He waited ______ the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later.
A. when
B. before
C. as
D. until
A B C D
2.
In some countries, ______ are called "public schools" are not owned by the public.
A. which
B. as
C. what
D. that
A B C D
3.
I ______ met him in Guilin in 1996.
A. the first
B. the firstly
C. first
D. first time
A B C D
4.
The hero of the story is an artist in his ______.
A. thirtieth
B. thirty
C. thirty's
D. thirties
A B C D
5.
Tom and I went to the cinema but we weren't able to get tickets for ______．
A．two of us
B．the two of us
C．the second of us
D．second of us
A B C D
6.
______ he studies hard, he will never pass the examination,
A. If
B. Unless
C. Even if
D. Even though
A B C D
7.
______ people have visited the ______ stone bridge．
A．Two millions of, 500-foot-long
B．Several millions of,500-feet-long
C．Two million，500-feet-long
D．Millions of,500-foot-long
A B C D
8.
Tom make up his mind to get a seat for the football match ______ it means standing in a queue all night.
A. as if
B. as though
C. even if
D. whatever
A B C D
9.
—Oh．I failed again． —Don't lose heart．One more effort，______ you will succeed．
A．so that
B．therefore
C．however
D．and
A B C D
10.
You may borrow this book ______ you promise to give it back.
A. in case
B. so long as
C. as if
D. even if
A B C D
11.
The roof fell ______ he had time to dash into the house to save his baby.
A. as
B. after
C. until
D. before
A B C D
12.
A warning news report from Qatar announces that a group of Islam will continue to kill Americans wherever they are ______ they leave the Arab world forever.
A. even though
B. in case
C. whenever
D. until
A B C D
13.
About ______ the people of the town are workers.
A. sixty percent
B. sixty percent of
C. percent sixty
D. sixty percents of
A B C D
14.
I was on the point of going to bed ______ Mr. Zhang rang.
A. as
B. when
C. while
D. and
A B C D
15.
Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ______ it comes to classroom tests.
A. as
B. since
C. when
D. after
A B C D
16.
A library with five thousand books ______ to the nation as a gift.
A. is offered
B. has offered
C. are offered
D. have offered
A B C D
17.
______ people have come to realize the importance of learning English. Now they go to various sorts of schools to take up English courses of one kind or another.
A. Hundred and thousand
B. One hundred and thousand of
C. A large amount of
D. Hundreds of thousands of
A B C D
18.
The ______ paragraphs want rewriting．
A．one fifth
B．first one
C．first four
D．two-thirds
A B C D
19.
Information technology is taught in most schools，______ we have entered the information society.
A. so
B. while
C. still
D. for
A B C D
20.
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen ______ the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
A. when
B. than
C. as
D. while
A B C D
21.
I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice ______ I picked up the phone.
A. the moment
B. after
C. before
D. while
A B C D
22.
About ______ of these rooms ______ empty.
A. two third, are
B. two thirds, are
C. two thirds, is
D. two third, is
A B C D
23.
______ you understand this rule, you'll have no further difficulty.
A. Once
B. Unless
C. As
D. Until
A B C D
24.
______ I had walked for six hours, I was tired out.
A. After
B. Before
C. When
D. As
A B C D
25.
She worked hard ______ everything would be ready by the time he came back.
A. since
B. so that
C. as if
D. unless
A B C D
26.
______ enough time，but I couldn't do it better．
A．I was given
B．Given
C．To be given
D．Though I was given
A B C D
27.
He worked well and was praised ______ in public．
A．a second time
B．twice time
C．the second time
D．for a second time
A B C D
28.
______ happens in the world makes us happy and sad by turns.
A. That
B. What
C. Which
D. Whether
A B C D
29.
—How can I wake up so early? —Set the alarm at 5 o'clock，______ you'll make it．
A．but
B．or
C．and
D．so
A B C D
30.
I read about this story in some book or other, does it matter ______ it was?
A. where
B. what
C. how
D. which
A B C D
31.
David helps his mother with the housework every Saturday for about ______.
A. one and half hours
B. a half and an hour
C. an hour and half
D. one and a half hours
A B C D
32.
The story happened ______.
A. in 1960's
B. in his 60's
C. in 60's
D. in the 1960's
A B C D
33.
The airport is ______ from my hometown.
A. two hour's ride
B. two hours' ride
C. two hour ride
D. two hours ride
A B C D
34.
I sent invitations to 90 people, ______ have replied.
A. of whom only 30 of them
B. of whom only 30
C. only 30 of those who
D. only 30 who
A B C D
35.
This is a ______ building, which is about ______ high.
A. six-storey; 38 metre
B. six-storeys; 38-metre
C. six-storeyed; 38 metres
D. six-storey; 38-metres
A B C D
36.
He came to China in ______.
A. forty
B. forties
C. late forties
D. his early forties
A B C D
37.
One of the men present held the view ______ the book said was right.
A. what that
B. what
C. that
D. that what
A B C D
38.
I asked him whether he had done all the work himself ______ he had had any asistance.
A. and
B. but
C. nor
D. or
A B C D
39.
When the bell rang announcing the end of class, students came out ______.
A. by twos and threes
B. by two and three
C. by two or three
D. by twos or threes
A B C D
40.
______ the man grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.
A. With
B. Since
C. While
D. As
A B C D
41.
—When is your birthday party? —It's on Friday, ______.
A. fifth October
B. five October
C. the fifth of October
D. the five of October
A B C D
42.
Li Ping was born ______.
A. in the year 1984, at 10a. m. on June 18th
B. on June 18th at 10a. m. in the year 1984
C. at 10a. m. in the year 1984 on June 18th
D. at 10a. m. on June 18th in the year 1984
A B C D
43.
______ a difficult situation，SO you should send him a message and give him some advice．
A．As he is in
B．He is in
C．Being in
D．He being in
A B C D
44.
— May I go and play football with Dick this afternoon, Dad? — No, you can't go out ______ your work is being done.
A. before
B. until
C. as
D. after
A B C D
45.
She said she would work it out herself, ______ ask me for help．
A．and not to
B．but not
C．and prefer not
D．rather than
A B C D
46.
— What would you like, sir? —______, please.
A. Two cups of teas
B. Two teas
C. Two cup of tea
D. Two cups tea
A B C D
47.
Mary was the ______ of the ______ students climbed up to the top of the hill．
A．nine；fourty
B．nineth；fortieth
C．ninth；forty
D．nine，fortieth
A B C D
48.
The cotton production has increased by ______ percent this year compared with last year.
A. five point six eight
B. five point sixty-eight
C. fifth point and six eight
D. five point and six eight
A B C D
49.
Shortly after the accident, two ______ police were sent to the spot to keep order.
A. dozen of
B. dozens
C. dozen
D. dozens of
A B C D
50.
For a person with reading habits，a printed page contains not only words ______ ideas， thoughts and feelings．
A．yet
B．and
C．or
D．but
A B C D
51.
She was so ill because of overwork that she had to leave her work half-done to ask for ______.
A. a three day sick leave
B. three-days sick leaves
C. a sick leave of three days
D. three-day sick leaves
A B C D
52.
There are ______ visitors in the exhibition every day.
A. hundred
B. hundreds of
C. hundreds
D. a hundred of
A B C D
53.
Staying in a hotel for a day costs ______ renting a house in the country for a week．
A．twice more than
B．twice as much as
C．as much as twice
D．as much twice as
A B C D
54.
I have been keeping that photo ______ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my college days.
A. which
B. where
C. whether
D. when
A B C D
55.
一I know you have a relative visiting you? —Yes，my ______ grandmother．
A．ninety-year-olds
B．ninety-old-year
C．ninety-years-old
D．ninety-year-ol
A B C D
56.
English is understood all over the world ______ Turkey is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself.
A. while
B. when
C. if
D. as
A B C D
57.
I criticized him, you know, not ______ I hate him but ____ I love him.