Test 1
1. ________ it left for me to decide, I would not hesitate to prefer the latter.
A) Had
B) Were
C) If
D) Should
2. The story he just finished is, ________ , at least tolerable.
A) it is not good
B) if it not good
C) if not good
D) if is not good
3. In the end, the police had to ________ to force in order to break up the crowd.
A) confine
B) withdraw
C) employ
D) appeal
4. _________ for granted that any new lawn needs to be fertilized.
A) Being taken
B) Taking it
C) Having taken
D) It should be taken
5. Apparently, even if every individual has the legal right to govern, ________ they have the capacity to govern.
A) it follows that
B) it does not follow that
C) it is followed that
D) what follows is that
6. There was a grand ceremony celebrating the 50th ________ of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
A) anniversary
B) festival
C) celebration
D) congratulation
7. Next time I catch you ________ , I’ll turn you in to the police.
A) steal from others’ pockets
B) to steal from others’ pockets
C) stolen from others’ pockets
D) stealing from others’ pockets
8. This is in fact the exact point I can not ________ in what the teacher has been saying.
A) turn out
B) figure out
C) bring out
D) clear out
9. ________ he tried to understand Shakespeare’s tragedies, he failed all the same.
A) Hard as
B) As hard
C) Hard although
D) Though hard
10. The speech which he made ________ the project has bothered us greatly.
A) being concerned
B) be concerned
C) concerning
D) concerned
11. Learning a foreign language is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time and effort.
A) enormous
B) considerable
C) significant
D) worthwhile
12. He warned us that among all the courses offered this term Applied Mathematics ________ the most difficult.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) was
13. It’s not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely ________ .
A) separated
B) scattered
C) dismissed
D) divided
14. The naughty boy narrowly escaped ________ before the whole class.
A) being scolded
B) scolding
C) to be scolded;
D) to have scolded
15. Public transportation in most of the country is expanding. ________ , the use of subways and buses is declining in some metropolitan areas.
A) Consequently
B) Therefore
C) Nevertheless
D) Despite
16. Nowadays advertising costs are no longer reasonable in ________ to the total cost of the product.
A) relation
B) reference
C) connection
D) proportion
17. The atmosphere of our earth is ________ of the moon.
A) much denser than
B) more dense than
C) much denser than that
D) more dense than those of
18. We three agree to accept ________ you think is the best tourist guide.
A) whatever
B) whichever
C) whomever
D) whoever
19. There are two colors in the Chinese flag, ________ red and yellow.
A) fairly
B) mostly
C) lovely
D) namely
20. All flights ________ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but wait
A) were canceled
B) having been canceled
C) had been canceled
D) have been canceled
21. ________ the uncertainty of the market, we have suffered a big loss in our business last year.
A) In spite of
B) Instead of
C) On account of
D) Regardless of
22. Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ________ during the day.
A) should have done
B) may have done
C) would have done
D) must have done
23. We wish that you ________ such a lot of work so that you could go to the party with us.
A) haven’t had
B) hadn’t had
C) won’t have
D) didn’t have
24. Now the problem of environmental pollution is becoming critical. It ________ an immediate action.
A) calls for
B) calls on
C) calls up
D) calls off
25. The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) dealing
B) in dealing
C) to deal
D) to dealing
26. If you don’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on asking until you ________ .
A) will do
B) would do
C) do
D) have done
27. Although all the characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly ________ .
A) imaginable
B) imaginary
C) immigrant
D) immoral
28. My only object was to get shelter ________ the snow, to get myself covered and warmed.
A) off
B) over
C) for
D) from
29. Jack’s current rate of progress indicates that your decision to change his school was completely ________ .
A) justified
B) adjusted
C) subjected
D) suspected
30. Although he knew little about the work done in the field, he succeeded ________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A) which
B) that
C) where
D) what
1. ________ it left for me to decide, I would not hesitate to prefer the latter.
A) Had
B) Were
C) If
D) Should
2. The story he just finished is, ________ , at least tolerable.
A) it is not good
B) if it not good
C) if not good
D) if is not good
3. In the end, the police had to ________ to force in order to break up the crowd.
A) confine
B) withdraw
C) employ
D) appeal
4. _________ for granted that any new lawn needs to be fertilized.
A) Being taken
B) Taking it
C) Having taken
D) It should be taken
5. Apparently, even if every individual has the legal right to govern, ________ they have the capacity to govern.
A) it follows that
B) it does not follow that
C) it is followed that
D) what follows is that
6. There was a grand ceremony celebrating the 50th ________ of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
A) anniversary
B) festival
C) celebration
D) congratulation
7. Next time I catch you ________ , I’ll turn you in to the police.
A) steal from others’ pockets
B) to steal from others’ pockets
C) stolen from others’ pockets
D) stealing from others’ pockets
8. This is in fact the exact point I can not ________ in what the teacher has been saying.
A) turn out
B) figure out
C) bring out
D) clear out
9. ________ he tried to understand Shakespeare’s tragedies, he failed all the same.
A) Hard as
B) As hard
C) Hard although
D) Though hard
10. The speech which he made ________ the project has bothered us greatly.
A) being concerned
B) be concerned
C) concerning
D) concerned
11. Learning a foreign language is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time and effort.
A) enormous
B) considerable
C) significant
D) worthwhile
12. He warned us that among all the courses offered this term Applied Mathematics ________ the most difficult.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) was
13. It’s not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely ________ .
A) separated
B) scattered
C) dismissed
D) divided
14. The naughty boy narrowly escaped ________ before the whole class.
A) being scolded
B) scolding
C) to be scolded;
D) to have scolded
15. Public transportation in most of the country is expanding. ________ , the use of subways and buses is declining in some metropolitan areas.
A) Consequently
B) Therefore
C) Nevertheless
D) Despite
16. Nowadays advertising costs are no longer reasonable in ________ to the total cost of the product.
A) relation
B) reference
C) connection
D) proportion
17. The atmosphere of our earth is ________ of the moon.
A) much denser than
B) more dense than
C) much denser than that
D) more dense than those of
18. We three agree to accept ________ you think is the best tourist guide.
A) whatever
B) whichever
C) whomever
D) whoever
19. There are two colors in the Chinese flag, ________ red and yellow.
A) fairly
B) mostly
C) lovely
D) namely
20. All flights ________ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but wait
A) were canceled
B) having been canceled
C) had been canceled
D) have been canceled
21. ________ the uncertainty of the market, we have suffered a big loss in our business last year.
A) In spite of
B) Instead of
C) On account of
D) Regardless of
22. Research findings show that we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ________ during the day.
A) should have done
B) may have done
C) would have done
D) must have done
23. We wish that you ________ such a lot of work so that you could go to the party with us.
A) haven’t had
B) hadn’t had
C) won’t have
D) didn’t have
24. Now the problem of environmental pollution is becoming critical. It ________ an immediate action.
A) calls for
B) calls on
C) calls up
D) calls off
25. The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) dealing
B) in dealing
C) to deal
D) to dealing
26. If you don’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on asking until you ________ .
A) will do
B) would do
C) do
D) have done
27. Although all the characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly ________ .
A) imaginable
B) imaginary
C) immigrant
D) immoral
28. My only object was to get shelter ________ the snow, to get myself covered and warmed.
A) off
B) over
C) for
D) from
29. Jack’s current rate of progress indicates that your decision to change his school was completely ________ .
A) justified
B) adjusted
C) subjected
D) suspected
30. Although he knew little about the work done in the field, he succeeded ________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A) which
B) that
C) where
D) what