1. It was requested that all of the equipment ____in the agreed time.4 o, ~$ B2 V+ R% O0 u& T/ w
A. erected B. would be erected C. be erected D. will be erected 8 s& O- Y8 c* G, R- \& b. d
2. The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if ____ something pleasant in the past.* L0 e! e4 |4 ]3 u, \) w i; c
A. to remember B. remembered C. having been remembered D. remembering9 ~4 e" d: c& b* |) y
3. I ____ him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays.4 {3 |2 I3 S0 U, W! x/ M
A. ought to have sent B. couldn’t have sent C. must have sent D. needn’t have sent; a& S6 N: A' F( b% W o
4. It turned out that the children were not ____for the accident.9 |; V8 @4 O7 N
A. to blame B. to be blamed C. to be blaming D. to have been blamed
/ p8 X. i) W2 L3 j I 5. The desegregation was achieved through a number of struggles,____been mentioned in previous chapters.8 J2 M- X& |/ _, t1 y- o
A. a few of which B. a few of them C. a few of those D. a few of that
( B) s$ N% w) V, @6 r- k 6. Setting up a committee might be a way____the project more efficiently.$ c5 [/ f7 c* S8 G" G
A. to be doing B. doing C. to do D. being done
: V0 u+ E3 a" e3 Y" j+ v& B 7. It____to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education., i: P. H8 U5 K! I/ s( Q# e; U
A.pains her B. makes her pain C. is paining D. is pained
; i# S% p: F- s& H w7 Y! T5 w 8. Our boss, Mr. Thompson,____a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.1 S" x% y1 G6 u/ r1 C) s+ `0 ~
A.was promising B. has been promising C. promised D. has promised
9 S) q0 b, M3 [& Q& ~ 9. He was determined to sail around the world ____his illness and old age.
/ R* K3 ~) k7 R) P" H A. given B. although C. despite D. in spite
$ n, F/ r9 B2 L 10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____ first thing tomorrow morning.
3 o+ J% f! N; [- {# @. \ A. had to be put in the mail B. must be put in the mail
: |; P! a' ]6 L) M& r% n0 _$ k, v$ w C. be put in the mail D. should have been put in the mail
; h J! k& Y9 c9 T+ b 11.____drills that have no real topic have to remainas they are.
, u; H8 z+ U# ], V& \4 R A. Manufacture B. Manipulative C. Manipulate D.Manifest6 L2 T; \5 p9 H. B4 k4 ?" f
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.
- ]% m! G. I5 E: R P. F& x5 a A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch& S; Z0 {) N; @% H
13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____them.
' p4 o& m& D- A! h* I A. mend B. patch C. repair D. pitch
8 A, D! h* c* s4 [) p7 l' Q0 W) _ 14. ____and wage increases have not kept in step.
/ m# e$ } _$ f0 N- { A. Production B. Product C. Produce D. Productivity
+ C, _* |/ T; v! U' i; h 15. People under stress have performed____feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.
/ ^0 ]7 K* o+ E5 a A. specific B. extraordinary C. abrupt D. abnormal
4 J) _; x- e" C" q4 G/ v 16. Modern appliances____us from a good deal of household work.For instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry.
6 Q: E7 V1 P+ y. ^ A.escape B . benefit C. liberate D. comfort% h1 a2 E* o$ A3 q
17. The audience waited in____silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.; _9 c" S. m8 I9 V' x- _, d9 @
A. respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable
G2 F6 F% m& ?; R/ a 18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____.
4 F8 f) P- u( J+ G7 Z! o7 l1 b+ h+ ^ A. counted for B. looked up C.accounted for D. checked up. q8 A* y7 x/ T* F* w# a
19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ever seeing it.
# C2 \6 a2 o0 y6 Y8 U4 S4 S8 i A. refused B. denied C. opposed D. resisted! ^1 C! B/ J N# S" Y
20. Communication between a young couple is a(n)____business.- [- a$ H$ Q" _! A. v1 p6 I
A. sharp B. dreadful C. intense D. delicate; c, c# a% O2 h, L& @3 i
21. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____ the little rain that fell last night.
# Q6 }$ j* j P# N: N& {' M# K A. skipped B. soaked C. retrieved D. absorbed) \: e" P2 g# P% V9 @
22. We’ll ____you as soon as we have any further information.# Y; E& X+ f2 K3 w& l. E) P+ ?/ q
A. notify B. signify C. communicate D. impart
/ w# X# F9 G6 U! c; p$ B' a* p 23. The fox fell into the____the hunters had set forit.2 ^6 H% z' B+ U+ q" J
A. bush B. trap C. trick D. circle7 x4 k& e) d+ U" Q+ [
24. I don’t know you want to keep the letter. I’ve ____it up.
+ m$ b7 I9 ?1 ^2 y4 P- u A. torn B. given C. broken D. disposed
# Y% r) o0 h& p* m$ N+ T V 25. The old lady____and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
6 j' h. N; h2 ?* m8 P0 S A. slided B. slipped C. split D. spilled |