VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
21. She was an _______ writer because she persuaded many people to see
the truth of her ideas.
A) influential B) unlimited
C) accurate D) enthusiastic
22. It took the soldier a long time to _______ the death of his comrade
A) To B) For C) On D) With
25. Our work in this sphere cannot quite _______ with the situation.
A) keep up B) keep step
C) catch step D) follow pace
26. The boy was _______ by the noise of the explosion.
A) afraid B) nervous
C) frightened D) fearful
27. So little ______ about physics that the lecture was completely
beyond me.
A) I knew B) did I know
C) I had known D) had I known
28. _______ fairly recently _______ solved, at least partially.
A) Until/that this problem was
B) It was until/that this problem was
C) Not until/was this problem
D) It was not until/whe n this problem was
29. It took some explaining for the professor to _______ his point to the
students.
A) make out B) make off
C) get across D) get out
30."What did Professor Downhill do next?"
"He _______ our names on a piece of paper."
A) had all of us written B) had us all write
C) had us all to write D) had all us writing
31. Give me your telephone number _______ I need your help.
A) unless B) so that C) in case D) whether
32. We couldn't cut the string because the ______ of the knife was
not sharp enough.
A) edge B) side C) border D) front
33. He offered to ______ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for
her to carry.
A) help B) show C) borrow D) lend
34. "You missed a golden opportunity."
"Yes, I _______ that job when it was offered."
A) must take B) should have taken
C) ought to take D) might have taken
35. Allen placed too much _______ on sports and paid little attention on
his studies.
A) concern B) interest
C) hobby D) emphasis
36. If you have mosquito problem, remember that they reproduce in water.
Be sure to _______ these spots in and around your home.
A) release B) occupy C) eliminate D) investigate
37. Certainly I'll come, but I am afraid I shall be _______.
A) a few minutes late B) a few minutes later
C) late for a few minutes D) later for a few minutes
38. The new student is having trouble _______ his English pronunciation
correct.
A) getting B) to get
C) for getting D) in how to get
39. Bill refused to go home at this _______ stage of his experiment.
A) superior B) superficial
C) cautious D) critical
40. I was outside the office of the company _______.
A) before it long opened B) long before it opened
C) before it opened long D) opened long before it
41. Hardly had he finished his speech ______ the audience started
cheering.
A) and B) as C) than D) when
42. The emphasis has been placed on the reform _______ on the p unishmen
of the criminals.
A) less than B) than
C) rather than D) more than
43. "Could I borrow that newspaper for a few minutes?""_______."
A) By any means B) By all means
C) No, you couldn't D) Yes, you could borrow
44. Millions of dollars in the city bank is said _______ during the
black-out yesterday.
A) to be stolen B) stolen
C) to have been stolen D) having been stolen
45. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _______
of it at all.
A) explanation B) meaning
C) sense D) interpretation
46. We would contact your nearest relative _______ any accident occurring.
A) in the event of B) in the place of
C) in spite of D) on account of
47. I don't think Jane is pretty, ____________?
A) is she B) isn't she
C) do I D) don't I
My sister wasn't in Paris last month so you _______ her there.
A) can't have seen B) shouldn't have seen
C) ought not to have seen D) must not have seen
48. The tourist group was taken out to see a film _______ on location
in the desert.
A) being shot B) while being shot
C) being now shot D) that being shot
49. He was _______ asleep when the alarm went off.
A) sound B) completely
C) profoundly D) deep
50. I'll contact you the moment I _______ the document.
A) obtain B) will obtain
C) have obtained D) will have obtained
CLOZE
Men have travelled ever since they
__51__ on the earth. 51. A) were first appeared
In primitive times they did not B) had first appeard
C) first appeared
D) had first been appeard
travel for pleasure but __52__ new 52. A) for visiting
places where their herds could feed, B) for exploring
or to escape from hostile neighbours, C) to explore D) to visit
or to find more __53__ climates. They 53. A) convenient B) warm
C) favourable D) humid
travelled on foot. Their __54__ were 54. A) journeys B) roads
long, tiring, and often dangerous. They C) destinations D) ways< br>protected themselves with simple __55__ 55. A) ways B) tools
such as wooden sticks, or stone clubs, C) methods D) weapons
and by lighting fires at night and,
__56__ all, by keeping together. 56. A) at B) above
Being intelligent and creative, C) for D) in
they soon discovered __57__ ways of 57. A) different B) recovered
C) more difficult D) easier
travelling. They __58__ on the backs 58. A) drove B) rode
of their domesticated animals; they C) ran D) moved
hollowed out(挖空) tree __59__ and, 59. A) logs B) trunks
C) branches D) wood
by using bits of wood __60__ paddles, 60. A) of B) for
were able to travel across water. C) as D) like
Later they travelled, not from
necessity, but __61__ the joy and 61. A) with B) from
excitement of seeing and experiencing C) for D) to
new things, which is still the main
__62__ why we travel today. 62. A) reason B) purpos
