单项选择1. No doctor would like to see a change for _____ worse in a patient; they hope he or she can improve in _______ health soon.A. the; /B. the; theC. /; theD. /; /2. There is ________ as a free dinner in this world. As the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.”A. no such a good thingB. such no good thingC. no such good thingD. not so a good thing3. It’s quite _________ of beginners to forget to use an article before a noun.A. ordinaryB. usualC. regularD. typical4. ---You should have discouraged him from giving up registering for this year’s universityentrance examination.--- __________, but he didn’t listen.A. So did IB. I didC. So should ID. I had done5. ---How is your mother?---She, ___________ to the hospital without delay, is out of danger.A. rushedB. rushingC. having rushedD. to rush6. ---It is said that Johnson is the first young teacher _________ to professor in your universitythis year.---Exactly. ________ of his own competence is an important factor in his success.A. promoted; convincingB. to have been promoted; convincingC. promoted; being convincedD. to have been promoted; being convinced7. _________ is expected, according to the online survey, is that prices of houses won’t go up any more.A. AsB. ItC. WhatD. Which8. How can you expect to learn anything _________ you never listen in class?A. whenB. asC. unlessD. because9. The girl is seriously ill, otherwise she _______ working instead of staying in bed all day long.A. is stillB. will still beC. would still beD. has still been10. Failure left me at the edge of desperation, but, ______. I managed to go out of the shadowthrough years of efforts.A. He laughs best who laughs lastB. Failure is the mother of successC. There is no royal road to learningD. Time heals all wounds11. ---So you missed the meeting.--- __________. I got there ten minutes before it finished.A. Not exactlyB. Not reallyC. So what?D. How come?12. He just stared at me and there was an expression in his eyes I couldn’t ______.A. sayB. senseC. readD. notice13. We are going away in June but __________ that I’ll be here all summer.A. rather thanB. other thanC. in view ofD. except for14. It was not just the size of the party last night _______ made it unique, but _______ it meantto our company.A. that; thatB. what; thatC. what; whatD. that; what15. The questions in the second half of the form ______ only ______ married men.A. cater; toB. apply; toC. adapt; toD. turn; to单项选择1. ---If you still have _________ you are not clear about after my explanation, don’t hesitate to ask.--- _______, thank you.A. something; NothingB. anything; NothingC. something; NoneD. anything; None2. My honey, why are you crying? Oh, come, come. Dry your eyes. That’s ________.A. goodB. badC. betterD. worse3. He heard a big noise and had to ______ his car to the roadside to have a look.A. pull upB. pull outC. pull inD. pulled over4. ---My God! What a narrow escape!---Luckily he missed it. He _________ have been hit by the crazy car.A. shouldB. wouldC. mustD. shall5. ---How soon will the lecture begin?--- ______.A. Very quicklyB. Once in a whileC. Not until 7:30D. Two hours.6. I can guess you were in a hurry, for you _______ your sweater inside out.A. had wornB. woreC. were wearingD. are wearing7. We found all the students _____ at the table and their eyes _____ on the TV screen.A. sitting; fixingB. seated; fixedC. seat; fixedD. seating; fixing8. ---Would you please listen to me explain?--- ________ I’ve had enough of it.A. Not more lies!B. No more secrets!C. No more excuses!D. Not more explanations!9. ---Your neighbor’s house was broken into last night. Where ____?---I met an old friend of mine and came back very late, say, this morning.A. were youB. have you beenC. did you goD. had you been10. As a young engineer, he ______ stay up late into the night working on his design during his stay in that company.A. wouldB. shouldC. mustD. could11. Survey shows that designer clothes _________ much in the smaller towns.A. aren’t really soldB. was n’t really soldC. don’t really sellD. won’t really sell12. After that we never saw her again, nor _____ from her.A. did we hearB. we heardC. had we heardD. we have heard13. Excuse me, but would you please show me that ________ toy bear? Thank you.A. red beautiful glassB. beautiful red glassC. beautiful glass redD. red glass beautiful14. --- Any chance of you helping water the garden?--- ________. You can see how busy I am now.A. Sounds badB. Never mind meC. That all dependsD. Forget it15. Just now I got an e-mail from my girlfriend, _________ indicated that she was going to teach in Tibet.A. whoB. whatC. whichD. it任务型阅读(1)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。