Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
16. The news quickly spread through the village ______ the war had ended.
A. which B. what C. that D. where
17. We hurried to the station ______ find ourselves three hours earlier for the train.
A. only to B. in order to C. so as to D. such as to
18. I meant ______ you , but I’m afraid I forgot.
A. ringing B. being ringing C. to ringing D. to ring
19. We live in a time ______, more than ever before in history, people are moving
A. what B. when C. which D. where
20. Is there any possibility of getting the price______ further?
A. reduced B. reduce C. reducing D. be reduced
21. _______ you feel too ill to go out. I would rather not stay at home tonight.
A. Because B Although C. Unless D. If
22. Because of many mistakes, she was made ______ these letters again.
A. type B. to typing C. typed D. to type
23. It is hot and dry; the flowers need ______.
A. being watered B. be watered C. to water D. to be watered
24. He began by showing us where the country was and went on _______ us about its climate.
A. telling B. to tell C. to telling D. to be told
25. Our failure _____ ourselves to modern life often causes us trouble in our work.
A. to adopt B. to apply C. to adapt D. to act
26. Once _____ of the necessity of a move, he worked hard to find a new home.
A. convinced B. be convinced C. convincing D. having convinced
27. So many representatives _______ , the conference had to be put off.
A. were absent B. to be absent C. being absent D. had been absent
28. In no case _____ the students from exploring new ideas.
A. we should prevent B. we could prevent C. should we prevent D. shouldn’t prevent
29. I don’t think it advisable that Tom _____ to the job since he has no experience.
A. be assigned B. is assigned C. will be assigned D. has been assigned
30. With all this work on hand, she ______ to the dance party last night.
A. oughtn’t to go B. hadn’t gone C. shouldn’t have gone D. mustn’t have gone
31. As Christmas was coming, the town began a ______ clearing on a large scale.
A. through B. thorough C. though D. thought
32. E-mail writing has became the usual means of communication _______ people some distance away.
A. for B. on C. to C. with
33. It is a good idea for parents to monitor the _____ as well as the kind of television that their children watch.
A. number B. size C. amount D. screen
34. I’m afraid that there isn’t _____ for you in my car.
A. place B. seat C. corner D. room
35. It suddenly _____ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.
A. happened B. occurred C. agreed D. presented
36. The old people often raise ______ for the sake of companionship.
A. pets B. pipes C. pills D. pies
37. The river here is very wide but ____, so you can walk across it.
A. narrow B. arrow C. shallow D. hollow
38. The streets were empty ____ the policemen on duty.
A. besides B. except C. excepting D. except for
39. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the _____ of little children.
A. hand B. reach C. space D. distance
40. –How did you pay the workers?
–As a rule , they were paid by ______.
A. the hour B. an hour C. hour D. the time
40.—How did you pay the workers?
—As a rule, there were paid by_____.
A. the hour B. an hour
C. hour D. the time
41.____ of the students in our class are from the north.
A. Two ninth B. Second ninth
C. Second nines D. Two ninths
42. My father has classes ____ day: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. each other B. every other
C. this and the other D. all other
43. This morning Jack came to school late____.
A. than usual B. as usual
C. like usual D. like usually
44. I’m putting on weight. The doctor has warned me to ____sugar.
A. keep up B. keep back
C. keep off D. keep away
45. We were ____ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
A. kept up B. held up
C. cut up D. brought up
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