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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. ----Were you busy last weekend?
----Very. Rather than ____ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to _____ an advertisement.
A. waste; make      B. wasting; making C. to waste; make   D. a waste of; making
7. ----Do you know the girl in red?
----She seems to ________ me at last month's party. But I'm not sure.
A. introduce to       B. be introducing to C. 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. You can fly to Japan this morning ______ you don't mind changing planes in Hong Kong.
A. provided     B. because      C. unless      D. so far as
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.  We should buy our daughter a computer in ______ it can help to improve her English.
A. which     B. that       C. what      D. whom
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.  The mother didn't know who _______ for the broken glass.
A. to blame    B. will blame    C. blamed    D. blames
18.  I'm looking after Tom today. He's been at my house ___ 8:00 this morning.
A. since     B. by       C. at        D. till
19.  We liked the oil painting better ______ we looked at it.
A. as       B. while      C. the moment      D. the more
20.  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
21.  If you keep quiet and read your book, child, you _____ have my promise_____ I will buy you a box of chocolates.
A. are going to; that             B. will; which
C. shall; that                   D. are to; which
22.  What the doctor is uncertain about is _____ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.
A. when       B. how       C. whether       D. why
23.  ----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
24.  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
25.  ----You went late ____ the stadium yesterday evening, didn't you?
----Yes, my wife was a little late _____ the supper.
A. to; with    B. for; with     C. for; for     D. at; for
26.  ----How can you _______ that he is from the North?
----Simply by his accent.
A. get to know    B. say       C. realize     D. tell
27.  ----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
28.  A decision was made _____ those who once lied to the factory in order to get a job would not be allowed to say.
A. whether     B. when       C. that       D. once
29.  The telephone ______ three times in the last hour, and each time it _____ for my father.
A. had rung; was              B. has rung; was
C. rang; has been              D. has been ringing; is
30.  ----What do you do, Mary?
---- _____________.
A. I do my homework          B. I work as a teacher
C. Doing my homework        D. I want to be a teacher

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