第 1 题 I ________ to call on you last night, but I was so busy.   A. mean  
B． had meant  
C． would mean  
D． should mean

第 2 题  The government is trying its best to ________ drug business.    A. wipe down  
B． wipe out  
C． wipe off  
D． wipe up

第 3 题  The traveler _______ his coat on a stone and _______ down to have a rest.    A. lay; lay  
B． laid; lay  
C． laid; laid  
D． lied; lied

第 4 题  ________ we can’t get seems better than ______ we have.   A. What; what  
B． What; that  
C． That; that  
D． That; what

第 5 题 We are ________ water. We’d better store some.    A. running out  
B． running out of     
C． run out      
D． run out of

第 6 题   Everyone _______ his suggestion that the meeting ________ off till the next        week.     A. agreed on; put    
B． agreed to; should put      
C． agreed on; be put  
D． agreed to; be put

第 7 题 This poem is too difficult for me to ________ its meaning.   A. work on  
B． work out   
C． work away   
D． work as

第 8 题   ________ home yesterday afternoon, it began to rain heavily.     A. On my arrival  
B． On arriving       
C． While I got to  
D． When I got

第 9 题  Do what you are told and don’t _________ me.    A. argue with   
B． argue against       
C． argue about   
D． argue into

第 10 题 It is theorized that the universe is _________ at a rate of fifty miles per       second per million light years.    A. launching   
B． travelling   
C． rising   
D． expanding

第 11 题  It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the ______ in     language studies.     A. situation   
B． expression       
C． condition   
D． translation

第 12 题 Though the long term _______ can not be predicted, the project has been approved     by the committee.    A. affect   
B． effect    
C． result   
D． effective

第 13 题 Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ________ run     over by a car.     A. have    
B． get   
C． become   
D． turn

第 14 题 We agreed to meet here but so far he ________ up yet.     A. didn’t turn     
B． wouldn’t turn       
C． hadn’t turned   
D． hasn’t turned

第 15 题   ________ his arriving here in time, the boy would have been in danger.     A. With   
B． But for   
C． Unless     
D． But

第 16 题   At that moment the water in the river ___________ to a dangerous point.      A. raised    
B． increased   
C． rose   
D． added

第 17 题 “ Do you mean it has increased ________ 50%?” “Yes, it has increased          _________ 4,500 from 3,000 so far.”      A. to; to    
B． by; by   
C． to; by   
D． by; to

第 18 题  Students are prohibited _________ inside school.     A. from smoking   
B． to smoke       
C． smoking        
D． smoke

第 19 题  Anything that _______ Mr Green interests me.     A. concerns   
B． matters   
C． importances   
D． subjects

第 20 题   Examinations are not the only means of ________ someone’s ability.     A. guessing   
B． assessing    
C． valuing   
D． praising

第 21 题 —Would you _____ a game of table tennis, Cathy?     —I’d love to, but I still have piles of homework to do.      

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A．care for           
B．care about              
C．care to            
D．take care of

第 22 题   —Does David often come to school ____ bus?      —Yes, but sometimes he comes ____ his father’s car.      

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A．take; in             
B．by; by                       
C．by; in                
D．in; with

第 23 题   —What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.      —_____. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.      A．It just depends              
B．It’s uptoyou                                                           
C．All right       
D．Glad to hear that

第 24 题   Scientists say it may be five or six years ____ it is possible to test this      medicine on human patients.    

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A．since      
B．after  
C．before     
D．when

第 25 题 We were in _____ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets.   

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A．a rush so anxious  
B．a such anxious rush                     
C．so an anxious rush 
D．such an anxious rush

第 26 题  The number of the stamps _____ limited, so a number of people _____ to have a     look at them.     A．are; want      
B．is; wants               
C．is; want       
D．are; wants

第 27 题  Why don‘t you put the meat in the fridge? It will _____ fresh for several days.   

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A．be stayed      
B．stay                      
C．be staying     
D．have stayed

第 28 题   —Mr. Johnson, would you have some more ice-cream?      —No, thanks. It’s very good, but I have to _____ my weight, you know.      

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A．remain              
B．watch                       
C．notice               
D．care

第 29 题   _____ meet his sister at the airport, he had to get up early.      A．So as to         
B．In order to             
C．So that          
D．In order that

第 30 题 In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at    home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only         that    the building was as flat as a pancake.     A．to discover       
B．to be discovered                                   
C．discovering       
D．discovered

第 31 题 English is more and more important in our daily life. _____ of English is     helpful if you are to _____ English literature.     A．Good knowledge; study                       
B．A good knowledge; study     
C．Good knowledge; studying                  
D．A good knowledge; studying

第 32 题  Don’t leave the water ____ while you brush your teeth.    A．run     
B．running    
C．being run     
D．to run

第 33 题 The boy has a handsome face _____ the scar on his forehead.     A．except             
B．except for            
C．except that        
D．besides

第 34 题 He hasn‘t come yet. What do you consider ____ to him?      

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A．happens        
B．has happened                                        
C．happening       
D．to happen

第 35 题 Though the weather was _____cold and windy, I came _____ to see you.      

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A．specially; specially   
B．especially; especially                     
C．especially; specially  
D．specially; especially

第 36 题 What _____ it is to travel around the world by sea!      

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A．a fun                     
B．pleasure             
C．fun and a pleasure        
D．a fun and a pleasure

第 37 题 _____ new teaching building in our school was completed in _____ October of     2003, not in _____August.      

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A．The; the; /       
B．A; /; /                     
B．A; the; the        
D．The; /; /

第 38 题 Scientists believe native Americans arrived by crossing the land bridge that     connected Siberia and _____ more than 10,000 years ago.     A．this is Alaska    
B．Alaska is now       
C．is now Alaska      
D．what is now Alaska

第 39 题 Some people would rather ride bicycles as bicycle riding has ____ of the trouble     of taking buses.     A．nothing           
B．none                   
C．some              
D． neither

第 40 题 The temperature has risen _____ 34 degrees centigrade. It is quite hot _____     May.     A．at; to      
B．to; for     
C．at; in      
D．to; on

第 41 题 —Are you satisfied with her answer?     — Not at all. It couldn’t have been _____.     A．worse          
B．so bad              
C．better        
D．the worst

第 42 题 The best method to _____ this goal is to unite as many people as possible.     A．undertake        
B．conduct                
C．perform          
D．accomplish

第 43 题 —Is there a basketball match between the Lakers and the Huston Rockets this        evening?     —There _____ be. I’ll phone the gym and find it out.      A．might                
B．would                   
C．must                 
D．can

第 44 题 —The thread of my kite broke and it flew away.     —I told you it would easily break _____ it was the  weakest.     A．when               
B．for                      
C．since              
D． where

第 45 题 —I’m disappointed with the officer elected in our town.     —I am too, but there’s no point _____ about it.     A．we worry         
B．in worrying           
C．to worry         
D．with us worrying

第 46 题 _____, Iraq is facing much trouble.    A．The U.S. has air-stuck many weeks                                  
B．Having been air-struck many times    
C．The U.S. air-strike last many weeks    
D．Having air-struck many times

第 47 题 Under good treatment, she is beginning to _____ and will soon come back to work.     A．pick up           
B．wake up              
C．grow up           
D．show up

第 48 题 He claimed _____ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.      

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A．being badly treated    
B．treating badly      
C．to be treated badly     
D．to have been treated badly

第 49 题 —Look! How long _____ like this?     —Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain _____ without stopping these days of        the year.     A．has it rained; pours                            
B．has it been raining; pours     
C．is it raining; is pouring                          
D．does it rain; pours

第 50 题 5O. — Hi, Jack! I’m glad I came across you here.     — ______, Alice?     A．Who is that speaking                           
B．How about another cup of tea     
C．Why, what’s up                                                                 
D．What can I do for you