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1. The price of this TV set is much higher than ____________of other TV sets.
A. this B. that C. these D. those
2. The little girl is quite __________ in drawing and she draws well.
A. interested B. good C. fond D. tired
3. I ________ you a happy birthday.
A. hope B. want C. expect D. wish
4. The doctor said, “If you don’t_________ smoking excessively, you’ll never come back to health.”
A. give up B. give off C. give in D. give out
5. It __________ him almost 2 hours to go to his office yesterday because of the traffic jam.
A. spent B. cost C. took D. put
6. The teacher asked us to __________ our lessons after class.
A. go on B. go over C. go away D. go back
7. Japan lies __________ the east of China; they’re neighbors.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
8. I usually _________ my office at nine o’clock in the morning.
A. go B. arrive C. get to D. reached
9. Did David give you anything _________ the letter?
A. except B. but C. besides D. beside
10. The world-wide organization was __________ ten years ago.
A. set up B. make up C. take up D. got up
11. Jane _______ down and soon felt asleep.
A. lied B. lay C. laid D. lain
12. She racked her brain trying to __________ the math problem.
A. work up B. work out C. work down D. work off
13. I have been quite busy recently. I’ve had little __________ time.
A. spare B. precious C. spacious D. empty
14. Though we know it isn’t right, we sometimes tend to ________ people by their appearance.
A. see B. look C. know D. judge
15. The report of the traffic accident proved __________.
A. true B. truth C. truly D. truthfully
16. I learned how to ___________ a bicycle when I was in the elementary school.
A. draw B. drive C. ride D. pull
17. We all agree his suggestions are _________ of consideration.
A. worth B. worthless C. worthy D. worthwhile
18. Something must be wrong with the post office—Sam didn’t _______ my package sent two months ago.
A. accept B. receive C. arrive D. take
19. I wrote to Jim three days ago and ___________ his reply.
A. look over B. look after C. look for D. look forward to
20. It’s a very popular concert, and you’d better __________ your tickets in advance.
A. buy B. take C. book D. create
21. The speaker’s explanation will be more understandable if he __________ more clearly next time.
A. spoke B. will speak C. has spoken D. speaks
22. It is reported that the film __________ this Saturday in some large cities.
A. is to show B. is to be shown C. is showing D. shows
23. Jim told me that the book the teacher recommended was worth _________.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. to be read
24. Our aim is to make the electricity ___________ the people better.
A. serve B. serves C. to serve D. serving
25. __________the coffee, Mr. Johnson washed the cup and put it away.
A. Having drank B. Drinking C. After drank D. Having drunk
26. Hurry up, _________ you will be late for the meeting.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
27. The reason I plan to go is __________ she’ll be disappointed if I don’t.
A. because B. for C. that D. how
28. Only in this way __________ English well.
A. we can learn B. we will learn C. can we learn D. can learn we
29. The lab _________ the chemist often does experiments is not far from here.
A. what B. that C. which D. where
30. My car is in _______ bad condition ________ I can’t drive it any longer.
A. such…that B. too…to C. so…that D. so…as to
31. She thought I was talking about her son, _________ in fact, I was talking about my son.
A. whom B. where C. which D. while
32. Some birds will fly away to the south in winter, while __________ will stay with you.
A. another B. the others C. others D. other ones
33. __________ the end of this month, I will have taught in our school for 20 years.
A. at B. for C. In D. By
34. Whenever we visited them, they _________ television.
A. have watched B. watch C. had watched D. were watching
35. I thought you __________ like something to red, so I have brought you some magazine.
A. must B. could C. may D. might
36. __________ the room temperature, she kept the heater on.
A. Kept up B. Keeping up C. To keep up D. Keeps up
37. You should know that spoken English is sometimes different from _________ English.
A. write B. writing C. written D. to write
38. I couldn’t do the ironing yesterday because the iron __________.
A. repaired B. was being repaired C. was repairing D. is repaired
39. If I __________ the king, you would be my queen.
A. was B. were C. had been D. will be
40. Raw material is __________ we are badly in need of.
A. what B. whether C. that D. how
