21. I know nothing about him__________he is an engineer.
[A]except that
[B]except but
[C]besides
[D]except for
22. __________ me the key -- youre in no fit state to drive.
[A]To give
[B]Giving
[C]Give
[D]Given
23. Before building a house, you will have to__________ the government’s permission.
[A]get from
[B]follow
[C]receive
[D]ask for
24. I hate__________ when there’s no computer in the office.
[A] that
[B]this
[C]them
[D] it
25.__________I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.
[AlAs long as
[B]As far as
[C]Just as
[D]Even if
26. All the leading newspapers__________the trade talks between China and the USA.
[A]reported
[B]printed
[C]announced
[D]published
27. I don’t think they will come tonight. It’s.__________ impossible.
[A]very
[B]quite
[C]much
[D]most
28. Laws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents
[A]worried
[B]to worry
[C]worrying
[D]worry
29. I don’t think he will come to our party,__________?
[A]will he
[B]won’t he
[C]does he
[D]do I
30. We won’t give_________even if we should fail ten times.
[A]in
[B]up
[C]away
[D]off
31. Sorry, am I in your way? I’ll move.
--_________.
[A]Oh, well done!
[B]Well, that’s my pleasure.
[C]Go ahead.
[D]Thank you for your kindness.
32. Tom kept quiet about the accident __________lose his job.
[A]so not as to
[B]so as to not
[C]so as not to
[D]not SO as to
33. Though Mary continued working, she kept looking at the clock_______, thinking of her sick baby in hospital.
[A]all the time
[B]at once
[C]after a while
[D]for a moment
34. Not knowing the language of the country he was visiting, John had a hard time making himself__________.
[A]understand
[B]understood
[C] understanding
[D] being understood
35. If you spend __ time with a baby long enough, you’ll get __ feeling for how the baby is feeling.
[A]a; a
[B]/; a
[C]the~ the
[D]the; /
36. [A]way
[B]company
[C]thought
[D]means
37. [A]between
[B]to
[C] from
[D]on
38. [A] small
[B]large
[C]little
[D]few
39. [A]few
[B]quite a few
[C]a few
[D]many
40. [A]robbed
[B]taken
[C]collected
[D]borrowed
41. [A]organized
[B] found
[C]built
[D] formed
42. [A]injured
[B]hurt
[C]destroyed
[D]harmed
43. [A]longer
[B]farther
[C] further
[D]deeper
44. [A]grew
[B]went
[C]existed
[D] raised
45. [A]insisted
[B] suggested
[C]advised
[D]wanted
46. [A]workers
[B]salesmen
[C]farmers
[D]people
47. [A]by
[B] from
[C] for
[D]with
48. [A]other
[B]some
[C]certain
[D]another
49. [A]which
[B]that
[C]who
[D] where
50. [A]regularly
[B]often
[C]usuallY
[D] always
51. [A]Although
[B]Until
[C]If
[D]Unless
52. [A]still
[B]also
[C]already
[D]always
53. [A]heard
[B]paid
[C]benefited
[D]offered
54. [A]such
[B]many
[C]the
[D]more
55. [A]Gradually
[B]Today
[C]Tomorrow
[D]Lately