21. Move a few steps, and the oil-paintings lookbetter ______.

A. in the distance         B. at once         C. in the open air          D. at a distance

22. In fact, the untruthful words made ____ on me.You must answer for that.

    A. asurprise attack       B. much damage     C. a personal attack        D. a great harm

23. Every Monday morning, all the teachers andstudents in our school stand at ____ as our national flag is raised.

A. attention           B.attentions          C. at ease             D.attentively

24. --- What are the greatest ____ ?

--- A giant panda.

A. attraction          B. attractions         C. attractive          D. attract

25. Australia is an island continent lying between____ .

A. the Pacific Ocean andthe Atlantic         B. the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

C. the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean    D. the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean

26. The leaves of this tree turn red ____ , so wevisit it at the end of every October.

A. in the autumn       B. in autumn           C.in early autumn    D. in late autumn

27. He is above ______ in his lessons. That's theresults of his hard work.

A. average             B. all                 C.anyone          D. everyone

28. Do you happen toknow the proverb, “Shoot two ____ with one arrow”?

    A.birds               B. hawks               C. dogs            D. wolves

29. On March 12, the students wereplanting trees ____ the classroom.

A. in the back of      B. at the back of      C. to the back ofD. on the back of

30. Once Jerry is back ofyou, there will be nothing halfway. The underlined part probably means _____.

   A. hate             B.support         C. beat            D. face

31. Don't throw out the _____ withthe bath water.(prov.)

   A. boy             B. girl            C.baby            D. child

32. According to the regulation, all_____ should be examined before boarding a plane.

   A. suitcase         B.baggages            C. a luggage           D. the baggage

33. Yan'an used tobe a revolutionary _____ for the Red Army.

    A. base                B.basis               C. foundation           D. ground

34. You’d bettertake more sun _____ . It is good to your health.

    A. bath                B.sauna               C. baths                D. shower

35.It’s reported in today’s newspaper that street _____ took place last midnighton the border of Israel and Palestine.

A. fights             B. battles             C.campaigns            D. wars

36. --- How did you enjoy the balllast night?

--- Very much.

The underlined word means _____.

A. a basketball        B.a ball-pen          C. a party             D.a dance

37. There are many harbors on theeast ____ of our land.

A. bank            B.coast               C. beach               D.seashore

38.Donkeys and camels are still widely used in some parts of the world _____ ofburden.

    A. for animals         B. as animals          C.as beasts           D. instead of beats

39. As you make your ____, so youmust lie on it. (prov.)

    A. clothes             B.bed             C. house               D.bike

40. --- What didyou have for supper, Jack?

---I had some _____.

    A. cow                 B.ox              C. bull                D.beef

41. If you don’t advance, you wouldbe behind _____.

A. time            B.the time        C. the times           D. times

42. Which of the following groupsis meat? _____

A. mutton, beef, chicken, fish                B.mutton, beef, chicken, pork

C. egg, beef, chicken, fish                   D. mutton, beef, fish, pork

43. A ____ in the hand is worth twoin the bush. (prov.)

A. bird           B. pigeon          C.eagle           D. sparrow

44. With a _____ ofsnow covered them, the small hills look very beautiful.

    A. cloth              B. blanket             C.bed             D. sheet

45. They are ready to fight theenemy _____ the last drop of their _____.

A. to; blood           B.to; bloods          C. for; breath        D.for; time

46. With his own_____ Huang Jiguang, a fighting hero _____ the enemy's machine gun.

    A. life; blocking      B. body; covered       C.body; blocked      D. body; stop

47. He earnedscarcely enough to keep _____ together.

    A. body and heart      B. body and soul       C.heart and soul    D. body and brain

48. _____ andbutter ____ the daily food in west countries.

    A. The bread; are      B.Bread; is           C.Both bread; is     D. Many bread; are

49. ____ and friends should be fewbut good. (prov.)

A. Money          B. Jobs            C.Books           D. Interests

50. John is on the bottle again.This sentence probably means _____.

    A. John is standing on a bottle now.          B.John is holding a bottle now.

C. John threw away a bottle.                  D. John begins to drink wineagain.

51.--- Who is at the _____ of all this trouble.

   --- I don’t know.

   A. base             B.bottom          C. reason              D. cause

52. I shall walk with you to thebottom of the road. The underlined part means ____.

A. end              B.top             C. side            D. base

53. --- Please tellme how to work out this maths problem.

---Use your ______ , then your find a way.

    A. heart               B.brains              C. hand            D. mind

54. Because of the year 2008Olympic Games, the American corporation board of trustees(董事会) decided to set up aChinese _____ in Beijing.

    A. room                B.group               C. counterpart            D. branch

55. All ____ not baked in one oven.(prov.)

    A. bread is            B.breads is           C. breads are           D. bread are

56. He said underhis breath that he would keep the secret. The underlined part means _____.

    A. loudly             B. shyly           C.politely            D. in a low voice

57. The rain was coming down inbuckets. This sentence means ____ .

    A. The rain was coming down into thebuckets.B. The rain was very heavy.

    C. There was some rain in the buckets.        D. There were some buckets in the rain.

58. The little boyhas learned many Tang dynasty poems _____ though he is very young.

    A. by heart            B.by mind             C. by the way      D. bybook

59. Sorry, I took your pen _____.

    A. by heart            B.by mistake          C. on purpose         D. by the way

60.Which of the following group all belongs to the samecategory (范畴)? _____

A.cabbage, carrot, tomato                B. cabbage, peanut, apple  

C.cabbage, cucumber, pear                D. carrot, tomato, pineapple

61.      is a small inexpensive restaurantserving light meals and drinks.

   A. A hotel        B. A cafe             C. A canteen           D. An inn

62.A       is a round stick of wax with a wick through itwhich is lit to give light as it burns.

   A. lantern             B. candle        C.lamp            D. torch

63.He was elected       of the football team last year.

   A. a captain           B.the captain         C. captain             D.captains

64.I suggest you having plenty of exercise instead ofplaying _____ day and night.

A.with cards          B. at chesses         C. for money           D. the card

65. We should roll _____ for the distinguished visitors in five-star hotel.

   A. blue carpet        B. red carpet          C. green carpet     D.yellow carpet

66. Put on your raincoat, _____ it rains.

A.in any case         B. in case of          C. in case             D. in this case

67. ---I have no       on me. May I pay by cheque?

  ---Sorry, only by credit card

   A. dollars            B. coins           C.cash            D. note

68. Mind you. Don’t bump your headon the low       when you go upstairs for sleep.

   A. top            B. tip                C. bottom              D.ceiling

69. It is raining cats and dogs. This sentence probablymeans _____.

   A. There are some cats and dogs in the raining.

B.Some cats and dogs are falling down together with the rain.

C.The cats and the dogs are all wet in the rain.

D.It is raining heavily.

70. We can’t get rid of war until we get rid of the causes of war.Which of the following words has similar meaning of the underlined word? _____

   A. reason              B. consequence     C. outcome         D.result