81. --- _____ will the new film last? 　 --- Two hours. 　 A. How soon　　B. How often　　C. How long　　D. When 82. --- _____ was the famous old film put on in this city? 　 --- Once every tow weeks. 　 A. How soon　　B. How often　　C. How long　　D. When 83. --- _____ will the clothes be ready? 　 --- In only one week. 　 A. How soon　　B. How often　　C. How long　　D. When 84. You have to _____ a lot of reading if you want to improve your English. 　 A. do　　　B. make　　C. have　　D. work 85. --- There is lots of cheese left. Would you like _____? 　 --- No, thanks. 　 A. one more　　B. another one　　C. any more　　D. some more 86. --- _____ is her brother? 　 --- He is the man on the left talking to the professor. 　 A. Who　　B. What　　C. Where　　D. Which 87. The cakes look _____ but they don’t taste so _____. 　 A. good; well　　B. well; well　　C. good; good　　D. well; good 88. If no one _____ the telephone at home, ring me at work. 　 A. returns　　B. answers　　C. replies　　D. receive 89. He’s ill in hospital. You’d _____ go to see him right now. 　 A. rather　　B. better　　C. like　　D. feel like 90. --- you were tired after running so long, weren’t you? 　 --- No, _____. I’m good at running. 　 A. not a bit　　B. not a little　　C. very much　　D. only a bit 91. --- Who will go with you? 　 --- _____. I’ll go with you? 　 A. No others　　B. None　　C. Anyone　　D. Nobody 92. --- Excuse me, I don’t know the _____ to the zoo, can you tell me? 　 --- Sorry, I’m a stranger here. 　 A. direction　　B. path　　C. way　　D. road 93. Mrs Black _____ her tears and went on with her lesson. 　 A. took back　　B. kept back　　C. went back　　D. got back 94. It was such an unlucky day for me, I _____ the train and _____ my umbrella at the station. 　 A. missed; forgot　B. forgot; lost　C. missed; left　D. lost; forgot 95. Don’t keep your mouth _____ if you want to improve your spoken English. 　 A. shut　　B. open　　C. opened　　D. shutted 96. He went to see his old friend once a week _____ when he was very busy. 　 A. except for　　B. besides　　C. except　　D. except that 97. The furniture is rather well made _____ its brown color. 　 A. except　　B. besides　C. except　 that　D. except for 98. Mary was very angry, for her classmates all went to the cinema _____ her. 　 A. except　　B. but　　C. besides　　D. without 99. --- How did he feel when he heard the news? 　 --- Well, his face _____ pale at once at it. 　 A. turned　　B. was turned　C. changed　　D. was become 100. My mother _____ me to become a doctor. 　 A. hopes　　B. advises 　　C. considers　　D. suggests 101. You’d better keep the sleeping baby _____ until he has had enough _____. 　 A. sleep; sleep　B. asleep; asleep　C. sleeping; sleeping　　 D. asleep; sleep 102. He refused to _____, though I _____ him to. 　 A. take part; advised　B. join; persuaded　C. take part in; advised　D. join in; tried to persuade 103. --- Can you tell me where Mr Smith lives? 　　 --- I’m sorry to say he _____. He _____ three years ago. 　 A. was dead; was died　　　 B. is dead; died　　 C. was dead; died　D. died; died 104. After a short rest, our head _____ us _____ our work. 　 A. called at; take part in　　 B. called out; to take up　 C. called for; to take up　　 D. called up; to go on 105. Some students are for the proposal, but _____ people are against it. 　 A. more much　B. much more　　C. many more　　D. too much 106. _____, more and more people will pour into the square from all parts of the city. 　 A. One by one　B. Side by side　C. By and by　D. Now and then 107. Look at the sheep over there, _____ which were bought from America. 　 A. a good many of　B. a great number　C. plenty of　　D. a great many 108. _____, they got to know each other and became friends. 　 A. By the end　B. At the end　　C. In the end　　D. On the end 109. I _____ my letter _____ good wishes to the family. 　 A. completed; in　B. ended; with　C. finished; in　D. wrote; with 110. --- Do you know how much that dictionary costs? 　　 --- No, I don’t. But I can _____ for you tomorrow. 　 A. find out　　B. do it　　C. ask it　　D. see it 111. His sense of touch gradually _____ sight. 　 A. instead of　　　 B. was in place of　 C. took his place of　D. took the place of 112. Li Ming not only does well in his studies but also often _____ housework. 　　 A. helps　　B. helps　　C. helps in　　D. helps doing 113. Whenever we ask her a question, she always gives us the answer _____. 　　 A. at times　　B. at a time　　C. at the time　　D. at one time 114. What will happen is not yet _____? 　　 A. certain　　B. sure　　C. decided　　D. sure of 115. Li Hua is a(n) _____ for he likes to sing and dance every day. 　　 A. lively　　B. living　　C. alive　　D. naughty 116. You can’t _____ the trains to run on time. 　　 A. believe　　B. think　　C. hope　　D. trust 117. Having been _____ to see her son for a long time, the mother became _____. 　　 A. eager; eager　　 B. eager; anxious　C. anxious; anxious　 D. anxious; eager 118. The boy doesn’t use his own head at all. He never _____ what his teachers say. 　　 A. ask　　B. question　　C. wonder　　D. accept 119. What conclusion did you _____ from the facts? Which of the following can’t be chosen? 　　 A. draw　　B. come to　　C. reach　　D. find 120. Marcia _____. Her husband was a millionaire. 　　 A. got married well　B. married good　C. got well married　 D. married well

41. --- Can you tell me　　　　 the tomato is?　 --- It is one yuan per kilo. 　 A. how many　　 　B. how much　　 　C. what's the money　　 D. what money 42. ________ foreign visitors come to China every year and this has promoted the development of our tourism. 　 A. Hundreds of millions of　　　　　 　B. Hundred of million　　　 　 C. One hundreds millions　　　　　 　　D. One hundred million of 43. I want to know _______ he'll be here on time because we cannot begin the meeting without him. 　 A. if　　 　　B. when　　 　　C. that　　 　　D. what 44. John Keats, a great British poet, died _______. His death is really a great loss to the field of literature. 　 A. in his twentieth　　 B. in his twenties　 　C. his twenty　　　 D. on the twenties 45. Thirty-three people were present at the meeting, _______ the chairman. 　 A. included　　 　B. inclusive　　 　C. including　　 　D. includes of 46. Don’t worry. _______ were taken to the hospital . And now the doctors are performing operations on them. 　 A. The injured　　　　 B. The injury　 　C. Injured　　　　　　 D. Injury 47. Alice received an invitation from her boss, _______ came as a surprise. 　 A. it　　　 　　B. that　　 　　C. which　　 　　D. he 48. --- Would you like a cup of coffee? 　 --- _____ 　 A. Why not?　　B. It’s very kind of you　C. I’m glad.　　D. Help yourself 49. The westerner is used to eating food with _____ while we Chinese use chopsticks. 　 A. a knife and a fork　B. a knife and fork　C. the knife and fork　D. the knife and 50. Wei Fang lives by _____ Dongting Lake, while his American friend lives near _____ Great Lakes. 　 A. the; the　　B. the; X　　C. X; the　　D. X; X 51. _____ is the most beautiful one in the world and it boasts musical accents and nobler rhymes. 　 A. The French 　　　　　　 B. The French language　 C. French language　　　　 D. The France language 52.　　 , Mother will wait for him to have dinner together. A. However late is he　　　　　 B. No matter how he is late　 C. No matter how is he late　　　D. However late he is 53. Sam is no more diligent than his friend. This sentence means　　　 . A. Sam is as lazy as his friend　 　　B. Sam is lazy, but his friend is diligent C. Sam is not more diligent than his friend 　D. His friend is more diligent than Sam 54. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style　　　 in a personal one.　　 　 A. rather than　　 　B. more than　　 　C. better than　　 　D. less than 55. Don’t be sad, my fellow. It won’t be　　　　 we meet again. 　 A. before long　　 　B. long after　　 　C. after long　　 　D. long before 56. Nobody believed him　　　 what he said and he felt very disappointed. 　 A. even though　　 　B. in spite　　 　C. no matter　　 　D. contrary to 57. Tom is in favour of going to the movies　　　 Jack insists on playing basketball. 　 A. while　　　 　B. as　　　 　　C. meanwhile　　　 　D. since 58. In front of our dormitory, there stands　　　　　 . A. a tower over 50 metres high　　　　 　B. a more than 50 metres high tower C. a tower over 50- metres-high　　　　 　D. a high tower over 50 metres 59. On his _______ birthday, the old man enjoyed his good health. 　 A. ninth　　 　　B. nineteenth　 　C. ninetieth　　D. nineties 60. No sooner had the clerk arrived office _____ he started his computer. 　 A. than　　　B. but　　C. when　　D. then 61. --- How many of these books have you read? 　 --- ________ at all. 　 A. None　　 　B. No one　　 　C. None of　　 　D. Neither of 62. Now that you know smoking is harmful to your health, you should give it up at once. 　The underlined part means _____. 　 A. If　 　　B. Since　　C. Though　 　D. Although 63. --- _______ do you grant your foreign teachers holidays 　 --- They can go away for a fortnight each term. 　 A. How soon　 　B. What time　 　C. How long　 　D. How often 64. The weather today is warmer than _______ yesterday. 　 A. the one　 　B. one　　C. that　　 　D. it 65. Would you like to have a rest first _____ shall we get down to business right away? 　 A. and 　　B. then　　　C. or　　　D. otherwise 66. There came a voice of “　　　 ”. She got her ring finger scratched by the bottle opener. 　　 A. Aha　　　　 B. Yummy　　　　 C. Ugh　　　　 D. Ouch 67. He believed in achieving this, not by fighting and killing, _____ by peaceful revolution. 　 A. nor　　　B. but　　 　C. or　　 　D. and 68. Do you know _____ the population of Shanghai is? A. how　　B. how much　　C. what　　D. how 69. In 1896, Abraham Lincoln was elected _________ president of the United States. 　 A. a　　 　B. an　　 　C.X　 　　D. the 70. --- I have bought 12 apples this morning, but _____ have been eaten up by him very soon. 　 --- That means he has eaten 9 apples in several hours? A. three fourth　　 　B. three quarters　　 　C. third quarters　　 　D. third fourth 71. It is so cold in the northern part of Canada that gardening has been _____ most part of the year. A. out of question　　 B. out of the question　　 C. in question　D. in the question 72. The reason _____ my being late for school yesterday morning is _____ there was something wrong with my bike on my way to school and I had to have it repaired. 　A. why; that　　B. that; why　　C. for; that　　D. for; why 73. She lives in a little house _______, but she often goes on a journey _____. A. by sea…by sea　 　　　B. by the sea…by the sea　 C. by the sea… by sea　 　　　D. by sea…by the sea 74. This box is four times the size of that one. In other words, this is four times as big as that or this is three times bigger than that, and to the contrary, that is　　　 the size of this. A. one-third　　 　B. three times　　 　C. four times　　 　D. one-fourth　 75. If you are going to take the day off then, _____ will I. A. so　　 B. neither　　 C. either　　 D. none 76. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented ____ telephone, which makes our everyday life very convenient. 　 A. /　B. a　C. the　D. one 77. Is it true ____ she has never got married? 　 A. that　B. what　C. when　D. whether 78. -- Where's Jack? 　 -- I think he's still in ____ bed, but he might just be in ____ bathroom.　 　　 A. (不填)；(不填)B. the; the　C. the; (不填)　D. (不填)；the 79. In the dark street, there wasn't a single person ____ she could turn for help.　 　　 A. from whom　　 　B. to whom　　 C. who　D. that 80. The buildings in my town are much taller than ____ here. A. this　B. those　C. that　D. it

1. --- Have you seen ____ knife? I left it here this morning. 　 --- Is it ____ white one? I think I saw it somewhere. 　 A. a; the　　 　B. the; the　　　 　C. the; a　　　 　D. a; a 2. What _____ good advice he gave us! A. a　　　　　 　B. an　　　　　　 　C. the　　　　　　 　D. \ 3. ____ is not gold that glitters. (prov.) (闪闪发光物，未必尽黄金。) 　A. All　　B. The whole　　C. Everyone　　D. The entire 4. Come early, ____ you will see our president on the spot. 　A. and　　B. or　　C. otherwise　　D. as well as 5. Along the highway, the sign board "Don't drink ____ drive." can be seen every ten kilometres. 　A. or　　B. and　　C. otherwise　　D. as well as 6. --- I don’t like chicken ____ fish. --- I don’t like chicken, ____ I like fish very much. A. and, and 　　B. and, but　　 　C. or, and　　 　　D. or, but 7. I had five friends in my childhood. One is an engineer. _____ is a professor, a third is an officer, a fourth is a middle school teacher and the fifth is a company manager. 　A. The other　　B. Another　　C. A second　　D. Others 8. --- Have you finished your report yet? --- No. I’ll finish in 10 ____ minutes. A. another　　 　B. other　　　 　C. more　　　 　D. less 9. --- Which one shall I take, the blue one or the red one? 　 --- If you like, you may take ____ . A. any　 　B. either　　　 　C. neither　　　 　D. both 10. --- Which lamp do you want? --- ____ will do? A. Anyone　　 　B. Any one　　 　C. No　　　　　 　D. Everyone 11. The " ____ " Nanchang Uprising(起义) in 1927 was just the beginning of our Party's armed struggle. That's why our Army Day is celebrated on this day. A. First August　　B. 1st August　　C. August First　D. August one 12. I came back not _____ the rain, but _____ I was tired. A. because; because　　　 　　　B. because of; because of C. because; because of　　 　　　D. because of; because 13. --- What was the party like? --- Wonderful. It is years ____ I enjoyed myself so much. A. after　　　　 　B. before　　　　 　C. when　　　　 　D. since 14. I didn’t get a good understanding of the complicated sentence _____ the teacher had explained it to me. 　　 A. before　 　　B. until　 　　C. when　　　 　D. unless 15. We had hardly left the house _____ it began to rain. 　A. until　　　 　B. while　　　 　C. before　　　 　D. when 16. The “orphans” home in the old society was ____ a living hell, where children suffered from inhuman treatment. A. as far as　　 　B. much better than 　C. no better than　 　D. not better than 17. Would you lend me the bike ____ you often come to school? 　　 A. on which　 　　B. by which　 　C. in which　 　D. with which 18. There are trees on _____ side of the road. 　　 A. both　　　　 　B. every　　　 　C. all　　　　 　D. either 19. It is raining now. We have no choice _____ at home. A. but stay　B. but to stay　C. but staying　D. and stay 20. I met one of my friends in the street _____. We decided to have an outing _____. A. some day; one day　　　　 B. one day; some day C. some day; some day　　　D. a day; some day 21. You told me _____ to do with the waste, but now I don’t know _____ to deal with this problem. 　　 A. what; what　B. what; how　　C. how; how　　D. how; what 22. I don’t doubt _____ he can do a good job of it. 　　 A. if　　　B. whether　　C. which　　D. that 23. Yesterday I bought two _____ these eggs in the newly-opened bazaar(集市). 　　 A. dozen　　B. dozen of 　　C. couple　　D. scores 24. In our country today the distribution (分配) principle is mainly from _____ according to his ability and to _____ according to his work. 　 A. every; every　 　B. each; every　 　C. each; each 　　D. every; each 25. This new building is more beautiful than _____ building in the block. 　 A. any other　　B. any　　C. all　　D. the other 26. --- Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other end? 　 --- If you keep still, you can sit at _____. 　 A. each　　B. neither　　C. either　　D. any 27. --- Do you know whose umbrella it is? 　 --- It is not mine. Perhaps it is _____. 　 A. someone else　　　 B. someone else’s　 C. someone’s else 　D. someone’s else’s 28. --- Can the engineer speak _____? 　 --- No. He can only talk with you _____. 　 A. the English language; in French　　B. English language; in French 　 C. the English language; with French　　D. English language; with French 29. As we all know, Russia is _____ European country, which extends across Europe and Asia. 　 A. a　　　B. an　　C. the 　　D. X 30. The window was shut, and the man in charge of the equipment _____ to open it. 　 A. did even not try　　　　　 B. did not even try　 C. tried not even　　　　　　 D. even did not try 31. You have been reading to me ____ James went out. You must be very tired now. 　 A. when　　B. while　　C. as　　D. ever since 32. If you want to speak English fluently, you should first practise _____ English _____. 　 A. everyday; everyday　　　　　 B. every day; everyday　 C. everyday; every day　　　　　 D. everyday; everyday 33. I agree with most of what you said in your letter, but I don’t agree with _____. 　 A. everything　　B. enough　　C. entirety　　D. anything 34. When we repaired the printing equipment, the boss praised _____ of us. 　 A. every one　　B. everyone　　C. every　　D. everybody 35. Some young people even admire the way _____ their favourite film stars smile or wave. 　 A. how　　B. with which　　C. X　　D. by which 36. The young man is puzzled by a note which runs _____: “Please come to my house tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. Don’t be late. I will wait for you.” A. as following　　B. as follows　　C. as follow　　D. as the follows 37. There were____ 60 ___ 80 people present at the opening ceremony of the Hope Project Primary school. A. either…nor　 　　B. neither…or　　 　C. from…and　　 　D. from…to 38. You’ll have to treat your parents with more respect _____. 　 A. future　　B. in the future　C. in a future　　D. in future 39. This year they have produced _____ grain _____ they did last year. 　 A. as less; as　　B. as few; as　　C. less; than　　D. fewer; than 40. Hardly had I arrived when I had a new problem to cope with. Which of the following can replace the underlined part? 　 A. No sooner...when　　　　　　 B. Scarcely...when　 　 C. Hardly...than　　 　　　　　　　 D. Scarcely...than

8. The underlined word "peak" probably means ____.

A. change 　　　　　　 B. low point 　　　　　　 C. high point 　　　　　　 D. temperature

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Words per minute ______

%Comprehension _______

7. According to the passage, people who have trouble waking up in the

morning probably show a temperature pattern that rises quickly in the

morning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

6.When sleeping, a person’s body temperature can change as much as two

degrees.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

5. When people are sleeping their body temperature does not change.　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

4.When their temperature is lowest, people are not active.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

3. In general, people can get more done when their temperature is highest.　　　　 T　　 F

2.The writer says that people's body temperature rises and falls two degrees

each day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F