1. It wasn’t such a good dinner ____ she had promised us.
A. thatB. whichC. asD.what
2. ____ can we yield to the pressure.
A. By and largeB. By means of
C. By no meansD. In return
3. By the time we reach an agreement, the approvals ____.
A. will be got B. have been got
C. shall have been got D. are got
4. The World Trade Center, the top ____ is 410 meters high, is the tallest building in the world.
A. of whichB. whichC. of whoseD. that
5. Doctor Godwin says that ____ what forceful arguments against smoking there are, many people persist in smoking.
A. thoughB. howeverC. no matterD. but
6. ____ many times, this radio receiver is found very sensitive.
A. Being testedB. Having been tested
C. Having testedD. Testing
7. If traffic problems are not solved soon, driving in cities ____ impossible.
A. becomesB. will have become
C. will become D. become
8. On this busy road drivers ought to be especially careful, ____?
A. ought itB. oughtn’t they
C. oughtn’t it D. don’t they
9. Only when the war was over in 1945 ____ to his hometown.
A. did he returnB. he did return
C. he returnedD. had he returned
10. ____ his eyes when she told him that it was time for them to leave.
A. Hardly had he openedB. Scarcely did he open
C. No sooner did he openD. He had no sooner opened
11. She has____ as a singer; she’s worth training.
A. abilitiesB. capabilities
C. talentsD. capacities
12. The atomic clock is ____ to within 3 seconds in a century.
A. exactB. clearC. accurateD. explicit
13. That consciousness is being transformed into ____.
A. actionB. actC. deedD. activity
14. To stress the importance of a rich vocabulary, the teacher used a(n) ____.“Writing with a severely limited vocabulary”, she said, “is like trying to paint a circus with only a few colors.”
A. exampleB. comparisonC. contrastD. analogy
15. When my father listens to classical music on the radio, he often swings his arms as if he’s ____ the orchestra.
A. leadingB. controlling
C. conductingD. practising
16. The disappearance of that money from my wallet is quite ____. I’m sure the wallet was in my pocket all day.
A. dramaticB. doubtfulC. mysteriousD. dangerous
17. A completely new situation is likely to ____ whe
n the school leaving age is raised to 16.
A. riseB. raiseC. ariseD. arouse
18. The campers ____ their tent in a sheltered valley.
A. establishedB. placedC. fixedD. built
19. An almost ____ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the center city.
A. continuousB. constantC. longD. continual
20. On entering another country, a tourist will have to ____ the customs.
A. pass throughB. pass byC.pass overD. pass away
21. Experiments enable young scientists to judge what must be accepted and what must be viewed with ____.
A. beliefB. curiosityC. suspicionD. doubt
22. The city has decided to ____ overhead wires.
A. do off B. do with
C. do away withD. do away
23. George ____ tears when he heard the sad news.
A. broke throughB. broke up
C. broke intoD. broke out
24. As the airliner began to take off, Jane , together with her boyfriend ____, took a last look at their parents who had come to see them off.
A. on board B. at most C. on schedule D. at random
25. She’s ____ as a very promising young singer.
A. looked onB. looked forC. looked overD. looked up