Part ⅤGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
41. Agriculture is the country's chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.
A.is B.been C.be D.being
42. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.
A.has been missing B.has been missedC.had been missing D.was missed
43. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.
A.where B.of whose C.whose D.which
44. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?
A.you said B.did you say C.did you say that D.you did say
45. -Does Alan like hamburgers?
-Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.
A.for B.as C.to D.so
46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.
A.like her B.like hers C.similar to her D.similar to herself
47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.
A.for us to be prepared B.that we are prepared
C.of us to be prepared D.our being prepared
48. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
A.permit B.permitting C.permitted D.permits
49. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.
A.As mush as B.So much C.How much D.Much as
50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anyghing today.
A.neither you nor I are B.neither you nor me is
C.neither you nor I am D.neither me nor you are
51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.
A.which B.it C.that D.what
52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.
A.which B.that C.who D.whom
53. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?
A.hadn't she B.hasn't she C.wouldn't she D.didn't she
54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.
A.on view B.at a glance C.on the scene D.in sight
55. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.
A.latter B.latest C.later D.last
56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.
A.acnowledging B.affording C.allowing for D.accounting for
57. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.
A.answer to B.answer for C.answer back D.answer about
58. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.
A.rare B.unusual C.extraordinary D.unique
59. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.
A.favoured B.favourable C.favourite D.favouring
60. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.
A.empty B.blank C.deserted D.vacant
61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
A.sign B.mark C.signal D.board
62. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.
A.shows up B.shows around C.shows off D.shows out
63. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.
A.sheets B.scraps C.papes D.slices
64. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
A.turned B.changed C.floated D.fluctuated
65. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.
A.intermediate B.middle C.medium D.mid
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
41. Agriculture is the country's chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.
A.is B.been C.be D.being
42. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.
A.has been missing B.has been missedC.had been missing D.was missed
43. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.
A.where B.of whose C.whose D.which
44. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?
A.you said B.did you say C.did you say that D.you did say
45. -Does Alan like hamburgers?
-Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.
A.for B.as C.to D.so
46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.
A.like her B.like hers C.similar to her D.similar to herself
47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.
A.for us to be prepared B.that we are prepared
C.of us to be prepared D.our being prepared
48. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
A.permit B.permitting C.permitted D.permits
49. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.
A.As mush as B.So much C.How much D.Much as
50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anyghing today.
A.neither you nor I are B.neither you nor me is
C.neither you nor I am D.neither me nor you are
51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.
A.which B.it C.that D.what
52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.
A.which B.that C.who D.whom
53. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?
A.hadn't she B.hasn't she C.wouldn't she D.didn't she
54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.
A.on view B.at a glance C.on the scene D.in sight
55. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.
A.latter B.latest C.later D.last
56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.
A.acnowledging B.affording C.allowing for D.accounting for
57. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.
A.answer to B.answer for C.answer back D.answer about
58. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.
A.rare B.unusual C.extraordinary D.unique
59. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.
A.favoured B.favourable C.favourite D.favouring
60. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.
A.empty B.blank C.deserted D.vacant
61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
A.sign B.mark C.signal D.board
62. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.
A.shows up B.shows around C.shows off D.shows out
63. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.
A.sheets B.scraps C.papes D.slices
64. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
A.turned B.changed C.floated D.fluctuated
65. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.
A.intermediate B.middle C.medium D.mid