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17. I wonder whether the advertisement in the newspaper is true. I¡¯ll try to _____ it. A. confirm B. confine C. construct D. consult

18. Native speakers of English from different parts of the world have little trouble _____ with one another. A. to communicate B. of communicating C. communicating D. to have communicated

19. It¡¯s about time the government _____ immediate action to bring the spreading of SARS under control. A. takes B. take C. took D. should take 20. The newly-built stadium can _____ 80,000 viewers.

A. accommodate B. accomplish C. accelerate D. accumulate

Practice 4

1. Lest anyone should worry that this will lead to a price increase, let me ____ you that it will not.

A. insure B. relax C. reassure D. recall

2. For wildlife enthusiasts the journey is ____ -- the region is known for its sea birds. A. interested B. delighted C. worthwhile D. worthy

3. We were expecting some twenty people to come but half of them never _____. A. turned in B. turned out C. showed off D. showed up

4. Our water supplies were low, and the food had almost ____. We were in serious trouble. A. pulled out B. left out C. gone out D. run out

5. I¡¯ve ____ these lines again and again but I still keep forgetting them. A. gone off B. gone about C. gone over D. gone through

6. I don¡¯t understand how he can say that everything¡¯s fine when ______ that it¡¯s not.

A. it¡¯s so obvious B. that¡¯s so obvious C. he¡¯s so obvious D. one¡¯s so obvious 7. I would prefer ____ the weekend at home rather than drive all the way to your mother¡¯s. A. spending B. having spent C. to spend D. and spend

8. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50% of patients do not take drugs _____ directed. A. such B. so C. like D. as

9. She came back from school the first day, ____ that she had made several friends. A. happy B. happily C. being happy D. to be happy

10. ____, children can get themselves into all sorts of trouble very quickly.

A. To be left alone B. To leave them alone C. Left alone D. Being left alone 11. Ford proposed a system ______ each worker would have a special job to do A. that B. which C. in which D. in that

12. These insects are so small that they are difficult ___ without using a microscope. A. to be seen B. to see C. to see them D. being seen

13. ______ how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of chemistry. A. So as to understand B. In order to understand C. So that to understand D. In order that to understand 14. She grabbed me _____ and pulled me onto the bus.

A. by an arm B. by the arm C. by arm D. by my arm

15. Anti-government demonstrations do occur, but seldom, if ever, ____ in the newspaper. A. are they reporting B. they are reporting C. are they reported D. they are reported 16. Old people are _____ to claim a special heating allowance from the government. A. entitled B. appointed C. powered D. meant

17. The rise in violent crime is one of the more worrying _____ of the current situation.

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A. aspects B. positions C. matters D. affairs

18. The comet should be _____ the naked eyes as a fuzzy patch three times the size of the Moon. A. sensible B. countable C. visible D. available

19. The French pianist, who had been praised very highly, _______ to be a great disappointment. A. turned out B. turned in C. turned round D. turned up

20. It seems almost _____ that they will discover the error when they check the account. A. dependable B. indispensable C. determined D. inevitable

Practice 5

1. We must make sure to keep ____ with new developments in computer technology.

A. step B. progress C. pace D. speed

2. The Red Cross has started ____ food and blankets to villagers in the flood area. A. distributing B. sharing C. dividing D. spreading

3. It¡¯s no use just telling me to do it; give me advice as to how to do it. A. critical B active C. attentive D. positive

4. He often sleeps with the window open as he thinks that fresh air is _____ to his health. A. undependable B. indispensable C. unmistakable D. inexpensive 5. I used to play golf but I _____ to tennis to get more exercises. A. become B. removed C. switched D. sought

6. Neither Russia nor the United States ____ to discover a mutually acceptable plan for gradual disarmament.

A. have able B. have able to C. have been able D. has been able 7. ______ late one night, I noticed a suspicious character loitering near the house. A. Having called on a friend B. Calling on a friend C. To call on a friend D. To have called on a friend

8. The amount of water used in the manufacturing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is _____. A. the greatest B. even greater C. greatest D. more greater

9. He admitted, with ______, that he didn¡¯t understand a word of the speech.

A. a puzzling frown B. a puzzled frown C. a frown puzzling D. a frown puzzled 10. There is something wrong with my TV set. I must have it _____. A. check B. checking C. to check D. checked

11. WE have not fixed the date _____ we shall start our holidays. A. and B. that C. when D. which

12. Try to make as _____ mistakes as possible in your homework. A. little B. less C. few DD. Fewer

13. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the more he talked ______. A. the more bored became I B. the more bored I became C. the more I became bored D. I became the more bored

14. It is essential that every child ____ the same educational opportunity. A. had B. would be C. has D. have

15. With the hospitality so ____ of these people, they opened their house to over fifty guests. A. particular B. characteristic C. special D. essential

16. The president made a ____ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meet which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.

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A. flat B. tedious C. vigorous D. harsh

17. A completely new situation _____ when the high technology was introduced. A. rose B. arose C. raised D. aroused

18. I dream to study in Beijing University and now I¡¯m working hard to make it in time. A. come true B. realize C. be come true D. realizing 19 ¡ªWhat do you think of Lily¡¯s Chinese?

¡ªPersonally, I think she speaks English as well as, ________, Mary. A. if no better than B. if she is not better than C. if not better than D. if much better than

20. He was bothered by the____ bark of dogs in the neighborhood every night.ª¤ A) constant B) perpetualª¤ C) long D) steadyª¤

Practice 6

1. Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near you must be very _____.

A. lonely B. alone C. single D. sole

2. The thought ____ to me this morning that it¡¯s Susan¡¯s birthday tomorrow and we haven¡¯t got her present. A. appeared B. happened C. occurred D. struck

3. Catherine won¡¯t mind if you ____ her workload ---- she needs the extra money. A. amount to B. add to C. put up D. go on

4. She told her children that they must not, ____, play with matches.

A. on any account B. to good account C. by no means D. by all means

5. He lent me a thousand pounds, which ____ exactly the amount I needed to solve my problems. A. is B. are C. was D. were

6. I¡¯ve done everything I can think of to help her. I don¡¯t know ______.

A. what else doing B. doing what else C. what else to do D. to do what else 7. You don¡¯t object ____ you by your first name, do you?

A. for me to call B. to my calling C. me to call D. my calling

8. He heard of a chance remark which made _____ that his friend was in trouble. A. himself realize B. himself realizing C. him realize D. him to realize

9. I know what they are thinking. You would rather I ______. You don¡¯t believe I could be of any help. A. wouldn¡¯t come B. haven¡¯t come C. hadn¡¯t come D. didn¡¯t come

10. The driver admitted that not only _____, but he didn¡¯t have a driving license either. A. he was not insured B. was he not insured C. he was insured not D. was not he insured

11. _____ of the two men had stolen her purse, Babara was determined to find out. A. Whoever B. Whichever C. Who D. Which

12. He _____ on his own, but his colleagues have pulled him through. A. never managed B. has never managed

C. would never manage D. would never have managed

13. I could not afford to eat in such restaurants and anyone else I knew _____. A. could not too B. could not either C. could also not D. could neither

14. Neither rain, nor snow or sleet ____ from delivering our letters, which we so much look forward to receiving.

A. keeps the postman B. keep the postman C. the postman keeps D. the postman keep

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15. These chairs may look good, but are very uncomfortable ______. A. to sit on them B. to sit on C. sitting on them D. sitting on

16. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were _______ (fascinated) by comets.

A. intrigued B. infected C. inconvenienced D. inclined

17. The specific mechanisms by which cortisone and similar compounds function are _____ (poorly) documented.

A. partially B. occasionally C. inadequately D. rarely

18. The new management, ______(coupled with) the use of their capital, would enable them to increase their production.

A. apart from B. aside from C. covered with D. combined with

19. In the past, billboards were _______ (largely) the preserve of advertisers of such products as beverages and tobacco.

A. for the most part¡¢ B. in some areas¡¢ C. without exception¡¢ D. by rights

20. Evidence exists that hearing problems may be ____(alleviated) by changes in diet and exercise habits. A. initiated B. cured C. complicated D. lessened

Practice 7

1. Topics for conversation should be _____to the experiences and interests of the students.

A. convenient B. relevant C. similar D. accustomed

2. The matter of whether or not the Royal Family should pay taxes was first _____in an article in the Times.

A. aroused B. raised C. arose D. rose

3. He is an honest official and has never _____ any gifts from people who sought his help.

A. received B. expected C. accepted D. foreseen

4. Having settled the matter to his _____£¬Jonson tried to put it out of his mind.

A. interest B. happiness C. satisfaction D. comfort

5. Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in _____.

A. mutual B. ordinary C. common D. similar

6. I can _____ with the house being untidy, but I hate it if it¡¯s not clean.

A. live on B. come out C. hold on D. put up

7. The box was crammed _____ books. I managed to pull one out and opened it to see what was inside.

A. with B. by C. for D. of

8. Without a doubt, _____ the key issue in the President¡¯s campaign.

A. is taxation going to be B. is going taxation to be C. is going to be taxation D. taxation is going to be

9. Although he is the biggest boy in our class, he is _____ any one of us.

A .the weaker than B. weaker than C. the weakest of D. weakest of

10. ¨DYou look really tired.¡¬¡° _____ if you¡¯d just worked for 12 hours without a break.¡±

A. so do you B. so you do C. so would you D. so you would 11. It was stupid _____ so much for car repairs when he could do them himself.

A. for his paying B. of his paying C. for him to pay D. of him to pay

12. The classroom has such comfortable chairs _____ the students find it easy to fall asleep.

A. so B. and C. that D. then

13. If we hadn¡¯t worked hard in the past few years, things _____ so smoothly now.

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