综合练习三
Direction: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.
1. －Do you mind if I shut down the radio?
－_________. The breaking news will be on the air in a few minutes’ time.
A. I’m afraid I do B. Of course not
C. Never mind D. Yes. I just go ahead
2. I felt it rather difficult to take a stand __________ the opinion of the majority.
A. to B. by
C. in D. against
3. －I must be off now; or it will be too late to see John.
－________? Do you really want to see that dull boy?
A. For what B. For him
C. So what D. Why so
4. －How is that, Joan?
－Yeah, it’s from the boss. She _________ first, whether she likes it.
A. shall go
B. ought to have gone
C. should go
D. must have gone
5. ______ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customers inconvenience.
A. None B. Anyone
C. One D. Someone
6. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert __________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A. so that B. however
C. even though D. as if
7. We may miss the first bus, but _________ we will be there before midday.
A. in case B. in that case
C. in some case D. in any case
8. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _________ whether he was going in the right direction.
A. seeing
B. having seen
C. to see
D. to have seen
9. －Not getting that job was a big disappointment.
－Don’t worry. Something better will ________.
A. come along B. take on
C. go on D. carry on
10. She ought to stop working; she has a headache because she _________ too long.
A. has been reading B. had read
C. is reading D. read
11. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, ___________ up to half will be from abroad.
A. in which B. for whom
C. with which D. of whom
12. I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem ___________ all the time.
A. to get worse
B. to have got worse
C. that it is getting worse
D. to be getting worse
13. －The novel is, I have to say, not a bit interesting, How do you find it?
－Why! It’s ____________ that I have ever read.
A. a most interesting
B. a more interested
C. a less interesting
D. by far the most interesting
14. After ____________ seemed ages, the newsman disclosed the facts.
A. there B. which
C. what D. that
15. －I always take care when doing papers on the computer.
－You meant it! One cannot be too ____________ working on it.
A. nervous B. sure
C. anxious D. careless
16.As _______ mountains beyond our village are becoming greener and greener, they have become _______ home to a large amount of wild life.
A．the; / B．the; a C．/; a D．the; the
17.Paul is good, kind, hard－working and intelligent; __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.
A．as a result B．in a word C．by the way D．on the contrary
18.My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, _______ said it sounded like an adventure.
A．all B．that C．which D．who
19.-Where is our English teacher?
-She is in the classroom, ________ the exercises _________ the students have done at home.
A．explaining; / B．explaining; for
C．explained; to D．explained; from
20.-Are you going to the football game this weekend?
-Probably not. The tickets are __________ for me.
A．terrible expensive B．so much expensive
C．far too expensive D．highly expensive
21. Fifty-six ______ twenty-seven makes eighty-three.
A. plus B. minus C. times D. divided by
22. Every means ______ tried, yet no result ______encouraging up to now.
A. have been ...is B. has been...has been
C. have ...has been D. has...is
23. Peter was ______ to come to school this morning.
A. a second B. the second C. a No. two D. the two
24. Tom with his friends ______ volleyball since three o'clock.
A. has been playing B. is playing
C. have been playing D. have played
25. All that can be said ______.
A. has been said B. have been said C. is said D. are to be said
26. Many a school and many a hospital ______ since 1949.
A. have set up B. has set up C. have been set up D. has been set up
27. Two kilograms ______ too heavy for a sick man.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
28. A group of children ______ hide and seek in the garden.
A. is playing B. are playing C. has been playing D. was playing
29. All but one ______ here just now.
A. is B. was C. have been D. were
30. The police ______ for the lost child everywhere.
A. is looking B. has looked C. are looking D. are looked
31. Both bread and butter ______ on sale in this shop.
A. is B. are C. have D. has
32. The parents as well as the baby ______ in high spirits.
A. are B. is C. has been D. have got
33. He is one of those who ______ very hard.
A. works B. work C. is D. are
34. Hold the book ______ please, for I can't see the words in it clearly.
A. more closer B. more closely C. closely D. closer
35. Alice is a kind girl. She is ______ willing to help me study in English.
A. very B. so C. such D. too
36. What is the ______ news?
A. late B. later C. latest D. latter
37. Which do you think ______, wealth or health?
A. better B. the better C. best D. the best
38. I cannot thank you ______ much of your kindness.
I owe my success to you.
A. so B. very C. too D. as
39. It is ______ for anyone to choose good friends.
A. the most important B. too important thing
C. a most important D. most important
40. Li Pin is the ______ man I want to see.
A. last B. laster C. latest D. latter
41. The meeting lasted till late ______.
A. into night B. at night C. into the night D. at the night
42. I'm badly in need ______ your help.
A. of B. for C. from D. at
43. It's the first turning ______ the left after the traffic lights.
A. on B. in C. by D. for
44. She's such a quarrelsome woman. I don't know how you can ______ her.
A. put up B. put up with C. stand up with D. stand with
45. Man's life is often compared ______ a candle.
A. with B. as C. to D. in
46. I'm afraid you've mistaken me ______ my twin sister.
A. for B. with C. to D. by
47. I agree with him ______, but not entirely.
A. until a certain point B. to some point
C. to some extent D. until a certain extent
48. As you are now a member of our society we shall let you ______ our secrets.
A. into B. through C. to D. between
49. I ______ all day and I haven't a penny left.
A. had shopped B. am shopping
C. have shopped D. have been shopping
50. A relative of yours ______ this evening.
A. will be coming to see you B. will have been coming
C. would come to see you D. won't have seen you
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