1. It was requested that all of the equipment ____in the agreed time.
; {% d( u% H$ l+ W, q1 `- M A. erected B. would be erected C. be erected D. will be erected
, d3 U P1 H9 ~ 2. The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if ____ something pleasant in the past.
" j% u1 {' q$ l) k A. to remember B. remembered C. having been remembered D. remembering
: D" f* H: N% k9 ]& u 3. I ____ him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays.
1 `1 j) l# }& X6 k' r" \& P A. ought to have sent B. couldn’t have sent C. must have sent D. needn’t have sent
0 @0 V5 W& J9 G) m; O! E 4. It turned out that the children were not ____for the accident.
6 q- m$ Z( E2 C# }$ E: f A. to blame B. to be blamed C. to be blaming D. to have been blamed
! ~7 |& m3 n+ q+ p' t 5. The desegregation was achieved through a number of struggles,____been mentioned in previous chapters.% m$ u( g% B# `) ~: }$ z
A. a few of which B. a few of them C. a few of those D. a few of that: x0 t4 B; M$ u; C* h
6. Setting up a committee might be a way____the project more efficiently.. }$ j; O1 Z0 i1 Y
A. to be doing B. doing C. to do D. being done
2 N8 q! @% q1 M+ Y* |& t 7. It____to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education.
% n% }/ `* b3 I A.pains her B. makes her pain C. is paining D. is pained
; @( u- M+ J) _$ i1 E 8. Our boss, Mr. Thompson,____a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.
1 N# d- [1 L# f1 J- H A.was promising B. has been promising C. promised D. has promised
% `4 {" }8 L+ |/ r 9. He was determined to sail around the world ____his illness and old age., Q0 \. ?/ T- [. H
A. given B. although C. despite D. in spite& m0 q! E( G r5 C
10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____ first thing tomorrow morning.
) l; b% |" m& m8 f$ s A. had to be put in the mail B. must be put in the mail
) q5 t' J* |, f8 ~% A C. be put in the mail D. should have been put in the mail H) B" O' \6 _' [
11.____drills that have no real topic have to remainas they are.
& S" V9 _. z# o' x& M6 k) T A. Manufacture B. Manipulative C. Manipulate D.Manifest
9 P+ W. |! `0 V+ U 12. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost ____of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library.
" N4 d) c+ Q3 }3 s* S3 ~+ M A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch
% P" W3 b" F7 ~ 13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____them.- f G: l! t. z, z/ [
A. mend B. patch C. repair D. pitch
0 R/ S& J8 |* l1 e3 n 14. ____and wage increases have not kept in step." h# u# F- f* y0 M) I# K
A. Production B. Product C. Produce D. Productivity
N5 w+ |0 E3 D, m8 K2 T' v! ] 15. People under stress have performed____feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.( `" x& |* L9 G. k! ]3 O
A. specific B. extraordinary C. abrupt D. abnormal
+ {9 z4 `# B3 ] 16. Modern appliances____us from a good deal of household work.For instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry.# T) h( C0 M; h4 x
A.escape B . benefit C. liberate D. comfort
& L, P# W6 c( @. y8 `. s+ o$ Q 17. The audience waited in____silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.
1 D3 ~; @) l% d7 S- B$ ~( G A. respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable
' D7 J: ^- N8 O5 ?8 d 18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____.
" p& l0 O# h/ V: U2 V1 s A. counted for B. looked up C.accounted for D. checked up
% ]; t8 x& I: T& [# ^$ i T/ T 19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ever seeing it.
2 G: ^; l0 A" z6 E& y5 Z A. refused B. denied C. opposed D. resisted
U T% t5 P! s! b7 C$ U: t 20. Communication between a young couple is a(n)____business.
7 Z4 c5 B2 q# c% R1 o( N A. sharp B. dreadful C. intense D. delicate( G: @) p! s i/ v# O2 l& S
21. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____ the little rain that fell last night.
- {* N+ S, B- A0 x, J9 N A. skipped B. soaked C. retrieved D. absorbed
9 G4 S$ d" G) Y. c( w! B: ~ 22. We’ll ____you as soon as we have any further information.2 Q0 V+ z5 v: N) [8 t: i$ f( v
A. notify B. signify C. communicate D. impart
- t& C4 q" A. I/ l* ?, \- D; Z 23. The fox fell into the____the hunters had set forit.# N0 L; \. }& _/ Z8 \! S8 v* h8 C1 g) _
A. bush B. trap C. trick D. circle# Y. i. s/ n/ p1 M
24. I don’t know you want to keep the letter. I’ve ____it up.7 L2 k. d0 E$ f
A. torn B. given C. broken D. disposed
8 o$ l* |7 e% { ]+ |! U! M. i 25. The old lady____and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
- t6 ~/ I1 j# y& S! O A. slided B. slipped C. split D. spilled |