1.How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting ？A) explain B ) excuseC) describe D) account2.The mother was so _____ at the news that she didn ' t know what to do.A ) admired B) amazedC) amused D) curious3.He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____ .A) power B) voiceC ) volume D ) sound4.The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.A) quantity B ) numberC ) share D) amount5.Although alone in the house ，he was so busy with his research that he felt _______ lonely.A) all but B) nothing butC) something but D) anything but6.The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to unskilled workers.A) take place B) take overC) take down D) take the place of7. __ so few people in the street was unusual.A) For there to be B) As there to beC) For there being D) As there being8.There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.A) that B) whoseC) what D ) which9.Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.A) laid B) lyingC ) lain D) laying10.Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.A) studied B) should studyC ) study D) had studied11.She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.A) to take B) taking C) of taking D ) to taking12.I ' m ______ the impression that you ' ve told me about it.A) into B) onC) of D) under13.In the summer holidays ，they have a plan to go to movies at weekly _____ .A) intervals B) basesC) gaps D) times14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.A ) cut upB ) cut offC ) cut across D) cut down15.Many of the imported planes have been lying ___ for years because of the restrictions on theforeign spare parts.A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow16.Electrical ____ are ( is) used to free people from the heavy housework.A) equipment B) facilitiesC ) appliances D) apparatus17.The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.A ) to faceB ) face C) facing D ) faces18.They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10 ，000 yuan. They liked it so much that they would have paid ________________ for it.A) twice as much B) as much twiceC) as twice much D) much as twice19.It was not until she had come downstairs _____ remembered the keys were not with her.A ) she B) when she C) that she D) and see20.Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than ______ in the classA) anyone' s B) anyone elseC) anyone else' s D) anyone' s else21.The first prize goes to _____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.A) whomever B) whicheverC ) no matter who D) whoever22.Society is a building ，to the construction of _____ every member brings a brick.A) that B) which C ) it D ) this23.The applicant filled in the form ，but he didn' t know which office room _____ .A) to send it to B) to be sent to C) to have it sent to D) to sent it24.Young ___ he was，he was trusted with an important task.A ) because B) althoughC ) as D)since25.Tom broke the glass of the neighbor ' s window. I ' ll ____________ that he will not do it again.A ) hope forB ) be sure C) see to it D) make it so26. _________________________________________________ T he new cars of the Volkswagon Company are now being _____________________________________________________ at the rate of 1 ，000 every week.A) turned out B) turned downC ) turned up D) turned on27.It was urgent that he ____ her immediately.A) calls B) calledC) call D) would call28.I don ' t ________ going to the movie.A) feel for B) feel likeC ) feel out D) feel29.The meeting drew to a _____ late in the afternoon.A) near B) close C) point D ) tail30.John regretted ____ to the meeting last week.A) not going B) not go to C) not having been going D) not to be going91.I like reading ____ ( 鲁迅的)works.92.___ ( 上海的街道) are not as wide as ______ (北京的).93.The teacher has read ______ (珍妮和汤姆的) compositions.94.The radio is _____ ( 迈克和约翰的).95.The woman showed _____ ( 母爱) for the little girl.96.My mother works at ____ （一家药房）.97.I like ____ （他鞋子的颜色）.98.We must get to ____ （小山脚下） before noon.99.Tonight I will have dinner at _____ （我叔叔家）.100.Tomorrow the newsman will visit ______ （格林家）.1.Her father works as a ___________ in a hotel and her mother a ___________ in a private company.A.cooker, typewriterB. cook, typistC. cooker, typistD. cook, typewriter2."Why couldn't they meet us at five o'clock?" "Because they were delayed by ____________ ."A. heavy trafficB. heavy trafficsC. crowded trafficD. crowded trafficsShe is not a competent driver and can't cope with driving in ___________ .A. heavy trafficB. heavy trafficsC. crowded trafficD. crowded traffics3.By all __________ , you must try every ____________ to help him.A. mean, meanB. means, meansC. means, meanD. mean, meansIs [Are] there any other means of getting more money?4.Jim is __________ person, and everyone is willing to be _____________ with him.A. so kind a, friendsB. so a kind, friendsC. so kind a, friendD. so a kind, friend5.She raised her finger to her lips as ___________ for silence.A. an ideaB. a markC. a signD. a word（1） Those black clouds are a sure _________ that it's going to rain.A. thingB. markC. signD. one（2） Just as a famous Chinese saying goes, a timely heavy snow is a __________________ of good harvest next year.A. markB. trackC. signD. appearanceThe lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a（n） __________ of courage and power.A. exampleB. signC. mark so-tab-count;D. symbol6."May I take your order now?" "We'd like three black ________________________ and two greenA. coffee, cupsB. coffees, teasC. cups of coffee, teaD. cup of coffees, teas1.Although she wrote a lot of short stories and poems when she was very young, _____ she was twenty ? ? five.A. her first real success did not come untilB.her real first success came until not ? ?C.since her first real success did not come untilD.not until her first real success2.You should know better than ___ your little sister at home by herself.A. to leaveB. leavingC. to have leftD. left3.As the train will not leave until one hour later, we ____ grab a bite at the snack bar.A. may wellB. just as well ? ?C. might as wellD. as well4.She resorted to ____ when she had no money to buy foods for her children.A. have stolenB. stealC. stoleD. stealing5.The boy has admitted to ____ the window while playing football yesterday.A. breakingB. having been broken ? ?C. breakD. be breaking1.It was requested that all of the equipment ___ in the agreed time.A. erectedB. would be erected ?C. be erectedD. will be erected2.The man sitting opposite me smiled dreamily, as if _____ something pleasant in the past.A. to rememberB. remembered?C. having been rememberedD. remembering3.I _____ him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays.A. ought to have sentB. couldn ' t have sent ?C. must have sentD. needn' t have sent4.It turned out that the children were not __ for the accident.A. to blameB. to be blamed?C. to be blamingD. to have been blamed5.The desegregation was achieved through a number of struggles, __________ b een mentioned in previous chapters.A. a few of whichB. a few of them ?C. a few of thoseD. a few of that6.Setting up a committee might be a way ____ the project more efficiently.A. to be doingB. doingC. to doD. being done7.It ___ to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education.A.pains herB. makes her pain?C. is painingD. is pained8.Our boss, Mr. Thompson, ___ a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.A.was promisingB. has been promising?C. promisedD. has promised9.He was determined to sail around the world ____ his illness and old age.A. givenB. althoughC. despiteD. in spite10.The board deemed it' s urgent that these invitations ______ first thing tomorrow morning.A. had to be put in the mail ?B. must be put in the mailC. be put in the mail?D. should have been put in the mail11. __ drills that have no real topic have to remainas they are.A. ManufactureB. Manipulative?C. ManipulateD.Manifest12.This book has been in the works so long that I have lost _____ o f most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library.A. traceB. trailC. trackD. touch13.The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must _____ t hem.A. mendB. patchC. repairD. pitch14. _ and wage increases have not kept in step.A. ProductionB. Product?C. ProduceD. Productivity15.People under stress have performed ____ feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.A. specificB. extraordinaryC. abruptD. abnormal16.Modern appliances _____ us from a good deal of household work.For instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry.A.escape B . benefit C. liberate D. comfort17.The audience waited in ___ silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.A. respectiveB. respectC. respectfulD. respectable18.The disappearance of her paper has never been _____ .A. counted forB. looked up ?C.accounted forD. checked up19.When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ ever seeing it.A. refusedB. deniedC. opposedD. resistedmunication between a young couple is a(n) ____ business.A. sharpB. dreadfulC. intenseD. delicate21.After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly _____ the little rain that fell last night.A. skippedB. soakedC. retrievedD. absorbed22.We' ll ____ you as soon as we have any further information.A. notifyB. signify?C. communicateD. impart23.The fox fell into the ___ the hunters had set forit.A. bushB. trapC. trickD. circle24.I don't know you want to keep the letter. I 've ________ it up.A. tornB. givenC. brokenD. disposed25. The old lady and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.A. slidedB. slippedC. splitD. spilled1.Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always _____ w ith other elements, mostcommonly with oxygen.A. being combinedB. having combined ?C. to combineD. combined2.Physics is the present?day equivalent of _____ used to be called natural philosophy, from____ most of present day science arose.A. which, whatB. that, whichC. what, whichD. what, that3.On no account ____ e ver leave the baby at home alone.A. should youB. you shouldC. shall youD. you shall4.__ the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in theMiddle Ages.A. It is the sun and not the earth ?B. That the sun and not the earthC. Being the sun and not the earth ?D. The sun and not the earth5.The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it ____________ , was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war.A. was turned outB. was being turned out?C. being turned outD. turned out6.I' d rather you ____ b y train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.A. wentB. should goC. will goD. go7.Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ? he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.A. whenB. whoC. thenD. which8.Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country ___ find a place to settle down.A. can heB. he canC. heD. for him to9.With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk, ____ r un.A. let aloneB. that ' s to say ?C. not to speakD. not to mention10.__ , she led a life of complete seclusion.A. Being disgracedB. DisgracedC. DisgracingD. She was disgraced11.Sometimes a bus ___ gets on the bus to check the tickets.A. agentB. officerC. conductorD. inspector12.He made a quick ___ from his illness.A. reliefB. recoveryC. survivalD. relaxation13.__ the stress of examinations are over, we can all relax.A. WhileB. Even thoughC. Now thatD. For14.My cousin Nancy is often in a poisonous mood; I suppose it ' s because she is ________ child.A. oneB. a loneC. a singleD. an only15.__ the factors already referred to, people sometimes feel insecure because their motivesare misunderstood by others.A. But forB. Except forC. Apart fromD. Except that16.If the scheme is _____ carried out without waste of time or energy I shall be completely satisfied.A.relativelyB. noticeably ?C. appropriatelyD. efficiently17.One day we all may find it useful to have a(n) ____ for sending documents, writing any pictures across the telephone lines.A. receiverB. echoC. extensionD. facility18.To their credit the Department of Energy ____ these ideas and funded a detailed study.A. took overB. took onC. took upD. took to19.Feeling that she was in the right, she took _____ at the dirty remark.A. protectionB. offenseC. defenseD. guard20.They agreed to share in common any ____ o f funds after all expenses were paid in full.A. sufficiencyB. surpassC. excessD. surplus21.He was ___ h er in intelligence.A. belowB. underC. beneathD. down22.It took a lot of imagination to come up with such an ___ plan.A. brightB. cleverC. brilliantD. ingenious23.In the refining process, rice and flour lose much of their _____ .A. acidB. alcoholC. vitaminD. sulphur24.Individual lines of the poem were very beautiful, but I didn 't see how the lines fit together. To me, the poem wasn' t ________________________ .A. inherentB. coherentC. logicalD. corporate25.To an especially sensitive child, a simple scolding can be a ______ experience.A. hystericalB. grievousC. graciousD. sensible1.All of the plants now farmed on a large scale were developed from plants ____ wild.A. that once growB. once they grow?C. they once grewD. once grew2.By the time you graduate, we ___ i n Australia for one year.A. will be stayingB. will have stayed ?C. would have stayedD. have stayed3.He appreciated ______ the chance to deliver his thesis in the annual symposium onComparative Literature.A. having givenB. to have been given?C. to have givenD. having been given4. ____________________________________________ The government official can hardly find sufficient grounds ________________________________________________ his arguments in favor of the revision of the tax law.A. on which to baseB. which to be based onC. to base on whichD. on which to be based5.Living in the desert involves a lot of problems, ? ____ ? water shortage is the worst. A. notto mention B. of which? C. let alone D. for what6.Hydrogen is one of the most important element in the universe ______________ it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.A.so thatB. but thatC. provided thatD. in that7.Just as relaxation is an important part of our lives, _____ s tress.A.so isB. as it isC. and so isD. the same is8.Victor took a bus and headed for home, ___ if his wife would have him back.A. not to knowB. not known ?C. not knowingD. not having known9.We can make an exception ___ .A. in any case of JohnB. in case of John ?C. in case of John ' sD. in the case of John10.When the Cultural Revolution was launched in China, his father ___ college.A. attendedB. had been attending?C. was attendingD. has been attending11.My cat is a fussy eater, but my dog is so _____ that she ' ll swallow down anything that isput in front of her.A. indiscriminateB. choosy ?C. indefiniteD. picky12.“ This house is more ____ than the federal government! ” Mac complained to his parents. “ You have rules for everything. ”A. systematicB. democraticC. bureaucraticD. public13.The American people ' s _____ of being polite is different from that held here in China.A. mindB. concept?C. considerationD. thought14.Well, that is probably all I can say about sports. Next time I ' ll take up the topic of some otheractivities.A. refreshmentB. entertainment ?C. pleasureD. leisure15.Where there is an earthquake, energy is _____ in one area along a crack in the earth crust.A. repelledB. releasedC. runD. rushed16.The old gardener used to keep all his tools and do it yourself equipment in a _____ in thegarden.A. barnB. roomC. hutD. shed17.I' ve got a big coffee ____ on the front of my dress.A. poreB. patchC. stainD. grease18.She broke her leg, but the ____healed quickly.A. fractureB. injuryC. skeletonD. cavity19.You'd better add them up. I ' m not good at ______ .A. figuresB. charactersC. summariesD. counters20.The girl chose some very pretty ____paper for the present.A. coveringB. wrappingC. packingD.collecting21.The two scholars worked at the task of writing a preface to the new dictionary for three hours ? last night.A. at lengthB. in fullC. on endD. in time22.I can' t read the marks and notes Jim made in the margin. They are too _______ .A.faintB. foggyC. transparentD. misty23. A highly organized system of irrigation is ____ Chinese agriculture.A. typical ofB. consistent with?C. famous forD. subject to24.Jack is very ____ about wines.A. awareB. knowledgeable ?C. learnedD. informed25. As for Ann, I am not sure about her in Italian.A. fluencyB. clarityC. coherenceD. excellency41.She did her work __________ her manager had instructed.A. asB. untilC. whenD. though42. ______ of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.A. NoneB. BothC. NeitherD. All43.For some time now, world leaders ________ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.A. had been pointingB. have been pointingC. were pointingD. pointed44.Have you ever been in a situation _______ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?A. by whichB. thatC. in whereD. where45.We' ve just installed two air-conditions in out apartment, ___________________ should make great differences in our life next summer.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. they46.AID is said ___________ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.A. being b. to be C. to have been D. having been47.She managed to save _______ she could out of her wages to help her brother.A. how little moneyB. so little moneyC. such little moneyD. what little money48.Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.A. whoB. asC. thatD. like49.The experiment requires more money than _____ .A. have been put inB. being put inC. has been put inD. to be put in50. ______ for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.A. Had it not beenB. Hadn it been' tC. Was it notD. Were it not51.“ What courses are you going to do next semester? ”“ I don ' t know. But its about time _______________ on something. ”A. I ' d decideB. I decidedC. I decideD. I ' m deciding52.The police have offered a large _________ for information leading to the robbers arrest.A. awardB. compensationC. prizeD. reward53.I arrives at the airport so late that I ______ missed the plane.A. onlyB. quiteC. narrowlyD. seldom54.The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers were complet'ely f e_a_r_s___A. unjustifiedB. unjustC. misguidedD. unaccepted55.The head of the Museum was ____ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.A. promisingB. agreeingC. pleasingD. obliging56.The multinational corporation was making a take-over _____ for a property company.A. applicationB. bidC. proposalD. suggestion57.The party ' s reduced vote was __________ of lack of support for its policies.A. indicativeB. positiveC. revealingD. evident58.There has been a ________ lack of communication between the union and the management.A. regretfulB. regrettableC. regrettingD. regretted59.The teacher _________ expects his students to pass the university entrance examinationA. confidentlyB. proudlyC. assuredlyD. confidently60.The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.A. normalB. averageC. usualD. general61.The new colleague ______ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.A. confessB. declaresC. claimsD. confirms62.During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few _________ from the novel.A. piecesB. essaysC. fragmentsD. extracts63.During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) ______ room in the hotels here.A. emptyB. vacantC. freeD. deserted64.The old couple will never _______ the loss of their son.A. get overB. get awayC. get offD. get across65.Scientific research results can now be quickly ___________ to factory production.A. usedB. appliedC. triedD. practiced。