一、单选题（共25 道试题，共100 分。

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1. Sue: Do you like these grapes?
Nancy: ___ B. I've tasted better. __
A. Not at all.
B. I've tasted better.
C. Very little.
D. They taste terrible.
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A. in
B. on
C. to
D. with
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3. Roger: How are you feeling?Peter: Much better._ A. Thanks for
coming to see me _
A. Thanks for coming to see me
B. You look great
C. You are so kind
D. Don't mention it
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4. He _ A. was inclined ________ to give them a free hand.
A. was inclined
B. was inclining
C. inclined
D. inclines
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5. He saved the child's life at the _ C. cost ______ of his own life.
A. spending
B. service
C. cost
D. value
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6. Adams: Thanks for your help.Bill: ___ A. My
pleasure.________________
A. My pleasure.
B. Neve rmind.
C. Quite right.
D. Don’t thank me.
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7. What caused him __ D. to give up _____ his job?
A. give up
B. giving up
C. given up
D. to give up
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8. This article _ A. consists
____ of four parts.
A. consists
B. consist
C. is consisted
D. consisting
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9.
A. that we going
B. that we to go
C. that we go
D. that we went
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10. He could not help _ B. laughing ______ at the joke.
A. laugh
B. laughing
C. to laugh
D. laughed
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11. Before petroleum_ B. runs out
_____, another way has to be found.
A. takes out
B. runs out
C. makes out
D. works out
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12. I spent two hours _ C. writing _____ my report.
A. to write
B. written
C. writing
D. write
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13. The reason for his absence was __ D. that
_ he was not well prepared.
A. why
B. when
C. what
D. that
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14.
A. mind
B. to mind
C. mind you
D. in mind
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15. Alice: Stella, this is my boyfriend Rock. Stella: __ C. Oh, really? Nice to meet you. ____
A. You may only have one.
B. Yours is lovely, too.
C. Oh, really? Nice to meet you.
D. Very well, thank you.
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16. I wish he ___ A. were ____ here at the moment.
A. were
B. was
C. would be
D. is
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17. I __ D. took ____ great pity on the woman whose baby died.
A. gave
B. put
C. based
D. took
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18. The boss __ B. was satisfied ______ with my work.
A. was satisfying
B. was satisfied
C. satisfied
D. satisfactory
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19. Success ___ D. lies ___ in hard work.
A. lays
B. lain
C. lie
D. lies
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20. High prices __ B. lead to ____ low sales.
A. go to
B. lead to
C. come to
D. tend to
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21. Of swimming and football, he much preferred the former ____
C.to___ the latter.
A. than
B. over
C. to
D. from
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22. He tried to escape ____ D. being punished ____.
A. to be punished
B. to punish
C. punishing
D. being punished
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23. Caller: Hi, is Jill there, please? Mary: __ A. Hold on. I'll get
her.________
A. Hold on. I'll get her.
B. No, she isn't here.
C. Yes, she lives here.
D. Yes, what do you want?
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24. A: Hello, I'm Harry Potter. B: Hello, my name is Charles Green, but ___ C. call me Charles _____
A. call my Charles
B. call me at Charles
C. call me Charles
D. call Charles me
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25. It took me three hours _ B. to finish ______ the task.
A. finishing
B. to finish
C. finish
D. finished。