8. Everyone except Tom and John _______ there when the meeting began .

　 A. is　　　　 B. was　　　　 C. are　　　　　 D. were

7. Jane _______ a new dress every month when she was in Shanghai .

　 A. buys　　 B. is buying　　　 C. bought　　　　　 D. will buy

6. It’s six o’clock now . It’s time _______ .

　 A. get up　　 B. got up　　 C. to get up　　　 D. getting up

5. - Look ! The bus is coming .

　 - But it’s full of people . We can’t _______ it .

　 A. get off　　　　　 B. get down　　　 C. get on with　　　　 D. get on

4. Mr Li is out . But he _______ here ten minutes ago.

　A. was　　　 B. is　　　　 C. will be　　　　 D. would be

3. - Look ! There is a tall tree over there . Can you _______ , Dave ?

　 　- Yes , let me have a try .

　 A. fall off it　　　 B. send up　　　 C. come down it　　　 D. climb up it

2. Almost all the water _______ gone . Please save water !

　 A. are　　　 B. is　　　 　C. have　　 D. were

1. Mr Smith’s plane _______ . Let’s wait for him here .

　 A. hasn’t arrived　 B. didn’t arrive　 C. doesn’t arrive　 D. couldn’t arrive

1. You’re _______ your time trying to persuade him, he’ll never join us. 　A. spending B. wasting C. losing D. missing 2. "What did you think of her speech?" "She _______ for an hour but didn’t ______ much." 　A. spoke; speak B. spoke; say C. said; speak D. said; say 3. I don’t know the restaurant, but it’s ______ to be quite a good one. 　A. said B. told C. spoken D. talked 4. All the leading newspapers ______ the trade talks between China and the United States. 　A. reported B. printed C. announced D. published 5. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It ___ good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea. 　A. does B. feels C. gets D. makes 6. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into _______. 　A. fact B. reality C. practice D. deed 7. The captain ______ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather. 　A. made B. said C. put D. passed 8. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a ____________. 　A. message B. letter C. sentence D. notice 9. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining ______. 　A. badly B. hardly C. strongly D. heavily 10. The child is so full of _______ that he cannot keep still. 　A. force B. energy C. power D. strength 11. He thought the painting was of little ______, so he let me have it for only ten pounds. 　A. value B. cost C. price D. spending 12. No _______ that you failed in the exam. You have always been so careless. 　A. matter B. trouble C. wonder D. way 13. He has no ______ of time, so he is always playing. 　A. sense B. idea C. effect D. feeling 14. Many old houses are being pulled down to make ____ for the office building. 　A. room B. ground C. space D. area 15. After waiting for three days, we decided to leave ______ him. 　A. besides B. except C. but D. without 16. There was a fight in the street yesterday. Three people were seriously ________. 　A. hurt B. killed C. broken D. cut 17. He went from door to door, _____ waste paper and magazines. 　A. receiving B. achieving C. accepting D. collecting 18. She felt so ______ that she could hardly open his eyes. 　A. sleepy B. asleep C. sleeping D. sleep 19. It is _______that you will pass the college examination. 　A. sure B. surely C. certainly D. like 20. He is ill and has _______ in bed for two days already. 　A. lied B. lain C. laid D. layed 21. The guards caught the spy and _____ him very carefully. 　A. asked for B. searched for C. looked for D. searched 22. ______ him to go out if he wants to. 　A. Allow B. Leave C. Let D. Have 23. It was a _________ difficult exam and many students failed in it. 　A. fairly B. too C. rather D. enough 24. I watched a boxing ______ on TV last night. 　A. fight B. game C. match D. sport 25. I bought a shirt because it was good in quality and _____ in price. 　A. reasonable B. valuable C. comfortable D. enjoyable 26. Students sometimes support themselves by _______ of taking evening jobs. 　A. ways B. offers C. means D. helps 27. I _______ an answer to my letter within a few days. 　A. hope B. wait C. look through D. expect 28. He ______. A. robbed me my coat B. stole me my coat 　C. robbed my coat from me D. stole my coat from me 29. I wanted to go there by plane, but I hadn’t enough money to pay for the _______. 　A. journey B. travel C. voyage D. fly 30. I learned to _______ a bicycle as a small boy. 　A. drive B. ride C. operate D. run 31. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and _______ in a quiet neighbourhood. 　A. over all B. above all C. all in all D. after all 32. I’ve visited a lot of different places and stayed in a lot of different hotels, and nothing else ______ this one. 　A. matches B. takes C. makes D. compares 33. "Have you got any money with you ?" "Sorry. I never _____ much money about me." 　A. bring B. take C. carry D. fetch 34. He _______ to me for the mistake he had made. 　A. excused B. apologized C. pardoned D. regretted 35. "Where does he come from ?" "I’m not sure, but his spoken English ____ Australia." 　A. suggests B. sounds C. listens D. hears 36. To ______ fit, we must take plenty of exercise. 　A. keep B. do C. make D. build 37. My brother is very tall. The little bed won’t ______ for him. 　A. prepare B. care C. fit D. do 38. The clock ______ and we realized it was eight o’clock. 　A. beat B. hit C. rang D. struck 39. When they arrived at the crossroads, they went the wrong ______. 　A. path B. street C. way D. direction 40. Careless driving______ a lot of accidents. 　A. affects B. makes C. causes D. results 41. She ________ much younger than she really is. 　A. turns B. becomes C. grows D. appears 42. At the moment, we can’t ______ who will be chosen our monitor. 　A. know B. speak C. tell D. read 43. The horrible noise from the man’s room simply ______ me mad. 　A. drove B. turned C. caused D. offered 44. The tailor made him a new ______. 　A. clothes B. dress C. wear D. suit 45. His best-known work that is ______ all praise can be seen in the museum. 　A. without B. beyond C. with D. within 46. I ______ Jack to ring up to see if Mary was there. 　A. suggested B. hoped C. advised D. made 47. We _______ this recorder for five hundred yuan.. 　A. spent B. cost C. bought D. paid 48. "How wide is the Atlantic Ocean?" "That ______. From where to where?" 　A. changes B. depends C. remains D. refers 49. We _____ you a pleasant journey to Shanghai. 　A. hope B. wish C. want D. expect 50. The hero was not afraid to __________. 　A. hang B. hung C. be hanged D. be hung 51. The ______ candles should be kept for future use. 　A. lighting B. lighted C. lit D. light 52. I’m sorry to _______ you to so much trouble. 　A. put B. add C. give D. take 53. When filled with a gas lighter than air, a balloon can ______ in the air. 　A. fly B. float C. wander D. sail 54. If you drive from the airport, go on the motorway and follow the ____ to the city. 　A. designs B. ways C. points D. signs 55. Though I spoke to him many times, he never took any ____ of what I said. 　A. notice B. remark C. observation D. attention 56. I should like to try that coat on, but I don’t know if it is my _____. 　A. shape B. model C. size D. clothes 57. Popular music is liked by many people, but it is not to everyone’s _______. 　A. manners B. share C. smell D. taste 58. We must ______ the importance of the four modernizations. 　A. learn by heart B. keep in mind C. remember by heart D. know by heart 59. Scientists will continue to ______ living things on the moon. 　A. look for B. look after C. look upon D. look at 60. The room was so quiet that she could hear the ______ of her heart. 　A. beating B. jumping C. knocking D. striking 61. The city’s underground ______ more people than the buses. 　A. brings B. carries C. sends D. fetches 62. If these trousers are too big, buy a smaller _______. 　A. set B. one C. copy D. pair 63. Would you mind ________ your radio a little, please ? 　A. turn off B. turning off C. to turn down D. turning down 64. When you come to Wuhan, I can put you _____ for the night. 　A. up B. down C. in D. out 65. My brother ______ the Youth League for two years. 　A. has been in B. has entered C. has taken part in D. has joined 66. Jack is ______ a black jacket today. 　A. having B. put on C. wearing D. dressed 67. I ______ you will write me back soon. 　A. wish B. need C. want D. hope 68. The teacher told the class to ______ their books. 　A. put away B. put by C. put on D. put up 69. I asked him to ____ me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems. 　A. spend B. save C. spare D. share 70. Mother ______ us stories when we were young. 　A. was used to tell B. is used to telling C. used to tell D. used to telling 71. The students are _____ young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty. 　A. most B. almost C. mostly D. at most 72. Cheap coal ______ a lot of smoke. 　A. gives up B. gives in C. gives away D. gives off 73. It is well known that Thomas Edison ______ the electric lamp. 　A. invented B. discovered C. found D. developed 74. The sports meet will be ______ till next week because of the bad weather. 　A. put off B. put away C. put up D. put down 75. They ______ friends since they met in Shanghai. 　A. have made B. have become C. have been D. have turned 76. How long can I _______ this book ? 　A. borrow B. get C. lend D. keep 77. His father died and _____ him a lot of money. 　A. gave B. left C. sent D. offered 78. _______ this book and tell me what you think of it. 　A. Look through B. Look on C. Look into D. look up 79. _______ ! There’s a train coming. 　A. Look out B. Look around C. Look forward D. Look on 80. "Will somebody go and get Dr. White ?" "He’s already been _______." 　A. asked for B. sent for C. called for D. looked for 81. How _______ can you finish the drawing ? 　A. often B. soon C. long D. rapid 82. Readers can ______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word. 　A. get over B. get in C. get along D. get through 83. We’ve missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no _______ but to take a taxi. 　A. way B. choice C. possibility D. selection 84. Everybody _______ me has gone to the party. 　A. else but B. other but C. more except D. else except for 85. He gained his _____ by printing ________ of famous writers. 　A. wealth; work B. wealths; works C. wealths; work D. wealth; works 86. They ____ the train until it disappeared in the distance. 　A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. observed 87. You will find this map of great ______ in helping you to get round London. 　A. price B. cost C. value D. need 88. We were _______ by his speech. 　A. deep moving B. deep moved C. deeply moving D. deeply moved 89. Though Tom was not ______, he felt ________. 　A. alone; lonely B. alone; alone C. lonely; alone D. lonely ; lonely 90. The book contains a large ______ of information. 　A. deal B. amount C. number D. sum 91. Your mother is a good ______. 　A. cook woman B. cook C. cooking D. cooker 92. After two hours of hard fighting, the northern army won the _______. 　A. attack B. force C. war D. battle 93. His office is on the third ________ of the building. 　A. floor B. flat C. ground D. level 94. The new house has _______ rooms than the old one. 　A. much more B. many more C. large D. more of 95. The price of this kind of sensor is very ________. 　A. expensive B. cheap C. Dear D. low 96. Look for new ways to do old jobs means ________. 　A. work B. goodness C. success D. progress 97. Bats do not see well. Instead, they ______ where they are going. 　A. smell B. listen to C. watch D. ask 98. I’m _______ to get the tickets for the show, as there are hardly any left. 　A. worried B. anxious C. after D. troubled 99. The more you _____ things to chance, the less chance there is for you. 　A. leave B. have C. take D. put 100.This year the farmers were just able to gather in the ____ before the fine weather came to an end. 　A. fields B. plants C. seeds D. harvest 101.His ____ of the plane was correct and could really fly. 　A. shape B. pattern C. design D. model 102.He left in such a hurry that I ______ had time to speak to him. 　A. hardly B. almost C. even D. nearly 103.In a low voice she ______ that someone was moving about upstairs. 　A. shouted B. told C. spoke D. whispered 104.There is a lot of food there, but we will need ______ more. 　A. any B. a few C. even D. little 105.All life on the earth _______ on the sun. 　A. lives B. feeds C. depends D. keeps 106.In the singing class the group leader ________ out a collection of new songs to each member. 　A. found B. handed C. put D. called 107.Quite a few people watch TV only to ______ time. 　A. waste B. spend C. kill D. pass 108. The speaker _______ his voice so as to be heard. 　A. increased B. lifted C. rose D. raised 109.It will do you good to ________ a holiday. 　A. spend B. make C. take D. do 110.I took the medicine , but it didn’t have any ______ on me. 　A. effect B. answer C. affect D. work 111."What’s your ______ ?" the doctor asked. 　A. trouble B. matter C. sickness D. illness 112.His name was on the _____ of my tongue but I couldn’t remember it. 　A. tip B. top C. edge D. point 113.If women were ______ in this country, they would be given better jobs. 　A. cared B. valued C. fed D. treated 114.He _______ the person referred to be put into prison. 　A. said B. suggested C. agreed D. believed 115.Wipe your tears away and ______ up your pretty, little face, darling. 　A. do B. dry C. make D. wash 116.I don’t want to go into the sea. I’d rather lie on the _______. 　A. coast B. bank C. beach D. seaside 117.Here’s my card. Let’s keep in _________. 　A. connection B. relation C. touch D. friendship 118.He is ______ to win the political campaign and become president. 　A. possible B. probable C. perhaps D. likely 119.He is _______. He is afraid of ________. 　A. dying; dead B. dead ; death C. deadly ; dying D. dying ; death 120.Mr Johnson was ______ in the leg while fighting Japanese during the war. 　A. hurt B. harmed C. injured D. wounded 121.Few people could understand his theory at that time and even fewer would ______ it. 　A. receive B. accept C. know D. except 122.This building ______ an area of 500 square metres. 　A. takes B. holds C. covers D. includes 123.Advice is something the wise don’t need and fools won’t _______. 　A. have B. need C. catch D. take 124.These trees can’t be grown in such a cold _____ as ours. 　A. weather B. climate C. season D. space 125.The carriage was ______ by four horses. 　A. rolled B. pushed C. driven D. drawn 126.I knew Jackson ______ I knew Charlie. 　A. before long B. long before C. long ago D. after long 127.There are four _______ of blood. Which is hers ? 　A. kinds B. sorts C. types D. styles 128.Mother kept inviting Mrs Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she _____. 　A. gave out B. gave off C. gave in D. gave away 129.The train will ______ London at 5: 30. 　A. arrive B. come C. get D. reach 130.He called me up that day and I ______ his voice. 　A. understood B. recognized C. remembered D. knew

4.　 I ______(use)to be a teacher but now ______(be) a manager.

5　　　　 While I ______(run)along. A dog suddenly ______(run) across the road.

6　　　　 　Last night my father _____(read) a book while my mother ______(sew).

7　　　　 What _____you _____ (do) the whole Sunday? I ______(go)over my lessons.

8　　　　 When I _____ (get)home, the telephone bell _____(ring)

9　　　　 It was Sunday and we _________ (sit) at the table when father suddenly _________(smile)

And ___________(say) to us, “ Oh, dear me, I forgot __________(tell) you the good news. There is a letter from Granny. She ___________(come) to see us this afternoon. I ________(meet)

Her at the station, “ with these words he went out.

How happy we _________(be)! We ___________(not see ) Granny for half a year and ____________(miss) her very much. After lunch my mother and I ___________(go) shopping. We ___________(buy) a lot of food that Granny liked. My sister __________(clean) the house. It

___________(be) four o’clock when we ____________(finish) and we ___________(sit) around

the table, ____________(wait) for Granny. At last the door __________(open) and in came my father, alone. “Where _________(be) Granny? “ We ___________(ask). Father _________(laugh)

and ___________(say), “ April Fools !” “ Today ___________(be) April　 1^st. April Fool’s Day.”