1. It is clear that _____ little money he earns hardly support _____ family as large as his.
A. the; a B. a; the C. /; a D. /; the
2. ______ good, the food was soon sold out.
A. Tasted B. being tasted C. Tasting D. Having tasted
3. ----Did you see Sandy in the manager’s office?
----Yes, she ________ to him why she was late again.
A. is explaining B. was explaining C. had explained D. explained
4. ----Can you tell me all about the earthquake?
----Sorry, I know nothing about it ______ I read in the newspaper.
A. except B. except for C. except what D. except that
5. There are three bedrooms in the house, _________ is Mary’s.
A. the smallest of which B. the smaller of which
C. the smallest of them D. the smallest one
6. ----I hear Johnson was badly injured in the accident.
---- ________, let’s go and see him.
A. If not B. If so C. If necessary D. If possible
7. ----Do you know the girl in red?
---She seems to ________ me at last month’s party. But I’m not sure.
A. introduce toB. be introducing toC. be introduced to D. have been introduced to
8. The writer has written quite a few books now, _______ his teachers and parents didn’t expect.
A. that B. as C. of which D. which
9. Not far from the club there was a garden, ____ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.
A. whose B. its C. which D. that
10. _____ to the tower building, where you can see the whole city.
A. Get B. To get C. Getting D. Got
11. Fishing is his favorite hobby, and _____________.
A. he’d like to collect coins as well B. he feels like collecting coins, too
C. to collect coins is also his hobby D. collecting coins also gives him great pleasure
12. ______ good weather, our ship will reach Tianjin Friday evening.
A. Given B. To given C. Giving D. Having given
13. You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman _____ be so rude to a lady.
A. might B. need C. should D. would
14. ----Now that you like the portable personal computer so much, why not buy one? It is of great use to your work.
----Well, I can’t afford _______ computer at present.
A. that expensive a B. a such cheap C. that an expensive D. so cheap
15. He reached London in 1996, _____, some time later, he became a famous actor
A. where B. when C. which D. that
16. He might have been killed _____ the arrival of the police.
A. except B. but for C. with D. for
17. We liked the oil painting better ______ we looked at it.
A. as B. while C. the moment D. the more
18. He ______ full marks, but he was so careless as to make a spelling mistake.
A. must have gained B. can have gained C. could have gained D. must gain
19. What the doctor is uncertain about is___ my mother will recover from the disease soon.
A. when B. how C. whether D. why
20. Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and .
A. I was neither B. neither was I C. I was either D. either was I
21. I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and the point.
A. at B. on C. to D. of
22. Peter ________ be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.
A. shall B. should C. can D. must
23. We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we _____ each other for years.
