1. Blank Filling

Fill in the blanks using the proper form of the following words.

unburden      sound        will        underneath        denomination

1. He _____ himself not to be sleepy in the Maths class.

2. Christians of all _____ attended the meeting.

3.  Jacky gave me some very _____ advice.

4. She needs to _____ herself to someone.

5. My father seems bad-tempered,but he’s very warm-hearted_____.

 

2. Multiple Choice 

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

1. That is the place _____they met for the first time.

A. that       B. which     C. in where       D. where

2. The bicycle _____ brake was damaged has now been fixed.

A. which      B. whose    C. in which       D. that

3. It rained heavily yesterday, _____ prevented us from going for a picnic.

A. that      B. whose      C. as            D. it

4. It this museum _____ you visited several months ago?

A. on which    B. where     C. that           D. the one

5. The party,_____I was the guest of honor,was extremely interesting.

A. In which     B. by which     C. at which       D. to which

6. Don’t sit there _____ nothing.Come and help me with the dinner.

A. do         B. to do          C. doing         D. and doing

7. _____ in the queue for half an hour, the old lady suddenly realized she had left her handbag in the car.

A. Having waited       B. Waiting        C. To wait      D. To have waited

8. _____ into use in May 2001,the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns.

A. Put            B. Putting       C. Having put         D. Being put

9. _____ ,you need to give all you have and try your best.

A. To be a winner                    B. Be a winner

B. Having been a winner               D. Being a winner

10. The teacher, _____ that her students have difficulty in English grammar,has decided to give them some further drilling.

A. to know         B. knowing        C. known          D. being known

 

3. Grammar and Vocabulary

There are thirty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. Only by increasing its exports drastically_____ from the present trade imbalance.

A. the country can emerge              B. the country might emerge

B. can the country emerge                 D. the country might emerged

2. The lecturer said “It’s time you _____ the literature review.”

A. began          B. should begin        C. begin      D. are beginning

3. Einstein,_____ changed our ways of seeing the universe,did not learn to read until he was ten.

A. which theories    B. that his theories    C. whose theories   D. who theories

4. The shop has sold many refrigerators of kind and the rest _____ on sale today.

A. is           B. has          .C. have         D. are

5. This CD costs me _____ the one I bought the other day.

A. as much as three times                B. as much money as three times     C.three times as much as                  D. three times as expensive as

6. Just as the soil is a part of the earth,_____ at atmosphere.

A. as it is      B. so is       C. the same as      D. and so is

7. Hares generally have longer ears and hind legs than rabbits and more by jumping _____ running.

A. rather to be      B. rather than       C. than        D. other than

8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them _____ suffering and poverty.

A. anything but     B. nothing but      C. none other than    D. no more than

9. Nobody came to see me while I was out,_____ ?

A. did they         B. didn’t they       C. did she          C. didn’t she

10. If you _____ Jerry Brown until recently,you’d think the photograph on the right was strange.

A. shouldn’t contact                 B. weren’t to contact                 C. didn’t contact                      D. hadn’t contacted

11. He never hesitates to make _____ criticisms _____ are considered helpful to others.

A. so,that        B. so,as         C. such,that         D. such as

12. The mere fact _____ most people believe nuclear wars would be madness doesn’t mean that it will not occur.

A. what         B. which          C. that            D. why

13. _____ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.

A. Though having never acted              B. As he had never acted          C. Despite he had never acted               D. In spite of his never having acted

14. The message is clear:Just as tea and banana cannot go together, _____ should the son of a low class family expect to marry the daughter of a nobleman.

A. either          B. not           C. neither            D. nor

15. _____ ghost exists in the world.That’s your illusion.

A. No such a thing as               B. No such a thing as a                     C. No such thing as a                D. No such thing as 

16. He pointed out that the living standard of urban and _____ people continued to improve.

A. remote       B. municipal      C. back      D. provincial

17. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _____ in what he promises.

A. faith           B. belief           C. credit         D. reliance

18. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him. 

A. genuine          B. minimum        C. modest        D. generous

19. He is an artist with seemingly unlimited _____ .

A. creativity         B. creature         C. creation       D. creative

20. His companions have threatened to _____ his crimes to the police.

A. impose           B. express          C. enclose        D. expose

21. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife.

A. combine            B. compete         C. coincide      D. compromise

22. His health _____ with age.

A. deteriorated         B. determined        C. detected      D. detained 

23. I _____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of his new column.

A. express         B. confess        C. verify         D. acknowledge 

24. Hot metal _____ as it grows cooler.

A. contracts        B. reduces         C. condenses      D. compresses

25. His novel _____ some light on the life in China in the Ming Dynasty.

A. sends           B. provides         C. throws         D. puts

26. If you know what the trouble is,why don’t you help them to _____ the situation?

 A . simplify         B. modify          C. verify          D . rectify

27. I didn’t say anything like that at ll.You are purposely _____ my idea to prove your point.

A. revising          B. contradicting      C. distorting       D. distracting

28. I am sorry that I must _____ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.

A. decline           B. refuse            C. accept          D. receive

29.I am sorry,but what he said is not of the _____ suggestion to me.

A. worthy           B. valuable          C. valueless        D. priceless

30. If the first alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _____ in the courtyard.

A. converge          B. assemble         C. crowd          D. accumulate