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14. People of ______ backgrounds applied for the job. A. many B. various C. variable D. a lot of
15. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ______ when judging my examination. A. observation B. counting C. regard D. account 16. My brother _____ while he _____ bicycle and hurt himself. A. fell; was riding B. felt; was riding C. had fallen; rode D. had fallen; was riding 17. Yesterday I went to the office and got my passport ______. A. to change B. change C. changed D. changing 18. Do you know ______? A. when does the party start B. that the party starts C. what time the party starts D. if the party starts or not 19. Do ______ you are told; otherwise you will be punished. A. that B. what C. which D. whom 20. ______ is a fact that English is accepted as an international language. A. What B. Who C. That D. It
21. The news ______ to the Great Wall during the summer holidays made us very happy. A. what we should go B. how we would go C. where we would go D. that we should go 22. A student, ______ name I don’t know, come to see me. A. that B. who C. whose D. whom 23. Is this the place ______ the exhibition was held? A. where B. that C. on which D. the one
24. Young ______ John was, he was able to swim across the channel within minutes. A. as B. so C. through D. although 25. I don’t doubt ______ he will come on time. A. that B. what C. if D. whether 26. Who is responsible ______ the education of children. A. to B. on C. at D. for 27. ______ from the mountain top, the village is very beautiful. A. See B. Seeing C. Seen D. To see
28. Jim didn’t _______ to tell them what he was doing; he wanted to keep it a secret. A. intend B. involve C. insist D. include
29. When asked to serve on a committee, she softened her ______ by saying that her schedule just
would not allow her to accept this kind offer. A. admission B. agreement C. refusal D. approval
30. Your father _____ be in his office now, because he phones me from your home just now. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t 31. ______ is known to the world that Mark Twain is a great American writer. A. That B. It C. Which D. As
32. No sooner had he gone to bed than he fell _____. A. asleep B. sleeping C. sleep D. slept
33. Why can’t you do this small ______ for me? I’ve helped you often enough in the past.
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A. kindness B. demand C. favor D. mercy
34. His father has ______ from ill health for several years, but there’s nothing he can do. A. offered B. suffered C. preferred D. referred
35. The principle ________ gas can do work while expanding has been applied to the steam engine. A. what B. when C. how D. that 26. ________ man first made use of electricity is not exactly known. A. What B. Although C. Since D. When
37. Many people around tried to ______ the boy who fell into the river, but in vain. A. prevent B. deliver C. release D. rescue 38. Health depends ______ good food, fresh air and enough sleep. A. from B. up C. on D. over 39. The child is unhappy with the restrictions _____ on him by his parents. A. imposing B. imposed C. exposing D. exposed 40. He wrote all the things down ______ he should forget them. A. in case B. in case of C. in order that D. as though 41. English, together with Chinese, ______ not easy to master. A. is B. are C. both D. either 42. Never _____ till tomorrow what you may have done today. A. put on B. put away C. put up D. put off
43. You can visit the British Museum, ______ there are enormous collections of art. A. that B. what C. which D. where
44. His words might have _____ that lovely woman, but he was never aware of it. A. injured B. harmed C. damaged D. hurt
45. Apparently, the dog’s place in society as a ______ and as a protection against criminal makes
the dog taboo as food. A. company B. companion C. accompany D. accompaniment 46. For reasons of safety many parents forbid their children ______ out to play. A. go B. going C. to go D. from going
47. I don’t think ______ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work. A. this B. that C. what D. it 48. My sister is used to ______ with all the windows open. A. sleep B. have slept C. sleeping D. slept IV. Cloze Test
1、Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, 1 A. of backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.
Many of us think 2A. of stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us 3 B. under pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take 4E. on more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to 5C. accept our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not.
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2、Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places 6 people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made 7 concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean. Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. 8 the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill.
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. The animals are given more 9 in large areas so that they can live more comfortably as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow 10 the areas that animals live in.
A. of B. Although C. where D. over E. freedom
3、Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn’t know ___11___ Benny lived. On the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the ___12___ to Benny's house. ―His house is not far from my house,‖ said the woman. ―It's behind the trees. But you can't get there easily. You can go there by bus. It’ll ___13__ you hours to get there ___14___ foot.‖ ―What's wrong with her?‖ Tony thought. ―I can see Benny's house from here now. It’s behind the trees.‖
Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was right. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the ___15___.
A．on
B．where
C．way
D．river
E．take
4、Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __16__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __17__ the road. The sack was __18__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand.
It was not long __19__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __20__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.
A. another B. what C. too D. onto E. before V. Translation
1. I remember the whole thing as if it happened yesterday. 2. John is very likely to come to the party tomorrow. 3. He came to the meeting despite his serious illness.
4. The lecture was so boring that half the students fell asleep. 5. There is no person that doesn’t make mistakes.
6. The two workers cooperated with each other to fix the broken pipe.
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7. We hold this truth that all men are created equal.
8. That song always reminded her of the night spent in Shanghai. 9. It is fun to play outdoors when the weather is fine. 10. What caused the fire is still a mystery.
11. You won’t get the job unless you’ve got the experience. 12. He treated animals cruelly as if they had no feelings.
13. Most of my time is spent studying the differences between Chinese and American cultures. 14. In many countries, steps are being taken to stop the damage to our environment from air
pollution.
15. Working for a whole day makes him exhausted.
16. He has to get his car fixed no matter how much it costs. 17. The best way to lose weight is to avoid eating fatty foods. 18. All I can say is that we are extremely sorry.
19. The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large
number of social customs.
20. They sell books as well as newspapers.
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