are two bags there. One is filled _______ rice and the other is full _______ wheat.
A. of; with B. with; with C. of; of D. with; of
16. We left the station after she went ________.
A. on the board B. on the board the ship C. on board the ship D. board
17. You can ______ mine if you have ______ your book at home.
A. share; left B. buy; left C. borrow; forgotten D. use; forgotten
18. China is a _________ country ________ the third world.
A. developing; belong to B. developing; belonging to
C. developed; belonging to D. developed; belonged to
19. What are you arguing __________ the teacher?
A. about B. with C. about with D. with about
20. There are 2000 workers _________ in the company, most of whom are women.
A. at all B. after all C. first of all D. in all
21. Nowadays many students go to school ______ bikes.
A. by B. on C. in D. with
22. I was so angry that I _______ throwing something at him.
A. felt B. felt like C. wanted D. would like
23. Is this the car _______ you go to work?
A. by which B. on which C. in which D. in the one
24. Charles Babbage is generally considered _______ the first computer.
A. to invite B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invited
25. Every possible means _______ to save the patient, but ________ worked.
A. have been tried; none B. has been tried; no]
C. has tried; no D. had been tried; none
26. Is this the reason ______ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
A. he explained B. what he explained
C. how he explained D. why he explained
27. The earth goes round the sun, _______ we all know it.
A. as B. which C. and D. that
28. Gone are the days __________ we spent together in the village.
A. that B. when C. in which D. on which
29. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ________ of course, made the others unhappy.
A. who B. which C. this D. what
30. –Is this library __________ you built last year? --No, _________ he works.
A. that; the one where B. where; where
C. where; the one D. the one; the one where
31．The long hair ________ her shoulders.
A. flew on B. flys over C. flowed over D. flowed on
32．The boy apologized _________ his teacher ________ late.
A. for; for being B. for; being
C. to; for being D. to; being
33．Before taking the medicine, you’d better ________ the bottle first.
A. strike B. shake C. tremble D. quake
34．Let’s live _________ peace.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
35．Please introduce yourself _______ us and make you _______ to us.
A. for; knowing B. for; known C. to; knew D. to; known
36．I’m deeply _______ what he said just now.
A. touching from B. touching by C. touched by D. touched from
37．_____ good _______ to wait in line.
A. It’s; manner B. It’s; manners
C. They’re; manners D. They’re; manner
38．The programme is ______ the air. It’s ______.
A. on; alive B. on; live C. over; alive D. over; living
39．The clock _______ twelve when I met him.
A. struck B. strikes C. hit D. stuck
40．The two beggars struggled ______ each other ______ a big pork there.
A. against; against B. for; for
C. with; for D. with; against
41．–Could you lend me _______ ink? --Sorry, I have only ______ myself.
A. a little; some B. any; some C. some; a little D. little; little
42．–How many hours do you think the lecture ______? --Oh, it’s hard to say.
A. last B. will be lasted C. will last D. has been lasted
43．–Why _____ ask the teacher to explain this math problem? --I think _____ to work it out by ourselves.
A. not; better B. don’t we; it better
C. do you not; us better D. don’t you; we’d better
44．There is a mountain _______ the top is always covered with snow.
A. of that B. of which C. its D. that
45．China has hundreds of islands, ________ is Taiwan.
A. the largest of which B. of which largest
C. which the largest D. in which the largest
46．The visitors saw rows of houses of roofs _________ are red.
A. on which B. of which C. where D. that
47．Let A B C a triangle _______ sides are of unequal length.
A. that B. which C. whose D. of which
48．John was the only one _______ went to the meeting on time.
A. which B. that C. whom D. who
49．This is the largest rooms ________ I’ve ever slept in.
A. which B. that C. where D. of which
50．–Do you know our town at all? --No, this is the first time I _______ here.
A. was B. have been C. came D. am coming
51．All _______ I needed is a supply of oil.
A. the thing B. what C. which D. that
52．Who ________ knows him would believe him?
A. whom B. which C. that D. who
53．Which of the two cows ________ you keep produces more milk?
A. that B. which C. whom D. what
54．The number of visitors, ______ we had expected, was well over two hundred.
A. that B. where C. who D. as
55．That old man had three sons, all of _______ died during the last earthquake.
A. them B. which C. whom D. who
56．I usually take a nap after lunch, ____ is my habit.
A. which it B. as it C. as D. that
57．Bees like _______ colors as we do.
A. the same B. so C. like D. as
58．As many members _______ were present agreed to the plan.
A. as B. that C. who D. which
59．Keep away from such things ________ will do you harm.
A. that B. as C. to which D. which
60．English ________ spoken in Australia is slightly different from British English.
A. that B. as C. which D. is
61．He is my son, ________ a better son does not exist.
A. whom B. than who C. of whom D. than whom
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21—25 BBCCD 26—30 AAABD 31—35 ACBAD 36—40 CBBAC 41—45 CCBBA 46—50 BCBBB 51—55 DCADC 56—61 CAABBD