许宏田30题选择题KEY：CACCD,CBBAC,BBCAA,CAABC,ADBDD,DBBAB1.There is no cure for the disease although drugs can ______ its rate of development.A. block outB. smooth awayC. slow downD. speed up2.He kept to himself and was rarely seen in public, ______A. was heB. didn’t heC. wasn’t heD. did he3.If you feel ______ being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural.A. confusedB. undividedC. awkwardD. unclear4.She was a big fish in a small pond ______ moving to New York, ______ she was just only oneamong many millions.A. after, whichB. while, whenC. before, whereD. after, in which5.They talked excitedly about their future life in New Zealand ______ a bottle of wine.A. withB. inC. duringD. over6.______ recently, I’d rather you didn’t stay up studying too late.A.Busy although you are with your school workB.As you are busy with your school workC.Busy though you are with your school workD.Although are you busy with your school work7.Paul was ______ amused by his new companion, and would have laughed, but he feared itmight hurt him.A. not a bitB. not a littleC. not at allD. not yet8.Thieves may run away when the alarm _______.A. will go offB. goes offC. has gone offD. went off9.Then ______, each waiting for the other to let the cat out of the bag.A. came the silenceB. did silence comeC. the silence comingD. the silence came10.As you get angry with your friends, you still care ______ the friendship _______ you.A. for, amongB. for, betweenC. about, betweenD. about, among11.Little Tom ______ things about all the time, which makes his mother angry.A. throwsB. is throwingC. threwD. has thrown12.He is, ______, a little weaker today than before.A. if onlyB. if anythingC. if you likeD. if you please13.It is ______ great relief to have rain after ______long time of drought.A. the, aB. a, /C. a, aD. /,/14.Suppose you ______ a goldfish in a dark room, will it eventually turn whiteA. keepB. supportC. raiseD. maintain15.Scientists are ______ as to why some whales swim to the shore.A. puzzledB. amazedC. shockedD. astonished16.I’ve ______ this form correctly. Can I have another blankA. made upB. written downC. filled outD. taken down17.Having read the paper buried beneath the clothes, he found the baby ______ for three hoursby its parents.A. had been abandoned C. had been abandoningC. was abandonedD. has been abandoned18. ---How do you like the lifestyle in the countryside---Well, great! I don’t think much of ______ in town.A. thatB. itC. oneD. which19. After getting a lot of money from his uncle, he is ______ in the bank for the first time in life.A. in blackB. in the blackC. in redD. in the red20. What surprised me was not what he said but ______ he said it.A. in the wayB. in a wayC. the wayD. the way which21. ---Could you tell me what your dream is---______ at Oxford University some day.A. To studyB. StudyC. StudiedD. Studying22. He would rather read it ten times than excite it, ______A. mustn’t heB. can’t heC. doesn’t heD. wouldn’t he23. He ______ the road by the lake because it was the nearest way to the cottage.A. madeB. tookC. walkedD. went24. There seemed to ______ no sign of life under the fallen building.A. leaveB. feelC. haveD. exist25. One word frees us ______ all the weight and pain in life, that word is love.A. forB. withoutC. againstD. of26. We didn’t know we passed by each other because we could hardly ______ anything in the fog.A. make a fool ofB. make a point ofC. make forD. make out27. The superstar was accused of ______ advertising for a well-known brand.A. wrongB. falseC. mistakenD. error28. The government will provide temporary ______ for the victim to survive after the earthquake.A. apartmentsB. accomodationC. entertainmentD. public house29. The shame left a ______ on him, so it would be hard for him to find a job.A. markB. signC. signalD. track30. The accountant ______ from Oxford and then went to China to hunt for a job.A. had graduatedB. was graduatedC. was graduatingD. graduates。