Let us walk over _________the sun on the other side of the street
A) in
B) to
C) under
D) by
E) on
For miles around me there was nothing but a desert without a single plant or tree_____.
A) on earth
B) at a distance
C) in sight
D) in place
E) on place
14. The number of the employees has grown from 1,000 to 1,200. This means it has risen_____20%.
A) at
B) to
C) by
D) with
E) for
The United Kingdom is made up _______England ,Scotland, Wales and Northen Ireland.
A) At
B) in
C) on
D) of
E) under
The day went on,the weather got worse.
A) With
B) As
C) Since
D) When
E) Until
17. -What was the party like?
- Wonderful. It is years ______I enjoyed myself so much.
A) when
B) after
C) before
D) since
E) as
I do not like chicken _______fish.
-I do not like chicken, _______I like fish very much.
A) and, and
B) and, but
C) or, and
D) or, but
E) or, or
19.-How long has this bookshop been in business?
-________1982.
A) After
B) In
C) Since
D) From
E) Until
She thought I was talking about her daughters _______,in fact, I was talking about my daughter.
A) while
B) whom
C) where
D) which
E) when
21. Can you believe that in _______a rich country there should be ______many poor people?
A) such, such
B) so, so
C) so, such
D) such, so
E) so
You should make it rule to leave things _____ you can find them again.
A) when
B) them
C) there
D) where
E) which
Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up_____ could answer the phone.
A) as
B) before
C) since
D) until
E) after
We must set out earlier than yesterday. _______we will travel eighty miles today.
A) for
B) of
C) at
D) _
E) from
It was not so cold, I would like to go swimming.
A) For
B) So
C) But
D) As
E) And
26. - Excuse me, is this Mr Brown’s office?
- I am sorry ,but Mr Brown ________ works here. He left about 3 weeks ago.
A) no longer
B) not now
C) no more
D) not until
E) no big
27. ________ food you have cooked!
A) How a nice
B) What nice
C) What a nice
D) How nice
E) This
These oranges state_________.
A) well
B) to be good
C) to be well
D) good
E) all right
The experiment was _______easier than we had expected.
A) much
B) more
C) much more
D) more much
E) little
John was so sleep that he could hardly keep his eyes________.
A) to be opened
B) to open
C) open
D) opening
E) to have opened
31. Which is________ country,Canada or Australia?
A) a large
B) the largest
C) a larger
D) larger
E) more larger
32. How ________ can you finish the drawing?
A) often
B) long
C) rapid
D) big
E) soon
She does not speak_______ her friends, but her written work is excellent.
A) as often as
B) so much as
C) as good as
D) as well as
E) as nice as
John plays football ________,if not better than David.
A) as well
B) as well as
C) so well
D) so well as
E) as good as
The more I think about him, the more reasons I find for loving him_______ I did.
A) as long as
B) as soon as
C) as much as
D) as far as
E) as well as
I like watching TV _______to the cinema.
A) more than going
B) more than to go
C) than going
D) rather than to go
E) more than to going
The driver said the gasoline was_________ short.
A) going
B) wearing
C) getting
D) running
E) looking
Soon the man __________ sound sleep.
A) became
B) got
C) turned
D) fell
E) into
She _________red at the news.
A) got
B) turned
C) became
D) seemed
E) into
The meat has __________bad.
A) come
B) gone
C) run
D) turned
E) into
41. --I hear you have got a set of valuable Australian coins __________I have a look?
-- Yes , certainly.
A) do
B) may
C) must
D) should
E) could
A)
42. John, look at the time. _________ you play the piano at such a late hour?
A) must
B) can
C) may
D) need
E) look
It has been announced that candidates __________remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.
A) can
B) will
C) shall
D) may
E) look
Mary,s score on the test is the highest in her class, she _________have studied very hard.
A) may
B) should
C) ought to
D) to be
E) must
You __________ her in her office last Friday , she,s been out of town for two weeks.
A) need not have seen
B) must have seen
C) might have seen
D) can not seen
E) have to seen
The room is in a terrible mess , it _________ cleaned.
A) can not have been
B) should not have been
C) must not have been
D) would not have been
E) could not have been
47. —Are you coming to Jeff,s party?
-- I am not sure . I_________ go to the concert instead.
A) might
B) must
C) would
D) should
E) could