1. --I hope he won't get ill during the examinations.
--___________ . He has been very well recently.
A. Certainly B. No
C. Not D. Yes
2. The movie is__________ boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and interesting.
A. anything but B. nothing bu
t C. no more' D. all but
3. Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today? I all the way here through the heavy snow.
A. needn't have driven
B. can't have driven
C. mustn't have driven
D. shouldn't have driven
4. The shop manager always says to his assistants, "We can never be customers.
A. so B. too
C. that D. more
5. Mr. Smith__________ the roll of film as soon as he arrived home
A. got down to wash
B. got down to develop
C. got down to washing
D. got down to developing
6. --The two pairs of shoes are __________ the same colour.
--But they are different __________ colour.
A. of; from B. of; in
C. in; from D. in; in
7. The gas tank____________ twenty gallons of gas, but now it may____________ only three gallons.
A. holds; contain
B. holds; be contained
C. is held; contain
D. is held; be contained
8. They suggested not only to the party but also give a performance.
A. did we go B. should we go
C. we should go D. thought
9. The president of the country was well of when he was in power.
A. praised B. fond
C. appreciated D. thought
10. --Why has he been staying at home these days?
--He ___________ since a month ago.
A. has been out of work
B. was out of work
C. has lost his work
D. had left from his work
11. The reason__________ their failure you know is they didn't get fully prepared for the experiment.
A. why.., that B. that.., why
C. for.., that D. why.., because
12. ____________ great help, I could get rid of all the difficulty and succeeded.
A. Offered
B. Having offered
C. Being supplied
D. Having supplied
13. --Jack's won _____________ holiday in London.
--_________ lucky fellow !
A. a; A B. the; The
C. a; The D. the; A
14. You _________think you're clever, but that doesn't give you the right to order me about!
A. should B. would
C. could D. might
15. --Which play shall we go and see?
A. I'm afraid we can't
B. I don't think it's interesting
C. Yes, I quite agree with you
D. I'll leave it to you
