Directions: Read the following50sentences or dialogues carefully. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark A, B, C or D.
仔细阅读下列题目,并从A,B,C,D四个答案中选出正确的选项.
1. He must __ in the book he was reading because he forgot to go to work.
A. be lost in B. has been lost in
C. had been lost in D. have been lost in
2. We had a family __ where I saw relatives I hadn’t seen for 20 years.
A. reunion B. conference
C. reputation D. image
3. An hour __ before the manager returned to the meeting hall.
A. goes by B. went by
C. on and off D. passed on
4. He is __ a teacher. He often makes mistakes when he writes.
A. not much of a B. not many
C. not much of D. not much good
5. Tony came to America __ the American Dream.
A. looked for B. seek C. seeking D.locating
6. People who __ litter in the streets should be fined heavily.
A. gather B. create
C. discard D. look for
7. I don’t know how to __ the food left over from yesterday.
A.doing with B. did with
C.tackle D. do with
8. I have searched all the book stores in this town. The book you asked for is not ___.
A. available B.interesting
C. boring D.vivid
9. Twenty miles away from the town, the robbers __ the car and disappeared into the woods.
A. approached B. ground
C. removed D. abandoned
10. The meeting was __ by the National Association of Women for the purpose of furthering the women’s liberation movement.
A. assigned B. sponsored C.chaired D.participated
11. They want to know __ molecular biology is.
A. that B. what
C. as D. how
12. ___the problem of water shortage, we have to put all our efforts together.
A.To handle B. handling
C. handled D. Being handled
13. Tony woke up late and left home without breakfast, __ another boring day at work.
A. anticipating B. anticipated C. having anticipated D.being anticipated
14. I spend ___ money on books as you do.
A. twice much B. twice as much
C. twice D. twice as more.
15. It usually takes us half an hour ___ the classroom.
A. clean up B. cleaning up for us
C. for us clean up D. to clean up
16. The milk smells___ sour.
A. like it is B. as if it is
C. as if it was D. like it was
17.___to find words to express themselves, they silently grasped our hands.
A. Unable B. For being unable C. Because unable D. Without able
18. To postpone __ the debt will ruin our business reputation.
A. to pay B. paid C. paying D. pay
19. China’s human rights situation has been steadily improving over the years, __ by the records.
A. as it is proved B. as proved
C. as being prove D. as is proved
20. The children came home from school, ___ .
A. tire and hungry B. hungry and tire
C. being tired and hunger D. hungry and tired