1. It was requested that all of the equipment ____in the agreed time.
( n! H/ C O: n: g: B# t# v9 [ A. erected B. would be erected C. be erected D. will be erected ( z& N! Q+ {* G+ l6 u
2. The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if ____ something pleasant in the past.
6 y4 r: m/ R5 f2 ~) N! E- m2 ?; I A. to remember B. remembered C. having been remembered D. remembering
6 {% k. A; C& p3 Y$ Q 3. I ____ him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays. H9 K8 j: T0 o& B$ x5 h3 v* {/ Y
A. ought to have sent B. couldn’t have sent C. must have sent D. needn’t have sent) R+ j% Y S1 |* p. d" Y/ W! z" w( [
4. It turned out that the children were not ____for the accident.
7 Z% z7 c) L- P* ~. i A. to blame B. to be blamed C. to be blaming D. to have been blamed
: j' d5 e6 w$ `# s- r) b" `, p 5. The desegregation was achieved through a number of struggles,____been mentioned in previous chapters.
; B" [ L6 Q/ y. ^" Y A. a few of which B. a few of them C. a few of those D. a few of that
$ c; @9 u9 T' J v! J 6. Setting up a committee might be a way____the project more efficiently.
& X, ^! y, F% h, z0 T* }7 f! y A. to be doing B. doing C. to do D. being done
- y; ]! i) f6 t7 v 7. It____to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education.3 T" V2 z' h( I9 m; ]
A.pains her B. makes her pain C. is paining D. is pained
- Z. ?/ ~- f7 [( i3 Q# J% [; H 8. Our boss, Mr. Thompson,____a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.$ f- ~0 k' A' k5 V: z5 D% O
A.was promising B. has been promising C. promised D. has promised
]2 C$ S; k, V- ?$ J 9. He was determined to sail around the world ____his illness and old age.
+ y. @+ }$ i' J! f2 w8 P A. given B. although C. despite D. in spite4 o' x; [5 T3 u' B, v
10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____ first thing tomorrow morning.
8 S3 j _: D" f$ o) v A. had to be put in the mail B. must be put in the mail
/ O# u9 m' }2 {0 h C. be put in the mail D. should have been put in the mail& l7 r* n o1 p3 e" \7 p
11.____drills that have no real topic have to remainas they are.
; A) F. X* f6 L" _! Q, s4 j$ _! F% Y+ Q A. Manufacture B. Manipulative C. Manipulate D.Manifest
. I6 z: e/ A4 a7 q# I3 p7 k7 ]: }! ~ 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.
. `# g2 z. C; `& n: J A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch- X. [1 P! N3 Q) A' b, m" j
13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____them." M9 K1 Z% Y/ A, m# K. t: I
A. mend B. patch C. repair D. pitch
, Y \6 k8 s6 x0 S2 u5 A, a 14. ____and wage increases have not kept in step.' M3 T: v* n- F2 m( b# p/ g
A. Production B. Product C. Produce D. Productivity
6 z+ W+ S+ Z; w* k8 Y 15. People under stress have performed____feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.
: q) r- U, ^0 N5 A Y ?) D A. specific B. extraordinary C. abrupt D. abnormal0 w4 \: h* D% R* j0 o4 `
16. Modern appliances____us from a good deal of household work.For instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry.
+ f: g. O" n. L A.escape B . benefit C. liberate D. comfort
7 q @/ i$ D8 k! K 17. The audience waited in____silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.
8 ~: Y5 O4 {- g- a6 i A. respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable8 W( @0 ]/ d! r
18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____.
' q, h+ ]* j- s' M$ O; o9 ~. { A. counted for B. looked up C.accounted for D. checked up
9 @+ @- i! v# r: y, k* Z6 `( X! _ 19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ever seeing it.
2 T7 n6 P1 ~: i( S) ?! ~" c3 D A. refused B. denied C. opposed D. resisted, ^$ _6 u' a; M7 X% u3 h- l4 X- A
20. Communication between a young couple is a(n)____business.
2 \; p$ r1 z. x- V0 R. v A. sharp B. dreadful C. intense D. delicate
9 s: ]6 L! z3 _$ F- s6 `, L1 f: Z 21. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____ the little rain that fell last night.9 d: v: Q: ?1 E& O* r
A. skipped B. soaked C. retrieved D. absorbed8 S* X/ z1 M/ G2 e0 {1 ~
22. We’ll ____you as soon as we have any further information.; h' C8 o. r9 J1 I# ~! H$ \2 y
A. notify B. signify C. communicate D. impart+ S1 q# P7 B* j7 g. }4 W
23. The fox fell into the____the hunters had set forit.; X( z9 d( Z- O$ @* D+ s0 K
A. bush B. trap C. trick D. circle
+ K2 t! u: ]) a, T+ K 24. I don’t know you want to keep the letter. I’ve ____it up.! K+ H/ o' G2 c: o3 b
A. torn B. given C. broken D. disposed4 w$ y I$ `+ w# o; N& z
25. The old lady____and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
- W' \$ ^1 f6 ~% ~: u( n/ l+ D. W A. slided B. slipped C. split D. spilled |