1. He had an excellent grade in his examination …………… the fact that he hadn't worked particularly hard.
a. despite b. although c. because of d. on account of
2.…………… earlier, I would have done it for you.
a. Had I known b. If I knew c. Should I know d. Were I to know
3 Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the …………… on TV last week.
a. game show b. news c. music program d. weather forecast
1. ________ that her father was angry, she left the room quietly.
A. Feeling B. Having felt C. To feel D. Felt
2. ________ school, he worked in a restaurant.
A. Having leaved B. Leaving C. Being left D. To leave
3. ________ the report to the manager, she decided to take a rest.
A. Having handed in B. Handed in
C. Being handed in D. To hand in
4. ________ from Harvard, she applied for a position in a big company.
A. Graduating B. Being graduated C. Having graduated D. to graduate
5. ________ this movie last week, I don’t want to see it again.
A. Having seen B. Being seen C. Having been seen D. Seeing
6. After ________ the plan, we had a vacation in Hawaii.
A. having completed B. having been completed
C. completed D. completing
7. ________ in this town for a long time, Mary doesn't move to another place.
A. Living B. To live C. Having lived D. Lived
8. ________ all the papers already, Sarah put them back in the file.
A. To have photocopied B. To photocopy
C. Photocopying D. Having photocopied
9. ________ his composition, Louie handed it to his teacher.
A. Having written B. Having been written
C. Being written D. Writing
10. ________ down from the tower we saw many people walking in the streets.
A. Having looked B. Looking C. To look D. Looked
11. ________ repairing the car, he took it out for a road test.
A. Finishing B. To finish C. Having finished D. Finished
12. ________ up the phone, Mitchel dialed a number.
A. Picking B. Having picked C. To pick D. Being picked
13. ________ hard all day, Sarah was exhausted.
A. To work B. Working C. Having worked D. worked
14. ________ all his money, Daniel couldn't afford a new jacket.
A. Spending B. Having spent C. Having been spent D. To spend
15. ________ to the hospital, Daisy didn’t see Peter waving at her.
A. Rushing B. To rush C. Having rushed D. Being rushed
1. Firmly held (A) a rope with one hand (B), he stretched out the other (C) to the boy in the water (D).
2. After (A) worked (B) in the company for (C) many years, he knew everyone and everything so well (D).
3. Bearing (A) into (B) a rich family, she got (C) everything she wished for (D).
4. Were (A) the child of (B) poor people, he often (C) went to bed hungry (D).
5. Having parked (A) at the entrance, the car was driven to (B) the parking lot (C) of the mall right away (D).
6. The coast guard advised (A) little boys against not (B) going (C) into (D) the water.
7. The head teacher asked (A) us not (B) to wait (C) outside her office yesterday (D).
8. He warned us be careful (A) of (B) newcomers and not to ride (C) out after 10 p.m. at night (D).
9. I just congratulated (A) Ann for (B) her winning (C) the Beauty Contest. (D)
10. Amy apologized (A) her uncle for being (B) rude to him (C) the day before (D).
11. If (A) I inherit (B) a billion dollars now (C), I would (D) travel to the moon.
12. If (A) the dogs got a treat (B), they (C) wag their (D) tails.
13. Should (A) I had known (B) it before, I could have (C) let you know (D).
14. Had (A) not Jack (B) wasted so much (C) time, he could have (D) completed the project.
15. If (A) Tom had revised (B) these lessons, he could have passed (C) the exam with a flying (D) color now.
. David _____Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.
ate
was eating
had eaten
has eaten
2. ______spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?
Were you eating
Had you eaten
Do you eat
Did you eat
3. While I _____a bath, someone ______on the door.
was having / knocked
was having / was knocking
had / was knocking
am having / knocked
4. As Maggie walked home, she tried to remember what _____.
happened
was happening
had happened
is happening
5. Harry tried to repaired the car, but he didn't know what he ______.
was doing
did
had done
has done
6. Do you like this picture? My uncle _______it.
was painting
painted
had painted
has painted
7. By the time you got her letter, she ______in Paris.
arrived
was arriving
has arrived
had arrived
8. When it _____to rain, they ______through the forest.
started / walked
started / were walking
had started / walked
was starting / were walking
9. When I ______at the new dress for an hour, I asked how much it cost.
was looking
looked
had looked
have looked
10. Sorry, I ______to you. I ______about something else.
didn''t listen / was thinking
didn''t listen / thought
haven''t listened / was thinking
don''t listen / thought
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in
Question. He was about to do something when his mother suddenly shouted out.
A. He was doing something when his mother suddenly shouted out.
B. He refused to do something about his mother suddenly shouting out.
C. He was on the point of doing something when his mother suddenly shouted out.
D. His mother's sudden shouting out helped him to do something.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
During the last 400 years, most scientists have (31)_______ on mathematics for the development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (32)_______ of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphrey Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered (33)________ jealousy. Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he (34)_________ that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances.
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However , Queen Victoria (35)________ him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867.
Question 31:
A. made
B. consisted
C. relied
D. insisted
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
During the last 400 years, most scientists have (31)_______ on mathematics for the development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (32)_______ of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphrey Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered (33)________ jealousy. Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he (34)_________ that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances.
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However , Queen Victoria (35)________ him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867.
Question 34:
A. insisted
B. invented
C. discovered
D. created
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
During the last 400 years, most scientists have (31)_______ on mathematics for the development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (32)_______ of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphrey Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered (33)________ jealousy. Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he (34)_________ that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances.
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However , Queen Victoria (35)________ him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867.
Question 35:
A. rewarded
B. supplied
C. prized
D. awarded
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
During the last 400 years, most scientists have (31)_______ on mathematics for the development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (32)_______ of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphrey Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered (33)________ jealousy. Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he (34)_________ that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances.
Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However , Queen Victoria (35)________ him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867.
Question 32:
A. usage
B. use
C. utilization
D. advantage