2012年中考英语单项选择题押题

2012年中考英语单项选择题押题300例

2012年中考英语单项选择题押题300例

1.He never _________ of visiting the Great Wall.

A. tiring

B. tire

C. tires

D. tired

2.Most Sundays _________ we go to help Uncle Wang.

A. morning

B. mornings

C. the morning

D. of mornings

3.He looked half dead, his eyes _________.

A. closed tight

B. closing tight

C. closed tightly

D. shut tightly

4.The food __________ good and _________ well.

A. tastes, sells

B. is tasted, is sold

C. taste, sell

D. smell, sold

5.There will be vision phones _______ the end of this century.

A. by

B. at

C. for

D. on

6.I have some _________ in working out the problem.

A. difficulty

B. difficulties

C. troubles

D. difficult

7.There is a wire pole along the road _________ meter.

A. about fifty

B. every fiftieth

C. each fifty

D. every 50

8.Southerners _________ rice.

A. lives on

B. feeds on

C. lives on

D. feed on

9.There is not enough light and _________ in this picture.

A. dark

B. darkness

C. blackness

D. shade

10.They picked leaves from the trees and _________.

A. fed them to some little white worm

B. fed some little white worm on them

C. fed some little white worm with them

D. A and Cc

11.She doesn't like __________ a red flower in her hair.

A. to put on

B. to wear

C. to dress

D. be dressed in

12.—Have you finished your repot yet?

—No, I'll finish it in ________ ten minutes.

A. another

B. other

C. more

D. less

13.She said that she would do _______ she could __________ her daughter laugh.

A. what, make

B. that, make

C. what, to make

D. that, to make

14.Tom's mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but _________ didn't help.A. he B. which C. that D. it

15.My watch doesn't work well. I _________ it _________ next day.

A. will have, repair

B. have, repaired

C. will get, repaired

D. shall have, to be repaired

16.He has decided to live abroad, so he will ________ stay here.

A. not more

B. mot longer

C. no longer

D. no more

17.We have no secrets _________ each other.A. in B. between C. to D. from

18.Peter is ________ with all his classmates.

A. a friend

B. friend

C. the friend

D. friends

19.This hand book is _________ for us to learn our lessons.

A. great value

B. great valuable

C. of very value

D. of great value

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20. The lady bought a new dress _________ $500.A. for B. by C. with D. about

21. The Great Wall is one of the places of interest _________ often visited in China.

A. where we

B. that is

C. which are

D. where have

22. When the passengers came back from their holiday their suitcases were _________ by the customs officers.

A. guarded

B. tested

C. corrected

D. examined

23. In the dark street, there wasn't a single person __________ she could turn for help.

A. to whom

B. who

C. from whom

D. that

24. It was in the hall __________, we used to have meetings _________ the meeting was held.

A. that, where

B. where, that

C. that, that

D. where, where

25. —You're bought a car. —___________.

A. So have I

B. So I have

C. So did I

D. So I did

26. You don't believe that I can work out the problem, _________?

A. do you

B. don't you

C. Can I

D. can't I

27. The boy cried ___________ the glass broken.

A. because

B. as

C. for

D. with

28. The man ____________ a strange hat is a funny actor.

A. dressing

B. in

C. on

D. with

29. They _________ Tom, our monitor.

A. made

B. elected

C. chose

D. helped

30. The film made all the students ________ to tears.

A. moved

B. moving

C. move

D. to move

31. —Where is Mike? —He has gone away __________ the weekend.

A. on

B. for

C. in

D. at

32. _________ a boy, he used to help his father on the farm.

A. Being

B. As

C. He was

D. His being

33. ________ no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has been settled.

A. It has

B. There has

C. It is

D. There is

34. His failure made his father think him a ___________ boy.

A. disappoint

B. disappointed

C. disappointing

D. disappointment

35. This is the best way I can think of __________ the problem.

A. solve

B. to solve

C. solving

D. solved

36. The days we look forward to _______ at last.

A. coming

B. came

C. comes

D.be coming

37. I found her eyes ________ upon me sharply.

A. fix

B. fixing

C. fixed

D. to fix

38. I'll tell you _______ he told me last week

.A. all which B. all that C. that all D. all

39. It's no good ________ like that.

A. to talk

B. talking

C. talked

D. talk

40. —Haven't you heard the news?

—What news?

—Some of the workers are ________ while others are _________.

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A. on the march, on strike

B. on march, on strike

C. on the march, on the strike

D. on the strike, on march

41. What a wonder! They've finished ________ 30% of the task within one week.

A. no more than

B. no less than

C. not more than

D. much less than

42. All the members thought that the plan should be changed, but he still ________ his own idea.

A. insist on

B. insist

C. stick to

D. kept

43. My idea ________ to be true.

A. turned out

B. turned on

C. turned off

D. turned up

44. A. few people were killed in the fire, but ________ were saved.

A. most

B. the most

C. most of them

D. most of whom

45. The sick ________ cured.

A. has been

B. has

C. have been

D. have

46. He was made _______ for the lost book, which was bought from the library last week.

A. paid

B. to pay

C. pay

D. paying

47. I hear that John is going to Paris next month, _________?

A. doesn't he

B. don't I

C. do I

D. isn't he

48. He's just _________ time ________ the basketball match.

A. in, with

B. on, by

C. in, for

D. on, to

49. The old man slept so _________ that we couldn't wake him up.

A. lazy

B. tired

C. well

D. good

50. The little boy was frightened when he heard the _________ of a motorbike.

A. sound

B. voice

C. cry

D. shout

51. It ________ nearly two weeks _________ I had received his letter.

A. is, that

B. was, that

C. is, since

D. was, since

52. It is five years since my dear aunt __________ here.

A. left

B. has left

C. is left

D. had left

53. Nobody in _________ right senses would play such a silly joke.

A. their

B. his

C. her

D. one's

54. —May I speak to Lucy?

—This is ________ speaking.

A. her

B. she

C. she's

D. hers

55. I forgot Tom's address. But I found his telephone number in the _________.

A. phone books

B. book of phone

C. phone's book

D. phone book

56. He said that he watched TV every ________ day.

A. another

B. three

C. the second

D. other

57. We are going to be on our holidays _________.

A. in three days' time

B. after 3 days

C. three days later

D. in three day's time

58. Look at these clouds, ________.

A. It'll rain

B. It's going to rain

C. It'll be raining

D. It is to rain

59. Nobody knows what _______ happen next.

A. is to

B. is going

C. is about to

D. are to

60. China should do _________ best to be a strong and modern country.

A. his

B. its

C. her

D. our

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61. You'd better __________ his opinion before making a decision.

A. look for

B. search for

C. find out

D. work out

62. —Could you tell me who invented _________ telephone?

—_________ Scotch scientist named _________ Alexander Graham Bell.

A. /, A, /

B. a, The, /

C. the, A, /

D. /, A, an

63. Did you break _________ windows?

A. the both

B. both of

C. both the

D. either of

64. Let's put ________ of these pictures on the wall.

A. some one

B. someone

C. some ones

D. everyone

65. —I'd like to go hunting with you, but I have a meeting ________.

—If you don't go, __________.

A. to attend, so do I

B. attending, so will I

C. attend, neither will I

D. to attend, nor will I

66. What will be the results _________ the students in our class?

A. of

B. for

C. to

D. with

67. —Hurry up, you _________ on the phone.

—Oh, I' coming. Thank you.

A. are wanted

B. are being wanted

C. want

D. are wanting

68. I, _________ your friend, will try my best to help you out.

A. who is

B. that is

C. who am

D. who are

69. I asked him to __________ me a few minutes so that we could talk over the matter.

A. spend

B. save

C. share

D. spare

70. There they got married and ________ their young.

A. fed

B. felt

C. raised

D. rose

71. He tried not to _________ mixed up in politics.

A. make

B. take

C. have

D. get

72. —Would you like a cup of coffee?

—Yes, I _________.A. would B. would like C. would like to D. like

73. —Shall I tell Ann how to improve her painting?

—Yes, but _________ of suggestions may discourage her.

A. a list too long

B. a too long list

C. too long a list

D. a list of too long

74. Would you please do me __________ favor to pass me the book?

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

75. My dictionary __________. I have looked for it everywhere, but still _______ it.

A. has lost, don't find

B. is missing, didn't find

C. has lost, haven't found

D. is missing, haven't found

76. It's _________ impossible to make such a long journey in such an old car.

A. rather

B. very

C. fairly

D. quite

77. A soldier ran all the ________ from Marathon to Athens.

A. road

B. way

C. path C. route

78. It was __________ exciting news that all of us couldn't help _________.

A. so a, crying

B. such, crying

C. so, to cry

D. such an, crying

79. If we want to win the race, we shall have to _________.

A. go along

B. go into

C. go there

D. go all out

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80. Words are the bricks _________ we build sentences to express our ideas.

A. through which

B. from which

C. which

D. of which

81. Why can't I give the answer to the physics problem as _________ as you?

A. quickly

B. fastly

C. swift

D. soonly

82. Go back _______ you came from, please.

A. where

B. in where

C. to where

D. that

83. I agree with most of what you said, but I don't agree with ________.

A. everything

B. anything

C. something

D. nothing

84. 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

85. Let's discuss only such questions _________ worry every one of us.

A. as

B. why

C. which

D. that

86. you may keep that pencil if you like. I've got plenty of ________.

A. ones

B. the others

C. others

D. some others

87. —Why can't I swim in the lake, Daddy?

—You'll be ________. The water is freezing cold.

A. sorry

B. afraid

C. anxious

D. unpleasant

88. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it ________.

A. breaks

B. ahs broken

C. were broken

D. had been broken

89. —You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.

—Well, now I regret _________ that.

A. to do

B. to be doing

C. to have done

D. having done

90. I don't think Jim saw me; he ________ into a space.

A. just stared

B. was just staring

C. has just stared

D. had just stared

91. —There were already five people in the car, but the driver managed to take me as well. —It __________ a comfortable journey.

A. can't be

B. shouldn't be

C. mustn't have been

D. couldn't have been

92. —Your phone number again? I ___________ quite catch it.

—It's 95684420.

A. didn't

B. couldn't'

C. don't

D. can't

93. Such things are not common for me, _________ they are unusual.

A. instead

B. but

C. so

D. as a result

94. At that time slaves were _________ of not as human beings, but as animals.

A. regarded

B. sold

C. bought

D. thought

95. Her wish is _________ a doctor.

A. becoming

B. become

C. to become

D. being come

96. His talk made me _________ in the modern music.

A. interesting

B. to interest

C. interested

D. interest

97. She was afraid ________ the yard because she was afraid __________ by the big dog lying at the gate.

A. to enter, to be bitten

B. of entering, of being bitten

C. of entering, to be bitten

D. to enter, of being bitten

98. We keep in touch with each other ________ letters and telephones.

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A. by

B. in form of

C. in forms of

D. in the form of

99. When I came back, I found my bicycle __________.

A. had gone

B. has gone

C. was gone

D. is gone

100. Perhaps the fire was ___________ by a cigarette end someone dropped.

A. begun

B. made

C. put

D. started

101. ___________ pop music drives me out of my mind.

A. The most

B. Most

C. Mostly

D. Most of

102. —How did you pay the workers?

—As a rule, they were paid _________.

A. by a hour

B. by hours

C. by an hour

D. by the hour

103. In Detroit, no fewer than 100 persons died of influenza, not to speak of ___________.A. death B. dying c. the dying D. the death

104. __________ word came that Bill Clinton was elected __________ president of the United States.

A. A, /

B. A, a

C. /, /

D. /, the

105. He didn't come and it _________ our difficulty.

A. added to

B. gave

C. made

D. raised

106. There are only five students here, ________ five of them have finished their homework.

A. /

B. The

C. A

D. That

107. —How do I write my composition?

—Write your composition _________ ink.

A. in

B. on

C. with

D. by

108. __________ he could understand the problem, I explained it to him at least three times.

A. Until

B. before

C. Not until

D. After

109. Difficulties can ________ a person's best qualities.

A. hold out

B. give out

C. send out

D. bring out

110. She felt so excited that she let out a cry when she ________ the right answer.

A. thought about

B. thought to

C. thought over

D. thought of

111. —Do you want to see my driver's license or my passport?

—Oh, ___________.

A. either one will do

B. either does well

C. neither do

D. each will be fine

112. —Do the students in your class study hard?

—Some of them do; _________ just don't care.

A. another

B. the others

C. some other

D. any other

113. The man over there is _________ Mr. Smith.

A. no other but

B. no other than

C. no one

D. none other than

114. _________ books made of silk have been found in our country.

A. Very a few

B. Such few C So a few D. Very few

115. Nothing can stop our going, ________?

A. can it

B. can't it

C. can they

D. can't they

116. The evening party _________ . You are a little late.

A. just begun

B. just has begun

C. has just begun

D. has begun just now

117. The twins are so much __________ that it is difficult to tell one from the other.

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A. like

B. alike

C. same

D. similar

118. He must be from Africa, _________ can be seen from his skirt.

A. that B as C. it D. what

119. They planted trees on _________ side of the playground.

A. either B each C. all D. every

120. He spent all his energies _________ a research _________ the causes of cancer.

A. in, of B in, on C. on, of D. on, into

121. —__________ this book be yours?

—No, it _______ not be mine. It _______ be his.

A. Can, must, may

B. May, might, must

C. Can, may, must

D. Must, can, may

Mary is living at _______ place in South Africa.

A. certain

B. some

C. an

D. any

124. Jane was quite alone in the world ________ an uncle in English.

A except

B except for C. besides D. instead of

125. —Who would you rather ________ the room?

—Jack, of course.A. have clean B. have cleaned C. get clean D. get cleaned

126. We wrote to _________ invited us.A. whomever B. whoever C. that D. who

127. Her expression suggested that she _________ happy.

A. be

B. was

C. should be

D. were

128. The boy's grandfather died _______ a flood and his grandmother died _______ old age.A. of, from B. from, at C. from, of D. of, in

129. Please __________ the milk carefully, I don't want it to boil over.

A. see

B. watch

C. notice

D. look at

130. It was ________ who respected their teachers.

A. them

B. their C they D. themselves

131. During the years _______, he worked as a doctor in the hospital.

A. followed

B. to follow

C. following

D. that followed

132. He _______ his son to stay home in such bad weather.

A. hoped

B. let

C. wished D had

133. When we breathe, the oxygen in the air with our blood and gives us life.

A. fills

B. goes

C. takes in

D. mixes

134. The chief was being searched for by the police who ________ running after.

A. is

B. were

C. are

D. was

135. What he says and does ________ not agree.

A. does

B. do

C. is

D. possible

136. Thank you for the trouble you _________ to help us.

A. put B takeC. make D. do

137. Xiao Wang is getting on well with his classmates, for h is easy _______.

A. to deal with B to do with C. dealing with D. doing with

138. They will get a new bath _________.

A. put in

B. set out

C. cleared away

D. given away

139. When the first settlers came to North America they had to ________ the forest and found a way out.

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A. cut off

B. cut down

C. cut through

D. cut out

140. The stars ________ to have moved.

A. seemed

B. looked

C. turned

D. appeared

141. John must have read the book, ________?

A. mustn't he

B. needn't he

C. didn't he

D. haven't he

142. Tonny is the best student of the three. In other words, he is _______ student than the other two.

A. a better

B. the better

C. the best

D. a best

143. Space ship today has __________ the earth _______ the moon.

A. joined, with

B. connected, with

C. connected, to

D. joined, and

144. Let's hurry. There's ________ no time left.

A. almost

B. nearly

C. possible

D. probably

145. —I fell down from the tree. I think my leg is broken.

—Oh! I _________.A. hope not so B. do not hope C. hope not D. hope not so

146. The river _________ fifty miles from the north to the south.

A. stretched

B. extends

C. covered

D. sticks

147. Mr. Li, _________ come to my home for dinner this evening.

A. sure to B surely C. does D. do

148. His main attraction ________ in his knowledge not in his book.

A. drops to

B. depends on

C. makes use of

D. lies in

149. The baby can almost _______ himself.

A. almost B nearly C. hardly D. rather

150. _________ the players tried their best to win the game for their country.

A. Greatly encouraged

B. Having greatly encouraged

C. To be greatly encouraged

D. When encouraging

151. Dad, let us, ________, go to the cinema, _______?

A. Jack and I, shall we

B. Jack and me, shall we

C. Jack and I, will you

D. Jack and me, will you

152. He ______ his father for a new bicycle on his twelfth birthday.

A. demanded

B. required

C. requested

D. asked

153. As well as ________ all his homework, he helped his mother with a good cleaning around the house.

A. finishing

B. finished C finishes D. to finish

154. —If you want to be in time, you'd better get ________.

—All right.

A. to go

B. to going

C. going

D. moving

155. Summer in ________ south of France are for ________ most part dry and sunny.

A. /, a

B. the, /

C. /, /

D. the, the

156. —You're thinking too much.

—Only at home. No one _______ me but you.

A. is seeing

B. had seen

C. sees

D. saw

157. _________ the general state of his health, it may take him a while to recover from the operation.

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A. Given

B. To give

C. Giving

D. Having

158. The judge ________ two years in prison.

A. sentenced him to be

B. sentenced him to

C. sentenced him for

D. sentenced him about

159. Only _________ save his life.

A. can the doctor

B. the doctor can

C. will the doctor

D. could the doctor

160. Scarcely _______ arrived ________ out to meet me.

A. had I before he came

B. I had when did he come

C. had I then he came

D. I had then did he come

161. Out ________, gun in hand.

A. did he rush

B. so he did

C. so he would

D. he rushed

162. She is a good student, and works very hard, _________.

A. So it is with him

B. So does him

C. so it he

D. neither does he

163. ________ are the days when teachers were looked down upon.

A. Gone

B. Go

C. To go

D. Going

164. __________, she is of great help in the work.

A. A girl as she is

B. Girl as she is

C. The girl as she is

D. Girl is as she

165. _________ and caught the mouse.

A. Up the cat jumped

B. The cat up jumped

C. Up jumped the cat

D. Jumped up the cat

166. If he ________ tomorrow, he would find Mr Wang in the office.

A. comes

B. will come

C. should come

D. come

167. __________ he would have succeeded in the examination.

A. Had he worked hard

B. If he worked hard

C. works hard

D. working hard

168. I'd rather you ________ anything about it for the time being.

A. do

B. didn't do

C. don't

D. didn't

169. ________ you enjoy many years of health and happiness.

A. Wish

B. Hope

C. Expect

D. May

170. Long _________ the Party!

A. lives

B. live

C. will live

D. should live

171. I was going to ________ the faraway village to drop in on her but my boss asked me to drive him to Shanghai.

A. go to

B. have gone to

C. /

D. go

172. —Your phone number again? I didn't quite catch it.

—If you _______ it clearly, you _________ me now.

A. had heard, wouldn't ask

B. heard, wouldn't ask

C. had heard, wouldn't have asked

D. should hear, would ask

173. If I ______it, I would do it in a different way.

A. were to do

B. do

C. had done

D. was to do

174. The artist tried his best to paint what he saw with his _______ as well as with his eyes.

A. brain

B. mind

C. head

D. soul

175. you may go out _________ your homework is done.

A. except

B. unless

C. until

D. as

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176. —Why is Marry unhappy?

—Everyone went to the dance ________ she.

A. without

B. besides

C. except

D. but

177. On my way home, I saw a thief _______ money from a lady by the police.

A. being caught stealing

B. having caught staling

C. caught stealing

D. be caught stealing

178. _______ of you comes in first will receive a prize.

A. No matter which

B. whichever

C. whatever

D. whomever

179. _______ is no need to say anything to the other worker about that matter.

A. It

B. There

C. Whether there

D. What

180. Mary, don't fill the form ________ pencil but ________ ink.

A. with, in

B. in, with

C. with, with

D. in, in

181. What would happen ________ they not rise tomorrow?

A. should

B. had

C. would

D. if

182. If these trousers are too short, buy a somewhat bigger _________.

A. set

B. one

C. ones

D. pair

183. —What do you think of the songs?

—In fact, ________ of them sounds beautiful.

A. not all

B. no one

C. not everyone

D. not every one

184. He showed very little consideration _________ the feelings of others.

A. to

B. for

C. on

D. by

185. __________, it is easy to drill a hole in it with laser.

A. Hard as is the diamond

B. Hard is as the diamond

C. Hard as the diamond is

D. As the diamond is hard

186. —Henry felt that it was _______ time for him to start ________ business of his own, so he left —______ bank.

A. /, a, the

B. a, a, the

C. /, /, the

D. a, the, the

187. —Why not put some flowers by the window?

—We ________. The boss doesn't like flowers.

A. couldn't

B. mustn't

C. won't

D. can't

188. I went on with my story just ________ I had left off.

A. wherever

B. where

C. when

D. whenever

189. How do you find ________ to work with him?

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. yourself

190. I know the teacher _________ to Amy when she __________ of a bright girl.

A. was referring, spoke

B. refers, has broken

C. referred, was speaking

D. was referring, was speaking

191. Like many others who travel around, Louis admitted that the worst thing is not being able to see her family and friends ________ she would like.

A. as long as

B. as far as

C. as well as

D. as much as

192. To make things worse, many of the men have gone off to cities in search of higher pay, leaving women from nearly villages ________ with the work.

A. to carry on

B. carrying on

C. carried out

D. going in

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193. I found it astonishing that he __________.

A. would refuse to travel first time

B. should refuse to travel first time

C. should refuse to travel first class

D. should refuse to travel first train

194. See that you _________ again.

A. are not

B. are not going to be

C. will not

D. wouldn't be

195. I don't like the way ________ he talks to me.

A. that

B. how

C. what

D. which

196. The boy's bad habits ________ his mother many sleepless nights.

A. took

B. offered

C. spent

D. cost

197. What are the students ________ the machines.

A. up to

B. up to do

C. up to with

D. up to do with

198. The speaker, _______ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.

A. having known

B. having been known

C. knowing

D. known

199. _________ his son rushed out of the room did he realize the seriousness of the problem.

A. It was not until

B. Not until

C. Till

D. Until

200. —Whose is ________ handwriting, Li Lei's or Yang Mei's?

—Yang Mei's, I think.

A. a better

B. better

C. better

D. more better

201. I ________ in a brick factory for twelve years. Now I'm a farmer.

A. worked

B. work

C. have worked

D. was working

202. —What about the speech he made this afternoon?

—_________ he said so quite exciting, I think.

A. what

B. That

C. /

D. All

203. I don't think Frank is _______ Englishman as Bill.

A. as able an

B. able as an

C. as an able

D. an as able

204. —It's raining hard, I'm afraid I'll miss the train if I wait here.

—Can I give you a ________?

A. hand

B. lift

C. movement

D. drive

205. I don't know English, not _________ French.

A. mention

B. mentioned

C. to mention

D. mentioning

206. —When did Mr Black take you to Beijing?

—__________.

A. As a young man

B. At the age of 20

C. In my twenties

D. I was 20

207. —Could it be in the meeting room _________ you had talk with me yesterday evening _________ you left behind your keys and papers?

A. that, where

B. that, that

C. where, where

D. where, that

208. —"I __________ not do my homework," said the boy.

—"You __________," said his father.

A. will, will

B. shall, shall

C. shall, will

D. will, shall

209. Books are the most important records we keep __________ man's thoughts, ideas and feelings.

A. on

B. away

C. of

D. in touch with

210. —What do people wear when they go to the theatre?

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—Well, it isn't very __________. People can wear anything they like.

A. certain

B. normal

C. modern

D. simple

211. I didn't like Aunt Lucy, who ________ without warning and bringing us presents.

A. always turned up

B. has always turned up

C. had always turned up

D. was always turning up

212. —Do you have any blouse in yellow?

—Sorry. What about this cream color. It __________ well with almost anything.

A. goes

B. fits

C. does

D. gets

213. The people invited to the ball my dress ___________ they please.

A. however

B. whatever

C. wherever

D. whenever

214. I'm afraid I haven't got time to ___________ the matter right now.

A. go into B look for C. turn over D. clean out

215. The chairman ordered that the meeting _______ put off.

A. should

B. is

C. was

D. be

216. —Have you seen ________ pen? I left it here this morning.

—Is it _______ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.

A. a, the

B. the, the

C. the, a

D. a, a

217. —Did you enjoy the book?

—Yes, it was so interesting that I couldn't ________ it.

A. get rid of

B. break away from

C. keep away from

D. tear myself away from

218. Am I _______ the way if I turn _________ the radio?

A. in, on

B. on, off

C. all, down

D. by, off

219. Helene used to be very shy but she has grown __________ it now.

A. without

B. over

C. away

D. out of

220. I saw some foreigners _________ in the reception room.

A. seating

B. seat

C. to sit

D. seated

221. Her father was so angry at all ___________ she was doing ________ he walked out.

A. what, that

B. that, that

C. that, which

D. which, as

222. We leave it to your own judgment __________ you should do it.

A. because

B. that

C. whether

D. what

223. You can never imagine what great difficulty I have had ________ the patient who _________ such a serious wound.

A. treating, received

B. treat, received

C. treating, accepted

D. to treat, received

224. Why didn't you come to the station five minutes ago? If you had come here a little earlier, you ___________ the last train.

A. will have caught

B. shall catch

C. would have caught

D. had caught

225. The news has been heard __________ on the radio three times today.

A. to broadcast

B. broadcast

C. being broadcast

D. broadcasting

226. Tom's brother is clever, _________ the boy can't be trusted.

A. only

B. or

C. for

D. and

227. Does it _________ to let little children play in streets?

A. make sense

B. have sense

C. get senses

D. make a sense

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228. —Alice, why didn't you come yesterday?

—I ________, but I had an unexpected visitor.

A. had

B. would

C. was going to

D. did

229. Gold is __________ most valuable of all metals.

A. the much

B. the very

C. the far

D. far the

230. _________ that everyone stared at him.

A. Too rude is he

B. So rude was he

C. Such rude he was

D. So rude he was

231. _________ the son sees his father, the first word he will say is always "Give me some money".

A. As far

B. As long as

C. Even if

D. As well as

232. _________ he had for trade with agriculture products.

A. What a great gift

B. What a beautiful gift

C. How beautiful a present

D. How beautiful a gift

233. Kenta, born a free man, was a person _________ now.

A. was in chains

B. in chains

C. in chain

D. who is in chain

234. Mary was a doctor and she could write poems. So ________ Tom.

A. was

B. could

C. it was with

D. it was

235. If we believe something is true and good we should hold on _________ it.

A. to

B. at

C. for

D. up

236. —Della likes dancing, but doesn't like swimming.

—____________.

A. So does Mary

B. Neither does Mary

C. So it is With Mary

D. Nor does Mary

237. Who did the teacher __________ the article?

A. have written

B. have to write

C. have write

D. have writes

238. —Are you sure __________ great progress this year?

—Yes, of course.

A. of her getting

B. of her to get

C. her to get

D. her getting

239. —_________ I drop in at your house after the concert, or __________ that be too late?

—No, not at all.

A. Could, would

B. May, must

C. Would, can

D. Can, should

240. _________ the boy's last remark, the man looked at him curiously.

A. To

B. With

C. At

D. By

241. _________ for his bravery, he was asked to give a speech.

A. Admired

B. Admiring

C. Having admired

D. Being admired

242. —The fish is gone.

—_________ it?

A. Can our cat eat

B. Must our cat eat

C. Might our cat have eaten

D. Must our cat have eaten

243. The weather _________ fine, they decided to go out for a long walk.

A. was B been C. being D. having been

244. He ________ his father for a new bicycle on his twelfth birthday.

A. demanded B required C. requested D. asked

245. He is so able that he's even paid for as ________ as 100 dollars a day.

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A. many

B. much

C. more

D. great

246. ________ that she should come here on time.

A. Suppose

B. Demand

C. Think

D. Believe

247. It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, ________ for the first time in years their team won the World Cup.

A. that

B. while

C. which

D. when

248. John may phone tonight. I don't want to go out __________ he phones.

A. as long as

B. in order that

C. in case

D. so that

249. In 1980 he caught a serious illness __________ effect he still suffers.

A. for whose B for which C. from which D. from whose

250. There would be no industry _________.

A. if there would be no steel

B. if there is no steel

C. without steel

D. is there no steel

251. She sat down with nothing to do except __________ to the tree.

A. to talk

B. talking

C. talked

D. talk

252. __________ is what I want to tell you: the meeting is put off till Friday.

A. This

B. That

C. It

D. Which

253. Mary, Don't fill the for _________ pencil but ________ ink.

A. with, in

B. in, with

C. with, with

D. in, in

254. —I'd like to buy an expensive camera.

—Well, Tom. We have several models _________.

A. to be chosen from

B. to be chose

C. to choose from

D. to choose

255. —Jam was killed in traffic accident.

—_________ I talked with him yesterday afternoon.

A. Is that so?

B. Sorry to hear that

C. What a pity!

D. Pardon?

256. Clearly, in a system ___________ every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve.

A. that

B. which

C. when

D. where

257. —Did Harry paint the whole house himself?

—He ________ because he doesn't like to climb a ladder.

A. hadn't painted it

B. painted it

C. had it painted

D. had painted it

258. —I love you more than her, child.

—You mean more than ________ love her or more than she loves _________?

A. you, me

B. I, you

C. you, you

D. I, me

259. Mary __________ my letter, otherwise she would have gone to the concert.

A. has

B. ought to have received

C. couldn't have received

D. shouldn't have received

260. I think you've got to the point _________ a change is needed otherwise you'll fail.

A. when

B. that

C. where

D. which

261. We _________ your help and kindness very much.

A. love

B. offer

C. thank

D. value

262. —How about the book you are reading?

—Good indeed. It _________ many problems we have come across in our study.

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A. says

B. talks

C. covers

D. refer

263. With a lot of difficult problems ________, the manager fell like a cat on hot bricks.

A. to settle

B. settling

C. settled

D. being settled

264. Is that the very car you come _______ the other day?

A. by

B. in

C. on

D. with

265. Cedric was so angry that he kicked a chair and broke one of its legs, _________ I thought was rather funny.

A. As

B. it

C. that

D. which

266. Tom Sawyer ___________ to paint the fence himself but he got his friends to do it for him.

A. supposed

B. has supposed

C. had supposed

D. was supposed

267. —What do people wear when they go to the theatre.

—Well, it isn't very ________ people can wear anything they like.

A. certain

B. normal

C. modern

D. simple

268. The Dutch settled in Holland, Michigan. They __ the town the character it ___today.

A. have given, have

B. have given, has

C. gave, is having

D. are giving, does have

269. —Don't get up. Please _________ where you are.

—Yes, I __________.A. remain, won't B. stay, don't C. sit, may not D. keep, won't

270. You can have this magazine _________ I finish reading it.

A. so that

B. because

C. unless

D. the moment

271. Mary ________ to Australia many times but she's back again now.

A. has been

B. had been

C. had gone

D. went

272. It stormed all day during ________ time the ship broke up.

A. this

B. that

C. which

D. what

273. The ________ look on Miss White's face told us that she was _________ great trouble.

A. worrying, in

B. worried, in

C. worrying, with

D. worried, with

274. The shop owner will get all these goods ordered _______ to the customers today.

A. to deliver

B. delivering

C. deliver

D. delivered

275. The police were told that the ______ boy was last seen ________ near the pool.

A. missing, played B missing, playing C. missed, playing D. missed, to play

276. _______, she couldn't say even a word.

A. Being exciting

B. being excited

C. Being excite

D. Exciting

277. —I'll go to Qingdao for my new job next week.

—I'm very much ________ your going there ________. I'll go with you.

A. against, alone

B. of, together

C. for, longer

D. about, again

278. Shortage of money is a _________ problem for them, it probably always will be.

A. to be continued

B. continued

C. being continued

D. continuing

279. —Have you had a good evening?

—Well, I ________ this film on television but it's rubbish so I think I'll turn it off now.

A. am watching

B. was watching

C. have been watching

D. had been watching

280. He had decided to give it up but on _______ second thoughts he decided to try _________ third time.

A. the, a

B. /, /

C. a, a

D. /, a

281. __________ his work was still as it had been?

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A. It was why that

B. Why is that

C. It is why that

D. Why was it that

282. Bob came in ________ second in _________ 100-meter race.

A. the, /

B. a, the

C. the, a

D. /, the

283. Five minutes earlier, _________ we could have caught the last bus.

A. and

B. but

C. or

D. so

284. Sally is said _______ in a foreign company, but I have no idea which company she worked in.

A. to have worked

B. to work

C. to be working

D. to have been working

285. Did you go to the cinema last night? Is the film interesting? Yes, more so than _______.A. I expect B. I've expected C. I was expecting D. I'd expected

286. Work starts every day at 7 a.m. and goes on until late afternoon ________ a break at midday.

A. by

B. with

C. for

D. after

287. Is this the way ________ you treat an old man?

A. which

B. how

C. by which

D. /

288. __________ you don't like him is none of my business.

A. What

B. Who

C. That

D. Whether

289. The ________ people must continue what those dead didn't finish.

A. living

B. alive

C. lively

D. live

290. I tried _______ the brown jacket in the shop and it looked wonderful ________ me.

A. on, on

B. to, to

C. in, in

D. on, in

291. I don't think he is right, ____________?A. do I B. don't I C. isn't he D. is he

292. —Do you know out town at all?

—No. This is the first time I ______ here.

A. was

B. have been

C. came

D. am coming

293. —Do you get along well with your aunt?

—___________.

A. Yes, mostly on holidays

B. Not particularly

C. No. She is not all right

D. Yes, she is

294. These pictures will show you ________.

A. what does our village look like

B. what our village looks like

C. how does our village look like

D. how our village looks like

295. Come __________. I'll introduce my _______ friend, Bob to you.

A. closely, close

B. close, closely

C. close, close

D. closely, closely

296. _________ would be our home in the future.

A. It

B. Such

C. So

D. Which

297. She was so sad that she couldn't ________ her tears.

A. keep away B keep back C. keep from D. keep out

298. The little boy _______ his buttons in a wrong way.

A. did up

B. took up

C. made up

D. got up

299. He is famous rather _________ an actor than __________ his songs.

A. as, for B for, as C. for, for D. as, as

300. It _______ no difference who will go there.

A. takes B makes C. gives D. brings

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