1. It was requested that all of the equipment ____in the agreed time.
9 \$ Z% F9 B2 |% p A. erected B. would be erected C. be erected D. will be erected + c. {" v7 ]/ a) I! S
2. The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if ____ something pleasant in the past.
% G8 x8 Z' ] z8 N6 @2 v A. to remember B. remembered C. having been remembered D. remembering
1 x1 y, [' H) K1 n$ v 3. I ____ him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays.& z1 F0 G/ b/ Z! U. O3 r
A. ought to have sent B. couldn’t have sent C. must have sent D. needn’t have sent/ a0 b6 e) `2 P1 S3 O. k! P
4. It turned out that the children were not ____for the accident.
$ c, o9 p8 L' g7 Z+ _& a, i$ M9 } A. to blame B. to be blamed C. to be blaming D. to have been blamed2 n' w/ }6 @. k" t- z. U
5. The desegregation was achieved through a number of struggles,____been mentioned in previous chapters.
4 t/ G0 p3 L" @# V9 X. y+ F3 r; p A. a few of which B. a few of them C. a few of those D. a few of that& U) B" Q; i0 N, P. H' w# K% a3 b- P6 S
6. Setting up a committee might be a way____the project more efficiently.5 w/ v7 w$ H0 q
A. to be doing B. doing C. to do D. being done
5 f& P$ j/ C7 ]& O3 b 7. It____to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education.
' j: c9 I( z3 h: O A.pains her B. makes her pain C. is paining D. is pained
8 ?, F$ |; ]4 Z( } 8. Our boss, Mr. Thompson,____a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.
* t9 Y/ ?8 C5 |( W1 e A.was promising B. has been promising C. promised D. has promised
5 z$ E' T2 p5 r; _, P: S" P( x 9. He was determined to sail around the world ____his illness and old age.
3 F' e* L0 t* U% Z# }8 ` A. given B. although C. despite D. in spite9 D" H1 r. n# `/ {
10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____ first thing tomorrow morning.
2 Q; \$ W H5 h- t, ] A. had to be put in the mail B. must be put in the mail
5 G$ ^. e( K! J5 g$ s1 y C. be put in the mail D. should have been put in the mail
, n6 P# J Y) L, {7 @1 c; a 11.____drills that have no real topic have to remainas they are.2 {- N$ X# t7 _
A. Manufacture B. Manipulative C. Manipulate D.Manifest: H* D: e9 J1 w" f1 [
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.# ~0 w" ^2 {$ D: `. a3 ^
A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch
6 @- K) P, k: K6 ]# b5 _3 \1 G 13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____them.3 t; E1 X* _- k8 V
A. mend B. patch C. repair D. pitch
0 V- B( U: z1 B3 h 14. ____and wage increases have not kept in step.2 H* s" `0 R0 C g$ Y6 T
A. Production B. Product C. Produce D. Productivity) K7 U& @( R+ \9 W O3 K, K. ^2 v
15. People under stress have performed____feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.
4 q f. y* V% b# N; ?. ?. B A. specific B. extraordinary C. abrupt D. abnormal; n1 U' i/ s) q) w* T) P7 b
16. Modern appliances____us from a good deal of household work.For instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry.
( d6 [- S+ i1 c. [ A.escape B . benefit C. liberate D. comfort
8 z1 P/ L0 V* Y" h8 g 17. The audience waited in____silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.
% y* p2 c. a; W A. respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable
) l& O$ @4 w( W" s, l$ @ w/ N 18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____.) C& \ ]5 N5 o5 {% Q8 [, i
A. counted for B. looked up C.accounted for D. checked up
, P9 |; Y$ A" n2 a) K0 ^% R 19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ever seeing it.
1 O( U) g9 Y# q: \4 _, @7 A+ H A. refused B. denied C. opposed D. resisted
- _: h* N4 |, A( w9 Q 20. Communication between a young couple is a(n)____business.
! W% |( L# ^1 V7 J" f+ ~ A. sharp B. dreadful C. intense D. delicate) P# {+ Q, E' G6 e4 g! @5 m
21. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____ the little rain that fell last night.
$ v0 k- p1 o0 y* n1 d7 X- k5 S A. skipped B. soaked C. retrieved D. absorbed
1 {5 b V$ M, W( r. q. [ 22. We’ll ____you as soon as we have any further information.
% J* S/ {5 p/ v; p* H6 j A. notify B. signify C. communicate D. impart0 B- D E; _; y4 d0 k0 d4 ^
23. The fox fell into the____the hunters had set forit.) ^) v2 m7 W3 B* ~" e' R T' i
A. bush B. trap C. trick D. circle1 O6 H1 O3 B1 g
24. I don’t know you want to keep the letter. I’ve ____it up.
1 m+ q/ X# \: N A. torn B. given C. broken D. disposed: L/ \4 {% A' M
25. The old lady____and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.: V8 S: U! d, O8 Y! a
A. slided B. slipped C. split D. spilled |