He promised me a letter; he ought to _____it days ago. A. be written B. have written C. be writing D. write 2. Peter couldn’t have written to me, or I _____received his letter. A. had B. have C. could have D. would have 3. The sky looked _____it had been painted blue. A. like B. as C. like as D. as though 4. ---“What do they eat there in Honolulu?” ---“___ eat rice rather than potatoes.” A. Most of people B. The most people C. The most of people D. Most of the people 5. He _____a good boy today. A. is B. has C. being D. is being 6. I am afraid____ in the dark. A. of walking B. walking C. to walk D. to be walking 7. He was brave; _____soldiers fought so bravely in that battle. A. no others B. no another C. no other D. none other 8. The train___, all the passengers got off. A. stopped B. was stopped C. having stopped D. being stopped 9. There is _____so beautiful as a child’s dream of Santa Claus. A. anything B. something C. a thing D. nothing 10. I don’t believe him; he___ be serious. A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. mayn’t 11. You can buy almost anything in this shop; ____ it is open all around the clock. A. meanwhile B. moreover C. otherwise D. thus 12. I hope _____ the exam. A. you to pass B. you passed C. you will pass D. you could have passed 13. Many attempts _____ to climb that mountain before he succeeded in doing it. A. have made B. have been made C. had made D. had been made 14. You hardly _____ tell me what has happened; I can see you have a good news. A. will B. must C. may D. need 15. You must be careful! You _____. A. should have been killed B. ought to have been killed C. have been killed D. could have been killed 16. _____at the moment, I’ll go to the shops. A. For it doesn’t rain B. For it isn’t raining C. As it doesn’t rain D. As it isn’t raining 17. It is heartening to see millions on the earth who had nothing but a record of misery and hunger_____ to improve their life. A. had the chance B. to have the chance C. have the chance D. who have the chance 18. _____known such hardships in all their years at Aberalaw. A . Never they had B. They hadn’t been C. Never had they D. They who had 19. “Will everything be finished tomorrow?” “Yes, I believe_____.” A. in that B. such C. in about D. so 20. I have been to Taotao Island_____. A. a hundred time B. hundred times C. hundreds of times D. hundred of times 21. _ “What will you be doing tomorrow evening?” _ “___ the students’papers.” A. Collecting B. will be collecting C. To correct D. will correct 22. Although I had great difficulty ___ him, he swore that he was not asleep. A. in waking B. of waking C. on waking D. to wake 23. A secretary has to know shorthand and typing, ___? A. doesn’t he B. mustn’t he C. shouldn’t he D. won’t he 24. She, as well as the other students, ___ how to install this electric equipment. A. has learned B. are learning C. is learned D. have learned 25. __ we have begun talking about it, I had better tell you the truth. A. Now B. For now C. Since that D. Since this 26. ___ went to the party last night. A. Many John friends B. Many John’s friends C. Many of John friends D. Many friends of John’s 27. ___ is the only garden in the lane that has oak trees in it. A. To us B. Our C. Ours D. Of us 28. The behavior of gases is explained by _ the kinetic ( 运动的 ) theory. A. what scientists call B. what so scientists call C. scientists they call D. scientists call it 29. He is looking forward as much to her arrival as she herself is to ___him. A. see B. seeing C. be seeing D. have seen 30. ___ more to be pitied than blamed. A. Uneducated are B. Uneducated is C. The uneducated are D. The uneducated is 31. The reason why Hollywood was a natural place for making movies was ___ the sun shines there every day. A. because of B. due to C. that D. because 32. The grape is the ___, juicy fruit of a woody vine. A. smooth-skinned B. skin is smooth C. skin, which is smooth D. smooth-skin 33. This English novel ___ more easily than that one. A. reads B to be read C .is read D. will be read 34. A professional wine taster must rely on taste, sight, ___ the quality of a wine. A. and to smell to determine B. and smelling to determine C. and determining to smell D. and smell to determine 35. -- “___ is your sister?” --“She is a nurse.” A. Who B. What C. Whoever D. Which 36. -- “What can you do now?” -- “We lost this time, but we have another team; they are ___ players.” A. over seven-feet tall B. over seven-feet-tall C. over seven-foot-tall D. over seven-foot tall 37. --“This cake is delicious!” -- “Well, at least it’s ___ the one I baked last week.” A. as worse as B. no worse than C. as better than D. not better as 38. He never prescribed anything but the smallest doses of drug ____ he was fearful of making a grave error. A. now that B. to make C. to be D. will be 39. When he was in Japan, he was considering_ a trip to China. A. making B. to make C. make D. made 40. An iron and steel works together with some satellite factories ___ built here. A. is to be B. are to be C. to be D. will be 41. The teacher shouted at us. “Stop____. ­­”So we all stopped____ at once. A. to talk...to walk B. talking...working C. talking...to work D. talking... work 42. Will you____ this passage to see if there is any misprint? A. go along B. go down C. go over D. go to 43. The equipment____ out of order, the experiment has to be put off. A. is B. to be C. being D. has been 44. Because of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, scientists never again regarded the world____. A. as before they did B. as they regarded before C. as they had before D. as they did before 45. The machine doesn’t work. It____. A. must go wrong B. must be going wrong C. should go wrong D. must have gone wrong 46. ____being very old, the car was in good condition. A. Regardless B. When C. Instead of D. In spite of 47. He said he had finished his homework____. A. before two days B. after two days C .in two days D. two days before 48. ____ to have lunch with us today? A. Would you like B. Do you like C. Will you like D. Have you like 49. A special telescope has been designed to distinguish ____random signals and signals which might be in code. A. against B .between C. from D. with 50. My suggestion is that another test____. A. be carried out B. will be carried out C. shall be carried D. must be carried out 51. He is quite tall for a boy of fifteen, In fact, he is ____. A. taller than all his class B. the tallest of his friends C. taller than most boys D. the tallest of the rest of his class 52. You never told me you had seen the films, ____? A. had you B. didn’t you C. did you D. weren’t you 53. But for the doctor the old worker ____now. A. is dead B. was dead C. has been dead D. would be dead 54. I don’t think that you are right, ___? A. do I B. are you C. don’t I D. aren’t you 55. I had trouble ____my car. A. to start B. to be starting C. starting D. to have started 56. China is different ____ she was before liberation. A. from what B. from that C. from which D. from when 57. The news is ____ to be true. A. very good B. so good C. too good D. very much good 58. It was nine years ago ____ Sir Alfred returned from America. A. when B. that C. since D. on which 59. Not only the students, but also the teacher ____ something about this matter. A. know B. knowing C. knows D. are known 60. -- “Why didn’t Tom give you one of his paintings?” -- “I didn’t want one, but he would have given me one if I ____.” A. did B. would C. will D. had 61. Without the friction between ___ feet and the ground, people would not be able to walk. A. its B. your C. that D. their 62. I wouldn’t have the patience ___ mending watches all day. A. to sit B. sitting C. sat D. in sitting 63. Neither John nor I ___ able to persuade Richard’s grandfather to attend the wedding. A. am B. are to be C. are D. is 64. The play was not a success, ___ it was favorably commented on by a number of critics. A. and B. but C. or D. so 65. I was so angry that I felt___ something at him. A. like throwing B. like to throw C. liking to throw D. to like to throw 66. The conference failed ____ either of the proposals. A. to adopt B. adopting C. to adoption D. in adopting 67. If only I ___ the author, I would have told you. A. knew B. have known C. had known D. would have known 68. I ___ I had given more attention to my study of English. A. am thinking B. believe C. guess probably D. wish 69. ___ he does his work, the boss doesn’t mind what time he arrives at his office. A . So far as B. So long as C. So far D. So long 70. Mercury freezes if it is cooled to ___. A. a low too temperature B. a too law temperature C. too low temperature D. too low a temperature 71. Papa ___ much of my spare time was profitably occupied. A. saw that it B saw it that C. saw to it that D. saw it to that 72. Copper wire allows a larger current than ___. A. iron wire is B. iron wire allow C. is iron wire D. does Iron wire 73. ___ that silver is not widely used as a conductor? A. Why is B. is it C. Why is it D. It is 74. Surprising, he preferred to stay at home ___ with us. A. more than to go B. rather than go C. to go D. to going 75. I noticed that the meals were well ___ what was charged for them. A. worthy B. worthy C. worthwhile D worth 76. I think it is high time that Mr. Bunbury ___ his mind. A. made up B. to make up C. makes up D. is to make up 77. -- “Can I have some chocolate, Mom? I’m hungry.” -- “you ___ be hungry. You’re just had dinner.’ A. mustn’t B won’t C. can’t D. needn’t 78. Jean could be a very attractive girl, but she ___ attention to her clothes.