1. We had ________wonderful time_______ the party_____ other day.
A. a, on, the B./,at, on
C. a, at, the D./,on,/
2. It's said that __________ is going to give us a lecture.
A. an American famous young
B. a famous American young
C. a famous young American
D. a young famous American
3. Nearly________ of the surface of our planet is covered by water.
A. seven-ten B. seven-tenth
C. seven-tenths D. seventh-ten
4. You must have waited here for a long time ,___________you?
A. mustn't B. didn't
C. haven't D. hadn't
5. China has hundreds of islands, ___________ is Taiwan Island.
A. among them the largest
B. and the largest of which
C. and the largest of them
D. but in which the largest
6. --You don't look so well, Mary. What's the matter with you? --Why?___________.
A. I'm quite myself B. Fine, think you
C. I felt bad D. I'm not myself
7. This new-type machine____________ little room.
A. takes up B. is taken up
C. has been taken up D. is taking up
8. It is impossible for____________ little room.
A. so, such B. so, so
C. such a, so D. such, such
9. --You forgot your keys when you left home in the morning.
--Good heavens,_______.
A. so did I. B. so I did.
C. so you did. D. so did you.
10. ________ it rain, the crops__________.
A. Shall, would be saved
B. Should, would be saved
C. Would, should be safe
D. Were, might be safe
11. --Do you regret paying 500 dollars for your necklace?
--No, I would gladly pay______ for it.
A. two times as much B. twice as many
C. twice as much D. as twice as much
12._____is quite natural, a beginner can't read the books written in English very quickly.
A. Which B. As C. What D. It
13. Take a taxi,_____ you'll miss your train.
A. in B. during C. throughout D. within
14. You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but ____, it is fairly good.
A. on the whole B. frankly speaking
C. above all D. on one hand
15. I couldn't have got to the meeting on time____________ an earlier train.
A. if I had not caught B. unless I had caught
C. if I did not catch D. unless I caught
