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unit 8
21. He knows little of English to say ____ of English culture.
A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
22. Being ignorant of the law is no ______ of breaking the law.
A. reason B. excuse C. ground D. point
23. The new law, it is said, will be ____
A. put into effect B. taken into account C. kept in sight D. brought to mind
24. Life is often ***pared a stage by many writers.
A. like B. as C. with D. to
25. Television makes us better ____ than ever before.
A. inform B. informing C. informed D. to be informed
26. You could have done much better yesterday. Why ____?
A. didn’t you B. couldn’t you C. hadn’t you D. shouldn’t you
27. Air, or ____ is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth.
A. it B. that C. which D. what
28. If I do something in vain, I do it.
A. without interest B. without success C. with difficulty D. with ease
29. The old man walked slowly, stopping frequently .
A. on rest B. at rest C. resting D. to rest
30. The pain will go away ____ .
A. by an by B. by and chance C. all over D. at present
31. Don’t you think it is time you ______smoking?
A. give up B. gave up C. would give up D. should give up
32. ____ was pointed above, this substance can be used as a substitute.
A. It B. That C. What D. As
33. I couldn’t find peter, ____did I know where he had gone.
A. never B. either C. nor D. as
34. If I say I don’t think much of this book, this means that ____ .
A. I never read it B. I seldom think about it
C. I have no idea of it D. I have a poor opinion of it
35. When you this over with her, you should not see her any more.
A. talk B. talked C. will talk D. talking
36. The ____ flowers were all that remained.
A. two yellow little B. little two yellow C. yellow two little D. two little yellow
37. The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the sportsmen to____.
A. go by B. go on C. go over D. go after
38. I’m far from ______with what you have done.
A. pleased B. pleasing C. pleasure D. please
39. The ability _____is very important for any speaker.
A. to hear clearly B. to be ~clearly heard
C. to hearing clearly D. to being clearly heard
40. ____ she finds out that you’ve lost her books.
A. As if B. Even if C. What if D. Suppose that
41. Dr. Robert went to New York, bought some books and ____
A. visiting his daughter B. to visit his daughter
C. visit his daughter D. visited his daughter
42. Are you serious in ____ such a view?
A. putting on B. putting off C. putting up D. putting forward
43. The plane crashed, its bombs ____ as it hit the ground.
A. exploded B. were exploded C. exploding D. were exploding
44. You should be content — what you have.
A. to B. about C. with D. for
45. “Do you like to ride on the old bus to school?” Yes, I prefer it _____.”
A. to walk B. to walking C. walking D. having walked
46. My vacation begins next Tuesday, ____ I will leave for Florida.
A. which B. that C. while D. when
47. Can you tell me ____ about the city that makes people love it so much?
A. it is what B. what it is C. what is it D. is it what
48. Though he is very intelligent, he is ____ rather modest.
A. hence B. otherwise C. nevertheless D. therefore
49. Lack of imagination is an obstacle ____ one’s advancement.
A. to B. of C. for D. about
50. If you can provide the wine, I’ll ____ the food.
A. see to B. look at C. ask for D. think about
51.He was fully ____ of his own short***ings.
A. sensitive B. sensible C. serious D. sincere
52. The magnificent museum is said______ about a hundred years ago.
A. to be built B. to have been built
C. to have built D. to have being built
53. Not once ____ your sentence correctly.
A. You have copied B. did you have copied
C. have you copied D. have you been copied
54. That mountain village can’t be _______by telephone yet.
A. reached B. achieved C. attached D. arrived
55. Problems will__________ if you do it this way.
A. rise B. arise C. raise D. arouse
56. _______many people prefer coffee, he drinks tea as usual.
A. While B. besides of C. because of D. Except
57.Don’t risk______ the job which so many people want.
A. losing B. to lose C. lost D. your life to lose
58. His mother insisted that he ____ the coat when going out.
A. put on B. puts on C. to put D. putting on
59. They have done things they ought ____
A. not to do B. not to be done C. not to have done D. not having done
60. There is nothing we can do ____ wait.
A. but B. rather than C. in spite of D. besides
unit 9
21. Mary regretted ____ to John’s birthday party last Sunday.
A. not going B. not to go
C. not having been going D. not to be going
22. The famous 
novel is said _____ into Chinese.
A. to have translated B. to be translate
C. to have been translated D. to translate
23. Standing on the bank, the children watched the ship _____with all of goods.
A. loading B. being loaded
C. to be loaded D. having loaded
24. I ____ writing the article by the time you get back.
A. shall finish B. must have finished
C. have finished D. shall have finished
25. Mary never tells anyone what she does for a ____.
A. job B. work C. profession D. living
26. I’ m sorry I couldn’t get in touch with him before he left, I ___him earlier.
A. had a telephone B. have phoned
C. should have phoned D. should be phoned
27.With the old man ____ way, we had no trouble in finding that the mysterious cave.
A. leading B. led C. lead D. to be led
28. ____ anything about the accident, he went to work as well.
A. Not know B. Know not
C. Knowing not D. Not knowing more attractive
29. Nowhere else in the world ___ more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.
A. you can find B. is found C. can you find D. has been found
30. The voters told the politician that he could____ on their support in the next general elections.
A. expect B. decide C. count D. doubt
31. An old friend from abroad, ____ I was expecting to stay with, telephoned me from the airport.
A. that B. whom C. who D. which
32. Peter wishes that he _____law instead of literature when he was in college.
A. could study B. studied C. had studied D. would study
33. When she heard the bad news, she _____ ***pletely.
A. broke away B. broke up C. broke down D. broke out
34. He ___ a large fortune from his business.
A. made B. won C. expected D. gained
35. He never wrote to his father ____ he was in need of money.
A. except B. except when C. except for D. except that
36. He looked behind him to ____ he was not being followed.
A. believe B. find C. make sure D. look
37. The car was repaired but not quite to my ____
A. joy B. pleasure C. attraction D. satisfaction
38. Are you ____ spending more money on the space program?
A. in favor of B. by favor of C. in favor to D. out of favor
39. Fortunately, the demonstration ____ to be quite peaceful.
A. turned in B. turned out C. showed off D. showed up
40. ____ was unimportant.
A. Whether he enjoyed our dinner or not
B. No matter how he enjoyed our dinner
C. If he enjoyed our dinner
D. What he enjoyed our dinner
41. Selfish people often take ____of other people’s kindness.
A. advantage B. care C. use D. profit
42. His business is growing so fast that he must____ more workers.
A. take up B. take on C. take over D. take out
43.It is desirable that he_____.
A. gives up trying B. give up trying
C. would give up trying D. is going to give up trying
44. Young____ he is, he knows what is the right thing to do.
A. that B as C. although D. however
45. This is one of the best books _____on the subject.
A. that have ever been written
B. which have ever been written
C. that has ever been written
D. whatever have been written
46. We were not surprised at ____, for he had worked so hard.
A. what has he achieved
B. that what he had achieved
C. what he had achieved
D. that he had achieved
47. My room is a mess. It needs ____
A. to be tidying up B. tidying up C. to tidy up D. tidied up
48. A great celebration is going to be held ____ the distinguished writer.
A. in spite of B. in honor of C. in favor of D. in the name of
49. All the members in the jury agreed that the man was ____ of theft.
A. criminal B. charged C. guilty D. faulty
50. Having finished the letter, he ____ it carefully and sealed the envelop with a kiss.
A. folded B. bent C. turned D. equipped
51. The police were given an order that the stolen documents must be recovered at all _____.
A. accounts B. conditions C. payments D. costs
52. This new instrument is far superior _____ the old one we bought three years ago.
A. than B. to C. over D. of
53. Not until I reminded him for the third time ____working and looked up.
A. that he stopped B. does he stopped
C. did he stop D. that he stopped
54.I am very sorry for ____ for so long.
A. keep you waiting B. having kept you waiting
C. waiting for you D. keep you wait
55. No sooner had they got off the train____ it started moving.
A. when B. than C. then D. after
56. The teacher has his students ____ a ***position every other week.
A. to write B. written C. writing D. write
57. When and where the new hospital will be built _____a mystery.
A. to remain B. remains C. remain D. is remaining
58. The middle—aged man was seen _____ out of the house on the afternoon of the murder.
A. came B. ***e C. to ***e D. have ***e
59. The premier and the visiting foreign minister had a talk in _____ friendly atmosphere.
A. a most B. most C. very D. the very
60. My next door neighbor Johnson seems to have _____ opinion on the show last night.
A. rather the strong B. rather strong
C. a rather strong D. the rather strong
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