一、单选题(共 50 道试题,共 100 分。)V 1. Decisiveness is desirable under many circumstances but there are time when it is wise to( ).
A. proceed
B. act
C. perform
D. hesitate
2.Sarah never wants to( )our dance class. She is too shy to dance.
A. act on
B. join in
C. dream of
D. operate on
3.Be sure to( )the coffee hot when the manager is talking over the matter with his assistant.
A. cook
B. boil
C. serve
D. drink
4.He resented( )an idiot by others.
A. to be called
B. being called
C. calling
D. to call
5.Someone called me at midnight but he hung up___I could answer it.
A. after
B. before
C. until
D. while
6.( )I admit that the problems are difficult I dont agree that they cannot be solved.
A. As
B. While
C. Since
D. If
7.Listening speaking reading and then writing( )the fundamental order in language learning.
A. constitute
B. consist of
C. are composed ofe
D. are comprised of
8.The new machine ( )the old ones in that it consumed less fuel.
A. is superior than
B. is superior to
C. superior to
D. is more superior to
9.I was so pleased to have the( )to visit your country.
A. necessity
B. possibility
C. chance
D. prospect
10.Mary’s bother promised to go to London with us but now he is considering___.
A. he doesn’t go
B. not to go
C. not going
D. not go
11.Can you do the work with _____ money and _____ people?
A. lessfewer
B. fewerless
C. littleless
D. lestfewest
12.More and more people would like to live in the countryside___there is fresh air and lower price of housing.
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. when
13.About 100 persons( )for the job but none of them got it.
A. claimed
B. requested
C. applied
D. demanded
14.Lets hang up some paintings on those( )walls.
A. bare
B. empty
C. blank
D. hollow
15.Kate has some apples. Jim has ___ apples than Kate. Meimei has _____ of all.
A. morethe most
B. the mostmore
C. moremost
D. manythe more
16.( ) your original plan I think that well need a lot more investment.
A. Coming back
B. Arriving at
C. Reverting to
D. Getting to
17.From the many plans submitted committee selected one that seemed most( ).
A. truthful
B. real
C. actual
D. feasible
18.What ______ you _______ when she came in?
A. diddo
B. aredoing
C. dodo
D. weredoing
19.________ you ________ free tomorrow?– No. I ________ free the day after tomorrow.
A. Aregoing towill
B. Aregoing to bewill
C. Aregoing towill be
D. Aregoing to bewill be
20.We watched the football match on ( )television.
A. lively
B. live
C. alive
D. lively
21.The story was based on information from a reliable( ).
A. beginning
B. origin
C. source
D. cause
22.It was such a hot day that everyone( )swimming in the river.
A. tended to
B. made for
C. turned out
D. felt like
23.________ a concert next Saturday?
A. There will be
B. Will there be
C. There can be
D. There are
24.On my birthday I got a watch from my uncle ___ was made in Japan.
A. who
B. that
C. which
D. what
25.The hungry dog went out ______ food.
A. look for
B. to look for
C. find
D. to find
26.The teacher advised Joe to___before deciding to quit school.
A. think about
B. think twice
C. think up
D. think over
27.Tall buildings are( ) everywhere in our city.
A. growing up
B. jumping up
C. making up
D. springing up
28.The woman couldnt see her son ________. Shes very worried.
A. anywhere
B. somewhere
C. nowhere
D. where
29.When talking about his plan he seemed hesitant to ( ).
A. express
B. proceed
C. admit
D. convey
30.I want your advice( )what I ought to do next.
A. as for
B. as to
C. as regard
D. with regard
31.Water when boiled always( )steam.
A. gives in
B. gives off
C. gives up
D. gives away
32.A friend of ______ called ______ name but he didnt hear.
A. meDavys
B. mineDavys
C. mineDavy
D. meDavy
33.The speakers( )manner quieted the crowd.
A. considerate
B. awkward
C. formal
D. commanding
34.Age is not important. Its brains and knowledge that( ).
A. count
B. indicate
C. impress
D. survive
35.He has recently got an interesting ( ) in a steel works.
A. work
B. job
C. occupation
D. employment
36.I _____on a sofa because my parents have come for the weekend.
A. slept
B. was sleeping
C. have slept
D. am sleeping
37.The police managed to( )down the owner of the bike.
A. search
B. track
C. fix
D. settle
38.It is( )that Sam will win the game.
A. clearly enough
B. enough clearly
C. clear enough
D. enough clear
39.What ______you ______ at this time yesterday?
A. diddo
B. havedone
C. weredoing
D. aredoing
40.He didnt go there. I didnt go there ______.
A. too
B. also
C. either
D. neither
41.As soon as he came in he( )to tell us all his trouble.
A. demanded
B. proceeded
C. complained
D. arranged
42.They are thinking about _______ the poor children.
A. help
B. to help
C. helping
D. helps
43.The extra room( ) to be very useful when we had visitors.
A. happened
B. came
C. grew
D. proved
44.He drives much _____ than he did three years ago.
A. careful
B. carefully
C. more careful
D. more carefully
45.We ( )it to Marconi and Bell that we can now talk to people on the other side of the world.
A. attach
B. regard
C. apply
D. owe
46.That problem was hard its ( )required many hours.
A. discovery
B. evidence
C. solution
D. effect
47.As the clouds drifted away the sun( ).
A. sank
B. withdrew
C. emerged
D. survived
48.Since her baby died Auntie had been so ( )that she cried at the least thing.
A. fearful
B. humble
C. depressed
D. ashamed
49.Charlie ________ here next month.
A. isnt working
B. doesnt working
C. isnt going to working
D. wont work
50.— Why are they pulling down the houses?— _____a new parking lot.
A. Build
B. To build
C. Building
D. Built