1. ______ we need to complete the construction is two million dollars.
A. All what B. That all
C. That D. What
2. ______ all our kindness to help her, Sara refused to listen.
A. At B. In
C. For D. On
3. _______ all the difficulties, she finished the project by herself.
A. As for B. In spite
C. Besides D. Despite
4. _______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.
A. Being published B. Published
C. Publishing D. To be published
5. _______ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive
C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive
6. ______ book is interesting to her although reading is her hobby. She likes reading literature, not politics or economics.
A. None of B. No
C. Not every D. All
7. _______classic music, which follows formal European tradition, jazz is a spontaneous and free form.
A. In contrast to B. In connection with
C. In comparison with D. In regard to
8. _______ conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.
A. Continuous B. Continual
C. Constant D. Contrary
9. _______ conventional black ink costs newspaper about thirty cents, most rub-resistant inks add at least ten cents more to the bill.
A. While B. Furthermore
C. Meanwhile D. Moreover
10. _______ for this suggestion.
A. There is something to be said B. There has something to be said
C. It is something to be said D. It has something to be said
11. _______ for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.
A. Had it not B. If it were not
C. Had it not been D. It we had not been
12. ______ he's already heard the news.
A. Chances are B. Chance is
C. Opportunities are D. Opportunity is
13. _______ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.
A. But for B. According to
C. For all D. Thanks to
14. _______ his return from Japan, Prof. Li went directly to his laboratory and started working with his colleagues.
A. Upon B. At
C. Within D. Over
15. _______ I am concerned, some other arrangement would have been better.
A. So far B. As for
C. As far as D. So far from
16. _______ I saw you I knew you were angry with me.
A. A moment B. The moment
C. In a moment D. For a moment
17. _______ in government was exposed through the agency of the press.
A. Corruption B. Cosmetic
C. Cottage D. Costume
18. _______ in the dark, his head hit against the wall.
A. Walking B. His walking
C. When he was walking D. While walking
19. _______ is a term for the partial or complete inability to hear.
A. There is deafness B. Deafness that
C. It is deafness D. Deafness
20. _______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A. That B. Which
C. As D. It
21. _______ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Age.
A. It is the sun and not the earth
B. Being the sun and not the earth
C. The sun and not the earth
D. That the sun and not the earth
22. _______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A. Believe B. To believe
C. Believing D. Believed
23. _______ kinds of matter in the world.
A. There is a few million
B. That there are millions
C. There are a few million
D. It is millions
24. _______ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A. As B. Whether
C. While D. Now that
25. ______ me, I think an English-Chinese dictionary is much more helpful to our study than an All-English dictionary.
A. As far as B. As far
C. As for D. As regard
26. _______ my return, I learned that Professor Smith had been at the Museum and would not be back for several hours.
A. At B. With
C. On D. During
27. _______ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.
A. To be free B. To free
C. Freeing D. Freed
28. _______ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.
A. On B. By
C. At D. Of
29. _______ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home.
A. Until B. Before
C. From D. Since
30. _______ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist.
A. That was from Stephen
B. It was Stephen whom
C. It was from Stephen that
D. It was Stephen that
