1. But for the rain we…..our destination ages ago.
A. reached B. would reach C. would have reached D. had reached
2. I was offered lamb or chicken,…..I like.
A. neither of that B. neither of which C. of that neither D. of which neither
3. David: "You really have a nice dress, Kathy. I’ve never seen such a perfect thing on you". - Kathy: "….. I bought it yesterday".
A. I’m sure you like it B. I suppose it is not bad C. I’m glad you like it D. I myself like it very much
4. My son didn’t feel well;….., he didn’t go to work yesterday.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. But
5. Don’t let me disturb you; please get…..your writing.
A. on with B. in with C. across to D. through to
6. I don’t like this chocolate. I like…..chocolate.
A. some others B. another C. some other D. one other
7. Her blouse didn’t fit her well and…..
A. so her skirt didn’t B. so didn’t her skirt C. but her skirt didn’t D. but her skirt did
8. Physics and mathematics interest him almost…..
A. alike B. the same C. similarly D. equally
9. I admit I suffer from a…..of patience with such people.
A. shortage B. lack C. emptiness D. limit
10. Don’t start the next page…..you have finished the last test question.
A. until B. while C. when D. since
11. They turned…..at the party, despite the awful weather.
A. round B. in C. back D. up
12. Kim: "Do you like frog’s legs?" - Dave: "…..them, I don’t really know".
A. Never try B. Not to have try C. Never having tried D. Never had tried
13. My grandmother takes better photographs than…..
A. my B. I take C. me D. me take
14. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down…..into the water.
A. one another B. one after another C. each other D. a lot
15. Just keep…..on the baby while I cook the dinner, will you?
A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care
16. There…..lots of furniture…..in the furniture department.
A. are / to display B. are / displaying C. is / displaying D. is / on display
17. I want to keep…..
A. the room tidy B. the room tidily C. the tidy room D. the tidily room
18. Although most car can travel much faster, the…..speed limit in the UK is 70 mph (110 kph).
A. maximum B. greatest C. highest D. biggest
19. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when…..next.
A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D. should they meet
20. Make…..sure you end each sentence with a full stop.
A. strongly B. doubly C. clearly D. apparently
He began to complained against the weather for, though it was spring, it rained continuously.
3. Born in New York in 1891, P. Dickinson was one of the pioneers of modern artistics in the U.S.
4. Many of the population in the rural areas is composed of manual laborers.
5. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
6. The explanation that our instructor gave us was not the same with the one yours gave you.
7. Though smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid it.
8. Don’t let anyone tell you that it’s very impossible to get a job without any special qualifications.
9. Financial resources can be consisted of a combination of stocks, bonds, and properties.
10. Public figures, such as actors, are often reluctant to say about their private lives.
11. The wet weather is lasting for three weeks now; it has rained every single day.
12. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
13. As the service charge is included by the bill, any further tipping is unnecessary.
14. According to my opinion, the pollution of the air by factory smoke is one of the major problems.
15. She was once bitten by a monkey, which made her to dislike monkeys for the rest of her life.