1.─What are you reading,Jane?
─Some books on ________ education,I’m now interested in ________ education of young people.A.an;the B./;the C.the;an D.an;/
2.—You were out when I dropped in at your house yesterday.
—Oh,I________ for a friend from Beijing at the railway station.
A.was waiting B.had waited C.am waiting D.have waited
3.—Little Jim has been eating sweets all day.
—It’s no ________ he is not hungry
A.matter B.doubt C.problem D.wonder
4.Comrade Wang ________ be in Shanghai—I saw him in the company only a few minutes ago.A.mustn’t B.can’t C.may not D.isn’t able to
5.It was not until I got home ________ I found my wallet missing.
A.that B.when C.where D.which
6.The number of the people present at the concert ________ much smaller than expected.There ________ many tickets left.
A.was;was B.were;was C.were;were D.was;were
7.________ you stepped into the lab with your shoes on?You’re supposed to take them off before you enter it.I told you so!
A.How come B.How dare C.How about D.How long8
8.They made no effort to hide their amusement ________ I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.A.however B.whatever C.whichever D.whenever
9.________ her work has been good,but this essay is dreadful
A.In a word B.In general C.In particular D.In total
10.She returned home from the office,only ________ the door open and something missing.
A.finding B.to be found C.to find D.found
11.We should ________ ourselves assiduously and faithfully to the duties of our profession.
A.devote B.spend C.offer D.provide
12.The Anti-Japanese War ________ in 1937 and it ________ eight years.
A.broke out;lasted B.broke out;was lasted
C.was broken out;lasted D.was broken out;was lasted
13.When the plane arrived,some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building ________others were waiting on the airfield.
A.during B.where C.which D.while
14.________ is known to everybody,Taiwan is a part of China.
A.It B.As C.That D.Which
15.—Let’s go to the zoo this Sunday,OK?
—________.I love to see all kinds of animals.
A.I couldn’t agree more B.I’m afraid not
C.I believe not D.I don’t think so
16.“May I borrow your paper?”“________.”
A.By all means B.Never mind C.You are welcome D.Don’t mention it
17.This bird is really lovely,and I’ve never seen ________ one.
A.a finer B.a finest C.the finer D.the finest
18.Since there’s no more work to do,we might just ________ go home.
A.so well B.as well C.so good D.as good
19.He made ________ known to his friends that he didn’t want to enter politics.
A.that B.it C.himself D.him
20.That car nearly hit me;I ________.
A.might be killed B.might have been killed
C.may be killed D.may been killed
21.“Have you ever eaten snails?”“No,and I hope I ________.”
A.will never B.never will C.have never D.never have
22.She wrote a famous book,and so ________ a place in history.
A.winning B.to win C.to have won D.won
23.I’ll have to change my clothes before I go out—I don’t want ________ like this.
A.to see B.seeing C.to be seen D.being seen
24.We make sure we’re always well stocked up with candles,just ________.
A.in case B.for certain C.in practice D.for use
25.It’s hard to rescue drowning people because they ________ so much.
A.sink B.swim C.jump D.struggle
26.It has been raining for a day,but even though it hadn’t rained,we ________ there by tomorrow.
A.can’t get B.won’t get C.hadn’t got D.wouldn’t get
27.The little time we have together we try ________ wisely.
A.spending it B.to spend it C.to spend D.spending that
28.You should put on the notices ________ all the people may see them.
A.where B.in which C.at D.for them
29.She took her son,ran out of the house,________ him in the car and drove quickly to the nearest doctor’s office.
A.put B.to put C.putting D.having put
30.The old house,in front of ________ there is an apple tree,is ________ I used to live.
A.that,the place B.it,the place C.which,where D.what,where
